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How to write GAA articles like Jim McGuinness and the week's best sportswriting
Also, an Olympian’s struggles with retirement and has football in London lost its soul?
Ronnie O'Sullivan and politics, Tupac and high school football - it's the week's best sportswriting
Plus, the story of the most successful underage team in Irish football’s history.
The careless reporting on Aaron Hernandez, the Steph-KD dynamic and the week's best sportswriting
Plus, Dele Alli, Twitter loneliness and the cautionary tale of Renato Sanches.
Coleman's rise to the top, Jim McClean's forgotten glory years at Dundee and the week's best sportswriting
Plus, the last days of Aaron Hernandez’s life before his death this week.
A football interview with a difference, the rise of Tiger and the week's best sportswriting
Wrestlemania, doping in football and the loss of the Oakland Raiders’ ‘Black Hole’ were also the subject of excellent journalism.
The 'Tinderization' of the NBA, the racial implications of Mayweather-McGregor and the week's best sportswriting
Plus, an emotional tribute to late Derry skipper Ryan McBride.
Rory in Wonderland falls down a rabbit hole, Father Ted and LOI and the week's best sportswriting
Plus, “drone dunks” and La La Land.
The game that changed the face of European football and this week's best sportswriting
Conor McGregor, Bob Bradley and a teenaged Tiger Woods are also topics of our latest picks.
From meth addict to Olympic silver, Leaving Cert maths and rugby collide and the week's best sportswriting
Plus, the end of the ‘stick to sports’ era for sportswriters.
Xabi Alonso's GAA past, Brady's friendship with Trump and all the week's best sportswriting
Sit back and enjoy the best sports journalism of the week.
Obama the ageing athlete, LeBron keeps his promise: The best US sportswriting of 2016
Lots of great reads here to get stuck into over the Christmas.
When Michael Owen ruled the world, the legend of Francesco Totti and all the week's best sportswriting
Plus, how Jerry Maguire ruined the sports agency industry.
Dr. Dalton and Mr. Andy, ‘dying in silence’ at Boavista and all the week's best sportswriting
Plus, behind the scenes as the Jordan Brand goes big on Space Jam.
Sitdown Sunday: The literary hoax who fooled Hollywood
Grab a comfy chair and sit back with some of the week’s best longreads.
Nike losing the NBA's biggest star and vegans in the UFC: it's our favourite sportswriting
Goes well with an Easter Egg.
Death in the bull ring, baseball in prison and the week's best sportswriting
We’ll also have an explainer on how exactly cheats prosper.
Incredible Gatlin, pre-season insight and all the week’s best sportswriting
Grab a cuppa and settle in to catch up on some superb articles.
Gigi Buffon's longevity, Daniel Bryan's future and the week's best sportswriting
Put your feet up and enjoy these long reads.
Obsessed with a fictional Football Manager striker: The week’s best sportswriting
There’s also the story behind an iconic sports pic and how Bill Simmons fell out with ESPN.
‘The biggest myth about George Best is that drink brought an end to his football career’
It’s 50 years today since the late Northern Irishman won his first league title with Man United.
Drugs in rugby, Joe Brolly's lament and more of the week’s best sportswriting
There are also pieces on the Seattle Seahawks, Super Rugby and an interview with Mick McCarthy.
The Dublin Dons, randomness in sport and Ray Rice: lt’s the week’s best sportswriting
We’ve also got Shavarsh Karapetyan’s incredible story and an incredible feat in chess.
Place-kicking, Disneyland and statistics; the week’s best sportswriting
The World Cup features strongly, while there is also an excellent article on Andy Lee.
Diana Ross, NFL in LA and the All Blacks; the week’s best sportswriting
There are also articles on Leinster’s season and the world of Brazil’s ‘Organizadas’.
A portrait of Suarez, Roche's nemesis and the Williams sisters; the week’s best sportswriting
This week’s selection also features a piece on the high performance culture in Team Sky.
Cheating, Munster's coaching team and battling cancer; the week’s best sportswriting
We’ve also picked out articles on Marco Materazzi, Louis van Gaal and a fictional 1994 World Cup.
North Korean football, Suarez's tears of rage and MMA: the week’s best sportswriting
There is also space for a behind-the-scenes account of West Brom’s terrible season and a story of NFL ineptitude.
Flat tyres and a managerial career flat-lining: It's the week's best sportswriting
If it’s longreads you want, we’ve got just the thing.
The ego of Zlatan, dogs at Old Trafford and losing streaks; the best sportswriting of the week
There are also excellent articles on gambling addiction and a PGA Tour caddie’s child, who was born with Down syndrome.
Arsène Wenger, a godfather of sports analytics and BOD; this week's best sportswriting
There’s also room for the story of Scotland’s greatest win and a study of box kicking in rugby.
Catch-up Wednesday: 3 midweek longreads
Get up to speed with the latest news, opinions and insights with our hand-picked in-depth reads.
Catch-up Wednesday: 3 midweek longreads
Get up to speed with the latest news, opinions and insights with our hand-picked in-depth reads.
Sitdown Sunday: The 20 deadliest reads of 2013
It’s been a year of great writing. Here’s the very best from around the web.
TheScore.ie’s 50 favourite sports articles of 2013 (part 1)
Featuring Manti Te’o, Mike Tyson, Conor Cusack, concussion in rugby and much more.
Catch-up Wednesday: 3 midweek longreads
Get up to speed with the latest news, opinions and insights with our hand-picked indepth reads.
Catch-up Wednesday: 3 midweek reads
Get up to speed with the latest news, opinions and insights with our hand-picked indepth reads.
Catch-up Wednesday: 3 midweek longreads
Get up to speed with the latest news, opinions and insights with our hand-picked indepth reads.
