{
  "id": 9396120,
  "title": "Bob Costas Praises Pablo Torre’s ‘First-Rate’ Sports Journalism",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/23/bob-costas-praises-pablo-torres-first-rate-sports-journalism",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-23T18:47:04.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Front Office Sports",
    "slug": "front-office-sports",
    "url": "https://frontofficesports.com/article/bob-costas-pablo-torre-first-rate-journalism/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Legendary broadcaster Bob Costas lauded the work of sports journalist Pablo Torre in a recent interview, describing his reporting as \"first-rate\" in the current media landscape. Costas lamented the deterioration of sports journalism, citing the disappearance of HBO Sports and several other programs he once hosted. He singled out Torre's work on his podcast, which earned a Pulitzer Prize for its reporting on the Clippers-Kawhi Leonard salary cap scandal. Costas praised Torre's investigative efforts, noting that his work on the NBA's investigation of the Clippers and Kawhi Leonard provided crucial insights that may have gone unnoticed without his exposure. Despite the importance of Torre's role, Costas emphasized that such investigative journalism is becoming increasingly rare in today's sports media landscape.",
  "summary": "Meanwhile, Costas bemoaned the demise of his former employer, HBO Sports.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}