Did The NFL Put Pressure On ESPN To Divorce Frontline?

7. It was terrific week for notable sports pieces:

•Richard Sandomir and James Andrew Miller co-wrote a must-read examination of ESPN’s influence over college football.

•ESPN’s Liz Merrill delivered a terrific profile of former boxer Tommy Morrison.

Greg Bishop of the New York Times had a great profile of South Carolina football star Jadeveon Clowney.

•ESPN’s Wright Thompson artfully profiled Iowa wrestling legend Dan Gable and his attempt to save his sport.

•The New York Times magazine had a long profile of Roger Federer.

•SI’s Grant Wahl wrote a terrific cover story on electric Italian soccer player Mario Balotelli.

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