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Sports author in another scuffle, takes on NCAA
O, by the WayDoes the name Buzz Bissinger mean anything to you?Unless you follow the coming and goings of sports journalism figures (and if you do with any regularity, you need a hobby), the name might not ring a bell.So to bring you up to......Tags: New York Times, National Collegiate Athletic Association
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Out of style
The Flip SideThe Bleacher Report blog has posted a list of what it says are the 10 most unwearable sports jerseys. There are some choices that are obvious for their links to criminal activity: Rae Carruth, Michael Vick and O.J. Simpson. The Bleacher Report also...Tags: Manny Ramirez, Super Bowl, Multi-Sport Events, Injuries, John Madden
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Buzz of blogosphere
FRIDAYNight Lights author Buzz Bissinger seems to be embarking on a new career as a celebrity antagonist. For those who monitor the movements of sports journalism figures, Bissinger might be familiar as the angry fellow who ripped into former Deadspin...Tags: New York Times, National Collegiate Athletic Association, Celebrity
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Downer's Grove native Miles Harvey is a master of non-fiction storytelling
Attentive fans of Miles Harvey's storytelling may have noticed that journalism and a love of intricate reportage are woven tightly into the author's literary DNA. A former reporter at United Press International in Chicago, a former editor at In These...Tags: Colleges and Universities, Democratic Party, Arcadia, University of Chicago, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
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Bob Costas turns from blogosphere to baseball
WatchdogCommack's own Bob Costas was kind enough to invite me to his latest sports-related town hall meeting, which debuts on HBO Wednesday night and focuses on various aspects of the national pastime. I politely declined, because I have other plans......Tags: Bob Costas
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Buzz Bissinger, Will Leitch reunite on 'Costas Now'
WatchdogI am going to try today to watch my tape of last night's "Costas Now" and watch the British Open live and write a newspaper column simultaneously, so please forgive me for light blogging. So far I have seen Buzz......Tags: CBS Corp., eBay Incorporated, Radio Industry, Pete Rose
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Costas is the modern-day McKay
When I was growing up, Howard Cosell, Jim McKay and Jack Whitaker defined what sports broadcasting was all about. They had the ability to take an athletic contest and provide context, relevance, the reason why you should care -- all in less than two...Tags: Tiger Woods, Super Bowl, Multi-Sport Events, Kentucky Derby, Churchill Downs
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Will Leitch farewell festivities ongoing at Deadspin
WatchdogAll kinds of stuff going on at Deadspin this Friday afternoon for Will Leitch's farewell. A new editor (A.J. Daulerio)! An interview with Buzz Bissinger! Assorted tributes to Will! Too much for individual links. Just go over and check it...... -
Will Leitch breaks story about himself: It's over . . . soon
WatchdogWill Leitch just announced he is leaving as editor of Deadspin later this month. Wow. I'm not shocked, given the shelf life he predicted for himself when I first interviewed him 16 months ago, but still . . . How......Tags: Curt Schilling
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James Prendergast, Bellport
SPORTS: Football, spring track. Prendergast has been busting up defenders as a fullback and tight end, and dropping ball carriers as an inside linebacker for the past three years. He has been a football player since he was 6 ears old. He throws shot put...Tags: Indianapolis Colts, Colleges and Universities, Baltimore Colts, ESPN, Adam Sandler
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Peter Berg Saddles Up Barbaro Flick
Zap2It.com"Friday Night Lights" director Peter Berg is expected to direct "Gone Like the Wind," a Universal project about the late horse Barbaro. Like "Friday Night Lights," "Gone Like the Wind" is based on the writing of Buzz Bissinger, in this case an article...Tags: Triple Crown, Equestrian, Will Smith, NBC, Peter Berg
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'Shattered Glass'
Times Staff WriterWe take you now to the weekly staff meeting at the New Republic, a major player in American political journalism, a publication that likes to think of itself as "the in-flight magazine of Air Force One." Associate editor and resident wunderkind Stephen...Tags: Periodicals, Michael Kelly, Billy Ray, Newspaper and Magazine, Hayden Christensen
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