I’m Alex McNamee. I’m a sports writer at Eastern Illinois University. I work for The Daily Eastern News, where I have been sports editor and a copy editor. I love all kinds of sports – there is very rarely a sport that I don’t know about.
While I only write regional stuff at Eastern, this blog gives me a chance to talk about anything I want to in the world of sports. The blog “Fifth & Inches” was started by me in January 2010 on a whim. After my first couple of posts, I began to love what I was doing and I have been doing it ever since. So far, I have brought in over 16,000 viewers to my blog site and can’t wait for more to come.
I try to keep my blog fresh, fair and exciting for you to read. I love comments, so please leave them. Comments fuel the fire of the blog. I hope you enjoy what you read even if you don’t agree with it. Thanks for visiting my blog. Stay and read a little bit, and come back soon.
Look out! Here I come.
5th & Inches 
wow alex. love your blog. very good stuff. i love sitting at home all day and watching sports… and napping. come visit me soon!
Alex you are the man! The Blog looks great. What do you think of the free agency moves……Lebron? Who is favored for the next NBA title?