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 for the half-hour series that has been a staple of ESPN’s early evening lineup.

Around the Horn host Tony Reali opened the show’s 4,953rd and final episode Friday with a nod to GoodFellas and closed it with an invitation to viewers to find him on his new YouTube channel. “As far back as I can remember,

Tony Reali's run on ESPN might be coming to an abrupt end on Friday. The final episode of ESPN's "Around the Horn" is airing on Friday, May 23. The show, which has been on the air since 2002, has aired close to 5,