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Jason Benetti waiting to learn what else he’ll call for NBC
Jason Benetti has been calling Sunday Night Baseball for NBC since March, but his role beyond baseball at the network is still taking shape. Appearing on the Sports Media Watch Podcast, Benetti revealed that, despite being two months into his role as the face of NBC’s Sunday Night Baseball, the conversation about what else he’ll…
Kirk Herbstreit won’t be in EA Sports College Football 27
After two editions in the booth, Kirk Herbstreit is out of EA Sports College Football 27. According to On3, ESPN’s lead college football voice is out of the game’s booth for the third edition of the relaunched franchise, which is due out in July. He appeared in both College Football 25 and 26 as part…
‘We do this in remembrance’: Wright Thompson’s search for home
Don’t tell Wright Thompson he’s the last of a dying breed. The ESPN storyteller from Mississippi is widely considered the preeminent sportswriter in America. And he’s not ready to declare sports journalism — or the magazine-style features he built his career upon — as a lost art or extinct practice. “There is something about the…
Lucy Rohden launches ‘CFBLucy’ brand, partners with Betches Media and Homefield Apparel
Lucy Rohden is leaving Meadowlark Media and The Dan Le Batard Show to formalize a college football media brand with multiple new partners, she told Awful Announcing this week. Rohden, best known for her viral TikTok explainers and sketches as well as her Off-Rohding campus series at Meadowlark, will launch CFBLucy this week. This fall, Rohden will…
Lucy Rohden launches ‘LucyCFB’ brand, partners with Betches Media and Homefield Apparel
Lucy Rohden is leaving Meadowlark Media and The Dan Le Batard Show to formalize a college football media brand with multiple new partners, she told Awful Announcing this week. Rohden, best known for her viral TikTok explainers and sketches as well as her Off-Rohding campus series at Meadowlark, will launch LucyCFB this week. This fall, Rohden will…
Scripps CEO unloads on DirecTV amid carriage battle: ‘They are screwing with the consumer’
Scripps-owned broadcast stations went dark for DirecTV customers across the country on Sunday, leaving countless viewers in a lurch as major sporting events like the NBA Finals and Stanley Cup Finals are set to begin. Scripps is one of the largest owners of ABC affiliates in the country, operating stations in major markets like Phoenix,…
How Syracuse’s Triple-A baseball booth became a sportscasting launching pad
Sean McDonough was 22 years old and calling games for the Syracuse Chiefs when the photo was taken. He looks like what he was: a kid with a microphone and a dream that hadn’t paid off yet. That photo hangs on the wall at NBT Bank Stadium, right next to Marv Albert, Matt Vasgersian, Jason…
Larry Fitzgerald Sr. passes away at age 71
Accomplished sports journalist Larry Fitzgerald Sr., father of soon-to-be Hall of Fame wide receiver Larry Fitzgerald Jr., has passed away at the age of 71. The news was announced by Fitzgerald Sr.’s son, Marcus R. Fitzgerald, on social media on Monday afternoon. It is with heavy hearts that we share the passing of our father,…
NHL viewership maintains post-Olympic glow through conference finals
The NHL is maintaining its strong viewership pace heading into the Stanley Cup Final. Viewership for each of the league’s conference finals saw near-50% increases on both NHL broadcast partners. ESPN’s coverage of the Western Conference Finals, a Vegas Golden Knights sweep over the Colorado Avalanche, averaged 2.2 million viewers, up 44% versus last year’s…
Congress summons Roger Goodell to testify about NFL’s TV deals
Federal attention towards the NFL’s broadcast deals is not going away. On Monday, Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH), chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, sent a letter to NFL commissioner Roger Goodell asking him to testify at a June 10 committee hearing regarding the league’s media rights practices, according to a report by Dan Murphy of…
ESPN reveals College Football Playoff TV schedule, includes added TNT games and ABC simulcasts
The 2026-27 College Football Playoff television schedule is now official, and it includes some changes from last year. ESPN revealed dates, times, and television assignments for the upcoming College Football Playoff. Among the changes from last season are the number of games ESPN has sublicensed to TNT, and the number of games that will be…
Mike Florio: Jaxson Dart didn’t answer the most important question
On Friday, New York Giants quarterback Jaxson Dart addressed the media for the first time since introducing President Donald Trump at a rally, igniting a media firestorm and raising all kinds of questions about his role in the locker room and responsibilities as a team leader. Dart’s decision to align himself with Trump, whose controversial…
Stephanie White brushes off heated Caitlin Clark interaction: ‘We’re both competitive. We’re both stubborn’
Caitlin Clark is under a microscope few professional athletes will ever experience, and that impact affects those around her as well. That includes Indiana Fever head coach Stephanie White. Clark has been feeling the pressure this season as she deals with injuries and concerns about her defensive abilities, while Indiana struggles. Some of the frustrations…
Pat McAfee reportedly talking long-term extension with ESPN
As Pat McAfee passes the halfway point of his initial five-year contract with ESPN, negotiations are reportedly underway between the two sides on an extension. According to Ryan Glasspiegel at Front Office Sports, McAfee is in talks to re-up with the Worldwide Leader on a “long-term” contract extension. His current deal, which sees ESPN license…
Shannon Sharpe sounds off on Caitlin Clark-Stephanie White spat: ‘Don’t show your coach up’
While much of the initial coverage around Caitlin Clark joining the WNBA centered on clashes with opponents, the call is coming from inside the house in recent weeks, leading even some of Clark’s defenders in national media to reconsider their stance. That includes Shannon Sharpe, who on his Nightcap live show over the weekend took Clark…
Caitlin Clark explains Stephanie White sideline exchange, chides ‘blatantly wrong’ media coverage
The Indiana Fever find themselves a middling 4-4 as they tumble into the middle of the WNBA Eastern Conference pack. Much of the attention during those struggles has been put on Caitlin Clark, especially her defensive liabilities. Questions over when she’s going to turn her star power into championships are beginning to nip at her…
Charles Barkley doesn’t seem to understand Knicks fans
Charles Barkley hated “annoying” Knicks fans last month. This month, he loves them as he prepares for the NBA Finals. But the truth is, he doesn’t understand them. Barkley joined Adam Schein’s Mad Dog Sports Radio show Monday morning on SiriusXM to preview ESPN’s NBA Finals matchup between the Knicks and San Antonio Spurs. And…
Holly Rowe reveals Texas softball player’s wild ladybug-eating superstition
Few people swear by superstitions more than athletes. We’ve heard countless stories about players who wear the same socks after wins or won’t leave the practice court until they’ve hit a certain shot. Every so often, however, you learn about a superstition that genuinely surprises and, for some, might gross you out. On Monday, ESPN’s…
Ryan Clark eplains what Abdul Carter taught him: ‘Without his tweet, the conversations don’t happen’
For now, the drama started by New York Giants quarterback Jaxson Dart appearing at a Donald Trump rally and accelerated by linebacker Abdul Carter’s public reaction to it seems to have subsided. While the media takes were hot and aplenty, we’ve finally entered the space where we can fully reflect on what was said and,…
Marv Albert reveals why he couldn’t call a game for NBA on NBC
Marv Albert has been a part of NBC’s nostalgia push during its first NBA season back in over two decades. But as he revealed in a new interview with Sports Illustrated’s Jimmy Traina, he wanted to be an even bigger part of it than he was. NBC asked Albert to do more than just narrate…
ESPN catches West Virginia head coach on hot mic
West Virginia University Mountaineers baseball head coach Steve Sabins appears to feel some kind of way about the SEC Network. The Mountaineers rallied by scoring five runs in the ninth inning to beat Kentucky 11-9 Sunday afternoon as they battled for a bid to the NCAA Tournament’s Super Regional. But just as who and where…
Bob Harig among those laid off as Sports Illustrated dismantles its golf vertical
Veteran golf journalist Bob Harig was among the writers laid off in Sports Illustrated’s latest round of cuts last week. Editors Jeff Ritter and John Schwarb, who were central to SI’s golf coverage, were also let go as part of the sweeping changes to the outlet’s sports coverage, according to Front Office Sports. Golf.com columnist…
Russell Wilson reportedly joining CBS’s ‘The NFL Today’
Russell Wilson is officially headed to sports media. According to Front Office Sports’ Ryan Glasspiegel and ESPN’s Adam Schefter, the 37-year-old Wilson is set to replace Matt Ryan on CBS’s The NFL Today. The Athletic’s Andrew Marchand reported last month that Wilson was in negotiations with television networks over a potential broadcast role that would begin…
NBA hires Matt Volk to newly created local media position
The NBA is adding a dedicated local media executive to its league office for the first time. Per Sports Business Journal, the league has created a new GM/Local Media position and hired Matt Volk to fill it. Volk, who most recently served as COO of NESN, starts June 22 and will oversee the NBA’s local…
NFL exec defends shrinking Sunday afternoon window
Since the 2026 NFL schedule dropped two weeks ago, there’s been a fair amount of hand-wringing about what’s happened to Sunday afternoon football. The league will air 197 Sunday afternoon games in 2026, down from 198 in 2025 and 211 in 2021, the first year of the expanded 18-week schedule. It’s been a slow but…
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