John is a correspondent for WORLD. He is a graduate of the World Journalism Institute and the University of Texas at Austin, and he previously wrote for The Birmingham News. John resides in Dallas, Texas.
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This offseason, plenty of other teams were throwing big money to unproven pitchers
The Heisman Trophy, college football's top prize, is awarded on mysterious terms with no clear definition of what it represents
Takeru Kobayashi has given the competitive eating world its first superstar
John Dawson | To be free, illegal immigrants must be caught; to find jobs, they must pay
John Dawson | With private help, families can ride out red tape and relocation
Penn State's Joe Paterno is winning again in his 40th season with the Nittany Lions
John Dawson | Texas Minutemen are leading an all-volunteer assault on a migrant wave of crime that border-crossing federal agents can't-or won't-stop
Mark Martin and Rusty Wallace aren't ready to give way to NASCAR's young guns just yet
John Dawson | Strategists worry about how GOP scandals will affect 2006 elections
Golf phenom Michelle Wie has taken the plunge into the professional ranks
