A team of ESPN reporters spoke with 85 sources about Major League Baseball’s plan to restart the season during the COVID-19 pandemic.
The best part of this was feeling like I was part of a newsroom again, collaborating, conspiring, laughing, arguing, learning and cajoling with an astonishing amount of journalistic experience and talent. Humbling as hell. https://t.co/PHewcf2GRr
— T.J. Quinn (@TJQuinnESPN) May 19, 2020
Really good article about MJ. Offers some deep perspective on his family & him as well. Michael Jordan — A history of flight https://t.co/PCbRU2QZtV
— Charles “Buck” Arbuckle (@CharlesArbuckle) May 21, 2020
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Financial toll of coronavirus could cost college football at least $4 billion – an in-depth look at the tough realities by my colleagues @pinepaula and @Mark_Schlabach https://t.co/tB4U7xHBw1
— Tisha Thompson (@TishaESPN) May 21, 2020
Remembering Randy #MachoMan Savage. Sam Borden via @espn https://t.co/hdE53eoMvy
— Ger McCarthy (@germccarthy74) May 21, 2020
The 1976 Tampa Bay Buccaneers went 2-10-2 against the spread, the worst mark in a regular season in the Super Bowl era. https://t.co/vdL5VcFfSG
— David Payne Purdum (@DavidPurdum) May 20, 2020
MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS MONTH
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Thank you @33katielou for this: "One of the biggest things is you finally understand that it's OK to not be OK, to have sad days, to feel down on yourself. What you choose to do with that is the most important part." https://t.co/yUoNP3aAcz @MechelleV @UConnWBB @WNBA @DallasWings
— Jena Janovy (@JenaJ34) May 20, 2020
ESPN WINS SEVEN WEBBY AWARDS
ESPN was a seven-time winner in the 24th Annual Webby Awards, the leading international awards organization honoring excellence on the Internet. As announced this week, the awards were for Best Visual Design – Function (Websites), Sports (Websites), Sports (Podcasts), Sports – Individual Episodes, Mini-Series & Specials (Podcasts).
– Andy Hall