About The Connect Sport

More than sports coverage. We connect athletes to the world.

The Connect Sport is a modern sports-media platform built to tell the stories that deserve to be seen. From emerging high school athletes and recruiting to college sports, professional sports, interviews, rankings, original reporting, photography, video and social media, we connect athletes, fans and communities through sports.

Our Mission

Connecting the next generation of sports

The Connect Sport was built around one simple idea: great athletes and great stories deserve to be seen.

We use sports journalism, social media, photography, video, interviews, recruiting coverage and original storytelling to create opportunities for athletes while giving fans a closer look at the people and stories shaping sports.

Our coverage stretches from emerging youth and high school athletes to college and professional sports. Whether it's an athlete receiving their first major spotlight, a recruiting story, an exclusive interview, game coverage or a major sports event, The Connect Sport is committed to bringing audiences closer to the game.

What We Cover

Every level. Every story.

01

High School Sports

Recruiting, rankings, player spotlights, interviews, game coverage, highlights and athlete stories.

02

College Sports

Commitments, recruiting, college athletes, interviews, features and original reporting.

03

Pro Sports

NFL, NBA and other professional sports stories, interviews, events and conversations.

04

Original Stories

Written features and reporting highlighting athletes, coaches, teams and people throughout sports.

05

Video & Social

Highlights, interviews, mic'd-up content, short-form video, photography and storytelling created for today's sports audience.

06

Recruiting

Coverage of emerging athletes, offers, commitments, recruiting journeys and players to know.

The Connect Sport covering an Inland Empire football event

Our Roots

Built in the Inland Empire. Growing beyond it.

The Connect Sport started in Southern California's Inland Empire with a mission to shine a bigger spotlight on athletes and programs throughout the community.

That mission remains at the center of what we do as our coverage continues expanding into new cities, states and levels of competition.

We believe some of the best stories in sports aren't always the stories receiving national attention. We're building a platform capable of changing that.

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Meet our writers

The voices behind the stories.

As The Connect Sport expands, so does our team. Our writers and reporters bring different perspectives, experiences and regional connections to our coverage while sharing the same mission — finding great stories and giving athletes a platform to be seen.

Jace White, Sports Writer / Reporter at The Connect Sport
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Jace White

Sports Writer / Reporter

Jace White is a sports journalist and student at The University of Alabama who brings experience covering sports across multiple levels.

His experience includes coverage surrounding the NFL Draft and BIG3, along with professional media experience through a FOX internship.

Jace has written about and covered athletes and stories throughout sports while developing experience in reporting, interviewing and sports storytelling.

At The Connect Sport, Jace helps expand our original coverage by telling the stories behind athletes, teams and major moments throughout sports.

Read Jace's Stories
Sam LeSueur, Sports Writer at The Connect Sport
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Sam LeSueur

Sports Writer

Sam LeSueur is a Utah-based football writer and sports personality focused on covering athletes, recruiting and football throughout the state.

Through his football coverage and The Sam LeSueur Show, Sam has interviewed college football players, recruits, former standouts and University of Utah commitments, giving athletes a platform to discuss their journeys, recruiting decisions and experiences within the game.

At The Connect Sport, Sam helps lead our growing Utah football coverage while bringing original stories, interviews, recruiting coverage and a local perspective to the platform.

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Alyssa Mejia, Sports Writer / Reporter at The Connect Sport
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Alyssa Mejia

Sports Writer / Reporter

Alyssa Mejia is a USC alumna and Inland Empire native with experience across sports journalism, reporting, content creation, sports media, operations and entertainment.

Throughout her media career, Alyssa has covered and created content surrounding USC football, USC athletes, Oregon football, college athletics and professional sports. Her background also includes experience working with NFL All-Pro Terron Armstead and The Sesh Show.

She has experience in written journalism, athlete interviews, reporting, social media, on-camera content, digital storytelling, sports operations and entertainment.

Alyssa also created Locker Room Talk, a TikTok-based sports platform combining sports conversation, athlete storytelling, culture and digital media.

Her versatility and experience across multiple areas of the industry make her an important addition to The Connect Sport as we continue expanding our coverage throughout the Inland Empire, Southern California and nationally.

Read Alyssa's Stories

Built for today's athlete.

Sports media has changed. Athletes no longer have to wait for traditional media to tell their stories.

The Connect Sport combines journalism with the reach and speed of social media to put athletes and sports stories directly in front of fans, coaches, communities and the larger sports world.

Our goal is not simply to report what happened. We want to introduce audiences to who's next.

Our Approach

Exposure

Helping athletes and programs reach larger audiences through high-quality sports coverage.

Storytelling

Going beyond highlights to tell the stories, journeys and personalities behind the athletes.

Connection

Connecting athletes, fans, programs, communities and the larger sports world.

Growing Our Coverage

Local stories. Bigger stage.

Our roots are in Southern California, but our vision goes much further.

With writers and contributors covering different regions, The Connect Sport is building a network capable of discovering and telling sports stories wherever they happen.

From California to Utah and beyond, our goal is to build meaningful local coverage while connecting those stories to a larger audience.

The Connect Sport with athletes on the sideline

Have a story we should know about?

Athletes. Parents. Coaches. Programs. Teams. Brands. If there's a story worth telling, we want to hear about it.

Get in touch

Submit your story

Media requests, story tips, recruiting coverage, or general questions — we read every message.