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ESPN.com

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CBS Sportsline.com

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SportingNews.com

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NewspaperLinks.com
Links to nearly every online newspaper site.

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Online magazine that features interviews, book reviews, etc.

SportsPages.com
Comprehensive, broken down by sports, papers, columnists, etc. and with links to team and league Web sites. Good industry talk.

Esports Media Group
Several links to columns and other news about cybersports world.

SportsJournalists.com
Message boards and industry talk.

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Fansonly.com

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SportsWebSearch.com
A good general clearinghouse site. Daily top headlines and a strong search engine.

The Bleacher Report
Stories and updates on several sports stories. Part of the Fox Sports on MSN Network.

FieldTurf.com
The page that takes you to articles from various national publications that write about field turf, stadium and field issues, etc.

AllSports.com

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E-Sports

SportsMediaGuide.com
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On Sports Blog
Written by Joe Gisondi, who teaches journalism at Eastern Illinois University. Covers everything from youth sports to the pros.

RetroSheet.org
Founded in 1989 for the purpose of computerizing play-by-play accounts of as many pre-1984 major league games as possible. Good for basic fact-checking on stats, history, etc.

MapMyRun.com
This site enables you to use Google Maps to plot your running or walking routes. It's fun and easy to use, and you can see exactly how much mileage you're racking up. Fun for a local story.

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Sports Blogs

Deadspin
Sports blog covers sports, sports media and other issues with an edge.

Moneyplayers Blog
Marc Isenberg's blog covers the business of sports, from preps to the pros.

Jason Peck's Sports Blog
Covers the digital community of sports.

Lombardi on Football
A former NFL executive blogs about the league. Some great scoops and perspective.

Major League Baseball Blogs
Players and others blog on the game, life.

Major League Baseball Trade Rumors
A great blog that tracks trades, gossip and news. Links off to several national publications. One-stop shopping for trade information.

Gilbert Arenas Blog
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