David Smale
Writer at Freelance
Contributor at Associated Press
David Smale is a veteran sportswriter and author of 28 books to date. Read positive stories on people in sports 3X/week at https://t.co/FpK0NonZra.
Articles
-
1 week ago |
myinsidestory.substack.com | David Smale
I’m exhausted! Are you? The roller coaster ride that was Rory McIlroy’s four-day (plus one extra hole) excursion around Augusta National Golf Club for the 89th Masters was epic, if not also historic. With his sudden-death victory over Justin Rose, McIlroy became just the sixth player to win a career Grand Slam. And yet, somehow, I’m also relaxed.
-
1 week ago |
ncnewsonline.com | David Smale
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Kansas City Royals recalled OF Drew Waters from Triple-A Omaha on Wednesday to replace OF Mark Canha, who was placed on the 10-day injured list with a left abductor strain. Canha was injured in Tuesday's 2-1 victory over the Minnesota Twins when he crashed into the wall in left center. Canha stayed in the game for the remainder of the inning but then asked to be taken out. kAmz2?D2D r:EJ >2?286C |2EE "F2EC2C@ :D 9@A67F= E92E r2?92VD DE:?E @?
-
1 week ago |
myinsidestory.substack.com | David Smale
IntroductionI was interviewing longtime friend Dick Enberg for a story for the 2017 Final Four program. Enberg had just completed a 58-year career in broadcasting and the NCAA wanted to pay tribute to one of the best-known and most-loved broadcasters in history.
-
2 weeks ago |
southernminn.com | David Smale
Joe Ryan continued his mastery over Kansas City, giving up just two hits over seven scoreless innings in the Minnesota Twins' 4-0 victory over the Royals. Ryan (1-1), who struck out four and did not give up a walk, is now 7-0 in nine career starts against the Royals with a 1.30 ERA in 55 1/3 innings. Seth Lugo (1-1) threw 109 pitches for the Royals, allowing two runs on five hits in 5 2/3 innings. The Twins got a run in the fourth on Edouard Julien's RBI single to right.
-
2 weeks ago |
audacy.com | David Smale
KANSAS CITY - Joe Ryan continued his mastery over Kansas City, giving up just two hits over seven scoreless innings in the Minnesota Twins' 4-0 victory over the Royals on Wednesday night. Ryan (1-1), who struck out four and did not give up a walk, is now 7-0 in nine career starts against the Royals with a 1.30 ERA in 55 1/3 innings. Seth Lugo (1-1) threw 109 pitches for the Royals, allowing two runs on five hits in 5 2/3 innings.
Try JournoFinder For Free
Search and contact over 1M+ journalist profiles, browse 100M+ articles, and unlock powerful PR tools.
Start Your 7-Day Free Trial →X (formerly Twitter)
- Followers
- 208
- Tweets
- 1K
- DMs Open
- No
Keeping with the golf--and even Augusta National--themes of earlier this week, K-State women's golfer Carla Bernat won the @anwagolf the weekend before @TheMasters, joining fellow Spaniards in winning at the hallowed course. Here's my feature on Carla: https://t.co/xBRz37vY4n
What a ride with @TheMasters! Even with the drama, there's a calming influence with it. One of the reasons is the great announcing, including @dottie_pepper. Here's my feature on Dottie: https://t.co/dyHz4WOPmN
If not for the 2015 World Series championship, this game would still be painful for @Royals fans. Game 7 of the 2014 World Series was still one of the most nail-biting deciding games ever. Here's my feature on Game 7: https://t.co/wCC7bYMC50
