novelist ∙ sports biz journalist ∙ celebrity interviewer ∙ culture humorist

sportswriter ∙ financial journalist ∙ novelist-in-training ∙ culture humorist

In July 2011, I published my first story for ESPN.com, where I wrote for ESPN for six years, alongside stints with MarketWatch and the Chicago Tribune. Eventually, I moved on to Rolling Stone, where I covered pop culture and two World Series. Then Forbes, where I interviewed legendary athletes.

 

Currently, I am writing a book called “Why We Play Golf,” based on my reporting and coverage of golf events over the years. It will feature interviews with top PGA and LPGA Tour golfers, plus two dozen celebrities who avidly play golf. 

 

Below is a summary of and quick tour through my sportswriting work over the years. 

Sports is big business. After my stints at Rolling Stone and ESPN were over, I stumbled upon the opportunity to write …

July 23, 2026

After writing for ESPN for six years, I did a two-year stint with Rolling Stone. The magazine, best known as the …

July 23, 2026

My first piece for ESPN was barely 400 words. It was about a sport you probably never heard of before called …

July 22, 2026
Shaquille O'Neal aka Shaq interviewed by Andy Frye for Forbes.com, Oct 2020

    Since I started contributing for Forbes in May 2018, I’ve stepped up my Q&As with professional athletes and sports legends. …

April 30, 2023

Back in 2011, I started covering an up-and-coming sport called flat-track roller derby. I was fascinated the athleticism and deep commitment …

March 22, 2023
Clayton Kershaw, L.A. Dodgers

My first crack at writing about baseball started around the beginning of 2015, right when things started happening for the Chicago …

January 19, 2020
Sportswriter | Andy Frye