Cliff Lee was the Visuals Editor for the Spring 2006 issue of the Ryerson Review of Journalism. Once Were Warriors
When it comes to professional sport, the game has changed a lot—but so has the reporting
As the Toronto Blue Jays start their 2006 baseball season, many sportswriters say the team will be a serious contender. For the first time in thirteen years – since Toronto last won the World Series – fans might have something to get excited about. “Touch ’em all, Joe [Carter],” said radio voice of the Jays […]
A Fierce Honesty
The legendary Scott Young published hundreds of stories describing battles on the ice and playing fields. But perhaps the most fascinating fight took place in the newsroom, when he abruptly quit the Globe
In the Winter of 1951, Bob Wilson, chief scout for the Chicago Black Hawks, was sitting in the wooden bleachers of an arena in Belleville, Ontario. He’d come to check out the talent on a Junior B team affiliated with the Black Hawks, but he’d gotten there early, and so he was killing some time […]
