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By Mike Williams | @MikeWritesSport Sports Capital Journalism Program SAN ANTONIO — The United States Basketball Writers Association inducted four sports journalists into its Hall of Fame during the annual honors luncheon on Monday. Lew Freedman of the Cody (Wyo.) Enterprise, David Jones of the Harrisburg Patriot-News, Charles Pierce of Esquire, Sports Illustrated and Slate …

Sally Jenkins of the Washington Post gave a scathing commentary on what Donald Trump does not understand about the NFL and its protesting players. Wright Thompson of ESPN the Magazine wrote a first hand account of the Cleveland Indians during the team’s 22 game winning streak. Larry Lage of the Associated Press told the story of …

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 …

Brendan Gaughan was injured by Allen Iverson in college, then he became a NASCAR driver. This is a crazy story on the twisted world of sports blogs and partnerships. Budapest announced its withdrawal from consideration for the 2024 Summer Olympics, narrowing the field to just Paris and Los Angeles. A beautiful photo-driven story on mountain biking …

Anthony Walker could be the first Northwestern football player to leave school early for the NFL in 20 years. Joan Niesen of Sports Illustrated chronicles Walker’s difficult journey to this point. Marcus Thompson II from the Mercury News writes about a 15-year-old girl’s fight to return to the water-polo pool and a normal life after …

After conducting an exclusive interview, SI.com’s Lee Jenkins describes 76ers rookie Joel Embiid’s two-year journey through tragedy and injuries back to the court. In the wee hours of the morning, die-hard Chicago Cubs fans take an Amtrak train from Cleveland back to Chicago following the Cubs’ World Series Game Two victory. Ronald Blum from the …