Adrian Dater is a contributing columnist for the Belleville News-Democrat, focusing on local athletes with aspirations to compete at the collegiate level and beyond. With a rich background that includes 20 years as the beat writer for the Colorado Avalanche at the Denver Post, he has also contributed to prominent outlets like Sports Illustrated and Bleacher Report, covering themes related to culture, society, and the broadcasting industry. Adrian's work has been featured in USA TODAY, the Miami Herald, and the Detroit Free Press, among others.
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Adrian Dater's coverage predominantly focuses on promotional deals and investment analysis in the context of sports betting, NFL, NBA, and football. Given this focus, he is likely to be most responsive to pitches related to exclusive or breaking news on promotional deals in the sports betting industry.
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By: Adrian Dater
When customers came to Capitol Teletrack on May 2 for the Kentucky Derby, a yearly event that still packed them in at 1776 Wabash Ave., a real estate broker’s phone number on a sign was the only proof that anyone has been inside of late. Sandwiched between a Salvation Army store and a plasma donation […]
By: Adrian Dater
Mike Eyer has a beautiful spread in Jacksonville at the intersection of Poor Farm and Sugar Hollow Roads. A little dirt road off of Sugar Hollow leads to Eyer’s cute little farmhouse, replete with a trailer and mini-excavator, swirling gnats, a massive pasture out back and a backhoe parked off to the side of the […]
By: Adrian Dater
In a room just off the kitchen area in the Chatham home of Jaigovinda and Phalita Sharma, a wicker sofa and a rocking chair sit amid roughly four dozen potted plants. Out the window is a great view of Lick Creek, adding to the feeling of Zen the couple foresaw when they purchased the $550,000 […]
By: Adrian Dater
Abraham Lincoln may always be Springfield’s top tourist attraction, but the capital city is expected to draw thousands of visitors this weekend for the kickoff of an internationally popular road rally. For the first time in its long history, the annual Hemmings Great Race will start in Springfield on June 20. A crowd will gather […]
By: Adrian Dater
He lives in an 18-square-foot home on a corner lot at 17th and Carpenter streets. He built the “pod” himself, he says, from watching how-to videos on YouTube, and it features solar panels, battery-powered generators, a foundation of heavyweight tires, air conditioning, insulation, a six-foot bed, a microwave and an internet connection from a cheap […]
By: Adrian Dater
With opening day about three weeks away at Robin Roberts Stadium, the inaugural Women’s Professional Baseball League named the four teams that will compete this summer in Springfield. The New York Heights, San Francisco Firebells, Los Angeles Queens, and Boston Hunters will compete against each other from Aug. 1 through September, in what the league […]
By: Adrian Dater
Spend any time around Orlando Johnson, and whatever preconceived notions of sympathy one might have had before encountering him will quickly go out the window Johnson, 23, has got it going on. He’s got a handsome face, a cool hairstyle, and a lean, muscular, tall frame. He has traveled the country for free to play […]
By: Adrian Dater
When their announcement went live on their social media platforms the morning of July 9, it would have been understandable if diehard fans of the Springfield Lucky Horseshoes went into panic mode. “As the 2026 season winds down, we wanted to personally share that at the conclusionof the season, we will be stepping away from […]
By: Adrian Dater
The fight between the city of Springfield and Chase Hadez, aka Colton Lexus, is going to the next round. The city filed a petition July 9 with the Sangamon County Seventh Judicial Circuit Court for a preliminary injunction that would require Lexus to immediately cease and desist living in tiny home structures on his property […]
By: Adrian Dater
Chicago Bulls fans who want to see authentic Michael Jordan memorabilia in a hall of fame can do that, provided they make the journey to the NBA Hall of Fame in Springfield, Massachusetts. Soon, if all goes as planned, Springfield, Illinois, will also be home to Jordan artifacts, not to mention any other famous players […]
