Hannah Keyser

Today’s my last day at CBS Sports. They’re not renewing my contract. Sorry, LeBron—there’s another James hitting free agency. Eternally thankful for 12+ years, and for the chance to write about everybody from Dirk and Giannis to Alvarado and Konchar. Email’s in bio.

“I do think of baseball as a social institution.” Rob Manfred said. “We try to pick things like veterans, where there's widespread support. So I do think of it as a social institution. At the same time, we are a business.”

A very timely piece from @HannahRKeyser about the financial reality of youth soccer. cnn.com/2026/07/12/spo…

I wanted the themes to be universal but the story to be specific. I talked to ~dozen parents around the country whose experiences informed the piece. But I could not have done it without the family that ultimately let me into their homes and their lives cnn.com/2026/07/12/spo…

“It’s going to pay off, so that’s why I do it...That’s why I’ll pay soccer before I pay a bill.” Everyone knows youth soccer is expensive. I wanted to write about how those costs *feel* to families of young athletes who are weighing how much to spend. cnn.com/2026/07/12/spo…

After all the talk about soccer in the US and the pay-to-play system, our @HannahRKeyser is out today with a piece looking at how it all affects one family here in Georgia. Soccer costs are out of control in the US -- but this is why families pay anyway cnn.com/2026/07/12/spo…

@Kyle_Feldscher @DanaONeilWriter @benchurch93 Ok but we only had to do each of those. You had to handle ALL of those.

.@DanaONeilWriter, @HannahRKeyser and @benchurch93 have put on an absolute clinic in sports writing over the last few days. Hannah from Game 4 (cnn.com/2026/06/11/spo…) and the streets of Brooklyn (cnn.com/2026/06/14/spo…) Dana from SoFi Stadium (cnn.com/2026/06/13/spo…) and then on the other coast on Jalen Brunson (cnn.com/2026/06/14/spo…) and the Nova Knicks (cnn.com/2026/06/15/spo…) And Ben with his new newsletter (sign up here: cnn.com/2026/05/28/spo…) and his profile of Lamine Yamal (cnn.com/2026/06/15/spo…) Great sports writing isn't just alive and well, it's thriving at CNN Sports.

Email me!! Hannah.keyser@cnn.com

Looking to talk to Knicks fans about what this playoff run meant for your interpersonal relationships. Did you see your dad cry for the first time? Did your partner or friends see you cry for the first time? Were you secretly hoping it would go 7 so we could all keep hanging out?

There’s gotta be some Knicks fans with a wedding scheduled for Saturday and like, what’s the plan there? Reception watch party?

Parents of young Knicks fans, did they fall asleep? How did you tell them about it?

What has it meant to watch the Knicks dominate in the playoffs so far? And how will you celebrate or commemorate if the Knicks win it all this year? If you want to talk, you can reach me at hannah.keyser@cnn.com. (please do NOT just reply!!!)

Knicks fans! I’m keeping this intentionally broad but I’d love to hear from people if they have a *specific or especially meaningful answer* to: What would a championship mean? Will you get a tattoo? Name a future child (or, perhaps more reasonably, a pet) after Jalen Brunson?

“They matter a tremendous amount. But I don’t know if they matter a tremendous amount in the way that people think that they matter.” wrote about whether the modern MLB manager matter. and how they matter (if they do (which they do)) cnn.com/2026/05/15/spo…

additionally/alternatively: what is the most divided town in NJ for the Knick-Sixers series?

At what latitude of New Jersey (or turnpike exit) does it switch from Sixers fans or Knicks fans? This is for a story if I can get a real answer.

this project came from a tip—someone asked if I would be interested in hearing about an nontraditional sports story. I'm so appreciative I got to tell it and would love to do more like it. If you know of sports doing unexpected things in unexpected places: Hannah.keyser@cnn.com

the full feature is behind a paywall, but you can watch a video version here instagram.com/p/DXPOWPYjUWr/

An estimated 50% of students at ATLAS HS are undocumented immigrants. Chronic absenteeism is a big issue—students might not feel safe transiting and they don't see the value in a diploma. Now, a boxing gym is giving them a sense of solace, and opportunity cnn.com/2026/04/17/spo…