The end of Around the Horn, the long-running sports game show on ESPN, became a massive news story this spring in part ...

Tony Reali got a raw deal. Much like Max Kellerman before him, Reali deserved more from ESPN. A whole lot more. Because whatever this is — gestures broadly at the slow drip farewell tour they ...

Tony Reali took over the show from Max Kellerman, the original host, when he was 25. Overnight – literally, he accepted the job during the 2004 Patriots-Panthers Super Bowl ...

Tony Reali has had dream jobs before. As a student at Fordham University in the Bronx, New York, Reali grabbed a student-radio station (WFUV) microphone and covered his beloved Yankees.

Tony Reali will do his final "Around the Horn" this week. He has been hosting the show for 21 years. (Bryan Anselm/For The Washington Post) Canceled by the network, an ESPN staple ends this week.

The Tony Reali run at ESPN is quietly ending, and it shouldn’t be. After two decades of doing everything right, he deserved better.

Tony Reali on the final episode of “Around the Horn” on May 23, 2025. AroundTheHorn/X Reali then concluded his final monologue with come comments that will surely pull at the heartstrings of fans.

Back in 2019, I had the chance to visit the new set of the debate show in downtown New York City and spent a day with the charismatic Tony Reali, who famously went from the baby-faced 23-year-old ...

For Tony Reali, sports has never been about the numbers. It’s an ironic realization for the 46-year-old talk show host, who rose to prominence on ESPN as the know-it-all “Stat Boy” on Pardon ...

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 ...

Tony Reali has been a stalwart of ESPN’s weekly programming lineup for more than two decades, serving as the host of Around the Horn.Reali began his televised ESPN career as the “stat boy ...

For Tony Reali, sports has never been about the numbers. It’s an ironic realization for the 46-year-old talk show host, who rose to prominence on ESPN as the know-it-all “Stat Boy” on Pardon ...