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ESPN’s Emily Kaplan Takes Readers Inside Her Auston Matthews Cover Story

October 14, 2021

"The sacrifices Auston's parents made and the support they gave their son to help see him succeed really resonated with…

ESPN Cover Story Spotlights Layshia Clarendon, The WNBA’s Most Influential Player

June 24, 2021

Reporter Katie Barnes talks about profiling the Lynx star who is the WNBA's first openly nonbinary and transgender athlete

ESPN Cover Story Visits HS Hoops Phenom Azzi Fudd’s Home Court

February 25, 2021

ESPN.com reporter Katie Barnes observed COVID-19 guidelines while being granted unique access for their profile of UCONN women's basketball recruit

‘In the case of Stefon Diggs, he’s an athlete who is clearly having a moment’

December 17, 2020

Stefon Diggs is spurring the Buffalo Bills' charge to Super Bowl contention; Stacey Pressman explains why he's the subject of…

How Does ESPN’s Cover Story Team Adjust Its Storytelling Techniques Amidst A Pandemic?

August 20, 2020

Accounting for COVID-19's protocols was just one big factor in documenting LaMelo Ball's journey to the NBA Draft, SVP Alison…

1998: The Year Of MJ’s ‘Last Dance,’ ESPN was innovating and forecasting

May 15, 2020

Prepare to watch the concluding episodes of The Last Dance on Sunday with this snapshot of ESPN milestones in 1998,…

Maria Taylor’s Six-Month Journey with Oregon’s Sabrina Ionescu Gets Much Different Cover Story Ending than Expected

March 19, 2020

Six months of reporting took an unexpected turn after the COVID-19 outbreak, but Taylor made adjustments to her profile of…

“The combination of his hoop, rap and neighborhood truly tells his story.”

December 5, 2019

Marc J. Spears profiles NBA star Damian Lillard - who also is an acclaimed rapper dedicated to his Oakland, Calif.…

IT’S BEEN A BLAST! ESPN The Magazine’s Final Print Issue Boasts Fun Reflections, Timeless Storytelling, Classic BODY Issue Models

September 10, 2019

Executive editor Scott Burton reflects on the Mag staff's favorite stories and why BODY still moves readers.

“My reaction was like a high-pitched, high-speed underwater version of the Ray Lewis dance.”

August 28, 2019

ESPN The Magazine senior writer David Fleming shares his summer vacation adventure swimming with Indian Ocean sharks, "the second-craziest day…

Casting A Real Life Dawg Pound: 5 Unknown Facts About Baker Mayfield’s 18-Dog ESPN The Mag Cover Shoot

July 19, 2019

The Cleveland Browns star QB walks the dogs for the Football Issue on newsstands Aug. 16; here's how the concept…

Journalistically Sound: ESPN Recognized Far and Wide for Outstanding, Impactful Work

June 20, 2019

APSE, Investigative Reporters & Editors award ESPN storytelling; multiple nominations announced for upcoming Dan Jenkins Awards.

Father’s Day a regular occurrence at ESPN for the Wulfs

June 14, 2019

Writer and editor Steve Wulf and his daughter Eve, an ESPN Films production assistant, continue to bond through sports.

“When I received the photo assets from the Ertz shoot, showing that she had kicked the ball into the lens of the camera, I knew we had something special.”

May 16, 2019

Photo of “When I received the photo assets from the Ertz shoot, showing that she had kicked the ball into the lens of the camera, I knew we had something special.”

Go inside the making of ESPN The Magazine's World Football "motion cover" session - and the smashing results courtesy of…

Text Football: Reporters Exchange Messages On ESPN The Mag Goff-Mahomes Cover Stories

November 16, 2018

Seth Wickersham and Tim Keown exchange text messages about their respective cover stories featured in the latest dual-cover issue of…