<p>Many students interested in journalism do a liberal arts program first. You could also consider Brandeis, which is very near Boston. It has a small but nurturing journalism minor program, and Boston in general has a lot to offer sports fans.
Brandeis also has a very healthy student newspaper scene, including sports coverage:
[Journalism</a> Program | Brandeis University](<a href=“http://www.brandeis.edu/programs/journalism/]Journalism”>Journalism Program | Brandeis University)
[The</a> Justice](<a href=“http://www.thejusticeonline.com/media/paper573/sections/20100504Sports.html]The”>Homepage - The Justice Online)
and Brandeis alumni have been accepted at journalism schools such as Medill and Columbia.</p>