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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)

Gerrit Cole, Stephen Strasburg Race to End an MLB Jinx

Gerrit Cole and Stephen Strasburg have shots at reaching a milestone that no overall No. 1 draft pick has ever hit in Major League Baseball.

John Moriello  •  23 Mar 2020
Tiger Woods’ Most Memorable Commercial Wasn’t Planned

Tiger Woods was shooting an entirely different ad for Nike the day that his most famous television commercial unexpectedly came together.

John Moriello  •  21 Mar 2020
The Agony of Defeat: Vinko Bogataj wiped out 50 years ago

Vinko Bogataj came to personify “the agony of defeat” on television thanks to his ski-jumping crash that Americans watched for decades on ‘Wide World of Sports.’

John Moriello  •  21 Mar 2020
Is Cam Newton the Washington Redskins’ Solution?

The Wahington Redskins need to add a veteran quarterback for 2020. Cam Newton’s name has been getting mentioned a lot this week.

John Moriello  •  20 Mar 2020
The Boston Red Sox Announcer Wins Twitter for the Week

His spring training was interrupted by the coronavirus shutdown, but Boston Red Sox announcer Josh Lewis hit a home run with a hilarious video.

John Moriello  •  20 Mar 2020
Tom Brady Is About to Make $45,000 for a Very Smart Bettor

The process of elimination led a savvy bettor to predict that Tom Brady will play for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers next season.

John Moriello  •  19 Mar 2020
The NFL Has Beaten Back Every Challenger on a Long List

The World Football League and the USFL lead the roster of failed challengers to the National Football League since the NFL-AFL merger.

John Moriello  •  19 Mar 2020
Donald Trump and Jon Bon Jovi Battled for the Buffalo Bills

The future president of the United States muscled a well-known musician out of the way but still could not land ownership of an NFL team.

John Moriello  •  19 Mar 2020
The Carrier Dome’s Roof Has Been Deflated One Last Time

Syracuse University is renovating the building so closely associated with the rise of Big East basketball in the 1980s.

John Moriello  •  18 Mar 2020
Blake Jarwin Celebrates His Dallas Cowboys Deal by Lending a Hand

Blake Jarwin celebrated the new contract by donating money to his alma mater to help combat the coronavirus outbreak.

John Moriello  •  17 Mar 2020