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There is reportedly ‘tension’ between Fox, NBC as Telemundo courts English speakers for World Cup
Telemundo’s effort to bring English speakers to the network for its World Cup coverage is reportedly causing some “tension” between Fox, the English-language rightsholder, and NBCUniversal, which owns Telemundo. In a report outlining media companies interested in securing rights to the 2030 and 2034 World Cups, CNBC reporter Alex Sherman noted that FIFA may choose…
Charles Barkley declined Travis Kelce-Taylor Swift wedding invite: ‘It was going to be a crap show’
Charles Barkley could have been like Jim Nantz, Joe Buck, Pat McAfee, Stephen A. Smith, Tony Romo, and the full cast of sports media members who attended the wedding of Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce, but he said no thanks. Last month, Barkley said “ain’t no place I’d rather be” before Game 3 of the…
Landon Donovan stunned Christian Pulisic subbed out of Belgium loss: ‘You would have had to drag me off the f*cking field’
The USMNT’s loss to Belgium on Monday night was brutal for a variety of reasons, not the least of which is the uncertain future of star winger Christian Pulisic. Once again in the 4-1 drubbing, Pulisic made little to no impact and left the game in the second half with an injury. The performance was…
TSN World Cup commentators trashed ‘overhyped’ USMNT following loss: ‘They completely failed’
There were some in the American media who hyped the USMNT to the moon as they moved through the 2026 FIFA World Cup, planting the seeds that they were capable of making a deep run, possibly even winning the whole thing. Following the U.S.’s 4-1 loss in the Round of 16 to Belgium, TSN broadcasters…
Netflix, Disney, YouTube ‘all interested’ in 2030, 2034 World Cup rights, per report
Several of the world’s largest media and entertainment companies will be knocking on FIFA’s door in pursuit of U.S. broadcast rights to the 2030 and 2034 World Cups. According to a report by Alex Sherman of CNBC, Netflix, Disney, and YouTube “are all interested in challenging Fox for the U.S. broadcast rights to the 2030…
Big 12’s Brett Yormark has tense exchange with Texas Tech reporter over Brendan Sorsby questions
It’s fair to say the relationship between Texas Tech and the Big 12 Conference is a bit fraught at the moment. The Red Raiders circled the wagons in recent weeks around the Brendan Sorsby situation, one on which they and the conference (and just about everyone else) didn’t see eye to eye. The Big 12…
Ken Rosenthal dampens Mike Francesa’s Francisco Lindor report: ‘He’s not a beat reporter’
Mike Francesa has long taken credit for bringing Mike Piazza to the New York Mets; now it seems like he’s working on shipping Francisco Lindor out of town. Francesa sparked a bit of a firestorm this week by claiming the Mets are shopping Lindor as the Major League Baseball trade deadline approaches. The way Francesa…
Fox’s Thierry Henry, Alexi Lalas have tense exchange over FIFA’s Folarin Balogun ruling
The USMNT is gone from the men’s 2026 World Cup, but the tensions around FIFA’s decision to overturn Folarin Balogun’s ban from Monday night’s game have not subsided. Early on Tuesday in the Fox Sports studio, analysts Thierry Henry and Alexi Lalas, who have butted heads a few times throughout the tournament, clashed once again…
Fox’s Rob Green on disallowed Egypt goal: ‘[VAR] reaching far beyond the powers that it should have’
In a scene all too familiar to Atlanta fans, a team wearing black and red blew a seemingly insurmountable lead to an opponent led by arguably the best player of all time. This time, it wasn’t the Atlanta Falcons blowing a 28-3 lead; it was Egypt blowing a 2-0 lead against defending World Cup champions…
Nick Wright rips Christian Pulisic after USMNT’s Belgium loss: ‘It’s unacceptable’
Christian Pulisic treated the ankle injury that ended his World Cup as an inconvenience, nothing more. The USMNT star was helped off the field in the second half of Monday’s 4-1 Round of 16 loss to Belgium, and in his postgame interview with Fox’s Jenny Taft, he treated it as a minor footnote to a…
Boomer Esiason ‘hates’ Donald Trump’s FIFA intervention
When it comes to Donald Trump and the 2026 FIFA World Cup, Boomer Esiason wishes the president of the United States would just stick to politics. Esiason might agree with Trump on a lot, but he didn’t agree with the president’s intervention regarding Folarin Balogun’s red card. Balogun was controversially shown a red card last…
Michael Irvin will be on-site at Netflix’s Home Run Derby coverage
Michael Irvin has never called a baseball game in his life, but he’s found his way to take part in the Home Run Derby. Irvin told On3 he’ll be at Citizens Bank Park on July 13, and to be clear, he’s not there to break down swing mechanics or tell you why Junior Caminero has…
Marcellus Wiley accused of rape as wife files for divorce
In the wake of his recent arrest for domestic violence, Marcellus Wiley’s wife has filed for divorce, requested a restraining order, and accused the former NFL defensive end of rape. Wiley was arrested Saturday, July 4, on domestic battery charges in Orange County, Florida, after his wife, Annemarie, alleged he got physical and threatened to kill…
John Jastremski, Sal Licata launch ‘New York Sports Rush’ on BetRivers Network
Former WFAN hosts John Jastremski and Sal Licata have teamed up to launch a New York sports podcast on the BetRivers Network. New York Sports Rush featuring Jastremski and Licata premiered this Monday. New episodes are expected to be released on the New York Sports Rush YouTube channel every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday around 11…
Tony Romo, Jim Nantz confirmed as guests at Travis Kelce-Taylor Swift wedding
Tony Romo has been calling Taylor Swift “Travis Kelce’s wife” for some time now, but on July 3, he found out for himself whether it’s actually true. With the guest list running into the thousands for the celebrity wedding of the century, including the likes of Dean Blandino, much to the dismay of Will Compton,…
Alexi Lalas on USMNT’s World Cup exit: ‘The time for moral victories is over’
The USMNT picked the worst possible night to play its worst game of the tournament, and Alexi Lalas wasn’t interested in softening that verdict. Belgium eliminated the United States from the 2026 World Cup on Monday night, winning 4-1 in the Round of 16 at Lumen Field in what had been billed as the biggest…
FIFA can’t hide behind Donald Trump on this one
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 to be the first to know everything happening in the sports media world. FIFA had a chance to just say no, and it didn’t take it. That’s the part…
The Pac-12’s return begins without a media day
As the college football season approaches, every FBS conference is getting set for its media days — except for the Pac-12. Media days see conferences invite members of the press to ask questions and take photographs to build excitement for the upcoming season. Many media days will receive live television coverage. The Big 12, ACC…
BBC tennis commentator Jo Durie announced her retirement during Wimbledon
Defending Wimbledon champion Iga Swiatek lost in straight sets on Center Court on July 4. Hers wasn’t the only shock exit that day. BBC commentator Jo Durie, who called that match, announced afterward that she was retiring after three decades of calling tennis for the BBC and British Eurosport. “Well, after 30 years of commentating,…
TV and streaming viewing picks for July 7, 2026: How to watch World Cup Round of 16
All Times Eastern College Basketball College Basketball Talk — CBS Sports Network, noon College Football Big 12 Football Media Days — ESPNU, 11 a.m. Big 12 Football Media Days — ESPN2, 3 p.m. College Football Live — ESPN2, 5 p.m. Cycling Tour de France Stage 4 Announcers: Phil Liggett/Bob Roll//Steve Porino//Christian Vande Velde Carcassonne to…
Belgium brutally trolls U.S., Trump’s FIFA intervention, following 4-1 World Cup win
If there is such a thing as the Trump Curse, it received one of its strongest pieces of evidence yet on Monday night. After President Trump intervened (by his own account) to get FIFA to suspend American star Folarin Balogun’s one-game ban so that he could play in the Round of 16, the USMNT promptly…
Carli Lloyd critical of USMNT, Christian Pulisic following World Cup exit: ‘They lost the game before they even stepped out onto the pitch’
In what many considered the biggest USMNT match in history, the Americans simply fell apart, eventually losing 4-1 to Belgium in the 2026 FIFA World Cup Round of 16. In retrospect, it might have been smart to predict that the U.S. wasn’t likely to go much further than this point; the hype and excitement around…
Fox’s desperate plea to Americans to keep watching soccer reminds us fear is the mind-killer
If there was a sensation that became obvious in the final minutes of Belgium’s 4-1 victory over the USMNT on Monday night, it was fear. Not that the U.S. side would lose; that was a foregone conclusion even before Romelu Lukaku’s soul-crusher of a goal in the 93rd minute. It was fear that this was…
Mike Francesa: Juan Soto-Francisco Lindor relationship ‘not good,’ Mets will try to trade Lindor
Mike Francesa doesn’t believe a word of the Juan Soto-Francisco Lindor reconciliation story, and he says the Mets don’t either. Soto and Lindor told The Athletic on Friday that reports of tension between them are overblown, with Lindor calling Soto “my brother” and Soto comparing their relationship to a slow-building romance: “When you meet a…
Mexico-England sets Spanish-language World Cup viewership record for Telemundo
Preliminary Spanish-language viewership is already in for Mexico-England, setting a new Spanish-language soccer record as Telemundo continues to report strong World Cup viewership. According to Telemundo, Mexico-England averaged 23.1 million viewers on Saturday night. That includes Nielsen-measured viewership on Telemundo (9.4 million) and Adobe Analytics viewership on Peacock (13.0 million). The Nielsen number is expected…
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