Sportswriting

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Sportswriting (also "sports writing") is a form of journalism that reports on sports topics and events.

Within newspapers, the sports department is sometimes mockingly called the "toy department," because sports journalists concern themselves with games rather than 'serious' topics like politics, crime, business, etc. However, sports stories often transcend the games themselves and take on socio-political significance; Jackie Robinson breaking the color barrier in baseball is an example of this. Sportswriters face much more deadline pressure than most other reporters, because sporting events tend to occur late in the day. Many of the most talented and respected print journalists have been sportswriters.

Historical sportswriters

• George W. Daley
• Dan Daniel
• Pierce Egan
• W.C. Heinz
• Leonard Koppett
• Ring Lardner
• Shirley Povich
• Grantland Rice
• Red Smith

Current sportswriters for major publications

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• Michelangelo Rucci
• Boti Nagy (basketball)

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• Greg Baum
• Dermott Brereton
• Rohan Connolly
• Martin Flanagan
• Jake Niall
• Emma Quayle
• Robert Walls
• Tim Watson
• Caroline Wilson

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• Dan Bickley [link]
• Paola Boivin [link]
• John Davis [link]
• John Gambadoro [link]
• Jim Gintonio [link]
• Don Ketchum [link]

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• Tony Barnhart [link]
• Furman Bisher [link]
• Mark Bradley [link]
• Curtis Bunn [link]
• Michelle Hiskey [link]
• Steve Hummer [link]
• Darryl Maxie [link]
• Terence Moore [link]
• Jeff Schultz [link]
• MikeTierney [link]
• Tim Tucker [link]

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• John Eisenberg [link]
• Ray Frager [link]
• Milton Kent [link]
• Rick Maese [link]
• Mike Preston [link]
• Peter Schmuck [link]
• David Steele [link]

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• Will McDonough [link]
• Jackie MacMullan [link]
• Bob Ryan [link]
• Dan Shaughnessy [link]
• Ron Borges

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• Jim Baker [link]
• Steve Buckley [link]
• Gerry Callahan [link]
• Michael Gee [link]
• Karen Guregian [link]
• George Kimball [link]
• Kevin Mannix [link]
• Tony Massarotti [link]

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• Bob Dicesare [link]
• Larry Felser [link]
• Mark Gaughan [link]
• Bucky Gleason [link]
• Mike Harrington [link]
• Amy Moritz [link]
• Jerry Sullivan [link]
• Allen Wilson [link]
• Other Columns [link]

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• Rick Bonnell [link]
• Scott Fowler [link]
• Ron Green Sr. [link]
• Ron Green Jr. [link]
• Stan Olson [link]
• David Poole [link]
• David Scott [link]
• Tom Sorensen [link]
• Pat Yasinskas [link]

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• Lacy J. Banks [link]
• John Jackson [link]
• Jay Mariotti [link]
• Ron Rapoport [link]
• Carol Slezak [link]
• Rick Telander [link]

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• Mike Downey [link]
• Lew Freedman [link]
• Teddy Greenstein [link]
• Melissa Isaacson [link]
• Fred Mitchell [link]
• Rick Morrissey [link]
• Don Pierson [link]
• Phil Rogers [link]
• Steve Rosenbloom [link]
• Ed Sherman [link]
• Sam Smith [link]
• Barry Temkin [link]
• Bob Verdi [link]

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• Paul Daugherty [link]
• Tim Sullivan [link]

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• Roger Brown [link]
• Bill Livingston [link]
• Bud Shaw [link]

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• Kevin B. Blackistone [link]
• Tim Cowlishaw [link]
• Gerry Fraley [link]
• Frank Luksa [link]
• Kevin Sherrington [link]

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• Jim Armstrong [link]
• Neil H. Devlin [link]
• Terry Frei [link]
• Mark Kiszla [link]
• Mike Klis [link]
• John Meyer [link]
• Charlie Meyers [link]
• Woody Paige [link]
• Adam Schefter [link]
• Marc J. Spears [link]

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• Rich Evans [link]
• Loren Jorgensen [link]
• Doug Robinson [link]
• Brad Rock [link]
• Mike Sorensen [link]

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• Mitch Albom [link]
• Drew Sharp [link]
• Michael Rosenborg

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• Joe Falls [link]
• Terry Foster [link]
• Jerry Green [link]
• Rob Parker [link]
• Bob Wojnowski [link]

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• Larry Dennis [link]
• Gene Frenette [link]
• Joe Julavits [link]

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• Wendell Barnhouse [link]
• Jimmy Burch [link]
• Jeff Caplan [link]
• Mac Engel [link]
• Jennifer Floyd [link]
• Randy Galloway [link]
• Art Garcia [link]
• Len Hayward [link]
• Brett Hoffman [link]
• Bob Hood [link]
• Mike Jones [link]
• Gil LeBreton [link]
• Kathleen O'Brien [link]
• Charles Polansky [link]
• Tim Price [link]
• Jim Reeves [link]
• John Sturbin [link]
• T.R. Sullivan [link]
• Laura Weisskopf [link]
• Richie Whitt [link]
• Charean Williams [link]

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• John Branch [link]
• Milo F. Bryant [link]
• John Canzano [link]

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• Bill Huber [link]
• Todd McMahon [link]
• Doug Ritchay [link]

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• Damien Barrett
• James Hird
• Howard Kotton
• Michael Lynch
• Jon Ralph
• Mark Robinson
• Mike Sheahan
• Daryl Timms
• Bruce Wilson

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• David Barron [link]
• Fran Blinebury [link]
• MK Bower [link]
• Steve Campbell [link]
• Joe Doggett [link]
• Jonathan Feigen [link]
• Niki Herbert [link]
• Mickey Herskowitz [link]
• Richard Justice [link]
• John P. Lopez [link]
• Megan Manfull [link]
• John McClain [link]
• Doug Pike [link]
• Dale Robertson [link]
• Shannon Tompkins [link]

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• C. Jemal Horton [link]
• Bob Kravitz [link]

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• Jeffrey Flanagan [link]
• Blair Kerkhoff [link]
• Joe Posnanski [link]
• Jason Whitlock [link]

Las Vegas Review Journal

• Richard Eng [link]
• Royce Feour [link]
• Joe Hawk [link]
• Jeff Wolf [link]

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• Jeff Haney [link]
• Brian Hilderbrand [link]
• Ron Kantowski [link]
• Rob Miech

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• Barbara Barker [link]
• Robert Cassidy [link]
• Chuck Culpepper [link]
• Michael Dobie [link]
• Joe Gergen [link]
• Bob Glauber [link]
• Alan Hahn [link]
• Mark Herrmann [link]
• Jon Heyman [link]
• Johnette Howard [link]
• Steve Jacobsen [link]
• Steven Marcus [link]
• Jason Molinet [link]
• Ed McNamara [link]
• Shaun Powell [link]
• Tim Rock [link]
• Jerry Trecker [link]
• Jeff Williams [link]
• Steve Zipay [link]

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• Steve Dilbeck [link]
• Kevin Modesti [link]

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• J.A. Adande [link]
• Thomas Bonk [link]
• Bill Christine [link]
• Lisa Dillman [link]
• Chris Dufresne [link]
• Helene Elliott [link]
• Sam Farmer [link]
• Shav Glick [link]
• Randy Harvey [link]
• Mark Heisler [link]
• Ross Newhan [link]
• Grahame L. Jones [link]
• Robyn Norwood [link]
• Mike Penner [link]
• Diane Pucin [link]
• Bill Plaschke [link]
• T.J. Simers [link]
• Steve Springer [link]
• Larry Stewart [link]
• Pete Thomas [link]
• Lonnie White [link]

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• Greg Cote [link]
• Dan Le Batard [link]
• Jeff Miller [link]
• Edwin Pope [link]
• Linda Robertson [link]

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• Gary D'Amato [link]
• Tom Enlund [link]
• Dale Hofmann [link]
• Michael Hunt [link]
• Drew Olson [link]
• Bob Wolfley [link]

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• Sid Hartman [link]
• Patrick Reusse [link]
• Jim Souhan [link]

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• Pat Hickey [link]
• Mike Boone [link]
• Red Fisher [link]
• Chris Brownstein [link]

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• John DeShazier [link]
• Peter Finney [link]
• Dave Lagarde [link]

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• Filip Bondy [link]
• Bill Gallo [link]
• Hank Gola [link]
• John Harper [link]
• Edward Jackowski [link]
• Jerry Kenney [link]
• Mitch Lawrence [link]
• Mike Lupica [link]
• Bill Madden [link]
• Gary Myers [link]
• Lisa Olson [link]
• Mighty Quinn [link]
• Bob Raissman [link]
• Sherry Ross [link]
• The Slammer [link]
• Tim Smith [link]
• Dick Weiss [link]
• Vic Ziegel [link]

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• Marc Berman [link]
• Larry Brooks [link]
• Mark Cannizzaro [link]
• George King [link]
• Fred Kerber [link]
• Kevin Kernan [link]
• Andrew Marchand [link]
• Michael Morrissey [link]
• Paul Schwartz [link]
• Peter Vecsey [link]

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• Ricardo Iglesias[link]
• Dave Anderson [link]
• Harvey Araton [link]
• Ira Berkow [link]
• Mike Freeman [link]
• William C. Rhoden [link]
• Richard Sandomir [link]
• George Vecsey [link]

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• Dave Del Grande [link]
• Dave Newhouse [link]
• Monte Poole [link]
• Art Spander [link]
• Carl Steward [link]

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• Steve Bisheff [link]
• Steve Fryer [link]
• Michael Lev [link]
• John Reger [link]
• Marcia Smith [link]
• Dave Strege [link]
• Mark Whicker [link]
• Randy Youngman [link]

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• Jerry Boone [link]
• John Canzano [link]
• Brian Meehan [link]
• Bill Monroe [link]
• Bob Robinson [link]

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• Mike Bianchi [link]
• Jerry Brewer [link]
• George Diaz [link]
• Jerry Greene [link]
• Chris Harry [link]
• Brian Schmitz [link]
• David Whitley [link]

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• Karen Crouse [link]
• Charles Elmore [link]
• Dave George [link]
• Greg Stoda [link]

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• Bill Conlin [link]
• Paul Domowitch [link]
• Sam Donnellon [link]
• Bernard Fernandez [link]
• Rich Hofmann [link]
• Phil Jasner [link]
• Dick Jerardi [link]
• Kevin Mulligan [link]
• John Smallwood [link]

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• Mike Bruton [link]
• Sam Carchidi [link]
• Bob Ford [link]
• Joe Logan [link]
• Bill Lyon [link]
• Tim Panaccio [link]
• Jim Salisbury [link]
• Phil Sheridan [link]
• Stephen A. Smith [link]

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• Ron Cook [link]
• Chuck Finder [link]
• Mark Madden [link]
• Stan Savran [link]
• Bob Smizik [link]

Providence Journal-Bulletin

• Tom E. Curran [link]
• Jim Donaldson [link]
• Tom Meade [link]
• Bill Reynolds [link]
• Mike Szostak [link]

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• Sam Adams [link]
• Jim Benton [link]
• B.G. Brooks [link]
• Lynn DeBruin [link]
• Jack Etkin [link]
• Dave Krieger [link]
• Bernie Lincicome [link]
• Marcia Neville [link]
• Paula Parrish [link]
• Chris Tomasson [link]
• Tracy Ringolsby [link]
• Rick Sadowski [link]
• Gerry Valerio [link]
• Scott Stocker [link]

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• Marcos Bretón [link]
• Joe Davidson [link]
• Scott Howard-Cooper [link]
• Mark Kreidler [link]
• Ailene Voisin [link]

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• Patrick Kinahan [link]
• Steve Luhm [link]
• Gordon Monson [link]
• Dick Rosetta [link]

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• Dan Cook [link]
• Mike Finger [link]
• David Flores [link]
• Tim Griffin [link]
• Buck Harvey [link]
• David King [link]
• Richard Oliver [link]
• Tom Orsborn [link]
• Harry Page [link]
• Ken Rodriguez [link]
• Glenn Rogers [link]
• Ron Henry Strait [link]
• John Whisler [link]

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• Bruce Adams [link]
• Betting Fool [link]
• David Bush [link]
• Mark Camps [link]
• Dwight Chapin [link]
• John Crumpacker [link]

 

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