By Matt Velazquez Yes, you read that headline right. Today is my last day after nearly 7½ years at the Journal Sentinel. I never knew my life’s journey would lead me to Milwaukee and keep me here so long. That said, getting the opportunity to work at the Journal Sentinel fulfilled my childhood dream of becoming …
Read More(Editor’s Note: David Song, a student in the M.A. program in Sports Journalism at IUPUI, produced this analysis of the work of Isabelle Khurshudyan of The Washington Post, whose coverage of the Washington Capitals was among the stories recognized by the Associated Press Sports Editors.) By David Song | @DeltaSigma96 Sports Capital Journalism Program Breaking …
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David Song, an M.A. in Sports Journalism student, was recently named a member of the Sports Journalism Institute, a program that strives to help women and minorities get into newsrooms, for 2020. Song will intern at USA Today Sports this fall. “When Professor Malcolm Moran recommended I apply for SJI, I assumed I wouldn’t make …
Read MoreBy Evan Lande | @landemann Sports Capital Journalism Program Takuma Sato won the Indianapolis 500 for the second time on Sunday, this time under a yellow flag that ended Scott Dixon’s chase following Spencer Pigot’s crash with five laps to go. The 104th running – the first without fans due to the COVID-19 pandemic – …
Read MoreBy Will Hogsett | @WHHogsett Sports Capital Journalism Program INDIANAPOLIS – On the last night of the college basketball season, Indiana University coach Archie Miller remembered how he delivered the information that shook the world of his players. “It was like telling them a family member was sick, or something happened to somebody,” Miller said. …
Read MoreEditor’s Note: A year ago, Sports Capital Journalism Program student Dylan Hughes was assigned to cover the Big Ten Men’s Basketball Tournament. On the second scheduled day of the tournament, he covered the unprecedented cancellation of the conference tournament, followed by the cancellation of the NCAA tournament. As Indianapolis prepares to host the 2021 NCAA …
Read MoreEditor’s Note: In an unprecedented decision, the NCAA announced Thursday afternoon that its men’s and women’s basketball tournaments have been cancelled as a result of the global COVID-19 pandemic. The men’s tournament had taken place each year since 1939, while the women’s tournament had been held since 1982. Sports Capital Journalism students Will Hogsett and …
Read MoreEditor’s Note: The Big Ten Conference issued the following statement late Thursday morning, minutes before the scheduled game between Rutgers and Michigan at Bankers Life Fieldhouse. Sports Capital Journalism Program students Dylan Hughes and Will Hogsett will file reports this afternoon. The Big Ten Conference announced today that it will be canceling the remainder of …
Read MoreBy Dylan Hughes | @ByDylanHughes INDIANAPOLIS – Early in the evening, the opening matchup of the Big Ten Men’s Basketball Tournament between the Minnesota Golden Gophers and Northwestern Wildcats started as a normal game. By the time Minnesota advanced to the second round with a victory over the Wildcats, the fans at Bankers Life Fieldhouse …
Read MoreThe Big Ten Conference announced this evening that beginning Thursday, March 12, 2020, attendance at all Big Ten Men’s Basketball Tournament games will be limited to student-athletes, coaches, event staff, essential team and Conference staff, TV network partners, credentialed media, and immediate family members of the participating teams. Additionally, all further Big Ten Conference winter …
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