J.A. Adande is the director of sports journalism at Northwestern University Medill School of Journalism, Media, Integrated Marketing Communications. He is also the graduate journalism Sports Media Specialization leader. Adande has worked in sports media for over two and a half decades, including multiple roles at
ESPN and 10 years as a sports columnist at the
Los Angeles Times, in addition to jobs at
The Washington Post and
Chicago Sun-Times. He has covered a broad array of sports and events, including 20 NBA Finals, Super Bowls, the World Series, the Stanley Cup finals, the Olympics, the World Cup, Wimbledon, the U.S. Open, and the Masters. He continues to appear on ESPN's
Around The Horn, where he has been a panelist since the show's beginning in 2002.
Glenn Stout served as an editor for the
Best American Sports Writing series for 30 years. He is the author of several books including
The Young Woman and the Sea,
Fenway 1912, and
Tiger Girl and the Candy Kid.