Who are americas' best sportswriters?

Answer 1

That might be a biased answer because we could name someone from our local areas who we feel are the best at sports writing. I will say I like the writers sports illustrated has. Frank is pretty thorough with his writing and I often like Mike Farber's writings. They have to many to name but most of them provide sports evidence to back up their opinions/points or what have you.

Now as for ESPN, I'm going to go with Chris Berman. He to me always delivers great sports journalism and excellent writing skills. Stuart Scott is up there to among the best of sports writers. I just think especially with espn, that they don't fill their viewers with useless sports jargon and actually deliver a certain type of presentation when they write about sporting events. This is all just my opinion as you can see.

Answer 2

Hmm. Tougher question than you might think.

Traditionally, Sports Illustrated has some of the best writers in the country. Gary Smith's pieces are almost always musts. Before him, Frank Deford wrote the best features in the business. Rick Reilly can make you laugh or cry in a given week. Michael Farber writes beautifully about hockey.

Among newspapers, the Los Angeles Times has some good ones in Bill Plaschke and Helene Elliott. I like Bob Ryan of the Boston Globe an awful lot; his enthusiasm remains unchecked after many years in the business. Mike Lupica of the New York Daily News usually is interesting, even if it's easy to disagree with him at times. Tom Boswell of the Washington Post has a wonderful way with words. Mitch Albom in Detroit was frequently hilarious when he stuck to sports; he does more general column writing now that isn't quite as entertaining.

In Canada, Roy MacGregor of the National Post is a superb stylist. Steve Simmons of the Toronto Sun is always fun.

Peter Gammons, now of ESPN, virtually invented the baseball notes column. He doesn't write enough because of his on-air duties. Dwight Evans once told me Gammons would be one of the 10 best general managers in baseball had he taken his career in that direction.