Scott Van Pelt was speaking specifically of ESPN’s plans for “SportsCenter” while the sports world pauses during the coronavirus pandemic. But the anchor might as well have been speaking on behalf of everyone who is trying to figure out how to program a sports network at a time when there will be no live games for the foreseeable future.
“We’re trying to figure it out,’’ said Van Pelt, who hosts the midnight edition of “SportsCenter,’’ during an interview Friday on the “Dan Patrick Show.’’ “I like to think we’re a fairly creative bunch that can create content in many different ways, but I’m not a [expletive] magician.