Fingerpaint Masterpiece at Augusta National Earns Rory McIlroy Golf’s Career Grand Slam —by Jay Flemma, reprinted from Golf News Net— There were moments when we were sure he had it won, but he didn’t. There were moments when we thought he had thrown it away for good, but he...
It’s the eve of Masters Championship Sunday, and the leaderboard for this, the 89th playing of America’s most august sporting event could have been written by Hollywood or Shakespeare, take your pick. Start with Rory McIlroy. He burst on the scene as a wunderkind, blossomed into a Hall of...
Woo hoo hoo! It’s the greatest golf week of the year. Rebirth, renewal, resurrection, and the epitome of that is indeed the Masters. We have a terrific radio show preview for you at Jay Flemma Sports Report. First, Jay Busbee of Yahoo!Sports checks in from his jet-setting adventures...
Praying at the Cathedral of the Andes, Argentina’s Cerro Catedral [Author’s Note: As a continuation of our 20th anniversary celebrations, could there be a more atmospheric venue to write about than Argentina’s mighty Cerro Catedral? Not bloody likely…so here’s my review of the mountain...
Border War! Vermont vs. New Hampshire Skiing Part 14 – Cranmore Mountain —by Jay Flemma— NORTH CONWAY, NH – Take the family atmosphere of Pat’s Peak, mix in the mountain vibe of quintessential ski town North Conway, and add a heaping dose of plentiful White Mountains snow all season...
We have a collection of announcements from the USGA to catch everyone up on: awards, venues, and championship details. First and foremost, storied and historic Pine Valley will host the 2044 Walker Cup. I know it’s 20 years in the future (well 19 to be exact…) but beg borrow...
[Editor’s Note: Jay’s 20th Anniversary celebrations as a sports writer continue with Part 2 of Jay’s 20 year super-intro-retro-spective, looking at golf, skiing, steroids in sports, chumps, lunkheads, and dingbats, and much more in the topsy-turvy world of professional...
SUN VALLEY, ID – Quintessential veteran winter sports writer John Lundin will be covering the FIS World Cup Finals at Sun Valley March 22-27, handling the lion’s share of writing duty while several other writers are presiding over the U.S. Ski and Snowboard Hall of Fame...
A huge thank you to both NASJA and to Golf News Net for airing the NASJA Ethics in Journalism webinar as an iHeartRadio show for Jay Flemma Sports Report. You’ll recall we had four quintessential national panelists sharing their stories and experiences from covering events in the...
One of the great things about GNN and my editor, publisher, and all around leader Ryan Ballengee is that I get to stretch my legs as a broadcaster and cover the other sports as well. As golf season and ski season dovetail perfectly, here is my first skiing radio show of 2025 . First, we...
Tom Kim is having entirely too much fun at Tiger Woods’s expense in this episode of Video of the WEAK! This is why video game golf on television is nothing more than a Silly Season idea. Tiger’s team of Woods, Kim and Kevin Kisner were already getting smeared by the...
Augusta National may be the most venerable course in America, Pebble Beach may be the most beautiful, and Winged Foot may be the Yankee Stadium of golf, but for my money, Oakmont may be our country’s greatest major championship venue, and it returns this summer for its record 10th U.S...
Race Review – 52nd Houston Half Marathon – Interview with athletes Glenna Toomey and Savanna Tryon of Boise, ID [Author’ Note: While we finish a few more stories for various sites and zines, two intrepid members of my running club went and tore up the 52nd Chevron Houston Half...
Big thank you to Golf Course Trades for running my latest story – a retelling of many of the worst golf train wrecks at Oakmont. Oh Oakmont, our great grassy guillotine! We will see her again this June for the 125th U.S. Open. The story is here. Here is a snippet from the piece: So...
Veteran Sports writer Nancy Armour has this report about Mikaela Shiffrin’s comeback from a scary puncture wound injury after a crash in Vermont. From the article: “Shiffrin will return to the World Cup circuit next Thursday in Courchevel, France, just shy of nine weeks after...
Elmsford, NY (January 7, 2025) —Longtime golf journalist Hank Gola has been elected to a two-year term as President of the Metropolitan Golf Writers Association by the MGWA Executive Committee. “It’s an honor to take the reins of the MGWA from Brian Crowell, who has steered the...
He’s back – the single greatest feline sports prognosticator returns with his annual column and ascends his yearly throne. Torrey the Prediction Cat has a lifetime 59.4% accuracy rate using his soon-to-be patented and licensed across the globe teaser system Torrey picks two...
GRANBY, CO – For the second consecutive year, the North American Snowsports Journalists will be hosting their webinar and lecture on the intersection of ethics and sports journalism. The broad ranging event will hit nearly every topic crucial to a journalist’s interactions...
Happy New Year from JayFlemma.com! We’ll be back with more stories imminently. For now, enjoy the New Years festivities from Madison Square Garden – the Conjurers of Thunder. (Or is it the Sisterhood of Karn? I never can remember…
—And then an angel of the Lord appeared to the shepherds as they lay watching their flocks. And the shepherds were frightened at first, but the angel said, “Fear not. For I bring you glad tidings of great joy. For today in the city of David a Savior is born.” And...
The past president of the North American Snowsports Journalists recently passed around the organizations 50th anniversary video, originally screened in 2013. What a time capsule memory! Venerable journalists, storied athletes, and breathtaking venues: it was an inspiring walk through...
It’s that time of year again – wrapping up not just presents but the year in sports. So you’ll find all the links to the 4-part year end Jay Flemma Sports Report Christmas Spectacular Part 1 – Brian Keogh, The Irish Sun and jayflemma.com European Correspondent...
[Author’s Note: Earlier this week, Jay celebrated his 20th anniversary as a sports writer. There will be special articles throughout the holiday season and beyond here, at jayflemma.com, iHeartRadio, Golf Course Trades, NASJA, and all of Jay’s other sports writing outlets. For today, our...
FAIRFIELD, ID – Indy Pass Venue Soldier Mountain in southern Idaho has been named a U.S. Ski and Snowboard Training Ground. As reported by the Boise Day: The ski resort just inked a three-year deal with the slopestyle teams for the Hydro Flask U.S. Snowboard Team and the Stifel U.S...
Viva Catedral! An Oral History of Skiing in the Bariloche Region of Patagonia —by Jay Flemma, Special to the International Skiing History Association, Â reprinted with permission— [Author’s Note:Â Today marks Your Author’s 20th anniversary as a professional sports...
Two big news drops from Indy, now the clear leader in the mega-pass industry. First, they added 30 new resorts worldwide, including Loveland, Colorado and more sites in both Japan and Europe. From the press release: “Loveland Resort in Colorado is among 52 resorts added to the Indy...
Big ups to Golf Course Trades for running my welcome back piece. Now that I’m settled in the great northwest, my regular column resumes. This was a fun; no pressure, just stretch my legs a bit as a writer and tell it like it was:Â ZANY! Here’s a snippet. Click here for the...
GRANBY, CO — The Snow Angel Foundation will unite with quintessential American snowsports venues Killington and Jay Peak to promote skiing and snowboard safety at the annual North American Snowsports Journalists Association (NASJA) meeting and symposium in Boston on November 15...
INDY PASS BECOMES THE TEMPORARY OWNER OF BLACK MOUNTAIN IN NEW HAMPSHIRE From the press release: Black Mountain will open for its 90th season and will implement a community-operated (co-op) business model by the start of the 2025/26 season JACKSON, NEW HAMPSHIRE—Indy Pass and Entabeni...
Whaddya know! The IOC didn’t trip over itself and picked fabled Riviera Country Cub as the site for the 2028 Men’s and Women’s Olympic golf competition. From the press release: LAUSANNE, SWITZERLAND (Friday, 12 July 2024) — The International Golf Federation...