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‘Le Batard Show’ producer Mike Ryan opens up on Dan Le Batard-Stugotz breakup and ‘ambiguity’ around split
The dramatic breakup between Dan Le Batard and longtime cohost Jon “Stugotz” Weiner played out over nearly a year and threatened the future of their long-running show until this past summer, when the show formally removed Stugotz’s name and the hosts parted ways. The show’s loyal audience went from confused to agitated over the lack…
Before Netflix and Amazon, the Jaguars were the NFL’s streaming guinea pig
The Jacksonville Jaguars are again making their annual pilgrimage to London, playing the Philadelphia Eagles at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on Oct. 11 and the Houston Texans at Wembley Stadium on Oct. 18. Jaguars owner Shad Khan’s effort to make London a second home for the team also made the franchise a test case for several…
Skydance expected to seek opportunities to move TNT sports programming to CBS
Among the numerous changes industry experts are anticipating for the freshly merged Paramount and Warner Bros. Discovery company, now dubbed Skydance, are opportunities to better leverage the former CBS Sports and TNT Sports portfolios by mixing and matching inventory across the associated networks where it seems fit. A couple of possibilities have already been floated.…
ESPN’s ‘Saban’ docuseries goes as deep as Nick Saban allows it to
But who is Nick Saban, really? That’s the question college football fans have been asking themselves for decades. We all know he’s the Terminator-like coach who won seven national titles and carved a path through the sport unlikely to be topped in our lifetimes. We know he has an unhealthy desire for his team to…
AA Podcast: Mike Ryan Ruiz on ‘The Dan Le Batard Show,’ Stugotz, ESPN, hot takes, Pat McAfee, and more
On this week’s episode of the Awful Announcing Podcast, host Brandon Contes is joined by Mike Ryan Ruiz of The Dan Le Batard Show. They discuss Mike’s start with the show, his current role and future. The also discussed Stugotz leaving the show, the importance of being ESPN, the breakup with ESPN, how The Dan…
MLB Division Series remains strong for Dodgers, less so elsewhere
The Los Angeles Dodgers are producing some of MLB’s strongest postseason audiences in years, but the league’s broader playoff viewership remains less impressive. Overall, the Division Series is averaging 3.27 million viewers through Monday, down 3% from the same point last year. Game 1 of the Dodgers-Atlanta Braves Division Series averaged 5.37 million viewers on…
Jon Rahm departing LIV Golf in latest blow to bankrupt league
LIV Golf 2.0 may eventually come to life, but it will be without one of its biggest stars in Jon Rahm. The renegade golf tour is attempting to emerge from bankruptcy as a lighter and leaner world tour and try to find a way to survive without the billions of dollars of Saudi government funding…
Candace Parker reacts to Caitlin Clark screaming at her during the playoffs
The Las Vegas Aces defeated the Indiana Fever and superstar point guard Caitlin Clark 2-1 in the first round of the WNBA playoffs. The star-laden series, and Game 2 in particular, was not lacking in tense moments, with reigning WNBA MVP A’ja Wilson getting into a heated exchange with an Indiana fan in the fourth…
Drake Maye casts doubt on moon landing
What is it about NFL quarterbacks and embracing conspiracy theories? Move over Aaron Rodgers, you’ve got company in New England Patriots star Drake Maye! Now to be fair, Aaron Rodgers is the Michael Jordan of NFL quarterbacks and conspiracy theories. His dedication to conspiracy theories in both the vast number and fringe obscurity goes far…
Mike Breen apologizes after LeBron James refutes Joel Embiid story
The NBA regular season hasn’t even started yet, but we already have our first bit of drama out of the Philadelphia 76ers in their inaugural year of the LeBron James experience. Announcer Mike Breen shared an anecdote during the 76ers’ preseason opener against the New York Knicks that he believed was a telling bit of…
Kenny Albert was prepping for a colonoscopy when he learned Joe Davis needed an NLDS sub
Fox was forced into a broadcasting change for Game 3 of the NLDS between the Atlanta Braves and Los Angeles Dodgers on Tuesday night as Kenny Albert took the place of lead play-by-play man Joe Davis. Davis was scratched from the lineup after losing his voice while being under the weather. But getting Albert into…
Two longtime executives leave ESPN amid wider cost-cutting moves at Disney
Two longtime executives at ESPN have accepted retirement packages as a part of the latest round of cost-cutting moves at Disney. According to On3’s Brett McMurphy, VP of ESPN Events Clint Overby and ESPN senior director of programming Kurt Dargis both will be leaving the Worldwide Leader. “Overby oversaw 35 annual collegiate events, including ESPN’s…
Shaquille O’Neal doesn’t believe Charles Barkley about retiring from ‘Inside the NBA’
Charles Barkley is insisting that this will be his final season on Inside the NBA. Last month, he claimed it would be Ernie Johnson’s last season on the beloved NBA studio show, adding that he’d be leaving as well, telling Bill Simmons, “Me and Ernie are a package deal.” Barkley then doubled down on his…
Pablo Torre defends himself over criticism that his Clippers reporting was anti-player
Pablo Torre’s reporting on Kawhi Leonard and the Los Angeles Clippers is historic. In addition to the numerous fancy journalism prizes it won and the acclaim it generated for the Pablo Torre Finds Out podcast, the ultimate evidence of the value of the reporting is that it led to one of the most significant penalties toward…
Kirby Smart reacts to Nick Saban serving Georgia ‘rat poison’: ‘I get it’
On last week’s College GameDay from Iowa City, ESPN analyst and former Alabama Crimson Tide head coach Nick Saban declared the Georgia Bulldogs the team to beat in college football. “I think Georgia is the most complete team that I’ve seen this entire season,” Saban said on Saturday. “Gunner Stockton’s playing very well. They can…
Stephen A. Smith addresses widely criticized Lane Johnson take: ‘People misconstrued me’
The NFL world was shocked Wednesday morning by the news that Philadelphia Eagles right tackle Lane Johnson was retiring four games into the season. Johnson announced his decision with a statement on social media, noting that “right now, it is critical to focus on my mental health.” For the media, this meant reacting to league-altering…
Stanford women’s basketball coach dismisses allegations as ‘clickbait junk journalism’
In April 2024, Tara VanDerveer, then the NCAA’s all-time leading women’s basketball coach, retired after 38 seasons as Stanford’s head women’s basketball coach. Kate Paye, a longtime assistant and associate head coach, took over as VanDerveer’s successor shortly thereafter. Under Paye, the Cardinal missed the NCAA Tournament in each of the past two seasons, shrouding the historically successful…
Julie Stewart-Binks reveals skin cancer surgery
Julie Stewart-Binks revealed Wednesday that she has been off the air for the past two weeks after undergoing surgery to remove skin cancer from her nose. The veteran broadcaster shared the news in a pair of posts on X, explaining that the procedure was Mohs surgery to treat squamous cell carcinoma, and that what she…
Brandon Gaudin to call Dodgers-Braves Game 4 for Fox with Joe Davis still sidelined
Fox’s answer to a Dodgers announcer who keeps getting accused of rooting for the Dodgers is, for at least one night, the Braves’ announcer. Brandon Gaudin will call Game 4 of the National League Division Series between the Los Angeles Dodgers and Atlanta Braves on Wednesday night, according to Richard Deitsch, with Joe Davis still…
Rob Manfred says MLB Network’s production arm will play ‘major role’ in league’s post-2028 media plans
Rob Manfred believes MLB Network’s production muscle, not just its cable channel, will be a key piece of baseball’s next big media deal. In an interview with Sports Business Journal, the MLB commissioner said the league’s ability to produce its own games and programming has already paid off during the regional sports network meltdown. He…
Jerry Jones claims no one has a better future than Tony Romo: ‘He’s just getting started’
Tony Romo’s future as a lead NFL analyst with CBS might be finished, but Jerry Jones believes the former Dallas Cowboys quarterback still has a great future ahead of him. After placing Romo on indefinite leave shortly after his OWI arrest in Wisconsin over the summer, CBS finally decided to part ways with its now-former…
Stephen A. Smith checked for insensitive comments about Lane Johnson’s mental health
Lane Johnson, an all-time great right tackle, announced his retirement from the NFL on Tuesday. The Philadelphia Eagles had listed Johnson as inactive, citing personal reasons, for their Week 4 loss to the Los Angeles Rams last Sunday. “I deeply wanted to gut it out for one more year; to take the field with my…
Washington State responds to criticism over pivot to A.I.-generated sports media content
On Monday night, Washington State Athletics had the gall to announce its partnership with FanWord, a self-described A.I.-powered storytelling platform. “Washington State Athletics has signed a multi-year partnership with FanWord, the leading AI technology & storytelling company in college sports,” reads the official press release. “As part of the agreement, Washington State will implement FanWord Assist,…
Your 2026 NFL Week 5 announcing schedule
The 2026 NFL London Games continue in Week 5, when the Philadelphia Eagles and Jacksonville Jaguars meet on Sunday. Dave Pasch, Kurt Warner, and Jason Kelce will be in the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium booth for the second straight week on NFL Network (9:30 a.m. ET). Kevin Burkhardt and Tom Brady will have the Fox call…
Disney+ will stream Super Bowl LXI
Disney waited 21 years to get the Super Bowl back, and it has no intention of leaving a single screen in the house dark. Disney+ will livestream Super Bowl LXI on Feb. 14, 2027, ESPN and Disney+ announced Wednesday in conjunction with the NFL. Every Disney+ subscriber in the United States will be able to…
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