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Jeff Mezydlo

A Chicago native, Jeff Mezydlo has professionally written about sports, entertainment and pop culture for parts of four decades. He was an integral member of award-winning sports sections at The Times of Northwest Indiana (Munster, Ind.) and Champaign (Ill.) News-Gazette, where he covered the NFL, PGA, LPGA, NCAA basketball, football and golf, Olympics and high school athletics. Jeff most recently spent 12 years in the editorial department at STATSPerform, where he also oversaw coverage of the English Premier League. A graduate of Northern Illinois University, Jeff's work has also appeared on such sites at Yahoo!, ESPN, Fox Sports, Sports Illustrated and NBA.com. However, if Jeff could do it again, he'd attend Degrassi Junior High, Ampipe High School and Grand Lakes University

EXPERTISE:

NCAA football, NCAA basketball, PGA/LPGA, international soccer, sports history, rock music, film history

The best TV shows starring stand-up comedians

When a comedian makes it big either on TV or the big screen, it's worth all the long nights and hungry days...

Top PGA Player of the Year contenders

The PGA Tour season is in full swing, as we're already halfway through the major tournament schedule. We've seen some pretty impressive individual performances, with two of the game's best claiming major titles.

The 25 best TV sitcom families

The family sitcom is one of the most popular and cherished forms of comedy on television. The good ones make us feel like we're actually part of the family when tuning in each week — or binge watching over the weekend.

Takeaways from the PGA Championship

From those big names who did not make the cut to others who made names for themselves over the weekend, we leave Long Island with plenty to look back on and much to look forward to.

10 storylines heading into the WNBA season

The 23rd WNBA season is upon us, and there's quite a lot of excitement to go along with it. There are new faces in new places, including at the top of the league's front office, but there are also some prominent names we won't see in action early on, or at all, in 2019.

The 'PGA Championship winners' quiz

How many of the PGA Championship winners since 1958 can you name in six minutes?

Storylines to keep an eye on at the 2019 PGA Championship

Golf fans did not have to wait long for the next major to roll around in 2019. With the PGA Championship's move from August to May, a whole new dynamic has been added to the season, which could elevate the entertainment value of this grand event. 

Why Tiger Woods will/won't win the 2019 PGA Championship

Tiger Woods is back...really back. He's a major champion again. That means everyone else can once again step aside and watch the dominance resume. Not so fast...

PGA Championship players by country of origin

The field features more than 150 golfers, representing nearly 30 countries. The world's best will certainly be on display this week at Bethpage's famed Black Course. So here's a look at our top contenders and which countries they will represent at the 2019 PGA Championship.

The 25 best TV theme songs of all time

There's really nothing better than a good television theme song. Whether it's the memorable lyrics or catchy instrumentals, they just don't make TV theme songs like they used to — or at all, for that matter.

Our 18 favorite major tournament venues

There's plenty of history on this list but also a modern track that pays homage to old-time golf. Here's a look at our 18 favorite courses that have hosted and continue to host golf's major tournaments.

The 25 best game shows of all time

No matter how goofy the premise or wacky the contestants, game shows remain a TV staple and something we can count on as viewers. As we get set for this weekend's annual Daytime Emmy Awards, here's a ranking of the top 25 game shows of all time.

The best recurring Seinfeld characters

Here's a ranking of the top recurring characters in the history of one of TV's greatest sitcoms.

Famous musicians who were fired from their bands

In honor of Osbourne's sacking from one of the most popular band's of all time, here's a look at 25 of the most notable musicians who have been fired (in alphabetical order) from famous groups.  

The essential playlist of The Cure

Led by the somewhat misunderstood but universally respected singer and co-founder Robert Smith, who turns 60 April 20, The Cure have provided the soundtrack to many lives from the late 1970s to today. 

The 25 dopest songs about drugs

Whether for autobiographical, glorification or cautionary purposes, music and drugs have long gone together.

25 of the most famous B-sides

Often the B-side cut became more popular than the A-side selection. So in honor of this month's Record Store Day, here are some of the best B-sides spanning the history of popular and mainstream music. 

The most famous moments from The Masters

From great shots, fantastic duels and devastating collapses, here's a look at 25 of the most memorable moments in Masters history.