1.   And an off-hand remark from a sports writer before a game.

2.   And most would rather let the Red Chinese select the teams than entrust that responsibility to sports writers.

3.   As a sports writer who covers the Miami Heat, I see Arison several times a year.

4.   As a well-seasoned sports writer, I restrained myself, not wanting to embarrass him in front of his young son.

5.   Blanche is a page coordinator and Allen is a sports writer for The Daily Sentinel.

6.   A gang of sports writers falls upon him.

7.   A judge dismissed a lawsuit filed by a sports writer against New Jersey Nets coach John Calipari and the Nets organization.

8.   After all, when was the last time you heard of a football team hiring a sports writer to be the coach?

9.   But the sports writers and broadcasters who vote in the Associated Press poll would be free to vote for Virginia Tech.

10.   Coach of the Year ballots are cast by a nationwide panel of sports writers and broadcasters.