By 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 …
Read MoreBy Sports Capital Journalism Program Staff | @SportsCapJour July 3 Tim Keown, of ESPN’s The Undefeated, writes on Andrew McCutchen’s upbringing and the growing trend of travel baseball, which serves rich, white Americans and doesn’t promote diversity. Women’s basketball lost one of its pioneers, Pat Summitt, on June 28 at 64 years old after her battle …
Read MoreBy Sports Capital Journalism Program Staff | @SportsCapJour Yahoo Sports’ Pat Forde pens a personal column on the joy and pride of watching his kids making it to the U.S. Olympic swim trials. Chris Hine, an openly gay sports writer, asks why do gay athletes remain in the closet, even as LGBT rights progress. Outside …
Read MoreBy Sports Capital Journalism Program Staff | @SportsCapJour To mark Father’s Day, Chicago Tribune reporter Chris Kuc asks White Sox and Cubs players what fatherhood has taught them. An oral history of the 2006 NBA Finals on its 10-year anniversary: Free throws, hotel switches and the ‘phantom call.’ Story by ESPN TrueHoop’s Tim MacMahon and Marc …
Read MoreBy Sports Capital Journalism Program Staff | @SportsCapJour Bill Simmons goes deep with the Hollywood Reporter about his breakup with ESPN, his free agency and his new HBO show. You thought Marshawn Lynch was just here so he wouldn’t get fined? The seemingly quiet former Seahawk opens up to L. Jon Wertheim about his childhood, …
Read MoreBy Sports Capital Journalism Program Staff | @SportsCapJour The Kansas City Star’s Rustin Dodd on how the Royals’ Whit Merrifield is fulfilling the family dream. Gridiron Now’s Rachel Baribeau opens up about herself being abused and why college football’s disjointed culture is breaking her heart. Boxer, activist and humanitarian icon Muhammad Ali died Friday at 74. Memories …
Read MoreBy 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 …
Read MoreBy 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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