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''SportsCenter'' is a Sport s news Television show shown every day on ESPN since the network was founded on September 7 , 1979 . Originally a once a day show, ''SportsCenter'' is now shown up to twelve times a day, replaying the day's scores and highlights from major sporting events. As a result of the regular airing, it has now been shown more times than any other show in American television, with nearly 30,000 unique episodes.

George Grande anchored the first ever ''SportsCenter'' on September 7 , 1979 . He was the lone Host of the first show, which ironically, didn't show a single Sports clip. Grande introduced the country to ESPN and ''SportsCenter'' that night. He spent ten more years with ESPN and ''SportsCenter'' until 1989 .

''SportsCenter'' normally airs every morning from 1am- 12pm; 6pm; 11pm (Eastern Time). The morning shows are generally re-airings of the previous night's 1am show.

ESPN Radio also has '' ESPN Radio SportsCenter '' with radio highlights airing three times an hour on the ESPN Radio network.


HISTORY

''SportsCenter'' aired its 25,000th episode on sports network TSN , that network's news program ''SportsDesk'' was re-branded as '' SportsCentre '' (using Canadian Spelling ) in the summer of 2001 .

On April 4 , 2006 , ''SportsCenter'' started showing highlights of Major League Baseball games in progress, which were previously an exclusive to another program, Baseball Tonight . Prior to that date, highlights of the afforementioned Major League Baseball games weren't shown on ''SportsCenter'' until the games went final (as shown on the ticker at the bottom of the screen, known as the "Bottom Line").


SPORTSCENTER ANCHORS


Current SportsCenter anchors



Former SportsCenter anchors



SPORTSCENTER REPORTERS


Current SportsCenter reporters



SEGMENTS

  • Fact or Fiction: Usually an analyst(s) will debate whether something is plausible or not. Example: Sammy Sosa will make the Hall of Fame

  • Contender or Pretender: Usually an analyst(s) will debate whether a team can contend for a pennant, division, or championship. Example: The Orioles will be contending for the AL East in September

  • 30 at 30: during non-SportsCenter programs, usually during Primetime hours, an anchor will read the headlines

  • Sunday Conversation: An interview with a newsmaker

  • Budweiser 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

  • Coors Light Cold Hard Facts: A six pack of questions directed to an analyst on a certain sport

  • Old School, Nu Skool: A Sunday segment that features Skip Bayless as Old School, Stephen A. Smith as Nu Skool and Bob Ley as the host. The segment is featured on every Sunday morning edition of ''SportsCenter''.

  • 4 Downs is the segment when the professor John Clayton goes head to head with the quarterback Sean Salisbury on four different topics once a week during the football season.

  • Ultimate Highlight: A weekly segment that shows a montage of sports highlights from the past week, accompanied by a song from various musical artists or groups, such as Fall Out Boy , Black Eyed Peas , and Papa Roach . This segment is seen on the 11:00pm ''SportsCenter'' broadcast on Sunday nights.

  • Top Ten (a.k.a. Top Plays): The 10 best plays of the day (or week) in sports.

  • Not Top Ten: The 10 worst plays of the week in sports (the opposite of the afforementioned "Top Ten"). This segment is seen on Fridays.



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