The ESPN Car Wash brings some interesting characters to our Bristol campus every week.
As you’ll see in the video above, Chicago Bulls star Joakim Noah visited Thursday. Michelle Steele interviewed him for a spot on ESPNChicago.com, and Noah really warmed up to a question about his favorite Chicago athletes. He’s a fan of Chicago White Sox catcher A.J. Pierzynski and Chicago Blackhawks forward Patrick Kane, particularly Kane.
Here’s some highlights from Front Row this week:
Front Row sat down with analyst Steve Nicol the day before the 2011 ESPN Summer Soccer Series match between Liverpool FC and AS Roma at historic Fenway Park. Nicol discussed his bond with Liverpool FC, one of the world’s most-supported football clubs.
Little League Baseball announced Monday that college basketball analyst Dick Vitale will be inducted into the Peter J. McGovern Little League Museum’s Hall of Excellence on Saturday, Aug. 18.
ESPN colleagues congratulated Baseball Tonight analyst Barry Larkin, who became a member of the National Baseball Hall of Fame this past Sunday in Cooperstown, N.Y.
ESPN’s bureau reporters and producers took part in a Team ESPN community outreach day at nearby Camp Sloper in Southington, Conn. In this video, ESPN reporters — including Jenn Brown, Colleen Dominguez and Ed Werder — and producers shared tales from the day of beautifying the camp’s grounds.
Katie Couric and NASCAR driver Danica Patrick sat down for an in-depth talk and went for a ride around the Indianapolis Motor Speedway recently. The interview airs during NASCAR Countdown prior to the inaugural NASCAR Nationwide Series race at Indianapolis today at 4 p.m. ET on ESPN.
