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Morgan Campbell

Senior Contributor

Morgan Campbell joins CBC Sports as our first Senior Contributor after 18 standout years at the Toronto Star. In 2004 he won the National Newspaper Award for "Long Shots," a serial narrative about a high school basketball team from Scarborough. Later created, hosted and co-produced "Sportonomics," a weekly video series examining the business of Sport. And he spent his last two years at the Star authoring the Sports Prism initiative, a weekly feature covering the intersection of sports, race, business, politics and culture. Morgan is also a TedX lecturer, and a frequent contributor to several CBC platforms, including the extremely popular and sorely-missed Sports Culture Panel on CBC Radio Q. His work has been featured in the New York Times, the Literary Review of Canada, and the Best Canadian Sports Writing anthology.

    Latest from Morgan Campbell

    Opinion

    Diamond League gets it right by setting up duel between Olympic and world champions

    Track and field fans are excited as Olympic champion Marcell Jacobs and world champion Fred Kerley will compete in the men's 100-metre event at Diamond League Rabat on Sunday in Morocco, writes CBC Sports senior contributor Morgan Campbell.
    Olympics Summer Sports Track and Field
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    Guided by Canadian Olympians, the time is now for boxer Zsolt Daranyi to realize his potential

    Toronto boxer Zsolt Daranyi has felt like a future champion since before he turned pro. Now he realizes that the future is here, writes CBC Sports senior contributor Morgan Campbell.
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    Success of Davis-Garcia boxing fight adds momentum to dispute over control of sport

    Despite a risk of disappearing from the Olympic Games and a dispute over who's going to be the recognized global federation overseeing the sport in the future, boxing still shows an incredible potential, writes CBC Sports senior contributor Morgan Campbell.
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    Sha'Carri Richardson is flying in early season tune-up — and that's great for track and field

    Sha'Carri Richardson appears to be gearing up for a strong season, adding to a women's sprint field full of proven talent and youngsters poised for breakthroughs. That's great news for track and field fans, writes CBC Sports senior contributor Morgan Campbell.
    Olympics Summer Sports Track and Field
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    Bradley Beal's altercation with disgruntled bettor a sign of things to come in gambling-addled sports world

    If a fan can f-bomb an athlete to his face over a faulty bet that fan made, how far are we from a sports world where fans treat players the way taxpayers treat public officials, writes CBC Sports senior contributor Morgan Campbell.
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    Track world should ease up on Tyreek Hill — he's not just a football jock looking for publicity

    The reaction to Tyreek Hill's first track race since 2014 highlights his ability to drive people on both sides of the track vs. football debate out of their minds, writes CBC Sports senior contributor Morgan Campbell.
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    Jake Paul's pay-per-view appeal against the ropes after loss to Tommy Fury

    Stoking interest in a rematch with Tommy Fury might be the toughest test Jake Paul the salesman has ever faced, writes CBC Sports senior contributor Morgan Campbell.
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    New Twitter Blue verification system threatens to drown out reliable sports coverage

    Twitter's current setup, where verified accounts are notable only for their willingness to pay for an otherwise free website, might drown out trustworthy reporting and solid analysis with half-baked, bad takes, writes CBC Sports senior contributor Morgan Campbell.
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    1st Black QB matchup in Super Bowl history represents progress, despite NFL's systemic barriers

    The first Black quarterback matchup in Super Bowl history should be celebrated because it represents progress, despite stubborn systemic barriers between Black people and leadership positions in the NFL, writes CBC Sports senior contributor Morgan Campbell.
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    UFC president's Power Slap League latest example of celebrity blurring line between marketing, dishonesty

    Slap fighting wants to bill itself as a home run derby for combat sports, but it looks like more of a beanball contest, writes CBC Sports senior contributor Morgan Campbell.

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