Roddy Jones is an ESPN and ACC Network college football studio and in-game analyst. Jones was a recurring sideline reporter for ESPN's college football coverage throughout the seasons. After two years of covering ACC football for Raycom, Jones joined ESPN. Jones started for Georgia Tech for four seasons and led the team his senior year. As a quick slotback, he played a significant... read full bio
For a variety of boxing and mixed martial arts events, including PBC on Fox Sports, Showtime and Triller, Ray Flores serves as the play-by-play announcer and ring announcer. Jake Paul vs. Tommy Fury, the greatest fight of his career that was broadcast globally on pay-per-view, was called by Flores. Flores, a Columbia College alumnus, has been a vocal advocate for several of... read full bio
Senior insider and college football reporter for ESPN, Pete Thamel is one of the most well-liked and regarded journalists in the business, covers college basketball and football for ESPN all year long. Thamel, a renowned news source and storyteller, writes for ESPN and ESPN+ and his multi-platform work includes guest appearances on studio shows including College GameDay, SportsCenter, College Football Live, Get Up and others.... read full bio
The Pittsburgh Steelers' Najee Harris is a running back who has made the Pro Bowl. Harris, his mother, and his five siblings moved around a lot when they were growing up. The family frequently slept in hotels, automobiles and shelters until they were able to find long-term home in Antioch, California. Just two blocks from his home, Harris sought safety at the... read full bio
The first podcast recorded and broadcast in a prison, Ear Hustle, debuted with first-person accounts of the everyday reality of life inside San Quentin State Prison in California. The podcast currently offers stories from both inside jail and from the outside, post-incarceration. It was co-founded by Bay Area artist Nigel Poor together with Earlonne Woods and Antwan Williams, both of... read full bio
Tony Finau has established himself as one of the finest and most adored golfers in the world by consistently ranking among the top 25 players in the Official World Golf Ranking. At the Mexico Open, he achieved his sixth PGA TOUR triumph of his career. Golf Digest ranked Tony as the #1 "Nice Guy" and once again put him on... read full bio
The head of recruiting for ESPN is Tom Luginbill, who offers in-depth evaluations of the best collegiate football prospects on ESPN.com as well as on-air evaluations for high school football recruiting and college football across all ESPN networks. Additionally, he frequently contributes as a field analyst to the college football broadcasts on ABC/ESPN. On the collegiate sports channels of SiriusXM,... read full bio
One of NBC Sports' most diverse announcers, Terry Gannon covers the PGA Tour, LPGA Tour, Olympic gymnastics and figure skating, as well as other significant competitions in those two sports and college basketball. Gannon, Tara Lipinski and Johnny Weir were chosen as the primary figure skating announcer team for NBC Sports Group following their critically lauded coverage of the Sochi Olympics. At... read full bio
Super Bowl winner Taylor Rapp plays safety for the Buffalo Bills. With the Los Angeles Rams, he enjoyed a strong start to his career and established himself as one of the league's best safeties. He hasn't missed a game and has started every game in his previous two seasons. Rapp had the perfect season, recording a career-high four interceptions and helping his team... read full bio
When Simone Manuel won the gold medal in Rio, the entire world fell in love with her. Since then, Simone has demonstrated that she has a personable demeanor and the tenacity and fortitude to give her all in the greatest situations. Simone became the unquestioned face of U.S. sprint after becoming the first African American woman to bring home two... read full bio
The NFL's Las Vegas Raiders' in-game host and host of Raiders: Talk of the Nation is Sibley Scoles. Sibley served as the in-stadium presenter for the NFL Pro Bowl's debut of the new Pro Bowl format. She also covered the NBA G League Showcase on NBA TV as a sideline reporter and Lights Out Xtreme Fighting on Fubo TV as... read full bio
For more than 25 years, Scott Perry, the former general manager of the New York Knicks, has held executive positions in the sports industry. Perry has experience in all elements of executive sport administration, from repeat conference finals teams with the Detroit Pistons to collegiate coaching. Perry's father, Lowell Perry, played football with the Pittsburgh Steelers after being named an... read full bio
The San Jose Sharks' head coach is David Quinn. Most recently, Quinn led Team USA's preparations for the World Championship and the Winter Olympics in Beijing. Quinn steered the youngest Olympic team to a flawless preliminary round record before losing in a shootout in the quarterfinals. Quinn also led Team USA to a fourth-place finish in the World Championship. Quinn formerly served as... read full bio
Danielle Slaton represented the United States Women's National Team in soccer, winning a bronze medal at the Women's World Cup and an Olympic silver. She participated in the Women's United Soccer Association as a professional player, where she won a title with the Carolina Courage and was named the league's top defender. She also spent her collegiate years at Santa... read full bio
Guard Jalen Suggs is one of the Orlando Magic's future stars. Suggs was one of the top prospects in the nation while attending Minnehaha Academy in Minneapolis, where he played high school basketball. Later, he continued to play basketball in college for Gonzaga University, where he contributed to the team's run to the NCAA final. Despite only participating in one season of... read full bio
Donny Marshall, a former standout for UConn, serves as a studio and in-game commentator for FOX Sports' coverage of college basketball. Since FOX Sports began airing the Jr. NBA Global Championship, he has also worked as a commentator for the competition. In his junior and senior years, Marshall captained the team while playing for the University of Connecticut. Marshall was selected... read full bio
Viktor Hovland, one of the top-ranked players in the world, won the FedExCup, becoming just the 14th player in the history of the sport to do so. Viktor has won six times on the PGA TOUR, twice on the European Tour and he also won the renowned US Amateur. Hovland, a Norwegian native and former student at Oklahoma State, is a... read full bio
At the Mile High Showdown, Troy Mullins made history by becoming the first African American woman to triumph in a World Long Drive tour tournament. She now owns the 402 yard record for the longest drive by an American woman. Troy is a skilled golfer and broadcaster who works for LIV Golf as an on-course reporter, host and content producer. She... read full bio
Former Major League Baseball catcher Ryan Lavarnway is presently a Colorado Rockies broadcaster. Ryan played for eight different Major League organizations throughout the course of his fifteen-year career, including the World Series champion Boston Red Sox. A member of the Southern California Jewish Sports Hall of Fame, he also proudly represented Israel abroad in the World Baseball Classic and the Olympics. Ryan... read full bio
The executive producer of NBC's NFL coverage is Fred Gaudelli. He just finished his 33rd and last season serving as the primetime TV producer for an NFL game. In that last season, he designed and oversaw the launch of the Thursday Night Football package on Amazon Prime Video, which was created in partnership with NBC Sports. The first 16 seasons of... read full bio
