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Canadian golf viewers miss start of Open Championship for second consecutive year
A programming mishap seems to have ruined the start of the Open Championship for Canadian viewers for the second consecutive year. According to a report by Coleman Bentley in Golf Digest, early risers in Canada who were planning on catching the beginning of this year’s Open Championship, which began in the overnight hours in North America,…
Nate Burleson ‘100 percent’ interested in hosting ‘The NFL Today,’ but won’t push James Brown out
Despite a strong, decade-long career in the NFL, Nate Burleson has quickly become just as well-known as a television host as he is for being a football analyst. Since 2021, Burleson has worked as a cohost of CBS Mornings, one of the most prominent roles in daytime network television. And in addition to his role as…
Nick Wright responds to Kevin Durant’s social media call-out
Out of nowhere this week, Kevin Durant took to Instagram to give his picks from a random graphic asking NBA fans which commentators they would take off air. Durant’s picks were Colin Cowherd and Nick Wright of FS1. Neither Wright nor Cowherd addressed the goofy barb until Thursday, when Wright joined The Dan Le Batard…
ESPN’s Jimmy Pitaro says network is interested in NBA local broadcast hub
One day after a report surfaced naming YouTube as the front-runner to land a future NBA local broadcast hub planned to launch prior to the 2027-28 season, ESPN is making sure its intentions are known as well. At an event hosted by CNBC and Boardroom on Thursday, ESPN chairman Jimmy Pitaro said his network is…
LeBron James motivated by ‘Rich Eisen Show’ hot take
The Rich Eisen Show is not known for its hot takes, but LeBron James stumbled on one that he claims is giving him a little extra motivation. With his free agency decision looming, James appeared at Fanatics Fest in New York City Thursday morning for a live taping of his Mind the Game podcast with…
Dan Patrick still annoyed at ESPN after losing golf job to Mike Tirico
As Mike Tirico gets set to call his 28th Open Championship as a broadcaster, Dan Patrick doesn’t seem totally over the fact that it could have been him. Tirico joined The Dan Patrick Show Thursday morning to discuss the 154th Open Championship which is taking place this week and weekend at Royal Birkdale. And during…
Fever-Aces outdraws most ‘Sunday Night Baseball’ telecasts on NBC
With Sunday Night Baseball on hiatus for the All-Star Break, NBC turned to the WNBA last weekend and delivered the league’s most-watched game of the season. On Sunday, Indiana Fever-Las Vegas Aces averaged 2.64 million viewers on NBC and Peacock, the most-watched WNBA game this season and the second-most-watched regular-season WNBA game since 2000. The…
Versant expects to add more live sports to Fandango following Bundesliga deal
Versant is making its first major push into the free streaming television market, positioning Fandango as a competitor to services like Tubi and PlutoTV—with live sports expected to play a central role. The first major sports move was the recent announcement that Bundesliga matches would begin airing on the streaming service this year. The agreement…
Missouri AG forecasts ‘lengthy investigation’ into Matt Miller, will not look into paused GoFundMe
The Missouri Attorney General Office’s investigation into ESPN NFL Draft analyst Matt Miller is underway. After rumors surfaced on Reddit and X about Miller’s questionable handling of charitable donations, fantasy football pay-ins, and payments for supposed scouting lessons, Awful Announcing confirmed several of these accounts and determined that Miller’s charity, the 417 Foundation, had received…
Bundesliga strike Spanish-language deal with Peacock, Telemundo
Bundesliga has completed its media rights cycle by announcing a Spanish-language deal with Telemundo and Peacock, complementing an unconventional English-language deal with USA Network and Fandango. According to Sports Business Journal, Bundesliga’s Spanish-language deal will be worth $10 million per year for three years. With English-language rights bringing in an additional $20 million per season,…
Atlanta Hawks reach over-the-air deal with Gray Media for local broadcasts
The Atlanta Hawks are going over-the-air. According to a report by Tom Friend in Sports Business Journal, the Hawks have formalized a local broadcast deal with Gray Media that will see the team’s games air on WANF-Channel 46 in Atlanta, and on the Peachtree Sports Network across the rest of the state. The Hawks become…
World Cup quarterfinals drew massive audiences even without United States and Mexico
Even with the United States and Mexico out of the World Cup, Fox and Telemundo continued to post record audiences for the quarterfinals of the 2026 FIFA World Cup. The four quarterfinals averaged over 25 million viewers across Fox, Telemundo and Peacock according to Nielsen and Adobe Analytics. Games on Fox averaged 15.0 million viewers,…
Netflix earns smallest Home Run Derby audience since 2003
The first Home Run Derby on Netflix was also the least-watched in over 20 years. Monday’s Home Run Derby drew just 5.3 million viewers on Netflix, marking the least-watched edition of the event since 2003, when the Derby earned 5.2 million viewers on ESPN, according to Austin Karp of Sports Business Journal. The audience for…
PTI podcast title implies LeBron James is joining Steph Curry and Warriors
If LeBron James ends up signing with the Golden State Warriors, you heard it from a Pardon The Interruption producer or intern first. When Wednesday’s podcast episode of PTI was released, it showed up on all major platforms with an interesting title that caught the attention of everyone waiting on the latest LeBron James announcement.…
Jon Lester admits ‘complete moron’ Anthony Rizzo ‘does a great job on TV’
Anthony Rizzo has been a star in his first year as a Major League Baseball analyst for NBC Sports and Netflix. He’s fit in seamlessly with the “Inside the Pitch” analyst role for Sunday Night Baseball on NBC, and he provided sharp and insightful commentary for Netflix during Monday night’s MLB Home Run Derby. Before…
Mike Tyson caught making wild Shohei Ohtani comment at ESPYS
Mike Tyson may have known where he was when he appeared at the 2026 ESPYS, but he didn’t appear to know who Shohei Ohtani is. Tyson teamed up with one of his greatest boxing rivals in Jake Paul, along with DJ Khaled to present the award for best single-game performance at the ESPYS Wednesday night.…
Paul Skenes, Jacob Misiorowski weigh in on broadcasters jinxing no-hitters
Do baseball broadcasters have the magical ability to jinx no-hit bids? It’s something that many fans blame announcers for after the words are said (or hinted at) during a broadcast and the pitcher proceeds to lose the no-hitter. New Philadelphia 76ers president Mike Gansey even delivered a video apology to Philadelphia Phillies pitcher Jesús Luzardo…
The 2026 FIFA World Cup announcer rankings
Last month, we asked you, the readers, to grade the nine Fox Sports broadcast teams calling games at the 2026 FIFA World Cup. Voters were asked to assign letter grades ranging from A through F to as many or as few teams as they’d like. Now, we’ve tabulated all of the votes and compiled the…
Chris Russo doesn’t plan on retiring anytime soon: ‘What am I gonna do?’
Chris Russo isn’t slowing down. The longtime SiriusXM and ESPN personality, who turns 67 in October, recently told The New York Post that retirement isn’t in his near-term plans, even as the question keeps coming up with age. “I will definitely do this for, I don’t want to say for the next 20 years, but…
Newsday sports section facing buyouts, travel cutbacks
Newsday is slated to be the latest New York metro newspaper to curtail its sports coverage. The Long Island-based tabloid owned by Patrick Dolan — the brother of Madison Square Garden Entertainment CEO James Dolan — announced a buyout program at an all-hands newsroom meeting on Wednesday amid plans to heavily cut back on travel…
AA Podcast: Linda Cohn on leaving ESPN, her next venture, Keith Olbermann, John Skipper, and more
On this week’s episode of the Awful Announcing Podcast, Brandon interviews now former ESPN personality Linda Cohn. They discuss a wide range of topics including Cohn being ESPN’s longest-tenured SportsCenter anchor, working in Bristol vs. Los Angeles, being a woman in a male-dominated industry, “Master Batter,” Keith Olbermann, her lone suspension, and more. Here’s the…
Marcello Hernández roasts Bill Belichick, Tiger Woods, Shane Gillis in ESPYs monologue
Saturday Night Live cast member and comedian Marcello Hernández hosted the 2026 ESPY Awards at the David H. Koch Theater in New York City on Wednesday night. As part of his 10-minute monologue, Hernández had jokes about many topics in the sports world, including Bill Belichick and Tiger Woods. He also roasted Shane Gillis, who…
Sports media world reacts to Argentina’s thrilling win over England to reach World Cup final
Defending tournament champion Argentina scored two goals in the final minutes to stun England with a 2-1 comeback victory on Wednesday in the 2026 FIFA World Cup semifinals. Trailing 1-0, Enzo Fernández drilled an equalizer for Argentina in the 85th minute. “ENZO FERNÁNDEZZZZZZZZZ! ARGENTINA! THEY ALWAYS FIND A WAY! AND THEY’VE TIED THE GAME!” John…
Anaheim Ducks reportedly intend to leave Victory+ streaming platform
Victory+ picked a bad Wednesday to have a bad Wednesday. The Ducks are the second team to walk away from the streaming platform within hours, and the exit comes with two years still remaining on Anaheim’s contract. According to a report from Sports Business Journal’s Alex Silverman, the Ducks have notified Victory+ – who has…
Listen: Fox, Telemundo calls of Argentina’s comeback win over England
World Cup defending champion Argentina kept its back-to-back hopes alive with a rally to stun England 2-1 on Wednesday in the 2026 FIFA World Cup semifinals at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta. Trailing 1-0, Argentina scored in the 85th minute and again two minutes into stoppage time to steal the victory. Here, we’ll share the goals…
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