By Frank Gogola | @FrankGogola RIO DE JANEIRO – Mikaela Mayer first met Claressa Shields at the 2012 U.S. Olympic Team Trials in Spokane, Washington. Shields was still a relative unknown. It would be several months until she won a historic women’s boxing Olympic gold medal. “I came up to her, and I’m like, ‘Hey, …
Read MoreBy Rebecca Harris | @MsRebeccaHarris RIO DE JANEIRO — The Barcelona 1992 Olympic Games had the Dream Team. London’s Games in 2012 had the Fierce Five. Rio 2016 has the “Perfect 10.” The “Perfect 10” is two-time Olympian Abby Johnston’s brainchild, born shortly after the U.S. Olympic Team Trials for Diving wrapped up in June. “We …
Read MoreINDIANAPOLIS — Sports journalism students at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis will have a rare opportunity to cover the world’s biggest sporting spectacle, the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio. Frank Gogola and Rebecca Harris, graduate students in the Sports Capital Journalism Program in the School of Liberal Arts’ Department of Journalism and Public Relations, will write …
Read MoreBy Pamela C. Laucella (IUPUI), Marie Hardin (Penn State), Steve Bien-Aimé (Penn State), and Dunja Antunovic (Bradley University) Published in Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly Abstract This study surveyed sports editors about gender-related issues in hiring and coverage. Although many editors estimate reader interest to be low and do not believe coverage of women’s sports …
Read MoreBy Frank Gogola | @FrankGogola Sports Capital Journalism Program CHICAGO – There’s no concealing the fact that this is Mike Krzyzewski’s most inexperienced Olympic team. There’s no LeBron James, Kobe Bryant or Chris Paul. In fact, Carmelo Anthony and Kevin Durant are the only players on the 12-man roster with Olympic experience. That doesn’t mean …
Read MoreBy Frank Gogola | @FrankGogola Sports Capital Journalism Program CHIAGO — The voice – along with the ability to effectively communicate – is one of the most powerful tools for creating change. Knicks star Carmelo Anthony knows that well and has brought his voice to the forefront on social issues this past month. Whether it …
Read MoreBy Frank Gogola | @FrankGogola Sports Capital Journalism Program CHICAGO — On July 20, a live shot of USA Basketball practice on NBA TV captured head coach Mike Krzyzewski cursing Kyrie Irving. The recently crowned NBA champion interrupted an inbound drill by laughing at the way his coach ran coming off a pick. The internet …
Read MoreBy Sports Capital Journalism Program | @SportsCapJour From Hawk Central’s Mark Emmert: The side of Iowa quarterback C.J. Beathard you didn’t know about. The Chicago Tribune’s Paul Skrbina was at U.S. Cellular Field on Saturday as ace Chris Sale was sent home for reportedly cutting up throwback jerseys. The untold story of Tony Smith, the …
Read MoreBy Sports Capital Journalism Program Staff | @SportsCapJour The Oklahoman’s Berry Tramel, speaks with Amelia Molitor, who refused to quit Oklahoma after she was punched by Sooner running back Joe Mixon. A former volleyball player breaks her silence three decades after alleged abuse by her youth coach. Story by the NY Daily News’ Michael O’Keeffe …
Read MoreBy Sports Capital Journalism Program Staff | @SportsCapJour Dirk Chatelain, of the Omaha World-Herald, on how scholarship limits hurt college baseball. WFAA-TV sports anchor Dale Hansen on the shootings in Dallas this past week. From the Associated Press: How the Saunders family grappled with Flip’s death during the Fourth of July. Harvey Araton, of The …
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