SportsCentre
Encyclopedia
SportsCentre is a sport
s news program airing on the Canadian
network
TSN
. As TSN's flagship program, it airs several times daily, and beginning in the 2008 season it also began to be aired on sister network CTV
as its post-game program for early NFL games.
The program was known as SportsDesk until September 5, 2001, where as a result of a minority stake in TSN being acquired by ESPN
, the program was re-launched under a similar look and format to ESPN's flagship sportscast SportsCenter
, with the title rendered in Canadian spelling
. It also uses the current ESPN SportsCenter theme.
On September 25, 2006, SportsCentre began broadcasting in High Definition
(HD). At that time, TSN
expressed hopes to have all reports from its bureaus in HD in the near future.
TSN has gradually increased the length and, in some cases, repetition of SportsCentre broadcasts such that the channel now typically carries the program for up to 13.5 hours out of the day (including the "morning loop" repeats of the previous night's 2:00am ET edition), while TSN2
typically airs repeats of either SportsCentre or SportsCentre Morning Rush for a total of nine hours a day.
* Timing and length of this edition is variable depending on live events (if any) on TSN that evening. For example, it might begin as early as 9:30pm ET (i.e. immediately following a 7:00pm ET NHL game), or as late as after midnight ET if delayed due to live events. If the start time is after 10:30 ET, the program will generally run until midnight; if after 11:30 ET, it will usually run at least half an hour; if live events run until after 12:30 ET, that edition may be dropped entirely.
Sport
A Sport is all forms of physical activity which, through casual or organised participation, aim to use, maintain or improve physical fitness and provide entertainment to participants. Sport may be competitive, where a winner or winners can be identified by objective means, and may require a degree...
s news program airing on the Canadian
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
network
Television network
A television network is a telecommunications network for distribution of television program content, whereby a central operation provides programming to many television stations or pay TV providers. Until the mid-1980s, television programming in most countries of the world was dominated by a small...
TSN
The Sports Network
The Sports Network, commonly abbreviated as TSN, is a Canadian English language Category C specialty channel and is Canada's leading English language sports TV channel. TSN premiered in 1984, in the first group of Canadian specialty cable channels...
. As TSN's flagship program, it airs several times daily, and beginning in the 2008 season it also began to be aired on sister network CTV
CTV television network
CTV Television Network is a Canadian English language television network and is owned by Bell Media. It is Canada's largest privately-owned network, and has consistently placed as Canada's top-rated network in total viewers and in key demographics since 2002, after several years trailing the rival...
as its post-game program for early NFL games.
The program was known as SportsDesk until September 5, 2001, where as a result of a minority stake in TSN being acquired by ESPN
ESPN
Entertainment and Sports Programming Network, commonly known as ESPN, is an American global cable television network focusing on sports-related programming including live and pre-taped event telecasts, sports talk shows, and other original programming....
, the program was re-launched under a similar look and format to ESPN's flagship sportscast SportsCenter
SportsCenter
SportsCenter is a daily sports news television show, and the flagship program of American cable network ESPN since the network launched on September 7, 1979. Originally broadcast only daily, SportsCenter is now shown up to twelve times a day, replaying the day's scores and highlights from major...
, with the title rendered in Canadian spelling
Canadian English
Canadian English is the variety of English spoken in Canada. English is the first language, or "mother tongue", of approximately 24 million Canadians , and more than 28 million are fluent in the language...
. It also uses the current ESPN SportsCenter theme.
On September 25, 2006, SportsCentre began broadcasting in High Definition
High-definition television
High-definition television is video that has resolution substantially higher than that of traditional television systems . HDTV has one or two million pixels per frame, roughly five times that of SD...
(HD). At that time, TSN
The Sports Network
The Sports Network, commonly abbreviated as TSN, is a Canadian English language Category C specialty channel and is Canada's leading English language sports TV channel. TSN premiered in 1984, in the first group of Canadian specialty cable channels...
expressed hopes to have all reports from its bureaus in HD in the near future.
TSN has gradually increased the length and, in some cases, repetition of SportsCentre broadcasts such that the channel now typically carries the program for up to 13.5 hours out of the day (including the "morning loop" repeats of the previous night's 2:00am ET edition), while TSN2
TSN2
TSN2 is a secondary feed of the Canadian English language Category C specialty channel TSN, owned by CTV Specialty Television Inc., a joint venture of Bell Media and ESPN...
typically airs repeats of either SportsCentre or SportsCentre Morning Rush for a total of nine hours a day.
Current anchors
- Kate BeirnessKate BeirnessKate Beirness is a Canadian television sportscaster, currently working as a host for SportsCentre on TSN. Since March 2011, Beirness has filled in for Jennifer Hedger, who went on maternity leave...
(2009–present) - James CybulskiJames CybulskiJames Cybulski is a Canadian radio sportscaster currently working as a host of Cybulski and Company on TSN RADIO 1050. Cybulski also works as a television sportscaster, and a reporter for SportsCentre on TSN....
(2009–present) - Darren DutchyshenDarren DutchyshenDarren Dutchyshen is a Canadian sportscaster, who cohosts the evening edition of SportsCentre on TSN. He was born in Porcupine Plain, Saskatchewan. Dutchyshen graduated from the Western Academy Broadcasting College in Saskatoon, and went on to stints at STV and Global Edmonton before his current...
(1995–present) - Jennifer HedgerJennifer HedgerJennifer Frances Hedger is a Canadian television personality, the co-host of TSN's nightly sports news program SportsCentre...
(2002–present) - Bryan MudrykBryan MudrykBryan Mudryk , son of principal at Boyle School, Bob Mudryk, is a Canadian sports anchor for TSN. He currently co-hosts the 10 PM and 2 AM ET weekend editions of SportsCentre, along with Holly Horton. He joined TSN in October 2005.Prior to joining TSN, Mudryk was a sports anchor and reporter at CTV...
(2005–present) - Jay OnraitJay OnraitJay Michael Onrait is a Canadian television personality. He is the co-host, along with Dan O'Toole, for the late night broadcast of Sportscentre.-Personal:Onrait is a native of Athabasca, Alberta....
(2002–present) - Dan O'TooleDan O'TooleDan O'Toole is a Canadian television sports anchor for TSN. Since 2003, he has co-hosted the 2:00 AM weekday broadcast of SportsCentre, alongside Jay Onrait.- Biography :...
(2003–present) - Vic RauterVic RauterVictor Rauter is a Canadian sportscaster for The Sports Network since 1985. He has covered mostly auto racing, curling and soccer since 1986 as well as hockey, baseball, bowling, squash, volleyball, equestrian and skiing....
(1985–present) - Rod SmithRod Smith (sportscaster)Rod Smith is a Canadian sports anchor. He has been with TSN since 1987, joining as an editorial assistant for SportsCentre . He became a reporter in 1992 and moved to anchoring in 1995 where he serves to this day. He reported from the 1995 NHL Entry Draft. A former offensive guard for the Queen's...
(1995–present) - Natasha Staniszewski (2011–present)
- Joe Tilley (2011–present)
- Brent Wallace (1998–present)
- Cory WoronCory WoronCory Woron is a Canadian sportscaster. He has hosted The Sports Network's flagship SportsCentre since 2000. He began his work for TSN on another progamme called Ford That's Golf, before joining SportsCentre. Before joining TSN, he worked at Global Winnipeg as a sports anchor...
(2000–present)
- 1. Hedger is on maternity leave from TSN, effective March 18, 2011.
Anchor lineups
- Weekdays 6:00pm ET (60 minutes): Rod Smith
- Weekdays 10:00pm ET (90 minutes)
* : Darren Dutchyshen and Kate Beirness - Weekdays 2:00am ET (60 minutes; repeated hourly until 1:00pm ET): Jay Onrait and Dan O'Toole
- Weekends 6:00pm ET (60 minutes): Cory Woron
- Weekends 10:00pm (90 minutes)
* and 2:00am ET/morning loop (60 minutes): Bryan Mudryk and Natasha Staniszewski - Sunday NFL post-game edition on CTV: Jay Onrait
- SportsCentre Morning Rush (day's main highlights in 15 minutes; repeated between 5:00am and 1:00pm ET on TSN2): same anchors as previous night's 2:00am show
Former anchors
- David AmberDavid AmberDavid Amber is a Canadian anchor for NHL On the Fly on the NHL Network as well as the anchor for Raptors Post Up on NBA TV Canada...
- Rod BlackRod BlackRod Black is a Canadian sports announcer for TSN and CTV Sports. He calls games for the CFL, occasionally for the The NHL on TSN, and used to call games for the Toronto Blue Jays, ending in 2009. He also calls Canadian golf tournaments for the PGA, on occasion bowling tournaments, curling, boxing ...
- Lisa BowesLisa BowesLisa Bowes is a Canadian sports anchor. She is currently at CTV Calgary and freelances for TSN.She began her career as an editorial assistant at TSN in 1989. She later became a reporter for TSN in Winnipeg and Calgary...
(1997–1999) - Brendan ConnorBrendan ConnorBrendan Connor is a Canadian journalist with a wide range of broadcasting experience, including recently working for Al Jazeera English TV, based out of Washington, DC, and Doha, Qatar...
(1992–1998) - James DuthieJames Duthie (sportscaster)James "Boom Boom" Duthie is an Ottawa-born Canadian sportscaster for TSN. He is currently the host of The NHL on TSN. In the past, he has hosted CFL Live, NBA in the Paint and SportsCentre. He also writes a column for TSN.ca called The Good the Bad the Duthie...
- Leah Hextall
- Holly HortonHolly HortonHolly Horton is a Canadian sportscaster who worked for TSN from July 16, 2004 to October 30, 2011. She co-hosted SportsCentre at the 11 PM and 2 AM broadcast on weekends along with Bryan Mudryk...
- Mark Jones
- Suneel Joshi
- Teresa KruzeTeresa KruzeTeresa Kruze is a Canadian television personality. She was a reporter for TSN between 1986 and 2000 and formerly a sports anchor on SportsDesk. Previous to her time with TSN, she was a weekend sports anchor for the CTV affiliate in Calgary CFCN-TV. In addition, she worked for Toronto's all-news...
(1986–2000) - Farhan LaljiFarhan LaljiFarhan Lalji is a Vancouver-based sports reporter for TSN. He previously anchored SportsDesk between 1997 and 2000.He graduated from Simon Fraser University in liberal arts with a minor in communications and history....
(1997–2000) - Terry LeibelTerry LeibelTerry Leibel is a retired Canadian journalist and former member of the Canadian national equestrian team. After her career as an equestrian throughout the 1970s, Leibel was hired by CBC Sports as an equestrian sports analyst. She was the first woman to host a CBC Olympic Games broadcast...
(1984–1986) - Michael LandsbergMichael LandsbergMichael Landsberg is a Canadian sports journalist. Landsberg started his national career in 1984 as an anchor on TSN's SportsDesk , broadcasting more than 5,000 episodes...
(1984–1997) - Diana McDonald (1984–1988)
- Gord MillerGord Miller (sportscaster)Gord Miller is a Canadian sportscaster for the cable networks, TSN and Versus. Working alongside Pierre McGuire, Miller has been the lead National Hockey League play-by-play announcer for TSN since 2002, when the network re-acquired national broadcast rights for the NHL...
- Dan PollardDan PollardDan Pollard is a Canadian broadcaster who is currentely a co-host of the NHL Network's NHL on the Fly. He has worked for NHL Network since October 2002. He also worked for Global TV as well as on The Fan 590 radio show and Toronto's MOJO Radio....
- David PrattDavid Pratt (Canadian broadcaster)David Pratt is a Canadian sports radio personality who used to host along with Don Taylor the weekday afternoon talk show Pratt and Taylor on CKST AM in Vancouver, British Columbia....
(1997–2000) - Blake PriceBlake PriceBlake Price is a Canadian sports journalist. He is currently a co-host on the Team 1040 sports radio alongside former NHLer Dave Tomlinson. Price previously worked at MOJO sports radio as well as television in Saskatoon, Sports Page in Vancouver and three years at TSN anchoring SportsCentre from...
(2001–2004, 2006) - Bob Pronyk
- Dave RandorfDave RandorfDave Randorf is a Canadian sportscaster and current host of TSN's Canadian Football League studio show as well as TSN's and CTV's coverage of figure skating...
- Paul RomanukPaul RomanukPaul Romanuk is a Canadian sportscaster and writer. He was born in Oshawa, Ontario, Canada. Romanuk has lived in London, England since 2005.-Early career:...
- Chris Sedens (1992–1994)
- Gino Reda (1988–2001)
- Mike TothMike TothMike Toth is a Canadian sports anchor, formerly on Rogers Sportsnet Sportsnet Connected and with the Fan 590 in Toronto. He grew up in Bassano, Alberta. He was previously a sports anchor for TSN's SportsCentre...
(1997–1998) - Jim Van HorneJim Van HorneJim Van Horne is a Canadian sports anchor.Van Horne began his broadcasting career on CKMP in Midland, Ontario, in 1971. From 1972 to 1980, Van Horne was one of the top disc jockeys in Canada at 1050 CHUM in Toronto. He was named Billboard Magazine's Disc Jockey of the year in 1972, the only...
(1984–2001) - John WellsJohn Wells (sportscaster)John Wells is a Canadian sportscaster. His most recent show, which ended in April 2008, was Wells And Company on CJOB radio in Winnipeg. He broadcast Canadian Football League games for over 30 years. He is the son of "Cactus" Jack Wells.-Early life and career:Wells broadcasting career began in...
(1984–1992)