New York Times
Some newspapers are suffering through the worst talent drain their sports editors can recall. "My counteroffer usually comes down to asking them what kind of cake they want at their goodbye party," says Washington Post AME/sports
Emilio Garcia-Ruiz. "The numbers they throw around are out of reach." ESPN is paying $150,000 to $350,000 a year to some former print scribes.
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Reporters shouldn't be determining athletes' performance bonuses (Strib)
