Editing SportsCenter (section)

===2010s===

On August 30, 2010, ESPN expanded ''SportsCenter'' to [[ESPNEWS]], airing an additional seven hours of the program in separate blocks from 3:00 to 6:00&nbsp;p.m. and 7:00 to 11:00&nbsp;p.m. Eastern Time, canceling the channel's self-named rolling coverage.<ref name="sportscenterexpanding" /><ref>{{cite web|title=ESPN Now Bringing You Even More SportsCenter|url=http://www.sportsgrid.com/media/espn-now-bringing-you-even-more-sportscenter/|author=Glenn Davis|website=SportsGrid|publisher=RotoGrid, LLC|date=August 9, 2010|access-date=October 6, 2015|archive-date=October 7, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151007154834/http://www.sportsgrid.com/media/espn-now-bringing-you-even-more-sportscenter/|url-status=live}}</ref> By late 2010, the "rundown" graphic was expanded to all editions of ''SportsCenter''. On April 22, 2011, Josh Elliott – original and main co-anchor of the 9:00&nbsp;a.m. to 12:00&nbsp;p.m. Eastern Time block of ''SportsCenter'' – left ESPN to become news anchor for ABC's ''[[Good Morning America]]'' and was replaced on the late morning block of the program by Kevin Negandhi.

By mid-2011, shortly after ESPN and ESPN2 both converted to a [[16:9]] [[Letterboxing (filming)|letterbox]] format (in compliance with the [[Active Format Description|#10 AFD code]]) on their primary standard definition feeds, ''SportsCenter'' began showing all high-definition and standard-definition footage in the appropriate aspect ratio on the SD feed (with stylized pillarboxes adorned with the ESPN logo used on footage presented in standard definition). That same year on October, the former WWE employee [[Todd Grisham]] joined ESPN to anchor the show. The move required the letterboxed image to be shrunk in order to be displayed in that manner, with the "rundown" graphic continuing to be placed on the left side of the screen. In August 2011, [[John Anderson (sportscaster)|John Anderson]] – who previously served as the 11:00&nbsp;p.m. (Eastern) anchor – was moved to the early-evening 6:00&nbsp;p.m. broadcast, replacing [[Brian Kenny (sportscaster)|Brian Kenny]] (who departed ESPN to become a program host for the [[MLB Network]]). ESPN launched a completely redesigned SportsCenter.com website on October 16, 2011.

On August 25, 2012, the BottomLine was used to acknowledge the death of astronaut [[Neil Armstrong]], the [[Apollo 11|first man to walk on the Moon]]. It was reportedly only the fifth of six times that an outside news event not involving an athlete was reported on the ticker, alongside the news of the September 11 attacks, the death of civil rights pioneer [[Rosa Parks]] in 2005, the election of [[Barack Obama]] as [[President of the United States]] in [[2008 United States presidential election|2008]], the [[Killing of Osama bin Laden]], and the later death of former [[President of South Africa|South African]] president [[Nelson Mandela]] on December 5, 2013.{{citation needed|date=September 2024}}

On December 3, 2012, [[Lindsay Czarniak]] became the main co-anchor of the 6:00&nbsp;p.m. edition of ''SportsCenter''. On February 8 and 9, 2013, the 11:00&nbsp;p.m. editions of ''SportsCenter'' on both nights were broadcast from Los Angeles, due to a massive snowstorm in the [[Northeastern United States]] that prevented some staff from conducting the program out of ESPN's Bristol headquarters. Stan Verrett anchored both editions from the network's Los Angeles studios.

In late March 2013, David Lloyd and Sage Steele, both of whom were previously co-anchored the weekend morning editions – moved to the weekday early-afternoon block (from 1:00 to 3:00&nbsp;p.m. Eastern). The current daytime format, which was implemented that month, now features three teams of two anchors in two-hour shifts. On June 21, 2013, a large [[Light emitting diode|LED]] high definition monitor placed behind the main anchor desk was added to the main ''SportsCenter'' set in the network's Bristol facility.

In February 2014, production of the weeknight 1:00 and 2:00&nbsp;a.m. (Eastern Time) editions of ''SportsCenter'' was temporarily relocated back to Bristol, due to renovations being made at the network's ''SportsCenter'' studio in Los Angeles. In addition, Neil Everett and Stan Verrett – both of whom had anchored ''SportsCenter'' from Los Angeles since 2009 – were moved back to the network's headquarters, before both hosts and the program's production returned to the then-newly renovated Los Angeles studio on June 23, 2014.

On June 22, 2014, ''SportsCenter'' began broadcasting from Studio X of ESPN's new Digital Center 2 facility, which concurrently resulted in a major overhaul to the program's production and on-air appearance. The new studio incorporates over 114 displays – including two touchscreens, large vertical screens, and a "multidimensional" video wall consisting of 56 monitors of varying sizes and positions that can be used to create pseudo-3D effects. The monitor displays can be used to show video content (such as highlights) and other relevant imagery (such as statistics), emphasizing the ability for anchors to present content on-set through means other than just through voiceovers. A new graphics package was also introduced, emphasizing a bolder, yet more simplified look – in both their appearance and the level of content. To coincide with the redesign of ''SportsCenter'', a revised variant of ESPN's BottomLine ticker was introduced to complement the new graphical design, using a dark grey color scheme. A downscaled replica of DC2's set was constructed for broadcasts originating from ESPN's Los Angeles studio.<ref name=forthewin-dc2>{{cite web|title=ESPN debuts futuristic 'SportsCenter' set and revamped ticker|url=http://ftw.usatoday.com/2014/06/sportscenter-set-espn-ticker-new|author=Chris Chase|website=For The Win (USA Today)|publisher=Gannett Company|date=June 23, 2014}}</ref><ref name=fc-dc2>{{cite web|title=Inside the Creative Leap – and Expensive Risk – of ESPN's SportsCenter Makeover|url=http://www.fastcompany.com/3031574/most-creative-people/inside-the-creative-leap-and-expensive-risk-of-espns-sportscenter-makeo|author=Chuck Salter|website=[[Fast Company (magazine)|Fast Company]]|publisher=Fast Company, Inc.|date=June 23, 2014|access-date=June 24, 2014|archive-date=June 24, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140624030813/http://www.fastcompany.com/3031574/most-creative-people/inside-the-creative-leap-and-expensive-risk-of-espns-sportscenter-makeo|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=tvt-dc2>{{cite web|title=ESPN Opens New Digital Center|url=http://www.tvtechnology.com/article/espn-opens-new-digital-center/270611|author=Tom Butts|website=TV Technology|publisher=NewBay Media|date=June 23, 2014|access-date=June 24, 2014|archive-date=August 8, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140808043801/http://www.tvtechnology.com/article/espn-opens-new-digital-center/270611|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=thr-dc2>{{cite web|title=ESPN Reveals the New Home of 'SportsCenter'|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/espn-reveals-new-home-sportscenter-706678|author=Debbie Emery|work=The Hollywood Reporter|publisher=Prometheus Global Media|date=June 23, 2014|access-date=June 24, 2014|archive-date=July 3, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140703122807/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/espn-reveals-new-home-sportscenter-706678|url-status=live}}</ref>

On February 2 and 3, 2015, Lindsay Czarniak anchored the 6:00&nbsp;p.m. (Eastern) edition of ''SportsCenter'' from ESPN's Los Angeles facilities, due to a major snowstorm that hit the Northeastern United States the previous weekend, which also affected ESPN's main facilities in Bristol. The previous week from January 26 to 30, Czarniak had co-anchored the 6:00&nbsp;p.m. edition alongside John Anderson from the parking lot of the [[Scottsdale Fashion Square]] in [[Scottsdale, Arizona]] as part of the program's coverage of [[Super Bowl XLIX]]. After that week, Anderson was moved back to the 11:00&nbsp;p.m. broadcast, making Czarniak the solo anchor of the 6:00&nbsp;p.m. editions on weeknights starting on February 2.

On September 7, 2015, Scott Van Pelt became the solo anchor of a revised 12:00&nbsp;a.m. (Eastern) edition of the program, which is more freeform than other ''SportsCenter'' editions and promoted as ''SportsCenter at Night,'' or SC@Night for short. In addition to featuring highlights and discussion panels, it features Van Pelt's analysis of sports events in a style similar to that conducted on his former radio talk show ''SVP and Russillo'', during the replacement of [[Danny Kanell]] as the new co-host of [[Russillo and Kanell|Russillo Show]] alongside [[Ryen Russillo]],<ref>{{cite web|title=ESPN: Scott Van Pelt's Midnight 'SportsCenter' To Tackle Late-Night TV|url=https://variety.com/2015/tv/news/espn-scott-van-pelt-sportscenter-late-night-1201586197/|author=Brian Steinberg|periodical=Variety|publisher=Penske Media Corporation|date=September 4, 2015}}</ref> and utilizes a modified version of the show's theme (composed by [[Timbaland]]), as well as a different lighting and graphics set.<ref>{{cite press release|title=New Midnight SportsCenter with Scott Van Pelt Launching Sept. 7|url=http://espnmediazone.com/us/press-releases/2015/08/new-midnight-sportscenter-with-scott-van-pelt-launching-sept-7/|author=Andy Hall|website=ESPN MediaZone|publisher=ESPN Inc.|date=August 31, 2015|access-date=September 6, 2015|archive-date=September 8, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150908005256/http://espnmediazone.com/us/press-releases/2015/08/new-midnight-sportscenter-with-scott-van-pelt-launching-sept-7/|url-status=live}}</ref>

In October 2015, [[Ronda Rousey]] became the first female athlete to guest host on the show.<ref>{{cite web |author=Matt Jones |url=http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2577111-ronda-rousey-teaches-armbar-on-espns-sportscenter-talks-kobe-bryant-and-more |title=Ronda Rousey Teaches Armbar on ESPN's SportsCenter, Talks Kobe Bryant and More |website=Bleacher Report |access-date=2015-10-08 |archive-date=2015-10-08 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151008200435/http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2577111-ronda-rousey-teaches-armbar-on-espns-sportscenter-talks-kobe-bryant-and-more |url-status=live }}</ref>

On February 8, 2016, ''SportsCenter'' moved its start time from 9:00 to 7:00&nbsp;a.m. Eastern Time, with the launch of a new three hour morning block from 7:00 to 10:00&nbsp;a.m., titled ''SportsCenter:AM'', also branded ''SC:AM''.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Hall|first1=Andy|title=SportsCenter:AM Launches Feb. 8|url=http://espnmediazone.com/us/press-releases/2016/02/sportscenteram-launches-feb-8/|website=ESPN MediaZone|access-date=February 1, 2016|date=February 2016|archive-date=March 17, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160317024735/http://espnmediazone.com/us/press-releases/2016/02/sportscenteram-launches-feb-8/|url-status=live}}</ref> Maintaining a faster-paced format, the program focuses on highlights from the previous night in the first hour, the top plays and moments of the previous night's sporting events in the second hour, and the upcoming day in sports in the third hour. ''SportsCenter:AM'' also shares resources with ''Good Morning America'' and ESPN2/ESPN Radio's ''[[Mike & Mike]]''.<ref>{{cite web|title=Live morning SportsCenter expanding into new two hour block at 7 AM ET|url=http://awfulannouncing.com/2015/live-morning-sportscenter-expanding-into-new-two-hour-block-at-7-am-et.html|author=Matt Yoder|website=Awful Announcing|publisher=Bloguin|date=May 12, 2015|access-date=October 6, 2015|archive-date=October 7, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151007005258/http://awfulannouncing.com/2015/live-morning-sportscenter-expanding-into-new-two-hour-block-at-7-am-et.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite press release|title=SportsCenter Adding Two Live Morning Hours with New Fast-Paced Format|url=http://espnmediazone.com/us/press-releases/2015/05/sportscenter-adding-two-live-morning-hours-with-new-fast-paced-format/|author=Andy Hall|website=ESPN MediaZone|publisher=ESPN Inc.|date=May 11, 2015|access-date=October 6, 2015|archive-date=October 6, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151006222718/http://espnmediazone.com/us/press-releases/2015/05/sportscenter-adding-two-live-morning-hours-with-new-fast-paced-format/|url-status=live}}</ref>

On October 11, 2016, ESPN named ''[[His & Hers (ESPN)|His & Hers]]'' co-hosts [[Jemele Hill]] and [[Michael Smith (sports reporter)|Michael Smith]] as co-anchors of the 6:00&nbsp;p.m. ET edition of ''SportsCenter'', effective February 6, 2017 (the day after [[Super Bowl LI]]).  They replaced Lindsay Czarniak, who had been anchoring the 6:00&nbsp;p.m. ET edition of the show since December 3, 2012.

On November 13, 2015, ESPN interrupted regular programming around 3:00&nbsp;p.m. Eastern Time, to cover the immediate aftermath of the [[November 2015 Paris attacks|terror attacks]] on [[Stade de France]] and downtown [[Paris]] as well as the hostage situation in the [[Bataclan (theatre)|Bataclan theatre]], where a concert by American rock band [[Eagles of Death Metal]] was interrupted by terrorists who killed 89 people. [[ESPN FC]] correspondent Jonathan Johnson, as well as then [[President of France|French president]] [[François Hollande]], were attending the game in the [[Stade de France]], around which the three explosions occurred. While Hollande was evacuated from the stadium at half-time, Johnson remained in the stadium, and after the game he described to the viewers the panic of the fans who attended the game and then rushed the field, after being noticed by the Stade de France's [[Announcer|PA announcer]]. After the hostage crisis ended, a special edition of the program was aired, featuring analysis and reports on the impact that the Paris attacks had on the sports world and [[social media]] reactions of sportspeople to the attacks, announcing the postponements of some major European sporting events that had been announced up to that weekend.

On January 3, 2017, the 10:00&nbsp;a.m. and 11:00&nbsp;a.m. ET editions of ''SportsCenter'' moved from ESPN to ESPN2, effectively switching channels with the two-hour debate program ''[[First Take (talk show)|First Take]]'', which moved from ESPN2 to ESPN.

On February 6, 2017, the newly revamped 6:00&nbsp;p.m. ET of ''SportsCenter'', known as [[SC6 (sports program)|''SC6'' ''with Michael/Jemele'']] (pronounced ''SportsCenter at 6''), debuted with Michael Smith and Jemele Hill as co-anchors.  This new format featured some elements taken from Smith and Hill's former show, ''His & Hers'' and, like ''SportsCenter with SVP'', was more freeform than other editions of ''SportsCenter''.  In addition, ''SC6'' focused on the night ahead in sports, as well as breaking sports news as warranted.

On April 26, 2017, ''SportsCenter'' anchors [[Jay Crawford]], Chris Hassel, [[Jade McCarthy]], [[Sara Walsh]] and [[Jaymee Sire]] (who had co-anchored ''SportsCenter:AM'' since its debut on February 8, 2016) were among the 100 staffers who were let go by ESPN.

Several notable changes were implemented for ''SportsCenter'' beginning on August 28, 2017.  [[Sage Steele]] and [[Randy Scott (sportscaster)|Randy Scott]] replaced Sire (who was laid off four months earlier) and [[Kevin Negandhi]] as co-anchors for the weekday editions of ''SportsCenter:AM'' joining [[Jay Harris (sportscaster)|Jay Harris]], while [[Matt Barrie (sportscaster)|Matt Barrie]] and [[Elle Duncan]] co-anchor the weekend editions of ''SportsCenter:AM'' alongside Negandhi (who has since left that show to co-anchor the weeknight 6:00&nbsp;p.m. ET editions of ''SportsCenter'' with Steele).  In another notable change, the "rundown" graphic has been permanently removed after a decade and (with the exception of the midnight ET edition with Scott Van Pelt) it has now been replaced by a bug on the lower-left portion of the 16:9 screen.  The bug now identifies specific editions of ''SportsCenter'' (such as ''SC:AM'', ''SC@Night'' and so on).

ESPN debuted a brand new advertising campaign for ''SportsCenter'' which was created by [[Droga5]] in late 2017.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.adweek.com/agencies/espn-picks-droga5-as-its-lead-creative-agency-for-sportscenter-and-the-brand-as-a-whole/|title=ESPN Picks Droga5 as Its Lead Creative Agency for SportsCenter and the Brand as a Whole|date=21 August 2017 |access-date=2017-09-14|archive-date=2017-09-14|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170914083434/http://www.adweek.com/agencies/espn-picks-droga5-as-its-lead-creative-agency-for-sportscenter-and-the-brand-as-a-whole/|url-status=live}}</ref> It was originally expected to replace the long-running [[This is SportsCenter]] advertising campaign as it would be discontinued.  As of 2020, the latter advertising campaign (This is SportsCenter) is still being shown.{{Update inline|date=March 2022|reason=Still worded in present tense and last note is from 2020.}}

On November 29, 2017, within an announcement of 150 behind-the-scenes staff members being laid off, ESPN announced the end of the primetime ''SportsCenter'' editions airing on ESPNews as of November 30 (breaking sports news coverage will be maintained where needed).<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.cleveland.com/entertainment/index.ssf/2017/11/espn_cancels_evening_editions.html|title=ESPN cancels evening editions of 'SportsCenter' on ESPNEWS|work=cleveland.com|access-date=2017-11-30|language=en-US|archive-date=2017-11-30|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171130185821/http://www.cleveland.com/entertainment/index.ssf/2017/11/espn_cancels_evening_editions.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://awfulannouncing.com/espn/espn-sportscenter-anchors-contracts-layoffs.html|title=ESPN ending evening ESPNews editions of SportsCenter|last=Bucholtz|first=Andrew|date=November 29, 2017|work=Awful Announcing|access-date=November 30, 2017|archive-date=December 1, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201043634/http://awfulannouncing.com/espn/espn-sportscenter-anchors-contracts-layoffs.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

Following Jemele Hill's departure from ''SportsCenter'' for [[The Undefeated (website)|The Undefeated]] after the final ''SC6'' show on February 2, 2018, Michael Smith became the solo anchor of the 6:00&nbsp;p.m. ET edition of ''SportsCenter'', which itself reverted to that title on February 5; Smith himself departed from ''SportsCenter'' on March 9.  As of March 1, 2021, the weeknight 6:00&nbsp;p.m. ET editions of ''SportsCenter'' are now co-anchored by Kevin Neghandi and Elle Duncan, the latter of whom replaced Sage Steele (who in turn, moved to the noon ET edition).

With the debut of ''[[Get Up! (ESPN program)|Get Up!]]'' on ESPN on April 2, 2018, ''SportsCenter:AM'' moved to [[ESPN2]] (the first hour of the latter show has since moved back to ESPN), while ''[[Golic and Wingo]]'' moved to [[ESPNEWS]].  Consequently, the 10:00&nbsp;a.m. ET edition of ''SportsCenter'' on ESPN2 was eliminated.

On September 6, 2019, in honor of the 40th anniversary of ESPN's launch, Keith Olbermann and Dan Patrick made a surprise on-air reunion as guest hosts for the late-night edition, which featured tributes to their time at the network.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://awfulannouncing.com/espn/dan-patrick-and-keith-olbermann-host-sportscenter-together-for-first-time-in-22-years.html|title=Dan Patrick and Keith Olbermann host SportsCenter together for first time in 22 years|date=2019-09-07|website=Awful Announcing|language=en-US|access-date=2019-09-10|archive-date=2019-09-23|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190923082203/https://awfulannouncing.com/espn/dan-patrick-and-keith-olbermann-host-sportscenter-together-for-first-time-in-22-years.html|url-status=live}}</ref>