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Dan Murphy

Investigative Reporter, ESPN
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Dan Murphy is a writer and reporter at ESPN where he’s covered a variety of sports, athletes and off-the-field issues since 2014. His work has been honored with a Peabody Award and an IRE Sports Investigation of the Year Award among others. His first book, Start By Believing, won the EVAWI National Media Award in 2020. Dan played football, hockey and baseball while growing up in Pennsylvania and Connecticut. Most nights of his youth were spent at a game, either playing or watching one of his four siblings play. He currently lives in Michigan, where he enjoys playing hockey, climbing and hiking.

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📣 Our 2025 Online Auction goes LIVE next Friday 📣 Our 2025 Online Auction goes LIVE next Friday! 

Check out some of the items up for bid, plus gifts from local businesses, and gameday experiences from professional sports teams!

All proceeds benefit Leveling the Playing Field's mission to equip kids with free sports equipment. Thank you for your support 🙏
Our Champions of Play program unlocks tiers of LPF Our Champions of Play program unlocks tiers of LPF swag for monthly donors! 🎉

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🚨MILESTONE ALERT🚨 For the first time in prog 🚨MILESTONE ALERT🚨
For the first time in program history, we have supplied free sports equipment to 1,000 unique programs within a calendar year!

Thank you to everyone visiting an LPF warehouse to pick up gear and believing in the power of youth sports. We're excited to assist even more programs throughout the rest of 2025 🥳

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