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Elizabeth Merrill

@MerrillLiz

ESPN writer. Liker of baseball, hand sanitizer and long deadlines that last for three days.

 Somewhere in middle America
Joined October 2011
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S.L. Price@bySLPriceOct 9
Near-impossible to find: Here's my SI piece on Aliquippa, the town that made Mike Ditka -- and vice-versa. Nothing I ever wrote was more satisfying. No citizens were ever more generous or honest about their pain and pride: web.archive.org/web/20110128…
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@RBrex34Sep 26
Miss you Jack. Happy Birthday buddy!
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@TeamJackSep 26
Happy 21st birthday to Jack, our namesake, our inspiration, and the reason behind Team Jack. ❤️ His strength and courage have inspired so many and continue to make a difference for kids facing brain cancer. Happy 21st, Jack! We miss you and we will never stop fighting!
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@SleeperRoyalsSep 25
Congratulations to the pretty goodest shortstop to ever do it!
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@hallofgoodpodSep 24
🚨BREAKING NEWS🚨 Alcides Escobar received 73% of 29,500 votes and is officially the 94th member of the Hall of Pretty Good!
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Paula Lavigne@pinepaulaSep 11
The 9/11 victim who saved gymnasts across America. espn.com/college-sports/stor…
The 9/11 victim who saved gymnasts across America

The 9/11 victim who saved gymnasts across America

Mari-Rae Sopper was on her way to rescue an NCAA gymnastics team when her plane crashed into the Pentagon. Her love for the sport helped keep other programs alive.

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Peter King
@peter_kingSep 4
My new book, The Game, is a memoir of my 40 years covering the NFL. It comes out Oct. 13 and is available to pre-order here: tr.ee/TheGamePKX
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Patrick Skinner@SkinnerPmSep 1
When despair for the world grows in me & I wake in the night at the least sound in fear of what my life & my children’s lives may be, I go & lie down where the wood drake rests in his beauty on the water, & the great heron feeds. I come into the peace of wild things. RIP, Berry
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David Payne Purdum
@DavidPurdumAug 28
His parents sent their only son to college. He returned home a gambling addict. with @MerrillLiz espn.com/sports-betting/stor…

'We are broken': Inside one family's fight against gambling addiction

For Amit, it all started with a college poker game. Now he's in recovery from a gambling addiction that consumed him and his parents.

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Clayton Collier@ClaytonJCollierAug 11
"Sad day for D2 football." Tyler Yelk has a ton of respect for UNO football. The Minnesota-Duluth alum vividly remembers the day the Mavs cut the football program in 2011. "That shook me. Holy cow. A proud program like that? That football was good." #Huskers #GBR
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Alisha Miller@alisha_m_millerJul 22
This story is so important and must-read for #NFL front offices, community, fans. Proud to have been an editor on this monthslong investigation, spearheaded by @kalynkahler @krisrhim1 @JReidESPN! Fellow editors: @erikaleflouria @Ashley_Melfi @OrMoyal espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/4938…
'I don't want to be the Rooney': Inside the NFL's coach hiring process

'I don't want to be the Rooney': Inside the NFL's coach hiring process

Brian Flores' lawsuit finds the NFL's Rooney Rule at a crossroads as more than 20 coaches spoke to ESPN about the issues they face.

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Awful Announcing
@awfulannouncingJul 15
Here was that Sandlot-esque break in the MLB All-Star Game, featuring fireworks and Ray Charles' rendition of "America the Beautiful," as it looked on the Fox broadcast. ⚾️🎆
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@MLBJun 30
His friends were able to get the attention of Pirates' outfielder Bryan Reynolds and they went wild after he got thrown a baseball for his birthday 😮🔥 #MLB #Baseball #Sports
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Vahe Gregorian@vgregorianJun 25
This whole joyous spectacle was one of the coolest things I’ve ever seen in person, some 25 minutes from this perch of crowd as far as the eye could see up Grand.
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Nearly four decades after playing in the NFL, the 1988 New Orleans Saints still cherish their bond while confronting the cruel toll exacted by the toughest game. ESPN team of writers, illustrators and producers delivers the story. Read They Were All Young: espn.com/espn/feature/story/…
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Center for Sports Communication & Media (@UT_CSCM) profile pictureCenter for Sports Communication & Media@UT_CSCMMay 20
The stories cited as Jenkins Medal Best Sportswriting finalists are powerful, hilarious and enlightening. All are reported and written by tremendously talented professionals. Profiles, features and deep dives. See all the nominated work at jenkinsmedal.com.
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depressed seth lugo@TheMFinKCJun 20
Having Rex Hudler in the booth while the Royals take the lead has to be utterly agonizing for Cardinals fans, which is very funny to me.
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Alex@ajak1033Jun 11
The Spurs know how to TAKE the lead, they just don't know how to HOLD the lead. And that's really the most important part of the lead: the holding
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Mason Kern@MasonKernMediaMay 24
Pretty cool: Omaha World-Herald preps reporter Mike Patterson threw first pitch ahead of the Class A baseball state championship game ⚾️ Mike is retiring this summer after 38 years on the forefront of #nebpreps coverage Amazing career, amazing person! Congrats, @MPattersonOWH
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Ryan McGee@ESPNMcGeeMay 22
Filed to ESPN: Whether you needed a racer, a throwback to a simpler time, or even a role model of how to grow from kid lightning rod to grown family man, Kyle Busch was the one we looked to. espn.com/racing/nascar/story…
Kyle Busch embodied motorsports' greatest compliment: He was a racer

Kyle Busch embodied motorsports' greatest compliment: He was a racer

Whether you needed a racer, a throwback to a simpler time, or even a role model, Kyle Busch was the man many in the NASCAR garage looked to.

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Eric Woodyard@E_WoodyardApr 13
Former EMU DB Freddie McGee III arrived outside of the #Lions facility around 8:45 a.m. with this sign and is hopeful for an NFL shot. He doesn't have an agent, but says he's in the best shape of his life. "God put it on my heart. I’ve had this goal since I was 5," he told ESPN.
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Replying to @alltooriah
Tell your cat the Artemis II crew said pspsps
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Miss you, @RexHudler1
Jeff Rosen (@jeff_rosen88) profile pictureJeff Rosen@jeff_rosen88Apr 1
Rex Hudler’s role with Royals TV has been reduced. His enthusiasm hasn’t, as this story by @pgrathoff outlines. kansascity.com/sports/spt-co…
Rex Hudler’s role with Royals TV has been reduced. His enthusiasm hasn’t

Rex Hudler’s role with Royals TV has been reduced. His enthusiasm hasn’t

Rex Hudler, who will be returning to the Royals’ TV broadcasts soon, shares his thoughts on changes the team made.

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