Jordan Ritter Conn
Senior Staff Writer
Conn writes features for The Ringer. He is the author of ‘The Road From Raqqa,’ runner-up for the Dayton Literary Peace Prize, and is currently working on a book about masculinity in America.
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“Nobody Lasts Forever”: How the Packers—and Green Bay—Are Moving On With Jordan Love
The Green Bay Packers have a long, storied history of fielding great quarterbacks. And Brett Favre and Aaron Rodgers aren’t easy to forget. But the Green Bay faithful are ready to fall in Love again—just ask them.
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How Deion Sanders Made Colorado Football the Center of the Sports Universe
The Coach Prime experience is more than just college football’s biggest phenomenon. It’s a revolution.
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Kirby Smart and Georgia Defied the Ghosts of Program Past. The Future Could Be History.
After winning back-to-back national titles, Georgia enters this season as the undisputed king of college football. The blueprint behind the Bulldogs’ rise is familiar. How it’s changed a fan base and the landscape of the sport is anything but.
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Is the Lakers-Grizzlies Beef Real?
The NBA’s newest (and maybe most heated?) rivalry has delivered plenty of theatrics this season, but it’s unclear whether there is actual animosity between these two teams. Through two first-round games, it appears the feud is still figuring itself out.
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The Balkan Basketball Boom
Jordan Ritter Conn traveled to the Balkans to answer one simple question: How are so many of the world’s greatest basketball players—including two-time MVP Nikola Jokic and potential future MVP Luka Doncic—coming from such a small region?
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The Balkans Boom
How did such a small region in Europe produce so many NBA players—including two-time MVP Nikola Jokic and potential future MVP Luka Doncic? One reporter went there to peel back the layers to the rise and sustained success of the Balkan "basketball school."
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A Phenom’s Résumé and an Underdog’s Story: The Journey of Jalen Hurts
The QB’s breakout has been one of the stories of the Eagles’ Super Bowl run. But for those who’ve witnessed Hurts’s quiet confidence and hunger along the way, there’s nothing surprising about his emergence.
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Walker Zimmerman Made Himself Into a USMNT Mainstay
A little over a year ago, Zimmerman fielded a phone call from Gregg Berhalter explaining why he wasn’t invited to USMNT camp. Now he’s one of the most important players on Berhalter’s World Cup roster.
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JaVale McGee Is Getting the Last Laugh
Once an NBA punch line, McGee has become the role player every title contender needs
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“Do You Want to Get Closer to God?”: The Rise of Auburn Men’s Basketball
Under Bruce Pearl, the Tigers have gone from a sleeping giant to a no. 2 seed in this season’s NCAA tournament. Here’s how.