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College football needs to treat Week 1 as a premium asset, not a dumping ground
College football is back. Instead of starting with a bang, however, it was more like a whimper. And that’s a huge economic problem. Last weekend and the upcoming weekend were golden, gift-wrapped scheduling opportunities for the college game. Labor Day doesn’t fall until Sept. 7, meaning the NFL’s first game isn’t until Wednesday, Sept. 9.…
Incredible Colton Cowser catch sends Orioles announcers into euphoria
Thanks to a rain delay, it wasn’t until 1 a.m. ET that the game between the Baltimore Orioles and Colorado Rockies finally finished in the Mile High City. But for the Orioles fans that stayed up late into the evening, it was definitely worth the wait. The Orioles held a 2-1 lead with two outs…
The first 5 Fox, NBC, and CBS draft picks for 2026 Big Ten games have been revealed
Over the weekend, Scott Dochterman published a piece at The Athletic about the Big Ten’s seven-year media deal midway through and how it’s shaking out. Buried in the piece, Dochterman reveals the first five picks from the partner networks’ television draft, which include some of the biggest college football games of the year. Talk about…
Why AEW’s announcers made the right call for stunning All In finish
All Elite Wrestling, better known as AEW, put on its biggest show of the year at Wembley Stadium on Sunday. The main event featured champion Kenny Omega, arguably the greatest wrestler of his generation, up against the United Kingdom’s favorite wrestling son, the “Aerial Assassin” Will Ospreay. This was as good a matchup on paper…
Fort Worth Star-Telegram issues damning TCU report after having credentials revoked
On August 26, the Fort Worth Star-Telegram reported that TCU banned the paper from covering all Horned Frogs athletics. According to the Star-Telegram, TCU rescinded its credentials over its reporting on a locker room fight. TCU’s decision did not have the desired effect, as it did not intimidate the Star-Telegram out of reporting on the incident and…
The Ringer’s Sean Fennessey pushes back against Netflix deal, ChatGPT ads
The Ringer founder Bill Simmons upset some of his fans by adding ChatGPT as the “AI sponsor” of The Bill Simmons Podcast and other productions from the company. Sean Fennessey and Amanda Dobbins, co-hosts of The Ringer’s The Big Picture, aren’t exactly thrilled about it, either. Dobbins and Fennessey appeared on the latest episode of Talk Easy with…
Jim Rome: USC fans ‘will pick beach over football every single time’
A quiet Week 0 of the college football season led the paltry attendance at USC”s home opener at the Coliseum to become a national storyline, but lifelong Angeleno Jim Rome wasn’t surprised whatsoever. Despite the Trojans’ athletic department issuing a strange statement addressing the weak showing, Rome said the situation was typical L.A. sports fan…
Epic US Open tennis meltdown caught on camera
French tennis star Lois Boisson lost a hard-fought opening match in the opening round of the 2026 US Open to 26th seed Emma Navarro. But what received the most attention was not the match itself, but Boisson’s reaction afterward. The first two sets both went to tiebreaks, with the players splitting them one apiece. However,…
Annie Agar, Ja’Marr Chase joining forces on ‘Chasing No 1’ podcast
During Super Bowl Week, Cincinnati Bengals star Ja’Marr Chase announced he was starting a new podcast in the spring. The launch was delayed, and the details have changed, but the podcast has finally arrived. On Monday, Overtime announced the launch of Chasing No 1, a new podcast featuring Chase and NFL content creator Annie Agar.…
Chicago Cubs launching TikTok scripted romance series ‘Nine Innings to Love’
The Chicago Cubs have created a scripted romance series called Nine Innings to Love that will launch exclusively on their TikTok channel. That’s a very normal sentence that one would expect to read. Yes, MLB’s Cubs are getting into the short-form vertical video game with the creation of a 17-episode series about two lovelorn Cubs…
Dave Portnoy chides ‘ESPN’s Brandon Walker’ following ‘Rich Eisen Show’ appearance
The media ecosystem has become so incestuous in recent years that the corporate barriers and mandates that have kept certain programs and media stars siloed have essentially broken down. That’s especially true in the sports media world, where companies like ESPN and Fox Sports are handing the keys to independant entities and contributors, who serve…
Phillies announcer Tom McCarthy: Bryce Harper would be an ‘ideal’ player-turned-broadcaster
Bryce Harper is a man of many talents. He’s a superstar baseball player, TikTok influencer, food content creator, devoted raw milk drinker, and, apparently, a passable banana bread baker. It’s safe to say there’d be no shortage of content for us at Awful Announcing if he ever decided to try his hand at sports media.…
Katie Florio joins SportsNet Pittsburgh as Penguins rinkside reporter
Katie Florio is heading to Pittsburgh. The former Capitals Radio host announced Monday that she’s joining SportsNet Pittsburgh and NESN as the television rinkside reporter for the Penguins, with some Pirates broadcast work included as well. “I’m thrilled & honored to join SportsNet Pittsburgh / NESN as the TV Rinkside Reporter for the Pittsburgh Penguins,…
Sony launches FAST platform, including live sports channels, on PS5
Sony is taking a major step in making the PS5 a one-stop-shop for entertainment. The company announced on Monday that it is launching a FAST (free, ad-supported television) platform natively on the PS5 called Live TV on PS5, which will include a variety of sports channels familiar to users of other FAST platforms. Per Sony’s…
Dallas Stars reportedly leaving Victory+ for Prime Video
It seems the Dallas Stars are putting a stake in the two-year experiment that was Victory+. According to a report by Dallas Stars beat writer Sam Nestler in DLLS, the team plans to move its local broadcasts from Victory+, a free streaming service partly owned by the franchise, to Prime Video next season. The news…
Paul Finebaum torches USC for putting out ‘AI-generated’ statement: ‘Pile of garbage’
Pictures of an empty Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum for USC’s home opener against the San Jose State Spartans were not AI-generated, but Paul Finebaum believes their reaction statement may have been. The stadium appeared so empty Saturday that USC issued a statement to USA Today, noting the “factors” that impacted the attendance while reaffirming the…
Red Sox announcer Will Flemming apologizes for controversial Jazz Chisholm Jr. comments
Boston Red Sox radio announcer Will Flemming apologized for calling on the team to start a fight with Jazz Chisholm Jr. and the New York Yankees. With the Yankees holding a 7-1 lead over the Red Sox in the eighth inning Sunday afternoon, Chisholm opted to take advantage of nobody holding him on by stealing…
Netflix signs multi-year deal with Ryan Clark’s ‘The Pivot’ podcast
The Pivot, the popular interview show hosted by former NFL athletes Ryan Clark, Channing Crowder and Fred Taylor, is taking its talents to Netflix. The two sides struck a multi-year partnership that will bring video episodes of the show to the platform starting Sept. 8, according to Boardroom. New episodes will stream exclusively on Netflix…
Dan Orlovsky believes Matthew Stafford could be ‘top-five’ quarterback of all-time
Joe Montana didn’t do enough to crack Dan Orlovksy’s top-five quarterback list, but Matthew Stafford is on the verge of getting there. Stafford and the Los Angeles Rams are one of the strongest Super Bowl favorites in recent years, particularly after Aaron Donald officially came out of retirement to assemble what could be a historic…
John McEnroe criticized for ‘Court 21’ quip after Mariano Navone beat Novak Djokovic
Perhaps no figure is more polarizing in tennis media than John Patrick McEnroe Jr. The seven-time Grand Slam singles champion joined ESPN in 2009 when the network won rights to the US Open. His broadcasting role has only grown in stature ever since. In 2012, ESPN added Wimbledon to its tennis lineup, with Johnny Mac…
Red Sox announcer urges team to ‘drill’ Yankees catcher and ‘fight’ Jazz Chisholm Jr.
In the midst of their blowout loss to the New York Yankees, Boston Red Sox radio announcer on WEEI, Will Flemming, urged the team to start a literal fight. With the Yankees leading Boston 7-1 in the eighth inning, New York’s Jazz Chisholm Jr. drew a walk before stealing second base. Staring at a free…
Daniel Jeremiah’s ‘Move the Sticks’ lands at ESPN, Omaha Productions
The wait for Daniel Jeremiah’s next podcast is over. According to Front Office Sports, Jeremiah is launching a new show jointly with ESPN and Omaha Productions, called Move the Sticks with Daniel Jeremiah. “I’ve fallen in love with podcasting over the last decade. It has become one of my favorite parts of this job,” Jeremiah…
Karl Ravech says he would’ve been willing to discuss reduced pay, workload with ESPN
The 2026 Little League World Series came to a close on Sunday afternoon, and so did Karl Ravech’s 33-year tenure at ESPN. Ravech, 61, was handed his pink slip as part of a larger round of layoffs that also swept up Ryan Clark, Cam Newton, David Lloyd, Tom Pelissero, Stephania Bell, Bart Scott, and Charles…
Geoff Schwartz defends Bo Nix take after being roasted by Sean Payton
Geoff Schwartz delivered a take about Denver Broncos quarterback Bo Nix that even led to a response from Broncos head coach Sean Payton. Schwartz has recently filled in on FS1’s First Things First. And on Wednesday’s edition of the show, FS1’s Danny Parkins asked Schwartz, “Do you think it’s likely [Nix] takes a step forward,…
Awful Announcing’s 2026 streaming service rankings for sports fans
Welcome to Awful Announcing’s second annual streaming service rankings for sports fans. Streamers play an ever-increasing role in sports fans’ lives, and each service offers varying value for money. More sports programming continues to shift from linear television to streaming, and streaming service prices continue to rise as a result. As such, our rankings have…
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