The Top Player in This League? It May Be the Sports Reporter
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Rising demand for star sportswriters, driven by rising television and Internet revenue, is leading to intense competition to hire talent.
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As Ryan Wilson at AOLâs FanHouse points out, cheaters do prosper sometimes. Itâs unclear whether they need to be wearing a weathered hoodie while doing so. ESPNâs Matt Mosley makes an excellent point about the use of âpit bullâ to describe a player. That should be right up there on the list with referring to yourself [...].
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Are black athletes wasting their considerable wealth? Sportswriter William C. Rhoden thinks so.
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By Wayne Pearson, host of ESPN&#39;s &quot;Ultimate Outdoors&quot;. It&#39;s been my experience that the term &quot;legend,&quot; when describing an individual, has been tossed around all too freely.
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Sports leagues and their television partners will take big ratings wherever and whenever they can find them. But it&#39;s not exactly in the Christmas spirit that the NBA presents Pistons vs.
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About a month ago, prior to the PGA championship, there was a mild debate surfacing as to who may be player of the year on the PGA Tour.
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The Sporting News - In a year that threatened to wipe the smirk off David Stern's face, the story that generated the loudest and longest buzz revolved around the league's best and best-known player.
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But on national television Friday night, and in a first-person story posted on a magazine&#39;s Web site, the alleged mastermind of the BALCO sports doping scandal seemingly
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The Sporting News - Some of you may know, this is my first offseason covering baseball -- I had been Sporting News' NBA writer for seven years or so. My man Stan McNeal has that beat well-covered now, and I am sticking with MLB, a switch we made at the end of the World Series.
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Dennis Erickson pondered his quarterback situation, then joked he might have to suit up a reporter to be his No. 3 passer this weekend.
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When the National League Rookie of the Year is revealed Monday, fans will get a glimpse into whether or not the writers favored numbers or intangibles.
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Dealing with the media has become an integral part of a tennis player's life, and some do it better than others.
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The sharp-eyed among you may have noticed a wave of trepidation sweepoing the tabloid press following Jonny Wilkinson&#39;s elevation to the England captaincy this week.
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ESPN announced yesterday the signing of Rick Reilly, whose contract with Sports Illustrated expires at the end of November. He will write the back-page column in ESPN the Magazine and deliver essays on âSportsCenterâ during its golf coverage.Reilly said he succumbed to ESPN after rejecting offers 5 and 10 years ago. âThe money was ridiculous,â he said in a news media conference call. âThis is an itch Iâve always wanted to scratch, to take my voice to a different place.â Despite being on TV regularly with one-minute commentaries, he said ESPN wanted him for his column. âBelieve me, with this nose, I know whatâs best for me,â he said.
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Steroids boost the body, but donât expect a âgotchaâ in a playerâs statistics.
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By MARC KATZ  Apparently, in NASCAR the "drugs" go into the equipment, not the athlete. Anyway, ESPN is re-entering the racing fray, and in a big way, signing Brent Musburger to front its presentation.
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LeBron James might soon fulfill the mediaâs hype â if the viewing public can adapt to a new kind of superstar.