Welcome to SportsPageFair.com (By James Raia)

August 7, 2008

Welcome to SportsPageFair.com. As a sportswriter for more than 30 years, I contribute articles to myriad print and online publications and news organizations — The Associated Press to PGA Tour Partners (the national magazine of the PGA Tour) and the Sacramento Bee, a regional daily newspaper in the capital of California, to Reuters, the international news service.

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I’m particularly fond of endurance sports. I’ve reported on cycling for more than 25 years. I’ve attended the Tour de France start to finish 10 times, and in 2005 I co-wrote Tour de France For Dummies with renowned international broadcaster Phil Liggett.

I like endurance sports in part because I’m endurance sports participant; I’ve completed more than 80 marathons and ultramarathons.

Golf is also among my favorite sports. With rare exception, the pro men and women I’ve interviewed and reported on through the years are cordial, articulate athletes. And it’s easy to like the location of most golf tournaments.

During my career, I’ve also covered the National Football League, National Basketball Association, Major League baseball, tennis and boxing. And in more than a dozen countries, I’ve written about the full spectrum of niche sports followed by passionate fans — cross country skiing to motorcycle racing, rowing to triathlon.

I’ve interviewed Julius Irving about his golf game and Lance Armstrong about running. I’ve never met anyone nicer than the great Norwegian runner Grete Waitz. Three-time Tour de France winner Greg LeMond has been extraordinarily friendly to me (and to lots of other journalists) through the years.

With SportsPageFair.com, I look forward to commenting on the global sporting scene. Your comments are encouraged.

Tags: Cycling, Golf, Major League baseblla, marathon, National Basketbball League, National Football Leaue, sports, Tour de france

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