Columns of Interest

Check out the current columns from Professor Rhoden and class guest speakers. 

Guest Speakers

Throughout the semester, Professor Rhoden invites guest speakers from the sports media industry to speak and connect with his students. The list below features some of the talented columnists, broadcasters, and sports personnel who have joined to speak with the 2025 Class. 

Kendra Andrews

Kendra Andrews

Kendra Andrews joined ESPN in January of 2022 as an NBA reporter, primarily covering the Golden State Warriors. Andrews writes and reports for ESPN.com while also contributing reports to various ESPN television platforms, including SportsCenter and NBA Today, the latter of which is hosted by her sister, Malika Andrews.

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Jerry Brewer

Jerry Brewer

Jerry Brewer is a sports columnist at The Washington Post. He joined The Post in 2015 after more than eight years as a columnist with the Seattle Times.

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Candace Buckner

Candace Buckner

Candace Buckner joined The Post in 2016. She has written sports columns and criticism since late 2021. Over her first three years in the role, she has twice earned Top 10 honors in column writing from the Associated Press Sports Editors.

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Kyle Goon

Kyle Goon

Kyle Goon joined the staff of The Baltimore Banner in April 2023 as a sports columnist. He previously covered the Los Angeles Lakers for the Orange County Register, including a three-month stint in the NBA bubble for the team’s 2020 NBA championship.

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Amie Just

Amie Just

Amie Just joined the Journal Star as sports columnist after spending five seasons covering football for the New Orleans Times-Picayune and the Missoulian in Missoula, Montana.

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Greg Moore

Greg Moore

Greg Moore is an award-winning sports columnist and documentarian who has covered Arizona sports since 2017, including the NBA Finals, WNBA Finals, NFL playoffs, MLB playoffs, the College Football Playoff, championship fights in the UFC and boxing, the NCAA Men's Tournament, NASCAR races, the WM Phoenix Open, and the PlayStation Fiesta Bowl.

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Khobi Price

Khobi Price

Khobi Price covers the Los Angeles Lakers for the Southern California News Group. He previously covered the Orlando Magic for the Orlando Sentinel.

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Dave Sims

Dave Sims

David Sims is an American sportscaster. He is the radio play-by-play commentator for the New York Yankees of Major League Baseball. He was previously the television play-by play commentator for MLB's Seattle Mariners.

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Justin Tinsley

Justin Tinsley

Justin Tinsley is a senior culture writer for Andscape. He firmly believes “Cash Money Records takin’ ova for da ’99 and da 2000” is the single most impactful statement of his generation.

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