A.J. Perez

A.J. Perez is the breaking news reporter at USA TODAY Sports, drawing on his nearly two decades of experience as a journalist where he’s covered everything from criminal trials to Super Bowls to Congress. Before returning to USA TODAY in 2015, Perez worked as a national writer for FOXSports.com and AOL Sports, launched the NHL blog for CBSSports.com and was an investigative sports writer for NJ.com. Perez is also certified personal trainer and owns AJP Training in Sterling, Va., a facility that specializes sports conditioning.