{"id":844,"date":"2024-07-20T17:45:45","date_gmt":"2024-07-20T17:45:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=844"},"modified":"2024-07-20T17:45:45","modified_gmt":"2024-07-20T17:45:45","slug":"disastrous-morning-forced-espn-to-cancel-sportscenter-on-friday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=844","title":{"rendered":"Disastrous Morning Forced ESPN To Cancel \u2018SportsCenter\u2019 On Friday"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>ESPN was forced to abandon \u2018SportsCenter\u2019 this Friday morning due to a significant inconvenience.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-sm-content-width\" data-content-name=\"mai-video-player\" data-track-content=\"\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"mai-ad-video mai-connatix\" data-al=\"content\" data-unit=\"tpsplayer\" data-content-name=\"mai-ad-content-tpsplayer\" data-track-content=\"\">\n<div id=\"cnx-outside\">\n<p>A major Microsoft outage left airlines, banking systems, and medical sectors around the world in shambles, with ESPN one of the broadcasters impacted by the mishap.<\/p>\n<p>The Worldwide Leader in Sports was unable to air \u2018SportsCenter,\u2019 replacing it with a video feed of ESPN Radio\u2019s \u2018Unsportsmanlike\u2019 with Freddie Coleman and Courtney Cronin.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cA Microsoft outage happened about one o\u2019clock in the morning Eastern Time, and Courtney, all hell has broken loose,\u201d\u00a0<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ESPNRadio\/status\/1814263332624318707\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Coleman told viewers<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cI thought I was the only one struggling this morning when I woke up \u2026 and was like struggling to put my eyelashes on,\u201d\u00a0<\/em>Cronin joked, claiming to have had the<em>\u00a0\u201cworst morning ever.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CourtneyRCronin?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@CourtneyRCronin<\/a> thought she had a bad morning&#8230; \ud83d\ude05 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/mZ8IkKDo6j\">pic.twitter.com\/mZ8IkKDo6j<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 ESPN Radio (@ESPNRadio) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ESPNRadio\/status\/1814263332624318707?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 19, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"h-sportscenter-wasn-t-the-only-espn-show-affected-by-the-outage\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u2018SportsCenter\u2019 Wasn\u2019t The Only ESPN Show Affected By The Outage<\/h2>\n<p>Anchor Gary Striewski made light of the situation by sharing a video of him and Randy Scott walking into work this morning.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cGood morning, America. Do you have internet? Stop bragging about it. We don\u2019t either at Bristol HQ,<\/em>\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Good morning if you can see this<br \/>\nHere\u2019s an update <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/802ShGKf8C\">pic.twitter.com\/802ShGKf8C<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Gary Striewski (@garystriewski) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/garystriewski\/status\/1814249792702140549?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 19, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>He responded to Cronin\u2019s tweet pertaining to the schedule change with a photo of himself and Scott on the couch.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">The Microsoft outage is affecting <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SportsCenter?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@SportsCenter<\/a>&#8216;s ability to get on air, so you&#8217;re getting <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/UnSportsESPN?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@UnSportsESPN<\/a> with me and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ColemanESPN?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@ColemanESPN<\/a> on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/espn?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@ESPN<\/a>, ESPN 2 and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ESPNU?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@ESPNU<\/a> for at least the next hour.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Courtney Cronin (@CourtneyRCronin) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CourtneyRCronin\/status\/1814253369042608579?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 19, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cEveryone stop freaking out. Scott is on hold with Microsoft customer support. He\u2019s got it under control,\u201d<\/em>\u00a0he joked in another post showing Scott speaking on his phone.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Everyone stop freaking out <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RandyScottESPN?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@RandyScottESPN<\/a> is on hold with Microsoft customer support. He\u2019s got it under control. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/DzXHyYNaPj\">pic.twitter.com\/DzXHyYNaPj<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Gary Striewski (@garystriewski) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/garystriewski\/status\/1814282372336026017?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 19, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The outage also affected \u2018Get Up\u2019, as the show came on without its graphics or B-roll, which meant the hosts had to use a whiteboard.<\/p>\n<div id=\"incontent-ad-4\" class=\"pw-incontent\" data-label=\"Advertisement\"><\/div>\n<p>Meanwhile, George Kurtz, the president and CEO of CrowdStrike cybersecurity firm, has linked the outage to a \u201cdefect\u201d found in a Microsoft update. He also confirmed it wasn\u2019t an attack, as Cronin suggested.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ESPN was forced to abandon \u2018SportsCenter\u2019 this Friday morning due to a significant inconvenience. 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