Just Click It — 7/6/09

Just Click It — 7/6/09

Posted on 06. Jul, 2009 by Collin Orcutt.

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I know, I know, I’m a day late. Blame it on the holiday weekend. It was a busy one in the world of sports–busy enough that I spent mine covering an event. More on that later, but for now, the clicks. Jockipedia. Excuse me? Yeah, Jockipedia. This weekend, Richard Sandomir of NY Times‘ introduced us [...]

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Just Click It — 6/28/09

Just Click It — 6/28/09

Posted on 28. Jun, 2009 by Collin Orcutt.

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Fresh off having my heart broken by Team USA in Brazil’s second half goal deluge (and still unsure what to make of a post Michael Jackson world), I’m in need of cheer, and perhaps you are too. Here’s a quick list of some good sports journalism to help: To begin, some YouTube fun. These two [...]

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Just Click It — 6/21/09

Just Click It — 6/21/09

Posted on 21. Jun, 2009 by Collin Orcutt.

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Only a week in and we’re having identity issues with this “Just Do It” idea. Apparently there is a little company called Nike with a similar slogan. While we’re pretty sure Nike has bigger fish to fry than this website’s best sports stories round-up, the braint rust here at Box Score Beat thought it prudent [...]

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Just Do It — 6/14/09

Just Do It — 6/14/09

Posted on 14. Jun, 2009 by Collin Orcutt.

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One thing there is no shortage of this time of year is sports reading. The NBA and NHL (congrats Penguins fans) seasons winding down, baseball’s is heating up for its summer run, NFL training camp is a six weeks away and golf and tennis majors will fill any gaps. Sports journalism is everywhere. The problem [...]

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Jeremy Tyler: the 6’11″ David

Jeremy Tyler: the 6’11″ David

Posted on 06. May, 2009 by Collin Orcutt.

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The story of David and Goliath is a tired sports cliche. We’ve all read stories about small teams doing big things. If you’re a sports journalist, you’ve probably written one. Call the team or player an underdog, a Cinderella, a David — whatever. Point is, the biblical story of overachieving lends itself to sports’ Team [...]

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Unforced Errors at NY Times Sports

Unforced Errors at NY Times Sports

Posted on 19. Apr, 2009 by Eliot Caroom.

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Contributing for the first time to Box Score Beat is Eliot Caroom. Caroom is a graduate of the CUNY Graduate School of Journalism who now reports for the New Jersey Local News Service for the Star Ledger. He is an old school Baltimore Orioles fan, and enjoys tennis and rock climbing. The Gray Lady does [...]

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Lance Stephenson Comes Bearing Gifts

Lance Stephenson Comes Bearing Gifts

Posted on 01. Apr, 2009 by Collin Orcutt.

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Lance Stephenson has given many things to basketball fans in New York City: four PSAL titles at Lincoln (the first player ever to accomplish the feat), a new state scoring record, and, at times, hope that he will be the one who returns glory to this basketball crazed metropolis. Recently, though, Stephenson has given another [...]

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Demanding Our Attention

Demanding Our Attention

Posted on 23. Mar, 2009 by Collin Orcutt.

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If you weren’t paying attention, you may have missed two articles that, while not ground breaking in their own rights, examined on a topic worthy of the level of scrutiny we put our politicians under: what is known as grassroots basketball. On Thursday, the Village Voice published Graham Rayman’s piece, “The Raw Intensity of New [...]

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New Journalism Demands a New Voice

New Journalism Demands a New Voice

Posted on 08. Mar, 2009 by Collin Orcutt.

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A friend pointed me to Ben McGrath’s recent article in The New Yorker titled “Roid Warriors” a few days ago. The article is about the New York Daily News’ I-Team, an investigative sports unit that finds itself digging up steroid scandals more and more lately. I ran into the same friend the next day, and [...]

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There’s No Hiding the NBA’s Financial Instability

There’s No Hiding the NBA’s Financial Instability

Posted on 03. Mar, 2009 by Collin Orcutt.

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NBA Commissioner David Stern was pitching his “everything’s financially A-OK” Kool-Aid hard last Thursday when talking about the league’s $200 million loan. Apparently, not every NBA big wig rushed to his juice stand to grab a glass. Stern claimed the loan was a sign of the league’s “strength in credit worthiness.” But, as I wrote [...]

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A $200 Million Non-Bailout?

A $200 Million Non-Bailout?

Posted on 27. Feb, 2009 by Collin Orcutt.

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By now you’ve probably heard the NBA borrowed $200 million yesterday. The money, offered and lent to the league by JP Morgan and Bank of America, will reportedly be used by franchises to help cover operating losses acquired in this shoddy economy (the number of teams that will use the money is either 12 or [...]

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