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

21-0 Validates Damian Lillard’s Decision to Leave Bucks for Blazers

21-0 Validates Damian Lillard’s Decision to Leave Bucks for Blazers

Heat Bold Change Might Clash With Giannis Antetokounmpo

Heat Bold Change Might Clash With Giannis Antetokounmpo

OKC Thunder Speeding Toward $500 Million Problem

OKC Thunder Speeding Toward $500 Million Problem

Knicks Created Karl-Anthony Towns Problem

Knicks Created Karl-Anthony Towns Problem

Raptors Provide Scare in Kawhi Leonard’s Debut

Raptors Provide Scare in Kawhi Leonard’s Debut

Guardians Take Clear Stance on Stephen Vogt Trade

Guardians Take Clear Stance on Stephen Vogt Trade

Alex Tuch Breaks Silence on Leaving Sabres for Capitals

Alex Tuch Breaks Silence on Leaving Sabres for Capitals

Colts’ Jonathan Taylor Linked to Giants Trade

Colts’ Jonathan Taylor Linked to Giants Trade

Ex-Blue Jays Pitcher Could Be World Series MVP

Ex-Blue Jays Pitcher Could Be World Series MVP

76ers’ Labaron Philon Plan Unclear After 1st-Round Pick

76ers’ Labaron Philon Plan Unclear After 1st-Round Pick

Former Yankees in the World Series: 3 Paths from NYY to Brewers-Rays Fall Classic

Former Yankees in the World Series: 3 Paths from NYY to Brewers-Rays Fall Classic

Maple Leafs’ Journeyman Takes Cool Path To Marlies Stardom

Maple Leafs’ Journeyman Takes Cool Path To Marlies Stardom

Cavs’ Evan Mobley Disappeared in LeBron James’ Historic Comeback

Cavs’ Evan Mobley Disappeared in LeBron James’ Historic Comeback

Guardians Bid Farewell To Austin Hedges

Guardians Bid Farewell To Austin Hedges

Is Bennett Stirtz Playing Tonight? Why Thunder Rookie Is On Bench, Not In Game

Is Bennett Stirtz Playing Tonight? Why Thunder Rookie Is On Bench, Not In Game

Is Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Playing? Why SGA Has 2 Points in 1st Half for Thunder

Is Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Playing? Why SGA Has 2 Points in 1st Half for Thunder

Why Isn’t Nikola Topic Playing Tonight? When Thunder’s Young Guard Might Return

Why Isn’t Nikola Topic Playing Tonight? When Thunder’s Young Guard Might Return

Jaguars’ Brian Thomas Jr. Big Concern Raised Amid Trade Rumors

Jaguars’ Brian Thomas Jr. Big Concern Raised Amid Trade Rumors

Colts’ Josh Downs Trade Truth Emerges

Colts’ Josh Downs Trade Truth Emerges

Hurricanes Doing Things Differently For Connor Hellebuyck Trade

Hurricanes Doing Things Differently For Connor Hellebuyck Trade

Why Dean Wade Isn’t Playing Tonight? Why Former Cavs Starter Injury Impacts 76ers

Why Dean Wade Isn’t Playing Tonight? Why Former Cavs Starter Injury Impacts 76ers

Why Caris LeVert Isn’t Playing After Bucks-Pistons Trade

Why Caris LeVert Isn’t Playing After Bucks-Pistons Trade

NDSU’s Barry Kpeenu Follows Brother’s Footsteps After Rochester Detour

NDSU’s Barry Kpeenu Follows Brother’s Footsteps After Rochester Detour

Who’s Oregon Starting QB This Week? Dante Moore, Dylan Raiola, Brock Thomas Updates

Who’s Oregon Starting QB This Week? Dante Moore, Dylan Raiola, Brock Thomas Updates

Falcons’ New Logo Sparks Nazi Comparisons From Fans

Falcons’ New Logo Sparks Nazi Comparisons From Fans

Colts’ Jonathan Taylor Breaks Silence on Trade Rumors

Colts’ Jonathan Taylor Breaks Silence on Trade Rumors

Canucks’ Zeev Buium Impacts Alexander Nikishin Contract, Trade Rumors

Canucks’ Zeev Buium Impacts Alexander Nikishin Contract, Trade Rumors

Canadiens’ Future Star On Fire In KHL

Canadiens’ Future Star On Fire In KHL

Duke Predicted To Beat UNC, LSU For 5-Star Recruit Commitment

Duke Predicted To Beat UNC, LSU For 5-Star Recruit Commitment

Meet Peyton Watson, Cavs’ New Young Star and X-Factor

Meet Peyton Watson, Cavs’ New Young Star and X-Factor