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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Football referees and linesmen are probably used to having their eyesight questioned, particularly when they make a controversial decision.
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HEMPSTEAD, N.Y., Jan. 4 - Some players seem destined to make a statement in big games, and some seem to shy from the moment.
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Willie Randolph aced his interview with Mets brass yesterday, according to team insiders. But two surprise dark-horse candidates have emerged to add intrigue to the search, the Daily News has learned.
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Wade Wilson has become the latest person, and perhaps the most surprising, to be suspended for violating the leagueâs rules on performance-enhancing drugs.
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NEW YORK -- Whether they're rooting for him or against him, fans might get to see a lot of Barry Bonds on television. Fox and ESPN are discussing the possibility of expanding coverage of Bonds as he approaches Hank Aaron's home run mark of 755, anticipating viewers will tune in _ out of admiration,...
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Are black athletes wasting their considerable wealth? Sportswriter William C. Rhoden thinks so.
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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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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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Steroids boost the body but donât expect a âgotchaâ in a playerâs statistics.
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Every year they bill this as the presentation of the biggest award in sports. It&#39;s supposed to be a prestigious honor, meant to go to the best college player in the country.
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Funny thing about pro sports. One team&#39;s mess is another team&#39;s messiah. In Toronto last week, the Vince Carter era came to a close, and not a minute too soon.
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Can center Dwight Howard lead his team to the top of the NBA? A handful of analysts â and a few fans â say yes.
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Some athletes are predisposed, genetically hard-wired, to draw attention, one way or another.
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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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Statistics in sport often tell only half  the story.
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At the end of every month, staff columnist Rick Carpiniello gives his unique perspective on the world of sports for the previous four weeks.