All should fight for free speech
The great John Siegenthaler spoke briefly at the Center for Innovation in College Media in Nashville, Tenn. The man who fought for civil rig...Read More
Training offered at sports reporting institute
Here's an opportunity for students looking to dig into sports more intensely. Here's the desciption from their website . Check it ou...Read More
Last Best League teaches much about baseball
Anybody covering baseball should pick up Jim Collins� The Last Best League , a book that covers the top wooden-bat league in the nation. Th...Read More
Rugby -- covering games
It�s rugby season for many colleges, the time when college teams prepare for their national championships. Most sportswriters know very litt...Read More
Hey, BCS teams, play someone your own size!
Division II programs are going to be required to play fewer games against larger programs. That�s good for everybody. Typically, these are m...Read More
Baseball -- Covering games
I should have comments from several other baseball writers in the coming weeks, but wanted to post this right now since so many schools are ...Read More
Here's a fine example of a game column
Columns can be difficult to write. Writing one from a game on deadline is even more difficult. A sports columnist needs to understand the to...Read More
Working with coaches & players
Covering a beat is a challenge for everybody involved � reporters, players and coaches. Sometimes, coaches and players get upset by coverage...Read More
Old school vs. new school sports journalists
Roy Peter Clark, senior scholar at the Poynter Institute, writes a terrific column on old school vs. new school sports journalism. Clark fo...Read More
Soccer -- covering matches
Scott French always brings four things to any soccer game he covers � binoculars, a stopwatch, tape recorder and a Mead flexible composition...Read More
Frozen Four gets frigid reception in most sports departments
The University of Wisconsin just captured its second straight NCAA women�s ice hockey championship. But you wouldn�t know it by reading news...Read More
Nothing's more joyful than spring training
Spring training is a time to work and a time to play, a time for promise and a time for joy. Spring training is a time for players to learn ...Read More
You go, girl (and don't kick my butt)
Here�s a sign of the times. Tennessee�s all-everything sophomore Candace Parker says she will not enter the WNBA draft on April 4. �I�m def...Read More
Play ball!
I'm headed to spring training where I plan to relax at a few stadiums in Florida. Nice weather. Cheap dogs. Baseball. What could be bett...Read More
Some great lessons
Here's the third of a series of reviews on sports books that focus on issues related to the craft of sports reporting and writing. This...Read More
Sports fans are pigs
Sports fans are pigs. Or so it seems. Cheerleaders prance along the sidelines with skimpier and skimpier outfits, especially in the NFL. Spo...Read More
This book should 'flash' before every sportswriter's eyes
Here's the second of a series of reviews on sports books that focus on issues related to the craft of sports reporting and writing. Thi...Read More
Things I love & hate about sports
Here�s the start to a list that will certainly grow with time: Things I love & hate about sports. Must be in a bad mood. I�m more a hate...Read More
Reporting without leering: What's a middle-aged writer to do?
Here's the first of a series of sports book reviews that deal with specific issues related to the craft of sports reporting and writing...Read More
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