Sarah Grace Kustok ( ; born December 17, 1981) is an American sports reporter who works for the

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and

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. In 2017, she became the first female full-time analyst for an NBA team's local TV broadcasts, when the YES Network promoted her from sideline analyst for

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games.

Biography

Kustok began her career as an analyst and sideline reporter for

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and

, covering college football, basketball (men's and women's), and high school football. She also worked as a TV sideline reporter for the

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, Blackhawks, Cubs,

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and

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for

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and was a substitute anchor for the network and filled in as sports anchor for

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. She has hosted ''College Sports Minute'' and was a freelance sports anchor/reporter for

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. She also worked for

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. She is the color commentator for the WNBA's Connecticut Sun home games. She also is the substitute anchor and contributor on

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's First Things First. Kustok previously worked as a sideline reporter with the

(succeeding

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) before being promoted to TV analyst in 2017, making her the NBA's first ever female solo analyst. She also contributes to ''Nets Magazine''.

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Personal life

Kustok grew up in

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, where she played high school volleyball and basketball. She later attended

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, where she played on the Blue Demons women's basketball team. Her older brother,

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, is a businessman who formerly played quarterback for the

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team. Sarah's father, Allan Kustok, was tried for the shooting and killing of Anita "Jeanie" Kustok, her mother, while she slept in their home in 2010. Sarah testified before the jury, and maintained her father's innocence in March 2014. Allan was convicted of first degree murder and is currently serving a 60-year prison sentence, where he is not eligible for parole.

References

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