Sam Alipour, who grew up in Danville and Pleasanton, has signed a multiyear contract to remain with ESPN as a senior reporter and as host of the popular “SportsCenter” series “Hang Time,” it was announced Thursday.
In “Hang Time,” Alipour is granted extraordinary access to, and revealing interviews with, sports stars as they partake in their hobbies and realize their off-field dreams in unique settings. His latest piece was with Warriors forward Draymond Green eating sushi and walking the streets of Tokyo.
Alipour, who graduated from San Ramon Valley High School, has hiked to the famous “Hollywood” sign with Los Angeles Rams — and former Cal — quarterback Jared Goff, swam with sharks in the Bahamas with New England Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski, experienced cryo-therapy with Warriors guard Stephen Curry, and much more.