Programming Note: ESPN To Start 30 Minutes Early On Friday

Just what you needed, right? Another thirty minutes of Berman talking about Adam "Great" Scott, etc...

But hey, there's always the mute button.

ESPN’s U.S. Open Coverage Begins Earlier on Friday -- ESPN’s live telecast of the second round of play in the U.S. Open championship on Friday, June 14, will begin at 8:30 a.m., a half-hour earlier than originally scheduled. In addition, the 7 a.m. edition of SportsCenter will include numerous live look-ins to the in-progress play at Merion Golf Club near Philadelphia. ESPN made the schedule adjustments to give viewers the opportunity to see more of the round of the group including World No. 1 Tiger Woods, Masters champion Adam Scott and 2011 U.S. Open champion Rory McIlroy, which tees off at 7:44 a.m. Friday.