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Brady Tkachuk upset over White House AI-doctored video insulting Canadians: 'That's not who I am' Brady Tkachuk, the Ottawa Senators captain and a Team USA gold medalist, is upset with an AI-generated video of him on the White House TikTok channel.

“I would never say that. That’s not who I am, so I guess I don’t like that video because that would never come out of my mouth."

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01.03.2026 03:15 — 👍 18 🔁 1 💬 7 📌 2

MLB gives TikTok creators access to content library in expanded partnership MLB and TikTok announced an expanded content partnership that adds a creator program to help baseball content reach younger audiences.

MLB and TikTok announced an expanded content partnership that adds a creator program to help baseball content reach younger audiences.

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01.03.2026 01:45 — 👍 11 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 1

Bruce Pearl questions NCAA Tournament at-large case for Miami (Ohio) If the Miami (Ohio) RedHawks win the MAC Tournament, they will secure an autobid for the 2026 NCAA Tournament. But what happens if Miami, currently the only remaining unbeaten team in college basketball at 29-0, loses a game in the conference tournament? Bruce Pearl isn’t so sure that the RedHawks should get an at-large bid Read more... The post Bruce Pearl questions NCAA Tournament at-large case for Miami (Ohio) appeared first on Awful Announcing.

01.03.2026 01:20 — 👍 5 🔁 0 💬 3 📌 7

ABC interrupts NHL, NBC interrupts PGA Tour with news reports that Iran’s supreme leader Ali Khamenei is dead ABC and NBC each cut away live coverage of sporting events on Saturday with special news reports to announce that President Donald Trump has confirmed that Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, was killed in the massive attack launched by the United States and Israel. The news reports each occurred in the neighborhood at around Read more... The post ABC interrupts NHL, NBC interrupts PGA Tour with news reports that Iran’s supreme leader Ali Khamenei is dead appeared first on Awful Announcing.

28.02.2026 23:50 — 👍 16 🔁 0 💬 2 📌 1

Chris Berman sets end date for legendary ESPN career Legendary ESPN broadcaster Chris Berman plans to retire after the 2029 NFL season, marking 50 years at the Worldwide Leader.

Chris Berman has a date settled for when he will call it a career at ESPN.

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28.02.2026 23:15 — 👍 12 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0

Michael Malone makes his ESPN in-game analyst debut Friday night was a milestone of sorts for Michael Malone. Less than a year removed from getting fired by the Denver Nuggets just days before the playoffs, the 54-year-old made his first appearance as an in-game analyst for ESPN, working the network’s “Cavaliers-Pistons All-Access” broadcast at Little Caesars Arena alongside Ryan Ruocco, Tim Legler, and Read more... The post Michael Malone makes his ESPN in-game analyst debut appeared first on Awful Announcing.

28.02.2026 22:34 — 👍 12 🔁 0 💬 3 📌 0

During the Bruins-Flyers NHL broadcast, ABC went to a special news report about President Donald Trump confirming Iran’s supreme leader Ali Khamenei is dead.

The report was for 8 minutes.

28.02.2026 22:31 — 👍 11 🔁 4 💬 0 📌 1

Chris Berman on NFL owning 10% of ESPN: ‘I’d be shocked if it was any dictation of that way’ Chris Berman spent decades as the face of ESPN. He has more reason than most to think carefully about what it means for the NFL to now own a piece of the place he built his career. Speaking with CNBC Sport’s Alex Sherman, Berman was asked whether the NFL’s 10 percent equity stake in ESPN Read more... The post Chris Berman on NFL owning 10% of ESPN: ‘I’d be shocked if it was any dictation of that way’ appeared first on Awful Announcing.

28.02.2026 21:49 — 👍 6 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 2

Charles Barkley: Steph Curry 'ruined the NBA' Maybe it’s not load management or tanking that’s ruining the NBA, because Charles Barkley is placing the blame on Steph Curry.

Maybe it’s not load management or tanking that’s ruining the NBA, because Charles Barkley is placing the blame on Steph Curry.

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28.02.2026 21:15 — 👍 9 🔁 0 💬 2 📌 1

ESPN, Horizon League extend partnership entering its fourth decade ESPN and the Horizon League have a relationship that dates back to 1988, when the two first partnered on the Midwestern Collegiate Conference men’s basketball championship game. Nearly four decades later, they’re not done yet. The two sides announced a new multi-year, multi-platform media rights agreement on Wednesday, extending a partnership that has grown well Read more... The post ESPN, Horizon League extend partnership entering its fourth decade appeared first on Awful Announcing.

28.02.2026 21:04 — 👍 7 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 2

John Lynch says NFL will give 49ers scheduling ‘grace’ to offset international travel burden in 2026 The 49ers are bracing for an unusually demanding travel schedule in 2026, and general manager John Lynch says the NFL has promised to help ease the burden. San Francisco is set to play international games in both Melbourne, Australia, and Mexico City next season, and Lynch told the 49ers Talk podcast that the league will Read more... The post John Lynch says NFL will give 49ers scheduling ‘grace’ to offset international travel burden in 2026 appeared first on Awful Announcing.

28.02.2026 20:19 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 1

Gonzaga documentary ‘The Slipper Still Fits’ coming to Tubi on March 6 The Gonzaga Bulldogs basketball program is getting the documentary treatment. Gonzaga: The Slipper Still Fits will debut as a Tubi Original on March 6, as first reported by The Hollywood Reporter. The documentary focuses on how the small Spokane school went from a perennial Cinderella team to a powerhouse. The film includes interviews with Bulldogs Read more... The post Gonzaga documentary ‘The Slipper Still Fits’ coming to Tubi on March 6 appeared first on Awful Announcing.

28.02.2026 19:34 — 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

Megan Rapinoe says USA hockey allowed themselves to be used by Donald Trump Megan Rapinoe gave her take on the USA hockey situation, saying the team allowed themselves to be co-opted by politics.

"He's using you to do something else, which isn't just celebrating your moment. He's always going to co-opt."

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28.02.2026 19:15 — 👍 72 🔁 6 💬 2 📌 0

NASCAR’s ‘Full Speed’ docuseries moves to Prime Video with Daytona 500 focus for Season 3 NASCAR’s Full Speed docuseries is heading to a new home and taking a new shape. Per Sports Business Journal, the third installment will move from Netflix to Prime Video and drop the multi-episode playoff format in favor of an 85-minute feature documentary focused entirely on the 2026 Daytona 500. It premieres March 5. The series Read more... The post NASCAR’s ‘Full Speed’ docuseries moves to Prime Video with Daytona 500 focus for Season 3 appeared first on Awful Announcing.

28.02.2026 18:44 — 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

ESPN will air first hour of WrestleMania Saturday and Sunday on television It’s been an entirely new universe for ESPN as the WorldWide Leader in Sports is now in the business of sports-entertainment. And the relationship between ESPN and WWE will have its biggest stage yet with WrestleMania 42 coming up in April. ESPN will be the exclusive home of WrestleMania thanks to their megadeal with ESPN Read more... The post ESPN will air first hour of WrestleMania Saturday and Sunday on television appeared first on Awful Announcing.

28.02.2026 18:04 — 👍 8 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 2

Shannon Sharpe admits Lakers are a 'bad basketball team' Lakers superfan Shannon Sharpe admits the team aren't true contenders, with or without LeBron James in the squad.

Is Shannon Sharpe starting to see what Nico Harrison was selling in trading Luka Doncic?

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28.02.2026 17:15 — 👍 7 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

Domonique Foxworth, Jeff Saturday among candidates considered for NFLPA executive director before finalists named The NFLPA’s search for a new executive director has come down to three finalists — David White, J.C. Tretter, and Tim Pernetti — but two names from the sports media world made it further in the process than is widely known. Per The Athletic’s Mike Jones, Domonique Foxworth and Jeff Saturday were among the candidates Read more... The post Domonique Foxworth, Jeff Saturday among candidates considered for NFLPA executive director before finalists named appeared first on Awful Announcing.

28.02.2026 17:01 — 👍 8 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0

More changes to NBC's 'Football Night in America' likely coming: Sources More changes are coming to NBC's NFL pregame show "Football Night in America" after Tony Dungy is reportedly "out" on the show.

Tony Dungy is on his way out at NBC and more NFL studio changes could be on the way.

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28.02.2026 16:15 — 👍 7 🔁 0 💬 3 📌 0

Linda Cohn fires back at Keith Olbermann: 'I hope you get the help you need' Linda Cohn responded to Keith Olbermann on Friday after the former ESPN anchor attacked her for defending Auston Matthews' White House visit.

Former ESPN colleagues Linda Cohn and Keith Olbermann traded personal shots over the USA hockey political situation.

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28.02.2026 16:15 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 2

Draymond Green slams media over Luka Dončić criticism: ‘No one has said, maybe Nico [Harrison] was right’ When the Dallas Mavericks traded superstar Luka Dončić to the Los Angeles Lakers last year, it was heralded as one of the worst NBA transactions of all time. Then-GM Nico Harrison’s reasoning, that the Slovenian star’s lack of defensive effort was too much of a liability (despite having just led them to the NBA Finals), Read more... The post Draymond Green slams media over Luka Dončić criticism: ‘No one has said, maybe Nico [Harrison] was right’ appeared first on Awful Announcing.

28.02.2026 16:02 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 3 📌 0

Peter Vecsey calls out NBC for 'complete disrespect' after he's left off NBA throwback broadcast Former 'NBA on NBC' personality Peter Vecsey was very angry about being left out of an upcoming throwback broadcast.

Peter Vecsey voiced his displeasure with being left out of the NBA on NBC reunion show.

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28.02.2026 15:45 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

‘College GameDay’ (basketball version) has longevity rarely seen in sports TV. The secret? Bickering WASHINGTON, D.C. — One would be forgiven in September through January to forget that College GameDay isn’t just a football show. The flagship Saturday morning pregame program on ESPN will, of course, always be associated with football. Its origins demand that it be so. But since 2005, ESPN has also produced a basketball version of Read more... The post ‘College GameDay’ (basketball version) has longevity rarely seen in sports TV. The secret? Bickering appeared first on Awful Announcing.

28.02.2026 15:04 — 👍 5 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Dan Shulman, Jay Bilas to call ESPN's Big 12 Championship over Boog Sciambi, Fran Fraschilla Dan Shulman and Jay Bilas will call the Big 12 Tournament Championship Game over usual Big 12 voices Boog Sciambi and Fran Fraschilla.

Jay Bilas and Dan Shulman will pull conference championship double duty at the expense of Boog Sciambi and Fran Fraschilla.

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28.02.2026 14:15 — 👍 4 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 2

Mark Sanchez accused of illegal drug use during stabbing It’s now been several months since Mark Sanchez lost his job with Fox Sports after a bizarre encounter in Indianapolis where he was stabbed after allegedly attacking a restaurant worker. And now the victim’s attorneys are making claims in court that Sanchez could have possibly been under the influence of multiple illicit drugs during the Read more... The post Mark Sanchez accused of illegal drug use during stabbing appeared first on Awful Announcing.

28.02.2026 14:01 — 👍 14 🔁 1 💬 2 📌 2

Fox Sports app launches AI version of Colin Cowherd Technology finally reached a level of being able to deliver what every sports fan has been clamoring for: The AI version of Colin Cowherd.

Technology finally reached a level of being able to deliver what every sports fan has been clamoring for: The AI version of Colin Cowherd.

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28.02.2026 13:45 — 👍 23 🔁 3 💬 4 📌 5

MLS on Apple TV broadcaster Ramses Sandoval: ‘We’re very fortunate to be able to do this’ The MLS season is underway, and soccer fans can catch all the action on Apple TV, where subscribers can stream every MLS match. This weekend’s primetime Saturday Showdown will feature Real Salt Lake against the Seattle Sounders FC at 7:30 p.m. ET. On the Spanish broadcast, Ramses Sandoval and Steve Cangialosi will be on the Read more... The post MLS on Apple TV broadcaster Ramses Sandoval: ‘We’re very fortunate to be able to do this’ appeared first on Awful Announcing.

28.02.2026 13:02 — 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0

College basketball viewing picks for February 28, 2026: How to watch penultimate week of regular season All Times Eastern Men’s noon Florida State at Georgia Tech — ACC Network/ESPN Unlimited Iowa at Penn State — Big Ten Network/Fox One Boston University at American — CBS Sports Network Virginia at Duke — ESPN/ESPN Unlimited Colorado at Houston — ESPN2/ESPN Unlimited Seton Hall at UConn — FS1/Fox One North Carolina State at Notre Read more... The post College basketball viewing picks for February 28, 2026: How to watch penultimate week of regular season appeared first on Awful Announcing.

28.02.2026 12:35 — 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

TV and streaming viewing picks for February 28, 2026: How to watch NBA All Times Eastern Australian Rules Football Preseason 2026 Community Series, Mars Stadium, Ballarat, Victoria, Australia North Melbourne Kangaroos vs. Collingwood Magpies — Fox Soccer Plus, 11 p.m. 2026 Community Series, Mineral Resources Park, Perth, Western Australia, Australia West Coast Eagles vs. Port Adelaide Power — Fox Soccer Plus, 2 a.m. (Sunday) Basketball Unrivaled Playoffs 1st Read more... The post TV and streaming viewing picks for February 28, 2026: How to watch NBA appeared first on Awful Announcing.

28.02.2026 12:04 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

12.5-minute buzzer derailed Donovan Mitchell interview, ESPN’s Pistons-Cavs broadcast ESPN touted Friday night’s broadcast of the game between the Detroit Pistons and Cleveland Cavaliers as “Cavaliers-Pistons All-Access,” meant to provide immersive coverage of the NBA game. They had no idea how immersive they’d get. Donovan Mitchell was chatting with Ryan Ruocco, Tim Legler, and Michael Malone from the bench when the buzzer at Little Read more... The post 12.5-minute buzzer derailed Donovan Mitchell interview, ESPN’s Pistons-Cavs broadcast appeared first on Awful Announcing.

28.02.2026 02:46 — 👍 7 🔁 2 💬 1 📌 0

Brian Windhorst says Bam Adebayo confronted him over Jayson Tatum comments ESPN NBA insider Brian Windhorst knows that the players he talks about on the air are listening, and sometimes they’ll let him know, to his face, what they think. During the latest episode of The Hoop Collective, Windhorst shared that he was confronted by Miami Heat big man Bam Adebayo after comments he made about Read more... The post Brian Windhorst says Bam Adebayo confronted him over Jayson Tatum comments appeared first on Awful Announcing.

28.02.2026 01:52 — 👍 9 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0

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