Yes, they are, according to Jason McIntyre of the Big Lead.

McIntyre reports that ESPN president John Skipper actually tried to court Seth Meyers. It didn’t get very far since Meyers is slated to replace Jimmy Fallon on Late Night at NBC.

Skipper, though, is intrigued by ESPN having its own late-night vehicle in the mode of Letterman-Leno and the rest.

McIntyre writes:

Skipper went on to confirm one of the hottest non-Keith Olbermann rumors in Bristol: “We are interested in the late night spot. We’ve got all these lead-in games and … leading into what? But there is nothing imminent.” The other name floating around ESPN has been Craig Kilborn (formerly of Sportscenter), but Skipper told me they’ve had no talks with Kilborn.

Leading into what? How about leading into more sports.

Skipper and ESPN can try, but I don’t like the odds of them pulling off that kind entertainment type of show. ESPN should stick with what it does best: Sports.