Erik Anderson

Expertise:
NBA, NFL
Education:
University of Montana
Location:
Helena, Montana

Experience

Erik Anderson is an award-winning sports journalist covering the NBA, NFL and trading card market for Heavy.com. He focuses on the stories that matter the most to fans.

Anderson brings more than a decade of experience across sports journalism, athletic administration, media strategy, and digital communications. Before joining Heavy, he served as Communications Manager at Philo, where he led corporate storytelling, press relations, and brand content strategy for the national streaming television service. He previously worked as Sports Information Director at Carroll College and as a sports journalist for Independent Record and The Oregonian/OregonLive, where he covered high school, college and professional sports throughout the Pacific Northwest and Mountain West.

His work has appeared in prestigious outlets including ESPN, USA Today, The New York Times, and the Associated Press.

Education

Anderson graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Journalism from the University of Montana. While there, he served as the senior editor (marketing development) of the Montana Journalism Review and the sports editor of the Montana Kaimin, the student-led newspaper. His work garnered multiple national awards and led to an internship with USA Today Sports, where he covered the NBA.

Latest Articles From Erik Anderson

Seahawks Star Says Trade ‘Changed My Life’ After Super Bowl

Seahawks Star Says Trade ‘Changed My Life’ After Super Bowl

Moussa Diabate Explains What Sparked Pistons-Hornets Fight: ‘That’s When I Lost Control’

Moussa Diabate Explains What Sparked Pistons-Hornets Fight: ‘That’s When I Lost Control’

Warriors Get a New Stephen Curry Update as NBA Names His All-Star Replacement

Warriors Get a New Stephen Curry Update as NBA Names His All-Star Replacement

Korey Dropkin Asked Cory Thiesse to Dinner — Now Team USA Plays Sweden for Olympic Gold

Korey Dropkin Asked Cory Thiesse to Dinner — Now Team USA Plays Sweden for Olympic Gold

Yang Hansen Records Five Minutes in Blazers vs. 76ers — Here’s the Latest Update

Yang Hansen Records Five Minutes in Blazers vs. 76ers — Here’s the Latest Update

Isaiah Stewart Ejected After Pistons-Hornets Fight, and Faces Massive Suspension

Isaiah Stewart Ejected After Pistons-Hornets Fight, and Faces Massive Suspension

Hornets-Pistons Facing Severe NBA Punishment After Wild Fight, 5 Ejected

Hornets-Pistons Facing Severe NBA Punishment After Wild Fight, 5 Ejected

49ers Update Status of Keion White After Gunshot News

49ers Update Status of Keion White After Gunshot News

Ex-Broncos OC Adam Gase Gets Another NFL Shot with AFC West Rival

Ex-Broncos OC Adam Gase Gets Another NFL Shot with AFC West Rival

Seahawks’ Super Bowl Coach Gets ‘Kimmel’ Spotlight Amid Klint Kubiak News

Seahawks’ Super Bowl Coach Gets ‘Kimmel’ Spotlight Amid Klint Kubiak News

Seahawks Announce Huge News Hours After Super Bowl

Seahawks Announce Huge News Hours After Super Bowl

Why Trump Isn’t at the Super Bowl: What’s Been Reported About His Absence

Why Trump Isn’t at the Super Bowl: What’s Been Reported About His Absence

Is Jeff Bezos Buying the Seahawks? Here’s the Truth

Is Jeff Bezos Buying the Seahawks? Here’s the Truth

Mike Macdonald’s Family: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know

Mike Macdonald’s Family: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know

Seahawks Super Bowl Plays Fans Still Talk About (for Better or Worse)

Seahawks Super Bowl Plays Fans Still Talk About (for Better or Worse)

Katie Hoofnagle, Sam Darnold’s Fiancée: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know

Katie Hoofnagle, Sam Darnold’s Fiancée: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know

Are the Seahawks for Sale? Here’s What’s Real (and What Isn’t)

Are the Seahawks for Sale? Here’s What’s Real (and What Isn’t)

Who Owns the Seattle Seahawks? Team Ownership Explained

Who Owns the Seattle Seahawks? Team Ownership Explained

What Is the Seahawks Super Bowl Record & History?

What Is the Seahawks Super Bowl Record & History?

Bad Bunny Super Bowl LX Halftime Show Has a Time Window—Here’s When to Expect It

Bad Bunny Super Bowl LX Halftime Show Has a Time Window—Here’s When to Expect It

Best Super Bowl Prop Bet Categories: The Most Popular Markets and What to Check Before You Bet

Best Super Bowl Prop Bet Categories: The Most Popular Markets and What to Check Before You Bet

Ex-Broncos QB Russell Wilson Sends Clear Signal on Retirement During Super Bowl

Ex-Broncos QB Russell Wilson Sends Clear Signal on Retirement During Super Bowl

Ex-Seahawks QB Russell Wilson Career News Emerges During Super Bowl

Ex-Seahawks QB Russell Wilson Career News Emerges During Super Bowl

Broncos LB Alex Singleton Drops Super Bowl Gut Punch: ‘Today Sucks’

Broncos LB Alex Singleton Drops Super Bowl Gut Punch: ‘Today Sucks’

Knicks Get Jose Alvarado Availability Answer Ahead of Celtics Game

Knicks Get Jose Alvarado Availability Answer Ahead of Celtics Game

What Channel Is the Super Bowl On? Here’s How to Watch/Stream Super Bowl LX (NBC, Peacock, 6:30 ET)

What Channel Is the Super Bowl On? Here’s How to Watch/Stream Super Bowl LX (NBC, Peacock, 6:30 ET)

Winter Olympics Medal Count Update: Team USA’s Elizabeth Lemley Wins Moguls Gold as Norway Extends Lead to 7 Gold

Winter Olympics Medal Count Update: Team USA’s Elizabeth Lemley Wins Moguls Gold as Norway Extends Lead to 7 Gold

Super Bowl Kickoff Time Is Set — Here’s Exactly When It Starts in Every Time Zone

Super Bowl Kickoff Time Is Set — Here’s Exactly When It Starts in Every Time Zone

Seahawks Make Late Roster Moves After Nick Emmanwori Injury Scare

Seahawks Make Late Roster Moves After Nick Emmanwori Injury Scare

Fernando Mendoza Drops a New, Wild Curt Cignetti Story After Indiana’s Title Run

Fernando Mendoza Drops a New, Wild Curt Cignetti Story After Indiana’s Title Run