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Grantland Steele
''Grantland'' was a sports and pop-culture blog owned and operated by ESPN. The blog was started in 2011 by veteran writer and sports journalist Bill Simmons, who remained as editor-in-chief until May 2015. ''Grantland'' was named after famed early-20th-century sportswriter Grantland Rice (1880–1954). On October 30, 2015, ESPN announced that it was ending the publication of ''Grantland''. History In May 2015, ESPN's President John Skipper told ''The New York Times'' that ESPN would not be renewing Simmons' contract, effectively ending Simmons' tenure at ESPN. Later in the month, Chris Connelly was announced as interim editor-in-chief. On October 30, 2015, ESPN officially announced the shut down of ''Grantland'': “After careful consideration, we have decided to direct our time and energy going forward to projects that we believe will have a broader and more significant impact across our enterprise.” The closing of ''Grantland'' was met with harsh criticism of ESPN, f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ESPN
ESPN (originally an initialism for Entertainment and Sports Programming Network) is an American international basic cable sports channel owned by ESPN Inc., owned jointly by The Walt Disney Company (80%) and Hearst Communications (20%). The company was founded in 1979 by Bill Rasmussen along with his son Scott Rasmussen and Ed Eagan. ESPN broadcasts primarily from studio facilities located in Bristol, Connecticut. The network also operates offices and auxiliary studios in Miami, New York City, Las Vegas, Seattle, Charlotte, Washington, D.C., and Los Angeles. James Pitaro currently serves as chairman of ESPN, a position he has held since March 5, 2018, following the resignation of John Skipper on December 18, 2017. While ESPN is one of the most successful sports networks, there has been criticism of ESPN. This includes accusations of biased coverage, conflict of interest, and controversies with individual broadcasters and analysts. , ESPN reaches approximately 76 million te ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rembert Browne
Rembert Browne (born 1987) is a writer who primarily focuses on pop culture, politics and sports. Previously Browne wrote for ''Grantland'', then for ''New York Magazine''. Early life Browne grew up in Atlanta and attended The Paideia School, where his classmate was Jon Ossoff, now the senior U.S. senator from Georgia. He graduated from Dartmouth College in 2009 with a degree in sociology, public policy and geography. While attending Dartmouth, Browne wrote for The Dartmouth, the student newspaper. He later attended Columbia University in pursuit of a Master's degree in Urban Planning but left the program when he was offered a full-time position at Grantland. He currently lives in Los Angeles with his wife Andrea Gompf. Writing Browne has drawn notice for his journalism on a wide variety of topics, including music, sports, and politics, interviewing President Obama on the 50th anniversary of the Selma March and serving as a moderator of the Iowa Democratic Brown and Black Pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Louisa Thomas
Louisa Thomas (born 1981) is an American writer and sports journalist. Life Thomas is the daughter of journalist and ''Newsweek'' editor Evan Thomas and Washington, D.C. attorney Oscie Thomas. Thomas graduated from Harvard University. She is a contributor to ''The New Yorker'' and a former editor and writer at ''Grantland''. Her work has appeared in ''The New York Times'', ''The Wall Street Journal'', ''Vogue'', and ''The Paris Review''. Thomas has published two books: 2017's ''Louisa: The Extraordinary Life of Mrs. Adams'', a biography of First Lady Louisa Adams, and 2011's ''Conscience: Two Soldiers, Two Pacifists, One Family—a Test of Will and Faith in World War I'', about the moral conflicts her family endured during World War I and focusing on her pacifist great-grandfather, Norman Thomas. She is a former fellow at New America. Though much of Thomas's writing is on the subject of sports, it is influenced by her studies of poetry; she cites Wallace Stevens as a major in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shea Serrano
Shea Serrano is an American author, journalist, and former teacher. He is best known for his work with the sports and pop culture websites, ''The Ringer (website), The Ringer'' and ''Grantland'', as well as his books, including ''The Rap Year Book'', ''Basketball (and Other Things)'' and ''Movies (and Other Things)'', all of which were ''The New York Times'' #1 best-sellers. Writing about Serrano for ''GQ'', Chris Gayomali said: "If you were to draw a triple Venn diagram of hoops, trunk bangers, and jokes made at the expense of J. Cole, ''Grantland'' writer Shea Serrano would be smack-dab in the center, probably wearing a Tim Duncan jersey." Serrano's activity and humor on Twitter have earned a devoted following, nicknamed the FOH Army. Early life Serrano was born in San Antonio, Texas and grew up in the neighborhood of Valley Hi. He is Mexican-American. He graduated from Sam Houston State University, where he started as a criminal justice major but eventually earned a degree in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jalen Rose
Jalen Anthony Rose (born January 30, 1973) is an American sports analyst and former professional basketball player. In college, he was a member of the University of Michigan Wolverines' " Fab Five" (along with Chris Webber, Juwan Howard, Jimmy King, and Ray Jackson) that reached the 1992 and 1993 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship games as both freshmen and sophomores. Rose played in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a small forward for six teams, most notably alongside Reggie Miller on the Indiana Pacers team that made three consecutive Eastern Conference finals, and reached the 2000 NBA Finals. He retired in 2007 with a career average of 14.3 points, 3.8 assists and 3.5 rebounds per game. Rose is a sports analyst for ABC and ESPN. He is an analyst on ''NBA Countdown'', '' Get Up!'', and co-host of the ESPN talk show, ''Jalen & Jacoby'', with co-host David Jacoby. He is also the founder of the Jalen Rose Leadership Academy and the author of ''The New ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charlie Pierce
Charles Patrick Pierce (born December 28, 1953) is an American sportswriter, political blogger, liberal pundit author, and game show panelist. Biography Pierce graduated from St. John's High School in Shrewsbury, Massachusetts, and from Marquette University in Journalism (1975). Pierce's first job was as a forest ranger for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. He wrote for ''Worcester Magazine'' in the 1970s, where he covered the Blizzard of 1978. In the 1980s and '90, he was a staff reporter for the ''Boston Phoenix'' and, later, a sports columnist for the '' Boston Herald''. Pierce is currently the lead political blogger for '' Esquire'', a position he has held since September 2011. He also wrote for ESPN's Grantland. He has also written for ''The New York Times'', the ''Los Angeles Times'', the ''Chicago Tribune'', the ''Boston Globe'' Sunday magazine, the ''Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel'', ''Sports Illustrated'', ''The National Sports Daily'', '' GQ'', and the e-zine '' Slate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brian Phillips (writer)
Brian Phillips may refer to: * Brian Phillips (footballer) Brian Phillips (9 November 1931 – 28 March 2012) was an English professional footballer who played as a centre half. Career Born in Cadishead, Phillips played for Lancashire Steel, Altrincham, Middlesbrough and Mansfield Town, before being ba ... (1931–2012), English professional footballer * Brian Phillips (swimmer) (born 1954), Canadian former swimmer {{Hndis, Phillips, Brian ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Davy Rothbart
David Ira "Davy" Rothbart (born April 11, 1975) is a bestselling author, Emmy Award-winning filmmaker, contributor to ''This American Life'', and the editor/publisher of '' Found Magazine''. Found Magazine Davy Rothbart's magazine ''Found'' is dedicated to discarded notes, letters, flyers, photos, lists, and drawings found and sent in by readers. The magazine spawned a best-selling book, ''Found: The Best Lost, Tossed, and Forgotten Items from Around the World'', published in April 2004. A second collection was published in May 2006, a third in May 2009. The magazine is published annually and co-edited by Rothbart's friend Sarah Locke. Rothbart, a former Chicago Bulls ticket scalper, often tours the country to share finds and invite others to share their finds with him. His brother, musician Peter Rothbart, often accompanies him on these tours. In 2004, as he was on a nationwide tour to promote the ''Found'' book, he appeared twice on the television program the ''Late Show with D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zach Lowe
Zachary Curtis Lowe (born August 24, 1977 ) is an American sportswriter, journalist, and podcaster. After starting his journalistic career covering the criminal justice system in his home state of Connecticut, Lowe transitioned to basketball reporting and is today considered one of the premier columnists covering the NBA. Education Lowe is an alumnus of in Connecticut, and is a 1999 graduate of . He spent two years teaching at |
Molly Lambert
Molly, Mollie or mollies may refer to: Animals * ''Poecilia'', a genus of fishes ** ''Poecilia sphenops'', a fish species * A female mule (horse–donkey hybrid) People * Molly (name) or Mollie, a female given name, including a list of persons and characters with the name * Molly Pitcher, one of several American women believed to have helped fight against British forces during the American Revolution * Molly Malone, a mythical 19th-century Irish fishmonger and associated folk song and statue * Molly Mormon, a stereotype of a Latter-day Saints woman Dance and theatre * ''Molly'' (musical), a 1973 Broadway musical * Molly dance, a form of English Morris dance Film and television * ''Molly'' (1983 film), an Australian film by Ned Lander * ''Molly'' (1999 film), an American film starring Elisabeth Shue * '' Molly: An American Girl on the Home Front'', a 2006 made-for-television film * '' The Roads Not Taken'' (working title ''Molly''), a 2020 American drama film by Sally Potter ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chuck Klosterman
Charles John Klosterman (; born 1972) is an American author and essayist whose work focuses on American popular culture. He has been a columnist for '' Esquire'' and ESPN.com and wrote "The Ethicist" column for ''The New York Times Magazine''. Klosterman is the author of twelve books, including two novels and the essay collection '' Sex, Drugs, and Cocoa Puffs: A Low Culture Manifesto''. He was awarded the ASCAP Deems Taylor award for music criticism in 2002. Early life Klosterman was born in Breckenridge, Minnesota, the youngest of seven children of Florence and William Klosterman. He is of German and Polish descent. He grew up on a farm in nearby Wyndmere, North Dakota, and was raised Roman Catholic. He graduated from Wyndmere High School in 1990 and from the University of North Dakota in 1994. Career After college, Klosterman was a journalist in Fargo, North Dakota, and later a reporter and arts critic for the '' Akron Beacon Journal'' in Akron, Ohio, before moving to New Y ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jonah Keri
Jonah Keri (born September 20, 1974) is a Canadian former journalist, sportswriter, and editor. He is currently serving a prison sentence after pleading guilty to multiple counts of domestic violence offences. Early life and education Keri is from Montreal, Quebec. Growing up, Keri was an avid fan of the Montreal Expos, something he attributes to his grandfathers' love of baseball. He remains one today despite the team's 2005 relocation to Washington to become the Washington Nationals. Keri worked as a summer intern at the ''Montreal Gazette''. He graduated from Concordia University's journalism program in 1997. Career Keri is mostly known for writing about baseball, though he has also covered other sports as well as business and entertainment. His writing has appeared on ESPN.com, ''The Wall Street Journal'', FanGraphs, '' GQ'', The Huffington Post, ''The New York Times'', ''Bloomberg Sports,'' Baseball Prospectus, ''Investor's Business Daily'', ''Sports Illustrated,'' Grantl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
