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Dan Patrick talks toll of SportsCenter with Julie Stewart-Binks, saying “It took years off my life,” but is up for another Olbermann reunion
"I loved it, but it took years of my life. I'm too old to be doing that, it's a young man's game."
ESPN’s Elle Duncan talks about her experiences with racism in Boston on WEEI’s Dale and Keefe Show
"Boston is incredibly defensive when it comes to any accounts from Black people about any potential racism that they’ve faced there."
ESPN will host ‘The Return of Sports’ on Monday, a 2-hour special with 6 pro sports commissioners
Commissioners Roger Goodell, Adam Silver, Rob Manfred, Gary Bettman, Don Garber, and Cathy Engelbert will be among the guests joining Mike Greenberg on the two-hour SportsCenter special.
‘The Last Dance’ gets an after-show on ABC, hosted by Stephen A. Smith
“After the Dance with Stephen A. Smith: A SportsCenter Special” will air Tuesday on ABC at 8 p.m. ET.
Scott Van Pelt on SportsCenter’s role with no sports: “We’re a comfortable place for people to come”
"We'll find a new normal and sports will play a huge role in it."
PTI returns to TV… sort of, on SportsCenter
No more Mr. Tony wearing a Binghamton cap on his ugly sofa!
ESPN suspends production on PTI and early-morning SportsCenter
Coronavirus continues to wipe out the sports world.
Michael Eaves on covering Kobe’s death on SportsCenter: “There’s no class that you can take that’s going to prepare you for this moment...
"Between the time that I learned that TMZ had reported he was on that helicopter and the time that I was on the air announcing the news was 20 minutes, 25 minutes max. It was a quick turnaround."
Cari Champion is leaving ESPN, and there are more SportsCenter changes afoot
With Cari Champion announcing that she's leaving ESPN, there are plenty of SportsCenter changes ahead.
ESPN cancels daily Outside The Lines, changes it to segments and a Saturday show, and Norby Williamson claims they’re ‘expanding’ it
"We’re taking away ‘OTL’s’ linear half-hour daily presence and expanding it. If you compare that 30 minute weekday show from 1-1:30 to the amount of impressions that I’m going to get, we’re going to impact more people."
Lou Palmer, an original anchor for ESPN and WFAN, has passed away at 83
Palmer was an original "SportsCenter" anchor as well as one of the original WFAN announcers.
ESPN aired a Chinese-endorsed map backing China’s claims to Taiwan and more, then declined all requests for comment on that move
ESPN has turned down at least three news outlets' requests for comment on a highly-controversial map they ran over a day ago.
