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 …
Read MoreBill Glauber of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel tells the story of Marshall Jacobs, who collapsed and died during the 2017 U.S. Open at Erin Hills, just days after his wife of 68 years. David Woods of the Indianapolis Star profiles Olympic gold medalist Lily King and her struggles to move on after her incredible success …
Read MoreMatt Velazquez of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, and graduate of IUPUI Sports Capital Journalism Program, profiles new Milwaukee Bucks GM Jon Horst. Bob Kravitz of WTHR in Indianapolis tells the story of Colts GM Chris Ballard and his two adopted children. Mike Jensen of the Philadelphia Inquirer tells the story of Mike Gibson and his …
Read MoreNHL Hall of Famer Mike Bossy pens a letter to himself at age 14 for the Players Tribune. Tim Kurkjian of ESPN writes about the terror of being hit by a major league fastball. Sam Borden of ESPN tells the heartbreaking story of the plane crash that killed most of the Brazilian soccer team, Chapecoense. …
Read MoreIt’s a special Indy 500 edition of the Weekly Roundup featuring current and former students of the Sports Capital Journalism Program at IUPUI. Michael Williams covers Fernando Alonso’s jump from Formula One to the Indy 500 for Indianapolis Monthly. Joe Spears profiles driver Jay Howard for Indianapolis Monthly. Rob Peeters profiles Carlos Munoz for Indianapolis …
Read MoreChris Ballard of Sports Illustrated goes over all the ways Steve Kerr has been able to continue leading the Warriors in his absence. Outside the Lines explores what effect the Syrian government has had on its national soccer team. Nigel Warburton of Aeon looks at the culture or mountaineering and how harder is viewed as …
Read MoreIn light of Dale Earnhardt’s recent announcement that he will retire at the end of the 2017 season, here’s a look back at Tommy Tomlinson’s feature on NASCAR’s most popular driver. Outside the Lines of ESPN published troubling news from Indiana University on its treatment of injured athletes. With the NFL Draft coming up, Rob …
Read MoreRyan O’Hanlon lays out what we as fans already know. Playoff basketball is very different than regular season basketball. Russell Westbrook’s high school teammate and close friend collapsed and died on the court in the middle of a game. Isaiah Thomas lost his sister to a car wreck, then had an epic performance in Game …
Read MoreBy Mark Alewine INDIANAPOLIS- Two IUPUI sports journalism alums joined current students in the program for a career panel detailing their stories in navigating the sports industry and building their careers. Kate Guerra and Katie Donnar fielded questions from students as well as panel facilitator, Dr. Pamela Laucella, covering everything from how to deal with …
Read MoreMy first sports story was to cover a girls’ softball game at William Blount High School in Maryville, Tenn. It was cold day in early Spring. The sky was overcast and gray with a constant threat of rain. I paid to get in, not knowing any better, and I sat on the top row of …
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