A sportswriter and TV writer on what it means to be a sports fan

Sportswriter Joe Posnanski and television writer Michael Schur were brought together by their love of sports, so they decided to travel around the world to collect more stories of fandom. The two sit down with “CBS Saturday Morning” to discuss their book, “Big Fan: Two Friends, 82,490 Miles, and the Wild, Wonderful Sports We Love.” … Read more

Federal judge sentences man to 10 years in plot to kill Iranian American writer

NEW YORK — A former truck and bus driver charged in an assassination plot against an Iranian American writer who authorities said was targeted for death by the Iranian government was given a 10-year prison sentence on Wednesday by a federal judge. The judge, Lewis J. Liman, sentenced Jonathan Loadholt, 37, of Staten Island, in … Read more

Howard Fendrich, award-winning AP national sports writer and tennis expert, dies at 55

Howard Fendrich, a national sports writer for The Associated Press whose persistent reporting and detail-rich prose brought readers inside dozens of taut Grand Slam tennis finals, record-breaking Olympic moments and harrowing trips down Alpine ski slopes, has died. He was 55. Fendrich died Thursday at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, his wife Rosanna Maietta said. … Read more

Rushdie’s message to “the man who failed to kill an unarmed 75- year-old writer”

Rushdie’s message to “the man who failed to kill an unarmed 75- year-old writer” – CBS News Watch CBS News Salman Rushdie’s message to his assailant: “Our lives touched each other for an instant and then separated. Mine has improved since that day, while yours has deteriorated.” Source link