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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But that’s just me, an Eastern sportswriter who goes to bed early and might be missing some of the nuance here.
—Sean McIndoe, New York Times, 7 Apr. 2025
His thread is about John Feinstein, the legendary sportswriter (A Season on the Brink), who has just died.
—Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 26 Mar. 2025
Norm Clarke, an award-winning sportswriter and reporter for the Rocky Mountain News, died early Thursday morning at 82 after battling prostate cancer for more than 20 years.
—Lauren Penington, The Denver Post, 20 Mar. 2025
After working for 33 years as a sportswriter at the Winnipeg Free Press, Steve now spends his days searching for great retirement rides and writing about music, culture, active travel (hiking and biking), and Indigenous and community tourism experiences, both in Canada and internationally.
—Steve Lyons, AFAR Media, 20 Mar. 2025
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Sean McIndoe, New York Times, 7 Apr. 2025
His thread is about John Feinstein, the legendary sportswriter (A Season on the Brink), who has just died.
—Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 26 Mar. 2025
Norm Clarke, an award-winning sportswriter and reporter for the Rocky Mountain News, died early Thursday morning at 82 after battling prostate cancer for more than 20 years.
—Lauren Penington, The Denver Post, 20 Mar. 2025
After working for 33 years as a sportswriter at the Winnipeg Free Press, Steve now spends his days searching for great retirement rides and writing about music, culture, active travel (hiking and biking), and Indigenous and community tourism experiences, both in Canada and internationally.
—Steve Lyons, AFAR Media, 20 Mar. 2025
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“Sportswriter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sportswriter. Accessed 24 Apr. 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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