How is ESPN's SportsCenter dealing with a world without live sports?

Esquire

To fill time in three daily live editions, the sports news institution has been repackaging its archives. While there is plenty of sports news, there hasn't been live sports in nearly a month. "Considering ESPN's lack of live games is projected to give the network a ratings decline of as much as 80 percent—in addition to its ongoing battle with cord-cutters—there might not be a group of people with more to lose than ESPN’s 40-year-old flagship show, SportsCenter, which has over a hundred million viewers per month," says Brady Langmann, who spoke with SportsCenter anchors. "Without highlights, without anything to preview, and with very little non-virus-related news, the people behind the live show—including its anchors, beat reporters across the country, producers, and behind-the-scenes players—are trying to figure out: What is SportsCenter without sports?"