By Sarah Bahr | @smbahr14 Sports Capital Journalism Program LOS ANGELES — When freshman Georgia quarterback Jake Fromm takes the field New Year’s Day in Rose Bowl Stadium to the roar of thousands of screaming fans, he doesn’t expect to feel nervous. Pitching in front of 30,000 fans in the Little League World Series tends… Read more »
Student Work
Mayfield Sick and Tired of Being Sick and Tired
By Alaa Abdeldaiem | @Abdeldaiem_Alaa Sports Capital Journalism Program LOS ANGELES –– It was time to make an appearance. Baker Mayfield had missed all non-football activities with the Oklahoma Sooners over the last three days due to illness, and he was prepared to miss another. But when the Heisman Trophy-winning quarterback turned on the television… Read more »
Anderson Offers Balance for Oklahoma
By Alaa Abdeldaiem | @Abdeldaiem_Alaa Sports Capital Journalism Program LOS ANGELES –– He sat, a picture of calm and composure in the midst of a media frenzy, fielding questions he knew to expect. It has been two weeks since Rodney Anderson was told he wouldn’t face charges after a woman accused him of sexual assault… Read more »
Georgia’s Smith Sets His Sights on Mayfield
By Sarah Bahr | @smbahr14 Sports Capital Journalism Program LOS ANGELES — He’s as tall as three-and-a-half Rose Bowl trophies. He weighs as much as a giant panda. He can cover 80 yards in the time it takes to view a single snap. He’s missed fewer tackles this season than the margin of error in… Read more »
Postcard from Pacific Palisades: A Sunset, a Meal and a Decision
It is a truth universally acknowledged that lobster rolls taste better when consumed at sunset on the Malibu coast. After a day that started at 8 a.m. with Georgia and Oklahoma press conferences, my Sports Capital Journalism Program colleague Alaa Abdeldaiem and I finished our first stories with enough time to squeeze in a surfside… Read more »
Georgia Tailback Tandem Key to Neutralizing Oklahoma
By Sarah Bahr | @smbahr14 Sports Capital Journalism Program LOS ANGELES — In Georgia offensive coordinator Jim Chaney’s dreams, Oklahoma quarterback Baker Mayfield’s cream pants are spotless as a clergyman’s cassock. His helmet gleams in the Southern California sunshine. His cleats? Marshmallow-white. In Chaney’s fantasy, Oklahoma’s one-man offensive juggernaut never sees the field, throwing for… Read more »
Sooners’ Defense Aims to Silence Doubters, Defend Pride
By Alaa Abdeldaiem | @Abdeldaiem_Alaa Sports Capital Journalism Program LOS ANGELES –– Ogbonnia Okoronkwo is tired of hearing it. The senior defensive end is facing a Southeastern Conference opponent in a bowl game for the second straight year, and as his Oklahoma Sooners prepare to take on Georgia at the Rose Bowl Game presented by… Read more »
Students from IUPUI Sports Capital Journalism Program to cover College Football Playoff
INDIANAPOLIS — This is the fourth year of the College Football Playoff, and in Atlanta on Jan. 8, the usual organizations who cover it every year will return — outlets such as The New York Times, USA Today and ESPN. Put the IUPUI Sports Capital Journalism Program in that group, too. For the sixth consecutive year —… Read more »
Coach K comfortable with USA Basketball’s new identity
By Frank Gogola | @FrankGogola Sports Capital Journalism Program CHICAGO – There’s no concealing the fact that this is Mike Krzyzewski’s most inexperienced Olympic team. There’s no LeBron James, Kobe Bryant or Chris Paul. In fact, Carmelo Anthony and Kevin Durant are the only players on the 12-man roster with Olympic experience. That doesn’t mean… Read more »
USA Basketball encouraging players to speak up on social issues
By Frank Gogola | @FrankGogola Sports Capital Journalism Program CHIAGO — The voice – along with the ability to effectively communicate – is one of the most powerful tools for creating change. Knicks star Carmelo Anthony knows that well and has brought his voice to the forefront on social issues this past month. Whether it… Read more »