Arash Markazi
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Arash Markazi is a former sports columnist with the Los Angeles Times. Before that, he was a senior writer at ESPN for nine years. Markazi grew up in Los Angeles and graduated from USC in 2004, after which he worked as a staff writer for Sports Illustrated for five years. While at USC he won the Allan Malamud Memorial Scholarship and the Jim Murray Memorial Scholarship, named after his two favorite sports columnists at the Los Angeles Times.
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June 29, 2020
Diamondbacks pitcher Mike Leake and Nationals first baseman Ryan Zimmerman and pitcher Joe Ross decline to play this season because of COVID-19 concerns.
June 29, 2020
A sportswriter who weighed 329 pounds tracks his weight loss on social media and inspires others -- and wins plaudits from Arnold Schwarzenegger.
June 20, 2020
Covering UFC 250 in Las Vegas with testing and social distancing measures was a learning experience for columnist Arash Markazi.
June 15, 2020
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June 11, 2020
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June 8, 2020
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