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Posted on April 5th, 2016 in Weekly Roundup by fgogola

By Sports Capital Journalism Program Staff | @SportsCapJour

The college athletes’ right movement has stalled. Story by CBSSports.com’s Jon Solomon.

With the MLB season under way, Tyler Kepner, of the NYT, on how baseball is becoming an endangered species.

WTHR.com’s Bob Kravitz on of the intertwining of love, cancer and the Pacers.

From NYT’s Bruce Schoenfeld: What happened when venture capitalists took over the Golden State Warriors?

Bruce Arthur, of the Toronto Star, opines on the recently released NHL concussions emails.

ESPN The Magazine’s Elizabeth Merrill on what it’s like being Breanna Stewart as she goes for her fourth consecutive national championship.

Chris Dufresne catches up with Tommy Bonk, the man behind Phi Slama Jama.

Scott Cacciola, of The New York Times, looks back on former Golden State Warriors mascot Thunder and why the team doesn’t have a mascot anymore.

Jeff Passan’s new book “The Arm” focuses on building healthy baseball pitchers. Check out an excerpt here.

Ron Borges, of the Boston Herald, on friend and former New England Patriot Kevin Turner, who died at 46 years old after sustaining brain injuries from playing football.

The New York Times’ Richard Sandomir on why footage of Texas Western’s win over Kentucky in the 1966 NCAA tournament has hardly every been reshown on TV and why ESPN is rebroadcasting it.

Robert Sanchez, of ESPN The Magazine, on how Kris Bryant’s dad may be the secret to the Chicago Cubs star’s success.

Bleacher Report’s Scott Miller dives into the shocking death of former MLB player Tommy Hanson.