Every Athlete’s Favorite Reporter

Do you know how hard it is to interview an athlete? At the top tier—like, say, in the NBA and NFL—athletes are notoriously tight-lipped, extraordinarily competitive, and often laser-focused on just one thing: the game. Getting them to sit down and reflect publicly isn't just a challenge, it's often downright difficult. At least for most people. Taylor Rooks makes it look easy. At just 32 years old, Rooks might just be the most in-demand sideline reporter across the NBA and NFL. We tagged along with her to an Eagles game—and talked to friends Saquon Barkley, Jayson Tatum, and Jack Harlow—to find out her secret.

View in Browser  SHOP EXCLUSIVE SUBSCRIBE The World's Best Athletes Tell Her Everything Do you know how hard it is to interview an athlete? At the top tier—like, say, in the NBA and NFL—athletes are notoriously tight-lipped, extraordinarily competitive, and often laser-focused on just one thing: the game. Getting them to sit down and reflect publicly isn't just a challenge, it's often downright difficult. At least for most people. Taylor Rooks makes it look easy. At just 32 years old, Rooks might just be the most in-demand sideline reporter across the NBA and NFL. We tagged along with her to an Eagles game—and talked to friends Saquon Barkley, Jayson Tatum, and Jack Harlow—to find out her secret. Read More The 8 Most Luxurious Coffee Makers Bring precision and consistency to your homemade brew. Read More How Your Pants Should Fit Now It's never been more confusing. Here's how to shop for jeans, chinos, and trousers. Read More Why You Should Miss EN Japanese Brasserie—Even If You Never Ate There Since it opened on a windswept corner in New York's West Village, EN Japanese Brasserie—a cavernous restaurant run by a jazz pianist named Reika Alexander—has attracted a cross section of celebrities, artists, designers, musicians, and composers: Lou Reed and Laurie Anderson, regulars; Julian Schnabel, since day one; Martha Stewart and Dave Chappelle and various Gyllenhaals and Coppolas. To EN they ventured on the regular for miso-glazed black cod, mochi croquettes enveloping Hudson Valley duck, and diaphanous homemade tofu. New York City spots like Rao's, Emilio's Ballato, Indochine, and Balthazar may qualify as better-known celebrity hangouts; for two decades, EN has been more of a celebrity sanctuary. Read More The 20 Best Colognes For Men, Tested by Grooming Experts It's time to choose your very own signature scent. Read More Canali Goes Big on Exceptional Outerwear for Its 90th Anniversary Plus a few welcome surprises. Read More Luke Grimes Is Ready to Say Goodbye to Yellowstone Luke Grimes can't watch Yellowstone. He's starred on the hit Western drama as cowboy Kayce Dutton for seven years, but he's only seen a handful of episodes—mostly the season premieres. The 40-year-old actor is very critical of his own work. So, he's been waiting to really press the play button on the entire series when the show comes to an end. Now that the series finale of Yellowstone is just one week away, the day of the great binge is upon him. "I want to like the show, and I bet one day I will, but it was kind of hard to because I was still in it," Grimes tells me. "I want to give it a couple years, and just to cleanse the palette," he says. "Then I'll go through all of it." Read More Follow Us Unsubscribe | Privacy Notice | CA Notice at Collection Esquire is a publication of Hearst Magazines. ©2024 Hearst Magazine Media, Inc. All Rights Reserved. This email was sent by Hearst Magazines, 300 West 57th Street, New York, NY 10019-3779