By Sarah Lounsbury | @saraahlounsbury Sports Capital Journalism Program LOS ANGELES — The Georgia Bulldogs reached the pinnacle of college football in Indianapolis a year ago this week, capturing their first national championship since 1980 by defeating the Alabama Crimson Tide, 33-18. But soon after the historic accomplishment, Georgia coach Kirby Smart would face the …
Read MoreBy Justin Haberstroh | @JustinHaberstr1 Sports Capital Journalism Program LOS ANGELES – Kendre Miller was a three-star football recruit in search of a power five football program. In the winter of 2020, Miller, a 6-foot, 208-pound running back from Mount Enterprise, Texas, population 500, reportedly had offers from UTSA, Southern Mississippi and Wyoming. He decided …
Read MoreBy Sarah Lounsbury | @saraahlounsbury Sports Capital Journalism Program LOS ANGELES — At the start of the Georgia Bulldogs’ media day session on Saturday prior to the College Football Playoff National Championship, starting quarterback Stetson Bennett enters the Los Angeles Convention Center unfazed amid crowds of reporters and cameras. With each step he takes towards …
Read MoreBy Justin Haberstroh | @JustinHaberstr1 Sports Capital Journalism Program LOS ANGELES – The new head coach of the TCU Horned Frogs, Sonny Dykes, had a simple goal last year: Keep his four best players. Of the four that Dykes wanted to keep, Quentin Johnston was the one who stayed. Johnston, a 6-foot-4, 215-pound wide receiver, …
Read MoreTrying to describe an experience of a lifetime is more difficult than you might think. You want to get the words right, you want to get the right feelings across, you don’t want to be too wordy, yet you also want to make sure to be detailed. I went to Australia for the first time …
Read MoreEditor’s Note: From the FIBA Women’s Basketball World Cup at Sydney, Australia, Sports Capital Journalism Program graduate student Owen Kaelble on the United States victory over China for its fourth consecutive gold medal and 11th championship overall. https://www.usab.com/news-events/news/2022/10/2022-wwc-vs-chn-final.aspx
Read MoreEditor’s Note: From the FIBA Women’s Basketball World Cup at Sydney, Australia, Sports Capital Journalism Program graduate student Sarah Lounsbury on the contributions of Kelsey Plum to the fourth straight United States gold medal victory. https://www.usab.com/news-events/news/2022/10/wwc-plum-feature.aspx
Read MoreIt’s prime time at the Sydney Superdome on Friday night. China and Australia are playing for a spot in the final of the 2022 FIBA Women’s World Cup and the stadium is packed with equal parts Australia fans and China fans. The crowd is announced as 11,916, but there is much more noise than that. …
Read MoreEditor’s Note: From the FIBA Women’s Basketball World Cup at Sydney, Australia, Sports Capital Journalism Program graduate student Owen Kaelble describes the overwhelming defensive effort that led the United States to a semifinal victory over Canada and a fourth consecutive final. https://www.usab.com/news-events/news/2022/09/wwc-defense-feature.aspx
Read MoreEditor’s Note: From the FIBA Women’s Basketball World Cup in Sydney, Australia, Sports Capital Journalism Program graduate student Sarah Lounsbury on the United States’ semifinal victory over Canada to advance to a fourth consecutive final. https://www.usab.com/news-events/news/2022/09/2022-wwc-vs-can.aspx
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