from Dan Karpuc at the Huffington Post,

Sports stories happen every day, both on a national and local level. Stories of perseverance, achievement, and responding to adversity are everywhere.

We just don't hear about them.

An alarming trend has begun. This is a trend that, as a sports consumer in America, you probably have noticed. There has been a shift in the fundamental philosophy of sports media giants from producing quality sports analysis to producing socially-driven content.

These stories of achievement are overshadowed by stories like Russell Wilson and Ciara not having pre-marital sex, Tim Tebow doing a leg workout shirtless, and the softcore porn that ESPN labels as their "Body" issue.

Strong written work has been replaced by "click-bait". On-air presentations do more gossiping and false reporting than ever. Reporting is done using "emojis" and tweets from unverified sources as references.

Seriously.

The giants like ESPN, Fox Sports 1, and Bleacher Report all do it. And frankly, it's sickening. It's all about the viewers and the clickers and the listeners. It's all about making stories out of non-stories, being controversial, and cashing in with their ratings.

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