CSCM brings together interests in the instruction, practice, and scholarship of sports journalism, broadcasting, media production, and human communication.
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Fader writes about people who happen to play sports, telling the backstories that shape the complex personalities of athletes. She has written biographies on Giannis Antetokounmpo and Hakeem Olajuwon. Another on Larry Bird is forthcoming. All the info: mirinfader.com.
The Detroit Pistons earned a number one seed with the best record in the Eastern Conference. That came largely through Cade Cunningham’s performance and leadership, which figures to have been little surprise to Mirin Fader. Don’t Sleep on Cade Cunningham: theringer.com/2025/02/27/nba…
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The Detroit Pistons earned a number one seed with the best record in the Eastern Conference. That came largely through Cade Cunningham’s performance and leadership, which figures to have been little surprise to Mirin Fader. Don’t Sleep on Cade Cunningham: theringer.com/2025/02/27/nba…
The stories cited as Jenkins Medal Best Sportswriting finalists are powerful, hilarious and enlightening. All are reported and written by tremendously talented professionals. Profiles, features and deep dives. See all the nominated work at jenkinsmedal.com.
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Culpepper has covered 61 CFB playoff/bowl games, 51 golf majors, 25 tennis majors, 12 Super Bowls and 10 Olympics. Also, one camel race, one tractor pull, and one round-the-world sailing race, He wrote “Bloody Confused” about following Portsmouth in the English Premier League.
Chuck Culpepper profiles the staff and clients at Stable Recovery, a Kentucky drug rehabilitation facility. Hundreds of men have been impacted by the "uncanny 5,000-year relationship between humans and horses." Read the article: washingtonpost.com/sports/in….
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19 days until the @NSMASportMedia awards weekend, today we highlight 2007 Hall of Famer Verne Lundquist.
Lundquist began his career in Texas, where he was Sports director of WFAA-TV for 16 years and became the radio voice of the Dallas Cowboys for 12 years. In addition to his work on radio for the Cowboys, Lundquist also broadcast for ABC from 1974-1981. After finishing with the Cowboys in 1984, he moved to CBS where he announced a variety of sports including the Olympics and Masters Golf. In 1995, he moved to TNT briefly to do play-by-play of the NFL, NBA, golf, and figure skating for the network. After three years he returned to CBS, where he continues to cover golf, including the Masters, and is the lead play-by-play announcer of CBS’s coverage of college football and basketball. In all, during his tenure at CBS he has covered more than 20 different sports. In recognition of these outstanding achievements, Lunquist was enshrined in the National Sportscasters and Sportswriters Hall of Fame on April 30, 2007.
Don't forget to buy your seat for this years 66th annual NSMA awards ceremony on June 29th, using the link below.
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Chuck Culpepper profiles the staff and clients at Stable Recovery, a Kentucky drug rehabilitation facility. Hundreds of men have been impacted by the "uncanny 5,000-year relationship between humans and horses." Read the article: washingtonpost.com/sports/in….
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Collins is an Atlanta-based essayist and sportswriter. His published writings have been recognized with the Wabash Nonfiction Award and Lamar York Award.
Esquire author page: esquire.com/author/259259/je….
Complete bio and clips: jeremycollinswrites.com/.
Jeremy Collins profiles Barry Bonds in the Atlantic. As the subhead states: “He was baseball’s ultimate slugger—and its biggest heel. Two decades after the steroid scandal that upended his career, America still doesn’t know what to do with him.” Read it: theatlantic.com/culture/2025….
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Jeremy Collins profiles Barry Bonds in the Atlantic. As the subhead states: “He was baseball’s ultimate slugger—and its biggest heel. Two decades after the steroid scandal that upended his career, America still doesn’t know what to do with him.” Read it: theatlantic.com/culture/2025….
The stories cited as Jenkins Medal Best Sportswriting finalists are powerful, hilarious and enlightening. All are reported and written by tremendously talented professionals. Profiles, features and deep dives. See all the nominated work at jenkinsmedal.com.
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Based in Philadelphia, Pavlína Černá is Senior Features Editor for Hearst Magazines, which includes Runner's World. She is a native of the Czech Republic and earned a Bachelor's Degree in Journalism from Temple University. See her full bio and portfolio: pavlinacerna.com/.
Pavlína Černá profiles a 77-year old marathoner in "Jeannie Rice Knows Something the Rest of Us Don’t". It's not about talent. It's not about training. Rice has tapped into an ineffable force that defies her age and will never stop chasing it. Read: runnersworld.com/preview/run…
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Pavlína Černá profiles a 77-year old marathoner in "Jeannie Rice Knows Something the Rest of Us Don’t". It's not about talent. It's not about training. Rice has tapped into an ineffable force that defies her age and will never stop chasing it. Read: runnersworld.com/preview/run…
The stories cited as Jenkins Medal Best Sportswriting finalists are powerful, hilarious and enlightening. All are reported and written by tremendously talented professionals. Profiles, features and deep dives. See all the nominated work at jenkinsmedal.com.
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Andrade Franco is an ESPN writer. He is a four-time Best Sportswriting finalist and has had is work included in the Best American Sports Writing anthology. He maintains a Substack at substack.com/@robertojoseand…, where he writes "about the things I don’t write about at work."
The 2025 Terrance Crawford/Canelo Álvarez fight for the undisputed super middleweight championship of the world was epic from many points of view. Prizefights, however, are waning, as Roberto José Andrade Franco observes. Read his Crawford/Álvarez story: espn.com/boxing/story/_/id/4….
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The 2025 Terrance Crawford/Canelo Álvarez fight for the undisputed super middleweight championship of the world was epic from many points of view. Prizefights, however, are waning, as Roberto José Andrade Franco observes. Read his Crawford/Álvarez story: espn.com/boxing/story/_/id/4….
The stories cited as Jenkins Medal Best Sportswriting finalists are powerful, hilarious and enlightening. All are reported and written by tremendously talented professionals. Profiles, features and deep dives. See all the nominated work at jenkinsmedal.com.
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Center for Sports Communication & Media retweeted
May 22
So happy to see this new award established after PEN dropped their sports book prize some years ago. Tough year! I’ve read both @bySLPrice and @SethWickersham and they are excellent finalists. Much more to be read now. Congratulations to all.
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Center for Sports Communication & Media retweeted
May 19
Thank you to the Jenkins Medal judges for including AMERICAN KINGS in its inaugural Best Sports Book category.
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.
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Center for Sports Communication & Media retweeted
Thank you to the Dan Jenkins Medal judges for including ON HER GAME: Caitlin Clark and the Revolution in Women’s Sports in their inaugural Best Sports Book category. Honored to be mentioned with so many friends, colleagues and fellow authors. @ScribnerBooks
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.
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Center for Sports Communication & Media retweeted
May 19
What an honor (and what a nice bday surprise) to have A Big Mess in Texas selected by @UT_CSCM as a finalist for the Dan Jenkins Medal alongside these incredible authors.
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Center for Sports Communication & Media retweeted
Congratulations to David Fleming (@FlemFile) who's been nominated as a finalist for 2026 Dan Jenkins Medal for Excellence in Sportswriting for Best Sports Book for A BIG MESS IN TEXAS!
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.
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Center for Sports Communication & Media retweeted
May 23
Honored to be included.
The work cited for the inaugural Jenkins Medal for Best Sports Book illustrate the breadth of American sports culture. The authors are all first class and the stories they tell are fascinating. See the nominated work at jenkinsmedsl.com.
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The work cited for the inaugural Jenkins Medal for Best Sports Book illustrate the breadth of American sports culture. The authors are all first class and the stories they tell are fascinating. See the nominated work at jenkinsmedsl.com.
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.
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Center for Sports Communication & Media retweeted
In 2026, we'll introduce two new Jenkins Medal awards. For the inaugural Best Student Sportswriting medal, I'm delighted to celebrate these outstanding finalists!
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.
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Center for Sports Communication & Media retweeted
May 19
Excited to see a new “Student Sportswriting” category for this year’s Dan Jenkins Medal, and congrats to @OwenMurraySEA on his nomination!
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.
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