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SportsCenter ''SportsCenter'' (SC) is a daily sports news television show, television program that serves as the flagship program and brand of United States, American cable television, cable and satellite television television network, network ESPN. The show ...
'' segments seen since that show debuted on September 7, 1979.


Segments


Current


In-show


=B

= *Barry's Best – Former
NHL The National Hockey League (NHL; french: Ligue nationale de hockey—LNH, ) is a professional ice hockey league in North America comprising 32 teams—25 in the United States and 7 in Canada. It is considered to be the top ranked professional ...
coach
Barry Melrose Barry James Melrose (born July 15, 1956) is a Canadian–American broadcaster and former professional ice hockey player and head coach. Melrose played in the World Hockey Association (WHA) and National Hockey League (NHL). After retiring from pl ...
picks his top hockey highlights of the night which are divided into the top goals, saves, and hits. This segment returned in 2009, when Melrose rejoined ESPN. *Baseball Tonight Extra – A segment showing highlights of
Major League Baseball Major League Baseball (MLB) is a professional baseball organization and the oldest major professional sports league in the world. MLB is composed of 30 total teams, divided equally between the National League (NL) and the American League (AL), ...
games currently in progress at the time of a given ''SportsCenter'' broadcast. The highlights that are shown are presented by the evening's host and analyst of ''
Baseball Tonight ''Baseball Tonight'' (stylized as ''Baseball Tonight presented by Chevrolet'' for sponsorship reasons) is an American television program that airs on ESPN. The show, which covers the day's Major League Baseball action, has been on the air since ...
''. This segment was discontinued after the
2013 MLB season The 2013 Major League Baseball season started on March 31 with a Sunday night game between the Texas Rangers and the Houston Astros.
. *Break Down – A nightly segment in which an analyst breaks down a certain key game in the world of sports; the segment is sponsored by
McDonald's McDonald's Corporation is an American Multinational corporation, multinational fast food chain store, chain, founded in 1940 as a restaurant operated by Richard and Maurice McDonald, in San Bernardino, California, United States. They rechri ...
. *By the Numbers – A segment featuring numerical stats (for example, 27 – the number of
World Series The World Series is the annual championship series of Major League Baseball (MLB) in the United States and Canada, contested since 1903 between the champion teams of the American League (AL) and the National League (NL). The winner of the World ...
championships won by the
New York Yankees The New York Yankees are an American professional baseball team based in the Boroughs of New York City, New York City borough of the Bronx. The Yankees compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) Amer ...
).


=C

= *Call of the Day – Often seen during the "Top Ten" segment, this features a call from a play-by-play and/or color commentator from a radio and/or television sports broadcast benefiting from the day's sports highlight. *Chevy Clubhouse (formerly Diamond Cutters) – A segment in which baseball analysts are asked questions involving baseball, similar to "Coors Light Cold Hard Facts" and "Gatorade Cooler Talk." This segment, which is sponsored by
Chevrolet Chevrolet ( ), colloquially referred to as Chevy and formally the Chevrolet Motor Division of General Motors Company, is an American automobile division of the American manufacturer General Motors (GM). Louis Chevrolet (1878–1941) and ous ...
, is seen during the baseball season. *Chris Berman's 2-Minute Drill – In this weekly segment, which airs on Fridays during the NFL season, Berman previews the week's top NFL matchups, and takes his picks from that week's key games (for example, the
St. Louis Rams The St. Louis Rams were a professional American football team of the National Football League (NFL). They played in St. Louis from 1995 to the 2015 season, before moving back to Los Angeles, where the team had played from 1946 to 1994. The arri ...
and the
Miami Dolphins The Miami Dolphins are a professional American football team based in the Miami metropolitan area. They compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member team of the league's American Football Conference (AFC) East division. The team pla ...
). "Swami Slate" (Berman's records for the week and season) and "Swami Sez" (Berman's game picks) are usually seen towards the end of the segment. *Closing Number – This segment, which is seen at the end of the 6:00 p.m. ET editions, shows a particular statistic – the day's "closing number" (for example: 19,921, the number of ''SportsCenter'' broadcasts from Studio A of the ESPN studios (where the program was produced from 1994 to 2004, before it moved to the Digital Center on June 7, 2004)). *Contender or Pretender – Usually an analyst(s) will debate whether a team can contend for a pennant, division, or championship. *
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Cold Hard Facts – A series of six questions directed to an analyst on a certain sport. *Credits Roll – Traditionally airs after the
Christmas Eve Christmas Eve is the evening or entire day before Christmas Day, the festival commemorating the birth of Jesus. Christmas Day is observed around the world, and Christmas Eve is widely observed as a full or partial holiday in anticipation ...
11 p.m. broadcast or thereabouts; a complete
closing credits Closing credits or end credits are a list of the Cast member, cast and Film crew, crew of a particular Film, motion picture, television program, or video game. Where opening credits appear at the beginning of a work, closing credits appear clos ...
package featuring the names of all 7,000+ employees in each ESPN division worldwide set to
Christmas carol A Christmas carol is a carol (a song or hymn) on the theme of Christmas, traditionally sung at Christmas itself or during the surrounding Christmas holiday season. The term noel has sometimes been used, especially for carols of French ori ...
s customized to feature accents from the ''SportsCenter'' theme and ''
This is SportsCenter This is ''SportsCenter'' is a series of comical television commercials run by ESPN to promote their ''SportsCenter'' sports news show that debuted in 1995, based on the show's opening tagline. The ads are presented in a deadpan mockumentary styl ...
'' ads (the This is SportsCenter ads were replaced by memorable sports moments from the past year due to ESPN replacing This is SportsCenter with SportsCener: More Than Just Sports in 2017). The 2011 version filled an entire half-hour timeslot. *Cup of Joe –


=D

= *Did You Know? – At the end of each show, an interesting and usually hardly known fact would be presented regarding a major issue in the sports headlines that day. This segment is now seen during (but not at the end of) the program on occasion. *Dilfer's Dimes – After every week of NFL football play, this segment was presented by Trent Dilfer, in which he analyzed the best quarterback throws for that week. This segment was discontinued following the 2016 NFL season. *Doin' Too Much – this segment, which debuted February 6, 2017 on the revamped 6:00 p.m. ET edition of ''SportsCenter'' and was carried over from their former show, '' His & Hers'', co-presenters Michael Smith and
Jemele Hill Jemele Juanita Hill (; born 1975) is an American sports journalist who writes for ''The Atlantic''. She worked nearly 12 years for sports conglomerate ESPN. She wrote a column for ESPN.com's Page 2 and formerly hosted ESPN's '' His and Hers''. ...
count down the day's moments in which people are "Doin' Too Much." The segment was discontinued after Hill's departure from the show and also, after the final '' SC6'' show aired on February 2, 2018.


=E

= *
ESPN Deportes ESPN Deportes (, ''ESPN Sports'') is an American multinational Spanish-language pay television sports channel owned by ESPN Inc., a joint venture between The Walt Disney Company (which owns a controlling 80% stake) and Hearst Communications (whi ...
Update – An ESPN Deportes personality provides highlights of sporting events outside of the United States. This segment is seen during the late editions of ''SportsCenter''.


=F

= *Fact or Fiction – Usually an analyst(s) will debate whether something is plausible or not (for example,
Sammy Sosa Samuel Peralta Sosa (born November 12, 1968) is a Dominican-American former professional baseball right fielder. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for 19 seasons, primarily with the Chicago Cubs. After playing for the Texas Rangers and C ...
will make the
Hall of Fame A hall, wall, or walk of fame is a list of individuals, achievements, or other entities, usually chosen by a group of electors, to mark their excellence or Wiktionary:fame, fame in their field. In some cases, these halls of fame consist of actu ...
). *Film Session – Seen on Mondays during the NFL season, with ESPN NFL analyst
Merrill Hoge Merril DuAine Hoge (; born January 26, 1965) is a former professional American football player. He played eight seasons at running back for the NFL's Pittsburgh Steelers and Chicago Bears, retiring after the 1994 season. Since 1996 he had been ...
. *Football Fix – A segment that focuses on all of the day's news in either
college football College football (french: Football universitaire) refers to gridiron football played by teams of student athletes. It was through college football play that American football rules first gained popularity in the United States. Unlike most ...
or the NFL.; seen during the football season. *Friday Funnies – A segment shown on Fridays at the end of the overnight editions in which the three funniest plays from the week's sporting events are shown. This segment is sponsored by
GEICO The Government Employees Insurance Company (GEICO ) is a private American auto insurance company with headquarters in Chevy Chase, Maryland. It is the second largest auto insurer in the United States, after State Farm. GEICO is a wholly owne ...
.


=G

= *Game Count – This segment, which was very similar in concept to "Closing Number," shows the number of games a certain player or team has played in entering that day; it was seen on the 6 p.m. ET editions until it was discontinued sometime in 2009. *
Gatorade Gatorade is an American brand of sports-themed beverage and food products, built around its signature line of sports drinks. Gatorade is currently manufactured by PepsiCo and is distributed in over 80 countries. The beverage was first develop ...
Cooler Talk – Seen on ''SportsCenter'' and during ESPN telecasts of
NBA The National Basketball Association (NBA) is a professional basketball league in North America. The league is composed of 30 teams (29 in the United States and 1 in Canada) and is one of the major professional sports leagues in the United St ...
games, reporters of various sports are asked questions involving certain news stories; this segment is similar to "Coors Light Cold Hard Facts" and "Chevy Clubhouse." * GMC Postgame –
Suzy Kolber Suzy Kolber (; born ) is an American football sideline reporter, co- producer, and sportscaster for ESPN. She was one of the original anchors of ESPN2 when it launched in 1993. Three years later, she left ESPN2 to join Fox Sports, and rejoined ...
and
Steve Young Jon Steven Young (born October 11, 1961) is an American former professional football quarterback who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 15 seasons, primarily with the San Francisco 49ers. He also played for the Tampa Bay Buccane ...
recap the night's ''
Monday Night Football ''ESPN Monday Night Football'' (abbreviated as ''MNF'' and also known as ''ESPN Monday Night Football on ABC'' for simulcasts) is an American live television broadcast of weekly National Football League (NFL) games currently airing on ESPN, AB ...
'' game, along with highlights and analysis from the site of that night's game. *Good Call, Bad Call – A segment seen on Tuesdays during the college football season, with ESPN college football analyst
Kirk Herbstreit Kirk Edward Herbstreit (; born August 19, 1969) is an American sportscaster and former college football player. He serves as an analyst for ESPN's '' College GameDay'', a television program covering college football, and he also provides color c ...
; this segment is sponsored by
Miller Lite Miller Lite is a 4.2% ABV light American lager beer sold by Molson Coors (previously MillerCoors) of Chicago, Illinois. The company also produces Miller Genuine Draft and Miller High Life. Miller Lite competes mainly with Anheuser-Busch's Bu ...
.


=H

= *Hammerin' Hank – This segment features
Hank Goldberg Henry Edward Goldberg (July 4, 1940 – July 4, 2022) was an American sports radio and television personality based in Miami, Florida. He was the radio color commentator for the Miami Dolphins from 1978 to 1992. He also worked at WIOD and WT ...
providing his picks for the week's upcoming NFL games; it is seen on Sunday mornings during the NFL season. *Hard in the Paint – This segment, which debuted February 6, 2017 on the premiere edition of '' SC6,'' displayed moments where athletes were going "hard in the paint," or doing a lot at one moment. Like the aforementioned "Doin' Too Much" segment, this too, was discontinued after February 2, 2018. *Hardly the Usual Top Ten (formerly the ''Not Top Ten'') – This segment features the 10 worst plays of the week in sports (the opposite of the "Top Ten"). However, this had been retitled "Hardly the Usual Top Ten" in later weeks, due to sponsorship from
Mike's Hard Lemonade Mike's Hard Lemonade Co. is an alcopop supplier based in Levittown, Pennsylvania Levittown is a census-designated place (CDP) and planned community in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is part of the Del ...
. In that case, some of the plays featured could be good as well as bad. In either case, the background music seen in the segment was much more goofier than the normally upbeat background music in a standard Top Ten. This segment was discontinued in 2007, but returned in 2009 as a Friday segment (see "Not Top Ten" further down this page). *
Hummer Hummer (stylized as HUMMER) is a brand of pickups and SUVs that was first marketed in 1992 when AM General began selling a civilian version of the M998 Humvee. Although discontinued in 2010, Hummer returned as a sub-brand of GMC in 2020. ...
Press Pass – This segment, first introduced in the spring of 2007, gave viewers an all-access pass to a certain school preparing for the upcoming college football season. This segment also focused on a variety of different subjects, such as the
MLB Major League Baseball (MLB) is a professional baseball organization and the oldest major professional sports league in the world. MLB is composed of 30 total teams, divided equally between the National League (NL) and the American League (AL), ...
trade deadline winners and losers. This segment was discontinued in 2009.


=I

= *Inside the Huddle – This segment is hosted by
NFL The National Football League (NFL) is a professional American football league that consists of 32 teams, divided equally between the American Football Conference (AFC) and the National Football Conference (NFC). The NFL is one of the major ...
insider
John Clayton John Clayton may refer to: Arts and entertainment Writing *John Clayton (architect) (died 1861), English architect and writer *John Bell Clayton and Martha Clayton, John Bell Clayton (c. 1907–1955), American writer *John Clayton (sportswriter) ( ...
, in which he provides updates on the news and notes from around the league. It was formerly hosted by
Chris Mortensen Chris Mortensen (born November 7, 1951) is an American journalist providing reports for ESPN's '' Sunday NFL Countdown'', ''Monday Night Countdown'', ''SportsCenter'', ESPN Radio, and ESPN.com. Early life Mortensen attended North Torrance Hi ...
. *"I Love Week ____" – This segment, which was seen towards the end of the Sunday night edition of ''SportsCenter'' through the NFL season, was a barrage of thinly related football highlights linked together with awkwardly worded lyrics to the tune of the short-lived
Coors Light Coors Light is a 4.2% (US) ABV light beer brewed in Golden, Colorado; Albany, Georgia; Elkton, Virginia; Fort Worth, Texas; Irwindale, California; and Milwaukee, Wisconsin. It was first produced in 1978 by the Coors Brewing Company. The Canadia ...
commercials which were related to that week's action (the trademark line "...and twins!" was also featured in these highlight songs). This segment was discontinued after the
2005 NFL season The 2005 NFL season was the 86th regular season of the National Football League. Regular season play was held from September 8, 2005 to January 1, 2006. The regular season also saw the first ever regular season game played outside the United ...
and was replaced by the "NFL Blitz" segment, which in turn, debuted in the first week of the
2006 NFL season The 2006 NFL season was the 87th regular season of the National Football League. Regular season play was held from September 7 to December 31, 2006. The season began with the reigning Super Bowl XL champion Pittsburgh defeating the Miami in t ...
on September 10 of that year.


=K

= *Keys to Victory – Seen on Mondays after ''Monday Night Football'' during the NFL season, Sean Salisbury joins the show for post-game analysis. This segment, which is sponsored by GMC, ends with the ''Keys to Victory'' poll. *King of the Night – Presented "your way" by
Burger King Burger King (BK) is an American-based multinational chain store, chain of hamburger fast food restaurants. Headquartered in Miami-Dade County, Florida, the company was founded in 1953 as Insta-Burger King, a Jacksonville, Florida–based res ...
; this segment is seen on Tuesdays. *Kiss It Goodbye - This segment showcases
MLB Major League Baseball (MLB) is a professional baseball organization and the oldest major professional sports league in the world. MLB is composed of 30 total teams, divided equally between the National League (NL) and the American League (AL), ...
players hitting home runs. If there are many home runs that day, it usually shows the ones which go further.


=M

= *Midweek Exam – Seen on Wednesdays during the football season (from September to December) with ESPN NFL analyst
Merrill Hoge Merril DuAine Hoge (; born January 26, 1965) is a former professional American football player. He played eight seasons at running back for the NFL's Pittsburgh Steelers and Chicago Bears, retiring after the 1994 season. Since 1996 he had been ...
. *
Miller Lite Miller Lite is a 4.2% ABV light American lager beer sold by Molson Coors (previously MillerCoors) of Chicago, Illinois. The company also produces Miller Genuine Draft and Miller High Life. Miller Lite competes mainly with Anheuser-Busch's Bu ...
Countdown to Kickoff – Seen towards the end of ''SportsCenter Monday Kickoff'' with ESPN NFL analyst and former Chicago Bears head coach
Mike Ditka Michael Keller Ditka (born Michael Dyczko; October 18, 1939) is an American former football player, coach, and television commentator. A member of both the College (1986) and the Pro (1988) Football Halls of Fame, he was UPI NFL Rookie of Year i ...
. This segment was discontinued at the end of 2012.


=N

= *"NASCAR Now" Pit Pass – News from the day in
NASCAR The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing, LLC (NASCAR) is an American auto racing sanctioning and operating company that is best known for stock car racing. The privately owned company was founded by Bill France Sr. in 1948, and hi ...
, presented by the evening's host and analysts of ''
NASCAR Now ''NASCAR Now'' was a NASCAR news and analysis show that aired year round Tuesday through Saturday as a thirty-minute show at 2:00am ET on ESPN2. ''NASCAR Now'', that debuted on February 5, 2007, was broadcast in HD from Bristol, Connecticut and ...
''. This segment was seen during the NASCAR (
Nationwide Series The NASCAR Xfinity Series (NXS) is a stock car racing series organized by NASCAR. It is promoted as NASCAR's second-tier circuit to the organization's top level Cup Series. NXS events are frequently held as a support race on the day prior to a ...
and
Sprint Cup Series The NASCAR Cup Series is the top racing series of the National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR). The series began in 1949 as the Strictly Stock Division, and from 1950 to 1970 it was known as the Grand National Division. In 1971 ...
) season until the network's contract with NASCAR ended in 2014. *NFL Blitz – Airing on the Sunday 11:00 p.m. ET editions during the NFL season,
Chris Berman Christopher James Berman (born May 10, 1955), nicknamed "Boomer", is an American sportscaster. He has been an anchor for '' SportsCenter'' on ESPN since 1979, joining a month after its initial launch, and hosted the network's '' Sunday NFL Coun ...
and Tom Jackson present clips of some of the NFL games from that day, with
Boomer Esiason Norman Julius "Boomer" Esiason (; born April 17, 1961) is an American former professional football player who was a quarterback in the National Football League (NFL) for 14 seasons, primarily with the Cincinnati Bengals. He was selected in th ...
and T.J. giving their analysis of the game, similar to ''
NFL Primetime ''NFL Primetime'' is a sports television program that has aired on ESPN since 1987. The show is presented similarly to ESPN's own '' SportsCenter'', featuring scores, highlights, and analysis of every game of the week in the NFL. When it debut ...
''. The segment is sponsored by
Nike Nike often refers to: * Nike (mythology), a Greek goddess who personifies victory * Nike, Inc., a major American producer of athletic shoes, apparel, and sports equipment Nike may also refer to: People * Nike (name), a surname and feminine given ...
. *NFL Field Pass – In this weekly segment, which airs on Thursdays and Fridays during the NFL season, the league's top games for the weekend are previewed. Contributors for this segment include
John Clayton John Clayton may refer to: Arts and entertainment Writing *John Clayton (architect) (died 1861), English architect and writer *John Bell Clayton and Martha Clayton, John Bell Clayton (c. 1907–1955), American writer *John Clayton (sportswriter) ( ...
,
Ron Jaworski Partner owner , highlights= * Pro Bowl (1980) * Bert Bell Award (1980) * Philadelphia Eagles Hall of Fame ;NFL record * Longest touchdown pass: 99 yards (tied) , statlabel1= TD– INT , statvalue1=179–164 , statlabel2=Yards , statvalue2=28,19 ...
,
Mark Schlereth Mark Fremont Schlereth (; born January 25, 1966) is a former professional American football player and current television and radio sportscaster. Schlereth played guard (American football), guard in the National Football League, NFL for 12 season ...
, and
Sean Salisbury Richard Sean Salisbury (born March 9, 1963) is an American football analyst, former National Football League (NFL) and Canadian Football League (CFL) quarterback, and actor. He is currently the host of '' The Sean Salisbury Show'' on KBME, Sport ...
. *NFL Quick Hits – A segment featuring daily headlines from around the league; it is seen during the NFL season. *Not Top Ten – Revived in 2009 as a weekly segment, this is a Friday segment that takes a look at the 10 worst plays of the day, week, month or year in sports (the opposite of the "Top Ten"). The goofy background music is played during this segment, much like its aforementioned predecessor, "Hardly the Usual Top Ten."


=O

= *Off The Top Rope – Hosted mostly by then-former
WWE World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc., d/b/a as WWE, is an American professional wrestling promotion. A global integrated media and entertainment company, WWE has also branched out into other fields, including film, American football, and vario ...
employee
Jonathan Coachman Jonathan William Coachman (born August 12, 1973), also known as "The Coach", is an American sports analyst and former professional wrestling personality currently signed to WWE and XFL. Early life Before embarking on an announcing career in pro ...
but sometimes by other former WWE employees
Todd Grisham Todd Grisham (born January 9, 1976) is an American sports reporter for DAZN and Glory kickboxing. Prior to his departure from ESPN at the end of 2016, his duties for the network included being the in-studio host for ''Friday Night Fights'' as wel ...
(who left ESPN at the end of 2016) and
Max Bretos Maximiliano Bretos is an American sports reporter and sports announcer, who is currently the play-by-play announcer for MLS broadcasts on Apple TV. He formerly hosted ESPN Major League Soccer and SportsCenter for ESPN as well as being the lead a ...
when Coachman is out or on an assignment. The segment aired on Wednesday night. It featured highlights of
Monday Night RAW ''WWE Raw'', also known as ''Monday Night Raw'' or simply ''Raw'', is an American professional wrestling television program produced by WWE that currently airs live every Monday at 8 p.m. ET on the USA Network in the United States. The show fe ...
,
SmackDown Live ''WWE SmackDown'', also known as ''Friday Night SmackDown'' or simply ''SmackDown'', is an American professional wrestling television program produced by WWE that as of currently airs live every Friday at 8 p.m. ET on Fox. Fox Deportes simulc ...
, and pay-per-view events. The segment also featured an interview with a current or former WWE wrestler. The segment was discontinued following Coachman's departure from ESPN in October 2017. *One Big Thing – This segment, which appears in ''SportsCenter with Scott Van Pelt'', features Van Pelt talking about his "one big thing" from the previous day in sports. This is usually a story line which will be a large part of the show.


=P

= *PTI's Big Finish: ''
Pardon the Interruption ''Pardon the Interruption'' (abbreviated ''PTI'') is an American sports talk television show that airs weekdays on various ESPN TV channels. It is hosted by Tony Kornheiser and Michael Wilbon, who discuss, and frequently argue over, the top storie ...
'' hosts
Tony Kornheiser Anthony Irwin Kornheiser (; born July 13, 1948) is an American television sports talk show host and former sportswriter and columnist. Kornheiser is best known for his endeavors in three forms of media: as a writer for ''The Washington Post'' from ...
and
Michael Wilbon Michael Wilbon (; born ) is an American commentator for ESPN and former sportswriter and columnist for ''The Washington Post''. He is an analyst for ESPN and has co-hosted ''Pardon the Interruption'' on ESPN since 2001. Early life and education ...
(both of whom are referred to by the anchors as the "PTI Guys") debate one sports topic, followed by the "Big Finish." This segment, which debuted in the summer of 2005, is seen only on the 6 p.m. ET edition of ''SportsCenter'' every weeknight (except when ''PTI'' is pre-empted by other programming, such as golf). "PTI's Big Finish" was discontinued in 2011, when ''PTI'' reverted to its original format. *PTI Debate: Kornheiser and Wilbon debate one sports topic for 60 seconds. This segment, which replaced the aforementioned "PTI Big Finish" segment in 2011, was discontinued in 2016. *Pump Up The Volume: A segment in which certain sports highlights are shown, along with the radio call from the play-by-play announcers of the team benefiting from the highlight (such as a touchdown pass, field goal block, etc.).


=Q

= *Question of the Night – A segment in which the night's poll question, along with the choices, are seen on both ''SportsCenter'' and
ESPN.com ESPN.com is the official website of ESPN. It is owned by ESPN Internet Ventures, a division of ESPN Inc. History Since launching in April 1995 as ESPNET.SportsZone.com (ESPNET SportsZone), the website has developed numerous sections including: ...
(for example, "Who do you think
Ohio State The Ohio State University, commonly called Ohio State or OSU, is a public land-grant research university in Columbus, Ohio. A member of the University System of Ohio, it has been ranked by major institutional rankings among the best public ...
's opponent will be in the BCS title game? A.
Michigan Michigan () is a state in the Great Lakes region of the upper Midwestern United States. With a population of nearly 10.12 million and an area of nearly , Michigan is the 10th-largest state by population, the 11th-largest by area, and the ...
; B. Notre Dame; C.
USC USC most often refers to: * University of South Carolina, a public research university ** University of South Carolina System, the main university and its satellite campuses **South Carolina Gamecocks, the school athletic program * University of ...
; D.
Florida Florida is a state located in the Southeastern region of the United States. Florida is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the northwest by Alabama, to the north by Georgia, to the east by the Bahamas and Atlantic Ocean, and to ...
"). Results of the poll question are shown either at the end of the show or at the end of the following night's show.


=R

= *Road Coverage – This segment, which was sponsored by
State Farm State Farm Insurance is a large group of mutual insurance companies throughout the United States with corporate headquarters in Bloomington, Illinois. Overview State Farm is the largest property and casualty insurance provider, and the la ...
and was seen during the NASCAR season, featured a recap of the day's NASCAR Nationwide or Sprint Cup Series race and analysis. This segment was discontinued in 2009.


=S

= *Spanning the Globe – A reporter or anchor stands in front of a graphic containing a map of the world and narrates segments on different sports issues transpiring throughout the U.S., as well as the rest of the world. The segment, which generally appears on Sundays, was originally hosted by
ESPN Radio ESPN Radio, which is alternately platform-agnostically branded as ESPN Audio, is an American sports radio network and extension of the ESPN television network. It was launched on January 1, 1992, under the original banner of "SportsRadio ESPN". ...
's
Colin Cowherd Colin Murray Cowherd (born January 6, 1964) is an American sports media personality. Cowherd began his broadcasting career as sports director of Las Vegas television station KVBC and as a sports anchor on several other stations before joining ...
(now with
Fox Sports Fox Sports is the brand name for a number of sports channels, broadcast divisions, programming, and other media around the world. The ''Fox Sports'' name has since been used for other sports media assets. These assets are held mainly by the Fo ...
). *SportsCenter Express – A brief video recap of sports highlights from the day or night before. *SportsCenter Home Video – This occasional segment, which debuted in the summer of 2006, features
home video Home video is prerecorded media sold or rented for home viewing. The term originates from the VHS and Betamax era, when the predominant medium was videotapes, but has carried over to optical disc formats such as DVD, Blu-ray and streaming me ...
footage of a sports highlight (such as a last-second shot at the buzzer in a high school basketball game). The anchor then talks to one of the people who appeared in that home video highlight. *SportsCenter Reset – A segment in which the anchors reprise the day's and night's top stories. *SportsCenter Right Now – A brief summary of the day's and night's top sports stories; also seen outside of the program. *Star of the Night – Similar to the "Three Stars" in ice hockey, both anchors of the 12 a.m. edition name their "Star of the Night" from the day's sporting events; they may be an athlete or team who had extraordinary in-game performance, reached a milestone, or had an off-field achievement. The anchors often choose an athlete from a sport not usually covered, such as mid-major college athletics or sports with smaller popularity. At the end of the show, a
Twitter Twitter is an online social media and social networking service owned and operated by American company Twitter, Inc., on which users post and interact with 280-character-long messages known as "tweets". Registered users can post, like, and ...
user is chosen to award America's "Star of the Night". *Stock Up, Stock Down – Debuting on August 11, 2008, this segment seen during the daytime editions of ''SportsCenter'' looks at the day's and/or week's (or weekend's) highs and lows of a certain sports star and/or team (for example: "Stock Up: Redeem Team's gold medal win at the
2008 Summer Olympics The 2008 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXIX Olympiad () and also known as Beijing 2008 (), were an international multisport event held from 8 to 24 August 2008, in Beijing, China. A total of 10,942 athletes from 204 Na ...
; Stock Down:
Washington Nationals The Washington Nationals are an American professional baseball team based in Washington, D.C.. They compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member of the National League (NL) East division. From 2005 to 2007, the team played in RFK Stadiu ...
' 12-game losing streak"). *Sunday Conversation: An interview with a newsmaker. This segment is seen on the 11 p.m. broadcast on Sunday nights.


=T

= *Take Your Pick – Usually an analyst(s) will pick who will win a regular season game, or a postseason game or series, similar to "Fact or Fiction" and "Contender or Pretender." *The Bracket – An occasional segment where the
Sklar Brothers Farrell Randal "Randy" Sklar and Jason Nathan Sklar (born January 12, 1972), professionally known as the Sklar Brothers, are American identical twin brother comedians and actors best known for hosting the show '' Cheap Seats'', which aired for ...
debate a number of things and decide the "winner". *The Buzz/Morning Buzz – Debuting on August 11, 2008, this segment seen at the start of the daytime editions of ''SportsCenter'', features a brief summary of the day's top sports stories. *The Highlight - Seen at the beginning of the 9:00 a.m. ET editions, this segment shows full highlights from a specific sporting event from the previous day (or night). *The Rush/Morning Rush – *The Vent – The segment, which debuted on July 11, 2006, features a sportswriter who reacts to the results of several poll questions on
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. *The Week that Was – A segment seen on Sundays, which rebroadcasts clips seen on the ESPN family of networks from the past week. *Top Ten (a.k.a. Top Plays) – The 10 best plays of the day, week, month, or year in sports. *Top Stories from ESPN.com – This segment, which is seen towards the end of the 6 p.m. edition, features the top sports news stories of the day from ESPN.com. This is also similar to ''Top Ten''.


=U

= *Ultimate Highlight – A weekly segment that showed a montage of sports highlights from the past week, accompanied by a song from various musical artists or groups (such as
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,
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and
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). This segment (discontinued in 2009), which was sponsored by
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, was seen on the 11:00 p.m. ET ''SportsCenter'' broadcast on Sunday nights.


=V

= *Victory Lane – This weekly segment was hosted by
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insider
Mike Massaro Michael Massaro (born 1970) is an American sportscaster and journalist who covers auto racing as a pit reporter for MAVTV's ARCA Menards Series coverage. He was previously a studio host and pit reporter for NASCAR on ESPN and NASCAR on NBC. He ...
, in which he recapped all off the happening following the previous race on Sunday. This segment was discontinued at the end of 2014; Massaro left ESPN after that year to rejoin
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for its
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coverage beginning in 2015.


=W

= *What 2 Watch 4 – The final segment of most shows, which promotes broadcasts of key games or events either later in the day or in the coming days, many on ESPN. This is usually shown at the end of the program, after the last commercial break. *Who Said That? – A quotation usually said by either a past or present professional athlete or manager about a current situation or story in the sporting world. The quote is usually shown before a commercial break, where the speaker is often unknown. The reveal of the person who said the quote is revealed after the commercial break. *Word on the Street –


Out of show

*SportsCenter 30 at 30: This is a short segment that appears for 30 seconds every 30 minutes in primetime from 7 to 11 p.m. ET. The anchor of this segment, which varies, delivers three big news stories and sometimes a highlight. Anchors of ''30 at 30'' have included
John Buccigross John Buccigross (; born January 27, 1966) is an American sportscaster. He has been an anchor for ESPN since 1996.
and
Matt Winer Matt Winer is an American television personality who is currently working for Turner Sports. Career Turner Sports signed Winer in 2010 to contribute to coverage of sports across its networks. He became the primary studio host for ''Major Leagu ...
. *SportsCenter In-Game: This segment appears during a live game telecast, when the studio host provides up to the minute highlights of an ongoing game, when someone scores or when something of importance happens. *SportsCenter Minute: This is a short segment, very similar to "SportsCenter 30 at 30" (as shown above), that appears during a game being broadcast on
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. The current presenting sponsor for the ''SportsCenter Minute'' is
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. *SportsCenter Right Now: This is a minute-long update on the hour during the afternoon that is hosted by one of the anchors of the upcoming ''SportsCenter''. This segment is also seen during the program.


Former

*4 Downs – A segment featuring "The Professor"
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going head-to-head with quarterback
Sean Salisbury Richard Sean Salisbury (born March 9, 1963) is an American football analyst, former National Football League (NFL) and Canadian Football League (CFL) quarterback, and actor. He is currently the host of '' The Sean Salisbury Show'' on KBME, Sport ...
on four different topics once a week during the football season. *
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Freeze Frame – A segment seen on Wednesdays, in which images (still photos) from the past week are shown, followed by an ESPN.com poll question and viewer e-mails about the week's images. *
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Hot Seat – A figure (sports or non-sports) will be interviewed usually out-of-studio, in which they are asked to take sides on issues, teams, etc. *Bumps, Bites and Bruises – A former segment (seen during the early 1990s) shown only on Mondays, highlighting the most vicious tackles and plays from that week's NFL games. *Open Mike – In this segment, which appeared early in the week during the
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season, ESPN NFL analyst and former
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head coach Mike Ditka and former
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wide receiver
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gave their respective takes on the NFL games from the past week. This segment was discontinued in 2008.


Special SportsCenter segments

These are the special SportsCenter segments that have aired over the years (in chronological order): *SportsCenter Old School ran from August 8 to August 12, 2004 to celebrate the program's and ESPN's 25th anniversary and paired former ''SportsCenter'' hosts
Craig Kilborn Craig Lawrence Kilborn (born August 24, 1962) is an American comedian, sports and political commentator, actor, and television host. Kilborn began a career in sports broadcasting in the late 1980s, leading to an anchoring position at ESPN's ''Spo ...
,
Charley Steiner Charley Steiner (born ) is an American sportscaster and broadcast journalist. He is currently the radio play-by-play announcer for the Major League Baseball's Los Angeles Dodgers, paired with Rick Monday. Early career Steiner grew up a Brook ...
,
Gayle Gardner Gayle Gardner (born ca. 1950) is an American sportscaster who worked for ESPN and NBC Sports beginning in 1987 until 1993. Gardner is considered a pioneer in sports broadcasting, having been the first female sports anchor to appear weekly on a ma ...
,
Greg Gumbel Greg Gumbel (born May 3, 1946) is an American television sportscaster. He is best known for his various assignments for CBS Sports (most notably, the National Football League and NCAA basketball). The older brother of news and sportscaster Bryan ...
, and
George Grande George Grande (born 1947) (pronounced like the English word "grand") is an American sportscaster who is a former broadcaster for the Cincinnati Reds of Major League Baseball. Grande is also famous for having hosted the first broadcast of '' Sp ...
with current anchors
Dan Patrick Dan Patrick may refer to: * Dan Patrick (ice hockey) (born 1938), Canadian ice hockey player * Dan Patrick (politician) (born 1950), Lieutenant Governor of Texas and political and sports radio journalist * Dan Patrick (sportscaster) (born 1956), Ame ...
,
Bob Ley Robert A. Ley ( ; born March 16, 1955) is an American sports anchor and reporter, best known for his work at ESPN. A multiple Emmy Award-winner, he was the longest-tenured on-air employee of the network, having joined ESPN just three days after ...
,
Stuart Scott Stuart Orlando Scott (July 19, 1965 – January 4, 2015) was an American Sports commentator, sportscaster and anchor on ESPN, most notably on ''SportsCenter''. Well known for his hip-hop style and use of catchphrases, Scott was also a regular ...
, and
Chris Berman Christopher James Berman (born May 10, 1955), nicknamed "Boomer", is an American sportscaster. He has been an anchor for '' SportsCenter'' on ESPN since 1979, joining a month after its initial launch, and hosted the network's '' Sunday NFL Coun ...
. The show's graphics resembled those that appeared on ESPN in the early 1980s. *50 States in 50 Days aired on ''SportsCenter'' from July 17 to September 5, 2005. Each day for 50 consecutive days, the program, also called "''SportsCenter'' Across America", visited every American state and the
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, covering various sporting events from the grassroots to the big leagues. The purpose of "50 States in 50 Days" was to "celebrate the uniqueness of each of our 50 states". The segment featuring
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aired only once because it was scheduled for around the same time that
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made landfall in the state. The song, '' Open Road'' by
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, was used as the theme song. *
My Wish "My Wish" is a song written by Jeffrey Steele and Steve Robson, and recorded by American country music group Rascal Flatts. It was released in August 2006 as the third single from their album ''Me and My Gang''. It reached number one on the U.S. ...
is an annual week-long series of episodes on ESPN, usually in late June and/or early July. The first series aired on ''SportsCenter'' from July 9 to July 20, 2006 and ran through 10 episodes over two weeks. These features focused on children with various illnesses that have their sports dreams fulfilled in conjunction with the
Make-A-Wish Foundation The Make-A-Wish Foundation is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization founded in the United States that helps fulfill the wishes of children with a critical illness between the ages of and 18 years old. Make-A-Wish was founded in 1980 and headqua ...
. ESPN co-parent
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made a large donation to the foundation to help pay for the logistics of the segments. The children wrote about their experiences for
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. A full recap of the 2006 ''My Wish'' series aired on the 6 p.m. ET edition of ''SportsCenter'' on July 27, 2006. ''My Wish'' returned with five new segments that aired from June 24 to June 28, 2007, again in conjunction with the
Make-A-Wish Foundation The Make-A-Wish Foundation is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization founded in the United States that helps fulfill the wishes of children with a critical illness between the ages of and 18 years old. Make-A-Wish was founded in 1980 and headqua ...
. A full recap of the 2007 ''My Wish'' series aired on the 6 p.m. ET edition of ''SportsCenter'' on the following day. The 2008 ''My Wish'' series aired from June 29 to July 3, 2008, with a full recap aired on July 4. The 2009 ''My Wish'' series aired from July 5 to July 10, 2009. There was no "My Wish" series in 2011, but the series returned in 2012. The song, ''
My Wish "My Wish" is a song written by Jeffrey Steele and Steve Robson, and recorded by American country music group Rascal Flatts. It was released in August 2006 as the third single from their album ''Me and My Gang''. It reached number one on the U.S. ...
'' by
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, is used as the theme song. * ESPN the Weekend was an annual series of episodes on ESPN, usually in March. There were usually nine episodes during their time at the
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theme park, two on Friday, three on Saturday, and four on Sunday. Various anchors appeared on location at Disney World, while others remained at the network's
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and
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studios. This segment has since been discontinued. *Who's Now was a daily series that aired throughout July 2007, in which fans and
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users helped ''SportsCenter'' determine the ultimate sports star by considering both on-field success and off-field buzz. Based on fan nominations, ESPN Research selected the 32 finalists, who then squared off in a single-elimination bracket. The segments began airing on July 1, 2007 concluding with the final results of ''Who's Now'', which were announced on the August 5, 2007 editions of ''SportsCenter''.
Tiger Woods Eldrick Tont "Tiger" Woods (born December 30, 1975) is an American professional golfer. He is tied for first in PGA Tour wins, ranks second in men's major championships, and holds numerous golf records. * * * Woods is widely regarded as ...
was selected as the winner of ''Who's Now'', receiving 65.1% of the fans' vote.
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, who was the runner-up, received 34.9% of the fans' vote. The song, '' Big Things Poppin''' by T.I., was used as the theme song. *The
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was released at 2 p.m. ET on December 13, 2007 during this ''SportsCenter Special'', which was anchored by
Karl Ravech Karl Ravech (; born ) is an American journalist who works as the primary play by play commentator for '' Sunday Night Baseball''.Bob Ley Robert A. Ley ( ; born March 16, 1955) is an American sports anchor and reporter, best known for his work at ESPN. A multiple Emmy Award-winner, he was the longest-tenured on-air employee of the network, having joined ESPN just three days after ...
. This special broadcast ran for six hours, from 1-7 p.m. ET. The early evening edition of ''SportsCenter'' (anchored by
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and Brian Kenny), which aired an hour later than usual at 7 p.m. ET, picked up that lead story. *The Greatest Highlight with Chris Berman'

was a daily series that aired throughout February 2008, in which fans and ESPN.com users helped ''SportsCenter'' determine the greatest sports highlight of all time. Based on fan nominations, ESPN Research selected the 16 greatest sports highlights of all time, which then squared off in a single-elimination bracket. The final results of ''The Greatest Highlight'' were announced by segment host
Chris Berman Christopher James Berman (born May 10, 1955), nicknamed "Boomer", is an American sportscaster. He has been an anchor for '' SportsCenter'' on ESPN since 1979, joining a month after its initial launch, and hosted the network's '' Sunday NFL Coun ...
on March 2, 2008. The 1980 U.S. Olympic Hockey Team's "
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" was selected as ''The Greatest Highlight'', receiving 59% of the votes. The
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'
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in their 43-42 overtime win over the
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in the
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, which was the runner up, received 41% of the fans' votes. This segment was very similar to 2007's ''Who's Now'' segment. *TitleTown USA was a month-long segment that aired throughout July 2008. This series began airing on July 4 and ended on July 7, 2008. ''SportsCenter'' visited 20 finalist cities during the month. Based on online fan voting,
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was the winning city of "TitleTown USA". This segment was very similar to 2005's ''50 States in 50 Days'' segment.
Switchfoot Switchfoot is an American rock band from San Diego, California. The band's members are Jon Foreman (lead vocals, guitar), Tim Foreman (bass guitar, backing vocals), Chad Butler (drums, percussion), and Jerome Fontamillas (guitar, keyboards, back ...
's song, ''
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'', from '' The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian'' movie soundtrack, was the theme song used for the TitleTown USA segment, which was sponsored by
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,
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and
Dick's Sporting Goods Dick's Sporting Goods, Inc. (stylized as "DICK'S Sporting Goods") is an American sporting goods retail company, based in Coraopolis, Pennsylvania. The company was established by Richard "Dick" Stack in 1948, and has approximately 854 stores an ...
. *Mt. Rushmore of Sports was a month-long segment that aired throughout February 2009. *Fan Feast was a segment that aired throughout July 2009. This segment was hosted by
Mike Greenberg Michael Robinette Greenberg (born August 6, 1967) is a television anchor, television show host, radio show host for ESPN and ABC, and novelist. At ESPN, he hosted the weekday evening, most often Monday, ''SportsCenter'' and previously ESPN Radio ...
and
Kenny Mayne Kenny Mayne (born ) is an American sports media personality who is best known for his work on ESPN from 1994 to 2021. He appeared as host of ''Kenny Mayne's Wider World of Sports'' on ESPN.com, and he appeared as a weekly contributor to ''Sund ...
. *30th Anniversary SportsCenter was a special edition of ''SportsCenter'' that aired September 6, 2009, one day before ESPN's 30th anniversary (September 7, 2009). Anchored by Chris Berman, Bob Ley and John Saunders, this show took a look at clips from the last 30 years in sports during the ESPN era, which was mixed in with news and highlights from the day in sports. This edition also celebrated the 30th anniversary of ''SportsCenter'' and ESPN. *Honoring America's Heroes is the network's annual salute to the
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, seen during the
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holiday. In addition to video tributes and features, ''SportsCenter'' aired live from the
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in
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in 2011 and from
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in
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in 2012. On each occasion, a college basketball game followed:
Michigan State Michigan State University (Michigan State, MSU) is a public land-grant research university in East Lansing, Michigan. It was founded in 1855 as the Agricultural College of the State of Michigan, the first of its kind in the United States. It i ...
and
North Carolina North Carolina () is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States. The state is the 28th largest and 9th-most populous of the United States. It is bordered by Virginia to the north, the Atlantic Ocean to the east, Georgia and So ...
on November 11, 2011 and MSU and
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on November 9, 2012, both from the respective locations. In 2012, ESPN ran a scroll with the names of current employers who had served in the military.
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is a sponsor of this segment. ''SportsCenter'' aired live from the
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in
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on November 8, 2013. On November 10, 2017, ''SportsCenter:AM'' was live on location in Parris Island, SC with Randy Scott,
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& Jay Harris as anchors.


Other special editions of SportsCenter

*SportsCenter Monday Kickoff was seen on Mondays during the NFL season from 2006-2013, and ran for 16 weeks. It featured highlights and analysis of NFL games from the day before, previewed the night's ''Monday Night Football'' matchups, and all of the day's other sports news. The presenting sponsors for ''SportsCenter Monday Kickoff'' were
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and
Coors Light Coors Light is a 4.2% (US) ABV light beer brewed in Golden, Colorado; Albany, Georgia; Elkton, Virginia; Fort Worth, Texas; Irwindale, California; and Milwaukee, Wisconsin. It was first produced in 1978 by the Coors Brewing Company. The Canadia ...
. On September 17, 2012, ''SportsCenter Monday Kickoff'' had its runtime cut in half, from 60 minutes to 30 minutes only, due to ''
Monday Night Countdown ''ESPN Monday Night Countdown'' (officially ''Monday Night Countdown presented by Subway'') is an American pregame television program that is broadcast on ESPN, preceding ''Monday Night Football''. When it debuted in 1993 as ''NFL Prime Monday'' ...
'' being moved up to the 6:30 p.m. ET timeslot.
Chris Berman Christopher James Berman (born May 10, 1955), nicknamed "Boomer", is an American sportscaster. He has been an anchor for '' SportsCenter'' on ESPN since 1979, joining a month after its initial launch, and hosted the network's '' Sunday NFL Coun ...
anchored ''SportsCenter Monday Kickoff'' during the 2013 NFL season. ''SportsCenter Monday Kickoff'' did not return for the 2014 season, due to ''Monday Night Countdown'' being moved up to the 6:00 p.m. ET time slot on ESPN and also, the 6:00 p.m. ET edition of ''SportsCenter'' being moved to ESPN2 on Mondays during the league's regular season. *The Year in Review of SportsCenter (a.k.a. ''The Best of SportsCenter'') is seen annually during the month of December, featuring a look back at the past year in sports, including highlights of the top games of the year (such as the
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), as well as the top news stories of the year. This program is also available on
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; the 2006 version was sold exclusively at
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. *SportsCenter's Top Ten Games of the Year is also seen annually during the month of December, featuring a look back at the calendar year's top ten games, such as the
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, the
Super Bowl The Super Bowl is the annual final playoff game of the National Football League (NFL) to determine the league champion. It has served as the final game of every NFL season since 1966, replacing the NFL Championship Game. Since 2022, the game ...
, the
NBA Finals The NBA Finals is the annual championship series of the National Basketball Association (NBA). The Eastern and Western Conference champions play a best-of-seven game series to determine the league champion. The team that wins the series is awa ...
, and the
NCAA The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) is a nonprofit organization that regulates student athletics among about 1,100 schools in the United States, Canada, and Puerto Rico. It also organizes the athletic programs of colleges an ...
men's and women's basketball championships.


Vignettes

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SportsCentury ''SportsCentury'' is an ESPN biography television program that reviews the people and events that defined sports in North America throughout the 20th and 21st centuries. Using stock footage, on-camera interviews, and photographs of their athletic l ...
'', which later became a documentary series on
ESPN Classic ESPN Classic was an American multinational pay television network owned by ESPN Inc., a joint venture between The Walt Disney Company (which owns a controlling 80% stake) and Hearst Communications (which owns 20%). The channel was originally l ...
, began as a multimedia series in 1998. These included one-minute sponsored vignettes tying significant sports events to the day they occurred. This ran through February 14, 2000. *''SportsCenter'' In
2004 2004 was designated as an International Year of Rice by the United Nations, and the International Year to Commemorate the Struggle Against Slavery and its Abolition (by UNESCO). Events January * January 3 – Flash Airlines Flight 6 ...
, ESPN contributed to the
ESPN25 ESPN25 was a special event conducted to mark the 25th anniversary of ESPN. During the run-up to the anniversary date of September 7, 2004, the network counted down the top sports moments of the last 25 years (the "ESPN era"). Each Tuesday, a new ...
project by counting down the 100 most significant sports events and news stories of the previous 25 years. *In 2007, ESPN aired "Ultimate NASCAR", a series of one-minute features of significant events in the history of
NASCAR The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing, LLC (NASCAR) is an American auto racing sanctioning and operating company that is best known for stock car racing. The privately owned company was founded by Bill France Sr. in 1948, and hi ...
. It celebrated the return of coverage rights to the network. These vignettes were rebroadcast through July 29, 2007, when ESPN aired the
Allstate 400 at the Brickyard The Brickyard 400 was an annual NASCAR Cup Series points race held at Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Speedway, Indiana. The inaugural race was held in 1994 and was the first race other than the Indianapolis 500 to be held at the Indianapolis Mo ...
. That race was also the network's first NASCAR Sprint Cup telecast since the Atlanta fall race in November 2000 (when the Sprint Cup Series was then known as the Winston Cup Series). *"After Jackie" was a series of vignettes that honored the role sports has played in the struggle for
civil rights Civil and political rights are a class of rights that protect individuals' freedom from infringement by governments, social organizations, and private individuals. They ensure one's entitlement to participate in the civil and political life of ...
in the
United States The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It consists of 50 states, a federal district, five major unincorporated territorie ...
. These one-minute pieces premiered on March 25, 2007 and aired until April 15 of that year, 60 years to the day of
Jackie Robinson Jack Roosevelt Robinson (January 31, 1919 – October 24, 1972) was an American professional baseball player who became the first African American to play in Major League Baseball (MLB) in the modern era. Robinson broke the baseball color line ...
's debut as the first African American player in
Major League Baseball Major League Baseball (MLB) is a professional baseball organization and the oldest major professional sports league in the world. MLB is composed of 30 total teams, divided equally between the National League (NL) and the American League (AL), ...
. This series also led up to the Jackie Robinson commemorative baseball game that night between the
San Diego Padres The San Diego Padres are an American professional baseball team based in San Diego. The Padres compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) West division. Founded in 1969, the club has won two NL penna ...
and
Los Angeles Dodgers The Los Angeles Dodgers are an American professional baseball team based in Los Angeles. The Dodgers compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) West division. Established in 1883 in the city of Brooklyn ...
. Between April 3 and 4, 2007, the series was sponsored by
Suzuki is a Japan, Japanese multinational corporation headquartered in Minami-ku, Hamamatsu, Japan. Suzuki manufactures automobiles, motorcycles, All-terrain vehicle, all-terrain vehicles (ATVs), outboard motor, outboard marine engines, wheelchairs ...
. *At the end of the network's final ''SportsCenter'' of 1999 (December 31, 1999), ESPN played a special seven-minute video called " Images of the Century" (commonly referred to on various video sites as "ESPN SportsCentury" or similar variants) that recalled some of the most memorable images, plays, athletes, and calls of the previous century of sports. The song used for the video was '' Dream On'' by
Aerosmith Aerosmith is an American Rock music, rock band formed in Boston in 1970. The group consists of Steven Tyler (lead vocals), Joe Perry (musician), Joe Perry (guitar), Tom Hamilton (musician), Tom Hamilton (bass), Joey Kramer (drums) and Brad Whi ...
. *"Remembering the House that Ruth Built" was a series of vignettes featuring significant events in the history of
Yankee Stadium Yankee Stadium is a baseball stadium located in the Bronx, New York City. It is the home field of the New York Yankees of Major League Baseball, and New York City FC of Major League Soccer. Opened in April 2009, the stadium replaced the origi ...
, the home of
Major League Baseball Major League Baseball (MLB) is a professional baseball organization and the oldest major professional sports league in the world. MLB is composed of 30 total teams, divided equally between the National League (NL) and the American League (AL), ...
's
New York Yankees The New York Yankees are an American professional baseball team based in the Boroughs of New York City, New York City borough of the Bronx. The Yankees compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) Amer ...
. The 2008 season was also the ballclub's last at Yankee Stadium, which opened in 1923. These 30-second pieces, narrated by ''
Baseball Tonight ''Baseball Tonight'' (stylized as ''Baseball Tonight presented by Chevrolet'' for sponsorship reasons) is an American television program that airs on ESPN. The show, which covers the day's Major League Baseball action, has been on the air since ...
'' host and ''SportsCenter'' anchor
Karl Ravech Karl Ravech (; born ) is an American journalist who works as the primary play by play commentator for '' Sunday Night Baseball''.
.


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SportsCenter ''SportsCenter'' (SC) is a daily sports news television show, television program that serves as the flagship program and brand of United States, American cable television, cable and satellite television television network, network ESPN. The show ...
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Pardon the Interruption ''Pardon the Interruption'' (abbreviated ''PTI'') is an American sports talk television show that airs weekdays on various ESPN TV channels. It is hosted by Tony Kornheiser and Michael Wilbon, who discuss, and frequently argue over, the top storie ...
'' * List of ''SportsCenter'' anchors and reporters *
50 States in 50 Days This is a list of current and former ''SportsCenter'' segments seen since that show debuted on September 7, 1979. Segments Current In-show =B= *Barry's Best – Former NHL coach Barry Melrose picks his top hockey highlights of the night which ...


References

{{DEFAULTSORT:List Of Sportscenter Segments And Specials Segments and specials
SportsCenter ''SportsCenter'' (SC) is a daily sports news television show, television program that serves as the flagship program and brand of United States, American cable television, cable and satellite television television network, network ESPN. The show ...