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Tisha Thompson
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Everybody has a story & I'm ready to listen • Investigative Reporter for ESPN
- David Fletcher, a former Los Angeles Angels infielder currently with the Atlanta Braves' Triple-A affiliate, bet on sports with the same Southern California bookmaker who took wagers from Shohei Ohtani's longtime interpreter, according to multiple sources detailing the
- "Players from teams the Jazz have played within the past 10 days are being told to self-quarantine, sources told ESPN's Brian Windhorst. Those teams are the Cleveland Cavaliers, New York Knicks, Boston Celtics, Detroit Pistons and the Toronto Raptors."
- ESPN interviewed more than 3 dozen current & former Cardinals employees, many of whom described a workplace they found abusive & intimidating in part due to a fear of the owner's unpredictable tirades. My latest investigation with @joshweinfuss ⤵️
- Former AZ Cardinals head coach Steve Wilks testified that a team exec gave him a burner phone to communicate with former GM Steve Keim under orders from Keim & team owner Michael Bidwill during Keim's suspension, according to a deposition obtained by ESPN.
- Replying to @TishaESPNDavid Fletcher was Ohtani's teammate from 2018-2023 and has been described as one of Ohtani's closest friends in baseball. According to sources, Fletcher placed bets with the bookmaking operation of Mathew Bowyer, also known as “Bookmaker 1” in the criminal complaint against
- “I want to take the league from survive to thrive now.” @WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert explains her plan to disrupt the sports “ecosystem.” My latest with @MechelleV ⤵️
- We followed the money...specifically the money Ippei Mizuhara is accused of stealing from Shohei Ohtani...and it led us to a well-known Las Vegas casino multiple sources say is at the center of a wide-ranging federal investigation that's already netted 12 people and two other
- Replying to @TishaESPNDavid Fletcher's close friend, Colby Schultz, who played in the Kansas City Royals' system from 2018 to 2020, placed bets on baseball, including on Angels' games that Fletcher played in while he was on the team, multiple sources told ESPN. Full story here:
- City officials say fans won't be allowed at Eagles, Phillies games in 2020
- The NFL may not be able to publicly release the findings of its internal investigation of the Washington Commanders without the explicit permission of owner Daniel Snyder. Here's my latest with details on documents just released by Congress:
- Humboldt going to playoffs 11 months after crash
- Daniel Snyder "permitted and participated" in a "toxic work culture," obstructed a congressional inquiry, worked to intimidate witnesses & claimed more than 100 times he could not recall answers, according to House Oversight Comm report. Full story:


