It's OK not to be the sports-know-it-all

The need to the expert, by guessing the future, is a silly content whoring move in sports media.

There are a lot of great things about being a sports writer. I love meeting people from around the world, getting to know them, and telling their stories. I witness their ascents, troubles, descents, moments of triumph, and the tough part of figuring out what to do when the time of being an athlete stops - and real life begins. Hopefully I do justice, i…