sportswriter
noun
sports·writ·er
ˈspȯrts-ˌrī-tər 
variants
or less commonly sports writer
or sports-writer
: a person who writes about sports especially for a newspaper
In an opening-day column for the Huntsville Times, one sportswriter beseeched readers not to let football poison friendship and provoke brawls.—
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The move is a homecoming of sorts for the 71-year-old, as Sims began his career as a sportswriter with the Daily News in 1975 and hosted a midday talk show on WFAN with Ed Coleman from 1989-1993, among other local jobs.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 14 Nov. 2024
My dad, Jerome Holtzman, was a baseball writer for the Chicago Sun-Times, the quintessential cigar-chomping sportswriter.
—Liz McNeil, People.com, 23 Oct. 2024
Every year, a panel of sportswriters and broadcasters vote by ranking their top five choices for Most Valuable Player, with each placement earning a specific amount of points.
—Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 22 Sep. 2024
Predictions Kyle Newman, sportswriter: Texas 42, CSU 27 The Rams hang around for a quarter or so, but there’s a reason the Longhorns went to the College Football Playoff last year.
—Kyle Newman, The Denver Post, 31 Aug. 2024
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Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 14 Nov. 2024
My dad, Jerome Holtzman, was a baseball writer for the Chicago Sun-Times, the quintessential cigar-chomping sportswriter.
—Liz McNeil, People.com, 23 Oct. 2024
Every year, a panel of sportswriters and broadcasters vote by ranking their top five choices for Most Valuable Player, with each placement earning a specific amount of points.
—Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 22 Sep. 2024
Predictions Kyle Newman, sportswriter: Texas 42, CSU 27 The Rams hang around for a quarter or so, but there’s a reason the Longhorns went to the College Football Playoff last year.
—Kyle Newman, The Denver Post, 31 Aug. 2024
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“Sportswriter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sportswriter. Accessed 31 Dec. 2024.
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sportswriter
noun
sports·writ·er
ˈspō(ə)rts-ˌrīt-ər
ˈspȯ(ə)rts-
: a person who writes about sports (as for a newspaper)
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