By featuring performances this week by Alanis Morrisette, Five For Fighting and the Roots, among others, ESPN’s Sportscenter can officially be tagged with the “SUCKS” label. The many changes made in the past few years, which can be traced back to the merger with ABC/Disney, have been made with the casual fan in mind. Well, that’s just great, because it sure as hell has alienated this die-hard sportsfan. There was a time that I never missed a day of Sportscenter, now, I can’t even remember when it was that I last sat through an entire episode. With the “Budweiser Hot Seat”, or the “Coors Light Spotlight”, “Fact or Fiction,” etc., the show has become a parody of its’ former self.
ESPN still does a fine job with its’ broadcasts of NFL, MLB, and NHL games. I enjoy watching Baseball Tonight and Pardon The Interruption. However, with this latest move, Sportscenter is no longer my source for sports news.
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I usually watch about 10 mins of ESPNews a day and I’m good.
What’s wrong with a little music and beer sponsorship - I mean come on - this is modern sports. No one is just an athlete and the shows are not covering them like that anymore - it’s gotta be “MORE” .
I would agree it sucks if I had any reason to know what SportsCenter IS… Moore Genetic disease and all.
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