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Paul Skenes, Jacob Misiorowski weigh in on broadcasters jinxing no-hitters
Do baseball broadcasters have the magical ability to jinx no-hit bids? It’s something that many fans blame announcers for after the words are said (or hinted at) during a broadcast and the pitcher proceeds to lose the no-hitter. New Philadelphia 76ers president Mike Gansey even delivered a video apology to Philadelphia Phillies pitcher Jesús Luzardo…
The 2026 FIFA World Cup announcer rankings
Last month, we asked you, the readers, to grade the nine Fox Sports broadcast teams calling games at the 2026 FIFA World Cup. Voters were asked to assign letter grades ranging from A through F to as many or as few teams as they’d like. Now, we’ve tabulated all of the votes and compiled the…
Chris Russo doesn’t plan on retiring anytime soon: ‘What am I gonna do?’
Chris Russo isn’t slowing down. The longtime SiriusXM and ESPN personality, who turns 67 in October, recently told The New York Post that retirement isn’t in his near-term plans, even as the question keeps coming up with age. “I will definitely do this for, I don’t want to say for the next 20 years, but…
Newsday sports section facing buyouts, travel cutbacks
Newsday is slated to be the latest New York metro newspaper to curtail its sports coverage. The Long Island-based tabloid owned by Patrick Dolan — the brother of Madison Square Garden Entertainment CEO James Dolan — announced a buyout program at an all-hands newsroom meeting on Wednesday amid plans to heavily cut back on travel…
AA Podcast: Linda Cohn on leaving ESPN, her next venture, Keith Olbermann, John Skipper, and more
On this week’s episode of the Awful Announcing Podcast, Brandon interviews now former ESPN personality Linda Cohn. They discuss a wide range of topics including Cohn being ESPN’s longest-tenured SportsCenter anchor, working in Bristol vs. Los Angeles, being a woman in a male-dominated industry, “Master Batter,” Keith Olbermann, her lone suspension, and more. Here’s the…
Marcello Hernández roasts Bill Belichick, Tiger Woods, Shane Gillis in ESPYs monologue
Saturday Night Live cast member and comedian Marcello Hernández hosted the 2026 ESPY Awards at the David H. Koch Theater in New York City on Wednesday night. As part of his 10-minute monologue, Hernández had jokes about many topics in the sports world, including Bill Belichick and Tiger Woods. He also roasted Shane Gillis, who…
Sports media world reacts to Argentina’s thrilling win over England to reach World Cup final
Defending tournament champion Argentina scored two goals in the final minutes to stun England with a 2-1 comeback victory on Wednesday in the 2026 FIFA World Cup semifinals. Trailing 1-0, Enzo Fernández drilled an equalizer for Argentina in the 85th minute. “ENZO FERNÁNDEZZZZZZZZZ! ARGENTINA! THEY ALWAYS FIND A WAY! AND THEY’VE TIED THE GAME!” John…
Anaheim Ducks reportedly intend to leave Victory+ streaming platform
Victory+ picked a bad Wednesday to have a bad Wednesday. The Ducks are the second team to walk away from the streaming platform within hours, and the exit comes with two years still remaining on Anaheim’s contract. According to a report from Sports Business Journal’s Alex Silverman, the Ducks have notified Victory+ – who has…
Listen: Fox, Telemundo calls of Argentina’s comeback win over England
World Cup defending champion Argentina kept its back-to-back hopes alive with a rally to stun England 2-1 on Wednesday in the 2026 FIFA World Cup semifinals at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta. Trailing 1-0, Argentina scored in the 85th minute and again two minutes into stoppage time to steal the victory. Here, we’ll share the goals…
Dan Patrick says Netflix tried too hard with the Home Run Derby broadcast: ‘I didn’t need Will Ferrell’
Dan Patrick isn’t fully on board with the swings Netflix took to dress up Monday’s Home Run Derby. Discussing the broadcast on Tuesday’s episode of his eponymous show, Patrick said Netflix could stand to do a better job getting the word out about the star power it brought to the event, noting he had no…
Fox apparently wanted to finish Game 7 of 2016 World Series the next night in primetime
Game 7 of the 2016 World Series between Chicago and Cleveland remains one of the great sporting events in recent history, but it was almost split in two by executives at Fox Sports. Yes, that’s right. According to famed executive Theo Epstein, who built that Cubs team into a champion, during the infamous rain delay…
Alexi Lalas consoles Rebecca Lowe on-air after England’s crushing World Cup semifinal loss
The FIFA World Cup is a particularly emotional event for commentators to cover, as they have their own long-held national team affiliations to reckon with while covering the thrill of one of the world’s great sporting events. On Wednesday, it was Fox’s Rebecca Lowe’s turn to deal with the agony that can come in defeat.…
Red Seat Ventures CEO bashes Netflix podcast deals: ‘Going back to TV in all the ways that are bad’
The CEO of Fox-owned Red Seat Ventures, a podcast and digital video company that is home to sports hosts like Robert Griffin III and Craig Carton as well as top news commentators like Tucker Carlson, is pouring cold water on Netflix’s efforts to become a podcast distributor. In an interview this week on Vox’s Channels podcast,…
Adam Friedland says he’ll ‘definitely’ pursue more sports work after World Cup podcast success
Adam Friedland didn’t expect the World Cup to turn into a second job, but he’s not walking away from it now that it has. Friedland launched The Adam Friedland Show Presents: The Beautiful Pod with The Ringer’s Chris Ryan last month, a six-week miniseries built around the tournament that ran alongside the relaunch of his…
ESPN, SWAC reach media rights agreement through 2030-31
ESPN is staying in the SWAC business for the foreseeable future. The Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) and ESPN have agreed to a new media rights deal that will continue to carry the conference’s football, men’s basketball, and women’s basketball events on ESPN platforms through the 2030-31 season. Additionally, a separate agreement has been struck to…
Chris Berman’s Home Run Derby schtick has never been more popular
As Major League Baseball fans clamor to hear Chris Berman call the Home Run Derby again, he remembers when they weren’t so fond of his schtick. Berman called the MLB Home Run Derby for more than three decades. And yet it’s taken the last 10 years of him being removed from the event for fans…
Brandon Walker ends ‘Unnecessary Roughness’ with Kaycee Smith, launching solo college football show
Brandon Walker and Kaycee Smith closed the book on Unnecessary Roughness this week, ending Barstool Sports’ longest-running college football podcast so Walker can launch a solo show under the same banner. The Brandon Walker College Football Show debuts Aug. 3 on the same YouTube channel and social accounts that housed Unnecessary Roughness, per Walker’s announcement.…
Chris ‘Mad Dog’ Russo calls out fans watching Home Run Derby: ‘Read a book’
Netflix’s presentation of the annual Home Run Derby received mixed reviews, with some good and some bad. But it’s safe to say that Chris “Mad Dog” Russo did not enjoy it, and he’s got some questions if you did. The biggest change from previous years was the decision to move away from the timer format…
Buster Olney: MLB All-Star Game in a ‘fragile state’
Long considered the best All-Star game in professional sports, Major League Baseball’s midsummer classic has lost its juice. The 2026 MLB All-Star Game saw the American League shutout the National League in what was a mundane 4-0 win. And according to ESPN’s Buster Olney, the future of MLB’s midsummer classic is now facing some serious…
ESPN New York joins Buffalo Bills Radio Network
ESPN and the Buffalo Bills are giving New York sports fans something few people in the metropolitan area have been clamoring for. Beginning in the 2026 NFL season, ESPN New York 1050 will be part of the Buffalo Bills Radio Network. The Bills made the announcement Tuesday morning, revealing 23 affiliates in their radio network…
The CW shakes up college football broadcast crews for 2026 season
The CW is expanding its college football portfolio this season, adding games from the new-look Pac-12 Conference and Mountain West in addition to its package of ACC games each week. Now, the network has announced a new look for its broadcast crews as well. On Wednesday, The CW announced changes to its college football broadcast…
Texas Rangers change streaming partner mid-season, drop Victory+
In a move rarely seen in the middle of a season, the Texas Rangers are changing streaming partners effective immediately. According to a report by Dallas Morning News reporter Evan Grant, the Rangers will be dropping their streaming partnership with Victory+, which has offered a full-season streaming subscription for in-market Rangers fans since last season…
Wimbledon women’s final sets viewership record, men’s final slips without Alcaraz
Two Czech women carried Wimbledon viewership to new heights on Saturday during the women’s singles final, while the first Alcaraz-less men’s singles final since 2022 took a slight dip. The audience for the three-set thriller between Czech compatriots Linda Noskova and Karolina Muchova averaged 1.9 million viewers on ESPN last Saturday, setting a new record…
France players skirt media obligations after World Cup loss to Spain
After a dominant run through the 2026 FIFA World Cup, defending champion France was denied a third consecutive trip to the final with a 2-0 loss to Spain in Tuesday’s semifinal match. It was a rather stunning end to the team’s run given the way it played throughout the tournament, but none of the players…
‘This Was SportsCenter’ podcast is a smart nostalgia play by Rich Eisen
“It’s a powerful, powerful emotion, nostalgia, and I’m leaning into it.” -Rich Eisen A podcast series about the glory days of SportsCenter seems so obvious that you wonder why it had not been tried before. Credit Rich Eisen for recognizing the value of nostalgia and for creating one of the summer’s better pods. This Was…
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