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TV and streaming viewing picks for October 21, 2026: How to watch WNBA Finals Game 3
All Times Eastern College Basketball Men’s Exhibition Louisville at Kansas — ESPNU/ESPN Unlimited, 7 p.m. College Football Week 8 New Mexico at Sam Houston — ESPN2/ESPN Unlimited, 8 p.m. The Ruffino & Joe Show — CBS Sports Network, noon College Football Live — ESPN2, 2 p.m. ACC Network Football Podcast — ACC Network, 5 p.m.…
Mike Tirico narrates Knicks fans heckling LeBron James over controversial helicopter
NBC had a rough start to the 2026-27 NBA season, as some viewers couldn’t locate the season-opening game between the Boston Celtics and Detroit Pistons on Tuesday afternoon. But all eyes were on NBC’s broadcast of the defending-champion New York Knicks hosting LeBron James and the Philadelphia 76ers on Tuesday night. Mike Tirico, Reggie Miller,…
Your 2026 Week 8 college football announcing schedule
It will be hard to top last weekend in college football, but Week 8 features two ranked games and some other marquee matchups that should make for entertaining television. No. 6 Indiana and Michigan will meet at “The Big House” for the Fox Big Noon Saturday matchup. Gus Johnson and Joel Klatt will have the…
Colin Cowherd denounces Junior Caminero’s home run trot: ‘That was obnoxious’
Tampa Bay Rays superstar Junior Caminero is making baseball fun again, but Colin Cowherd is the fun police. Caminero had his moment Monday night, hitting a monster seventh-inning home run off Cleveland Guardians closer Cade Smith that all but punched Tampa’s ticket to the World Series. The towering blast gave the Rays a 5-1 lead,…
Polymarket’s athlete endorsers face scrutiny after market offered on Cornell 7
The prediction market industry has been shady from the start, and its biggest players’ behavior over the past few years hasn’t helped. This week, though, it feels like a new threshold was crossed when Polymarket offered users the chance to wager on whether or not any of the seven male defendants accused of raping a…
NFL considering maximum allowable number of international games next season, exec says
To absolutely no one’s surprise, the NFL is looking to further expand its international footprint next season. At a press conference ahead of the league’s first-ever regular-season game in France this Sunday, NFL executive vice president Peter O’Reilly told reporters that the league is considering scheduling 10 international games next season, which would be the…
CMU’s Matt Drinkall goes scorched earth on college football’s leaders: ‘Prostitute the sport for financial gain’
College football’s power brokers appear intent on expanding the College Football Playoff to 24 teams as early as next season. This move, the latest in a long series of changes, expansions, and breaks with tradition, has naturally drawn strong reactions. For some, it’s a welcome move that will make the postseason more exciting and meaningful.…
Urban Meyer only has one concern about a 24-team College Football Playoff
Urban Meyer won three national titles as a college football head coach, but the game is already very different from his time at Florida and Ohio State. The ways NIL and the transfer portal have shifted the sport’s landscape were hard to predict, and the Fox Sports college football analyst is among those who misread…
Tracy McGrady strikes two-year partnership with NBC Sports
Five months ago, Tracy McGrady wasn’t sure NBC wanted him back for a second season, and now the network is effectively going into business with him. In an exclusive interview with The Athletic’s Jerry Brewer published Tuesday, McGrady unveiled a two-year strategic partnership with NBC Sports that puts his Ones Basketball League games on Peacock,…
Some NBC viewers had trouble finding the Pistons-Celtics opening day afternoon tip-off game
If you happened to glance at TV during work on Tuesday and wondered why you were watching an NBA game, NBC hopes that won’t seem so surprising going forward. And if someone told you there was an NBA game on today, but your local NBC affiliate was showing something else, you’re not alone. The first…
Atlanta Hawks strike in-market streaming deal with Prime Video
As the Atlanta Hawks prepare to tip-off their season Wednesday against the Orlando Magic, the team has moved to create one of the more fan-friendly streaming arrangements in the entire league. The Hawks announced Tuesday that all local broadcasts will stream on Amazon Prime Video for fans within the team’s regional footprint at no extra…
Netflix reportedly eyeing deal with Fox One to bring NFL games to streamer
Netflix is in the midst of a massive executive overhaul. In the past week, the streamer’s former content head Bela Bajaria was ousted in favor of Peter Rice, the former Disney and Fox executive who is well-known in Hollywood circles. Films chief Dan Lin was also shown the door, along with 1,000 other employees, including…
Adam Schefter on Eagles handling of Jalen Hurts: ‘What did they mishandle?’
As the Philadelphia Eagles face questions over their handling of Jalen Hurts, Adam Schefter is asking why. Last week, the Eagles announced Hurts would miss Sunday’s game and be sidelined indefinitely due to a superficial blood clot in his calf. Monday morning, news broke that Hurts would miss the rest of the season after further…
Ernie Johnson addresses Charles Barkley-induced retirement rumors: ‘I can see the finish line’
Charles Barkley may have announced Ernie Johnson’s retirement from Inside the NBA, but Ernie Johnson still hasn’t announced his own retirement. Johnson recently joined sports radio host Dom DiTommaso for his first-ever show on 93.7 The Fan in Pittsburgh to talk about his career and reflect on what it was like to call Pirates playoff…
The 2026-27 NBA local broadcast accessibility rankings
Following the shutdown of the FanDuel-branded regional sports networks, many NBA teams enter the 2026-27 season with new local broadcast agreements. The NBA’s local media landscape varies widely this season. Some teams remain with traditional regional sports networks, while others stream games exclusively on services like DAZN or simulcast many of their games over the…
Jeff Saturday blasts Eagles for sending Nick Sirianni to discuss Jalen Hurts’ health: ‘Shame on you’
It’s still unfathomable to process how the Philadelphia Eagles handled the health of star quarterback Jalen Hurts and his blood clot issues surrounding their trip to London. And criticism of the franchise continues even in the aftermath. Hurts first suffered a superficial blood clot that developed into the dangerous deep vein thrombosis condition and blood…
Jim Nantz lists himself as ‘questionable’ after Peanut Punch wrist injury, expects to be ‘a go’ for Bengals-Ravens
Jim Nantz is going to play through it. According to Jimmy Traina, who said on his Traina Thoughts podcast that he texted Nantz asking for an on-the-record comment on his hand, the CBS play-by-play voice provided an injury update as a nervous nation sits on its hands waiting to learn whether he’ll be calling Sunday’s…
Brewers voice Jeff Levering on his pennant-clinching call and why he honored Bob Uecker
Twenty-three years ago, Jeff Levering was a designated hitter celebrating a Division III College World Series title at Chapman University, and nothing about that night could have prepared him for where baseball would take him next. Now the longtime TV and radio voice of the Brewers has the best seat in the house as Milwaukee…
Pat McAfee couldn’t stop making fun of Dan Orlovsky kneeling
Pat McAfee loves many things — taking off his shirt, singing country rap, fighting with the media, and making fun of Dan Orlovsky. The two ESPN stars have a close relationship, even if they’ve had some awkward moments in the past. But usually it centers on McAfee calling out Orlovsky over something. It could be…
Stephen A. Smith hopes ESPN brings Troy Aikman back: ‘They are the A-team’
ESPN executives might consider moving on from Troy Aikman in their Monday Night Football booth, but the former Dallas Cowboys quarterback has a strong supporter in the face of ESPN, Stephen A. Smith. Several weeks ago, the idea of ESPN breaking up Joe Buck and Troy Aikman seemed far-fetched. But after Buck signed his contract…
U2 announced for NFL Thanksgiving Eve halftime show
The NFL has owned Thanksgiving Day for decades, but now it’s laying claim to Thanksgiving Eve in an attempt to turn it into another marquee window. And this year they will have some assistance from U2. The iconic band has made multiple NFL appearances before. They famously played the halftime show of Super Bowl XXXVI…
Could Eli Manning be ESPN’s ‘Monday Night Football’ wild card?
This originally appeared in Tuesday morning’s edition of The A Block, Awful Announcing’s daily newsletter with the latest sports media news, commentary, and analysis. Sign up here and be the first to know everything going on in the sports media world. ESPN couldn’t lure Peyton Manning into the Monday Night Football booth, so it built him…
Disney+ adding Star Wars altcast for Super Bowl LXI
In case you thought Disney and ESPN didn’t have enough altcasts for the Super Bowl, they are pulling out the biggest intellectual property they own for the big game: Star Wars. ESPN and Disney have already announced a ManningCast and a Pat McAfee Field Pass for Super Bowl LXI, along with a streaming simulcast on…
College basketball insider Jon Rothstein joins 247Sports, will still appear on CBS broadcasts
This is October, and Jon Rothstein’s written content is heading to 247Sports. The college basketball insider announced Monday that his written content will now be located on the 247Sports network. “CBS Sports has forever been the best place for college basketball content, and I’m thrilled to be expanding my role across the CBS Sports family,”…
Jay-Z reportedly books himself for Super Bowl LXI halftime show
For seven years, Jay-Z had 99 problems when it came to booking the Super Bowl halftime show, but for Super Bowl LXI, finding a headliner reportedly wasn’t one. According to Puck’s Dave Brooks, the Roc Nation founder, who has the ultimate say over who takes the halftime stage, chose himself for February’s game after weeks of…
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