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The Student Sportswriting submission deadline is Monday (3/16). Submit your work! Entry form and submission information is available at jenkinsmedal.com.

BIG NEWS: CSCM is launching a Jenkins Medal award for Student Sportswriting. Entries open now through 3/16. Any published piece of sportswriting: game stories, long features, blog posts. Work must have been published in 2025. The author must have been a student at publication.

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Center for Sports Communication & Media@UT_CSCM·9 Mar

THIS WEEK: BE IN THE AUDIENCE! SPORT COURT is a fast-paced debate, courtroom-style show (think Judge Judy meets ESPN’s First Take) where biggest issues in women’s sports go on trial. FREE ADMISSION. ATTIRE: Biz casual. Must arrive and be in line by 10:15. luma.com/1n17g8l1

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Seth Wickersham@SethWickersham·5 Mar

Football fans: I'm doing a @Reddit AMA tomorrow at 2 pm ET, 11 am PT. Please join and fire away! reddit.com/r/nfl/comments…

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Seth Wickersham@SethWickersham·18 Eyl

A heartfelt thank you for making AMERICAN KINGS an instant New York Times bestseller.

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Doug Farrar ✍@NFL_DougFarrar·4 Mar

.@SethWickersham is That Dude. Well-deserved!

NEW EVENT: We're delighted to announce that @SethWickersham will deliver the Frank Deford Lecture in Sports Journalism on March 25. Wickersham has been at @ESPN for over two decades. His primary focus is long form enterprise and investigative work on the NFL. Join us on campus!

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Rick Assad5@Assad5Rick·3 Mar

Congratulations to you, Seth, on this terrific honor. It's well deserved!!

NEW EVENT: We're delighted to announce that @SethWickersham will deliver the Frank Deford Lecture in Sports Journalism on March 25. Wickersham has been at @ESPN for over two decades. His primary focus is long form enterprise and investigative work on the NFL. Join us on campus!

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Center for Sports Communication & Media@UT_CSCM·3 Mar

In 2016, the @Cubs won a World Series for the first time in 108 years, snapping the longest championship drought in major sports history. The team was named Organization of the Year by Baseball America. Ricketts was named @SBJ Executive of the Year. More: mcgarrsymposium.com

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Center for Sports Communication & Media@UT_CSCM·3 Mar

NEW EVENT: We're honored to welcome Tom Ricketts, Executive Chairman of the @Cubs, for the McGarr Symposium on Sports and Society. After leading his family's 2009 bid for the team, Ricketts has overseen unprecedented on-the-field success and the $1B renovation of Wrigley Field.

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Center for Sports Communication & Media@UT_CSCM·3 Mar

Wickersham authored two NYT bestsellers: It’s Better to Be Feared: The New England Patriots Dynasty and the Pursuit of Greatness American Kings: A Biography of the Quarterback A collection of his ESPN work, Be on That Hill, is forthcoming. More info at defordlecture.org

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Center for Sports Communication & Media@UT_CSCM·3 Mar

NEW EVENT: We're delighted to announce that @SethWickersham will deliver the Frank Deford Lecture in Sports Journalism on March 25. Wickersham has been at @ESPN for over two decades. His primary focus is long form enterprise and investigative work on the NFL. Join us on campus!

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Center for Sports Communication & Media@UT_CSCM·23 Şub

BIG NEWS: CSCM is launching a Jenkins Medal award for Best (Sports) Book. Entries open now through 3/27. Any book, fiction or non-fiction, published in 2025 is eligible for consideration. More information and entry form available at jenkinsmedal.com.

BIG NEWS: CSCM is launching a Jenkins Medal award for Student Sportswriting. Entries open now through 3/16. Any published piece of sportswriting: game stories, long features, blog posts. Work must have been published in 2025. The author must have been a student at publication.

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LHN (Longhorn Network)@LonghornNetwork·22 Şub

40 years later, their legacy stands strong 🤘🏆 watch Texas Women's Basketball: The Perfect Season on LHN now! #HookEm

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No Cap Space WBB@NoCapSpaceWBB·21 Şub

Come hang with us tomorrow!!! Can’t wait!

AMAZING EVENT: 40th anniversary meetup/panel discussion/throw down for the 1986 @TexasWBB undefeated national championship team. Free and open to the public. Tomorrow (2/21) afternoon in DMC 2.106. H/T @NoCapSpaceWBB #HookEm

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Center for Sports Communication & Media@UT_CSCM·20 Şub

AMAZING EVENT: 40th anniversary meetup/panel discussion/throw down for the 1986 @TexasWBB undefeated national championship team. Free and open to the public. Tomorrow (2/21) afternoon in DMC 2.106. H/T @NoCapSpaceWBB #HookEm

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Center for Sports Communication & Media@UT_CSCM·19 Şub

The teams were led by @BurntO_Butterwo and Natalie Brown-Devlin. Get all the information at politicsinsportsmedia.org and continue paying attention to the ways power and resources are acquired, distributed, and limited in and around sports in the United States.

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Center for Sports Communication & Media@UT_CSCM·19 Şub

S/O to our amazing team who helped produce the fifth annual Politics in Sports Media report. We had 22 contributors, including faculty members, graduate students and undergraduates from the Moody College of Communication and across UT-Austin produce the document.

We're pleased to release our fifth annual “Politics in Sports Media” report. This year's report was prepared with the work of 22 total contributors, including 5 faculty, 15 grad students, and 2 undergraduates. Great quantitative and qualitative insights. moody.utexas.edu/centers/sports…

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Center for Sports Communication & Media@UT_CSCM·17 Şub

"When Bad Bunny takes the stage on Sunday, February 8, he will produce one of the most significant cultural moments in recent history. Not because of any political backlash, but because it will place the Spanish language on a global stage." More: politicsinsportsmedia.org

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Center for Sports Communication & Media@UT_CSCM·17 Şub

El Conjeo Malo at the Fifty Yard Line (written before Bab Bunny's recent Super Bowl performance) takes stock of the artist's impact as a Spanish-language performer. Language-related politics are central to understanding the Latinx histories in the USA. By Paulina A. Serrano

We're pleased to release our fifth annual “Politics in Sports Media” report. This year's report was prepared with the work of 22 total contributors, including 5 faculty, 15 grad students, and 2 undergraduates. Great quantitative and qualitative insights. moody.utexas.edu/centers/sports…

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Center for Sports Communication & Media@UT_CSCM·12 Şub

"As the government considers what role regulation should play in this industry, it is essential to push back on the prop-bet narrative that athletic labor poses a risk to gambling when it is betting that is disproportionately affecting players." More: politicsinsportsmedia.org

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Center for Sports Communication & Media@UT_CSCM·12 Şub

What's the Risk? Speculating on the Sports Media Industrial Complex looks at the comparative risks between ownership, corporate and labor interests in a time of virtually unbridled wagering. In this environment, players become primary targets for bad actors. By Kathryn Hartzell

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