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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Mark Messier retires as one of NHL's greatest scorers, but he was also one of its most prodigious goons
The massive dome in downtown New Orleans will likely be remembered most for its final task
John Dawson | Hurricane Katrina submerges New Orleans, strafes Gulf Coast states, and puts the nation on emergency footing
John Dawson | But the anti-war protests inspired by Cindy Sheehan turned Crawford, Texas, into a war zone
John Dawson | Fueled by pump prices, a growing number of car owners are pushing reluctant auto manufacturers into stealth mode
Enamored by 40-yard-dash times and juke moves, general managers can lose sight of the warts
Retiring jockey Pat Day may stand only 4-11 and weigh 126 pounds, but he is a giant of a man
What shape is baseball in when 20 games is the most the league can suspend a player for committing what police are calling a Class A assault?
Korean baseball player Park Myung-hwan can no longer store frozen cabbage in his hat during games
