UMass Sports Journalism Concentration

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A group of nine students from the Sports Journalism Concentration traveled to Fenway Park Sept. 23 for the first Red Sox Journalism Night. More than 200 Sports Journalism students from universities around the state gathered in the Champions Club to listen and interact with sports writers, personalities and media relations folks from the Patriots, Red Sox and Celtics, as well as ESPN, The Herald and NECN.

There were nine sports media professionals on the panel, including Marc D'Amico, the Digital Content Director and on-air analyst for the Celtics. During a discussion about how students can successfully break into the business, Marc began talking about this young, tenacious journalist he hired just out of college -- UMass Sports Journalism alum Taylor Snow!

A very cool moment on a fun night!

Joe Saade talking about the Sports Journalism Concentration:

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Is it Ok to even "think" about racing after hitting and killing someone?

Out-of-car racer struck by T. Stewart dies NASCAR driver Tony Stewart struck and killed sprint car driver Kevin Ward Jr., who had climbed from his car and was on the track trying to confront Stewart during a race in upstate New York on Saturday night.

More on the Stephen A. Smith aftermath:

MSNBC Pundit Reveals The True Danger Of Stephen A. Smith's Comments ESPN panelist Stephen A. Smith has been roundly panned for his comments on domestic violence, in which he suggested women should do what they can not to "provoke" their partners into abusing them. On Monday, Smith apologized for his co...

The Post's Sally Jenkins on the Stephen A. Smith debacle:

On Stephen A. Smith, provocation, and interpreting the NFL message On Stephen A. Smith, provocation, and interpreting the NFL message about domestic violence.

If you want to write about sports, you better be tweeting:

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Keith Olbermann on Ray Rice:

Keith Olbermann Torches The NFL For Degrading Every Woman Who Watches Keith Olbermann's segment on Ray Rice was strong, indignant TV, resonant with everyone who believes a two-game suspension for punching out a woman is a clear signal that the NFL doesn't consider domestic violence meaningful violence.

Sam Koch was a strong figure in UMass Athletics and always treated UMass Journalism students with respect:

Sam Koch, UMass men's soccer coach for 23 years, dies of cancer Koch, 59, passed after a two-year battle with sinus cancer.

Jenny Dell, Will Middlebrooks get engaged - The Boston Globe Former NESN reporter Jenny Dell made some noise when she announced on Twitter that she got engaged to Red Sox third baseman Will Middlebrooks.

Interesting numbers:

World Cup final breaks Facebook and Twitter records Germany’s win drew 280m interactions on social network, more than 2013 Super Bowl, with peak of 618,725 tweets a minute. By Mark Sweney