Joe Posnanski joined Sports Illustrated as a senior writer in 2009. He wrote about sports for the Kansas City Star for sixteen years and was twice named the best sports columnist in America by the Associated Press Sports Editors. He is the author of three books and has been anthologized widely, including ESPN’s bestselling College Football Encyclopedia and The Best American Sportswriting. He lives in Charlotte, North Carolina, with his family. Visit him at JoePosnanski.com.
...former NFL defensive player, with help from Fisher. (Aug.21) Paterno (Simon & Schuster, 352 pages, $28) by Joe Posnanski: The former Sports Illustrated columnist had access to Penn State football coach Joe Paterno during the last two years of his life,...
...former NFL defensive player, with help from Fisher. (Aug.21) Paterno (Simon & Schuster, 352 pages, $28) by Joe Posnanski: The former Sports Illustrated columnist had access to Penn State football coach Joe Paterno during the last two years of his life,...
...This won?t be another book about Xs and Os, will it?? Joe Paterno?s daughter Mary Kay asked. Joe Posnanski, then a senior writer for Sports Illustrated who had done a flattering profile of Paterno for the magazine, was trying to persuade the famous Penn...
...has been moved up a year. The New York Times recently detailed the story behind "Paterno" and author Joe Posnanski. Posnanski, who would not talk to the Times, was a longtime sports columnist at the Kansas City Star. From 2009 until the past month or so...
...As writers, we often agree to trade a degree of access for a degree of discretion. Some journalists will tell you that nothing is "off the record."… [ Read more ] [ Subscribe to the comments on this story ]...
...Today in publishing and literature: The release date of Joe Posnanski's authorized Joe Paterno biography gets moved up, a book based on a Tumblr that's actually worth buying, and Uggie the dog continues to extend his canine 15...
...This wont be another book about Xs and Os, will it? Joe Paternos daughter Mary Kay asked. Joe Posnanski, then a senior writer for Sports Illustrated who had done a flattering profile of Paterno for the magazine, was trying to persuade the famous Penn...
...order to keep the suspense for the fans. So how did I see it? Well, it turns out, Joe Posnanski writes, that the game was broadcast live on Canadian TV, "so a few people near the border saw it." Well, you don't get much closer than the...
...of the unlikeliest dominant closers in baseball history. His unorthodox pitching motion was the stuff of legend. As Joe Posnanski once wrote: That funny little submarine-style delivery and very few strikeouts and a sinking fastball that probably did not...
...his name might be as much of a household name as theirs. But circumstance conspired against him. As Joe Posnanski writes: He didn't really get started in pro baseball until after he served in the Navy for World War II. Then from age 22 to 25 he utterly...
...Royal Way. The Royals have spent the better part of the past two decades slowly leaking away talent. Joe Posnanski long asserted that there was nothing that Carlos Beltran couldn't do in center field. There was one thing he couldn't do. He couldn't stay...
...Dec. 20, 2011 Senior writer Chris Ballard heads to Vancouver for an examination of the Stanley Cup riots. Joe Posnanski on Bill Cowher -- Dec. 19, 2011 Senior writer Joe Posnanski discusses his feature story on former Steelers coach and CBS NFL analyst...
...Dec. 20, 2011 Senior writer Chris Ballard heads to Vancouver for an examination of the Stanley Cup riots. Joe Posnanski on Bill Cowher -- Dec. 19, 2011 Senior writer Joe Posnanski discusses his feature story on former Steelers coach and CBS NFL analyst...
University of Missouri Maneater, February 28, 2012
...donât think they are.â Top media profiles, such as ESPN analyst Dick Vitale and Sports Illustrated columnist Joe Posnanski, have recently listed the Border Showdown as one of the top rivalries in the nation. Some Jayhawk fans, like KU freshman Luke...