ESPN’s Saunders, On-Air Host for 30 Years, Dies at 61

ESPN: John Saunders, one of the familiar on-air faces of ESPN for nearly 30 years, has died. He was 61. Saunders hosted studio and play-by-play programming. He covered college football, basketball and the NHL for the network, in addition to anchoring “SportsCenter.” He was also host of “The Sports Reporters.”