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Questions for those of you still hiring freelancers...do you use p.r. people to write for you? And if so, in what capacity? Background: I spent a little more than a decade in newspapers. Did a lot of magazine writing to supplement my income. Switched to public relations a few years ago as a...

This came up in conversation last night and thought it might make a good topic for this crew. Awkward dates. The story we got last night was from one of our interns, who met a guy a few weeks back during a road race. They talked. He asked her out. She said yes. She asked if he wanted to see...

Basically, they examine PSU sex scandal fall out. After reading what was said on this board at times, not very shocking, but figured this was worth discussing here. From the story: “The behavior of the 151 sports journalists analyzed appear to have blurred personal and professional boundaries...

I wonder if she will have trouble with short passes as well. http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/blog/shutdown_corner/post/Super-Bowl-MVP-Rypien-8217-s-daughter-carrying-?urn=nfl-wp9432 Also, wasn't Rypien a descendent of Sacajawea ( along with Joe Charboneau)? The family legacy is now complete then.

Since we have so many HOF threads, why not one more? Do either Morten Andersen or Gary Anderson ever get into the Hall? Right now the "kickers" in the Hall are Lou Groza (who also was a very good tackle), George Blanda (who also played quarterback for a long time), Hornung ( who is best...

Hiring 50 some people to cover college football and basketball. Weekly pay. No mention of rate, but this could be a fun gig. http://www.journalismjobs.com/Job_Listing.cfm?JobID=1231105

This is not a discussion on Old Style beer, but more of a trend I've noticed in the past few months in SI. Basically, t seems SI has been running a lot more stories on players becoming college and pro stars who were not All-AAU at age 8, didn't have parents who took a second mortgage to pay for...

SI put up a feature listing the best NFL players by jersey number. Not all the way through, but figured this would be a good debate. http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/multimedia/photo_gallery/1008/nfl.best.players.by.jersey.number.00-49/content.7.html First odd one to me is Donovan McNabb at...

I was in Atlanta last week and several times heard a radio ad for a housing contrator done by Ron Gant, former Braves star. And in case I didn't know who he was, he read his bio as part of the ad. It was very strange, but funny at the same time. I wanted to find Gant and ask who the heck was his...

Hey sorry if this is a cross thread somewhere, but I am trying to find a website that lists Division I conferences and their teams of the past? I'm trying track the switches over the years. Any advice besides going through the archives of the current conferences?

My brother brought this up to me the other day about bands that would play in his own private level of heck, and I thought I would put here. Basically, five bands you hate from genres you normally like. So Motorhead fans, don't say Ice Cube and vice versa. Reo Speedwagon Journey Foreigner Billy...

If this is a DB, I apologize... http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews/ice-edge-out-true-north-silent-93393149.html Basically, the group trying to keep Los Coyotes in Phoenix can't do it, and the former home of Duck, Pokey and the Bandit is hoping for a return to Winnipeg.

Basically, looks at what this may do to pro baseball in Arizona. With so many players of Hispanic origin playing in leagues there, what will happen to them? Also, the article gets both sides of the issue. Good work, Passan...

I have a general question to see how other people have handled this? I was interviewing an ex-pro football player about his high school days, which was during the end of segregation. Now, I had researched his high school days fairly well and knew what to ask him. However, he remembers things...

Deford's piece in SI got me thinking about newsroom technology and how it has changed over the years. (For those, who didn't read it, he mentioned typing stories in the bathroom and then sending them Western Union back to SI) At my last stop before leaving the business earlier this year, we all...

Yeah, I know the Johnstown Chiefs were named to cash in on the movie Slap Shot and are not related to the Jets, but it looks like they could head to Greenville, S.C. http://www.journalwatchdog.com/business/532-out-of-the-penalty-box

Hey guys, I'm working on a story about the psychology of why some fans "hate" their home teams, and was wondering if anyone knew of any studies/professors etc. who could add depth to more than just "they pay $25 and feel it is their right to boo." I'm looking more at the fan who is a season...

I hope this is the correct page for this, but does anyone have any insights into summer sports camps? I've been told to do a story on them and if they make money. I was wondering if anyone ever tried something like this before? What are camps like now?

http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090324&content_id=4062294&vkey=news_mlb&fext=.jsp&c_id=mlb Basically, a Pirate's prospect 43-year-old wife is a baby napper. This is one way for the team to take the focus of its 16 years of losing.

Sorry if this is a newb question, but does anyone have any tips on how I can find out a coach's salary at a small DI school? School is saying it isn't public info since they are a private school. I think it is public because they are part of the NCAA? Anyone have any advice short of me filing an...