{"id":236,"date":"2026-04-23T00:43:35","date_gmt":"2026-04-23T00:43:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/christakernssportjournal\/?p=236"},"modified":"2026-04-23T01:02:43","modified_gmt":"2026-04-23T01:02:43","slug":"the-untold-stories","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/christakernssportjournal\/2026\/04\/23\/the-untold-stories\/","title":{"rendered":"Beyond Your Typical Local Sports Article"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Good sports stories don\u2019t only involve the star who scores the most points. These stories should build connections, make an impact, and give people something to relate to. The idea behind this series comes from just that. I have played sports for most of my life. Was I the star athlete who made the local paper? No. But did I care about the game and love the sport just as much? Yes. My story also mattered. And so does yours. Maybe not in the \u201ctraditional\u201d way most stories about sports are told, but that\u2019s the beauty in this series. Every story is different and can make an impact you never knew was possible. Highlighting these players in a regular series could be something really special, and I am excited to share all the endless possibilities this could do for anyone who is a part of it. Let\u2019s change the narrative and make a difference by doing it. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Good sports stories don\u2019t only involve the star who scores the most points. These stories should build connections, make an impact, and give people something to relate to. The idea behind this series comes from just that. I have played sports for most of my life. Was I the star athlete who made the local paper? No. But did I care about the game and love … Continue reading Beyond Your Typical Local Sports Article<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":32088,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","wds_primary_category":0},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/christakernssportjournal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/236"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/christakernssportjournal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/christakernssportjournal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/christakernssportjournal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/32088"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/christakernssportjournal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=236"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/christakernssportjournal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/236\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":249,"href":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/christakernssportjournal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/236\/revisions\/249"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/christakernssportjournal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=236"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/christakernssportjournal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=236"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/christakernssportjournal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=236"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}