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* July 24, 2023: [https://www.barrietoday.com/local-news/night-out-on-the-tiles-scrabble-club-spells-high-probability-of-fun-7316990 BarrieToday] profiles [https://www.scrabbleplayers.org/w/Club_roster#ONTARIO Barrie NASPA Club #606].
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* May 15, 2024: Brad Phillips recounts his first visit to [[Club Roster|New York (NY) NASPA Club #56]] in the [https://www.theparisreview.org/blog/2024/05/15/scrabble-anonymous Paris Review].
* NASPA Double Down in Las Vegas - [[2023 Scrabble Players Championship (SPC)]]
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* April 19, 2024: [https://www.cbc.ca/listen/live-radio/1-63/clip/16057270 CBC Radio One] talked with [[John Chew]] about Canadian English lexicography in a wide-ranging interview that touched on NASPA and the validity of the word QAJAQ.
** July 22, 2023: [https://ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/1997929/scrabble-champion-naspa-josh-sokol-montreal Radio Canada] interviews [[Joshua Sokol]] on winning the championship.
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* April 12, 2024: [https://www.womansworld.com/posts/entertainment/scrabble-tips Woman's World] asks [[2023 SPC]] champion [[Joshua Sokol]] for game tips
** July 20, 2023: [https://www.iheartradio.ca/cjad/audio/montrealer-wins-top-prize-at-scrabble-tournament-in-las-vegas-1.20002841?mode=Article CJAD] interviews [[Joshua Sokol]].
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* April 11, 2024: [https://scrippsnews.com/ Scripps News] interviewed [[John Chew]] live about Scrabble Everywhere
** July 19, 2023: [https://montreal.ctvnews.ca/montreal-scrabble-champion-picks-up-10-000-prize-at-las-vegas-tournament-1.6488372 CTV News] interviews [[Joshua Sokol]] on winning the championship.
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* April 9, 2024: [https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/300-scrabble-experts-heading-to-south-bend-in-for-annual-championship-302112293.html NASPA] issues a press release on the eve of National Scrabble Day.
** July 19, 2023: [https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/montrealer-wins-10-000-top-prize-in-scrabble-championship-301881633.html?tc=eml_cleartime NASPA] announces the winners of the Scrabble Players Championship.
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* March 17, 2024: [https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2024/03/17/scrabble-club-dc-washington-new-words/ Washington Post] reporter Joe Heim visits NASPA Club #171 in Washington, DC.
** July 14, 2023: [https://www.wbur.org/hereandnow/2023/07/14/scrabble-champion-tournament NPR] interviews defending champion [[Michael Fagen]] on the eve of the event.
 
* July 13, 2023: [https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/450-scrabble-experts-in-las-vegas-for-north-american--world-championships-301875861.html?tc=eml_cleartime NASPA] issues a press release on the eve of the [[2023 NASPA Double Down in Las Vegas |NASPA Double Down in Las Vegas]].
 
** July 13, 2023: [https://finance.yahoo.com/news/450-scrabble-experts-las-vegas-143700431.html Yahoo! Finance]
 
** July 13, 2023: [https://www.news-journal.com/450-scrabble-experts-in-las-vegas-for-north-american-world-championships/article_1007c526-b712-5a1a-acca-3eaf182191fe.html Longview News-Journal]
 
* April 13, 2023: [https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/240-scrabble-experts-heading-to-las-vegas-for-world-championship-301796339.html?tc=eml_cleartime NASPA] issues a press release about the upcoming [[2023 NASPA Double Down in Las Vegas |NASPA Double Down in Las Vegas]].
 
** April 13, 2023: [https://finance.yahoo.com/news/240-scrabble-experts-heading-las-143700493.html Yahoo! Finance]
 
** April 13, 2023: [https://www.investorsobserver.com/news/qm-pr/7014365759494196 Investors Observer]
 
* March 26, 2023: [https://www.sasktoday.ca/central/yorkton-this-week/the-meeple-guild-board-gaming-to-benefit-literacy-6736303 SaskToday.ca] interviews [[John Chew]] about the Scrabble for Literacy fundraiser held on March 9.
 
* '''Canadian Scrabble Classic''' - Kingston (ON) - February 16 to 20, 2023
 
** February 18, 2023: [https://ottawa.ctvnews.ca/video?clipId=2631592 CTV News Ottawa] - TV interview with [[Jason Hazzard]], [[Shan Abbasi]], [[Josh Greenway]], and [[Heidi Robertson]] at the tournament.
 
** February 18, 2023: [https://globalnews.ca/news/9497158/scrabble-dodgeball-tournaments-hosted-in-kingston-ont/ Global News] - TV interview with [[Josh Greenway]] and [[Heidi Robertson]] at the tournament
 
** February 8, 2023: [https://cms.megaphone.fm/channel/CORU2471559287?selected=CORU6756502536&fbclid=IwAR2KMroWZFYJR8h__ifqN9soWjGEZmu4Hq6CNb_zGqVIGMbiBjZPsJkrBh8 Megaphone.fm] - Radio interview with [[Josh Greenway]] before the tournament
 
** February 8, 2023: [https://globalnews.ca/video/9470450/2023-canadian-scrabble-classic-coming-to-kingston/ Global News] - TV interview with [[Josh Greenway]] before the tournament
 
** February 1, 2023: [https://www.kingstonist.com/news/national-tournament-to-bring-scrabble-enthusiasts-to-kingston/ Kingstonist]
 
* '''Winchester (VA)''' Scrabble Tournament - February 11, 2023
 
** February 6, 2023: [https://www.nvdaily.com/nvdaily/scrabble-enthusiasts-from-near-and-far-to-gather-in-stephens-city/article_9d9f0a8f-8d3a-54ba-b10c-3a5a4c00b36f.html Northern Virginia Daily]
 
** February 3, 2023: [https://www.winchesterstar.com/winchester_star/scrabble-enthusiasts-from-near-and-far-to-gather-in-stephens-city/article_b3f58b0d-ed62-5632-9ab4-ece3d611b84e.html Winchester Star]
 
* February 13, 2023: The documentary [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OyFJTEOHdi4 Thailand's Unlikely Scrabble Rebels] profiles 3 youth players from Thailand - including '''Napat Vatjaranurathorn''' who placed 5th in the Collins division at the [[2022 Scrabble Players Championship]].
 
  
 
== Previous Years ==
 
== Previous Years ==
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* [[2023 Press Archive]]
 
* [[2022 Press Archive]]
 
* [[2022 Press Archive]]
 
* [[2021 Press Archive]]
 
* [[2021 Press Archive]]

Revision as of 19:39, 15 May 2024

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