Andrew McGuinness
Rugby’s Transatlantic Partnership
Leinster Rugby and Syracuse University have embarked on a unique partnership. I speak to the chief protagonists behind it and look at...
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Andrew McGuinness
- Aug 16
- 5 min
Night Falls Fast
Graham Thorpe’s struggles with mental illness led him to take his life earlier this month. I salute an outstanding cricketer and the...
Andrew McGuinness
- Jul 1
- 7 min
Dubliner Clarke Helps Alter U.S. Soccer Landscape
I sat down with U.S. soccer coach and proud Irishman Dave Clarke to talk growing up in Dublin, the dominance of women’s soccer in the...
Andrew McGuinness
- May 23
- 5 min
McGuinness Exits Rugby Stage After Final Act
In a guest post, my sister - Lesley Ann McDonnell - beautifully captures the mood following the retirement of our Dad, Shay McGuinness,...
Andrew McGuinness
- Mar 18
- 5 min
Georgia Tech’s Irishman Blazes College Football Trail
I sat down with Georgia Tech’s Irish punter, David Shanahan, to discuss life at a Division 1 football program, the education of the...
Andrew McGuinness
- Nov 10, 2023
- 6 min
Hillsborough Support Group Aim To Ensure Survivors Never Walk Alone
Events such as the near disaster that befell Liverpool pool fans at Stade de France in 2022, underscore how addressing the devastation of...
Andrew McGuinness
- Oct 16, 2023
- 5 min
Sellout Crowd Transforms the Sports Media Market
Fresh from her trip to the Cotton Bowl in Dallas, I spoke to Sellout Crowd’s Jenni Carlson about her 25 years covering Oklahoma sports,...
Andrew McGuinness
- Aug 30, 2023
- 7 min
When Saturday Comes
I sat down with Stewart Mandel, editor-in-chief of The Athletic's college football coverage and co-host of "The Audible" podcast with...
Andrew McGuinness
- Aug 24, 2023
- 4 min
Fighting Irish Prize Independence at New College Dawn
Realignment chaos in college football puts Notre Dame in an unprecedented position. In today’s blog, I focus on how they’re set under...
Andrew McGuinness
- Aug 14, 2023
- 5 min
Irishman Points Way For Navy and U.S. Rugby
When the phone rang and Navy Rugby came calling in 2017, Gavin Hickie - the former pro rugby player with Leinster and a number of English...
Andrew McGuinness
- Jul 5, 2023
- 5 min
The Heartbreak Kid
Peter Jones was a broadcasting icon who had the knack of being in the right place with his mastery of words. I remember a man whose life...
Andrew McGuinness
- Feb 20, 2023
- 4 min
Coach Prime Alters Football Landscape Again
Deion Sanders is bringing his Louis Vuitton luggage to Boulder, Colorado. For tempo, swagger and national attention, the University of...
Andrew McGuinness
- Aug 30, 2022
- 5 min
The Program Guy
The football coach stood in front of the Oklahoma legislature in April 2022, a nod to football’s significance in this parish. Bob Stoops,...
Andrew McGuinness
- Jul 24, 2022
- 6 min
The Road Not Taken
Tadhg Leader doesn’t do things by half. The former professional rugby outhalf and kicker for Connacht rugby team and the US Eagles rugby...
Andrew McGuinness
- Apr 24, 2022
- 4 min
No Ordinary Joe
With April comes the turn of the annual football spotlight to fall on the young men jockeying for position in the NFL draft, their eyes...
Andrew McGuinness
- Mar 20, 2022
- 3 min
22 Women
It was Friday evening when the man charged with sexual assault of 22 women received the largest contract in NFL history - $230 million,...
Andrew McGuinness
- Dec 23, 2021
- 4 min
Blueblood on Blueblood Crime
On a Monday morning in November under darkness at Oklahoma City airport, several sleek black Tahoe’s rolled up to the airport entrance....
Andrew McGuinness
- Nov 29, 2021
- 3 min
Anti-Vaxx Narrative Unmasks Wazzu and Green Bay
When my family lived in Seattle, friends of ours who happened to be University of Washington Huskies football fans, would greet the...
Andrew McGuinness
- Oct 17, 2021
- 4 min
Nasty Jon Gruden Casts Shadow Over NFL
Jon Gruden’s demise was spectacular and brutal. His end came when first the Wall Street Journal and then the New York Times obtained a...
Andrew McGuinness
- Sep 29, 2021
- 4 min
College Football Has Us All Aroused
If the cat dangling from the top tier of Hard Rock Stadium had a thought, it was probably that using one of its lives to experience...
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