1. When the news broke late Tuesday afternoon that former Minnesota police officer Derek Chauvin was found guilty of second-degree murder, third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter in the death of George Floyd, ESPN made a surprising decision.
The network shelved its regular sports programming and went with full SportsCenter coverage of the verdict from about 5 p.m. ET until 7:30 p.m. ET, when it had to air a Mets-Cubs game.
Sports Illustrated reached out to ESPN to ask about the network’s decision to cover the event in such a big way.