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Yahoo
23-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
The final Around The Horn opened with one last 'Goodfellas' tribute
Friday was an emotional day for fans of ESPN's iconic talk show Around the Horn, which broadcast its final episode after more than 23 years on the air. For longtime viewers, however, the show began with a perfect callback. Tony Reali, who has hosted the show since 2004, is a major fan of the movie "Goodfellas" and has previously acted out parodies from the film. To begin the final episode, Reali reenacted a prior bit in which he performed a studio tour in the vein of the iconic club scene from "Goodfellas." AROUND THE HORN: Tony Reali's show evolved beyond 'Sports Shouting' and into ESPN's pantheon To begin the final episode, Reali referenced the iconic Henry Hill line in the opening scene, "As far back as I can remember, I always wanted to be a gangster." In Reali's version, he said, "As far back as I can remember, I always wanted to be a sportscaster." As far back as I can remember I always wanted to be a sportscaster... — Around the Horn (@AroundtheHorn) May 23, 2025 For reference, here's the scene from "Goodfellas." (Warning: The following clip contains NSFW language and content) As mentioned above, it was not only an homage to the movie but also to one of the most iconic moments in the history of "Around the Horn," in which Reali performed a studio tour themed to the movie during the early days of the show's run. While the more than two-decade run of "Around the Horn" is coming to an end, there was plenty of fan service to be found in the show's final episode. This article originally appeared on College Sports Wire: Around the Horn: Last episode begins with final 'Goodfellas' tribute
USA Today
23-05-2025
- Entertainment
- USA Today
Tony Reali finally explained Around the Horn's absurd scoring system
Tony Reali finally explained Around the Horn's absurd scoring system Tony Reali saved the moment we've all been waiting for until the moment many hoped would never come: On Around the Horn's last show on Friday after 23 years, the host finally explained his unique scoring system. AROUND THE HORN: Tony Reali's show evolved beyond 'Sports Shouting' and into ESPN's pantheon Very opaque and often nonsensical, Reali's been using this unclear scoring system to award or dock points to competitors on the ESPN game show — along with employing his famous mute button. Around the Horn's final show featured Bill Plaschke, Woody Paige, J.A. Adande and Bob Ryan in the first segment, and Tim Cowlishaw, Kevin Blackistone, Jackie MacMullan and Frank Isola in the second segment. And Reali used his scoring system for one last time as the competitors debated light topics, like the GOAT athlete during the show's two-decade run. And then, Reali explained how his Around the Horn scoring system works. How is it scored? It's "scored very well," he joked before actually getting into it with Pablo Torre on the set. Simply, Reali made the scoring system resemble life: unpredictable with different rules and enforcement on different days. "The thesis was: It was impossible to score sports debates, Pablo," Reali said. "The scoring was like hugging smoke." "You're not just supposed to have an opinion," the host added. "You're just supposed to prove why your opinion is best at this time. But through it all, you needed to avoid the mutes."
USA Today
23-05-2025
- Entertainment
- USA Today
Around the Horn's 5 all-time winningest panelists as ESPN show bids farewell
Around the Horn's 5 all-time winningest panelists as ESPN show bids farewell After 23 years on ESPN of points, mutes, Face Times, and chalkboard phrases, Around the Horn is going off the air after their finale on Friday. It's the end of an era for an all-time great sports-and-beyond debate show, even though it may end with us never knowing how the scoring truly works in the head of host Tony Reali -- not that it matters! Part of the fun and mystique of the show is points are given and taken away! WHY AROUND THE HORN IS IN ESPN'S PANTHEON: It evolved beyond "Sports Shouting" But there are winners on this show every day. And it's those winners we're here to focus on with the curtains coming down. There are five names who have the most wins in ATH history, and will forever been enshrined here as debate-show legends. Here are the panelists with the most wins on Around the Horn (as of Friday morning: 1. Woody Paige 688 wins in 2,964 appearances 2. Tim Cowlishaw 550 wins in 2,113 appearances 3. Bill Plaschke 427 wins in 1,757 appearances 4. Kevin Blackistone 385 wins in 1,607 appearances 5. J.A. Adande 338 wins in 1,297 appearances
USA Today
05-03-2025
- Entertainment
- USA Today
Tony Reali delivers a heartfelt message after Around The Horn's end date was announced
Tony Reali delivers a heartfelt message after Around The Horn's end date was announced It's the end of an era at ESPN that now has an official end date: Around The Horn will leave the airwaves at the Worldwide Leader on Friday, May 23, 2025. After 23 years on the air, we're saying goodbye to Tony Reali and the group of amazing sports journalists who debated the biggest headlines of the day. But there are still a couple months of shows to enjoy before then. INSIDE ESPN'S AROUND THE HORN WITH TONY REALI: Read our feature about the show from 2019 Reali tweeted on X (formerly Twitter) after the announcement with a heartfelt message: "Thank you guys, I'm overwhelmed but I'll try to give FaceTimes to you all!" Then, he quoted Rocket Queen by Guns N'Roses: "All I ever wanted was for you to know that I care."
