Bucky Dent is a sportswriter at various publications, including the Effingham Daily News and St. Louis Post-Dispatch. He primarily covers SIU sports and delves into themes such as competitive and professional sports, sports business, and broadcasting. Bucky's work has been featured in notable outlets like Deadspin, Lindy's Sports Annuals, and NewsBreak.
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Bucky Dent's coverage is heavily focused on local sports, particularly SIU Athletics, basketball, and football. As such, pitches directed to Bucky should be tailored to provide insights or stories related to these specific areas.
Given the nature of his articles focusing on event coverage and evolving stories in sports, sources that can offer behind-the-scenes access or exclusive interviews with athletes, coaches or staff involved with SIU athletics would likely capture his interest.
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CARBONDALE — There's good news for the SIU softball team. They have a doctor in the house. (0 Ratings)
SIOUX FALLS — While Missouri Valley Football Conference coaches might dispute this notion, the bottom of the league last year was softer than Mr. Whipple's Charmin.
On Monday, the SIU men's basketball team announced its non-conference schedule, which features five home games plus trips to the Virgin Islands and Arizona State.
CARBONDALE — A highly-anticipated season is getting ready to start for SIU next month. And we're not just talking about football, either.
It seems hard to believe that about a decade ago, one of the rising stars in sports broadcasting was cutting his teeth at Banterra Center and other Missouri Valley Conference venues as the play-by-play man for SIU women's basketball.
CARBONDALE — For SIU's football team, the mission is simple. “Keep stacking good days,” said coach Nick Hill Thursday after the team's third practice in Saluki Stadium.
CARBONDALE — When SIU announced its captains prior to the 2025 season, one name probably caught some fans by surprise.
SIU has filled in the last blank on its 2026-27 men's basketball non-conference schedule.
CARBONDALE — One of the major preseason polls in FCS was released on Monday and SIU's football team landed in the Top 25.
CARBONDALE — SIU's football team made offseason moves indicative of a team shooting its shot.
