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Seasons in The Sun: 1987, David Bristow

May 13th, 2008 · 7 Comments · Seasons in The Sun, Sports Journalism, The Sun

David Bristow wasn’t meant to be a sports journalist. He is too smart. Too interested in real-world topics. He was meant to make news, not report on it. But for 3-4 years there, he did more than dabble in sports journalism, and we all had a splendid time. David may be as fondly remembered by […]

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L.A. Daily News/Hearst: False Alarm, It Seems

May 13th, 2008 · 4 Comments · LANG

Well, nobody much rose to the bait of the rumor tossed my way, of Hearst perhaps about to take over operations of the L.A. Daily News. Nobody within LADN, and that probably is telling. A rumor always is hottest at its source. I labeled it a rumor in a post a day ago, and that’s […]

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Mayo Affair: Day of Reckoning Looms at USC?

May 13th, 2008 · 16 Comments · Basketball, USC

(Warning. Sarcasm alert.) Wow. Never saw that coming. O.J. Mayo, most-pimped-college recruit since, oh, forever … might have received “improper benefits” (I believe that is the NCAA term) while playing basketball in his one-and-done Trojans career? I am shocked. Shocked. A guy agents and other sleaze balls have been hanging around since he was a […]

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