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It is a truth universally acknowledged that lobster rolls taste better when consumed at sunset on the Malibu coast. After a day that started at 8 a.m. with Georgia and Oklahoma press conferences, my Sports Capital Journalism Program colleague Alaa Abdeldaiem and I finished our first stories with enough time to squeeze in a surfside …

By Sarah Bahr | @smbahr14 Sports Capital Journalism Program LOS ANGELES — In Georgia offensive coordinator Jim Chaney’s dreams, Oklahoma quarterback Baker Mayfield’s cream pants are spotless as a clergyman’s cassock. His helmet gleams in the Southern California sunshine. His cleats? Marshmallow-white. In Chaney’s fantasy, Oklahoma’s one-man offensive juggernaut never sees the field, throwing for …

By Alaa Abdeldaiem | @Abdeldaiem_Alaa Sports Capital Journalism Program LOS ANGELES –– Ogbonnia Okoronkwo is tired of hearing it. The senior defensive end is facing a Southeastern Conference opponent in a bowl game for the second straight year, and as his Oklahoma Sooners prepare to take on Georgia at the Rose Bowl Game presented by …

Mark Bechtel (@SI_MarkBechtel) of Sports Illustrated details the path Doris Burke is leading for female sports journalists. Jeff Zillgitt (@JeffZillgitt) of USA Today Sports describes the path Michael Beasley took to get back to the NBA after playing overseas. Mike Jensen (@jensenoffcampus) of the Philadelphia Inquirer explains how Mel Greenberg is still the guru of …

Steve Politi (@StevePoliti) of NJ.com writes about Rutgers’ upset victory over Seton Hall and what it means for college basketball in New Jersey. L. Jon Wertheim and and Viv Bernstein (@jon_wertheim and @viv_bernstein) of Sports Illustrated detail how Jerry Richardson and the Carolina Panthers have made monetary settlements with several former employees who accused Richardson …

INDIANAPOLIS — This is the fourth year of the College Football Playoff, and in Atlanta on Jan. 8, the usual organizations who cover it every year will return — outlets such as The New York Times, USA Today and ESPN. Put the IUPUI Sports Capital Journalism Program in that group, too. For the sixth consecutive year — …

(Editor’s note: Hall of Fame sports reporter Jeff Washburn, who passed away Nov. 29 at the age of 63, was buried Thursday in Lafayette, IN. The funeral took place Wednesday night in The Crawley Athletic Center in Jefferson High School. Washburn worked for the Lafayette Journal and Courier and the Associated Press, among other outlets. …

Lee Jenkins (@SI_LeeJenkins) of Sports Illustrated profiles Ben Simmons and his quest for NBA stardom. Dirk Chatelain (@dirkchatelain) of the Omaha World-Herald writes about Scott Frost’s return to Nebraska and what it means for the program going forward. Chris Johnson (@bychrisjohnson) of Sports Illustrated profiles Zion Williamson and how he came to prominence as a high …

By Jared McMurry (@jaredmac26) Sports Capital Journalism Program INDIANAPOLIS – Ohio State found holes in the Wisconsin defense and stifled the Badgers running game, holding on for a 27-21 victory in the 2017 Big Ten Football Championship Game Saturday night at Lucas Oil Stadium. The win gave the No. 8 Buckeyes (11-2) their 36th Big …

By Mark Alewine (MR_Alewine) Sports Capital Journalism Program INDIANAPOLIS— Troy Fumagalli and the Wisconsin seniors have been here before. Watching the confetti cover the turf at Lucas Oil Stadium. Filing into the tunnel with the deafening cheers behind them. O! H! I! O! It’s been three years since Wisconsin lost to Ohio State, 59-0, in …