Two Writers Slinging Yang

Prince Grimes: USA Today/For The Win sports writer

On the impact gambling has on modern sports—and modern sports coverage; on rising from Walmart to ESPN to USA Today; on the wild nights and crazy days of Bristol, Conn.

Tim Cowlishaw: Dallas Morning News sports columnist

On the golden days of covering the Dallas Cowboys. On the highs and lows of ESPN TV glory. On surviving in an unforgiving profession and showing up unannounced at Jimmy Johnson's home. On the demise of Skip Bayless.

Steve Wulf: Former Sports Illustrated baseball writer; Original ESPN The Magazine big gun

On rising from covering horses in Florida to the Major Leagues for SI; on starting up ESPN The Magazine; on Michael Jordan and the issue that killed his relationship with a magazine; on writing a letter to a friend.

Lia Assimakopoulos: Dallas Stars and SMU beat writer, Dallas Morning News

On the joys of covering an NHL team and the difficulty of not traveling on the beat. On the transition from college to a major newspaper. On what type of access hockey offers reporters in 2026.

Luke Epplin: Author, "Moses and The Doctor: Two Men, One Championship and the Birth of Modern Basketball."

On the joys and complications of writing a book on a reclusive dead man and a highly exposed living one. On finally landing an interview with Julius Erving. On life inside a publishing house.