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NBA waiting on LeBron James to set national TV schedule
The NBA world is waiting for LeBron James to make yet another decision on where he will play basketball next season in what will likely be the final stop of his incredible career. And that goes all the way to commissioner Adam Silver and the league’s media partners. After James announced he was leaving the…
Caitlin Clark plays down historic performance in postgame interview: ‘I don’t really care’
Caitlin Clark delivered a defining performance in her young WNBA career on Friday night against the Seattle Storm. The Indiana Fever star scored a career high with 45 points in the 110-107 victory while also notching 10 assists. In addition to setting a franchise record for points, Clark also recorded the first ever 40-10 game…
Rory McIlroy torches Bryson DeChambeau for British Open antics: ‘I’m not particularly fond of him’
Bryson DeChambeau’s drama at the 2026 British Open at Royal Birkdale was a dream for clicks and content, but a nightmare for his fellow pros like Rory McIlroy. After finishing his third round, Rory was naturally asked about the episode on Friday where DeChambeau was assessed a two-stroke penalty for improperly improving his swing path…
Alexi Lalas says there is mutual respect with Zlatan Ibrahimović, Thierry Henry
The Fox Sports studio coverage of the 2026 World Cup starring Rebecca Lowe, Thierry Henry, Zlatan Ibrahimović, and Alexi Lalas has been quite the wild ride. Lalas has been the centerpiece, for better and for worse, of Fox’s international soccer coverage for years now with his bombasitc and often controversial made-for-TV style. But this year, Fox…
Real Salt Lake apologizes for snubbing J.J. Watt’s wife Kealia Ohai
Former Houston Texans star and current CBS Sports analyst J.J. Watt has a growing presence in the soccer world. But his wife Kealia Ohai Watt is the true soccer star in the family, and he wants everyone to know that. Watt married Ohai in 2020 and played seven seasons in the NWSL from 2014-2021, making…
Mike Tirico takes unusual role at British Open
Mike Tirico is one of the most respected individuals not just in sports broadcasting, but in all of television. The man can do it all. And he proved just that at the British Open in the best way possible. Tirico has had a year unlike anyone else has ever had in sports media. He called…
Tom Brady slaps Logan Paul at Fanatics Fest
A lead NFL announcer with a $375 million contract physically assaulting a fellow media personality would likely be the cause of a serious scandal in the real world. Or at least draw similar headlines to Will Smith and Chris Rock. But that doesn’t appear to be the case with whatever WWE-inspired thing Tom Brady and…
ESPN announces NHL opening night tripleheader
The 2026-27 NHL season begins on Tuesday, September 29, and ESPN will celebrate the festivities with an opening night tripleheader. ESPN recently announced that the network will televise three NHL games on opening night, beginning with the banner-raising ceremony for the defending champion Carolina Hurricanes. The Hurricanes will host the Florida Panthers at 5 p.m.…
TV and streaming viewing picks for July 18, 2026: How to watch France-England in the FIFA World Cup 3rd Place Game
All Times Eastern Australian Rules Football AFL Men’s — Round 19 Richmond Tigers vs. Hawthorn Hawks — FS2/Fox One, 11 p.m. Gold Coast Suns vs. Western Bulldogs — Fox Soccer Plus, 1:01 a.m. (Sunday) Essendon Bombers vs. Greater Western Sydney Giants — FS2/Fox One, 2:30 a.m. (Sunday) Basketball The Basketball Tournament Round One, Memorial Coliseum,…
Gilbert Arenas signs with Playmaker after ugly split from Underdog
One of the most notorious NBA commentators will seemingly soon be back on air, as Gilbert Arenas has signed on with a partner for the forthcoming relaunch of his live video show, Gil’s Arena. Arenas left Underdog suddenly in the spring after a rocky season during which Underdog attempted to launch a corresponding football show,…
Golf Channel goes all-in covering Bryson DeChambeau drama at Open Championship
Bryson DeChambeau was assessed a two-stroke penalty by the R&A after the second round of The Open Championship on Friday at Royal Birkdale. And after the round, he even suggested that he’s uncertain about playing in the third round on Saturday. DeChambeau was livid with the ruling and was shown on the USA broadcast as…
Fox’s John Strong: ‘Fun, unique thing’ for Trump to appear at World Cup final; ‘my job is to play it down the middle’
The shadow of President Donald Trump have ultimately not loomed all that large over the FIFA World Cup hosted by the United States, but his presence will be strongly felt Sunday at the final in New Jersey. Trump is expected to attend the match, and, if last year’s FIFA Club World Cup is any indicator,…
Jeff Pearlman apologizes after YouTuber catches him plagiarizing video on former Yankees phenom
Jeff Pearlman, the former Sports Illustrated writer and prolific sports biographer who has recently become most known for calling out other journalists, is getting a taste of his own medicine. This week, a sports content creator who goes by Velodus alleged that Pearlman, on his Press Box Chronicles YouTube channel, plagiarized much of a 2021 video…
Texas Rangers fans demand refunds after abrupt move to new streaming platform
The Texas Rangers surprise move to switch direct-to-consumer streaming platforms mid-season has resulted in criticism due to the state of the new platform BZZR. The Rangers announced on Wednesday, during the MLB All-Star break, that they were leaving Victory+. The organization did not explain the decision, though Sports Business Journal reported that Victory+ had missed…
Top execs from Fox Sports, ESPN express strong interest in future World Cup rights
Following reports that FIFA is expected to begin talks on the U.S. broadcast rights for its next two men’s World Cups later this year, top executives at Fox Sports and ESPN expressed strong interest in those rights. In a panel discussion with CNBC this week in New York City, ESPN chair Jimmy Pitaro said “of…
Dan Le Batard rips MLB’s pro-salary cap ad campaign as ‘propaganda’
Major League Baseball has been running pro-salary cap ads on MLB.tv as labor negotiations with the MLB Players Association begin to intensify, and the campaign is already drawing pointed criticism—including from The Dan Le Batard Show. The ads, which are part of an advertising campaign called “Level the Playing Field,” have been playing regularly on…
World Cup Final could rival the NFL’s conference championships in U.S. viewership
The 2026 FIFA World Cup Final is just around the corner. It may not be the perfect matchup for U.S. television, but it will almost certainly still result in record-breaking viewership for Fox and Telemundo. For grounding, the 2014 Germany-Argentina FIFA World Cup Final remains the most-watched final on U.S. television. The match averaged 26.7…
Tom Brady hints at potential WWE storyline
Tom Brady is one of the most decorated players of his generation, and he is ready to take his talents to a new arena: WWE. Brady was speaking at Fanatics Fest during a live edition of Cody Rhodes’ What Do You Wanna Talk About? podcast. “I feel like since I’m retired from football, I have…
Report: Fox, ESPN, Netflix interested in bidding for World Series rights
Baseball is seeing strong viewership during the 2026 season, and a new report says Fox, ESPN and Netflix are all expected to pursue World Series rights—provided a labor stoppage doesn’t derail the sport’s momentum. The report comes from John Ourand at Puck, who forecasts rising interest in the MLB playoffs and World Series versus the…
Matt Miller claims he was not impaired or distracted before devastating car crash
It’s been exactly a month since Matt Miller’s head-on car crash with a semi-truck. The accident nearly cost Miller his life, leaving him with only one arm and a long physical recovery ahead of him. The accident brought on an initial outpouring of support and GoFundMe donations on social media but in the days to…
NBA local streaming hub: Where its plan differs from MLB’s, and why YouTube and ESPN could make very different offers
This originally appeared in Friday’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. Jockeying over who will get the NBA’s future local streaming hub began in earnest this…
MLB All-Star Game on Fox buoyed by World Cup lead-in, most-watched since 2018
The MLB All-Star Game continues to be a tentpole event for both the league and Fox Sports. Tuesday’s MLB All-Star Game averaged 8.79 million viewers across Fox (8.68 million) and Fox Deportes (119,000), according to an announcement by Fox Sports. That’s good for the most-watched All-Star Game since 2018, when 8.70 million viewers tuned in…
Conor McGregor return earns Paramount+ a strong UFC audience
Conor McGregor made his long-awaited return to UFC last weekend, and while his time in the octagon was short-lived, falling to Mak Holloway by TKO in just 69 seconds, the audience he drove to Paramount+ was nothing short of healthy. According to Adam Stern in Sports Business Journal, Paramount+ averaged 6.1 million viewers for Saturday’s…
TV and streaming viewing picks for July 17, 2026: How to watch The 154th Open
All Times Eastern Australian Rules Football AFL Men’s — Round 19 Port Adelaide Power vs. Fremantle Dockers — FS2/Fox One, 11 p.m. North Melbourne Kangaroos vs. Melbourne Demons — FS2/Fox One, 2 a.m. (Saturday) Collingwood Magpies vs. Carlton Blues — Fox Soccer Plus, 5:30 a.m. (Saturday) West Coast Eagles vs. Brisbane Lions — FS2/Fox One,…
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,…
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