ESPN’s next blockbuster announcement could involve one of its popular figures. Network staple Scott Van Pelt has emerged as a leading candidate to fill ESPN’s vacant 5 p.m. weekday show time slot, according to a Tuesday report from The Athletic. Van Pelt, the longtime host of the late-night “SportsCenter” and “Monday Night Countdown,” could move … Read more
In late April, Tyrese Haliburton was revealed as the NBA’s “most overrated player” in a poll of anonymous NBA players. A do-over of that poll may have a different outcome now that Haliburton has gone on an epic playoffs heater that includes a game-winning jumper to stun the Thunder in Game 1 of the NBA … Read more
Jalen Brunson’s unexpected shoulder massage stole the spotlight during his postgame interview with ESPN’s Scott Van Pelt after the Knicks beat the Pacers in Game 5 Thursday night to extend their Eastern Conference Finals series. The Knicks point guard, who finished with 32 points at Madison Square Garden, was in the midst of a live … Read more
One well-known Maryland alumnus said he understood why now-former men’s basketball coach Kevin Willard left the program but still slammed the way he exited College Park. ESPN anchor Scott Van Pelt used his “SVPod” to take aim at the way Willard disrespected the people associated with the basketball program by the way he exited for … Read more
Russell Wilson didn’t want to talk about the past after the Steelers’ fourth consecutive loss Saturday night — and ESPN’s Scott Van Pelt didn’t appear thrilled by the veteran quarterback’s comment. During a segment of “SportsCenter with Scott Van Pelt” following the game, the network showed a clip from Wilson’s postgame press conference, where he … Read more
Rest assured, Ryan Baer, there are opinions other than Dave Portnoy’s. The president and founder of Barstool Sports chided Baer, a Pittsburgh offensive tackle, for his receding hairline, which was featured prominently during Thursday night’s six-overtime GameAbove Sports Bowl. This 6OT game just blessed us with this hairline. How old are college kids again? pic.twitter.com/yaysEcxukH … Read more
Scott Van Pelt does not want to hear that Diet Coke is better from cans than bottles. In response to a list of Diet Coke power rankings posted on X by this reporter from The Post, the star ESPN anchor of “Monday Night Countdown” and midnight “SportsCenter” laid down the gauntlet. This reporter ranked glass … Read more
Climate protesters taking over the 18th hole on Sunday during the final round of the Travelers Championship didn’t sit well with one of sports media’s most prominent personalities. On the evening edition of “SportsCenter,” ESPN’s Scott Van Pelt offered an honest assessment of the wild delay at TPC River Highlands in Cromwell, Conn., before Scottie … Read more
Rory McIlroy’s U.S. Open collapse isn’t the only thing that will be remembered from Sunday. When discussing McIlroy’s second-place finish to Bryson DeChambeau, in which the Northern Irishman bogeyed three of the last four holes in the final round at Pinehurst No. 2, Scott Van Pelt offered a critical take on McIlroy’s abrupt departure from … Read more
With Scott Van Pelt voiceless, ESPN is turning to its $15 million man, Joe Buck, and his wife, Michele Beisner-Buck, for the “Monday Night Football” pregame prior to Packers-Raiders. Van Pelt confirmed the news on Twitter, as he woke up this morning without a voice, making it untenable for him to work the pregame show, … Read more
Scott Van Pelt will be joined by Marcus Spears, Ryan Clark and Robert Griffin III on the new “Monday Night Countdown,” The Post has learned. Van Pelt replaces Suzy Kolber, who was let go at the end of June as part of ESPN’s layoffs. Van Pelt and Laura Rutledge were considered for the job, but … Read more
ESPN has made its decision on the next host of “Monday Night Countdown.” Scott Van Pelt has the “inside track” for the job, The Post’s Andrew Marchand said on the “Marchand and Ourand Sports Media Podcast” this week. Van Pelt, 57, and the network are discussing a new contract, Marchand added. He previously reported that … Read more
Joe Buck and Scott Van Pelt want the internet to know that they don’t actually hate each other. A couple weeks ago, Buck made a deadpan comment about only getting one question from Van Pelt on midnight “SportsCenter” after a lackluster “Monday Night Football” game between between the Colts and Chargers. Questions abounded about whether … Read more