Shelley Smith (sports reporter)

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Shelley Smith (born 1958) is an American sports correspondent, who is currently a correspondent for ESPN's SportsCenter

. Smith joined ESPN in January 1997 after working part-time as a reporter for the network since 1993.

A journalist and author of two books, she was a writer/reporter for

Bay Area. Smith has also worked for the Associated Press
.

Smith is the author of two books: "Just Give Me the Damn Ball!" written with then New York Jets wide receiver Keyshawn Johnson following the 1996 NFL season and "Games Girls Play: Lessons to Guiding and Understanding Young Female Athletes," written with sports psychologist Caroline Silby, was released 2000.

Smith is the co-founder of the Magic Johnson Foundation newsletter, serves on various committees for The Boys and Girls Club of San Pedro and is a volunteer writer for many charity organizations, including the Serra Project, which provides homes for AIDS victims.

Smith attended the

PAC-10
in 2007.

Smith announced via Twitter that she was diagnosed with breast cancer in October 2014. After extensive chemotherapy, she announced that she was "basically cancer free" and returned to ESPN in April 2015. On May 14, 2017, she suffered a

Western Conference Finals.[1]
She subsequently reported on her progress via her Twitter account.

References

  1. Washington Post
    . Retrieved 7 June 2017.

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