SportsCenter LA delivers a sweet sign-off with a very special guest

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May 20, 2025 - 17:30
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SportsCenter LA delivers a sweet sign-off with a very special guest

SportsCenter LA signed off on Monday night for the final time, with ESPN ending the Los Angeles-based show after 15 years on the air, along with soccer studio shows.

And the sign-off was lovely, with Linda Cohn, Stan Verrett and ... Neil Everett, the anchor who was with the Worldwide Leader for 23 years and who left in 2023.

"What it feels like is the greatest local station ever, because everybody knows everybody," Verrett said. "We watched families develop and we've grown up together."

Cohn added that it's a family, and she thanked everybody before they all said goodbye.

It was sweet and sad. Watch below:

Per Sports Business Journal, here's why the show is shutting down:

“Based on our current business needs, we are relocating the L.A.-based ‘SportsCenter’ and soccer studio shows to ESPN’s Bristol headquarters, including the limited number of employee positions related to these shows,” ESPN said in a statement to SBJ. “The Los Angeles Production Center will continue to host ESPN’s NBA studio productions and provide office space to additional L.A.-based employees.”

This article originally appeared on For The Win: SportsCenter LA signs off on ESPN with Stan Verrett, Neil Everett

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