ESPN letting SportsCenter anchor Stan Verrett go after 25 years

A longtime “SportsCenter” anchor is departing the Worldwide Leader. Stan Verrett is leaving ESPN later this summer after 25 years with the network, according to a report from Front Office Sports.  ESPN is reportedly not planning to renew his contract. “We’re grateful for Stan’s many contributions and all he has brought to SportsCenter over the years,” ESPN exec Dave Roberts told FOS in a statement.“We thank him and wish him continued success.”Verrett took to social media on Wednesday after news broke of his departure. “My life is in Los Angeles is now,” Verrett wrote on X.

“Nothing but gratitude for 25 years of living a dream at ESPN.I’m not retiring.

Really excited about the future and some incredible opportunities.Stay tuned.”Verrett has worked for the company since 2000 and served as the 1 a.m.

ET “SportsCenter” host since 2009. He worked alongside longtime co-host Neil Everett in ESPN’s Los Angeles studio for roughly 14 years before the latter stepped away from the network in June 2023. In March, ESPN announced it would be moving the Los Angeles edition of “SportsCenter” to its headquarters in Bristol, Conn.On Monday night, Verrett and Linda Cohn co-hosted the last episode in LA and got a special guest appearance from Everett. ...