ESPN. Sports Illustrated. Fox Sports. National sports coverage that occasionally dollops attention on major markets. The Washington Post. The LA Times. The Boston Globe.
Major market papers that keep an eye on national stories. But
what happens to sports on the outskirts of those major markets? What
happens when there are sports in the forest and no major media outlets
are there to hear it?
In Granite Fringes, John Weaver goes to those forests in search
of answers, paying particular attention to the author's beloved home
state, the great state of New Hampshire (it's the one right by
Vermont). New columns appear Fridays, exploring what sports coverage
and sports fandom is like in the places big media fears to tread.
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Thursday, 23 February 2006 |
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So how many people love the Olympics because it’s the only time their favorite sport bobsledding gets its due? Or the biathlon? Or the skeleton? Speak up, I can’t hear you over the crickets. That’s what I thought. The Olympics are a very special time when fringe media darlings take center stage in the media of the center. My favorite example? The US Women’s Curling team. |
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Thursday, 16 February 2006 |
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We just passed a big weekend in the fringes. College hockey had several seminal events in its calendar: Michigan Tech University’s Winter Carnival, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute’s Big Red Freakout, an outdoor game at Lambeau Field between Wisconsin and Ohio State, and Boston’s own Beanpot Tournament. I bet you missed it. This is what happens in the fringes, there's not enough hype leading up to an event and not enough coverage once it happens. But as we used to say in college: better late to the party than never at the keg at all. |
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Friday, 10 February 2006 |
Even among fringe media, the Super Bowl is by and large the biggest day in American sports media. As I wrote my column last week, I noticed that the York Daily Record had enough Super Bowl coverage to beat up a referee from Pittsburgh. That makes sense – not only is it the freaking Super Bowl, but York is also in the greater Steelers fan base area. But it got me thinking – what about some of the other papers that have appeared in my column over the last few months? What types of stories did they run about the Super Bowl?
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Thursday, 02 February 2006 |
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On the eve of the Super Bowl, and just following the State of the Union Address, it seems like a good idea to examine what it means to be an American sports fan at a basic level. How do sports, fans and media interact? There’s a town out there that has had more than its fair share of news stories in the last year and a half. Most of them didn’t contribute to the image the town wants to present to the outside world. And it reminds me a lot of my hometown. |
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Wednesday, 25 January 2006 |
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One of the pure joys of writing this column is the potential for the random and bizarre. For example, did you know that the Rams from Dickinson High School of Wilmington, Delaware are ranked 2,290th and last in the nation among high school boys lacrosse teams? I’ll bet you didn’t. And if you’re like me, you didn’t even realize there were 2,290 high school boys lacrosse teams. Think about it – that’s a ton of stick wielding, ball chucking, would-be miscreants organizing together. |
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