John Affleck

What’s Left of Tennis Journalism Is Struggling to Keep Up A once thriving field is now fragmented and poorly resourced. The sport it covers is worth billions.

An example of why sports journalism -- the investigative kind -- needs stronger funding. The sport is worth billions. (Confession: I was interviewed for the piece though was not quoted).

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The Little League World Series has had its share of drama before even getting to Williamsport The Little League World Series features players from Venezuela who got visa exemptions to make the trip to central Pennsylvania, an American team that knocked off the defending champ and once-dominant...

We're back at the LLWS! Stay tuned for more in the next two weeks.

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How Should Sports Journalism Adapt To The Women’s Sports Boom? With the boom in women's sports, sports journalism must evolve to keep pace with fan interest. But how? The answer comes back to good reporting and corporate support.

Interviewed people with answers about how sports journalism can have success covering women's sports...

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Heartening to see hundreds of journalists at @IRE_NICAR … lot of folks out there who do good work.

Just me, or does it feel like a bit too much too soon that 16-year-old Charlie Woods is the TOP story on @espn.com headlines for missing the cut to make the US Open. I mean, I know he played, so the score is public record, but top story? There’s nothing else to talk about? He’s a kid. #smh

Register now for AJE UK spring event: 101 days since the world changed – how the news media is responding We are excited to announce details for a special AJE event being held this spring. Event: AJE UK: 101 days since the world changed – how the news media is responding Date and time: Friday, Ma…

FINAL REMINDER! Join us tomorrow (Fri, May 2) for our free, online event: '101 days since the world changed – how the news media is responding' with @psuaffleck.bsky.social, @ivorgaber.bsky.social, @imkehenkel.bsky.social and Robert (Ted) Gutsche. Full details here: ajeuk.org/register-now...

Scottish club crowdfunds $2.7 million, uses social media to pull in fans from U.S. — including Pittsburgh GLASGOW, Scotland — A wee Scottish soccer club may be one of the sport’s most interesting teams at the moment, offering an experiment in social...

A look into the future of sports? Maybe, but certainly a cool
idea … #soccer #Scotland

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When my mom got to about 80, she showed real signs of the Alzheimer’s Disease that would take her life. She started doing nutty things with her money — liquidating all her investments, then putting them into one savings account. Like that. Don’t know why I think of that today … but there you are.

#caturday

Register now for AJE UK spring event: 101 days since the world changed – how the news media is responding We are excited to announce details for a special AJE event being held this spring. Event: AJE UK: 101 days since the world changed – how the news media is responding Date and time: Friday, Ma…

We're very excited to announce a new spring event! Join us for '101 days since the world changed – how the news media is responding' with @psuaffleck.bsky.social, @ivorgaber.bsky.social, @imkehenkel.bsky.social and Robert (Ted) Gutsche. Details and register here: ajeuk.org/register-now...

“Across four Dollar Dog Nights this season, PSU fans have eaten 24,628 hot dogs.” So proud.

FIFA: '26 World Cup final to have halftime show
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Comment: More than any political gesture, this move shows the cultural power of the USA … and $ in the sports biz. #whogetspaid

Unquestionably a home crowd for the Eagles. #introductions #SuperBowlLIX

Reading about proposed foreign aid cuts and remembering a trip to Cuba in 2015 to cover baseball. We were shuttled all around on Chinese buses. And a thought occurred: If you leave the international field, the countries you leave aren’t high and dry. They just get somebody else’s buses.

YouTube video by Under Armour UNDER ARMOUR | SHANE GILLIS: ANSWER SHANE'S PRAYER

Even if we lose 63-0, there was this: youtu.be/QHuwYxfXrQ8?...

"The NCAA added women's wrestling as its 91st championship sport." Time for #PennState to build another dynasty -- but first the Nittany Lions need a women's team.

Fans, we hope you enjoy the Affleck Orange 🍊 Bowl, sponsored by The Rolling Stones, and remind you to always act in a spirit of good sportsmanship!

Thu Jan 9th 2025 - 4am Edition Not everyone in Happy Valley is rooting for Penn State in CFP — meet some Notre Dame fans

Some fun with the Orange Bowl 🍊 … ☘️🦁

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Jeanty in the first quarter — eight carries, 20 yards.

Did the kid on Boise State running with the American flag just trip and fall down?

Football logic.

Oklahoma > Bama
Navy > Oklahoma
Navy > Bama

Can’t believe Navy was excluded from the CFP!!!! 😢

Headed into the fourth quarter of the chippiest, nastiest, closest to an all-out-brawl of bowl season game yet. Of course I mean the GameAbove Sports Bowl.

All of Notre Dame’s last three TDs have been longer than 97 yards.

Notre Dame women’s hoops … best team in the country, when they play in the country.

In Ohio, where an 8-year-old accidentally shot himself to death Tuesday, a state lawmaker on the same day proposed making flag planting at Ohio Stadium a felony.