IRE Radio Podcast | Policing the Players

You don’t have to be a full-time sports reporter to investigate athletes. This week we’re looking at sports investigations on several levels: college, military and professional. Join us for tips on getting around secretive athletics departments and digging deeper when players get in trouble. Here’s the lineup:

• Tom Roeder of the Colorado Springs Gazette discusses “Broken Code,” his investigation into the Air Force Academy’s athletics program.
• Jill Riepenhoff of the Columbus Dispatch explains how she tracked speeding tickets of Ohio State athletes.
• Brent Schrotenboer of USA Today Sports talks about investigating football team doctors.

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EPISODE NOTES

Looking for links to the stories, resources and events we discussed on this week's podcast? We've collected them for you.

• Read Tom Roeder’s series "Broken Code" on the Gazette’s website.
• Listen to our full conversation the Tom Roeder of the Colorado Springs Gazette.
• Members only: Watch our webinar “Watchdogging the Lions, Tigers, Bears, et al: Inside college sports.”
• Members only: Download the tipsheet “Using documents to investigate college sports.”
• Read Jill Riepenhoff’s Columbus Dispatch story on Ohio State quarterback Terrelle Pryor’s traffic citations.
• Members only: Listen to “Campus coverage: College sports,” a 2014 IRE Conference panel featuring Paula Lavigne, Jodi Upton, Brad Wolverton, and Jill Riepenhoff.
• Check out U-T San Diego’s NFL arrests database, which includes arrests and citations involving NFL players since 2000.
• Read Brent Schrotenboer’s story on a San Diego Chargers doctor with a history of malpractice complaints.
• Members only: Listen to “Lessons from the field (and off): Covering the NFL and its intersection with local governments,” a 2014 IRE Conference panel featuring Liam Dillon, Brent Schrotenboer, Don Van Natta Jr., and Steve Fainaru.
• Browse our new story pack on sports investigations. From youth sports to stadiums to steroids, we’ve got resources to help you get your story off the ground.