Mike Greenberg Michael James " Mike " Greenberg ( born August 6 , 1967 ) is a television anchor , television show host , and radio host for ESPN and ABC . At ESPN , he hosts the weekday evening , most often Monday , " SportsCenter " and ESPN Radio ' s " Mike and Mike in the Morning " show with Mike Golic . At sister network ABC , he was the host of the now cancelled quiz show " Duel " . As of 2011 , he co - hosts the 6 PM Eastern Monday SportsCenter editions during the National Football League season with Golic . Early life and career . Greenberg was born to a Jewish family in New York , New York , and graduated from Stuyvesant High School in 1985 . In 1989 , Greenberg graduated from the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University , where he joined the Theta Chi Fraternity , and started work as a sports anchor and reporter at WMAQ - AM in Chicago . He left WMAQ in 1992 to work for WSCR - Radio as a reporter ( covering events such as the World Series and the Super Bowl ) and talk show host . From 1993 to 1995 , he also wrote a weekly syndicated column for the California - based Copley News Service . In 1994 , he added reporting for SportsChannel Chicago to his résumé . In 1995 , he left SportsChannel Chicago to work at CLTV , becoming an anchor , reporter , and host of a live call - in show . He left Chicago for ESPN in September 1996 , where he became one of the first hosts of ESPNEWS when it began broadcasting in November of that year . ESPN career . In 1999 , with ESPN Radio airing in just four markets , Mike Greenberg was approached about returning to radio to be a part of a morning drive - time show with Mike Golic as co - host . Greenberg agreed , with the understanding that he would continue anchoring SportsCenter on a regular basis . On April 26 , 2004 , the show started a regular simulcast on ESPNEWS . Because of their continued success , the duo moved to ESPN2 in January 2005 . One of the most popular segments of the entire year on " Mike and Mike in the Morning " is the annual " Sheet of Integrity " wager , a bracket wager based on the NCAA Men ' s Basketball Tournament and the massive ESPN . com bracket contest . The bet originated after Mike Golic told of how he would enter a massive number of sheets into different pools to win the money involved in the pool . Greenberg , believing picks required a sort of integrity , insisted that any such entrant be required to enter only one " Sheet of Integrity " . Golic would select one of his ( presumably ) dozens of sheets against Greenberg , with the loser having to perform a humiliating stunt , usually on the air . The first year , Greenberg won and Golic had to have an eyebrow wax on the air . The next two years , Golic won , and Greenberg had to wear the Notre Dame University Leprechaun mascot costume on the air , the second time on the Notre Dame campus . In the 2007 competition Greenberg , an admitted die - hard New York Jets ' fan , agreed to wear a New England Patriots ' jersey to a Jets ' game and to milk a cow live on - air . Greenberg received advice about milking a cow from ESPN baseball analyst Buster Olney , who grew up on a dairy farm . Other television . " Duel " . Greenberg hosted the ABC game show " Duel " . The week - long six - episode special premiered on December 17 , 2007 , and ended on December 23 , 2007 . The show was renewed , and premiered on April 4 , 2008 . " Guiding Light " . On February 20 , 2008 , Greenberg appeared , along with his radio partner Mike Golic , on the soap opera " Guiding Light " as reported on ESPNradio . com . " LIVE ! with Kelly " . On April 18 , 2012 Greenberg co - hosted " Live ! with Kelly " . Books . On March 7 , 2006 , Greenberg released his first book entitled " Why My Wife Thinks I ' m An Idiot " , which reached 14th on the New York Times Bestseller list and was nominated in the 2006 Quill Awards for best sports book . In April 2010 , Greenberg , along with co - host Mike Golic , released a book entitled " Mike and Mike ' s Rules for Sports and Life " . Along with the release , the two Mikes embarked on a 15 - city book tour that included stops in New York City , Philadelphia , Pittsburgh , Chicago , Dallas , Boston , and Tampa . Personal . Greenberg is a die - hard New York Jets fan . Mike Golic , his colleague on Mike & Mike , frequently refers to Greenberg as " Greeny . " Greenberg resides in Westport , Connecticut with his wife , Stacy , son , Stephen , and daughter , Nicole .