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Tag Archives: Sports Illustrated
Great American Sportswriter Lists Lack Heinz Sight
Two recent pieces (not to be confused with Reese’s Pieces) about American sportswriters have excluded one name from the roll call of the best at their craft: W.C. Heinz, Heavyweight Champion of the Word as Jeff MacGregor dubbed him in a … Continue reading
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Tagged A.J. Liebling, Brownsville Bum, Damon Runyon, Frank Deford, George Plimpton, Heavyweight Champion of the Word, Jeff MacGregor, Jim Murray, Jimmy Breslin, Last King of the Sports Page, New York Times, Nicholas Dawidoff, Once They Heard the Cheers, Red Smith, Ring Lardner, Roger Angell, Sports Illustrated, The Professional, W.C. Heinz, Wall Street Journal
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Ford’s SI Swimsuit Supermuddle
Sports Illustrated’s annual swimsuit edition always generates supermodel sparks, but this year’s offering features a extra wrinkle (Quick – get me Photoshop!). From Adweek’s Adfreak blog: Ford Sneaks a Fake Swimsuit Model Into ‘Sports Illustrated’ Dalena Henriques may not be real, but she loves … Continue reading
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Tagged Adfreak, Adweek, Dalena Henriques, Ford Mustang, Sneak ADtack, Sports Illustrated, supermuddle, swimsuit edition
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