One of the main contestants on the game show throughout the years, Tim Cowlishaw, took a swipe at ESPN in his final comments on the show. "I want to thank ESPN for the opportunity that I did not seek and never expected to get back in 2002.

Longtime ESPN host Tony Reali took his final lap “Around the Horn” on Friday, closing out the sports debate series after 23 years and more than 4,900 episodes. ESPN set the end date months ago for the half-hour series that has been a staple of ESPN’s early evening lineup.