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GNCC and USA Curling in one word: Accountability

GNCC and USA Curling: What now?

So now you’ve read (or skimmed) all of these pieces looking at various aspects of the GNCC and USA…

GNCC and USA Curling: A brief history of time

The tl;dr …

GNCC and USA Curling: Follow the money

The tl;dr …

Who/what is this?

Short answer: I’ve been a journalist for a few decades, with a lot of work in soccer and Olympic sports. I’ve been a curling fan since 2002. I’ve been a curling club member since 2018.

And I’ve written so many posts on curling that I felt I needed to split them out from…

Why support USA Curling?

Originally published Dec. 16, 2022. The point here is about the importance of a National Governing Body (NGB), and I’m basing that on 4,000 years in sports journalism. Or 25. Something like that.

USA Curling flings one through the house

Originally posted Oct. 16, 2022, and it’s my most pointed opinion piece (at least as of Feb. 23, 2023. Who knows what’ll happen tomorrow?)

If you’ve read a lot of my writing over the years, you know that I’m the opposite of a…

How a sprawling US Soccer investigation affects USA Curling

Originally posted Oct. 3, 2022, and while it’s a little outdated because Jeff Plush is out, along with some board members and other staff members, I think it’s important for the record. There’s still a narrative that everyone…