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TheGruelingTruth Editorial Team

The writers bringing you all the latest in US sports!

Meeting TheGruelingTruth’s goal of covering everything a US sports fan needs to know is a huge undertaking. We knew to have any chance of success we’d need to find the right team, and we’re delighted to have been able to recruit a host of likeminded writers to turn the dream into a reality.

Amongst our team, you’ll find nothing but experts in their chosen fields who have dedicated their time to providing you with nothing but expert advice, unbiased views, interesting insights, fascinating facts, up-to-date reviews, and so much more.

Get to know our team more and discover more about the great people bringing you the best into US sports, betting, and online gambling, by checking out their profiles and learning more about them below.

Brian Coburn
Brian Coburn
Author
Editor since
2022
Articles
3
Expert For:
+EV Betting
About Brian Coburn:
Co-creator of +EV Betting Challenge. Brian is a former NCAA Diver who graduated from Ithaca College in 2021 with a degree in Sports Media. Brian’s diving career was cut short due to a shoulder injury ...
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Buddy Gibbs
Author
Editor since
2017
Articles
12
Expert For:
Boxing
About Buddy Gibbs:
Buddy Gibbs is one of America’s foremost Boxing Historians.
Chris Benedict
Chris Benedict
Editor
Editor since
2017
Articles
98
Expert For:
Boxing
About Chris Benedict:
Christopher Benedict resides in Huntington, New York which is the birthplace of Walt Whitman and Gerry Cooney. Taking into consideration Benedict’s passion for both writing and prizefighting, this admittedly odd pairing makes perfect sense. Although ...
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Dan Holmes
Dan Holmes
Sports Writer
Editor since
2023
Articles
1
Expert For:
Sports Journalism
About Dan Holmes:
Dan Holmes is trying to shatter the myth that all good writers are alcoholics. He only gets drunk on grape soda. Dan writes about sports betting, the sports industry, and the confluence of sports and ...
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Daniel Kornhauser
Author
Editor since
2020
Articles
72
Expert For:
NFL
John Raspanti
John Raspanti
Author
Editor since
2017
Articles
58
Expert For:
30 years
About John Raspanti:
John Raspanti has been with the Grueling Truth since 2017 and has written three boxing books that are all critically acclaimed
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Josh Schwartz
Josh Schwartz
Editor
Editor since
2019
Articles
617
Expert For:
All things casino
About Josh Schwartz:
Hi, Josh here. I’m a specialist online gambling contributor with a love for table games. As a kid, I had a thing for games, specifically card games like poker. I guess I never grew out ...
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Malik Zorrok
Author
Articles
83
Mark Lewis
Mark Lewis
Editor
Editor since
2019
Articles
277
Expert For:
Tennis, Golf and Soccer
About Mark Lewis:
Hi there! I’m Mark, a sports betting fanatic and online gambling enthusiast. The only physical object I ever wanted to kick was a ball. Which ball, you may ask? Well, I was an avid soccer ...
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Mike Goodpaster
Mike Goodpaster
Chief Editor
Editor since
2015
Articles
5397
Betting Tips
77
Expert For:
US Sports
About Mike Goodpaster:
Mike Goodpaster is the founder of The Grueling Truth Sports Network. Mike has been a football coach for 27 years, the last 5 as a Professional Indoor Coach including the head coach the with the ...
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Peter Bonahoom
Peter Bonahoom
Author
Editor since
2022
Expert For:
+EV Betting
About Peter Bonahoom:
Co-creator of +EV Betting Challenge. Peter Bonahoom is from Chicago, Illinois. He is a former division one football player at the University of Illinois where he played wide receiver for four years. His playing history ...
Samuel Teets
Samuel Teets
US Sports Veteran
Editor since
2018
Articles
396
Expert For:
Sports
About Samuel Teets:
With us since 2018 and The Grueling Truth wouldn’t be what it is without him!
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Simon Briffa
Simon Briffa
Sports Editor
Editor since
2021
Articles
288
Expert For:
Sports & Gaming
About Simon Briffa:
Looking for insight on anything to do with sports betting in your US? Then Simon is your guy. He’s the kind of guy who’ll be planning his bets on the next NBA Finals before the ...
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Ty Robbins
Ty Robbins
Author
Editor since
2021
Articles
30
Expert For:
NFL
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