sportswriter

noun sports·writ·er \ ˈspȯrts-ˌrī-tər \

|Updated on: 18 Jun 2018

Definition of sportswriter

: a person who writes about sports especially for a newspaper

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sportswriting

play \ˈspȯrts-ˌrī-tiŋ\ noun

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Recent Examples of sportswriter from the Web

She was voted female athlete of the year in a nationwide poll of sportswriters conducted by the Associated Press.

— richard goldstein, BostonGlobe.com, "Maria Bueno, 78; Brazilian was ‘queen of tennis’ in 1960s," 11 June 2018
She was voted female athlete of the year in a nationwide poll of sportswriters conducted by The Associated Press.

— richard goldstein, New York Times, "Maria Bueno, Brazilian Tennis Star Who Reigned Over 1960s, Dies at 78," 9 June 2018
But Lillard voted by a panel of sportswriters and sportscasters in front of all-world guards Russell Westbrook and Steph Curry?!?

— john canzano, OregonLive.com, "Canzano: Damian Lillard gets First Team All-NBA nod... and another meeting with Paul Allen?," 24 May 2018
The results were voted on by a 100-member global panel of sportswriters and broadcasters.

— peter dawson, star-telegram, "Mavericks star rookie point guard named to NBA All-Rookie Second Team | Fort Worth Star-Telegram," 22 May 2018
Hundreds of people gathered to watch the showdown: Larry Fitzgerald, one of the greatest wide receivers ever to play, had accepted a challenge from some bozo sportswriter to go one-on-one in a press-man coverage drill.

— greg moore, azcentral, "Moore: What happens when Larry Fitzgerald takes on a bozo sports columnist? Find out here," 21 Apr. 2018
Others to be recognized include astronaut commander Randy Bresnik, Houston Chronicle sportswriter John McClain and Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner.

— richard dean, Houston Chronicle, "College football's Lombardi Award to be announced in Houston," 26 Jan. 2018
And, in this, again, political pundits learn the lesson that gets drummed into every sportswriter over and over: none of us really know these guys.

— ed kilgore, Daily Intelligencer, "The Democrats Need to Reckon With the Reckoning When Choosing Candidates," 8 May 2018
Union-Tribune sportswriter John Maffei offers a rundown of the prep baseball season thus far. ***** Listen to the ‘U-T Prep Report’ ***** Joining Maffei are show host Drew Schlosberg and Jess Kearney of The San Diego Union-Tribune.

— union-tribune, sandiegouniontribune.com, "'U-T Prep Report' online radio," 3 May 2018

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