"Sports Tonight" was renamed "CNN/Sports Illustrated", and was replayed many times throughout the night on CNN/SI, like ESPN was doing (and continues to do) with "SportsCenter".The program reclaimed its "Sports Tonight" name shortly afterwards, and when CNN pre-empted the show in late 2000 due to the coverage of the disputed 2000 presidential election, producers decided to differentiate the format from "SportsCenter"s highlights.