sportswriter

noun

sports·writ·er | \ ˈspȯrts-ˌrī-tər

variants: or less commonly sports writer or sports-writer

Definition of sportswriter

: a person who writes about sports especially for a newspaper In an opening-day column for the Huntsville Times, one sportswriter beseeched readers not to let football poison friendship and provoke brawls.— Steve Kemper

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Here are the complete Sept. 10 Associated Press rankings as voted on by a panel of state newspaper sportswriters. — Buddy Collings, orlandosentinel.com, "Edgewater climbs a notch in Class 7A state football rankings," 11 Sep. 2019 What happens when a sportswriter picks some of the toughest games of the week and goes head-to-head against a sharp? — Joseph Goodman, al, "Muschamp not ready for Tua; Jalen goes to Hollywood," 12 Sep. 2019 Actors, tycoons, comedians, fellow sportsmen, even Ed Sullivan, then a New York sportswriter decades from becoming America’s most popular television talk-show host. — Mike Berardino, Indianapolis Star, "For George Rugg, curating Notre Dame's collection of sports gems has been labor of love," 18 June 2019 According to the cable network: A longtime sportswriter who claims in a new book that President Donald Trump frequently cheats at golf likened Trump’s... — James Freeman, WSJ, "After Mueller Report, CNN Turns to Mulligan Report," 3 Apr. 2019 The former UConn star received 29 out of 43 votes from a national panel of sportswriters and broadcasters, becoming the fifth Husky to win the award, joining Diana Taurasi (2004), Tina Charles (2010), Maya Moore (2011) and Breanna Stewart (2016). — Alexa Philippou, courant.com, "Former Husky Napheesa Collier is WNBA rookie of year," 16 Sep. 2019 Ogwumike received seven votes from a national panel of 43 sportswriters and broadcasters. — Chuck Schilken, Los Angeles Times, "Sparks forward Nneka Ogwumike to receive WNBA’s sportsmanship award," 15 Sep. 2019 Rick Chandler Rick Chandler, a Peninsula sportswriter and inveterate humorist, died Aug. 10. — John Horgan, The Mercury News, "Horgan: San Mateo to observe its 125th birthday next month," 16 Aug. 2019 Both players were unanimously voted to the first team by a panel of 100 sportswriters and broadcasters. — Jenna West, SI.com, "Ben Simmons, Donovan Mitchell Top NBA's 2017-18 All-Rookie Team List," 22 May 2018

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