Category: Weekly Roundup

John Branch of New York Times Magazine profiled Colin Kaepernick and his long road to becoming the prominent and divisive social activist. Rembert Browne of Bleacher Report also profiled Colin Kaepernick and the social realities revealed by his protest. Fernando Perez of Vice Sports wrote a history of sign stealing in baseball and detailed the …

Nicole Auerbach of The Athletic gives a first hand account of Appalachian State’s shocking win over Michigan 10 years ago. Sam Miller of ESPN tells the story of what happened to Barry Bonds final home run ball, no. 762. Mina Kimes of ESPN profiles Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers and his journey to find …

Ben Baskin of Sports Illustrated wrote a detailed account of the Connor McGregor/Floyd Mayweather fight. Molly Light of ESPN profiles USC quarterback Sam Darnold. Mike Chiappetta of SB Nation believes McGregor lost the fight to Mayweather but earned a new wave of fans. Michael Pina of Vice Sports wrote on the Boston Celtics big bet …

Mark Purdy of the San Jose Mercury News says farewell after 33 years as a sports writer. Mark Purdy also wrote a series on his long and storied career, including this one where he describes his best and worst assignments. Elizabeth Merrill of ESPN tells the story of a small town in rural Texas where …

Ben Reiter of Sports Illustrated tells the story of Hideki Irabu, the former Yankee pitcher who never lived up to the lofty expectations. Don Van Natta of ESPN profiles Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones, who was inducted into the NFL Hall of Fame over the weekend. Sam Borden of ESPN tells the story of former …

Dave Kaplan of The National Pastime Museum tells the story of longtime baseball writer Claire Smith, the first African American woman to be inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame. Bob Brookover of the Philadelphia Inquier also wrote on Claire Smith and the gender and race barriers she broke in her storied career. Nicki Jhabvala …

Michael Rosenberg of Sports Illustrated profiles MLB umpire Joe West and his quest to preserve umpiring and traditional baseball as technology becomes a bigger part of the game. David Fleming of ESPN gives some inside perspective on athletes and what happens when they need to relieve themselves. Will Magee of Vice Sports relives the contentious …

Grant Brisbee of SB Nation writes the Marlins will soon be a powerhouse in Major League Baseball. Seth Wickersham of ESPN profiles Greg Oden and his return to earn his degree from Ohio State. Jessica Luther of Bleacher Report tells the story of an all girls travel baseball team whose players aspire to make it …

Brian Burnsed, Sports Capital Journalism alum, wrote the compelling and heartbreaking story of Clinton Portis, who was nearly driven to murder after losing the majority of his NFL earnings. Nicole Auerbach of USA Today profiled the new head basketball coach at Butler, LaVall Jordan, and his deep ties to the university.  Alex Prewitt of Sports …

Tyler Kepner of the New York Times writes about former major league knuckleball pitcher turned author Jim Bouton and his battle with brain disease. Buzz Bissinger of Vanity Fair gives his legendary voice to tell the story of how tennis great Serena Williams fell for Reddit founder, Alexis Ohanian. Dan Shaughnessy of the Boston Globe …