Netflix is reportedly hiring its first full-time sports personality.<\/p>\n
The streamer is set to sign ESPN\u2019s Elle Duncan as the \u201cface\u201d of its sports coverage, according to a report by Andrew Marchand in The Athletic<\/a>. Netflix has slowly but surely acquired live sports rights in recent years, including the next two FIFA Women\u2019s World Cups, MLB\u2019s Opening Night and Home Run Derby, Christmas Day NFL games, and various one-off spectacles like the Jake Paul-Mike Tyson fight.<\/p>\n Duncan, who has hosted the coveted 6 p.m. ET\u00a0SportsCenter on ESPN for the past five years, has grown to be one of the network\u2019s most recognizable on-air talents. She has lead studio coverage for the network\u2019s WNBA games, including the Finals, and hosts the women\u2019s basketball version of\u00a0College GameDay. Recently, she began hosting a show on ESPN\u2019s digital platforms called\u00a0Vibe Check<\/a>.<\/p>\n Per Marchand, \u201cthere is pessimism that Duncan continues with ESPN.\u201d Her Netflix contract is expected to allow her to appear on other networks, but it is unclear if that would include ESPN, where she has become a staple. \u201cDuncan and ESPN have discussed ways she could continue to work on women\u2019s basketball for the network,\u201d Marchand writes, but no decision has been made on that front.<\/p>\n