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  1. Sports Guy

    Curious

    Or short.
  2. Sports Guy

    Curious

    One tip is to always spell-check your stories, no matter how long.
  3. Sports Guy

    Wichita State beat writer -- Wichita Eagle

    I know they are both owned by the same company, but for the Eagle to be printed 2 1/2 hours away is bordering on ridiculous for a daily newspaper.
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    Sports writer looking for Grammar help

    My 10 cents are right. That's why it's the most commonly misspelle
  5. Sports Guy

    Sports writer looking for Grammar help

    • My 10 CENTS WORTH — Most common misspelled word among journalists: under way
  6. Sports Guy

    Sports writer looking for Grammar help

    Harley, You're well on your way to putting together an informative and humorous style guide for sports writers. Enjoyed your insight.
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    Sports Content Coach, Detroit Free Press

    Hilarity from the newbie.
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    Sports Content Coach, Detroit Free Press

    Looks like a good gig for the right person.
  9. Sports Guy

    Sports Editor- Sedalia, Mo

    Doesn't sound very appealing since there's simply too much work for one person, although updating on their community college is good news for Sedalia ecomony . Heard there's more Russian-grown refugee christians than anywhere in the nation in Sedalia, whatever that's worth, which is not much...
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    An unjust dismissal

    The publisher seemed to come across as a weak-kneed, insecure yet egotistical ******* with his own interests ranking as a top priority. He needs to be more open-minded about opinions and comments from others, growing a thicker skin like a lizard, if you will. He is supposed to be a newsroom...
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    An unjust dismissal

    I agree with your post as a whole, but I don't know if unique is the correct word in speaking of newspapers. I have worked in the newspaper biz as a sports writer in various capacities at mid-sized and metro dailies for the last 30+ years. No other companies are similar to newspapers, where the...
  12. Sports Guy

    Staff Writer - Cleveland Browns

    You will be in the city that loves LeBron, and you'll also enjoy the team of dysfunctionalism — the Cleveland Browns.
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    Iowa State beat writer injured during court storming

    This brings to mind the injury of Joe Kay, the Tucson High basketball player who was trampled after capping off a big win with a breakaway dunk. The school's fans stormed the court, and Kay was thrown to the floor and suffered a torn carotid artery and a stroke, leaving him paralyzed on the...
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    Freelancer needed for HS basketball showcase in Duncanville, Texas, on Nov. 28

    I covered a summer baseball game 22 years ago in Duncanville and I noticed Greg Ostertag in the stands before the game. A tall home-plate umpire walked over to talk to him and I realized right away that it was Ostertag's father.
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    Sports reporter -- The Joplin Globe

    What is opening pay? Got to be $27,000 to $30,000 annually.
  16. Sports Guy

    Cost my son/long-snapper a scholarship and I will 'end' you

    The parents and the sports editor are all three idiots.
  17. Sports Guy

    Cost my son/long-snapper a scholarship and I will 'end' you

    About the sports editor getting threatened, he brought it on himself, if you gauge his commentary from last summer, he is overstepping boundaries. All I wanted to do was stress this point.
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