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Sharing My Passion and Sportswriting Know-how at Medium Day
Sharing My Passion and Sportswriting Know-how at Medium Day
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Mike Butler
Sep 1
What is ‘Beyond the Scoreboard?’ and Who is Mike Butler?
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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
Holger Rune Knows Life as a Top Tennis Player is More Than a Netflix Show
Holger Rune Knows Life as a Top Tennis Player is More Than a Netflix Show
As a teenager, Rune was ready to take on the world. But after a season of mishits and malfunction, perhaps, life isn’t what he thought.
Ini-Iso Adiankpo
Sep 3
How a 25-Minute Period of Hooping Taught Me a Variety of Lessons
How a 25-Minute Period of Hooping Taught Me a Variety of Lessons
Life lessons learned after a 4-on-4 pickup basketball game
Aditya Parashar
Sep 3
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
Sustaining a Serious Concussion Forced Me to Tone Down My Play
Sustaining a Serious Concussion Forced Me to Tone Down My Play
No game is more important than your brain
Kim Fedyk
Sep 2
The History of Ball Don’t Lie
The History of Ball Don’t Lie
The phrase ‘Ball don’t lie’ was popular in the 90s and 2000s. But where did it originate from?
Nam Tran
Aug 31
How Chess Keeps Me Connected to People in My Life
How Chess Keeps Me Connected to People in My Life
I keep thinking I’ll move on and never play again
Carter Anderson Lee
Aug 31
U.S. and International Teams’ Presidents Cup Qualifying Matches Are Set
U.S. and International Teams’ Presidents Cup Qualifying Matches Are...
Golf, like measles, should be caught young
Maliha Noushin
Aug 31
A Title Game, an Alumni Coach, a Cheating Scandal, and a Michigan Championship…in 1898
A Title Game, an Alumni Coach, a Cheating Scandal, and a Michigan C...
How the OG Champions of the West mirror the 2023 NCAA Champion Michigan Wolverines
Andy Lammers
Aug 31
Little Ole Binge Drinker, Me
Little Ole Binge Drinker, Me
You’re a drunk and you didn’t even know it!
Brendan Donaghy ☘️
Aug 30
Heartbeats and Hope: The Day a Win Made Me Proud of My Heritage
Heartbeats and Hope: The Day a Win Made Me Proud of My Heritage
When I watched Pakistan’s 2017 Champions Trophy victory
Syed Zain
Aug 28
Clutch Man: How Stokes Did the Impossible
Clutch Man: How Stokes Did the Impossible
On this day: The Miracle of Headingley
Syed Zain
Aug 27
Clark, Reese, and the WNBA Are Back and Rolling
Clark, Reese, and the WNBA Are Back and Rolling
Since the Olympic break, the ladies are kicking it up a notch
Steve Uppendahl
Aug 27
Reflecting on Her Junior College Journey at Graduation
Reflecting on Her Junior College Journey at Graduation
How a simple question revealed so much
Mike Butler
Aug 26
Sean Payton linked Bo Nix to his NFL future
Sean Payton linked Bo Nix to his NFL future
Success isn’t owned, It's leased. And rent is due every day
Maliha Noushin
Aug 26
Dodgeball Was the Schoolyard Game I Didn’t Know I Needed as an Adult
Dodgeball Was the Schoolyard Game I Didn’t Know I Needed as an Adult
Remaining a kid at heart when the world wants you to grow up
Kim Fedyk
Aug 26
My Defining Sports Moment: I Was a Three-Minute Golf Hero
My Defining Sports Moment: I Was a Three-Minute Golf Hero
It was my motivation to continue for years
Lee J. Bentch
Aug 25
The Heartbeat of Rural Texas: Where Football Transcends the Game
The Heartbeat of Rural Texas: Where Football Transcends the Game
Exploring the unsung heroes of rural Texas high school football: where community, pride, and survival go beyond the gridiron
Matt Pierce
Aug 25
Celtics Basketball: For When Mom and Son Can’t Find Their Team Chemistry
Celtics Basketball: For When Mom and Son Can’t Find Their Team Chem...
Cheering for the champs almost made us forget we’re relative strangers these days
Erin Anne
Aug 24
Post-its From a Minor League Locker Room
Post-its From a Minor League Locker Room
‘Three beer max’ and ‘don’t assault the umpires’
William Mersey
Aug 24
The Fighter
The Fighter
The highs, the lows, the fickle-de-foz, of fame
Jay Squires
Aug 24
Completing My Quest to Visit Every Major League Ballpark
Completing My Quest to Visit Every Major League Ballpark
A multi-year odyssey that was never going to be easy
Todd Castor
Aug 24
Long Live the Black Mamba
Long Live the Black Mamba
The world will never forget the legacy of Kobe Bryant
Jason Reynoso
Aug 23
Kobe’s Trash Talk Was Venom
Kobe’s Trash Talk Was Venom
Kobe didn’t say things to say things. He always had a purpose and his words were used to destroy his opponent’s morale.
Nam Tran
Aug 23
With the Olympics Over, What Are Athletes Doing With Their Medals?
With the Olympics Over, What Are Athletes Doing With Their Medals?
It’s a curiosity I’ve had since childhood
Mark Baquiran
Aug 23
I believed baseball was an inferior sport to Cricket
I believed baseball was an inferior sport to Cricket
How ‘Moneyball’ ignited by interest in Baseball
Syed Zain
Aug 23
The WNBA is Headed in the Wrong Direction
The WNBA is Headed in the Wrong Direction
The WNBA has become a topic of politics instead of sports
Jason Reynoso
Aug 23
Ten Major League Baseball Players Who Will Affect Pennant Pushes in Baseball
Ten Major League Baseball Players Who Will Affect Pennant Pushes in...
Excellence develops over time due to constant improvement efforts
Maliha Noushin
Aug 22
Rune’s Collapse in Cincinnati was a Jarring Reality Check Long-overdue
Rune’s Collapse in Cincinnati was a Jarring Reality Check Long-overdue
In Cincinnati, Ohio, Holger Rune finally learned how quickly the trajectory of a professional career can change.
Ini-Iso Adiankpo
Aug 22
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