Robert Flores (born July 7, 1970) is a sports journalist, who works for MLB Network and NHL Network as a studio host for each. He fills in for Hot Stove on MLB Network. Flores formerly worked at

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. Joining the network in 2005, Flores was an anchor for

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and for ESPN's '' SportsCenter'' (2007–2016). Flores provided studio updates during each game of ABC College Football, and Saturday Night Football. He also served as a substitute studio host for

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's '' Friday Night Fights''. Flores hosted the live afternoon edition of ''SportsCenter'' from noon - 3 p.m. with Chris McKendry until early September 2009, when he was replaced with John Buccigross. He was also a substitute host for Baseball Tonight. Flores announced on February 4, 2016 that he would be leaving ESPN after ten years. Flores is a native of

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. He attended J. Frank Dobie High School in Houston and is in the JFD Hall of Fame. He graduated from the

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with a B.A. in Radio/Television in 1992. A noted fan of

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, Flores is also the proud owner of a prized Louisville Slugger

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model bat, autographed by Flair himself.

Notable incidents

In 2006, Flores was co-anchoring

with Danyelle Sargent when she made her now infamous statement "What the fuck was that," due to technical difficulties. Flores was once fired for muttering the same curse word on-air in 2004 when he worked for KEYE in

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, on a taped segment that was not intended for air.https://web.archive.org/web/20060216133904/http://www.austin360.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/austin/tvblog/entries/2004/08/25/keye_defends_flores_firing_viewers_respond.html In March 2015, he made a comment on SportsCenter that Iggy Azalea is "killing hip-hop" leading to numerous verbal jabs between him and Azalea's then boyfriend NBA shooting guard Nick Young.

References

External links

MLB Network BioRobert Flores ESPN Bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:Flores, Robert 1970 births Living people ESPN people University of Houston alumni Boxing commentators Major League Baseball broadcasters MLB Network personalities College football announcers American television sports anchors