Great sportswriters out of Texas in the 60s and 70s: Dan Jenkins, Blackie Sherrod, and Bud Shrake being three.
Nowadays, the general leftism that infects all j-school grads at MSM outlets spills over to the sports pages too. For example, can't pick up an SI issue that doesn't have either (1) an article about some jock who has come out or (2) a transexual jock or (3) loving references to our dear leader obama (these sprinkled throughout). More usually, all three!
Good luck with your picks this weekend. I'm already 0 - 1... the Deadskins let me down!