No time outs : what it's really like to be a sportswriter today /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Walsh, Christopher J., 1968-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Lanham, [Md.] : Taylor Trade Pub., 2006.
Edition:1st Taylor Trade Pub. ed.
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Online Access:Table of contents
Table of Contents:
  • The fundamentals
  • How a newspaper operates
  • So you want to be a sports writer
  • Getting started-Florida
  • Jevon Kearse
  • Martina Navratilova and John McEnroe
  • Minorities in sports and journalism
  • Even coaches and kids get cancer
  • Breaking through-Arizona
  • Randy Johnson and the Arizona Diamondbacks
  • Sammy Sosa and Mark McGwire
  • Mike Tyson
  • Wayne Gretzky
  • Sean Elliott
  • Columns : from Pete Rose to Lute Olson
  • Practical applications
  • Off-field issues
  • The NFL's salary cap and collective bargaining agreement
  • The money of sports
  • The relationship between athletes and reporters (Brett Favre)
  • Sports and tragedy
  • Event-super bowl XXXV
  • Monday-coaches : offensive gurus make it with defense
  • Tuesday-media day : Ray Lewis vs. the media
  • Wednesday-quarterback second-chances I: Kerry Collins
  • Thursday-quarterback second-chances II: Trent Dilfer
  • Friday-local angles : Ron Dayne and news stories
  • Saturday-game preview : defense still wins championships
  • Sunday-the super bowl : the biggest day in sports
  • Beat-the 2002 Green Bay Packers
  • Every ending is a beginning
  • Development, discovery and discipline
  • New highs and lows
  • Every beginning is an ending
  • Appendix(s)
  • A. Glossary of newspaper terms
  • B. My story
  • C. Tips on breaking into sportswriting.