Editor’s note: The following story first appeared on the Sports Capital Journalism Website on Jan. 10, 2016. In light of the Indianapolis Colts selecting Ryan Kelly with their 2016 first-round pick, the story has been reposted. By Zach Wagner | @zachwagner Sports Capital Journalism Program PHOENIX — Alabama running back Derrick Henry has won …
Read MoreBlackie Sherrod, the greatest Texas sportswriter of his generation or any other, now and forevermore, died Thursday afternoon at age 96. Sherrod died at his home in Dallas of natural causes, said his wife, Joyce. He had been in hospice care for the past week. Sherrod was voted Texas Sportswriter of the Year a record …
Read MoreBy 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 …
Read MoreBy Frank Gogola | @FrankGogola Sports Capital Journalism Program INDIANAPOLIS – Tennessee and UConn were on a collision course. The Volunteers started the 1994-95 season ranked No. 1 in the AP poll; the Huskies were No. 4. Before the season, ESPN had scheduled a game for Martin Luther King Day at 1 p.m. to fill …
Read MoreBy 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’ …
Read MoreBy 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 …
Read More“Nice. What a cool opportunity.” That was Syracuse senior Cornelia Fondren’s response when I introduced myself as “Frank Gogola, a graduate student from IUPUI right here in Indy” during Saturday’s open locker room session ahead of the Women’s Final Four at Bankers Life Fieldhouse. After I finished interviewing Fondren, she asked me if I knew …
Read MoreForty minutes after turning on my recorder, Rebecca Lobo, ESPN analyst and star of the 1995 UConn championship team, stopped talking to reporters. Her answers to questions ranged from thoughts on UConn’s chances, specific players, such as Breanna Stewart and Moriah Jefferson, and coach Geno Auriemma. She also rightfully disdained people who criticized UConn’s domination …
Read MoreBy Cameron Stewart | @ThatManCam Sports Capital Journalism Program HOUSTON — The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame announced the 10 members of its class of 2016. Shaquille O’Neal, Allen Iverson, Yao Ming, Sheryl Swoopes, Zelmo Beatty, Tom Izzo, John McLendon, Darell Garretson, Cumberland Posey, and Jerry Reinsdorf will be enshrined on September 9 at Springfield, …
Read MoreI still remember the day fondly, sitting on my couch on one blazing Arizona summer day. Fall courses of the final semester of my undergrad career at Arizona State University were set to begin. I was coming to a crossroads, not sure where to go or what to do next. Grad school was a thought …
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