SportsCenter Pares Down Lineup

In light of the inordinate amount of bitching and moaning that I do about ESPN, I'm delighted to share this bit of news:

On Tuesday, ESPN announced plans to pare down its SportsCenter lineup, reducing the number of anchors that will regularly handle the program. Do you know what that means? That's right - LESS STUART SCOTT. Instead of using a dozen or so anchors and mixing up the combination of teams, the network has settled on six anchors and three teams.

"We believe at the end, a smaller pool of on-air talent and more consistent production team will create a better product." - Norby Williamson, senior vice president and managing editor for ESPN.

Beginning Monday, SC viewers will get Dan Patrick and Fred Hickman for the 5 p.m. show, John Anderson and Steve Levy at 10 p.m., and Neil Everett and Scott Van Pelt at midnight. Stuart Scott will continue to anchor the Sunday night edition and appear occasionally on the 10 p.m. weekday slot.

It's not much but it's a start in the right direction.