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In 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 …

Ryan 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 …

By 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 …

The strange story of how Swansea City’s mascot, Cyril the Swan became an assault suspect Monty Williams lost his wife in a car accident last year. Sports Illustrated does a searing portrait of a grieving man and the rebuilding of a family Sally Jenkins writes about Sergio Garcia’s first Masters win, which was a long time …

My 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 …

By Mark Alewine The United States Basketball Writers Association welcomed four greats of the sports writing industry into its Hall of Fame. It was a Hall of Fame class for the ages, headlined by a giant in world of sports media. Frank Deford of Sports Illustrated is a six-time Sportswriter of the Year recipient by …

I was extremely grateful for the opportunity to cover Stanford and South Carolina in the Women’s Final Four. My first priority was learning how to report on a sporting event of that magnitude and producing competent and interesting content for NCAA.com and the Sports Capital Journalism Program site. My second priority was taking advantage of …

When I created my brackets before March Madness began, I knew the men’s tournament was really a toss-up. But the women were a different story. I put UConn as champions without a second thought. Then, I picked the other Final Four teams and eventual runner-up with a little more consideration. UConn seemed invincible. The Huskies …

By Colton Bennett Sports Capital Journalism Program GLENDALE, Ariz. — It was not pretty. At all. The game lacked any flow. The statistics reflected North Carolina’s struggle. The Tar Heels shot 35.6 percent from the field and went 4-for-27 from the 3-point line. At the end of a season in which rebounding became a signature, …

By Mark Alewine Sports Capital Journalism Program GLENDALE, Ariz. — Nigel Williams-Goss crouched in the south end of the court, staring at the floor. He was alone, his freshly-sprained ankle throbbing in pain, while North Carolina celebrated on the opposite side of the floor. Just 7.2 seconds remained in Gonzaga’s magical season, and in a …