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Beyond the Scoreboard

“Sports memoirs, essays, opinions, and articles”

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Updated Oct 20, 2026

27K
followers
15
stories seen in 14 days
9
different writers
68
median claps per story
40%
stories by writers <100 followers

Should you submit to Beyond the Scoreboard?

Beyond the Scoreboard is larger than 80% of the 357 publications we track, and its stories get more claps than 37% of them. It regularly publishes writers with fewer than 100 followers (40% of recent stories), so it is a realistic target for new writers. 73% of its stories are member-only (Partner Program).

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Recent stories in Beyond the Scoreboard

  1. The Gym Spotlight: Why We Freeze or Fly When Eyes Stare at Us
    by Jachukwike Samuel Ndubisi, BSc Human Physiology (99 followers) · 75 claps · Oct 19, 2026
  2. The Two Faces of SoFi Stadium
    by Mike Butler (11K followers) · 593 claps · Oct 17, 2026
  3. The Curse of Bobby Layne
    by Cardell Hardy (215 followers) · 50 claps · Oct 16, 2026
  4. Football’s Fixture Congestion
    by PedriPotter19 (1 followers) · 52 claps · Oct 16, 2026
  5. Going to a Putt and Pitch and Learning More than Golf
    by Mike Butler (11K followers) · 521 claps · Oct 15, 2026
  6. Acts of God and Nature
    by Terry Barr (36K followers) · 230 claps · Oct 14, 2026
  7. The Allure of the Box Score
    by Neil Offen (770 followers) · 100 claps · Oct 13, 2026
  8. Notable NBA Preseason Standouts Who Made A Name For Themselves
    by John Slobodien (95 followers) · 130 claps · Oct 13, 2026

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