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senior columnist for Sports on Earth. Previously, he was senior writer at Sports Illustrated from 2009-12, and he was named National Sportswriter of the Year by the Sportswriters and Sportscasters Hall of Fame in 2012. <a class="more" href="/web/20120920181602/http://www.sportsonearth.com/writer/joe_posnanski/">More»</a></p> </div> </div> <div class="row-fluid"> <h3>Gwen Knapp</h3> <div> <a class="thumb pull-left" href="/web/20120920181602/http://www.sportsonearth.com/writer/gwen_knapp/"> <img src="/web/20120920181602im_/http://www.sportsonearth.com/writers/" alt="" data-cuts="[{"at2x":true,"height":72,"width":72,"src":"/assets/images/4/3/0/37864430/cuts/gwen_144x144_jsuw7b1c_1jahr4rm.jpg"}]" data-sizes="{"mobile":72,"tablet":72,"desktop":72}"/> </a> </div> <div> <p>Gwen Knapp is a senior columnist for Sports on Earth, based in San Francisco. The first time she covered a Major League Baseball game, it turned out to be a no-hitter (Terry Mulholland, 1990, Phillies over Giants). <a class="more" href="/web/20120920181602/http://www.sportsonearth.com/writer/gwen_knapp/">More»</a></p> </div> </div> <div class="row-fluid"> <h3>Shaun Powell</h3> <div> <a class="thumb pull-left" href="/web/20120920181602/http://www.sportsonearth.com/writer/shaun_powell/"> <img src="/web/20120920181602im_/http://www.sportsonearth.com/writers/" alt="" data-cuts="[{"at2x":true,"height":72,"width":72,"src":"/assets/images/4/7/4/37864474/cuts/shaun_144x144_bxllacke_67j6ehj6.jpg"}]" data-sizes="{"mobile":72,"tablet":72,"desktop":72}"/> </a> </div> <div> <p>Shaun Powell is a staff writer for Sports on Earth, covering the NBA and other sports. He brings more than 25 years of experience and has worked for a variety of newspaper, broadcast and digital outlets. <a class="more" href="/web/20120920181602/http://www.sportsonearth.com/writer/shaun_powell/">More»</a></p> </div> </div> <div class="row-fluid"> <h3>Tommy Tomlinson</h3> <div> <a class="thumb pull-left" href="/web/20120920181602/http://www.sportsonearth.com/writer/tommy_tomlinson/"> <img src="/web/20120920181602im_/http://www.sportsonearth.com/writers/" alt="" data-cuts="[{"at2x":true,"height":72,"width":72,"src":"/assets/images/3/4/0/37864340/cuts/tommy_144x144_jst9zv1m_4c9lavmk.jpg"}]" data-sizes="{"mobile":72,"tablet":72,"desktop":72}"/> </a> </div> <div> <p>Tommy Tomlinson is a staff writer for Sports on Earth, focusing primarily on college football and stories from the South. Tomlinson spent 23 years as a reporter and columnist for the Charlotte Observer. <a class="more" href="/web/20120920181602/http://www.sportsonearth.com/writer/tommy_tomlinson/">More»</a></p> </div> </div> <div class="row-fluid"> <h3>Mike Tanier</h3> <div> <a class="thumb pull-left" href="/web/20120920181602/http://www.sportsonearth.com/writer/mike_tanier/"> <img src="/web/20120920181602im_/http://www.sportsonearth.com/writers/" alt="" data-cuts="[{"at2x":true,"height":72,"width":72,"src":"/assets/images/4/2/0/37864420/cuts/mike_144x144_fxxbrzr5_jcqk33pq.jpg"}]" data-sizes="{"mobile":72,"tablet":72,"desktop":72}"/> </a> </div> <div> <p>Mike Tanier is a staff writer for Sports on Earth, with a focus on the NFL. He joined Football Outsiders in 2005 and co-authored Pro Football Prospectus from 2005-08 and the Football Outsiders Almanac from 2009-12. His weekly "Walkthrough" column was an eclectic mix of jokes, statistical analysis, strategy diagrams, historical research and pop-culture references. <a class="more" href="/web/20120920181602/http://www.sportsonearth.com/writer/mike_tanier/">More»</a></p> </div> </div> <div class="row-fluid"> <h3>Chuck Culpepper</h3> <div> <a class="thumb pull-left" href="/web/20120920181602/http://www.sportsonearth.com/writer/chuck_culpepper/"> <img src="/web/20120920181602im_/http://www.sportsonearth.com/writers/" alt="" data-cuts="[{"at2x":true,"height":72,"width":72,"src":"/assets/images/3/8/2/37864382/cuts/chuck_144x144_4di1602x_wcs1f49s.jpg"}]" data-sizes="{"mobile":72,"tablet":72,"desktop":72}"/> </a> </div> <div> <p>As a nomad all but stateless, staff writer Chuck Culpepper has resided in all three of the countries that begin with "United" -- United States, United Kingdom and United Arab Emirates -- as well as, for a big chunk of 2009, in Paris, still No. 1 on his top 25 of earthly cities. <a class="more" href="/web/20120920181602/http://www.sportsonearth.com/writer/chuck_culpepper/">More»</a></p> </div> </div> <div class="row-fluid"> <h3>Will Leitch</h3> <div> <a class="thumb pull-left" href="/web/20120920181602/http://www.sportsonearth.com/writer/will_leitch/"> <img src="/web/20120920181602im_/http://www.sportsonearth.com/writers/" alt="" data-cuts="[{"at2x":true,"height":72,"width":72,"src":"/assets/images/4/3/8/37864438/cuts/will_144x144_43uaxq8p_3ckb209c.jpg"}]" data-sizes="{"mobile":72,"tablet":72,"desktop":72}"/> </a> </div> <div> <p>Will Leitch is a contributing writer for Sports on Earth, and he also serves as a contributing editor for New York Magazine and a regular contributor to GQ, The Wall Street Journal and Sporting News. <a class="more" href="/web/20120920181602/http://www.sportsonearth.com/writer/will_leitch/">More»</a></p> </div> </div> <div class="row-fluid"> <h3>Leigh Montville</h3> <div> <a class="thumb pull-left" href="/web/20120920181602/http://www.sportsonearth.com/writer/leigh_montville/"> <img src="/web/20120920181602im_/http://www.sportsonearth.com/writers/" alt="" data-cuts="[{"at2x":true,"height":72,"width":72,"src":"/assets/images/5/9/4/37864594/cuts/leigh_144x144_8eiv89ar_ejptdwwq.jpg"}]" data-sizes="{"mobile":72,"tablet":72,"desktop":72}"/> </a> </div> <div> <p>Leigh Montville is contributing writer for Sports on Earth and the author of eight books, mostly biographies, on subjects that range from baseball greats Ted Williams and Babe Ruth, to NASCAR champion Dale Earnhardt, 7-foot-7 basketball player Manute Bol, motorcycle daredevil Evel Knievel and the Mysterious Mantague, a forgotten golfer from the '30s. <a class="more" href="/web/20120920181602/http://www.sportsonearth.com/writer/leigh_montville/">More»</a></p> </div> </div> <div class="row-fluid"> <h3>Dave Kindred</h3> <div> <a class="thumb pull-left" href="/web/20120920181602/http://www.sportsonearth.com/writer/dave_kindred/"> <img src="/web/20120920181602im_/http://www.sportsonearth.com/writers/" alt="" data-cuts="[{"at2x":true,"height":72,"width":72,"src":"/assets/images/4/6/0/37864460/cuts/dave_144x144_pmh65fpg_llvkxb1v.jpg"}]" data-sizes="{"mobile":72,"tablet":72,"desktop":72}"/> </a> </div> <div> <p>Dave Kindred is a contributing writer for Sports on Earth. He is a winner of sports journalism's highest honor, the Red Smith Award, given by the Associated Press Sports Editors for lifetime achievement in the craft. He is a member of the National Sportscasters and Sportswriters Association Hall of Fame. <a class="more" href="/web/20120920181602/http://www.sportsonearth.com/writer/dave_kindred/">More»</a></p> </div> </div> <div class="row-fluid"> <h3>Matt Brown</h3> <div> <a class="thumb pull-left" href="/web/20120920181602/http://www.sportsonearth.com/writer/matt_brown/"> <img src="/web/20120920181602im_/http://www.sportsonearth.com/writers/" alt="" data-cuts="[{"at2x":true,"height":72,"width":72,"src":"/assets/images/3/5/8/37864358/cuts/matt_144x144_tsiyi3bl_qag807ph.jpg"}]" data-sizes="{"mobile":72,"tablet":72,"desktop":72}"/> </a> </div> <div> <p>Matt Brown is producer/reporter for Sports on Earth, with a primary focus on college sports. Prior to joining the staff, he worked for a year as the research assistant to Joe Posnanski for "Paterno," a biography of the former Penn State coach that was released Aug. 21, 2012. <a class="more" href="/web/20120920181602/http://www.sportsonearth.com/writer/matt_brown/">More»</a></p> </div> </div> <div class="row-fluid"> <h3>Emma Span</h3> <div> <a class="thumb pull-left" href="/web/20120920181602/http://www.sportsonearth.com/writer/emma_span/"> <img src="/web/20120920181602im_/http://www.sportsonearth.com/writers/" alt="" data-cuts="[{"at2x":true,"height":72,"width":72,"src":"/assets/images/3/8/8/38031388/cuts/emma_144x144_dfd238s6_vz15ydua.jpg"}]" data-sizes="{"mobile":72,"tablet":72,"desktop":72}"/> </a> </div> <div> <p>Emma Span is a writer and editor at Sports on Earth and the author of "90% of the Game Is Half Mental: And Other Tales From the Edge of Baseball Fandom." <a class="more" href="/web/20120920181602/http://www.sportsonearth.com/writer/emma_span/">More»</a></p> </div> </div> <div class="row-fluid"> <h3>Patrick Hruby</h3> <div> <a class="thumb pull-left" href="/web/20120920181602/http://www.sportsonearth.com/writer/patrick_hruby/"> <img src="/web/20120920181602im_/http://www.sportsonearth.com/writers/" alt="" data-cuts="[{"at2x":true,"height":72,"width":72,"src":"/assets/images/3/9/4/37864394/cuts/patrick_144x144_5gh8f92r_e8oeqmon.jpg"}]" data-sizes="{"mobile":72,"tablet":72,"desktop":72}"/> </a> </div> <div> <p>Patrick Hruby is a contributing writer for Sports on Earth. 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