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sportswriter

American  
[spawrts-rahy-ter, spohrts-] / ˈspɔrtsˌraɪ tər, ˈspoʊrts- /

noun

  1. a journalist who reports on sports and sporting events.


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Etymology

Origin of sportswriter

First recorded in 1900–05; sports + writer


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The sportswriter John Feinstein often said that the very best athletes are not only “willing to step on your neck to win, they want to step on your neck.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026

BBC Scotland's chief sportswriter, Tom English, was equally impressed and saw a striker who can "tear up this league".

From BBC ● Aug. 9, 2026

In the middle of an otherwise routine article of jocular sportswriter predictions on The Athletic, Canadian journalist Joshua Kloke explained why he’s bringing his seven-year-old son to a match this year.

From Salon ● Jun. 11, 2026

That take seems unduly alarmist said David Goldblatt, a British sportswriter and sociologist who is a visiting professor at Pitzer College in Claremont.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 10, 2026

The Turf and Sport Digest sportswriter poll had named War Admiral Horse of the Year, outballoting Seabiscuit 621 to 602.

From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand

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