Sports media columnists from across the US are writing some fresh material this Friday.  Let’s get a sampling…

In New York, Neil Best at Newsday starts his weekly notes mentioning Tuesday night’s Costas NOW program to point out how journalists have lost some of their responsibility.

Bob Raissman at the NY Daily News has a piece on Yankee Manager Joe Girardi’s attempt to control the media.

Bob Wolfley at the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel has his take on Costas NOW.

Tom Hoffarth at the LA Daily News has a piece on boxing and free TV.  Here’s more from Hoffarth on his blog.

Michael Hiestand at USA Today has a TV preview of the Kentucky Derby on NBC.

So too does John Schiebe at the LA Times

And Nancy Marrapese-Burrell in the Boston Globe.

And Jim Carlisle at the Ventura County Star .

And John Maffei at the North County Times.

And Ray Frager at the Baltimore Sun.

Elsewhere in Boston, Jessica Helsam at the Boston Herald has the story of WBZ’s Bob Lobel’s farewell.

Back to the LA Times, Bill Plaschke talks to Vin Scully about his future.

Teddy Greenstein at the Chicago Tribune has news of the Windy City sports radio ratings.