Staff Writer Charlotte, NC Since 2024

Ryan Kowalski

Junior Staff Writer

NASCAR Breaking News General Sports Motorsports

1,345 articles

Ryan Kowalski is the newest addition to the Sports Central News team, having joined in 2024 fresh from his journalism studies at Michigan State, where he wrote about college football and motorsports for the university paper. He grew up in the Detroit area watching NASCAR races and IndyCar on TV, which fueled a passion for motorsports writing that led him to SCN. Ryan handles NASCAR coverage and picks up breaking news stories across multiple sports, learning the trade from experienced colleagues. He is ambitious, hard-working, and still developing his journalistic voice, but his energy and curiosity are invaluable to the team.

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Danica Patrick's Rallying Cry: Parents, It's Time to Pump the Brakes on Youth Sports

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Iowa Faces Golf Ball-Sized Hail, 60 MPH Winds in Wednesday Storm

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Chemical Spill Shuts Down Major Highway After Freight Train Derails in New Jersey

Multiple lightning strikes illuminate a dark, stormy sky over a silhouetted landscape.

75 MPH Winds Target Heartland: Three States Brace for Dangerous Tuesday Night Storm

Xandra Pohl in black swimsuit smiles at sunset with foliage behind her.

The 'Next Kate Upton' Electrifies in Black Swimsuit for Third Straight SI Feature

Ashley Tisdale in a black bikini takes a mirror selfie with a phone, showing off a butterfly necklace.

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Tornado funnel cloud descends from dark, stormy clouds over a hazy landscape.

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Jake Paul in boxing shorts with "PAUL" on the waistband, wearing blue and white boxing gloves in a ring.

Jake Paul Targets 2027 Comeback, Eyes Francis Ngannou Showdown

Tornado funnel cloud in dark storm clouds over a rural landscape with a field and farm buildings.

Tornado Threat Looms Over 18 States, Could Disrupt Tuesday Sports Action