List of American sportswriters

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The following is a list of notable American sportswriters who worked for the sports departments of their respective newspapers.

Contents

Historical sportswriters

By publications

Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Baltimore Sun

Boston Globe

Boston Herald

Chicago Sun-Times

Chicago Tribune

The Plain Dealer (Cleveland, Ohio)

The Dallas Morning News

The Dayton Daily News

The Denver Post

Detroit Free Press

Detroit News

Fort Worth Star-Telegram

The Fresno Bee

Green Bay Press-Gazette

Newsday

Los Angeles Times

Louisville Courier-Journal

Miami Herald

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Minneapolis Star Tribune

New York Daily News

New York Post

The New York Times

The Oakland Press

Oakland Tribune

The Oregonian

Philadelphia Daily News

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

San Antonio Express-News

San Francisco Chronicle

San Jose Mercury News

Sports Illustrated

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

St. Paul Pioneer Press

USA Today

The Washington Post

Miscellaneous

American women sportswriters

See also

References

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  59. ↑ Barker, Barbra (September 29, 2018). "Melissa Ludtke's lawsuit opened door for female sports journalists 40 years ago, but there still is a long way to go". newsday.com. Retrieved March 11, 2019.
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