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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Voters: 10 sportswriters and coaches from throughout the San Diego Section: John Maffei (San Diego Union-Tribune); Don Norcross (Union-Tribune freelance writer); Adam Paul (freelance contributor); MaxPreps and 6 coaches.
—John Maffei, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 June 2025
He has been named Oregon sportswriter of the year four times and has won awards from APSE, SPJ, and Pro Basketball Writers Association.
—Jason Quick, New York Times, 15 May 2025
Through 48 years of covering high school baseball in Southern California, watching so many prolific pitchers develop into legendary pro players has been one of the funnest parts of being a prep sportswriter.
—Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 11 May 2025
Wells received 96 First Team votes and three Second Team votes from a global panel of 100 sportswriters and broadcasters.
—Jason Anderson, Sacbee.com, 21 May 2025
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John Maffei, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 June 2025
He has been named Oregon sportswriter of the year four times and has won awards from APSE, SPJ, and Pro Basketball Writers Association.
—Jason Quick, New York Times, 15 May 2025
Through 48 years of covering high school baseball in Southern California, watching so many prolific pitchers develop into legendary pro players has been one of the funnest parts of being a prep sportswriter.
—Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 11 May 2025
Wells received 96 First Team votes and three Second Team votes from a global panel of 100 sportswriters and broadcasters.
—Jason Anderson, Sacbee.com, 21 May 2025
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“Sportswriter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sportswriter. Accessed 14 Jun. 2025.
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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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