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Recent Examples of sportswriter
His thread is about John Feinstein, the legendary sportswriter (A Season on the Brink), who has just died.
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Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 26 Mar. 2025
Norm Clarke, an award-winning sportswriter and reporter for the Rocky Mountain News, died early Thursday morning at 82 after battling prostate cancer for more than 20 years.
—Lauren Penington, The Denver Post, 20 Mar. 2025
After working for 33 years as a sportswriter at the Winnipeg Free Press, Steve now spends his days searching for great retirement rides and writing about music, culture, active travel (hiking and biking), and Indigenous and community tourism experiences, both in Canada and internationally.
—Steve Lyons, AFAR Media, 20 Mar. 2025
Richard Dunn, a longtime sportswriter, writes the Dunn Deal column regularly for The Orange County Register’s weekly, The Coastal Current North.
—Richard Dunn, Orange County Register, 20 Mar. 2025
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Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 26 Mar. 2025
Norm Clarke, an award-winning sportswriter and reporter for the Rocky Mountain News, died early Thursday morning at 82 after battling prostate cancer for more than 20 years.
—Lauren Penington, The Denver Post, 20 Mar. 2025
After working for 33 years as a sportswriter at the Winnipeg Free Press, Steve now spends his days searching for great retirement rides and writing about music, culture, active travel (hiking and biking), and Indigenous and community tourism experiences, both in Canada and internationally.
—Steve Lyons, AFAR Media, 20 Mar. 2025
Richard Dunn, a longtime sportswriter, writes the Dunn Deal column regularly for The Orange County Register’s weekly, The Coastal Current North.
—Richard Dunn, Orange County Register, 20 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sportswriter
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In our Reality Check stories, Charlotte Observer journalists dig deeper into questions over facts, consequences and accountability.—
Mary Ramsey,
Charlotte Observer,
30 Apr. 2025
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In an interview with ABC's Terry Moran that aired on Tuesday, the journalist said the president had the power to have Abrego Garcia, who was wrongly deported to El Salvador in March despite a court order blocking his removal, returned with a simple phone call to Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele.—
Tom Rogers,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Apr. 2025
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The distraught relative quickly left the scene, declining to talk with reporters.—
Kerry Burke,
New York Daily News,
23 Apr. 2025
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In a follow-up meeting with financial reporters, Bessent said de-escalation with China is a priority but the two countries’ leaders are not in talks, and a deal cannot be negotiated with underlings.—
Philip Elliott,
Time,
23 Apr. 2025
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The piece thankfully stops short of being a hagiography of Murrow: the point is made that by stepping so far out into partisan waters as distinct from just reporting the news, the great newsman opened the door to partisan attacks on a clearly partisan media.—
Chris Jones,
Chicago Tribune,
4 Apr. 2025
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The piece thankfully stops short of being a hagiography of Murrow: the point is made therein that by stepping so far out into partisan waters as distinct from just reporting the news, the great newsman opened the door to partisan attacks on a clearly partisan media.—
Chris Jones,
New York Daily News,
4 Apr. 2025
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Rows of winding stations are monitored by staffers alert to any problems, inconsistencies or quality issues.—
Llewellyn King,
Forbes.com,
24 Apr. 2025
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Not all call takers are dispatchers, so if emergency calls require a response from police or ambulance, the call is forwarded to a staffer who can coordinate with officers.—
Kendrick Calfee,
Kansas City Star,
24 Apr. 2025
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Trump's idea to incarcerate U.S. citizens abroad raises concerns In: Immigration MS-13 Deportation United States Department of Justice Scott MacFarlane Scott MacFarlane is CBS News' Justice correspondent.—
Scott MacFarlane,
CBS News,
18 Apr. 2025
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New York Times White House correspondent Maggie Haberman suggested Wednesday that the Trump administration welcomes the fight over the fate of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a man who was mistakenly deported to El Salvador.—
Sarah Fortinsky,
The Hill,
17 Apr. 2025
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Cutting and fitting new stair components, including stringers and treads. Installing the new stairs and ensuring they are securely anchored.—
USA Today,
USA Today,
7 Apr. 2025
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As of Saturday, all employees could not access VOA headquarters in Washington, D.C. All VOA freelancers and stringers worldwide, and those with monthly contracts or assignments, have to stop working because there is now no way to pay them, the source added.—
Camilla Schick,
CBS News,
15 Mar. 2025
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McCarthy’s office had hired two newspapermen from the Washington Times-Herald to assemble the speech text for him.—
Made by History,
TIME,
9 Feb. 2025
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Thanks to these translations, English-speaking readers are in a better position to ponder the mystery of how a timid, apolitical newspaperman wrote one of the most haunting novels of the age of Fascism and war.—
Christopher Tayler,
Harper's Magazine,
2 Jan. 2025
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An El Paso police reporter got through to Nuzum and published a story about the arrest.—
Mara Bovsun,
New York Daily News,
19 Apr. 2025
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Miami Herald police reporter Milena Malaver contributed to this report.—
Madeleine Marr,
Miami Herald,
16 Apr. 2025
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“Sportswriter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sportswriter. Accessed 3 May. 2025.
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