Category: Weekly Roundup

By Sports Capital Journalism Program | @SportsCapJour Jeff Ritter, of Golf.com, writes about golf in Rio as the sport is set to make its Olympic return. A look back at the WNBA’s first game as the league opens its 20th season. Story by NYT’s Harvey Araton. Three Lebanon (Tenn.) High School football players pen a …

By Sports Capital Journalism Program Staff | @SportsCapJour C.E. Morgan’s new book, “The Sport of Kings,” blends together horse racing with the evolution of the meaning of race in America. Book review by The New Yorker’s Kathryn Schulz. CNN’s Sara Ganim reports on a Sandusky victim who says the Joe Paterno allegedly told him to …

By Sports Capital Journalism Program Staff | @SportsCapJour Andrew Keh, of The New York Times, shares the story of the birth of Hack-a-Shaq on Dec. 29, 1997 by then-Mavericks coach Don Nelson. The New York Times’ Julie Robenhymer profiles John Buccigross’ #bucciovertimechallenge. Freelance sports writer Eric Koreen: “The newspaper didn’t love me back.” Dan Wetzel, …

By Sports Capital Journalism Program Staff | @SportsCapJour Wright Thompson, of ESPN The Magazine, pens an in-depth, revealing feature on the secret history of Tiger Woods: Woods’ love for military training, and how his life unraveled after his father’s death. ESPN’s Greg Ostendorf writes on three international college football players — from Denmark, Germany and …

By Sports Capital Journalism Program Staff | @SportsCapJour The Boston Globe’s Eric Moskowitz writes about a Boston Marathon bombing amputee who will run in this year’s race. Sports Illustrated’s Richard Deitsch opines that Vin Scully should call the World Series one final time before retiring. Michael Powell, of The New York Times, exposes the Yankees’ …

By Sports Capital Journalism Program Staff | @SportsCapJour In his farewell column for the Detroit Free Press, Joe Rexrode reflects on his relationship with Michigan State head coach Tom Izzo. The New York Times’ Sarah Lyall writes on a triathlete accused of cheating by cutting courses, an offense considered worse than doping by some in …

By Sports Capital Journalism Program Staff | @SportsCapJour The college athletes’ right movement has stalled. Story by CBSSports.com’s Jon Solomon. With the MLB season under way, Tyler Kepner, of the NYT, on how baseball is becoming an endangered species. WTHR.com’s Bob Kravitz on of the intertwining of love, cancer and the Pacers. From NYT’s Bruce …

By Sports Capital Journalism Program Staff | @SportsCapJour The Boston Globe’s Bob Ryan gives his two cents on what would happen if this year’s Warriors faced off against the 1985-86 Celtics. From Sam Anderson, of The New York Times Magazine: Bill Walton’s Long, Strange Tale of NBA Survival. A look at Katie Blackburn, the most …

By Sports Capital Journalism Program Staff | @SportsCapJour Ahead of Tuesday’s exhibition in Cuba, The NYT’s examines the first time Major League Baseball broke the ice with Cuba during the 1999 season. This Kawhi Leonard feature from Sports Illustrated’s Lee Jenkins will only make you respect the Spurs’ 24-year-old star even more. Nicole Auerbach, of USA …

By Sports Capital Journalism Program Staff | @SportsCapJour Tyler Kepner, of The New York Times, writes on how Oakland pitcher Sean Doolittle uses his platform to help the ostracized, like the LGBT community and Syrian refugees. ESPN The Magazine’s Tim Keown on why and how Bryce Harper is on a mission to change baseball’s culture …