This is a list of current and former SportsCenter segments seen since that show debuted on September 7, 1979.
Segments
Current
In-show
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Barry's Best – Former NHL coach Barry Melrose picks his top hockey highlights of the night which are divided into the top goals, saves, and hits. This segment returned in 2009, when Melrose rejoined ESPN. Baseball Tonight Extra – A segment showing highlights of Major League Baseball games currently in progress at the time of a given SportsCenter broadcast. The highlights that are shown are presented by the evening's host and analyst of Baseball Tonight. This segment was discontinued after the 2013 MLB season. Break Down – A nightly segment in which an analyst breaks down a certain key game in the world of sports; the segment is sponsored by McDonald's. By the Numbers – A segment featuring numerical stats (for example, 27 – the number of World Series championships won by the New York Yankees).
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Call of the Day – Often seen during the "Top Ten" segment, this features a call from a play-by-play and/or color commentator from a radio and/or television sports broadcast benefiting from the day's sports highlight. Chevy Clubhouse (formerly Diamond Cutters) – A segment in which baseball analysts are asked questions involving baseball, similar to "Coors Light Cold Hard Facts" and "Gatorade Cooler Talk." This segment, which is sponsored by Chevrolet, is seen during the baseball season. Chris Berman's 2-Minute Drill – In this weekly segment, which airs on Fridays during the NFL season, Berman previews the week's top NFL matchups, and takes his picks from that week's key games (for example, the St. Louis Rams and the Miami Dolphins). "Swami Slate" (Berman's records for the week and season) and "Swami Sez" (Berman's game picks) are usually seen towards the end of the segment. Closing Number – This segment, which is seen at the end of the 6:00 p.m. ET editions, shows a particular statistic – the day's "closing number" (for example: 19,921, the number of SportsCenter broadcasts from Studio A of the ESPN studios (where the program was produced from 1994 to 2004, before it moved to the Digital Center on June 7, 2004)). Contender or Pretender – Usually an analyst(s) will debate whether a team can contend for a pennant, division, or championship. Coors Light Cold Hard Facts – A series of six questions directed to an analyst on a certain sport. Credits Roll – Traditionally airs after the Christmas Eve 11 p.m. broadcast or thereabouts; a complete closing credits package featuring the names of all 7,000+ employees in each ESPN division worldwide set to Christmas carols customized to feature accents from the SportsCenter theme and This is SportsCenter ads (the This is SportsCenter ads were replaced by memorable sports moments from the past year due to ESPN replacing This is SportsCenter with SportsCener: More Than Just Sports in 2017). The 2011 version filled an entire half-hour timeslot. Cup of Joe –
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Did You Know? – At the end of each show, an interesting and usually hardly known fact would be presented regarding a major issue in the sports headlines that day. This segment is now seen during (but not at the end of) the program on occasion. Dilfer's Dimes – After every week of NFL football play, this segment was presented by Trent Dilfer, in which he analyzed the best quarterback throws for that week. This segment was discontinued following the 2016 NFL season. Doin' Too Much – this segment, which debuted February 6, 2017 on the revamped 6:00 p.m. ET edition of SportsCenter and was carried over from their former show, His & Hers, co-presenters Michael Smith and Jemele Hill count down the day's moments in which people are "Doin' Too Much." The segment was discontinued after Hill's departure from the show and also, after the final SC6 show aired on February 2, 2018.
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ESPN Deportes Update – An ESPN Deportes personality provides highlights of sporting events outside of the United States. This segment is seen during the late editions of SportsCenter.
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Fact or Fiction – Usually an analyst(s) will debate whether something is plausible or not (for example, Sammy Sosa will make the Hall of Fame). Film Session – Seen on Mondays during the NFL season, with ESPN NFL analyst Merrill Hoge. Football Fix – A segment that focuses on all of the day's news in either college football or the NFL.; seen during the football season. Friday Funnies – A segment shown on Fridays at the end of the overnight editions in which the three funniest plays from the week's sporting events are shown. This segment is sponsored by GEICO.