Getting in the box ...

Eric Mcerlain who writes the OffWingOpinion hockey blog got permission to sit in the Washington Capitals owner's box as a blogger to do an interview during a game. Here's his account.  I think it's great he got access for so many reasons. One, he was able to get by that barrier of not being an "official" sports journalist. Not that everyone is a fan, but ESPN's Bill Simmons (Sports Guy) has created this mini-movement of sports bloggers (who have other jobs to pay the bills) who have found or are finding their voices online writing about a sport they love - many write in a more personal, everyday person kind of style not found in the mainstream press. They also follow and link to numerous sports news Websites and act as an excellent resource for finding stories on their sport/team.

Sometimes I think that the future of women's sports media coverage is in online coverage of the sports - whether it's blogs, or a news site built around a specific sport. Even ESPN's WNBA/college ball section on their Website beats any major newspaper's coverage of the sport. Fans who are fed up with lack of in-depth coverage can start a blog or a Website and take it from there. Womenshoops blog is an excellent example of two people who love women's basketball, follow and link to any mainstream press available while also commenting, ranting, praising, etc. It's a great resource for fans and pulls together all the scattered and inconsistent coverage of women's basketball. I'm looking for other blogs/sites that cover other women's sports  - basketball seems to have quite a few -  if they're out there, let me know.

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[Renee Cain]

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