Last year’s sports editors attempted to bring the Sports section into the world of blogging. They wanted to link to top stories on the websites of other Ivy papers, as well and post scores and get columnists to generate web-only content. Their attempt, though admirable and well thought out, was quickly abandoned.
This year, the Sports section has stepped back into the blogosphere, and it is my sincere hope that we’re here to stay. Last Saturday, one of our basketball beat writers blogged the game against Cornell. It was definitely a trial run, but we were so satisfied with the result that we’re going to run a blog of every men’s basketball game this season.
This way of blogging, to me, makes sense. It will give you, the readers, an opportunity to follow away games as they happen as well as get some color commentary from our writers. It will also provide an open forum for fans to ask questions or post comments during the game, which will enhance the overall experience for all parties involved.
Moving forward, the Sports section is in the works of bringing other sports into its blog repertoire. We’re going to work continuously with the online section to keep producing blogs, and hopefully in the near future, provide blogs for more sports.