SportsCenter will be live from Louisville on Wednesday

This summer, SportsCenter is traveling across America, broadcasting live from a different state each day for 50 consecutive days. This week, they’re swinging through the Bluegrass. On Wednesday, SportsCenter will be live from the Louisville Slugger Factory and Museum with Kentucky native Michael Eaves as the lead anchor. The episode will air at 6 p.m. ET on ESPN.

Eaves grew up in Hopkins County and was a multi-sport athlete at South Hopkins High School, playing baseball, football, basketball, and golf. He earned his bachelor’s degree in journalism from the University of Kentucky in 1994 and spent seven years at WKYT as a sports reporter and producer before moving to Memphis. Eaves joined ESPN in 2015 and most often anchors the nighttime editions of SportsCenter. He’s very excited to bring the show to his old Kentucky home this week.

SportsCenter’s “50 in 50” is rolling through Kentucky this week. See you soon! pic.twitter.com/SQweOZD2HQ

— Michael Eaves (@michaeleaves) July 7, 2025

According to ESPN, each “50 States in 50 Days” show spotlights “local rivalries, community traditions, and the many ways sports unite fans across the country.” Hopefully, that means we’ll get some Louisville vs. Kentucky talk, along with whatever Louisville Slugger museum content they come up with. May I suggest a sit-down with Mark Pope and Pat Kelsey? As a proud UK alum, I bet Eaves can make that happen.

SportsCenter: 50 States in 50 Days Schedule

Here’s the entire 50 States in 50 Days schedule if you really want to plan your SportsCenter viewing schedule for the rest of the summer. Tomorrow’s show is whitewater rafting in the Grand Canyon, so Kentucky’s got quite an act to follow.

Date	State	Event	Primary Edition (ET)	Anchor
Fri, June 27	DC	SportsCenter with Scott Van Pelt: 50 States in 50 Days Kickoff	5 p.m.	Scott Van Pelt
Sat, June 28	NV	UFC 317 PPV	1 a.m.	Nicole Briscoe & Michael Eaves
Sun, June 29	SD	BMX Mount Rushmore Nationals	10 a.m.	Shae Cornette
Mon, June 30	AK	Midnight Sun Festival	12 a.m.	Randy Scott
Tue, July 1	AL	World Police & Fire Games	2 p.m.	Matt Barrie
Wed, July 2	NM	MiLB- El Paso Chihuahuas at Albuquerque Isotopes	2 p.m.	Christine Williamson
Thu, July 3	WA	Rubik’s WCA World Championship	6 p.m.	Kevin Negandhi
Fri, July 4	NY	Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest & Subway Series (New York Yankees at New York Mets)	1 p.m.	Treavor Scales – Nathan’s Kevin Connors – Subway
Sat, July 5	MO	PLL & WLL All-Star in Kansas City	11 a.m.	Christine Williamson
Sun, July 6	WV	Timber Sports w/ Red Bull’s Matt Cogar	Weekend AM	Steve Coughlin
Mon, July 7	RI	Hall of Fame Open	6 p.m.	Amina Smith
Tue, July 8	AZ	Whitewater Rafting in Grand Canyon	12 a.m.	Randy Scott & Gary Striewski
Wed, July 9	KY	Louisville Slugger Factory & Museum	6 p.m.	Michael Eaves
Thu, July 10	MI	Edward Jones MLP Mid-Season Tournament	2 p.m.	Christine Williamson
Fri, July 11	KS	Dude Perfect World Tour	6 p.m.	Kevin Negandhi
Sat, July 12	NJ	MiLB- New Hampshire Fisher Cats at New Jersey Diners	12 a.m.	Ryan Smith
Sun, July 13	OK	RIVERSPORT, OKC’s Whitewater Center	10 a.m.	Nicole Briscoe
Mon, July 14	GA	MLB Home Run Derby	2 p.m.	Elle Duncan & Kevin Negandhi
Tue, July 15	NE	Cornhusker State Games	7 a.m.	David Lloyd
Wed, July 16	CA	ESPYS	6 p.m.	Elle Duncan & Kevin Negandhi
Thu, July 17	UT	AUSL Softball: Blaze vs. Talons	6 p.m.	Skubie Mageza
Fri, July 18	IN	WNBA All-Star Weekend	6 p.m.	Elle Duncan & Hannah Storm
Sat, July 19	HI	Surfing w/ Red Bull’s Carissa Moore	10 a.m.	Hannah Storm
Sun, July 20	DE	NASCAR Cup Series Race at Dover	10 a.m.	Marty Smith
Mon, July 21	MT	Big Sky Country State Fair	7 a.m.	Treavor Scales
Tue, July 22	MA	Cape Cod League Baseball: Wareham Gateman at Chatham Anglers	6 p.m.	Molly McGrath
Wed, July 23	AR	Mountain Biking w/ Red Bull’s Payson McElveen	6 p.m.	TBD
Thu, July 24	WY	Cheyenne Frontier Days	11 p.m.	Gary Striewski
Fri, July 25	IA	Youth Baseball Tournament at Field of Dreams	6 p.m.	Kevin Negandhi
Sat, July 26	WI	Back to Football Weekend – Packers	7 a.m.	Shae Cornette
Sun, July 27	VA	Back to Football Weekend – Commanders	7 a.m.	Jay Harris & Hannah Storm
Mon, July 28	ID	IRONMAN 70.3 Boise triathlon (Idaho)	7 a.m.	Nicole Briscoe
Tue, July 29	MS	Neshoba County Fair	2 p.m.	Shae Cornette
Wed, July 30	MN	WNBA Finals Rematch: New York Liberty at Minnesota Lynx	6 p.m.	Elle Duncan
Thu, July 31	OH	OSU Training Camp & NFL HOF Game	2 p.m., 5 p.m. & 6 p.m.	Matt Barrie (OSU), Kevin Negandhi (HOF)
Fri, Aug 1	FL	The Ocho at ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex	2 p.m.	Randy Scott & Gary Striewski
Sat, Aug 2	TN	MLB Speedway Classic: Atlanta Braves at Cincinnati Reds	Weekend AM	Ryan McGee & Marty Smith
Sun, Aug 3	SC	ACL World Championships	Weekend AM	Ryan McGee & Marty Smith
Mon, Aug 4	NH	Hot Air Balloon Festival	7 a.m.	David Lloyd
Tue, Aug 5	ME	Maine Lobster Festival	7 a.m.	Shae Cornette
Wed, Aug 6	IL	MLB: Cincinnati Reds at Chicago Cubs from Wrigley Rooftops	2 p.m. & 6 p.m.	Nicole Briscoe
Thu, Aug 7	NC	Little League Softball World Series	6 p.m.	TBD
Fri, Aug 8	LA	Xfinity US Gymnastics Championships	2 p.m.	Elle Duncan
Sat, Aug 9	CO	Savannah Bananas at Coors Field	12 a.m.	Gary Striewski
Sun, Aug 10	OR	Seattle Reign at Portland Thorns	11 p.m.	Kelsey Riggs
Mon, Aug 11	ND	NDSU Football in Fargo, ND	2 p.m.	Matt Barrie
Tue, Aug 12	CT	ESPN Fantasy Football Marathon	5 p.m.	Bristol Show Anchors
Wed, Aug 13	MD	PGA TOUR BMW Championship	2 p.m.	Matt Barrie
Thu, Aug 14	TX	Euless Trinity HS at North Crowley Football Scrimmage	2 p.m.	Hannah Storm
Fri, Aug 15	VT	University of Vermont Soccer in Burlington, Vermont	2 p.m.	Kelsey Riggs
Sat, Aug 16	PA	Little League World Series	Weekend AM	Kevin Negandhi