Damien Dennis

Owner of The Pit Media, LLC. Damien is an award-winning sports journalist currently employed full-time by Tribune Publishing. He is a part-time sports information specialist with Joliet Junior College. He is a former Heisman Trophy voter and a member of the Football Writers Association of America. He has a Bachelors of Arts in Journalism from Oakland University and a Masters of Arts in Sports Administration from Northwestern University.
  • Detroit City FC hires new GM

    Detroit City FC announced Wednesday that it has hired Donovan Powell as the new general manager for the organization...
  • McCollum talks about success and community

    One component of the team's success is the man between the pipes, goalie Tom McCollum. After winning over 60 games, McCollum has moved into the ranks of one of the all-time great Griffins goalies, mentioned alongside names like Joey MacDonald and Jimmy Howard....
  • Marlies sweep Griffins 4-0 for season

    The Toronto Marlies have had the Grand Rapids Griffins number all season. In four meetings during the regular season, Toronto has managed to knock Grand Rapids around like a rag doll. ...
  • Grand Rapids stunned by Lake Erie

    It was a very out-of-the ordinary night for the Grand Rapids Griffins Wednesday, as they were shutout 4-0 by the Lake Erie Monsters....
  • The Pit: Podcast – Super Bowl Roundtable

    In this special roundtable edition of The Pit: Podcast, host Damien Dennis along with The Pit's Dylan Dulberg and David McDonald discuss Seattle's dominant 43-8 win over Denver in the Super Bowl....
  • The Pit: Podcast – Episode V

    Episode V of The Pit: Podcast features The Pit's Editor-in-Chief Stephanie Sokol interviews American Idol's Detroit contestant Malaya Watson as well as David Lovering from The Pixies. The Pit Crew returns as well for another roundtable segment to discuss the Super Bowl as well as the proposed changes to...
  • Rough weekend in Texas for Grand Rapids

    Two suspensions and a one-day loss of the Western Conference lead were not on the docket for the Grand Rapids Griffins during their weekend tilt in the state of Texas. The Griffins went 1-2 for the weekend, splitting a series with the second place Texas Stars and then losing...
  • The Pit: Podcast – Episode 4

    Damien Dennis is joined by The Pit's MLB blogger Brad Jeffers and music writer/podcaster David MacDonald for a roundtable sports and music discussion....
  • Griffins end six-game home stand with 3-2 to Heat

    Grand Rapids finished a six-game home stand Saturday night with a 4-2 record as they fell to the Abbotsford Heat, 3-2. ...