Ryan Ruocco praises ‘unnecesarily generous’ Rebecca Lobo and ‘selfless’ Holly Rowe
"I think that one thing that is a common denominator with all of us is we truly do the game thinking about how can we best serve the audience?"
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Ryan Ruocco credits ‘logo bombs’ for jumpstarting Caitlin Clark’s popularity
"People heard about her and what she was doing at Iowa, and then she kept delivering upon their curiosity"
ESPN reveals broadcast teams for NCAA Women’s Basketball Tournament
The lead trio of Ryan Ruocco, Rebecca Lobo, and Holly Rowe remain in place.
Michael Malone makes his ESPN color commentator debut
The former Nuggets coach is continuing to settle into his new role at ESPN.
Ryan Ruocco: WNBA lockout would be ‘biggest own goal in the history of sports’
"A work stoppage would be detrimental to everything they’ve been growing."
Rebecca Lobo re-ups with ESPN
"Continuing to work with Holly and Ryan was a big driver for me in terms of wanting to stay put at ESPN."
Victor Wembanyama leaves ESPN announcers in awe of insane performance
"I just can't fathom this. It's like watching Tiger Woods hit a golf ball, if he were 7'5."
Ryan Ruocco delivers double ‘you bet!’ for A’ja Wilson game-winner
ESPN announcer Ryan Ruocco doubled down on his signature line for A'ja Wilson's game-winner in Game 3 of the WNBA Finals.
Ian Eagle to ‘considerably’ shrink Nets role to fit Amazon gig
Eagle, the Nets' TV voice since 1995, will call just 10-15 games for the team this season.
Ryan Ruocco flew too close to the sun with Cam Schlittler’s name
New York Yankees announcer Ryan Ruocco knew he was walking on thin ice with the name of starting pitcher Cam Schlittler.
Joc Pederson homers moments after Yankees booth points out his ‘evolved’ physique
"You can see the physique definitely has evolved for Joc."
Minnesota Lynx coach Cheryl Reeve shows exactly why in-game interviews don’t work
Who are these in-game interviews actually serving?
Ryan Ruocco praises announce partners Rebecca Lobo, Holly Rowe ahead of WNBA All-Star Game
"I benefit greatly by getting to be partners with two amazing people and amazing broadcasters."
Rebecca Lobo chides WNBA refs refusing to call fouls on Caitlin Clark: ‘All of those are fouls!’
"There's a grab. There's a hold. There's another grab."
Caitlin Clark points at Ryan Ruocco after hitting deep 3-pointer: ‘He’s the man’
I like him. I'm sure he had a good 'You bet!' call, yeah."
Caitlin Clark’s return to Iowa saw remarkable ‘Touchdown!’ and ‘From beyond the logo!’ Ryan Ruocco calls
"Touchdown! Clark to Bonner!"
Ryan Ruocco needed convincing to take top WNBA job at ESPN
"What’s funny about it is I didn’t know what a gem of a project it was."
ESPN reveals announcers for NCAA Women’s Basketball Tournament
Only three of ESPN's first and second round teams remain the same as last year.
Ryan Ruocco pokes fun at Rebecca Lobo after Paige Bueckers’ all-time UConn move
"Sorry, partner! Paige Bueckers just blowin' by ya!"
Ryan Ruocco had great call of Nets’ six points in four seconds in crazy comeback
"RUSSELL! YOU BET! HE GOT IT!"
Ryan Ruocco on calling Domingo Germán’s perfect game: ‘The high…lasted for me for a whole week’
"I still can't believe I got to call a Yankee perfect game."
Short and to the Point: Ryan Ruocco on WNBA, CC Sabathia, Domingo Germán’s perfect game, and more
Ryan Ruocco details front-row view of rising WNBA league
"This is a special community to be a part of."
JJ Redick trolls former broadcast colleagues Richard Jefferson, Ryan Ruocco
Los Angeles Lakers coach JJ Redick had some fun with former ESPN broadcast colleagues Richard Jefferson and Ryan Ruocco on Friday.
While calling NBA game, Yankee announcer Ryan Ruocco questioned Aaron Boone’s World Series strategy
"You think Bradley Beal was wondering why Nestor Cortes was in there and not Tim Hill?"
