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John Moriello

Sports Editor

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John Moriello started covering sports in 1982, began digital publishing in 1995, and joined Sportscasting in 2020. A graduate of St. John Fisher University, he finds inspiration in the underdogs and the fascinating stories sports can tell (both the thrill of victory and the agony of defeat). John expertly covers all aspects of NASCAR. Beginning with his 2014 coverage at Fox Sports of the aftermath of the dirt-race tragedy in which Kevin Ward Jr. died after being struck by a car driven by NASCAR Hall of Famer Tony Stewart, John has excelled as a journalist who specializes in the motorsports world. He previously spent more than three decades covering high school sports and worked as a beat writer covering Big East football and basketball, but NASCAR is now where the true expertise falls. John is a member of the New York State Basketball Hall of Fame (2013), the President of the New York State Sportswriters Association, and a two-time Best of Gannett winner for print and online collaborations whose work has appeared on FoxSports.com and MaxPreps.com.

Articles by John Moriello (2948)

Golf Channel’s Brandel Chamblee Offers up Analysis Equivalent of an Unplayable Lie

Golf Channel analyst Brandel Chamblee had an odd take on social media over the weekend.

John Moriello  •  15 Jun 2020
Effa Manley, Cooperstown’s 1 Female Inductee, Was a Civil Rights Champion

Negro Leagues baseball team co-owner Effa Manley is the only woman to be inducted into the Hall of Fame in Cooperstown.

John Moriello  •  15 Jun 2020
John Henry’s Diverse Interests Create a Net-Worth Safety Net

John Henry runs a sports empire that includes MLB’s Boston Red Sox, Liverpool in the English Premier League, and a NASCAR team.

John Moriello  •  14 Jun 2020
We May Learn What the New York Yankees Have Been Keeping Hidden

The New York Yankees have been ordered to turn over a letter from MLB commissioner Rob Manfred that may connect them to stealing signs during games.

John Moriello  •  13 Jun 2020
Gary Sheffield Recounts the Night Police ‘Beat All of Us Unmercifully’

Gary Sheffield wrote an essay for The Players Tribune about a beating he says was at the hands of Florida police officers.

John Moriello  •  13 Jun 2020
A New Jersey Man Died at 97 Holding a Gold Mine of Babe Ruth Baseball Cards

Six autographed Babe Ruth baseball cards will be going up for auction in the coming months.

John Moriello  •  12 Jun 2020
His Son’s Arrest Isn’t the First Time Violence Has Touched Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

All-time basketball great Kareem Abdul-Jabbar purchased a house that was the scene of a massacre of his religious mentor’s family.

John Moriello  •  12 Jun 2020
Jon Jones Has to Do This to Win the Respect of UFC Rivals

Other MMA fighters have voted Jon Jones the dirtiest fighter in the sport, adding to the list of why

John Moriello  •  11 Jun 2020
Why an Iconic American Company Just Told MLB Owners to Drop Dead

Coca-Cola is discontinuing its partnership with Major League Baseball, which has been unable get its 2020 season started.

John Moriello  •  11 Jun 2020
Pro Wrestling Legend Bruno Sammartino Was a 90-Pound Weakling in High School

Italian immigrant Bruno Sammartino had the longest reign as champion in what is now known as the WWE.

John Moriello  •  11 Jun 2020