sportswriter

[ spawrts-rahy-ter, spohrts- ]

/ ˈspɔrtsˌraɪ tər, ˈspoʊrts- /

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a journalist who reports on sports and sporting events.

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First recorded in 1900–05; sports + writer

sportswriting, noun

A former sportswriter, Hurney worked at The Washington Star and once covered Washington’s NFL team for The Washington Times.
Washington names Martin Mayhew as GM, Marty Hurney as executive vice president|Nicki Jhabvala|January 22, 2021|Washington Post
Sportswriter Rob Rang concurred in a CBS sports piece titled: "Examining why Michael Sam's NFL Draft stock is falling."
Michael Sam Is Not a ‘Distraction’|Dave Cullen|February 12, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The sportswriter had the right idea when he left Maddux off; just for the wrong reasons.
A Case Against Voting To Induct Greg Maddux In The Hall Of Fame|Ben Jacobs|January 7, 2014|DAILY BEAST
“All his thoughts were on Mom,” the sportswriter Fred Lieb wrote later.
Babe Ruth’s Summer of Records|Bill Bryson|September 29, 2013|DAILY BEAST

ESPN has a niche website for fine sports writing named Grantland after the famous sportswriter of the 1920s, Grantland Rice.
The Forgotten Genius of Ring Lardner|Allen Barra|September 1, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Sports Illustrated wondered why any sportswriter would criticize an athlete for being too open and honest.
New York Times Attack on Olympic Athlete Lolo Jones Unfounded and Unfair|David Roth|August 7, 2012|DAILY BEAST