Charles McDonald reveals how barred writer Manish Mehta took credit for his observations and collected quotes
Mehta hasn't had Jets' access this year, and the Daily News had him use quotes and observations from Charles McDonald without credit.
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The Atlantic retracts niche sports article, saying author with history of plagiarism “deceived” them
A writer with a history of plagiarism ran into further trouble with a new piece for The Atlantic.
MLB calls New York Daily News allegations of Orioles’ pension investigation “simply false,” raising questions for the paper
"Major League Baseball is completely comfortable with the Orioles' coaching designations for the 2020 season ...The suggestion that there is an ongoing investigation that could result in discipline is simply false."
Columnist Teddy Greenstein leaving Chicago Tribune for PointsBet Sportsbook
Greenstein had been with the Tribune for 24 years.
Washington Post’s Thomas Boswell won’t cover World Series for first time in 45 years
"I’ll miss the marvelous misery of covering the World Series this year."
Legendary Minneapolis Star Tribune sports columnist & former Lakers GM Sid Hartman dies at age 100
Without Sid Hartman, there would be no Los Angeles Lakers.
NBA writer Michael Lee leaves The Athletic to return to the Washington Post, covering sports and society
Lee was previously with the Post from 2005 to 2015.
Tribune Publishing sent out an email to staffers promising bonuses…which was a phishing test
Yeah, it makes sense that Tribune wasn't actually going to give employees bonuses.
Washington Post’s Ben Golliver writing book on 2020 NBA season, life inside Orlando bubble
"Bubbleball will explore a fierce title chase and illuminate the many quirks of my life inside the bubble."
Former L.A. Times sports editor Angel Rodriguez reassigned from masthead news role to special projects role
Some of Rodriguez's moves during his time running the Times sports department have come under recent fire, including his hiring of Arash Markazi and an aborted deal with the Pac-12. He's now been reassigned from an assistant managing editor for news role to a special projects role.
Arash Markazi announces resignation from the LA Times after campaign for his ouster
The ongoing saga of Arash Markazi and the LA Times has resulted in what many believed was its...
L.A. Times columnist Bill Plaschke details his battle with COVID-19: “I have been scared out of my mind.”
"My temperature hovered in the upper reaches of 102. It felt like my head was on fire. One night I sweated through five shirts."
Pac-12 reportedly tried to pay the LA Times for extra content, but a staff uprising killed the deal
This is a black eye for the LA Times and the Pac-12.
