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

Penguins Announce Painful Bryan Rust Injury Return Timeline

Penguins Announce Painful Bryan Rust Injury Return Timeline

Canadiens’ Luke Mittelstadt Continues To Make NHL Promotion Case

Canadiens’ Luke Mittelstadt Continues To Make NHL Promotion Case

Dolphins Can Make $15.6 Million Trade Decision

Dolphins Can Make $15.6 Million Trade Decision

Saints’ Alvin Kamara Enters Trade Consideration

Saints’ Alvin Kamara Enters Trade Consideration

Colts’ Jonathan Taylor Given 2 Best Trade Fits

Colts’ Jonathan Taylor Given 2 Best Trade Fits

Pat McAfee Gets Bad News on ESPN Alt Cast

Pat McAfee Gets Bad News on ESPN Alt Cast

Ex-Reds Pitcher Helps Rays to World Series

Ex-Reds Pitcher Helps Rays to World Series

Panthers’ Cooper Black To Be Tallest Goalie In NHL History

Panthers’ Cooper Black To Be Tallest Goalie In NHL History

Sabres’ Need For Connor Hellebuyck Trade Made Clear Again

Sabres’ Need For Connor Hellebuyck Trade Made Clear Again

Panthers Predicted To Trade Ja’Tavion Sanders To Eagles For Key Upgrade

Panthers Predicted To Trade Ja’Tavion Sanders To Eagles For Key Upgrade

Colts Predicted To Trade With 49ers, Rams After Firing GM

Colts Predicted To Trade With 49ers, Rams After Firing GM

LaMelo Ball’s Haircut in Timberwolves Debut Brings to Mind Brother Lonzo, Jayson Tatum

LaMelo Ball’s Haircut in Timberwolves Debut Brings to Mind Brother Lonzo, Jayson Tatum

Heat’s Giannis Antetokounmpo Breaks LeBron James’ Record

Heat’s Giannis Antetokounmpo Breaks LeBron James’ Record

Jaguars Sign 4.4 40 Speed From Texans

Jaguars Sign 4.4 40 Speed From Texans

Kings’ Darius Acuff Makes Awful NBA History in Debut

Kings’ Darius Acuff Makes Awful NBA History in Debut

Maple Leafs’ New Forward On Fire With Marlies

Maple Leafs’ New Forward On Fire With Marlies

Cavs’ 2025 Draft Pick Playing for LSU in Upcoming College Basketball Season

Cavs’ 2025 Draft Pick Playing for LSU in Upcoming College Basketball Season

Heliot Ramos is Yankees’ Pivotal Forgotten Man

Heliot Ramos is Yankees’ Pivotal Forgotten Man

Cameron Boozer’s NBA Debut From Duke For Grizzlies Misses Mark

Cameron Boozer’s NBA Debut From Duke For Grizzlies Misses Mark

Cavs’ James Harden, Beard Ready To Go, Reaches Important Moment

Cavs’ James Harden, Beard Ready To Go, Reaches Important Moment

Duke Star Grayson Allen Makes Immediate Impact in New NBA Home

Duke Star Grayson Allen Makes Immediate Impact in New NBA Home

Knicks’ Castoff Obi Toppin Shines for Pacers in Opener

Knicks’ Castoff Obi Toppin Shines for Pacers in Opener

Grizzlies’ Ty Jerome Huge Career Night Makes Cavs Miss Him

Grizzlies’ Ty Jerome Huge Career Night Makes Cavs Miss Him

Naz Reid Shines in First Game Away From Timberwolves as Hornets Battle Julius Randle

Naz Reid Shines in First Game Away From Timberwolves as Hornets Battle Julius Randle

3 Players Heat Traded Lead Bucks in Scoring in Opener

3 Players Heat Traded Lead Bucks in Scoring in Opener

Kawhi Leonard’s Hair, Performance Stand Out in Raptors Return From Clippers

Kawhi Leonard’s Hair, Performance Stand Out in Raptors Return From Clippers

Linus Ullmark Injury Update: Why Senators Goalie Left Game After Something Simple

Linus Ullmark Injury Update: Why Senators Goalie Left Game After Something Simple

Why Isn’t Brandon Ingram Playing Tonight? When Clippers Star Might Return After Trade

Why Isn’t Brandon Ingram Playing Tonight? When Clippers Star Might Return After Trade

How Long is Jimmy Butler Out? Why Ex-Heat Star Isn’t Playing for Warriors

How Long is Jimmy Butler Out? Why Ex-Heat Star Isn’t Playing for Warriors

Is Josh Giddey Playing Tonight? Why Bulls Star Isn’t Scoring Any Points

Is Josh Giddey Playing Tonight? Why Bulls Star Isn’t Scoring Any Points