Jeff Pearlman's Journalism Yang Yang

I acknowledge this is sorta lame

But I have my new book out today—and selling books in 2025 is not easy.

Oct 21 • 

Jeff Pearlman

35

14

March 2025

A quick return

The Press Box Chronicles, my new YouTube show, begins today.

Mar 10 • 

Jeff Pearlman

16

February 2025

The Yang Slinger: The End

I have a new calling.

Feb 7 • 

Jeff Pearlman

25

26

January 2025

The Yang Slinger: Vol. XCII:

Ten things I've done that changed the course of my journalism career (a self-indulgent-yet-sincere effort at explaining the importance of never…

Jan 31 • 

Jeff Pearlman

13

1

The Yang Slinger: Vol. XCI:

Pickup basketball has played an enormous role in my life. No one brought more joy to that world than the late Curtis (Bishop) Dorsey.

Jan 17 • 

Jeff Pearlman

38

28

The Yang Slinger: Vol. C

For a writer, few things are worse than entering a coffee shop, finding your spot, sitting down—and being damned by the wobbly table.

Jan 10 • 

Jeff Pearlman

10

1

The Yang Slinger: Vol. XCIX

I could not take my eyes off a Christmas painting with a mangling of the English language. Welcome to the curse of being a journalist.

Jan 3 • 

Jeff Pearlman

10

2

December 2024

The Yang Slinger: Vol. XCVIII

A college football coach took to Twitter to mock and berate a reporter who had the audacity to ask a fair question. Can the journalist fight back?

Dec 20, 2024 • 

Jeff Pearlman

7

2

The Yang Slinger: Vol. XCVII

BYU has reportedly forked over $7 million for a kid to play a few months of basketball—then drop out. How about we, the media, start covering shit with…

Dec 13, 2024 • 

Jeff Pearlman

16

4

The Yang Slinger: Vol. XCVI:

Sports books used to find themselves all over the New York Times bestseller list. So what the hell happened? And is there hope? And does it even matter?

Dec 6, 2024 • 

Jeff Pearlman

12

5

November 2024

The Yang Slinger: Vol. XCV:

He's a poorly paid writer who was presented with a $50 Amazon gift card by an appreciative parent. Is it OK—as a journalist—to accept the present?

Nov 22, 2024 • 

Jeff Pearlman

9

3

The Yang Slinger: Vol. XCIV

The Yang Slinger returns with this decree: It's officially time for all self-respecting journalists to leave the hellscape that is Twitter/X. Don't…

Nov 15, 2024 • 

Jeff Pearlman

15

8