1. Legendary ESPN personality Chris Berman is returning to SportsCenter in a new role carved out specifically for him, sources tell SI.com.
The man known as "Boomer" will host a weekly three-to-four minute segment called, "Berman's Blast," in which he'll recap and discuss historic NFL rivalries to coincide with a game that week. The segment, which will first air at 7 a.m. ET each Friday, will be repeated several times throughout the weekend on various editions of SportsCenter.
As of now, the segment will run for five weeks and will feature Packers-Bears in Week 1, Giants-Cowboys in Week 2, Dolphins-Raideres in Week 3, Chiefs-Broncos in Week 4 and Patriots-Colts in Week 5.