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Longtime Sportswriter and Author John Feinstein Dies at 68

The Washington Post reporter also wrote 48 books, the final two on Duke basketball and Ivy League football.
Longtime Sportswriter and Author John Feinstein Dies at 68
Sports writer and author John Feinstein poses in Washington on Feb. 28, 2006. Caleb Jones/AP Photo
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Sportswriter John Feinstein, an author of 48 books, died at age 68 on Thursday.

Feinstein became known for his writing on college basketball, and his final column appeared in Thursday’s Washington Post about Michigan State head coach Tom Izzo. The column captured Izzo’s success in a way that was typical of Feinstein’s detail-oriented approach.
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Matthew Davis is an experienced, award-winning journalist who has covered major professional and college sports for years. His writing has appeared on Heavy, the Star Tribune, and The Catholic Spirit. He has a degree in mass communication from North Dakota State University.