Mark Fainaru-Wada

Mark Fainaru-Wada is an American investigative and sports journalist who has worked for ESPN since 2007. Previously a reporter for the San Francisco Chronicle, he gained recognition for his coverage of the BALCO steroid scandal. He is the co-author of the books Game of Shadows and League of Denial, the latter of which explores traumatic brain injury in the NFL and received a PEN/ESPN Award for Literary Sports Writing.