Mike Lupica is an acclaimed American author and sportswriter, best known for his provocative and uncompromising take on professional sports. Born on May 11, 1952, Lupica began his newspaper career at the age of 23, covering the New York Knicks for the New York Post. In 1977, he became the youngest columnist ever at a New York paper when he joined the New York Daily News, where he currently writes several syndicated columns per week, including the popular "Shooting from the Lip" column that appears every Sunday.
Lupica's work has been published in numerous magazines, including Esquire, Parade, Playboy, Tennis, Sport Magazine, and the World Tennis. He has also been a regular contributor to ESPN's The Sports Reporters since 1988. Over the years, he has received numerous honors for his work, including the 2003 Jim Murray Award from the National Football Foundation.
As an author, Lupica has written both fiction and non-fiction books on sports, as well as sports biographies. He co-wrote autobiographies with Reggie Jackson and Bill Parcells, collaborated with noted author and screenwriter, William Goldman on Wait Till Next Year, and wrote The Summer of '98, Mad as Hell: How Sports Got Away from the Fans and How We Get It Back and Shooting From the Lip, a collection of columns. He has also written several bestselling novels, including Dead Air, Extra Credits, Limited Partner, Jump, Full Court Press, Red Zone, Too Far and national bestsellers Wild Pitch and Bump and Run.
In addition to his work as a writer and columnist, Lupica has also worked in television. He has been a TV anchor for ESPN's The Sports Reporters for the past fifteen years and hosted his own program, The Mike Lupica Show on ESPN2. He has also contributed to CBS Morning News, Good Morning America, and The MacNeil-Lehrer Newshour, and has made frequent appearances on Imus in the Morning since the early 1980s.
Lupica is also a dedicated youth coach, having coached Little League, basketball, and soccer for his four children. He and his family live in Connecticut.