There are a number of sports writers who are now widely regarded as some of the best sports journalists of our time.Here are five of the most well-known sports writers.
Rick Reilly of Sports Illustrated
Rick Reilly became famous as the back page columnist(專欄作家)for Sports Illustrated magazine.Then he moved to ESPN in 2008 and began working as a columnist for their website - ESPN.com.Now he has his own show with ESPN,and he also contributes articles to ABC sports.
Bob Ryan of The Boston Globe
Bob Ryan rose through the ranks thanks to his skill and knowledge about basketball.He very soon became known as a guru of the sport,writing an impressively large number of articles about The Boston Celtics - a National Basketball Association (NBA)team based in Boston,Massachusetts.
John Feinstein of The Washington Post
John Feinstein is primarily a columnist with The Washington Post but during his long career he has published two best-selling sports books A Good Walk Spoiled and A Season on the Brink.He is a regular with the Golf Channel and has a very popular blog called Feinstein on the Brink.
Joaquin Henson of The Philippine Star
Joaquin Henson started out his sports journalism career in 1973 and became popular through his column Sporting Chance,which has been published in The Philippine Star since the 80's.He has given a number of catchy nicknames to some of the most famous sporting stars of our time.
William Rhoden of The New York Times
Apart from being a columnist with The New York Times since the 80's,William Rhoden is a respected sports journalist known for his two books Forty Million Dollar Slaves and Third and a Mile.Both books deal with the problems that face black athletes in the field of sport.
(1)Before working for ESPN,Rick Reilly CC.
A.was a regular with the Golf Channel
B.started his column Sporting Chance
C.wrote articles for Sports Illustrated
D.worked as a sports talk show host
(2)Both John Feinstein and William Rhoden BB.
A.have worked as writers for ten years
B.work as columnists and write books
C.like to give nicknames to sporting stars
D.a(chǎn)re known as columnists for ABC sports
(3)What would be the best title for the text? DD
A.Useful tips for a sports journalist
B.How to be a newspaper columnist
C.Newspapers that influence us a lot
D.Famous and popular sports writers
【答案】C;B;D
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