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Posts by Ed Sherman

Ed Sherman is a veteran sports media writer and purveyor of The Sherman Report website. His writing can also be found at the Chicago Tribune, USA Today, and the National Sports Journalism Center.

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Author Q/A: New book on Ohio State’s improbable national title features interesting insights into Urban Meyer

Ed Note: The following appears courtesy The Sherman Report. After writing “Buckeye Rebirth” on the 2012 Ohio State...

By Ed Sherman OnOct 24, 2015 84

Cubs dominate headlines; Bears still rule in ratings

Ed Note: The following appears courtesy The Sherman Report. The Cubs are delivering huge national ratings for TBS,...

By Ed Sherman OnOct 17, 2015 112

A trip inside one of the most exclusive places in golf: The TV tower

I have been to virtually every place on a golf course, including some unfortunate areas only accessible to...

By Ed Sherman OnSep 22, 2015 1

Keith Olbermann deserved better fate in Round 2 at ESPN

Ed Note: The following appears courtesy Ed Sherman and the National Sports Journalism Center. The smartest guy in...

By Ed Sherman OnAug 9, 2015 3

ESPN’s golf coverage is secretly one of the network’s best productions

ESPN is pretty much is getting out of the golf business. Next year’s British Open at Royal Troon...

By Ed Sherman OnJul 26, 2015 1

Spin the numbers: Telling different story of ratings for U.S. Open

Ed Note: The following appears courtesy Ed Sherman and The Sherman Report. The narrative for this year’s U.S....

By Ed Sherman OnJun 28, 2015 81

Emrick, Breen at center of ‘golden age’ of NHL, NBA announcers

Ed Note: The following appears courtesy Ed Sherman and the National Sports Journalism Center. The NBA Finals and...

By Ed Sherman OnJun 17, 2015 0

NBC’s Lazarus on landing British Open: We could see Johnny’s smile through the phone

Ed Note: The following appears courtesy The Sherman Report. My column on Mark Lazarus’ comments about the playoff beards in...

By Ed Sherman OnJun 14, 2015 1

Thanking their lucky stars: James, Blackhawks have networks on remarkable ratings runs

Ed Note: The following appears courtesy our friends at the National Sports Journalism Center and Ed Sherman. Imagine if it...

By Ed Sherman OnJun 11, 2015 65

Bob Knight, Lou Holtz quietly fade from view

Ed Note: The following appears courtesy our friends at the National Sports Journalism Center. They commanded our attention...

By Ed Sherman OnMay 29, 2015 87

Bodenheimer Q&A: Culture of innovation, risk-taking, passion for sports

Ed. Note: The following appears courtesy the National Sports Journalism Center. It seems to be an unofficial mandate....

By Ed Sherman OnMay 19, 2015 0

Nichols-Beadle controversy: Media needs to think about boycott

Ed Note: The following appears courtesy our friends at the National Sports Journalism Center. In 1999, Ed Hinton of...

By Ed Sherman OnMay 5, 2015 0

McHenry fallout: Peeping-Tom journalism will have TV personalities on best behavior

Ed Note: The following appears courtesy the National Sports Journalism Center. This is a guarantee: Every personality in...

By Ed Sherman OnApr 25, 2015 1

Will Kentucky move the needle with high ratings for NCAA Tournament?

Ed Note: This post appears courtesy Ed Sherman and the National Sports Journalism Center. TV viewers love to...

By Ed Sherman OnMar 18, 2015 63

Back 9 Network doesn’t even complete Front 9; suspends operations

Ed Note: This post appears courtesy The Sherman Report. Last night, John Maggines asked on his PGA Tour...

By Ed Sherman OnFeb 24, 2015 63

NFL is Teflon: Ratings soar despite nightmare year off-field

Ed Note: This post appears courtesy Ed Sherman and the National Sports Journalism Center. Back in September, I...

By Ed Sherman OnFeb 4, 2015 0

Expand beyond baseball writers: Kenny, Costas, Olbermann should have Hall of Fame votes

Ed Note: The following appears courtesy The Sherman Report. I have written many times that journalists shouldn’t be...

By Ed Sherman OnJan 8, 2015 85

ESPN’s Monday Night crew obliterates Jay Cutler

Ed Note: The following appears courtesy The Sherman Report. It was open season on Jay Cutler Monday night....

By Ed Sherman OnDec 16, 2014 0

Credit Sports Illustrated with an assist to ESPN’s as-told-to interview with Janay Rice

Ed Note: The following appears courtesy our friends at the National Sports Journalism Center. It is interesting to...

By Ed Sherman OnDec 2, 2014 1

Gluttons for punishment: Nearly 600,000 homes in Chicago still tuned in at end of Bears disaster

Ed Note: The following appears courtesy The Sherman Report. There were two ratings takeaways from the Bears-Green Bay...

By Ed Sherman OnNov 11, 2014 88

Final word on World Series ratings: Decline is recent; off 27 percent compared to 2005

Ed Note: The following piece appears courtesy The Sherman Report. Again, yesterday I read tweets saying it isn’t...

By Ed Sherman OnNov 4, 2014 78

The Royals actually own the highest rated game in World Series history

Ed Note: The following appears courtesy The Sherman Report. Nope, it wasn’t the Yankees, Red Sox, or Dodgers....

By Ed Sherman OnOct 24, 2014 0

Unconventional analyst: Tom Verducci set to make World Series history in Fox booth

Ed Note: The following appears courtesy the fine folks at the National Sports Journalism Center. Howard Cosell and Tom...

By Ed Sherman OnOct 16, 2014 46

Q&A: Greenburg explains new doc, ‘Forgotten Four’

Ed Note: This post appears courtesy the National Sports Journalism Center. It is inevitable that Ken Burns’ name...

By Ed Sherman OnSep 23, 2014 68

Brennan on interview with Goodell: ‘Honed in on things that troubled me and asked about it’

Ed Note: This article appears courtesy our partner sports media site The Sherman Report. healthynetwork.org In 1983, Christine...

By Ed Sherman OnSep 11, 2014 67

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