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Serena Williams’ return fuels record Wimbledon ratings for ESPN
The World Cup may be dominating the sports conversation, but Serena Williams still delivered record Wimbledon viewership for ESPN. Williams retired after the 2022 US Open but announced a return to the doubles circuit at the Queen’s Club Championships in June, having not played professionally for four years. She later received a singles wild card…
Fubo raises prices following NBCUniversal carriage deal
Fubo is the latest live TV streaming service to raise its prices. According to a support document on the Fubo website, most plans will increase by $15 per month as a result of the streaming service’s recently announced carriage deal with NBCUniversal. The Fubo Sports + News plan will increase by $9 a month. Customers…
Reporters prevented from asking questions about Cape Verde’s Ryan Mendes amid rape allegation
The 2026 FIFA World Cup has been full of feel-good stories, with Cape Verde’s run into the knockout round in their first tournament appearance chief among them. A sobering and disturbing allegation against Cape Verde captain Ryan Mendes has soured that story. The New Zealand Herald was first to report the news and confirmed the…
Caitlin Clark: Excessive coverage of her ‘a real disservice to’ WNBA, other players
Ever since Phoenix Mercury forward Alyssa Thomas and Indiana Fever guard Caitlin Clark scrambled for a ball on the floor during their July 24 game and Thomas pushed her closed fist against Clark’s neck as she attempted to stand, leading to a retroactive flagrant 2 foul and a one-game suspension, we’ve heard from a lot…
Jaylen Brown sounds off about Colin Cowherd, anonymous sources on Twitch stream after trade
The Boston Celtics and Philadelphia 76ers pulled off a stunning blockbuster NBA trade on Wednesday, with Boston sending Jaylen Brown to Philadelphia in exchange for Paul George, two first-round picks (2028, 2031), and two second-round picks (2028, 2030). And on Thursday night, Brown went to his Twitch livestream to go off about the trade and…
John Kruk asks hard-hitting questions to NASA astronaut Christina Koch
NASA astronaut and engineer Christina Koch threw out the ceremonial first pitch for the Philadelphia Phillies’ game against the Pittsburgh Pirates on Wednesday night at Citizens Bank Park. Koch made history as a mission specialist on Artemis II in April, and she was also part of the all-female spacewalk on an International Space Station mission…
For Matt Jones, ‘Matt & Myron’ moving to weekdays on ESPN Radio is ‘a huge opportunity’
For a guy who quit practicing law to enter sports media, this week has been a continuation of a dream come true for Matt Jones. ESPN Radio has announced a new daily lineup starting on Aug.3. One of the most significant changes is that Jones and Myron Medcalf will move from their weekend home to…
TV and streaming viewing picks for July 3, 2026: How to watch Wimbledon 2nd Round
All Times Eastern Australian Rules Football AFL Men’s — Round 17 Hawthorn Hawks vs. Melbourne Demons — FS2/Fox One, 11 p.m. Greater Western Sydney Giants vs. Fremantle Dockers — Fox Soccer Plus, 11:30 p.m. Gold Coast Suns vs. Collingwood Magpies — FS1/Fox One, 2 a.m. (Saturday) Richmond Tigers vs. Carlton Blues — Fox Soccer Plus,…
Sports media world reacts to disallowed Croatia goal vs. Portugal
Croatia was knocked out of the World Cup in a heartbreaking 2-1 loss to Portugal in the 2026 FIFA World Cup’s round of 32 on Thursday night in Toronto. It appeared that Croatia’s Josko Gvardiol had delivered one of the most dramatic equalizers in World Cup history, 12 minutes into stoppage time. However, the goal…
ESPN joins other outlets fighting proposed media blackout in Bryan Pata murder retrial
ESPN, NBCUniversal, and the Miami Herald‘s parent company filed a joint motion Thursday opposing a Florida judge’s suggestion that she could restrict media access and impose a gag order in the retrial of Rashaun Jones, the former Miami Hurricanes player accused of killing teammate Bryan Pata in 2006. The motion, filed ahead of a Monday…
Allie Clifton credits ‘Road Trippin’ for meteoric rise in sports media: ‘It changed the trajectory of my career’
After over 10 years in television, Allie Clifton has emerged as one of the rising stars in sports media for 2026, for her work across Amazon Prime and Spectrum SportsNet, where she covers the Los Angeles Lakers, and she’s crediting her role on Road Trippin’, a podcast she started in 2017 alongside then-Cavaliers players Richard…
Stephen A. Smith responds to Emmanuel Acho calling his ‘White Dude Central’ Lakers comment ‘racist’
Stephen A. Smith is pushing back after Emmanuel Acho called his comments about the Los Angeles Lakers’ roster “racist.” Smith went viral on Wednesday for his reaction to the Lakers’ new core of Luka Dončić, Austin Reaves, and Walker Kessler, arguing the team couldn’t compete for a championship with an all-white group of star players…
USMNT-Bosnia becomes most-watched English-language soccer broadcast in U.S. history
Fox’s broadcast of the USMNT’s Round of 32 win over Bosnia-Herzegovina on Wednesday became the most-watched soccer telecast in English-language U.S. history, with a preliminary average of 24.429 million viewers and a peak audience of 31.883 million. FOX Sports soars into the record books! 🇺🇸 🏆 The MOST-WATCHED SOCCER TELECAST in English-language U.S. history 🏆…
Rich Eisen belives he’s done doing play-by-play
Rich Eisen built a second career on NFL Network almost by accident, stepping into the play-by-play chair years after he’d already made his name as a host. It appears that part of his career is now over, as he told Sports Illustrated’s Jimmy Traina that he no longer expects to call games. “No, it is…
Don Garber: MLS ready to take the World Cup momentum ‘from here’
The United States, along with Canada and Mexico, is serving as a host nation for the 2026 FIFA World Cup. This summer’s rendition of the event has had no shortage of classic finishes and shocking finishes across the group stages and early part of the knockout rounds, leading many to question whether this has been…
Fox, Telemundo combine to average nearly 10 million viewers per World Cup Group Stage match
Fox and Telemundo, the English-language and Spanish-language broadcasters of the 2026 FIFA World Cup, respectively, are putting up eye-popping numbers for the tournament. Through the group stage, the two networks are combining to average 9.65 million viewers per match, according to data compiled by Jon Lewis of Sports Media Watch. Fox Sports is averaging 5.05…
Fox Sports rules analyst Mark Clattenburg: Folarin Balogun red card ‘shouldn’t have been a VAR intervention’
A delightful win for the USMNT on Wednesday night was overshadowed by a questionable red card on striker Folarin Balogun, immediately casting concern over the national team’s next match on Monday as Balogun serves a suspension. The second-half booking came after Balogun became tangled up with a Bosnian defender. In real time, the play did…
Missouri Attorney General opens investigation into Matt Miller
The Missouri Attorney General’s Office has opened an investigation into ESPN NFL Draft analyst Matt Miller, confirming to Awful Announcing in a statement that it has “an open investigation into this issue.” Our Ben Koo and Brendon Kleen have spent the past week documenting a pattern of complaints tied to Miller’s fantasy football leagues, paid…
Dan Le Batard addresses criticism over lack of Dianna Russini coverage
Dan Le Batard has run into trouble in recent months for continuing to criticize fellow sports media figures over their blind spots or ethical breaches while he has largely refused to address the shocking scandal between NFL reporter Dianna Russini and New England Patriots coach Mike Vrabel. The pushback reached a tipping point this week…
Bill Simmons learns of Jaylen Brown trade after waking up from colonoscopy: ‘I think I’m dead’
The Jaylen Brown era of Boston Celtics basketball has come to an end, with the Cs trading Brown to the Philadelphia 76ers in exchange for Paul George, a 2028 first-round pick, a 2031 first-round picks, and two second-round picks, ESPN’s Senior NBA insider Shams Charania reported on Monday. The trade was widely viewed by fans…
ESPN ‘closing in’ on retaining NFL Network reporter Mike Garafolo
Another NFL Network talent is getting the green light for a longer term stay at ESPN. Longtime NFL Network reporter Mike Garafolo is reportedly “closing in” on a new contract with ESPN, which acquired NFL Media earlier this year, according to Ryan Glasspiegel in Front Office Sports. ESPN is reportedly making retention decisions for NFL…
Bill Oram apologizes for using language that is ‘harmful to people of color’ in Ja Morant column
The Portland Trail Blazers’ acquisition of Ja Morant via trade was one of the first major dominoes to fall in the NBA offseason, following months of reports that the two sides were headed toward divorce. However, while a contingent of Blazers fans are excited about the spark that Morant can bring, one notable local commentator…
Ex-ESPN president John Skipper shades Fox World Cup coverage
Former ESPN president John Skipper admits it “stings” to have to flip on Fox to watch the World Cup. Skipper’s frustrations are justified on a personal level. The ex-ESPN president ushered the Worldwide Leader through coverage of three World Cups in 2006, 2010, and 2014, only to, in his estimation, lose the broadcast rights for…
Giants Pride Night and the conversations we’re not having
This originally appeared in Thursday’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. The San Francisco Giants’ Pride Night controversy and all the subsequent fallout can be blamed…
Netflix to use ‘consistent studio’ for 5-game NFL slate this season, per report
Netflix expanded its NFL footprint from two games to five for the upcoming season, and it appears that the streamer is looking to keep a consistent look throughout its schedule, which spans from Week 1 to Week 18. Elle Duncan, the face of Netflix’s fledgling sports division, told Sports Media Watch that the streamer plans…
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