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jersey/slant: The new normal in sports media coverage
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Tuesday, August 4, 2015. The new normal in sports media coverage. I usually enjoyed chatting with John Fox when he was coach of the Carolina Panthers. He was always congenial in our conversations and occasionally thoughtful and articulate. Fox was easy to like. But only when he was talking off the record. So I can't say I'm particularly surprised by the restrictive new rules for media covering the Chicago Bears. In Europe, it happens all the time. The phase out of independent media coverage of sports tea...
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jersey/slant: Nascar, Kyle Petty and the future of sports coverage
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Wednesday, July 3, 2013. Nascar, Kyle Petty and the future of sports coverage. Back in May, while covering the Nascar All-Star race and Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway for The New York Times, I conducted a little independent study. I made a list of the reporters who asked questions of five-time Cup champion Jimmie Johnson in a pair of press conferences held in the media center. With many independent media outlets reducing coverage of Nascar, from Sports Illustrated to The Washington Post, those...
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jersey/slant: August 2015
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Tuesday, August 4, 2015. The new normal in sports media coverage. I usually enjoyed chatting with John Fox when he was coach of the Carolina Panthers. He was always congenial in our conversations and occasionally thoughtful and articulate. Fox was easy to like. But only when he was talking off the record. So I can't say I'm particularly surprised by the restrictive new rules for media covering the Chicago Bears. In Europe, it happens all the time. The phase out of independent media coverage of sports tea...
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jersey/slant: I did that to a Nascar driver?
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Saturday, May 23, 2015. I did that to a Nascar driver? Jersey is not just a state of mind, it's a way of driving. When you are Jersey, you never know - and maybe don't care - who you wind up angering on the road. Unless, of course, someone pulls up alongside of you on the highway with a grin on his face and you realize the guy in the pickup truck you just rudely tailgated is a Nascar driver. The only way to get through it was to be aggressive. Be Jersey. Anyway, the truck finally pulled just far enough a...
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jersey/slant: The wrath of Tony Stewart
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Monday, March 3, 2014. The wrath of Tony Stewart. Tony Stewart via flickr. Back when I was a hockey writer in Hartford, Conn., I once inspired an entire arena to laugh at me. I was covering a minor-league championship on a night when I didn't have time to wait for players to get to the locker room for interviews following the game. As they lingered after the celebration was mostly over and my deadline quickly approached, I decided to go out onto the ice to talk to them. During my days with the Detroit Fr...
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jersey/slant: Nascar joins the national conversation
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Thursday, February 27, 2014. Nascar joins the national conversation. Nothing I have written on jersey/slant has generated more page views, discussion, misunderstanding and utter vitriol than a post entitled, ". Nascar's silence on Jason Collins says it all. Of course, gay rights remain a contentious, ever-evolving issue in this country. There continue to be opportunities to take a stand. And so it was on Wednesday when Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer announced she vetoed Senate Bill 1062. Of the decision. Am...
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jersey/slant: Ryan Newman accuses me of stealing. Seriously.
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Monday, April 8, 2013. Ryan Newman accuses me of stealing. Seriously. The first time I ever met Nascar driver Ryan Newman, I asked him if he was a cheater and he asked me if I was a thief. At the end of what turned out to be an entertaining interview, Newman took a lighthearted shot at me for some reason. I can't remember exactly what he said, but I'll never forget what happened next. Don't mess with the power of the Marriott pen," I declared. He came right back at me. You stole that pen," he said. They'...
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jersey/slant: Daring the NFL to discriminate
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Monday, February 10, 2014. Daring the NFL to discriminate. The NFL has too many immature, homophobic or religiously conservative players who can't handle a gay teammate in their locker room. The NFL has too many owners, general managers or coaches who don't want to deal with the media onslaught that will come from drafting someone who is gay. The NFL just isn't ready for an out gay player. That's not my assessment, mind you. That's the opinion of NFL general managers and others. So Sam faced a decision e...
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jersey/slant: Why Jimmie Johnson's surgery is news
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Tuesday, June 3, 2014. Why Jimmie Johnson's surgery is news. Six-time Nascar champion Jimmie Johnson revealed on Sunday that he underwent offseason surgery to repair three non-sports related hernias, a procedure that he acknowledged affected his preparation for the 2014 season. New information on a popular public figure? Is there any procedures - when did you have your teeth cleaned? To which I would answer . With Ricky Stenhouse Jr. was news when it was first revealed. And Jeff Gordon's bad back at Char...
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