Live Weekdays Day 1:
Live From Beijing, Los Angeles, Wisconsin, Cincinnati;
Breaking News on Dunn Trade & Engram Injury

ESPN’s live six-hour weekday SportsCenter (9 a.m.-3 p.m. ET) debuted today when Hannah Storm and Josh Elliott greeted viewers at 9 a.m., and handed off co-anchoring duties to Chris McKendry and Robert Flores at noon. Sage Steele presented “SportsCenter Right Now” updates every 20 minutes throughout the live block.

Below is a rundown of how SportsCenter provided fresh perspective and expanded highlights on the biggest events, and kept viewers up to date on the latest news. Elements included breaking news (Adam Dunn trade, and Bobby Engram injury), the "In Box" which provided interactivity for fans, "Word On The Street" with perspective from local sports-talk radio stations, and the launch of SportsCenter.com.

See Josh Elliott & Hannah Storm sign on at 9 a.m. and hand off to Robert Flores & Chris McKendry at noon, click: SportsCenter LIVE noon

9:00 a.m. hour of SportsCenter

• Morning Buzz: Olympics: footage of USA men’s 4x100 meter freestyle relay win and basketball victory over China
• Pulse of the Fan: SportsCenter.com poll debuts asking fans: “Which team will win the AL East?” 1. Rays; 2. Red Sox; 3. Yankees
• NFL Live’s Cris Carter in-studio to analyze the Packers first post-Favre game and the NFL’s top rookies
• Morning News:

1.      Rafael Nadal and Serena Williams win Olympic singles debuts

2.      Byron Leftwich signs one-year deal with Steelers

3.      UCLA QB Ben Olson hurt

• Update from Beijing: live report by Jeremy Schaap; interview with Cullen Jones, member of USA’s winning 4x100 meter freestyle relay team; interview with USA men’s basketball team member Chris Bosh from the Great Wall of China

10:00 a.m.

• Yankees Alex Rodriguez comments on sweep by Angels on walk-off hit
• Report from Buster Olney on key MLB injuries
• Morning News:
  1. No deal for Giants WR Plaxico Burress
  2. Kosuke Fukudome on notice that he may lose playing time

• ESPN Right Now: A report on USA Women’s basketball team’s win over China
• Word on the Street: Milwaukee’s 540 ESPN Radio host Scott Wisniewski on Packers QB Aaron Rodgers
• Wake up Call:

  1.      Radio call of Gabe Kapler’s walk-off HR leading Brewers over Nationals

  2.      Michael Wilbon singing Take Me out to the Ball Game at Wrigley Field

11:00 a.m.

• Morning News:
1. Gary Sheffield unhappy in Detroit
2. Chad Pennington not guaranteed starting job in Miami
3. Matt Jones of Jaguars pleads not guilty to cocaine charge
• Word on the Street: Cincinnati’s 1530 ESPN Radio host C. Trent Rosecrans on Bengals preseason opener tonight
• “In Box:” e-mails to SportsCenter.com read on-air

Noon

• Morning Buzz: Update from Beijing including report on Tyson Gay’s status for 100 meter sprint
• Live report by Ron Jaworski on the Packers beginning Aaron Rodgers era tonight,  Chad Johnson and his relationship with the Bengals, and Brett Favre’s adjustment to playing with the Jets

12:15 E.T. Josh Elliot chats with fans on SportsCenter.com

• Morning Rush: A look at NFL rookies who played this past weekend: Matt Ryan, Joe Flacco, Darren McFadden, Rashard Mendenhall
• Cris Carter in studio explaining that Miami’s Ricky Williams is a veteran to watch, and who to watch in tonight’s Packers-Bengals game   
• Stock Up, Stock Down: Up – Padraig Harrington, Kyle Busch, Rocco Baldelli; Down -- Yankees pitching, Red Sox pitching
• Live report from Shelley Smith in Los Angeles on injured USC QB Mark Sanchez

1:00 p.m.

• Live report by ESPN.com senior writer Pat Forde from Beijing, saying of the 4x100 meter freestyle relay: “This is the best Olympic finish I have seen.”
• Pulse of the Fan: SportsCenter.com poll asks fans: “Will Michael Phelps win eight gold medals?” Yes/No
• Live report from Green Bay by Rachel Nichols on Packers beginning Aaron Rodgers era
• Live report by ESPN The Magazine’s Chris Broussard on Kobe Bryant and LeBron James considering going to Europe for big contracts
• “In Box:” e-mails to SportsCenter.com on USA Men’s 4 x 100 meter freestyle relay victory read on-air

2:00 p.m.

• Jets head coach Eric Mangini on the addition of Brett Favre
• A look back at the 2005 NFL Draft when the Packers selected Aaron Rodgers, and the events leading up to him getting the starting job
• Breaking News I: Live report by Jayson Stark on Arizona Diamondbacks getting Adam Dunn from the Cincinnati Reds for three minor league players   
• Breaking News II: Seattle Seahawks’ Bobby Engram out 6-8 weeks with a cracked shoulder
• The Pulse of the Fan: SportsCenter.com poll results -- “Will Michael Phelps win eight gold medals?” Yes 66.7% No 33.3%

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