{"id":63,"date":"2019-10-22T00:52:27","date_gmt":"2019-10-22T00:52:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dbltakesports.com\/?page_id=63"},"modified":"2026-03-08T21:39:59","modified_gmt":"2026-03-08T21:39:59","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/dbltakesports.com\/index.php\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"63\" class=\"elementor elementor-63\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-395c194 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"395c194\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;gradient&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3449f29\" data-id=\"3449f29\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-29b0dc4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"29b0dc4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">About DTS<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8c1c14a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8c1c14a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-93da1ca\" data-id=\"93da1ca\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-653d88f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"653d88f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">About Double Take Sports<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fcaadf5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fcaadf5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Double Take Sports<\/strong> (DTS) is a multimedia sports media company delivering coverage of professional and collegiate sports through exclusive access, in-depth storytelling, and business-minded analysis.<br \/><br \/>The term <em>double take<\/em> refers to a second look at something that catches your attention. That idea drives our editorial approach, bringing audiences another side of the story in a sports landscape often filled with repetitive headlines.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">From in-depth interviews and personal athlete stories to game analysis, industry insights, and credentialed coverage of major sporting events across the NFL, NBA, WNBA, PGA Tour, and collegiate athletics, DTS is committed to delivering thoughtful, original sports content.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a437af0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a437af0\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" id=\"aboutcss\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-21f6b86\" data-id=\"21f6b86\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-11cc409 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"11cc409\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Founder\/Editor-In-Chief<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-6ecb4ac elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6ecb4ac\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-67c3dcb\" data-id=\"67c3dcb\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-06211fa elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"06211fa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Carita Parks<\/strong> is the founder and editor-in-chief of Double Take Sports (DTS). With her dual background in both sports and communications, she created DTS to provide audiences with unique angles and in-depth coverage of athletes and stories that matter most, while expanding opportunities for emerging voices in sports media.<\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">As a credentialed sports journalist, she has covered major events such as the Super Bowl, NFL Draft, NFL Honors, NBA Draft, WNBA Finals, Truist Championship and more. She is a member of the Pro Football Writers of America, National Association of Black Journalists, and Women in Sports and Events. Her current work includes regular coverage of the Baltimore Ravens, Washington Wizards, and Washington Mystics.\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Carita previously covered the Washington Commanders and has bylines in USA Today and Sports Illustrated.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-df821c2\" data-id=\"df821c2\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2505a55 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2505a55\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"934\" src=\"https:\/\/dbltakesports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/caritacparks-877x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-699\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1fe6bbd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1fe6bbd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Carita has interviewed many prestigious names in sports and entertainment to include Jalen Ramsey, Torrey Smith, Christian McCaffrey, John Wall, Natasha Cloud, Lamar Jackson, Adrian Peterson, Patrick Mahomes, Bradley Beal, Ja Morant, Lamar Jackson, and more.\u00a0<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f6c366e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f6c366e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Join Our Team<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-823d9e5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"823d9e5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Double Take Sports is always seeking talented writers, social media managers, and photographers. 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