Posted on November 14th, 2016 in Weekly Roundup by jackcarn

In the wake of a historic election, the nation grapples with its differences. The feeling is familiar to veteran sports reporter Tim Layden. Roger Bennett travels to Germany to meet rising American soccer star Christian Pulisic. Joe Resnick, a sports writer for the Associated Press battling advanced colon cancer, thought nobody cared. He was wrong. …

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Posted on November 7th, 2016 in Weekly Roundup by reaharri

Local Indianapolis NBC affiliate broadcasts a moving story about a son watching Game 7 with his late father Buck Harvey says goodbye to the Express-News after 30 years as a writer and columnist in San Antonio Social issues and sports collide in this story about high school football in a border town and a boy from Mexico …

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Posted on October 31st, 2016 in Weekly Roundup by jackcarn

After conducting an exclusive interview, SI.com’s Lee Jenkins describes 76ers rookie Joel Embiid’s two-year journey through tragedy and injuries back to the court. In the wee hours of the morning, die-hard Chicago Cubs fans take an Amtrak train from Cleveland back to Chicago following the Cubs’ World Series Game Two victory. Ronald Blum from the …

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Posted on October 24th, 2016 in Weekly Roundup by reaharri

Mitch Albom writes a poignant tribute to his late colleague at the Detroit Free Press, Drew Sharp. Cody Miller’s improbable rise to the Olympic podium in Rio for swimming. Pat Forde at Yahoo tells his story. Anya Alvarez interviews Kelli Masters, one of the only female NFL agents. A brief look into the dynamics of a high school …

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Posted on August 22nd, 2016 in 2016 Rio Olympics, Student Work by fgogola

So there I found myself inside the famed Maracanã alongside Brazilian soccer fans, caught up inside their moment of glory, redemption and pure elation. Brazil has just beaten Germany to win its first-ever Olympic gold medal with an ending you couldn’t script any better. After the World Cup humiliation, the constant dissection of Brazil’s numerous …

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Posted on August 22nd, 2016 in 2016 Rio Olympics, Student Work by fgogola

By Rebecca Harris | @MsRebeccaHarris RIO DE JANEIRO — Life has been somewhat of a waiting game for Jackie Galloway, newly-minted Olympic bronze medalist, at least when it comes to taekwondo. She was named an alternate to Mexico’s Olympic team for the London Games as she carries dual citizenship. She waited to be called up, …

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