Sports Journalism History

    Journalism and sports have always had a connection, even in the early days of sports, where sports boiled down to simple things people could do to entertain themselves or gamble with others. The most popular early sporting events were the Olympics in Greece, where different stats and accomplishments for the time were written in poetry form.

    The current basis for sports journalism really came into shape during the 1800's, where journalists would write about events such as boxing and horseracing, and place it besides politics, giving people a needed distraction considering how much politics ruled the space at this time

    The first sports-centered newspaper, "The Sporting Magazine," was published in 1803 in London, covering the sports that ruled the medium at this time, like boxing and horse racing, as well as cricket, which is one of the many sports that would find its footing in the 1800's

    Around the late 1800's, team sports started to gain popularity in the US, starting with baseball, that has gained the moniker "America's Pastime." In the years to follow, baseball would gain more and more media traction, with radio broadcasts and TV eventually coming later. 

    So now fast forward to today, where sports is a permanent part of most people's routines, whether it comes to playing, watching, or just conversating, media and journalism play a big part in how people consume their sports knowledge.