Contributor

Joe Lapointe

Joe Lapointe, a New York Times sports reporter for 20 years, teaches journalism at the University of Michigan, Dearborn campus.

In addition to reporting for The New York Times, the Detroit Free Press and the Chicago Sun-Times, Joe Lapointe has taught journalism at New York University, Rutgers and Long Island University. He is a graduate of Wayne State University in Detroit and worked as a segment producer for "Countdown with Keith Olbermann" on the Current TV network.