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Criminal charges against Philadelphia sports personality Mike Missanelli dropped
The criminal charges filed against longtime Philadelphia sports personality Mike Missanelli three months ago have been withdrawn. Missanelli was arrested in April and charged with simple assault and harassment after his fiancée accused the former radio host of slapping her across the face during a dispute inside their Lower Merion home. The assault charge against…
ESPN expands 2026 NFL preseason schedule with 12 additional games on ESPN App
For many NFL fans, the 2026 season can’t get here fast enough. Those with the ESPN App can start getting their fill of preseason games from around the league. ESPN announced Wednesday that NFL Network will present 19 live out-of-market games during the 2026 NFL preseason between August 13 and 29. Additionally, those with an ESPN…
Landon Donovan: USMNT players, staff, sponsors ‘fed up’ with Christian Pulisic’s camp
Landon Donovan is not letting up in his harsh critiques of USMNT star Christian Pulisic. Earlier this week, the Fox Sports analyst was one of the most high-profile voices to crush Pulisic for subbing out of the U.S.’s loss to Belgium with a sprained ankle. Donovan said if it were him nursing an injury with…
Marcellus Wiley sued over alleged $500K unpaid loan before July 4 arrest
Marcellus Wiley’s legal troubles predate his July 4 arrest by several months. According to TMZ, Preferred Bank filed a lawsuit against Wiley and his company, Dat Dude Entertainment, in December 2025, alleging the pair failed to repay a $500,000 loan taken out in May 2023. According to the suit, Wiley agreed to pay the loan…
NASCAR CEO: Prime Video, TNT Sports ‘wish’ they bought more races
NASCAR is in Year 2 of a seven-year set of media rights deals across five separate broadcast partners for its premier Cup Series races: Fox, Prime Video, TNT Sports, NBC, and USA Sports. The sport’s move to split its rights from two partners under the old deals, Fox and NBC, to five under the new…
Mark Sanchez’s trial delayed for fifth time, now set for September 8
The criminal trial of former Fox Sports NFL analyst Mark Sanchez has been delayed for the fifth time, moving from July 13 to September 8, which, coincidentally, is the day before the start of the 2026 NFL regular season. As reported by WIBC in Indianapolis, Sanchez was initially scheduled to go on trial in December. The…
MLB.TV subscription available without ESPN Unlimited signup for rest of season
It appears that baseball fans who want to sign up for MLB.TV for the remainder of the season will not have to jump through any additional hoops to access the service. On Wednesday, Sportico’s Jacob Feldman noted that fans can now buy MLB.TV, the league’s out-of-market package, is available directly through the MLB website for…
Michael Kay recants spreading Anthony Volpe rumor: ‘Absolutely no truth to it’
Michael Kay added fuel to the New York Yankees’ growing Anthony Volpe problem, and now he’s taking it back. Once believed to be the next Derek Jeter, Volpe has failed to prove he’s the long-term answer at shortstop for the Yankees. The Yankees, however, continue to give Volpe every opportunity to keep the job, but…
Geno Auriemma lets ‘Pazzi’ slip with Paige Bueckers during ESPN broadcast
Intentional or not, Geno Auriemma made a subtle reference to the relationship between Paige Bueckers and Azzi Fudd. Auriemma was uniquely on the call for ESPN’s broadcast of the Dallas Wings’ 88-77 win over the New York Liberty Tuesday night alongside Robin Roberts and Beth Mowins. The throwback broadcast was part of the WNBA’s ongoing…
Why millions of Americans dreamed the impossible dream this World Cup
This originally appeared in Wednesday’s edition of The A Block, Awful Announcing’s daily newsletter with the latest sports media news, commentary, and analysis. Sign up here to be the first to know everything happening in the sports media world. Millions of Americans dared to dream the impossible dream as Fox’s World Cup ad campaign aptly…
Kyle Lowry will be a regular NBA on Prime analyst following retirement
Kyle Lowry is no longer splitting his time between two jobs. Amazon confirmed to Awful Announcing that Lowry will settle into a regular contributor role with the NBA on Prime now that he’s officially retired from playing. The news comes a day after Lowry announced he was signing a ceremonial one-day contract with the Toronto…
Devan Kaney joins Fox 32 as Chicago Bears reporter
On June 21, Devan Kaney announced that she was no longer a weekend anchor at Fox 29 Philadelphia. “Last week was my final sportscast at [Fox 29 Philadelphia],” Kaney wrote on X. “I’m so excited to share what’s next for me, but first I have to shoutout my incredible friends, family, and colleagues who have…
ESPN’s Tim Bontemps officially joins Atlanta Hawks front office
Tim Bontemps is leaving ESPN to join the Atlanta Hawks’ front office. According to the network’s Tim MacMahon and Brian Windhorst, Bontemps has been hired for a front office role with the Atlanta Hawks, serving as a strategic adviser reporting to team president of basketball operations Onsi Saleh. Front Office Sports previously reported that Bontemps…
Media has near-universal reaction to Christian Pulisic’s lackluster World Cup
The soccer savior, once dubbed Captain America, isn’t getting off easy after again failing to perform on the biggest stage for his national team. Christian Pulisic was subbed off in the 58th minute of the United States’ round-of-16 match against Belgium on Monday night after failing to recover from an apparent foot injury suffered a…
Scottie Scheffler, Rory McIlroy confirmed to return for second Golf Channel Games
Scottie Scheffler and Rory McIlroy are running it back. According to a report from Josh Carpenter in the Sports Business Journal — and later announced by Versant — both stars are confirmed to return for a second Optum Golf Channel Games, with the event moving to Wednesday, Dec. 16 on Golf Channel and USA Sports.…
The blind spot in America’s World Cup viewership
On any given World Cup matchday, the tournament sprawls far past the edges of the television screen. In Kansas City, downtown becomes the epicenter, thousands packed into the Power & Light District angling for a cameo on the live Fox broadcast. In non-host cities like Washington, D.C., embassy-sponsored watch parties still spill out of restaurants…
LIV Golf sued by English companies claiming concept of world golf league
LIV Golf is in the midst of trying to raise as much as $300 million in funding to continue operations once Saudi Arabia’s public wealth fund removes the league’s financing after this season concludes. That was already proving to be an uphill battle, as investors question the viability of a golf league predicated on massive…
Can Dianna Russini remake her career, not as a reporter, but as a personality?
What’s next for Dianna Russini? While her career as a sports journalist might be over, her career as a sports personality might still be on the horizon. Look, we can make all the jokes we want, and certainly, through her own fault, she has provided ample material for the media to feast on. At best,…
Keith Hernandez reconciles with this being the end of his family line: ‘Seems like a terrible waste’
If you’ve been waiting for the next generation of Keith Hernandezes to show up on a baseball field, the broadcast booth or anywhere else, you can stop now. Daniel Lynch IV entered the game for the Kansas City Royals during their 16-12 win over the New York Mets Tuesday night, prompting a conversation between Hernandez…
Don Van Natta Jr.: New ESPN contract shows network’s ‘commitment to journalism’
Few people in sports are as passionate about investigative journalism as Don Van Natta Jr. is. The Pulitzer Prize winner has written several in-depth, important stories since joining ESPN in 2011. Last month, Van Natta re-signed with the Worldwide Leader on a multi-year contract. The deal keeps one of ESPN’s most respected reporters on staff.…
Deion Sanders takes another shot at The Athletic after question about CFB 27 video game absence
Colorado University head coach Deion Sanders authored another chapter in his ongoing beef with The Athletic during a press conference at Big 12 Media Days on Tuesday. David Ubben, a senior writer who covers college football for The Athletic, asked Sanders why he is not featured in the new EA Sports College Football 27 video…
Yahoo Sports signs Josh Norris, Hayden Winks after shutdown of Underdog content network
Popular fantasy football commentators Josh Norris and Hayden Winks are joining Yahoo Sports. The duo, which hosted Underdog’s Fantasy Football podcast until this week, when Underdog shuttered its original content network, will bring their show to Yahoo’s digital platforms and FAST airwaves. Yahoo announced the move on Wednesday morning. The show will relaunch later in July. “When…
Cole Hamels joins MLB Network’s draft coverage
The 2026 Major League Baseball Draft will be held in Philadelphia ahead of the league’s All-Star Game, and MLB Network is adding a Phillies legend to its coverage of the event. Cole Hamels, a former Phillies ace who was the 2008 World Series MVP for Philadelphia, is joining MLB Network’s coverage of the 2026 draft…
CNBC’s Lillian Rizzo: Leagues like NFL ‘need to lean in’ to new distribution models like Fox-Roku
Fox Sports has seemingly gotten a big boost from its parent company’s acquisition of Roku, bolstering the pitch the company can make to leagues like the NFL and MLB. While questions remain about the still-smaller scale of the Fox Corp. business in comparison to Disney’s ESPN and especially streamers like Netflix, YouTube and Prime Video,…
Darren Fletcher on Fox World Cup broadcast: ‘VAR is the bane of my life’
Darren Fletcher spoke for millions of soccer fans around the globe with his commentary about VAR during Tuesday’s round-of-16 FIFA World Cup match between Switzerland and Colombia in Vancouver. Colombia players were livid with referee Iván Arcides Barton Cisneros for not calling a penalty just over two minutes into extra time after Jáminton Campaz drew…
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