EXPERTS

Alejandro Moreno is a retired Venezuelan footballer. He played as a forward and is currently working as a television commentator for ESPN Deportes, ESPN FC, and ESPN Latin America. Moreno earned three MLS Cups during his professional career. Additionally, he was chosen in 2021 to work as a commentator in the 2020 European Championship.

Ricky Horton is an American former Major League Baseball player. He pitched from 1984 to 1990. Ricky currently provides color commentary and play-by-play for television broadcasts of the St. Louis Cardinals on Bally Sports Midwest. Additionally, he fills in on KMOX radio broadcasts.

Danielle Slaton (Full name: Danielle Victoria Slaton) is an American retired professional soccer player. Currently, she serves as the Director of External Relations within the School of Education and Counseling Psychology at Santa Clara University.

Jim Deshaies (Full name: James Joseph Deshaies) is an American former professional baseball left-handed starting pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for 6 teams. Currently, Jim serves as a color commentator for broadcasts of Chicago Cubs games.

Dain Blanton is an American beach volleyball player. In the 2000 Olympic Games, he won the gold medal in Beach Volleyball with partner Eric Fonoimoana. Together with partner Jeff Nygaard, Dain returned to the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, Greece and became the first two-time U.S. male Beach Volleyball Olympian.

Michele Smith is an American former collegiate All-American two-time medal-winning Olympian. She is an international professional left-handed hitting fastpitch softball pitcher. Currently, Michele is a sports commentator at ESPN.

Curtis Strange (Full name: Curtis Northrup Strange) is an American professional golfer and TV color commentator. He won the consecutive U.S. Open titles and is a member of the World Golf Hall of Fame and Virginia Sports Hall of Fame. Curtis spent over 200 weeks in the top-10 of the Official World Golf Ranking between their debut in 1986 and 1990. He was inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame in 2007.

Kenny Rice is an American journalist and sportscaster. He is known nationally for his horse racing reporting with NBC and MMA coverage for HDNet. Kenny serves as a reporter for NBC Sports Group’s coverage of thoroughbred racing. He has contributed to NBC Sports’ thoroughbred racing coverage since 2000. This includes the Kentucky Derby and Preakness Stakes.