ESPN star asks colleague to take role at his | Sports News

Co-anchors Gary Striewski and Randy Scott will quickly commerce their SportsHeart desk for the altar.

On the newest episode of ESPN’s flagship show, Scott — who narrowly prevented critical harm in a main car crash final June — was tasked with breaking some sudden information. During a ‘Just In,’ phase, Striewski sneakily hijacked the teleprompter to ask if his peer can be a groomsman when he ties the knot with his girlfriend, Abbey Carnivale.

“This just into SportsCenter — got a little surprise here — a 2026 qualifying offer has been extended to SportsCenter anchor Randy Scott to be a groomsman in the Striewski-Carnivale wedding taking place in July 2026,” Scott stated earlier than letting out a chuckle.

“An internet friend since 2014, a co-worker since 2018, and a co-anchor since 2022, a true friend for what feels like much longer… Gary Striewski says it would be an honor to have Scott agree to that position. Offer is pending my final approval, it’s worth zero dollars American, but it is an open bar.”

It didn’t take long for Scott to come up with an reply. “I’m in. I’m in. Let’s go,” he stated earlier than emphatically shaking fingers with Striewski. “I’m not gonna ask how many of them you’re gonna have. I don’t want to ruin the moment. I am gonna bring snacks.”

Striewski asserted the gesture wouldn’t be mandatory, chiming in: “You can do that. You don’t have to. It’s gonna be catered.”

Before chopping to business, Striewski and Scott fondly appeared back at a handful of photographs from their many adventures through the years with huge names together with Shane Gillis and Lil’ Wayne. “Look at all these,” Scott stated. “Some of these are awesome.” Striewski added: “We’ve had some good moments on the program, off the program. We’re gonna add more.”

Scott and Striewski each took near-identical journeys to SportsHeart, with the duo working as sports activities anchors in a number of small markets earlier than ultimately becoming a member of ESPN in 2012 and 2013, respectively.

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Given the similarities between their respective profession paths, a number of of Striewski’s former co-workers joked that he and Scott have been virtually the “same person.” “A lot of the people that [I] worked with were like, ‘[Have] you ever [worked] with Randy? You guys are the same person,’” Striewski advised Barrett Media back in June 2022.

“I’m like, ‘I keep hearing that. Who’s this Randy guy?’ Randy legitimately has been everywhere that I end up — just a couple of years prior to me — and then over the last couple of months, we met at the SportsCenter desk.”

Since becoming a member of forces as SportsHeart co-anchors back in 2022, their on-air chemistry has been virtually palpable. “It does challenge me to up my level – up my level of preparedness – every single show because I know Randy brings it every single show, every single highlight, every single read,” Striewski stated. “I mean, he’s quicker than anybody I’ve worked with, so it’s cool to continuously be tested every single weekend with somebody I look up to like that.”