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Today was officially my last day as a sports writer (I'm writing this 80 minutes before midnight here, so I hope that still means I'm OK to use this site). I've really enjoyed the job. I love sports. I love writing. Hell, I even learned to love page design and photography. But I had to make...

This is my current gig for about another week, so if anyone has any questions about it, feel free to ask or PM me. It's a two-man sports department, with a few stringers that mainly help out during football season. It's CNHI, so it's worth doing your homework before you dive into all of that...

The Duncan Banner in Duncan, Okla., is looking for one or two reliable freelance writers to help during football season. We are a Sunday-Friday paper, so with no Saturday edition, writers will be asked to cover games on Friday nights and turn in their story by Saturday morning. I believe we...

Your website isn't just a tool to generate money, it's an advertisement for your product (the paper version). About a year ago a big wildfire started in the town where I was then working. The highway was shut down, homes were evacuated. It was a big deal. So big that the sports editor (me) had...

It's not just about what is in your resume, but how it looks. You want a prospective employer to know that you are creative and design-conscience by just looking at your resume, and then from reading it. Show them that you put more though into it than just using Microsoft Resume Wizard. Just as...

I had almost completely forgot about that night. I was the former coworker with a friend. Adding to the fun of the adventure, I got to rewrite my story on my friend's laptop that was missing three keys.

I was thinking that it was from Major League as well, but when I searched for the quote, everything said it was from No. 2. http://www.moviequotes.com/fullquote.cgi?qnum=100282 ... And I had forgotten that his character's name was Lou Brown. Sorry to be redundant.

According to the coach in Major League II, it takes three wins for it to be a streak. "We won a game yesterday, if we win one today that's two in a row. If we win one tomorrow, that's called a winning streak. It has happened before."

I have had to cover two of my former schools (HS and college) in the past and never had any problem being unbiased and treating them like any other teams. However, that doesn't mean that everyone can check their fanhood at the press box door. I can't even begin to count the number of radio guys...

I'm a little confused as to why everyone is considering it a fact that Calipari is a cheater. At UMASS, Marcus Camby started talking to an agent before he was allowed to. I'm not seeing where Cal comes into that. It happened under his watch but he could have been (and most likely was) hidden...

I gave my vote to the AJC. I thought that it was written for its audience the best. It set a tone for the piece early and kept it up through the piece. I agree with 93Devil that the game story should focus on the game that happened. Leave the Green Bay stuff for the half dozen preview stories...

Wow Stitch, thanks for the vote of confidence.

This is my soon-to-be former gig. I've accepted the SE job in Duncan, OK. If anyone has any questions, feel free to ask or PM me.

Anybody know how big the sports staff is?

I'm not a big fan of the vibe this ad gives, with the whole, 'what makes you think you deserve to work for a newspaper as decorated as ours' thing at the end. In fact, very little is said about the job itself, it's mainly just letting you know that working there is just like working at the New...

Bob, I have no problem with the decision that you made. Congrats on landing a good reporter for the opening. Your motto, however, seems a bit odd. So, are you honestly saying that you have never, nor ever will, give a talented young reporter a chance unless you have worked with him or her...

To get credentials to the Ryder Cup, your newspaper has to have a circulation of 50,000. (Not sure what it is for TV or radio). I don't see why something like that couldn't apply to important government press conferences. Besides the heckling aspect, there is generally limited space at these...

I think you have to know who you are talking to. I have dealt with some coaches (even big time D-I college basketball coaches) who like to answer questions in as few words as possible. For coaches or athletes like that, sometimes the only way to get a full sentence out of them is to say, "talk...

It seems like the classification system in most states is pretty screwy. I guess the question is, is there a state that has a system that actually makes sense and can be modeled after?

I have actually written columns at two different newspapers about there being too many classes (Kentucky and Oklahoma). In Kentucky there is just one state champ in basketball, which is awesome. It makes the entire postseason noteworthy, and just being one of the 16 teams in the state tournament...