Billy Heyen

Expertise:
MLB, NFL, NBA, NHL
Education:
Syracuse University
Location:
Rochester, NY

Experience

Billy Heyen is a Heavy contributor. His reporting work has included extensive coverage for The Sporting News, the Sandusky Register and Rochester Democrat & Chronicle. Adventures in sports writing have also led to in-person coverage of the Buffalo Sabres, Cleveland Guardians, U.S. men's national soccer team and a variety of minor league baseball stories.

Education

Billy Heyen is a Heavy contributor. He is a 2019 graduate of Syracuse University who spent his senior year following Jim Boeheim's basketball team around the country while writing for the award-winning student newspaper, The Daily Orange. While at The D.O., he also covered high school football, women's basketball, women's lacrosse, field hockey and tennis and served as an assistant editor for the sports section.

Latest Articles From Billy Heyen

Colts’ Jonathan Taylor Trade Could Be Sauce Gardner’s Fault

Colts’ Jonathan Taylor Trade Could Be Sauce Gardner’s Fault

Falcons’ Michael Penix Jr. Took Different Approach in Shock Upset of 49ers

Falcons’ Michael Penix Jr. Took Different Approach in Shock Upset of 49ers

Carolina Panthers Face Bad News in NFL Schedule

Carolina Panthers Face Bad News in NFL Schedule

Yankees’ Jazz Chisholm Oddly Similar to 270-Pound Catcher

Yankees’ Jazz Chisholm Oddly Similar to 270-Pound Catcher

Blue Jays’ Alejandro Kirk Has Special Connection To This World Series

Blue Jays’ Alejandro Kirk Has Special Connection To This World Series

Giants’ Star Played for Both Rays and Brewers

Giants’ Star Played for Both Rays and Brewers

Giannis Antetokounmpo’s Brothers Proving a Painful Truth

Giannis Antetokounmpo’s Brothers Proving a Painful Truth

Thunder’s Jaylin Williams Injury Update Impacts Lineup Even in Smaller Role

Thunder’s Jaylin Williams Injury Update Impacts Lineup Even in Smaller Role

Sabres Waiting for Konsta Helenius

Sabres Waiting for Konsta Helenius

Timberwolves’ Bones Hyland Punished by Ref for Making a Joke

Timberwolves’ Bones Hyland Punished by Ref for Making a Joke

Cubs Fans Hope Hint is Real for Ian Happ Return

Cubs Fans Hope Hint is Real for Ian Happ Return

Lightning Get Update on Trade for Dylan Larkin

Lightning Get Update on Trade for Dylan Larkin

Jalen Williams Injury Update Forces Thunder to Consider These Replacement Plans

Jalen Williams Injury Update Forces Thunder to Consider These Replacement Plans

Guardians Make Decision on Trading Steven Kwan

Guardians Make Decision on Trading Steven Kwan

Maple Leafs Grow Toward Possible Zach Werenski Trade

Maple Leafs Grow Toward Possible Zach Werenski Trade

Raptors Legend DeMar DeRozan Raises Concern With Cryptic Post While Playing for Nuggets

Raptors Legend DeMar DeRozan Raises Concern With Cryptic Post While Playing for Nuggets

This Is When Connor Hellebuyck Will Debut For Devils

This Is When Connor Hellebuyck Will Debut For Devils

Canadiens’ Michael Hage Update With Michigan Has NHL Future Clear

Canadiens’ Michael Hage Update With Michigan Has NHL Future Clear

Thunder’s Cason Wallace Update Adds Insult to Jalen Williams Injury

Thunder’s Cason Wallace Update Adds Insult to Jalen Williams Injury

Did Jakob Poeltl Play Tonight? Why Raptors’ Center Scored 0 Points

Did Jakob Poeltl Play Tonight? Why Raptors’ Center Scored 0 Points

Did Scottie Barnes Play Tonight? Why Raptors’ Star Scored 0 Points

Did Scottie Barnes Play Tonight? Why Raptors’ Star Scored 0 Points

Jazz’s Ace Bailey Disappears in Frustrating Fashion vs. Lakers

Jazz’s Ace Bailey Disappears in Frustrating Fashion vs. Lakers

Penn State Loses 4-Star Recruit in Flip to Big Ten Rival

Penn State Loses 4-Star Recruit in Flip to Big Ten Rival

Colts’ Jonathan Taylor Breaks Silence on Wife’s Trade Rumor Comments

Colts’ Jonathan Taylor Breaks Silence on Wife’s Trade Rumor Comments

After Starting Season in Mets Uniform, Infielder Retires at 29

After Starting Season in Mets Uniform, Infielder Retires at 29

Why Isn’t Joel Embiid Playing Tonight? Explaining 76ers’ Decision With Injury-Prone Center

Why Isn’t Joel Embiid Playing Tonight? Explaining 76ers’ Decision With Injury-Prone Center

Panthers’ Dave Canales Shocked by Something He’d Never Seen Before

Panthers’ Dave Canales Shocked by Something He’d Never Seen Before

Why Isn’t Bradley Beal Playing? Explaining Clippers Absence, Injury Return Timeline

Why Isn’t Bradley Beal Playing? Explaining Clippers Absence, Injury Return Timeline

NFL Draft Order: Dolphins Chances at Jeremiah Smith Depend on Caleb Douglas

NFL Draft Order: Dolphins Chances at Jeremiah Smith Depend on Caleb Douglas

Colts’ Daniel Jones Looms as $88 Million Mistake

Colts’ Daniel Jones Looms as $88 Million Mistake