Robert "Scoop" Jackson (born November 22, 1963) is an American sports journalist currently contributing to ESPN.com's Page2 and ESPN The Magazine. November 22 is the 326th day (327th on leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1963 (MCMLXIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (the link is to a full 1963 calendar). ... ESPN (once an initialism for Entertainment and Sports Programming Network) is an American cable television network dedicated to broadcasting sports-related programming 24 hours a day. ... Among other things, Page2 is a feature of www. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...

Jackson was born and raised in Chicago where he still lives with his wife and two children; he was born on the same day that U.S. President John F. Kennedy was assassinated, and Jackson was named after his uncle joked, "This boy scooped Kennedy. Put him on the cover of the paper." He was educated at Xavier University and received a Master in Arts degree from Howard University before becoming a journalist. His father was a writer for the Rocky Mountain News in Denver. Chicago (officially named the City of Chicago) is the third largest city in the United States (after New York City and Los Angeles), with an official population of 2,896,016, as of the 2000 census. ... The presidential seal was used by President Hayes in 1880 and last modified in 1959 by adding the 50th star for Hawaii. ... John Fitzgerald Kennedy (May 29, 1917 – November 22, 1963), often referred to as John F. Kennedy, JFK or Jack Kennedy, was the 35th President of the United States. ... Xavier University is a name common to several education institutions found around the world. ... Howard University is a historically black university in Washington, D.C.. Notable alumni include Toni Morrison, Thurgood Marshall, Ossie Davis, Debbie Allen, and Phylicia Rashad. ... The Rocky Mountain News is a daily morning tabloid-format newspaper published in Denver, Colorado. ... This article refers to the state capital of Colorado. ...

Scoop Jackson has written for basketball and hip hop magazines for over 15 years, and has edited SLAM Magazine, XXL, Hoop and Inside Stuff. He has also written for USA Today, Washington Post, Chicago Tribune, The Source, and Vibe and is a frequent guest on radio and TV sports talk shows, and is regularly featured on ESPN's Sports Century series. Jackson has also published numerous books on basketball and sports culture, including Sole Provider: Thirty Years of NIKE Basketball (ISBN 1576871614), The Darkside: Chronicling the Young Black Experience (ISBN 1879360403) and LeBron James: the Chambers of Fear. Sara Giauro shoots a three-point shot, FIBA Europe Cup for Women Finals 2005 For other uses, see Basketball (disambiguation). ... Breakdancer in Ljubljana. ... The first issue of SLAM, featuring cover athlete Larry Johnson. ... The XXL Magazine. ... USA Today is a national American newspaper published by the Gannett Corporation. ... ... The Chicago Tribune, formerly self-styled as the Worlds Greatest Newspaper, remains one of the principal daily newspapers of the midwestern United States. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Janet Jackson on the cover of Vibe in 1998. ...

Jackson's first article for SLAM appeared in the January 1995 issue titled "The Large Professor", a story about Shaquille O'Neal. At one time, Jackson pushed SLAM publisher Dennis Page to put Allen Iverson on the cover of the magazine while Iverson was still playing basketball at Georgetown University, threatening to resign if this did not happen. The first issue of SLAM to feature Iverson on the cover, published in January 1996, was the worst selling issue in the history of the magazine. In addition to his regular feature articles for SLAM, in 2004 Jackson began to write a back-page column named "Game Point", in which he aired opinions on various basketball-related topics. Jackson continued to write for SLAM until the July 2005 issue. In that issue, former SLAM editor-in-chief Tony Gervino wrote a tribute piece on Jackson, calling him "the single most important person in SLAM history not named [SLAM Magazine publisher] Dennis Page". Shaquille Rashaun ONeal (born March 6, 1972), frequently referred to simply as Shaq, is one of the National Basketball Associations most dominant basketball players. ... Allen Ezail Iverson (born June 7, 1975, in Hampton, Virginia), nicknamed A.I. and The Answer, is an American professional basketball player. ... Georgetown University is a private university in the United States. ...

He began writing for ESPN.com on March 8, 2005 with his first article being a statement of his sporting views entitled "Scoop's Manifesto". In 2006, upon his one year anniversary with ESPN, he had a fllow up article stating what he learned on the job. The article ended with him saying that he knows that he is viewed as continuing the late Ralph Wiley's legacy, and stated that "I hope that I am doing him justice." March 8 is the 67th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (68th in Leap years). ... Ralph Wiley (April 12, 1952 - June 13, 2004) was a sports journalist, writing for various publications, such as Sports Illustrated and espn. ...

His first contribution to ESPN The Magazine appeared in the May 8, 2006 issue titled "It's Time" which was a short article explaining why he was picking the New Jersey Nets to win the 2005-06 NBA championship. This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... May 8 is the 128th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (129th in leap years). ... 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The New Jersey Nets are a professional basketball team based in East Rutherford, New Jersey. ...

Jackson is an avid fan of the Chicago White Sox and the New York Knicks. Major league affiliations American League (1901-present) Central Division (1994-present) West Division (1969-1993) Major league titles World Series titles (3) 2005 â€¢ 1917 â€¢ 1906 AL Pennants (6) 2005 â€¢ 1959 â€¢ 1919 â€¢ 1917 1906 â€¢ 1901 Central Division titles (2) [1] 2005 â€¢ 2000 West Division titles (2) 1993 â€¢ 1983 Wild card berths... The New York Knicks (or New York Knickerbockers) are a professional basketball team based in New York City. ...

External links

• Scoop Jackson ESPN.com archive
• Interview in The Heckler