Shut out of the locker room with a deadline looming, Claire Smith had a job to do
It is hard to recall more universal acclaim for a sports journalism honor than Claire…
July 27, 2017
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With Brent Musburger, a $10,000 raise could’ve changed sports journalism history
In May, Brent Musburger received the Lifetime Achievement Award at the annual Sports Emmys in…
June 23, 2017
He’s the most-read golf writer in the world. He just wants a little more company.
Doug Ferguson arguably is the most-read golf writer in the world. He doesn’t necessarily think…
June 15, 2017
Meet the reporter who’s covered LeBron James since he was a high school player
Brian Windhorst goes so far back with LeBron James, he actually had to beg his…
May 25, 2017
As ESPN cuts deep, new show touts its commitment to journalism
The confusing times at ESPN have produced this strange contradiction: The network says it is…
May 11, 2017
The inside story of ESPN’s layoffs — and where it goes from here
If an entrepreneur was smart, that person should start some sort of sports content operation…
April 27, 2017
With the Rhoden Fellowship, The Undefeated is trying to address lack of diversity in sports journalism
Bill Rhoden is frustrated. He doesn’t hold back. “Our industry (sports media) is one of…
April 20, 2017
Tom Verducci had less than 2 months to write a book about the Cubs’ historic season. He hit a home run.
Usually after the last game of the World Series, climaxing a long season, Tom Verducci…
April 5, 2017
Down by 3 with the game on the line? Call The Washington Post’s Chuck Culpepper
Trailing by three, Clemson was driving against Alabama late in a pulsating, nerve-racking College Football…
March 23, 2017
Meet the journalist who invented sports blogging a century ago
To those who think sports blogging is an invention of the modern era, guess again.…
March 7, 2017
After a decade at ESPN, J.A. Adande has found his next act
J.A. Adande returned to the Super Bowl last weekend for the first time since 2007.…
February 8, 2017
Chris Berman looks back on nearly four decades (and tons of nicknames) at ESPN
Last fall, I taught a media studies class based on ESPN at the University of…
January 26, 2017
For the last time, journalists shouldn’t pick Hall of Fame winners
I remember an epiphany of sorts I had one morning in Miami in 1991. I…
January 12, 2017
2016 showed us there’s no sure thing in sports media
It wasn’t that long ago that there were a few sure things in this world:…
December 31, 2016
What does great sportswriting look like in 2016? Meet the man who decides.
Rick Telander admits he has an addiction. "I read three to four hours each day,"…
December 9, 2016
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