ESPN planning prime-time Kobe Bryant tribute on Sunday, one year after the NBA legend’s death
The special will air Sunday night, January 24, at 9 p.m. ET
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Scott Van Pelt announces he has tested positive for COVID-19, won’t be doing his show for a while
Van Pelt tweeted that he can't smell or taste anything, but feels fine otherwise.
ESPN’s latest SportsCenter shakeup sees Sage Steele move to noon ET show, Elle Duncan head to 6 p.m. ET
"As we turn the page to 2021, we’re doing what we have always done – providing new opportunities for some anchors to experience different shows and pairings while offering continuity and familiarity to our viewers with other editions."
Elle Duncan signed off ahead of maternity leave in hilarious fashion
You might never think of a particular Chris Berman catchphrase the same way again.
Monday night’s Bad Beats segment was perfect television
Nine minutes of top-quality entertainment.
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."
