Sports journalism

A journalist reckons with the press’ treatment of baseball Hall of Famer Roberto Clemente

‘Call Me Roberto!,’ a nonfiction picture book, tells the story of the athlete’s struggle to get the media to respect him

December 31, 2024

Amaris Castillo

How Sellout Crowd, the Oklahoma sports website, went from anticipated startup to heartbreaking disaster in 8 months

Everything was in place for the site to succeed — except for the person running it

October 16, 2024

Q&A: Mina Kimes on her run from acclaimed sportswriter to Emmy-nominated NFL Analyst

The ESPN star explains how she got over her fears (and the trolls) to get better at discussing the sport she loves

April 24, 2024

Opinion | Everyday sexism has no place in sports journalism

The conversation around Gregg Doyel’s comments to Caitlin Clark failed to address larger, systemic issues that could lead to better journalism

April 23, 2024

Opinion | What is the best sports documentary of all time?

The five-part, 467-minute ‘O.J.: Made in America’ doc is a masterpiece. I urge you to watch it.

April 15, 2024

Opinion | It’s the end of an era for sports journalism

After 29 superb seasons, HBO’s ‘Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel’ will run its final episode this week.

December 18, 2023

Opinion | Q&A: The Athletic’s Richard Deitsch on ‘The Year’s Best Sports Writing 2023’

The latest edition of the staple book series about sports writing is available this week.

October 4, 2023

Opinion | Shameful: USC football temporarily bans reporter from covering the team

He had the nerve to write about a conversation two players had in front of the media, but before media availability officially started.

September 21, 2023

Opinion | Say it ain’t so: The New York Times sports section says goodbye

Despite pushback from the union and staffers, as well as criticism and pleas from sports fans, the Times published its last sports section Monday.

September 19, 2023

Opinion | An NHL player refused to wear a jersey in support of the LGBTQ+ community. Sports media reaction was strong and swift.

It's good to see hockey journalists take such strong stances about a sport that boasts an inclusive motto that it struggles to live up to.

January 19, 2023

Why do college football players die during practice? How students investigated the ‘great human toll in sports’

A project from the University of Maryland and USA Today examines the 22 Division I football players who’ve died from overexertion since 2000.

February 16, 2022

Taylor Blatchford

As March Madness approaches, two reporters take a withering look at the NCAA

"Indentured" is a harsh term to employ in describing many college athletes. But it's the…

March 10, 2016

Rachel Nichols returns to ESPN, and she isn’t pulling punches

As reputations go in journalism, it doesn’t get much better than being known as a…

February 25, 2016

The game plan for Adrian Wojnarowski’s new site? Break stories, and readers will follow

Adrian Wojnarowski was working at 2:30 a.m. on a Sunday morning, because that’s what he…

February 11, 2016

The secret to covering the Super Bowl? Break away from the pack

A new book has a telling passage that shows how much the media and the…

February 1, 2016

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