The Sports Column

WHY LIFE BEYOND THE NATIONAL MEDIA “MARQUEE” IS SO MUCH BETTER

The so-called sports media pinnacle radically changed my life — from normalcy as a Chicago columnist to madness as an ESPN personality — and anyone who…

Mar 1 •

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THE “REAL WORLD” PROTECTS ALABAMA WHEN FLORIDA STATE WAS PERFECT

The perseverance of the Seminoles was cruelly lost in college football’s politics, which sends a trumpeting Nick Saban to a four-team postseason in a…

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Jay Mariotti

THE BEGINNINGS OF A GAMBLING SCAM, WITH LEBRON’S CLOSE FRIEND AT PLAY

Maverick Carter is a longtime buddy and business partner of LeBron James, and by betting money on basketball with an illegal bookmaker, we’re left to…

Dec 1 •

Jay Mariotti

TIGER WOODS HAS A BIGGER GAME NOW: SAVE GOLF FROM ITS SLAUGHTERERS

He returned to shoot 75 in the Bahamas, but much more importantly, he's widely in play on the PGA Tour’s policy board and won’t be allowing more of the…

Nov 30 •

Jay Mariotti

WE MUST ASK THIS: HAS ANYONE HAD MORE FUN IN LIFE THAN MARK CUBAN?

He remains in charge of basketball operations with the Dallas Mavericks, which seems absurd, considering he'll make $3.5 billion in selling his team to…

Nov 30 •

Jay Mariotti

PLEASE APPRECIATE WHAT YOU READ HERE: IT’S REAL AND ALWAYS AI-PROOF

The sports media business is beyond death, with Sports Illustrated becoming the first major publication to use artificial intelligence phonies, leading…

Nov 29 •

Jay Mariotti

FANS TIRED OF AWFUL SPORTS OWNERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO RUN AWAY FAST

For all the money and emotion in a community, it’s hard to believe 10 of 32 NFL teams might need new head coaches while folks in Chicago — worst of the…

Nov 29 •

Jay Mariotti

JALEN HURTS IS THE NEW MVP, AS EVEN BRADY MIGHT SEE IN HIS SCUBA SUIT

The greatest all-time quarterback can enjoy his snorkeling, but to dismiss the entire NFL as mediocre, he hasn’t been watching the clutch moments of…

Nov 28 •

Jay Mariotti

The Sports Column

Influential and fiercely independent, the award-winning columnist touches every emotion about sports and media. He challenges an $800 billion industry with truths that outweigh promotional fluff in a compromised media sphere. Meaning, he's no sellout.

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