Here is the opening to my Tuesday column dealing with sports writing. I am having some trouble posting this. If it doesn't come out right please let me know: I guess this is a criticism of sports journalism. This probably means I'm criticizing myself. In the past few weeks, journalists [...]
Tim Kawakami was named California sportswriter of the year by National Sportscasters and Sportswriters Association. Tim richly deserves this award. I'll have to try harder in 2013. Greg Papa got named California sportscaster of the year -- also richly deserved. Congrats to both.
This item Ira Miller sent to me. It's about the downturn in our economy and how people have to augment their income when their employers reduce their salaries. One enterprising former sportswriter, Kevin Provencher, started a prostitution ring to get a few extra bucks. What's a guy to do? He [...]
I am in a February slump. I admit that, sadly. Usually I post on the Zohn several times a day. Something happens and I rush downstairs to my office and start typing like mad. My wife says she can be in the middle of a conversation with me and all [...]
I had dinner with Marty Lurie last night -- he's in town for some KNBR stuff -- and he told me AOL has dropped Fanhouse, its sports division. I did not know this. I like Fanhouse, think they do a good job. I also have friends who work for Fanhouse, [...]
As you've probably noticed the Press Democrat has a new 49er beat writer. His name is Eric Branch and you're going to love him. He's clever, smart, very nice and he works really hard and, wow, can he write. I'd like to add a personal word about the Niner beat [...]
Jay Mariotti, sportswriter and sports TV guy, got arrested for domestic violence. He has been convicted of nothing. He works sometimes for ESPN and they are looking into his case. This could be embarrassing for ESPN and deadly to Mariotti's career. I don't know Mariotti, never met him, hardly ever [...]
I'm back from my family holiday and I'm way behind on blogging about the news. I'd like to get started with President Obama firing Stanley McChrystal, his top commander in Afganistan. No, I'm not getting into policy. I'm getting into something McChrsytal did not do. He never blamed the Rolling [...]
Lowell Cohn, retired columnist for the Santa Rosa Press Democrat, covered sports for almost 40 years and never ran out of things to say.