In conjunction with the expansion of SportCenter to ESPNEWS beginningext week n, the WWL has announced the creation of two new programs that will also air on ESPNNEWS beginning Monday.

From ESPN PR:

The Beat, hosted by Bram Weinstein at 6 p.m. and repeated immediately at 6:30 p.m., will provide an entertaining and quirky look at sports and sports stories, as an alternative to SportsCenter, airing on ESPN at that time.  It will consist of stories, highlights, interviews and a variety of segments playing off the show’s name – “On the Beat,” “Beats Me,” “Bite Beat,” etc.  The name was chosen to invoke both a heartbeat – the pulse of sports – and the notion of reporter’s beat.

Highlight Express will present the day’s best highlights and sound bites in a fast-paced half-hour format at 11 a.m.  It will be updated through the end of the day’s action and then reaired until the next afternoon (3 p.m. on weekdays, noon on Saturdays and 2 p.m. on Sundays).  The show will focus exclusively on the most amazing plays and action, with all the day’s news and scores provided via the BottomLine.  The two co-hosts will vary among the ESPNEWS anchor roster.

ESPN has also announced that College Football Overdrive will return to ESPNEWS Saturdays beginning September 4th.  The five hour show, hosted by Ryan Burr with analysis by Jon Ritchie,  will provide live updates and highlights beginning at 3:00p.m. each Saturday.