Sam Alipour is a Senior Writer at ESPN The Magazine and On-Air Reporter at ESPN.

Sam started his career in 1997 and up to 2004 he worked at various film & TV production companies, including Paul Schiff Productions, Blue Star Pictures, Jersey Films, Mandolin Entertainment, Jerry Bruckheimer Films, Scott Free and Canton Company.

In 2005, he joined ESPN as a Contributing Writer/ Reporter. From 2012 and until now, Sam has been a Senior Writer at ESPN The Magazine and On-Air Reporter at ESPN. ^[4]

Sam is a graduate of University of California, Los Angeles and University of California, Santa Barbara. ^[4]