Chief sports reporter at the Echo covering @sufcrootshall. Marathon runner, tennis mad, fundraiser, co-owner of @runfreeofficial.

ESPN college basketball analyst Chris Spatola died suddenly, network officials said Tuesday, triggering a flood of tributes for the former West Point guard and Army combat veteran. The network did not ...

Chris Spatola, a former Duke staffer from 2007 to 2012 and the son-in-law of legendary coach Mike Krzyzewski, died suddenly at age 47 on Monday, Sept. 21, Duke and ESPN confirmed in separate ...

Unfortunately, what was announced left a lot to be desired, akin to putting a band-aid on a gaping wound. Instead of announcing a wide-ranging policy agenda which deregulates and encourages the gas ...