Veteran sports journalist Dan Wolken has joined Yahoo Sports as a college sports columnist, the company announced Wednesday. Wolken will cover major stories in the evolving landscape of college athletics while also contributing coverage of other sports, including tennis and the Olympics.
Wolken arrives at Yahoo Sports after more than 13 years at USA TODAY. He reported on college sports, the NBA, the Olympics, tennis, and horse racing for the publication. During his tenure, his work earned multiple accolades from the Associated Press Sports Editors, highlighting his reputation for in-depth reporting and insightful analysis.
Wolken is expected to provide commentary and reporting on high-profile issues for Yahoo Sports. Topics that are shaping college athletics, from conference realignment to NIL developments, while also exploring stories across a wide range of sports, including tennis and the Olympics.
“So excited to join this fantastic team that I’ve admired from afar for many years. Let’s go!,” Wolken wrote on X.
The move underscores Yahoo Sports’ ongoing investment in expanding its college sports coverage. With the transfer portal, name, image, and likeness agreements, and conference shifts dominating headlines, experienced voices like Wolken’s are increasingly in demand.
While writing for USA TODAY over more than a decade, Wolken became a familiar byline for USA Today readers, covering high-profile events, and broader issues in the industry with a mix of analysis, opinion, and reporting. His work includes covering college sports, the NBA, Olympics, tennis, and horse racing. Wolken has been recognized multiple times by the Associated Press Sports Editors.
Wolken announced his depature from USA TODAY earlier this month in a post on his X account.
Prior to USA TODAY, Wolken’s work appeared on FOX Sports and in The Commercial Appeal. He primarily wrote about the Memphis Tigers’ basketball program during its rise to the Final Four under John Calipari. A 2001 graduate of Vanderbilt University, Wolken started his career at Colorado Springs’s The Gazette
Wolken’s first columns for Yahoo Sports are expected to appear in the very near future.
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