“SportsCenter” host Elle Duncan leaves ESPN for Netflix

ESPN veteran Elle Duncan is leaving the network next year to become a top anchor for Netflix Sports.

The streamer announced Thursday that Duncan will star in its growing slate of live sporting events. It will debut on Netflix next year with Skyscraper Live, where solo climber Alex Honnold will attempt to climb Taipei 101, the tallest building in Taiwan.

On Wednesday, Duncan, 42, performed at the Sports Center for the last time. In addition to hosting the ESPN show, she has appeared on “WNBA Countdown” and “College GameDay.” She joined ESPN in 2016.

Duncan will be a familiar face to sports fans, some of whom are still adjusting to watching sports on a streaming platform.

“Elle Duncan’s proven ability to seamlessly transition between hard-hitting sports analysis and warm, person-focused cultural hosting makes her the perfect fit for Netflix,” Gabe Spitzer, vice president of sports at Netflix, said in a statement. “She immediately adds credibility and familiar star power to our global programming roster.”

Netflix is ​​expanding its live sports portfolio, including a new deal with Major League Baseball this gives the streamer the rights to the season opener, Home Run Derby and the Field of Dreams game for the next three years.

Netflix also has double header of NFL games on Christmas Day and has been the platform for a number of boxing events, including the Canelo Alvarez vs. Terence Crawford super middleweight bout in September.

The streamer has also become the exclusive video home for Barstool Sports podcasts, the bro-centric digital media company led by Dave Portnoy. Video versions of “Pardon My Take,” “The Ryen Russillo Podcast” and “Spittin Chiclets” will stream on Netflix starting next year.