There’s no crying in baseball, but Kim Ng works in softball now. And as commissioner of the Athletes Unlimited Softball League, she's been fielding tearful feedback from fans moved by the fact that softball players *finally* have a big league of their own.
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We're excited to launch the Dan Jenkins Medal for Student Sportswriting, which is open to any student publishing on any platform. Check out the work from these five finalists at jenkinsmedal.com, representing UFlorida, UMaryland, UOregon, UColorado, and PSU-Bellisario.
See the 2026 nominees for the Dan Jenkins Medal for Excellence in Sportswriting. In addition to Best Sportswriting, we have created new awards for Student Sportwriting and Best Sports Book. jenkinsmedal.com
Mark your calendars for the awards dinner: September 17 in Austin.
Congrats on everything, Liana!
Being in your shoes last year — there’s nothing like covering the Dodgers with the @latimes crew. Soak it all in!
If I can be of any help ever, please let me know. 🙌🏻
🧵1/3: I'm truly blessed to be able to share not one, but two big announcements:
First, I'm so grateful to be joining the Los Angeles Times as a sports desk intern this summer. Covering baseball is my dream and goal, and I'm thrilled to be getting a glimpse
🧵2/3: Thank you to @edguzm and @LAT_Iliana for your belief in me (and Dodgers beat writer @maddie_m_lee, who continues to field all my random baseball questions with a smile). Read all of the desk's coverage of Los Angeles sports here: latimes.com/sports
🧵3/3: Second, the West Coast journey doesn't stop. I'm also heading up to Portland to continue broadening my horizons and finding new sports stories. Thank you to everyone at @Oregonian (@OregonianSports) and @Report4America who helped me take this next step.
This has been a very tough decision. But this summer, I’m going to take my talents to Minneapolis and join @StribSports as a sports business writer!
Grateful for every moment and lesson learned at @newsobserver. On to the next chapter!
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Personal news: I joined the @SeaTimesSports staff today as a breaking and trending news reporter! Excited to get to work.
Tips/whatever else: sschwarzwalder@seattletimes.com