The Boston Globe’s 150 selected front pages for their 150th anniversary have an interesting selection of sports ones
The Globe looked back across their 150-year history and chose 150 notable front pages. 33 of the ones they picked were about sports.
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Seattle Times’ surprising firing of Marisa Ingemi spurs union petition demanding her reinstatement
70 Seattle Times members of the Pacific Newspaper Guild have already signed a petition calling for Ingemi's reinstatement.
The New York Times has officially acquired The Athletic as deal closes
It helps that the Times paid in cash.
LAT’s Bill Plaschke takes rooting for cities to the extreme with “Rams vs. 49ers will end like Dodgers vs. Giants” column
"The Rams will beat the 49ers like the Dodgers beat the Giants, only it will be decided long before the final pitch, and there will be no whiny finish."
Postmedia’s Jim Matheson asks Oilers’ Leon Draisaitl “Why are you so pissy?” in terse press conference exchange
Matheson had quite the reaction to Draisaitl not giving him the answer he wanted, and plenty of media figures then chimed in to take Matheson's side.
For the second Hall of Fame ballot in a row, Dan Shaughnessy only voted for Jeff Kent
Hooray for protest vote season!
Baker Mayfield derides Browns beat reporter’s article on potential trade demand as ‘clickbait’
“You and many other Cleveland local media continue to be drama-stirring reporters with no sources or facts."
Report: New York Times buying The Athletic in a deal worth $550 million
Does it make sense for both sides?
Ken Rosenthal leaves MLBN after contract expires, amidst a report linking that to his writing on Rob Manfred
Ken Rosenthal will not appear on MLB Network this year after they didn't renew his contract. A New York Post report links that to what Rosenthal wrote about MLB commissioner Rob Manfred at The Athletic in 2020.
Idaho media critical of Boise State & Mountain West’s involvement with Barstool Arizona Bowl
"The organizers of the Arizona Bowl should be ashamed of the situation they’ve put Boise State and Central Michigan in."
Columnist Sam Mellinger is leaving the Kansas City Star for a job with the Kansas City Royals
Mellinger has been with the Star since 2000, going from covering high school sports to the paper's main sports columnist.
Sportswriter Carlos Arias talks to Mark Whicker on his amazing recovery from a life-threatening stroke
"I was pretty foggy through it all. Then I found out they were going to take out my organs without me knowing it. I’m glad they waited a couple of hours."
Aaron Rodgers calls Wall Street Journal piece on his toe “disinformation,” misidentifies who wrote it
Andrew Beaton of The Wall Street Journal wrote about the medical condition of "COVID toe" (pernio or chilblains) after Aaron Rodgers said "No lingering effects, other than the COVID toe" Tuesday. On Wednesday, Rodgers revealed he doesn't have COVID toe and hadn't heard of COVID toe, and he called Beaton's piece "disinformation."
