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Edward Aschoff.Photo: Edward Aschoff/Instagram Edward Aschoff, an on-air reporter for ESPN, died on Tuesday — his 34th birthday — following a recent bout with pneumonia. “We are very sorry to have to share the devastating news of the tragic passing of friend and ESPN colleague Edward Aschoff,” said ESPN in astatementon Tuesday. “Our thoughts are with his loved ones.” Though a cause of death has not been reported, Aschoff had recentlycontracted pneumonia, a lung infection that kills approximately 50,000 Americans each year, according to theCDC....

Photo: Gene Puskar/AP ESPN’s latest documentary will explore the legacy of one of the most famous coaches in college football,Joe Paterno. The Paterno Legacyexamines the life and career of Paterno, whodied in 2012and served as the head coach of Penn State’s Nittany Lions football team from 1966 to 2011. While he was revered for most of his tenure, Paterno’s public perception soured in the wake of theJerry Sanduskysexual abuse scandal....

Photo: Bob Levey/Getty A longtime baseball reporter for ESPN has lost her job following a profane exchange at New York’s Yankee Stadium. ESPN national baseball reporter Marly Rivera, 49, was at the New York Yankees' game against the Los Angeles Angels Apr. 18, with the intent to interview team captain Aaron Judge. According to a report fromTheNew York Post, another reporter, Ivón Gaete, showed up at the same time to interview Judge....

ESPN host Sage Steele returns to work after being struck in the face with golf ball.Photo: David Granda/Getty “I feel like the luckiest person in the world to still be here and be standing after that, which was three weeks ago tomorrow,” Steele said during herESPN return on Wednesday. “It is amazing how quickly life can change,” she said. “My teammate, my co-host, who was right there next to me when this whole damn thing happened,” she said while fighting tears....

Photo: Alika Jenner/Getty Allison Williams, an ESPN reporter who has covered college football and basketball sidelines for the network for a decade, announced over the weekend that she is leaving the company due to its COVID-19 vaccine mandate. Explaining her stance, Williams said she will not get the COVID-19 vaccine because she and her husband are trying to have a second child. She shared that she has “medical apprehensions regarding my desire to have another child in regards to receiving this injection....

Photo: Edward Aschoff/Twitter At the time of his death last month,Edward Aschoffhad stage 4, non-Hodgkin Lymphoma in his lungs. Almost one month after the ESPN reporter died on his 34th birthday, fiancée Katy Berteau revealed that in addition to hisbout with pneumonia, the cancer — which was not detected until after his death — had affected his health. “Hi all, Katy again – this will be my last post on Edward’s social media,” Berteauwroteon Wednesday....

Photo: gofundme Reporter Jeff Dickerson, who covered the Chicago Bears for two decades during his tenure at ESPN, died Tuesday from complications from colon cancer. He was 44. “JD was one of the most positive people you will ever meet,” Heather Burns, ESPN deputy editor for digital NFL coverage, said in astatement. “We all got together in October for an event, and there he was lifting our spirits and assuring us he was going to beat cancer....

Kobe Bryantaccomplished many things in his life, but the one he may have been most proud of? Being a father to four daughters. Two days after the tragic accident, ESPN reporter Elle Duncan recalled on-air the time she met Bryant and the love he shared over being a “girl dad.” “It’s likely you’re hearing many personal anecdotes about Kobe Bryant, so here’s mine,” Duncan began. “I met Kobe one time, backstage at an event for ESPN in New York and I saw him and I thought, ‘Oh my gosh, that’s Kobe, I gotta get a picture, for the ‘gram....

Shaka Hislop.Photo:Mike Stobe/International Champions Cup/Getty Images Mike Stobe/International Champions Cup/Getty Images ESPN soccer analystShaka Hislopis “conscious and talking” after collapsing during a live broadcast on Sunday, his co-hostDan Thomashas shared. Hislop, 54, was seen stumbling before he fell to the floor during pre-game coverage with Thomas at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California, ahead of AC Milan’s match against Real Madrid. Video showed Thomas calling for medics following Hislop’s collapse as coverage cut to commercials....

Adam Schefter, Taylor Swift, Travis Kelce.Photo:getty (3) getty (3) ESPN’s Adam Schefter is usingTravis KelceandTaylor Swiftdating rumors to inspire his reporting! As fans continue to wonder whether Kelce and Swift are dating, following areportthat linked the singer and football player on Tuesday, Schefter playfully addressed the rumors in a Friday appearance on ESPN’sSportsCenter. “Well, Kevin, he was limited at practice today, but he was back on the field, running around, jumping, making plays,” Schefter said while speaking of Kelce and interjecting Swift, 33, song titles....

Photo: Nicholas Hunt/Getty ESPN personalities Jalen Rose and Molly Qerim are ending their marriage after three years. “After being separated for almost a year, Molly and I have officially decided to go our separate ways,” Rose, a former NBA player and current ESPN analyst, wrote on his Instagram Story, Wednesday. “We both agree remaining friends and colleagues is the best course of action for our relationship going forward,” he said. “Please respect our privacy at this time....

Jay Williams.Photo:Robin Alam/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Robin Alam/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Three months after the death of his mother Althea, sports personality Jay Williams is ready to share how he’s coping with the loss of his mother during a “really hard” year for his family. “It’s been such a blur,” Williams, 41, tells PEOPLE of the months following April 9, when his mother passed away on his son Zane’s birthday....

Photo: Jay Williams/Instagram; Inset: Jamie McCarthy/Getty Jay Williamsis a dad! “Everything has changed!!!” Williamswrote in the Instagram post, alongside a sweet video of him rocking the newborn in his lap. “Born on 10-10-18 Please say hello to Amelia Brooklyn-Rose Williams.” As a very alert Amelia looked around in the video, Williams admired her and noted how “active” and “pretty” she is. “First & furmost[sic]… I salute my wife @nbonacorsi for bringing our child into this world with such a loving & warrior spirit,” he continued the post....