Scott Van Pelt used One Big Thing to talk about his father’s memory, and it was lovely
Scott Van Pelt is as close to universally respected as anyone in sports media, and for plenty of...
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Scott Van Pelt honors bet with Tyler Trent, does entire SportsCenter with Purdue “P” painted on his head
Scott Van Pelt and Tyler Trent made a bet on Thursday’s Purdue-Maryland basketball game, and that result didn’t...
ESPN had to know the live Red Sox locker room feed would result in F-bombs, and showed it anyway
For the fourth time since 2004, the Boston Red Sox are World Series champions after beating the Los...
Kenny Mayne and John Anderson were delighted with Bruce Irvin’s post-game comments after another Raiders loss
Things are still going well for the Raiders.
ESPN rolls out new ad campaign for SportsCenter
"That's Gonna be on SportsCenter" is ESPN's new ad campaign.
Chris Berman will do five “Berman’s Blast” short SportsCenter features, but won’t have an expanded NFL Countdown role yet
ESPN will have Berman do three-to-four minute "Berman's Blast" SportsCenter features on NFL rivalries, starting with one on the Packers and Bears.
With the success of SC:SVP, ESPN hasn’t been able to recreate a winning formula
Why has SC:SVP endured where other shows have struggled?
Andrew Hawkins signs extension with ESPN, will expand role beyond SportsCenter on Snapchat and radio, contribute to multiple shows
Hawkins will contribute to many of ESPN's studio shows in addition to his SC Snapchat and radio roles.
ESPN brings back noon SportsCenter, cancels SportsNation, moves High Noon to 4 p.m. and cuts it in half
Noon SportsCenter is back, and High Noon is now shorter and moved to 4 p.m. Eastern.
Steve Levy’s 25th anniversary at ESPN has come with a whole lot of “bulging disc” discussion
23 years later, the "bulging disc" comment is still one of the things most associated with Levy.
Did SportsCenter anchor Nicole Briscoe drop a “f***ed that one up” on live TV, or was it more “flubbed” than f-bomb (as per...
It’s always interesting when someone drops a f-bomb on a sports broadcast, a reasonably regular occurrence from athletes, ...
Longtime SportsCenter host Linda Cohn signs new deal with ESPN
Linda Cohn won't be leaving ESPN any time soon.
ESPN exec reportedly complained that SC6 with Jemele Hill and Michael Smith was “too black”
The short-lived SportsCenter show was often accused of having a "liberal bias."
ESPN is again promoting 6 p.m. SportsCenter ratings, maybe a sign of larger shifts in their strategy
After taking criticism for hyping a 6 p.m. SportsCenter ratings boost over SC6 last month, ESPN has done that again.
Keith Olbermann to host select editions of 11 p.m. SportsCenter, call baseball play-by-play, appear on ESPN studio shows
Olbermann will be back in the anchor's chair hosting the show that made him famous 25 years ago.
