UMass Sports Journalism Concentration

07/03/2018

Get ready, rest of the NBA 👀

10/12/2016

For Amherst College class:No class today!

09/25/2015

A group of nine students from the Sports Journalism Concentration traveled to Fenway Park Sept. 23 for the first Red Sox Journalism Night. More than 200 Sports Journalism students from universities around the state gathered in the Champions Club to listen and interact with sports writers, personalities and media relations folks from the Patriots, Red Sox and Celtics, as well as ESPN, The Herald and NECN.

There were nine sports media professionals on the panel, including Marc D'Amico, the Digital Content Director and on-air analyst for the Celtics. During a discussion about how students can successfully break into the business, Marc began talking about this young, tenacious journalist he hired just out of college -- UMass Sports Journalism alum Taylor Snow!

A very cool moment on a fun night!

03/30/2015

Joe Saade talking about the Sports Journalism Concentration:

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08/10/2014

Is it Ok to even "think" about racing after hitting and killing someone?

NASCAR driver Tony Stewart struck and killed sprint car driver Kevin Ward Jr., who had climbed from his car and was on the track trying to confront Stewart during a race in upstate New York on Saturday night.

07/30/2014

More on the Stephen A. Smith aftermath:

ESPN panelist Stephen A. Smith has been roundly panned for his comments on domestic violence, in which he suggested women should do what they can not to "provoke" their partners into abusing them. On Monday, Smith apologized for his co...

07/29/2014

The Post's Sally Jenkins on the Stephen A. Smith debacle:

On Stephen A. Smith, provocation, and interpreting the NFL message about domestic violence.

07/27/2014

If you want to write about sports, you better be tweeting:

07/25/2014

Keith Olbermann on Ray Rice:

Keith Olbermann's segment on Ray Rice was strong, indignant TV, resonant with everyone who believes a two-game suspension for punching out a woman is a clear signal that the NFL doesn't consider domestic violence meaningful violence.

07/21/2014

Sam Koch was a strong figure in UMass Athletics and always treated UMass Journalism students with respect:

Koch, 59, passed after a two-year battle with sinus cancer.

07/15/2014

Former NESN reporter Jenny Dell made some noise when she announced on Twitter that she got engaged to Red Sox third baseman Will Middlebrooks.

07/14/2014

Interesting numbers:

Germany’s win drew 280m interactions on social network, more than 2013 Super Bowl, with peak of 618,725 tweets a minute. By Mark Sweney