News writing and sports writing have become synonymous. And it started with, you know, free agency, and now it's in the concussion debate. Jane Leavy agencyconcussiondebate Change image and share on social
Claire Hodgson, born Clara Mae Merritt, was the daughter of a prominent Georgia attorney who had once represented Ty Cobb. She was still a teenager when she married Frank Hodgson, a gentleman caller nearly twice her age. Jane Leavy ageattorneybear share on social
Led by a new generation of edgy sportswriters like Lipsyte, we found new purpose in the great issues of the day - race, equal opportunity, drugs, and labor disputes. We became personality journalists, medical writers, and business reporters. Jane Leavy businessdaydispute share on social
For Mantle, the Yankees' locker room was a sanctuary, a safe haven where he was understood, accepted and, when necessary, exonerated. Jane Leavy acceptexoneratehaven Change image and share on social
Mantle didn't want to stick out, but he did. He didn't wish to be treated as special, but he was. He was uncomfortable being the center of attention, but he was the centerfielder for the most famous franchise in sports. Jane Leavy attentioncentercenterfielder share on social
Sports journalism is in the midst of an identity crisis so profound that we no longer know whether we're made up of one word or two. Jane Leavy crisisidentityjournalism Change image and share on social
There is nothing incompatible about laughter and demons, nor about athletic achievement and depression. Mike Flanagan made me laugh, too. But mostly, he made me brave. Jane Leavy achievementathleticbrave Change image and share on social
By the time I joined the 'Washington Post' sports staff in 1979, Red's Runyonesque notion of sports writing was obsolete. Jane Leavy joinnotionobsolete Change image and share on social
Indianapolis proved to be the perfect Super Bowl city, accommodating in the truest sense of the word. Jane Leavy accommodatebowlcity Change image and share on social
Trauma fractures comprehension as a pebble shatters a windshield. The wound at the site of impact spreads across the field of vision, obscuring reality and challenging belief. Jane Leavy beliefchallengecomprehension Change image and share on social
