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The Yang Slinger: Vol. XXV
We all have choices in this business. Some choose to pursue the light. Others do not. Also, five Qs with the author of a new Tupac encyclopedia. And…
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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.
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The Yang Slinger: The End
I have a new calling.
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The Yang Slinger: Vol. XXXII
Jason Whitlock was once one of the nation's most influential sports columnists. Then he lost his mind and turned into racist conservative America's…
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The Yang Slinger: Vol. LXXXIV
The University of Iowa boasts one of the best newspapers in the country. Yet even though it's staffed by her fellow students, no one has been granted a…
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The Yang Slinger: Vol. XLI
I was raised to hate the nut graf. H-a-t-e it. But with age and experience, I'm no longer entirely sure where I stand. So let's grab a bowl of cashews…
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The Yang Slinger: Vol. XCIII
I'm taking a break.
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The Yang Slinger: Vol. LXXIX
An editor took to his website to bash my advice to journalists. This is my reply.
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The Yang Slinger: Vol. III
The wild, weird, unfulfilling ride of my mysterious 2016 "Sports By Brooks" Bleacher Report piece (that never ran), five questions with political…
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The Yang Slinger: Vol. LXI
Every so often you write about someone—and the experience lets you down. Here's my saga of Bo Jackson, a beloved book project and the Heisman Trophy…
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The Yang Slinger: Vol. LXXVIII
In 1996, at age 24, I was hired to work at Sports Illustrated. It was a different media landscape, overflowing with money and ambition and dreams. Here…
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The Paid Subscriber Bonus Yang: Vol. II
Patrick Beverly can go fuck himself—as should the media members who failed to stand up for a colleague.
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