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Beau Dure’s Biography

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Current: Author of several books, freelancer primarily for The Guardian and Soccer America.

Other sites for which I've written: ESPN, NBC, Fox Sports, OZY, Bleacher Report, SoccerWire, Bloody Elbow, FourFourTwo.

Past full-time jobs: Soccer, Olympics, MMA and general sports for USA TODAY, where I also did online production and editing. Also worked at Knight-Ridder Tribune News Service, the Star-News (Wilmington) and the News & Record (Greensboro) as a columnist, copy editor, page designer, onli…

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College football's playoff field has tripled. Turns out picking 12 teams is just as hard

College football's playoff field has tripled. Turns out picking 12 teams is just as hard

The College Football Playoff has expanded to from four to 12 teams this season, yet the debate around it rema…

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Why does Jordan Chiles have to return her Olympic gymnastics medal? - video

Why does Jordan Chiles have to return her Olympic gymnastics medal? - video

Beau Dure explains how an incorrect ruling made in haste has resulted in Jordan Chiles being asked to return …

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Domination but no gold: are some Olympic events arbitrary and cruel?

Domination but no gold: are some Olympic events arbitrary and cruel?

Dreams of a title at the Games can be dashed by a slip or one bad performance. But some argue that such jeopa…

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USA's Olympic team is bolstered by a crucial group of athletes: immigrants

USA's Olympic team is bolstered by a crucial group of athletes: immigrants

Many of those with the American contingent in Paris have chosen to represent a country where some have vilifi…

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Athing Mu's fall exposed the self-defeating cruelty of the US Olympic trials

Athing Mu's fall exposed the self-defeating cruelty of the US Olympic trials

The defending 800m Olympic champion won't defend her title after a stumble in a single race. Her absence is a…

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One sad reason why kids quit soccer: boorish adults

One sad reason why kids quit soccer: boorish adults

The annual Project Play report on youth sports participation has been released in advance of a summit at whic…

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What was your first job as a journalist?

A copy editor at the Star-News in Wilmington, N.C.

Have you ever used a typewriter?

In elementary school, yes.

How is social media changing news?

It adds more voices to the conversation and challenges us to find the good ones.

Awards

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I haven't applied for an award this century. That's not why I do this. I won some internal awards at the News & Record and USA TODAY, which I appreciate because that was recognition from my peers.

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