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Frank Caliendo attempted to keep John Madden lawsuit a secret
Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, but in the case of Frank Caliendo and John Madden, it may have been worthy of a lawsuit. Caliendo is a very successful comedian and impressionist who undoubtedly saw his stardom skyrocket once sports fans took notice of his Madden impression. But while sports fans loved Caliendo’s version…
Ryan Fitzpatrick guarantees that Deshaun Watson will fail
The NFL community was stunned when first-year Cleveland Browns head coach Todd Monken named veteran Deshaun Watson the starting quarterback for Cleveland’s Week 1 game against the Jacksonville Jaguars. Just days earlier, Watson turned in a poor preseason performance against the Buffalo Bills and then challenged fans during a contentious postgame presser. “I didn’t have a reaction,” Watson…
Matthew Berry talks possibility of hiring Dianna Russini: ‘She’s really, really talented and good on air’
It’s still unclear whether Dianna Russini will return to sports media after stepping down from The Athletic amid an extremely public “hand-holding scandal” with New England Patriots coach Mike Vrabel. In a recent interview with Outkick, Matthew Berry, Russini’s former colleague at ESPN, was asked whether he’d consider hiring her to join him at Fantasy…
Top editor Roxanna Scott reportedly out at ESPN
Roxanna Scott is out at ESPN. Scott, who was hired to oversee the Worldwide Leader’s TV and digital news-gathering operation, lasted just eight months in the newly created role, according to Front Office Sports. As SVP and editor-in-chief, a title designed to consolidate ESPN’s editorial leadership under one person for the first time, Scott oversaw…
Lane Kiffin wants a Big Ten-SEC football challenge
The conference superiority debate between the Big Ten and the SEC has raged for years. And LSU coach Lane Kiffin has an idea that could finally provide more data points to consider. Given that the SEC and the Big Ten dominate the college football world after conference realignment, much of the top contenders compete in…
ESPN to debut new studio this weekend
ESPN has changed a lot since its humble beginnings in 1979. And the network’s founders probably could never have imagined what the Bristol, Connecticut, company would become. But ESPN’s latest announcement is the latest reminder that the company means it when it says it is the worldwide leader in sports. ESPN has given a makeover…
Apple TV latest streamer to raise prices
Like gas stations on the same busy street raising their prices in unison, so to are most of the big streamers. On the heels of Peacock and ESPN Unlimited giving customers a price hike, Apple TV is now following suit. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Apple TV is upping the monthly subscription price by two…
CBS Sports HQ is a throwback in the best way possible
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. We here at Awful Announcing are probably in the top 0.1% of sports studio show…
Al Michaels and Kirk Herbstreit advocate for Deshaun Watson’s ‘second’ chance
Al Michaels and Kirk Herbstreit did their best to run some positive Deshaun Watson propaganda at a time where the Cleveland Browns quarterback has few apologists. Against most football fans’ wishes, the Browns went ahead and controversially named Watson their starting quarterback for the upcoming season. The announcement came just days after he lashed out…
The Good Good Golf downfall will be studied for generations
Good Good Golf was once the poster child for the YouTube golf craze. One 15-second commercial sent their empire crumbling in less than a week. Now, Good Good is the poster child for how not to handle a PR crisis, with a downfall that should serve as a warning to every other influencer, creator, and sports brand in…
Al Michaels gives play-by-play of partial lunar eclipse
Legendary play-by-play announcer Al Michaels has been known for calling a remarkable number of special moments in sports. And on Thursday night, he also showed off his ability to call special moments in astronomy. Michaels had the Amazon Prime Video play-by-play duties alongside color commentator Kirk Herbstreit for Thursday night’s NFL preseason game between the…
Your 2026 Week 0 college football announcing schedule
The 2026 FBS college football season kicks off with Week 0 on Saturday, beginning with Bill Belichick and North Carolina taking on TCU at the Aer Lingus College Football Classic in Dublin, Ireland. The UNC-TCU game will air on ESPN and Disney+, with Mike Monaco on play-by-play, Jordan Rodgers as the color commentator, and Dana Boyle as the…
Todd Monken uses interview to congratulate Al and Linda Michaels on 60th wedding anniversary
Al Michaels has reached a remarkable number of milestones, and Thursday night marked his crowning achievement. And it didn’t have to do with his work as a legendary play-by-play announcer. Michaels and his wife, Linda Anne Stamato, celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary on Thursday. Thursday also brought the first Amazon Prime Video NFL broadcast of…
Paramount+ announces Sept. 4 premiere for ‘The Program: Texas Tech’ docuseries
If there was ever a year to do a docuseries about Texas Tech football, this is probably it. So, good timing on Paramount+’s part. The streaming service announced Thursday that The Program: Texas Tech, a four-part docuseries about the Red Raiders football program, will premiere on Friday, September 4. The series is expected to give…
Andrew Siciliano on returning to NFL Media and his new show ‘The NFL Report’
Andrew Siciliano feels as if he never left. Earlier this week, he returned to NFL Media as the host of The NFL Report. It’s a homecoming for Siciliano, who was an on-air host for NFL Network from 2011 to 2024. The NFL Report is available on NFL Channel on FAST platforms, NFL+, the NFL’s YouTube channel,…
TV and streaming viewing picks for August 28, 2026: How to watch NFL Preseason Week 3
All Times Eastern Australian Rules Football AFL Men’s — Wildcard Finals Wildcard Final One, Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Melbourne Demons vs. Carlton Blues — FS2/Fox One, 5:30 a.m. (Saturday) AFL Women’s — Round 3 North Melbourne Kangaroos vs. Western Bulldogs — Fox Soccer Plus, 10:30 p.m. Adelaide Crows vs. West Coast Eagles —…
Al Michaels is clearly not a fan of NFL’s virtual measurement system
Al Michaels was back in the booth on Thursday night for Amazon Prime Video, and while it was preseason on the field between the Cleveland Browns and New England Patriots, Michaels’s attitude was in midseason form. One of the highlights of the night came from Michaels’s extremely clear frustration with the NFL’s virtual measurement system.…
Tony Romo facing three new citations in connection to OWI arrest
Tony Romo is facing three more citations related to his OWI arrest in Wisconsin in July. According to a report from TMZ Sports, Romo was cited for first-offense operating while intoxicated, unsafe passing on the right side, and possessing open intoxicants in his vehicle. Romo was pulled over on July 23 and arrested after failing…
Al Michaels makes not-so-subtle Trump joke on ‘Thursday Night Football’
Al Michaels, Kirk Herbstreit and the Amazon Prime Video broadcast team had a warm-up on Thursday night ahead of the coming NFL season, carrying the preseason game between the New England Patriots and Cleveland Browns. With Cleveland hosting the game, exterior shots of the city that the broadcast used to come in and out of…
Colin Cowherd considered stand-up comedy
If you weren’t watching Colin Cowherd on TV and listening to him on the radio every day, maybe you would have been paying to see him perform as a comedian. Cowherd joined Shannon Spake on the Sons & Daughters podcast this week, where he discussed his upbringing and the path that led him to his career today. And…
Draymond Green rips media narratives surrounding Klay Thompson signing with Heat
Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green has never been shy about voicing his opinion on sports media, even as he transitions into becoming a full-fledged member of that same media. “Sports media f*cking sucks,” Green said in May about the state of NBA coverage. “It’s awful. No one talks basketball anymore.” On Wednesday’s episode of…
Insider: ‘Very good chance’ J.J. Watt is ‘long-term’ answer in CBS’ top NFL booth
All signs continue to point to Tony Romo’s exit from CBS Sports being permanent, and it looks as if J.J. Watt could make his move into Romo’s spot permanent as well. Romo was arrested on suspicion of operating a vehicle while intoxicated in Wisconsin earlier this summer, and was later put on a leave of…
ESPN’s six-part Nick Saban docuseries gets premiere date, trailer
ESPN and Words + Pictures announced on Thursday that Saban, a “landmark multi-part ESPN Original docuseries chronicling the life, legacy and extraordinary career of Hall of Fame coach Nick Saban,” will premiere on Thursday, October 8, with all six episodes being made available on the ESPN app at launch. The first episode will debut on…
‘The Sports Gossip Show’ leaves The Athletic after 1 year
One of the more unique podcasts in the sports space is headed to a new home, as the hosts of The Sports Gossip Show announced this week that they are leaving The Athletic. The show is hosted by Charlotte Wilder, a former host and writer at SI, Fox Sports and Meadowlark Media, and entertainment industry…
Golf Channel cancels season of Big Break x Good Good amid controversy
Just when it seemed Good Good Golf’s bad bad week couldn’t get any more bad bad, it did. Days after announcing that it would postpone the start of Big Break x Good Good due to a sponsor’s desire to be removed from the reality series, Golf Channel announced Thursday that it will not complete this…
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