ESPN Nic Antaya/Getty Images ESPN has hired six veteran reporters from the Washington Post, most of whom were cut loose after the Jeff Bezos news outlet eliminated the sports section as part of massive layoffs. The new hires - Kent Babb, Kareem Copeland, Chuck Culpepper, Robert Klemko, Tom Schad and Ben Strauss - bring a combined 100-plus years of experience, ESPN said.