ESPNâs next blockbuster announcement could involve one of its popular figures. Network staple Scott Van Pelt has emerged as a leading candidate to fill ESPNâs 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 âSportsCenterâ and âMonday Night Countdown,â could move … Read more
In late April, Tyrese Haliburton was revealed as the NBAâs âmost overrated playerâ 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 Brunsonâs unexpected shoulder massage stole the spotlight during his postgame interview with ESPNâs 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
The Knicks had their Xâs and Oâs in order Thursday night. The same canât exactly be said of one of their fans. During a stoppage of the Knicksâ Game 5 win over the Pacers at the Garden on Thursday, a pair of fans went head-to-head in a full-court game of tic-tac-toe. Make a basket, get … Read more
Golf can elicit plenty of emotions, and ESPNâs audience learned that live on the air during the broadcast of the first round of the PGA Championship in Charlotte, N.C. on Thursday. Tyrrell Hatton, who shot a solid 3-under 68 and trails leader Jhonattan Vegas by four shots, was hitting off the tee on the 17th … Read more
One well-known Maryland alumnus said he understood why now-former menâs basketball coach Kevin Willard left the program but still slammed the way he exited College Park. ESPN anchor Scott Van Pelt used his âSVPodâ 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 didnât want to talk about the past after the Steelersâ fourth consecutive loss Saturday night â and ESPNâs Scott Van Pelt didnât appear thrilled by the veteran quarterbackâs comment. During a segment of âSportsCenter with Scott Van Peltâ following the game, the network showed a clip from Wilsonâs postgame press conference, where he … Read more
Rest assured, Ryan Baer, there are opinions other than Dave Portnoyâs. The president and founder of Barstool Sports chided Baer, a Pittsburgh offensive tackle, for his receding hairline, which was featured prominently during Thursday nightâs 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 âMonday Night Countdownâ and midnight âSportsCenterâ 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 didnât sit well with one of sports mediaâs most prominent personalities. On the evening edition of âSportsCenter,â ESPNâs Scott Van Pelt offered an honest assessment of the wild delay at TPC River Highlands in Cromwell, Conn., before Scottie … Read more
Rory McIlroyâs U.S. Open collapse isnât the only thing that will be remembered from Sunday. When discussing McIlroyâs 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 McIlroyâs 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 âMonday Night Footballâ 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 âMonday Night Countdown,â The Post has learned. Van Pelt replaces Suzy Kolber, who was let go at the end of June as part of ESPNâs layoffs. Van Pelt and Laura Rutledge were considered for the job, but … Read more
ESPN has made its decision on the next host of âMonday Night Countdown.â Scott Van Pelt has the âinside trackâ for the job, The Postâs Andrew Marchand said on the âMarchand and Ourand Sports Media Podcastâ this week. Van Pelt, 57, and the network are discussing a new contract, Marchand added. He previously reported that … Read more
Scott Van Pelt isnât sure where his voice went during Wednesdayâs installment of âSportsCenter.â During the late-night edition of the ESPN broadcast, Van Pelt attempted to recap moments from an Edmonton Oilers game but struggled mightily in the process. âThis is terrible, Iâm trying,â Van Pelt can be heard saying on the broadcast. Scott Van … Read more
Joe Buck and Scott Van Pelt want the internet to know that they donât actually hate each other. A couple weeks ago, Buck made a deadpan comment about only getting one question from Van Pelt on midnight âSportsCenterâ after a lackluster âMonday Night Footballâ game between between the Colts and Chargers. Questions abounded about whether … Read more