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Keith Hernandez tells hilarious story of Mets fan not recognizing him on flight
New York Mets legend Keith Hernandez sat next to a Mets fan who was completely oblivious to his presence on the flight to San Diego for the team’s weekend series vs. the Padres at Petco Park. Hernandez told the story in detail alongside play-by-play announcer Steve Gelbs (filling in for Gary Cohen) during Saturday night’s…
Phillies announcers question magic wand right before White Sox player crushes first career homer
A sequence during Saturday’s Philadelphia Phillies game against the Chicago White Sox resulted in hilarious timing on the NBC Sports Philadelphia broadcast, but Phillies fans likely didn’t find it very funny. The NBC Sports Philadelphia broadcast showed White Sox pitcher Mike Vasil waving a wand in Chicago’s dugout. “What is that thing?” NBC Sports Philadelphia…
TV and streaming viewing picks for June 7, 2026: How to watch French Open Men’s Final
All Times Eastern Australian Rules Football AFL Men’s — Round 13 Collingwood Magpies vs. Melbourne Demons — FS2, 1:01 a.m. (Monday) Baseball Banana Ball World Tour Game 2, American Family Field, Milwaukee, WI Loco Beach Coconuts vs. Party Animals — The CW, 4 p.m. Savannah Bananas Pre-Game — The CW, 3:30 p.m. Beach Volleyball AVP…
TV tower goes down during storm at the Memorial Tournament
An intense storm rolled through the Columbus area and led to third-round play being suspended at the Memorial Tournament on Saturday at Muirfield Village Golf Club (Dublin, OH). Roughly 30 minutes after play at the PGA Tour event was suspended, the storm caused a TV tower to go down near the 10th green. Thankfully, nobody…
Steve Levy roasts Raiders in Stanley Cup Final Game 3 preview
During halftime of Saturday’s WNBA game between the Golden State Valkyries and the Las Vegas Aces, the ESPN on ABC broadcast went to Steve Levy and Erik Johnson to preview Saturday night’s Game 3 of the Stanley Cup Final between the Carolina Hurricanes and the Vegas Golden Knights. It was recently revealed that Johnson has…
Rebecca Lowe: America is going to ‘fall in love’ with Zlatan Ibrahimović
Rebecca Lowe has exactly one concern about working with Zlatan Ibrahimović this summer, and it has nothing to do with whether he’ll be any good. The NBC Premier League host appeared on Sports Business Journal’s The Sports Media Podcast with Austin Karp this week and offered her first real public thoughts on her most intriguing…
Gary Cohen: Pre-pitch clock broadcasts were ‘mentally exhausting’
Gary Cohen has been the voice of the New York Mets since 2006, calling games alongside Keith Hernandez and Ron Darling in what Awful Announcing readers have consistently ranked as the best local broadcast booth in baseball. Part of what has made that booth so special over the years is exactly what Cohen described on…
Erik Johnson joins ESPN’s Stanley Cup Final coverage
ESPN is sending Erik Johnson to Las Vegas for the middle portion of the Stanley Cup Final. According to the network, Johnson will join its coverage for Games 3 and 4 in Vegas, where the Golden Knights host the Carolina Hurricanes. Per additional reporting from Braylon Breeze, Johnson will work the studio desk, conduct interviews, and…
Landon Donovan says MLS is ‘not mature enough yet’ to completely abandon linear TV
Landon Donovan thinks MLS is confusing accessibility with visibility. The U.S. men’s national team’s all-time leading scorer said during a recent appearance on Front Office Sports’ Portfolio Players that a conversation he had with commissioner Don Garber on Tim Howard’s Unfiltered Soccer podcast stuck with him. Garber told him the league tried something new with the Apple deal,…
Al Leiter, Harold Reynolds embrace MLB Network’s role in teaching baseball
Al Leiter and Harold Reynolds were sitting in front of MLB Network cameras on the day the channel launched in January 2009. They’re still there in 2026, and somewhere along the way, they realized they weren’t just doing television. The two recently reflected on what their work together has actually meant, not just as television…
Chris ‘Mad Dog’ Russo reveals his keys to success as a sports talk host
Chris “Mad Dog” Russo has been a prominent voice in sports media for 40 years and became best known for his work as a co-host alongside Mike Francesa on Mike and the Mad Dog for New York’s WFAN in an iconic radio run that lasted from 1989 to 2008. Since then, Russo has led Mad…
‘This magic carpet ride continues!’: Mike Breen calls wild finish of Knicks-Spurs Game 2
The New York Knicks have taken a commanding 2-0 series lead over the San Antonio Spurs in the 2026 NBA Finals before even playing a home game. New York held off the Spurs 105-104 in a wild finish in San Antonio in Friday night’s Game 2. The Knicks blew a 14-point lead late in the…
TV and streaming viewing picks for June 6, 2026: How to watch Stanley Cup Final Game 3
All Times Eastern Australian Rules Football AFL Men’s — Round 13 Sydney Swans vs. St. Kilda Saints — FS2/Fox One, 1:01 a.m. (Sunday) Essendon Bombers vs. Carlton Blues — Fox Soccer Plus, 5:06 a.m. (Sunday) Baseball Banana Ball World Tour Game 1, American Family Field, Milwaukee, WI Party Animals vs. Loco Beach Coconuts — The…
Kendrick Perkins reveals list of things he’ll do if Spurs win NBA Finals
The New York Knicks took a 1-0 series lead into Game 2 of the 2026 NBA Finals on Friday night, and ESPN’s Kendrick Perkins is so confident in the Knicks that he revealed a wild list of five things he’ll do if Victor Wembanyama and the San Antonio Spurs win the championship. Perkins, an NBA…
Charles Barkley gets emotional about future of the NBA
Charles Barkley can’t help but get emotional when he thinks about the future of the NBA being in the hands of Victor Wembanyama. While some have questioned whether the next face of the NBA has to be an American-born player, Barkley seems sold on the 7-foot-5 “Alien” from France. Barkley joined Mike Greenberg on ESPN’s…
NBA Finals Game 1 delivers biggest audience since 2019
Viewership for Game 1 of the NBA Finals is in, and it’s already a major ratings success. The New York Knicks’ victory over the San Antonio Spurs on June 3 averaged 16.93 million viewers, peaking with 19.63 million viewers at 11 p.m. ET. Viewership was up 90% from Game 1 of last year’s Oklahoma City…
Live sports remain central as Peacock approaches profitability
NBCUniversal Media Chairman Matt Strauss, who oversees Peacock, said at a recent conference that Peacock is expected to become profitable in the current quarter. If achieved, it would make Peacock the last of the major streamers to reach profitability. The comments from Strauss came during the Evercore Global TMT Conference and were first reported by…
Longtime Auburn broadcaster Paul Ellen dead at 75
Longtime Auburn broadcast voice Paul Ellen has died. He was 75. Ellen was part of the broadcast team for Auburn baseball, basketball, and football, notably serving as the football radio host since 1990 and as the football radio play-by-play announcer from 1979-80. “For five decades, Paul was a trusted voice of the Auburn radio broadcast…
Fox reveals who will call World Cup opening-week matches
With the 2026 FIFA World Cup under a week away, Fox Sports is revealing its commentator assignments for the tournament’s first week. Fox confirmed its commentator pairings earlier in April. As previously announced, John Strong and Stu Holden will serve as the lead commentary crew throughout the World Cup. Ian Darke and former USMNT player…
Andre Agassi stunned by Matteo Arnaldi’s French Open withdrawal: ‘Better be unimaginable’
Matteo Arnaldi withdrew from his French Open semifinal on Friday, and Andre Agassi had trouble relating to the decision. Arnaldi stunned the tennis world as the 25-year-old world No. 104 withdrew from playing close friend Flavio Cobolli in the French Open because of a virus. The announcement came just 25 minutes before both players were…
Kevin Burkhardt: Working with Pete Rose was ‘dicier’
Alex Rodriguez, David Ortiz, and Derek Jeter might be good for a quote on Fox, but working with Pete Rose was on another level. Kevin Burkhardt was this week’s guest on Andrew Marchand’s sports media podcast, where the Fox announcer spoke about his versatility as a broadcaster and his ability to work with different personalities.…
Sean McDonough reveals he felt ‘inadequate’ during early days as ESPN’s lead NHL voice
Sean McDonough has delivered some of the best calls of this Stanley Cup Final, was named the 2025 National Sportscaster of the Year, and had Joe Buck calling him one of the two best play-by-play voices in any sport just a year ago. He’ll be the first to tell you it wasn’t always this comfortable.…
Stephen A. Smith begs Donald Trump to stay away from the NBA Finals
NBA commissioner Adam Silver and New York City mayor Zohran Mamdani might have no issue with Donald Trump attending Game 3 of the NBA Finals, but Stephen A. Smith is begging the president to stay away. With the New York Knicks looking to end their 53-year championship drought while playing in their first NBA Finals…
NFL defends streaming strategy as Roger Goodell skips House hearing
Roger Goodell will not be testifying before Rep. Jim Jordan’s House Judiciary Committee next week, and on Wednesday, the NFL explained why in writing. According to Puck’s John Ourand, NFL general counsel Ted Ullyot sent a letter to Jordan formally declining the committee’s invitation for Goodell to appear at its June 10 hearing on the…
MLB’s labor pitch to end blackouts may disappoint fans
Major League Baseball is likely to use ongoing labor negotiations to look to eliminate local blackouts. But the league’s plan might not be as wide-reaching as you might think, especially for national games. It has long been known that Major League Baseball owners have offered players a centralized local media revenue system that would, for…
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