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Mike Freeman is a national columnist for CBSSports.com. He has previously written for the [[New York Times]], [[Washington Post]], [[Dallas Morning News]], [[Boston Globe]] and [[Florida Times-Union]]. He is also the author of five books including a biography on Florida State coach Bobby Bowden. |
Mike Freeman is a national columnist for CBSSports.com. He has previously written for the [[New York Times]], [[Washington Post]], [[Dallas Morning News]], [[Boston Globe]] and [[Florida Times-Union]]. He is also the author of five books including a biography on Florida State coach Bobby Bowden. |
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In January 2004, Freeman resigned before starting a columnist job at The Indianapolis Star. He admitted he lied about having a college degree, and he claimed this was the only time he falsified his education history.<ref>[http://www.allbusiness.com/services/business-services-miscellaneous-business/4698777-1.html Latest Credibility Scandal: Indy 'Star' Columnist Resigns]</ref> Tom Jolly, sports editor at The New York Times, said that Freeman had not misrepresented himself to the Times, which had no college degree requirement for its sportswriters. "Mike's career here speaks for itself, he did some great work here".<ref>[http://www.allbusiness.com/services/business-services-miscellaneous-business/4698797-1.html Could Freeman Return to 'NY Times?', ''Editor and Publisher'', Monday, January 12 2004]</ref> |
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Freeman's columns have included accusations of racism and sexism against his colleagues in the New York press.<ref>[http://www.observer.com/node/43605 Mike Freeman Chums the Waters, and the Sports Sharks Are Biting, ''The New York Observer'', November 12, 2000]</ref> He was unsuccessfully sued for libel by golfer [[John Daly (golfer)|John Daly]], with a circuit judge ruling that "Freeman's statements were either true or constitutionally protected opinion".<ref>[http://sports.espn.go.com/golf/news/story?id=4010362 Daly's libel suit doesn't go forward, ESPN, March 23, 2009]</ref> |
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==References== |
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==External links== |
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*[http://www.cbssports.com/columns/writers/freeman/bio Biography, CBS Sports] |
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*[http://www.harpercollins.com/books/Bowden-Mike-Freeman/?isbn=9780061474194 Books by Mike Freeman, Harper Collins Publisher] |
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For other people with similar names, see Mike Freeman (disambiguation)
Mike Freeman is a national columnist for CBSSports.com. He has previously written for the New York Times, Washington Post, Dallas Morning News, Boston Globe and Florida Times-Union. He is also the author of five books including a biography on Florida State coach Bobby Bowden.