It begins. Our cohort headed for London in January for American Soccer Abroad spent the morning at the British Embassy in DC. @povichcenter.bsky.social

It's a reporting project unlike anything we've attempted at the PovichCenter. Thank you Lucchino Family Foundation and other friends of @povichcenter.bsky.social

I walked out of the @baltimoresun.bsky.social newsroom 28 years ago. But you never really walk out of a newsroom. #SunSportsReunion H/T #MollyDunham #StanRappaport

Soccer is a global sport. Its center of gravity is arguably the UK and the Premier League. Join the Povich Center in January 2026 as we explore the expanding role of Americans in the sport in the UK and around the world in the run up to World Cup ‘26. Apply here: myea.umd.edu/index.cfm?Fu...

Congrats Sam!

Sign of the Apocalypse. H/T @michaelmccann56.bsky.social www.sportico.com/law/analysis...

Sometimes the best stories are in your backyard. Other times they're six time zones away. Congrats to our students. H/T #NathanStevens youtu.be/8AwGZ9LoZXA

The book is out in 24 hours. Congrats to Chris, our good friend and @povichcenter.bsky.social board member. Last November’s Povich Symposium gets a nice shout-out here.

A highlight of our travels in Japan. A conversation on the state of youth sports with whip-smart sport science students at Chukyo University near Nagoya. Sportsmanship, early specialization, high school NIL and more. Grateful for the invitation (and translation services) to Professor Nori Ishido!

Greetings from Kyoto

When we began shooting our #China #Baseball documentary, we imagined screening the film in #Beijing. Last week, the moment arrived. Grateful to share a 5-minute reel with Chinese, American scholars at Communication University of China. The work continues with Jeff Barker and Ken Eng! lnkd.in/dTa_Gx4

When in #Beijing, dine with old friends. A memorable dinner with my former #GWSportManagement students living and working here for @nba #Lining among others. Great catching up with this group.

States continue to wrestle with High School NIL. Impressive reporting here from #ShaunChornobroff #merrillmade scdailygazette.com/2025/06/20/s...

Is there any focus now that is not laser-focused?

See you there!!

College players aren’t the only ones cashing in on #NILdeals – so are high school athletes. The Shirley Povich Center for Sports Journalism examined NIL and its impact on high school sports. Dive further into NIL and how it’s changing #highschoolsports at cnsmaryland.org/high-school-sports-nil.

As fear spreads on university campuses, student journalists face a new dilemma: How do you build trust when few are willing to be named? buff.ly/hCkrjME

A few decades worth of beat writers showed up in April 2024 when the Orioles named Camden Yards press box for Jim Henneman. Jim died last night. A legend and a friend. RIP Henny.

The future of sports journalism is bright. Congrats Cooper Fojas, Jenna Bloom & Class of ‘25 @merrillcollege.bsky.social @povichcenter.bsky.social

UMD students: Travel with @povichcenter.bsky.social to #London as we explore the important role that Americans are playing in shaping #soccer in the UK and beyond. It's a rare chance to travel internationally to cover a sports story of global interest. Apply here: go.umd.edu/UK-soccer

Here's a behind-the-scenes look at the latest Povich Center project: An Oral History of the creation of iconic Oriole Park at Camden Yards in Downtown Baltimore which opened April 6, 1992. Publication date: 2026 @povichcenter.bsky.social (Thank you, @cnsmd.bsky.social #EmelyMirandaAguilar)

Congrats to our student journalists at the Povich Center for this comprehensive look at an issue that has been overlooked by many - a new world in which high school athletes can retain their eligibility while being paid to pitch products, sign autographs and a lot more. lnkd.in/eDVTrEax

Want more? @povichcenter.bsky.social also looked into the top endorsers, what happens to transfers, and the impact on Little League. Dive even further into #NIL and how it’s changing high school sports: cnsmaryland.org/high-school-...

Watch this video explainer for an overview of the current patchwork approach to #NIL in high school sports. By Laura Shaughnessy, Oliver Schaack and Matthew Neus: cnsmaryland.org/2025/05/06/h...

NEW INVESTIGATION from @povichcenter.bsky.social: College players aren’t the only ones cashing in on #NIL deals – so are high school athletes. That’s being hotly debated. Read the story by Cooper Fojas and Harrison Rich. #sports #sportsjournalism cnsmaryland.org/2025/05/06/a...

🎶 Welcome to New York... The #PovichCenter traveled with six #merrillmade students to New York City to connect with sports media professionals! The students had the opportunity to speak with Major League Soccer, SiriusXM, the WNBA and The Athletic at The New York Times!

It’s the obvious solution. Can Brenda coach both teams? @univofmaryland.bsky.social @insidemdsports.bsky.social

See you at the Ivy! www.theivybookshop.com/event/dionne...

MD/DC/VA FRIENDS: Join us in College Park for a conversation with the reporting and editing team that broke one of the most talked-about sports stories of the year. Hope to see you there. REGISTER HERE: go.umd.edu/Banner25

TOMORROW: Meet winners of the 2025 Student Journalism Prize for Investigative Reporting in Intercollegiate Athletics and hear how they pursued their award-winning stories. It's a conversation about investigative sports journalism on college campuses. Register here: tinyurl.com/ys63h2f3

Spring Break, Day One

Looking forward to moderating this panel Thursday March 20, 2 to 3:30. We’ll be discussing standout enterprise and investigative reporting on college campuses with winners of this year’s Drake Group Education Fund Prize. Register or read more at the link below. tinyurl.com/ys63h2f3

Thank you for the visit. @baltimoresun.bsky.social. Fun comparing notes on access to the teams we cover, where great ideas come from and more. #TimSchwartz #ChildsWalker @samdcohn.bsky.social

One of the smartest Substacks out there. Nice going @jessedougherty.bsky.social

Not just football

Congrats Ryan!

The only news organization in Maryland with a reporter at Super Bowl LIX: Capital News Service. Sam Jane reports on the Eagles’ romp. @povichcenter.bsky.social

Super Bowl LIX: Maryland upbringing set stage for Thomas Booker’s NFL success

Q- Is there anything about football that John Eisenberg doesn’t know? @johneisenberg.bsky.social

Now I have a player to root for. Nicely done by Sam Jane, Povich Center’s reporter at the #Superbowl @povichcenter.bsky.social @sam-jane.bsky.social

Sam Jane is a junior journalism major. He missed class today. Decent excuse. He’s in New Orleans covering the #Superbowl for #SportsBusinessJournal @povichcenter.bsky.social @merrillcollege.bsky.social @sam-jane.bsky.social

Lucky to have known him. Integrity, wit, common sense. Owners fired him for seeking to move the Atlanta Braves to the NL East, among other scandalous ideas. RIP Fay. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/02/s...

Have you read/heard/been tipped to a standout example of sports journalism produced on a college campus? We want to hear from you! Deadline: February 21. www.thedrakegroupeducationfund.org/2025/01/12/2...

Thursday

Updated! Follow journalism faculty from the University of Maryland! go.bsky.app/HRtgDph

Thanks @daniellibit.bsky.social @sportico.bsky.social www.sportico.com/leagues/coll...

Subscribers and star journalists have fled the Post in its first year under CEO and Publisher Will Lewis. Now staff have signed a petition asking owner Jeff Bezos to intervene. via @davidfolkenflik.bsky.social

There's so much quality enterprise and investigative sports reporting being produced on college campuses. Thanks to the #DrakeGroupEducationFund for recognizing the best of the best. I'm honored to be a judge with some amazing friends & colleagues. Send your entries and nominations!