Dan Shaughnessy is a Boston Globe award-winning columnist and the author of several sports books, including the best-selling The Curse of the Bambino. Shaughnessy has been selected Massachusetts Sportswriter of the Year seven times and recognized one of America's top 10 sports columnists by the Associated Press Sports Editors. He's appeared on a variety of shows, including Good Morning America, The Today Show, The Early Show, CNN, Nightline, NPR, Imus in the Morning, ESPN, HBO, and others. He is a resident of Newton, Massachusetts.