1919 17 Aug. 16/4 ‘Well, Mike, old timer. I am on my new job’, his letter says. ‘Working on the sports desk’.
1968 D. Francis viii. 101 The sports desk is a big asset to the paper.
2003 Apr. 26 a2/3 The late-night jockeying of playoff hockey is hell on wheels for night editors, especially on the sports desk.