About Backpage Sports

Named for where you always find sports in a real newspaper — the back page.

Backpage Sports is the sports publication of the Massachusetts Society of Journalism. We exist because the games that matter most to communities have lost the coverage they deserve. When local newspapers were gutted and consolidated, the first casualties were the reporters who covered Friday night football, Saturday morning little league, the high school state championships that meant everything to a town and nothing to a national wire service.

We cover high school sports, college sports, local athletics, community leagues, and the professional games that connect New England to the national stage. Ten editorial sections span the full range of athletic competition, from NFL gridiron to youth soccer to the business machinery that governs modern sport.

Every article published by Backpage Sports meets the editorial standard of the Massachusetts Society of Journalism. The writing is direct, the reporting is factual, and the editorial lens is clear: sports as they exist within the life of the Republic and its communities.

The Ten Sections

  • FOOTBALL — NFL, college, high school gridiron
  • BASKETBALL — NBA, college, high school hoops
  • BASEBALL — MLB, minor leagues, college, little league
  • HOCKEY — NHL, college hockey, youth hockey
  • SOCCER — MLS, NWSL, international, youth
  • COLLEGE — NCAA governance, NIL, Olympic sports, conferences
  • HIGH SCHOOL — Varsity athletics, state championships, recruiting
  • LOCAL — Youth leagues, community sports, running, marathons
  • COMBAT — Boxing, MMA, wrestling, martial arts
  • THE BUSINESS — Sports business, media rights, analytics, culture

The Massachusetts Society of Journalism

Backpage Sports is one of ten publications in the MSJ network. The Society operates as a single institution delivering journalism across every tier — national, regional, state, city, and hyperlocal — bound by a common editorial standard, a common technology platform, and a common commitment to the communities served. Membership in the Society supports all ten publications.

Editorial Standard

Not left, not right — a newspaper of the United States. Facts accurate, framing pro-Republic. The sports we cover are the sports Americans play, watch, and care about. We do not editorialize outcomes or politicize competition. We report the game, the athlete, the community, the business, and the culture as they are.

Licensing

All content is published under the Curtis License (LeMay American Innovation Protection License). All rights are reserved. No content may be reproduced, redistributed, or modified without authorization.