DANIELLE LERNER
Sports Reporter | Stadium Soft Pretzel Connoisseur
Welcome and thanks for checking out my site. I'm a sports writer from San Jose, California who is currently transplanted in the Midwest. I graduate from the University of Missouri School of Journalism in May 2016 and am in search of my next adventure. I'd love to chat with you about journalism, sports, or why In-N-Out Burger is the best burger chain. In the meantime, please have a look around!
Tattoos represent resilience for Missouri women's basketball's Cunningham sisters
December 01, 2015
COLUMBIA — As tattoos go, this one is fairly small. When Lindsey Cunningham lets her arm hang at her side, it's barely visible — a wave with three peaks etched in black along the outside of her right forearm.
Columbia Missourian
WRITING CLIPS
Gerrard v. Lampard rivalry set to continue in MLS
June 06, 2015
England legends Steven Gerrard and Frank Lampard enjoy one of the most storied rivalries in football history. The debate over which attacking midfielder is the greatest has been said to destroy friendships, to surpass even the longest Parliament filibusters, and may even have broken up the Beatles.
Why this Spanish star should choose Liverpool over Chelsea
July 14, 2015
If I were to walk into Arsene Wenger’s bedroom – now there’s a sentence I never thought I’d be writing – I imagine I’d find the Frenchman lying on his back, hands clasped behind his head, staring with a furrowed brow up at a ceiling covered with a 10-foot poster of the Premier League trophy, with REM’s ‘Everybody Hurts’ playing in the background.
Football FanCast
CoMo record stores are spinning a new future
April 14, 2016
Nick Soha christened a room in his home The Listening Room. Inside are more than 400 vinyl records. The walls are adorned with framed music collectibles, and a simple wooden chair sits in the corner. The Listening Room has no organizational system. Soha doesn’t need one; he knows exactly where everything is.
Vox Magazine
The Maneater
Second-year softball stars shine for Missouri
March 11, 2014
Sophomore slump? Forget about it.
With a roster comprised of nearly 70 percent underclassmen, the No. 15 Missouri softball team’s sophomore class has emerged as the Tigers’ offensive force this season, with outfielders Emily Crane and Taylor Gadbois at the forefront.
No. 4 Tigers get set for NCAA tournament run
December 04, 2013
Members of the No. 4 Missouri volleyball team (34-0, 18-0 SEC) took their seats at the front of the room. Fans and media milled around snacking on pizza. A broadcast of the Tigers’ win at Florida streamed on a projector in the background. The SEC volleyball championship trophy sat unassumingly on a back table.