Posted on May 30th, 2016 in Weekly Roundup by fgogola

By Sports Capital Journalism Program Staff | @SportsCapJour Marcus Thompson II, of the San Jose Mercury News, on the Warriors’ hidden hero from Game 6: Andre Iguodala. Sportsnet’s Michael Grange asks: Just how much is free agent DeMar DeRozan’s love for Toronto worth? ESPN’s Rob Demovsky provides a glimpse into a day in the life of …

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Posted on May 23rd, 2016 in Weekly Roundup by fgogola

By Sports Capital Journalism Program Staff | @SportsCapJour SI media writer Richard Deitsch has a roundtable with several reporters about “cleaning up” quotes. From SportsCenter Featured: The 74-year-old coach who revived football at Benton Harbor, a crippled Michigan high school. Dave Birkett, of the Detroit Free Press, dives into the past year for Erik Kramer, the former …

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Posted on May 22nd, 2016 in 100th Indianapolis 500, Student Work by fgogola

By Joe Spears | @joe_spears7 Sports Capital Journalism Program INDIANAPOLIS — One year after suffering a potentially fatal injury at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, James Hinchcliffe will lead the field of the 100th running of the Indianapolis 500. “I think it’s a huge story, and I would like to have the better one next week,” …

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Posted on May 16th, 2016 in Weekly Roundup by fgogola

By Sports Capital Journalism Program | @SportsCapJour Jeff Ritter, of Golf.com, writes about golf in Rio as the sport is set to make its Olympic return. A look back at the WNBA’s first game as the league opens its 20th season. Story by NYT’s Harvey Araton. Three Lebanon (Tenn.) High School football players pen a …

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Posted on May 9th, 2016 in Weekly Roundup by fgogola

By Sports Capital Journalism Program Staff | @SportsCapJour C.E. Morgan’s new book, “The Sport of Kings,” blends together horse racing with the evolution of the meaning of race in America. Book review by The New Yorker’s Kathryn Schulz. CNN’s Sara Ganim reports on a Sandusky victim who says the Joe Paterno allegedly told him to …

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Posted on May 2nd, 2016 in Weekly Roundup by fgogola

By Sports Capital Journalism Program Staff | @SportsCapJour Andrew Keh, of The New York Times, shares the story of the birth of Hack-a-Shaq on Dec. 29, 1997 by then-Mavericks coach Don Nelson. The New York Times’ Julie Robenhymer profiles John Buccigross’ #bucciovertimechallenge. Freelance sports writer Eric Koreen: “The newspaper didn’t love me back.” Dan Wetzel, …

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