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Sharing My Passion and Sportswriting Know-how at Medium Day
Sharing My Passion and Sportswriting Know-how at Medium Day
Also sharing August’s Beyond the Scoreboard’s boosts
Mike Butler
Sep 1
What is ‘Beyond the Scoreboard?’ and Who is Mike Butler?
What is ‘Beyond the Scoreboard?’ and Who is Mike Butler?
Read below for examples of stories I’m searching for
Mike Butler
Jun 11, 2023
Want to Write Sports?
Want to Write Sports?
Here’s how you can tell your favorite athlete stories
Mike Butler
Jun 11, 2023
BREAKING SPORTS STORIES
Gone Too Soon: How My Cardboard Heroes Dealt Me A Hard Early Lesson
Gone Too Soon: How My Cardboard Heroes Dealt Me A Hard Early Lesson
MLB players who left the world too soon, and left a huge void and impact
Jason Elias
Sep 29
Caitlin Clark’s Impact as a Rookie Is Stunning
Caitlin Clark’s Impact as a Rookie Is Stunning
She accomplished so much more than stats
Steve Uppendahl
Sep 27
How Bowling Curbed My Teenage Boredom and Loneliness
How Bowling Curbed My Teenage Boredom and Loneliness
It was bowling or a common teenage activity
Scot Butwell
Jul 2
Reliving Lots of Memories During my Last Ballgame with Dad
Reliving Lots of Memories During my Last Ballgame with Dad
An epic playoff game — but more epic were the stories shared
Mike Butler
Jun 14
Stranded on a School Roof with Pete Rose
Stranded on a School Roof with Pete Rose
Fearing death and the paddle — only God could save us
Mike Butler
Jun 2
Life Lessons and Laughing in an Elevator with Tony Gwynn
Life Lessons and Laughing in an Elevator with Tony Gwynn
Sharing secrets and learning from a Hall of Famer
Mike Butler
Apr 1
A Heartbreaking End of an Era for Oakland
A Heartbreaking End of an Era for Oakland
A terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day. But also beautiful
John Corten
Sep 26
Why is football (soccer) so obsessed with young talent?
Why is football (soccer) so obsessed with young talent?
Championing young talent has gone way too far
Mannav
Sep 26
Caitlin Clark Drops 25, But Indiana Fever Still Caught By The Sun
Caitlin Clark Drops 25, But Indiana Fever Still Caught By The Sun
The rookie dazzles, but can’t burn the vets
Hammad Momin
Sep 26
Can the Indiana Fever Turn Up the Heat?
Can the Indiana Fever Turn Up the Heat?
How the offseason can bring the best-supporting cast for Caitlin Clark
Hammad Momin
Sep 26
Sun Burn: How Connecticut Torched Caitlin Clark’s Fever Dream in the WNBA Playoffs
Sun Burn: How Connecticut Torched Caitlin Clark’s Fever Dream in th...
Veteran team was just too much for Clark and Company
Hammad Momin
Sep 26
Box Seat Buzz — Former Player Takes the Bump at Big A
Box Seat Buzz — Former Player Takes the Bump at Big A
I ended up making the two-hour drive to Anaheim solo
Mike Butler
Sep 25
Me, Billy, and Wilt on the Dance Floor
Me, Billy, and Wilt on the Dance Floor
Wedged between two NBA legends
William Mersey
Sep 25
Her Aspirations To Compete at the Paralympics Took a Detour
Her Aspirations To Compete at the Paralympics Took a Detour
Our trip to Paris showed me that dreams can come true in unexpected ways
Krista Rausin
Sep 24
Holger Rune and Mouratoglou: a Confusing, Chaotic Partnership that Just Wouldn’t Work
Holger Rune and Mouratoglou: a Confusing, Chaotic Partnership that ...
How a controversial fallout at the U.S. Open in New York still haunts Rune and celebrity coach Mouratoglou
Ini-Iso Adiankpo
Sep 23
More Than a Game: How Table Football Shaped My Life
More Than a Game: How Table Football Shaped My Life
Finding my way through foosball
Mark Ewbie
Sep 22
Bullying Football Coach Challenged Me to Hit Him
Bullying Football Coach Challenged Me to Hit Him
A valuable lesson in how NOT to coach
Mike Butler
Sep 20
Is Major League Baseball on NASCAR’s Path of Destruction?
Is Major League Baseball on NASCAR’s Path of Destruction?
Why more standardization, like new starting pitching rules, will ruin MLB
JD Solomon
Sep 20
Me, Mark Fidrych and the Rain
Me, Mark Fidrych and the Rain
I never laughed so hard… until I learned the naked truth
John Lee Johnson
Sep 17
New Zealand Women Shine at Paris Olympics
New Zealand Women Shine at Paris Olympics
Female athletes grab 14.5 of the country's 20 medals
Lox Dixon
Sep 16
Where I’m From, We Drink ‘Wooder’
Where I’m From, We Drink ‘Wooder’
How Philly sports helped me reclaim my sense of self
Chad Harvey
Sep 16
How Long Is a Successful Bull Ride?
How Long Is a Successful Bull Ride?
And I asked other dumb questions on the internet before I went to a rodeo.
Beth Dele
Sep 16
Kop Hill Climb: A Unique Motorsport Event, UK
Kop Hill Climb: A Unique Motorsport Event, UK
Classic cars and brilliant fun!
Susie Kearley MBA 🐹 Guinea pig slave
Sep 16
A Belated Memory-Filled Father’s Day Outing at Dodger Stadium
A Belated Memory-Filled Father’s Day Outing at Dodger Stadium
An Ohtani homer, lost boys, Dodger Dogs, but no extra innings
Mike Butler
Sep 14
Saturday Morning Inspiration
Saturday Morning Inspiration
Sometimes lessons are learned in the most unsuspected places
Brian Dickens Barrabee
Sep 14
Thanks for the Memories, Oakland A’s
Thanks for the Memories, Oakland A’s
The team that brought me home is leaving me behind
Patricia Vicary
Sep 13
Two NFL Mascots Spread Goodwill Beyond the Stadium
Two NFL Mascots Spread Goodwill Beyond the Stadium
Meers, Mock bring joy and inspiration off the field
Anne Hope
Sep 12
The Day Our Daughter Left for College
The Day Our Daughter Left for College
Bittersweet as she prepared for life’s next chapter
Mike Butler
Sep 11
Is Camel Jumping the Most Bizarre Sport? Not By a Shin Kick
Is Camel Jumping the Most Bizarre Sport? Not By a Shin Kick
There’s ferret legging, lingerie football, shin-kicking, underwater cycling, and other sports you probably never heard of . . .
Deborah Camp
Sep 10
Mason steps up as 49ers spoil Rodgers’ return on MNF
Mason steps up as 49ers spoil Rodgers’ return on MNF
Backup RB fills in for McCaffery and scampers for 147 yards in 32–19 win
Maliha Noushin
Sep 10
Claude Debussy on the Pitch
Claude Debussy on the Pitch
How do we tune out or address overbearing parents at youth sporting events?
Jeffrey Pillow
Sep 10
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