1. Around the Horn aired its last episode in May of 2025. Since then, ESPN’s 5 p.m. time slot has been filled by SportsCenter. That was never to be the long-term plan, however. At one point, ESPN tried to reunite the old radio team of Scott Van Pelt and Ryen Russillo. Ultimately, that did not work out, with Russillo leaving The Ringer for Barstool Sports. But Van Pelt is still in play for the 5 p.m. window, which is a prime piece of real estate in the TV world thanks to it leading into the venerable Pardon the Interruption. Van Pelt pulled back the curtain on all of this during an appearance on this week’s SI Media With Jimmy Traina. I asked Van Pelt if he’s going to 5 p.m. “I have absolutely no idea,” he answered. Do you want to go to 5 p.m., I asked. “I don’t know what it is,” he said. “What is it? What am I doing, Jimmy? Workshop it for me. Tell me what I’m doing at 5 p.m.”
Published: January 22, 2026 5:33 pm
Source: Sports Illustrated — Read original