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David Ross returns to ESPN as MLB analyst MLB game analyst David Ross is back at ESPN after seven years away from the network. The journeyman catcher, who won two World Series last decade, joined the ESPN broadcast of a World Baseball Classic exhibition game on Tuesday to announce the move. The network confirmed the move during Ross’s appearance. “I’m so pumped to Read more... The post David Ross returns to ESPN as MLB analyst appeared first on Awful Announcing.

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The intro to Throwback Tuesday for the NBA on NBC with Bob Costas, Doug Collins, and Mike Fratello courtside.

"Think of it as sort of like Crosby, Stills, and Nash... but not Young."

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Reggie Miller doubles down on Caitlin Clark-Payton Pritchard comp: ‘They’re very similar’ The first Sunday Night Basketball broadcast of the year on NBC was a historic moment for the NBA. It was also a historic moment for fans online who will never forget the viral reaction photos of special correspondent Caitlin Clark as she heard game analyst Reggie Miller explain who her game reminded him of. After Clark Read more... The post Reggie Miller doubles down on Caitlin Clark-Payton Pritchard comp: ‘They’re very similar’ appeared first on Awful Announcing.

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Stephen A. Smith believes Luke Kornet is right about Magic City: ‘Optics matter’ Stephen A. Smith has enjoyed the fruits of Magic City’s labor, but even he believes Luke Kornet’s concerns are merited. The Atlanta Hawks have made more news in the last week than they’ve made in years by announcing an upcoming promotion. Monday night, March 16, the Hawks will celebrate Atlanta’s famous strip club Magic City. Read more... The post Stephen A. Smith believes Luke Kornet is right about Magic City: ‘Optics matter’ appeared first on Awful Announcing.

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Soccer insider Fabrizio Romano shamed for Saudi Arabia ad video Fabrizio Romano has built a reputation as one of the most reliable soccer transfer reporters in the world. The Italian insider and influencer has also earned a reputation for questionable ethics and allegedly taking money to spread rumors. He did himself no favors on the latter Tuesday when he posted a video ad on social Read more... The post Soccer insider Fabrizio Romano shamed for Saudi Arabia ad video appeared first on Awful Announcing.

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Phillies commentator Ben Davis is being a little too nonchalant about taking a chainsaw to the knee We can’t agree on much in America right now, but one thing we thought we could all agree on is that if you cut your knee to the bone with a chainsaw, you should go to the hospital. Even that wouldn’t be a unanimous decision, as Philadelphia Phillies color commentator Ben Davis demonstrated Tuesday. Davis Read more... The post Phillies commentator Ben Davis is being a little too nonchalant about taking a chainsaw to the knee appeared first on Awful Announcing.

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Kendrick Perkins: "LeBron James right now has one foot in the grave, the other on a banana peel."

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Fox’s Jamie Little on becoming Michael Jordan’s go-to NASCAR interviewer: ‘I’m very humbled and honored’ For three consecutive races to open the 2026 NASCAR Cup Series, Tyler Reddick has driven 23XI to victory. And for three consecutive races, team co-owner Michael Jordan has been front and center, offering his thoughts before and after each win. In each of those instances, Fox’s Jamie Little has been there with the basketball legend, Read more... The post Fox’s Jamie Little on becoming Michael Jordan’s go-to NASCAR interviewer: ‘I’m very humbled and honored’ appeared first on Awful Announcing.

03.03.2026 23:02 — 👍 7 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Gary Cohen praises the Devils for giving him his shot with the Mets If you’re a New York Mets fan who loves listening to Gary Cohen call games, send the New Jersey Devils a thank-you note. Cohen joined the latest episode of the First Time Listener Long Time Caller podcast hosted by Cole Critchell, and Mets beat writer for Newsday, Laura Albanese. During the interview, Cohen was asked about his first Read more... The post Gary Cohen praises the Devils for giving him his shot with the Mets appeared first on Awful Announcing.

03.03.2026 22:35 — 👍 8 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

Danny Parkins recalls time Jim Boeheim called into his Syracuse postgame show It was well understood during Jim Boeheim’s time as head coach of the Syracuse men’s basketball team that he read every local writer who covered the team and listened to every local radio show that discussed them. FS1’s Danny Parkins, who had a stint as a sports talk host in Syracuse, NY, learned that lesson Read more... The post Danny Parkins recalls time Jim Boeheim called into his Syracuse postgame show appeared first on Awful Announcing.

03.03.2026 22:13 — 👍 5 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 2

Former Cubs manager and current Team USA WBC bullpen coach David Ross is returning to ESPN as an MLB analyst. ⚾️📺🎙️ #MLB

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TNT Sports extends Jimmy Rollins, Jeff Francoeur amid uncertainty over network’s future While the future of TNT Sports is very much in flux, the network is doing what it can to ensure the future of two of its MLB analysts. On Tuesday, the sports brand, now operating under Warner Bros. Discovery, announced extensions with Jimmy Rollins and Jeff Francoeur. Both former players, who are also former NL Read more... The post TNT Sports extends Jimmy Rollins, Jeff Francoeur amid uncertainty over network’s future appeared first on Awful Announcing.

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Analyst: NBA broadcast partners pay nearly triple what NFL partners pay per viewer Perhaps the most meaningful debate happening in the sports media business right now is how to view the NBA’s recent 11-year, $76 billion rights deals in the context of the NFL’s impending media rights negotiations. It’s clear that the NFL will be looking to re-up its media rights several years prior to its contractual opt-out Read more... The post Analyst: NBA broadcast partners pay nearly triple what NFL partners pay per viewer appeared first on Awful Announcing.

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Sen. Mike Lee calls on DOJ, FTC to reexamine antitrust exemptions in Sports Broadcasting Act Scrutiny over how the federal government enforces the Sports Broadcasting Act of 1961 is becoming louder by the day. On Tuesday, Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) reportedly authored a letter to Omeed A. Assefi, the acting Assistant Attorney General, and FTC Chairman Andrew Ferguson urging the executive branch to examine how the Sports Broadcasting Act, which Read more... The post Sen. Mike Lee calls on DOJ, FTC to reexamine antitrust exemptions in Sports Broadcasting Act appeared first on Awful Announcing.

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ESPN executive sees Caitlin Clark as 'gateway drug' to watching women’s sports Susie Piotrkowski, ESPN’s VP of women’s sports programming and espnW, sees Caitlin Clark as a "gateway drug" to getting people to watch women's sports.

ESPN launched their new women's sports Sunday in large part due to the impact of Caitlin Clark.

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03.03.2026 20:15 — 👍 8 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 2

Pat McAfee will anchor ESPN’s NFL free agency coverage live in-studio next Monday The Pat McAfee Show‘s Thunderdome studio will be HQ for ESPN’s NFL free agency coverage next Monday. McAfee took over the noon-2 p.m. ET slot in 2023 that previously belonged to SportsCenter. His show, which airs from Indianapolis and away from the typical ESPN production studios on the East Coast, devotes the majority of its airtime Read more... The post Pat McAfee will anchor ESPN’s NFL free agency coverage live in-studio next Monday appeared first on Awful Announcing.

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Stephen A. Smith claims he was encouraged to get in Zion Williamson’s ass Zion Williamson admitted he’s a little sensitive to criticism about his weight, so Stephen A. Smith responded by criticizing his weight. Smith has repeatedly mocked Williamson’s weight in recent years. He’s called the former No. 1 overall pick “fat,” joked about his belly bouncing on the court, claimed the chefs in New Orleans love to Read more... The post Stephen A. Smith claims he was encouraged to get in Zion Williamson’s ass appeared first on Awful Announcing.

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Bruce Pearl doubles down on Miami (Ohio) comments, says 'There's no nepotism involved here' Bruce Pearl thinks Miami (Ohio) would possibly finish last place if they played in the Big East conference.

Bruce Pearl says there's no nepotism in favoring his son's team Auburn over undefeated Miami of Ohio.

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Big 12 could sell football and basketball rights separately in next TV deals When it comes to broadcast deals for college conferences, bundling all sports together has been the customary practice. If the SEC sells its rights to ESPN, that deal includes football, basketball, soccer, swimming, and any number of other sports the conference participates in. Same for the Big Ten. Fox, CBS, and NBC all share inventory Read more... The post Big 12 could sell football and basketball rights separately in next TV deals appeared first on Awful Announcing.

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Josh Pate: Donald Trump interview ‘didn’t go the way that I thought it was going to go’ Josh Pate spent the better part of the last couple of weeks getting interrogated about why he invited Donald Trump onto a college football podcast. Now he’s explaining what actually happened when he sat down with Trump, and the short version is that the interview he envisioned and the interview he got were not the Read more... The post Josh Pate: Donald Trump interview ‘didn’t go the way that I thought it was going to go’ appeared first on Awful Announcing.

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"You got people that are alcoholics, you got people that are drug addicts and stuff like that. What was Zion’s problem? Food! Food addict!" - Stephen A. Smith responds to Zion Williamson

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Noah Eagle wants you slap him if he's calling games as long as Al Michaels Noah Eagle said that if he calls games as long as Al Michaels, whoever is around him, has permission to slap him.

Noah Eagle does not plan on calling game as long as Al Michaels.

"If I'm calling games in 2077, whoever I'm around at that time has full permission to slap me."

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Fox CEO Lachlan Murdoch changes tune on NFL media rights negotiations Among the NFL’s current media partners, Fox is likely the most reliant on maintaining its relationship with the league. With Paramount winning the Warner Bros. Discovery sweepstakes (pending regulatory approval), Fox is by far the smallest of the NFL’s five primary broadcasters. Without the NFL, Fox could fairly be considered a boutique cable news operation Read more... The post Fox CEO Lachlan Murdoch changes tune on NFL media rights negotiations appeared first on Awful Announcing.

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Ilitch Sports + Entertainment launches Detroit SportsNet for Tigers, Red Wings local broadcasts The Ilitch family first floated the idea of launching their own regional sports network back in 2018, when the RSN business still looked like a viable long-term model. At the time, it was mostly a negotiating position. On Monday, with the regional sports network industry actively collapsing around them, they actually did it. Ilitch Sports Read more... The post Ilitch Sports + Entertainment launches Detroit SportsNet for Tigers, Red Wings local broadcasts appeared first on Awful Announcing.

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Versant stands to be big winner in NFL media rights negotiations Much of the sports media business hinges on what happens over the next year or two with NFL rights. The league has made clear it intends to renegotiate its deals well before its contractual opt-out options at the end of the decade. Analysts predict the league could seek to nearly double the value of its current Read more... The post Versant stands to be big winner in NFL media rights negotiations appeared first on Awful Announcing.

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Is the NFL Combine a broken TV product? The combine has been pulling in two directions for years.

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Utah Jazz announcer irate over Nikola Jokić flopping: ‘Sniper in the building!’ Nikola Jokić appeared to be the beneficiary of some flopping antics Monday night, and the Utah Jazz announcers took that personally. Jokić led the Denver Nuggets to a hard-fought 128-125 win over the 18-43 Jazz Monday night. But Jazz play-by-play voice Craig Bolerjack and analyst Thurl Bailey would probably say it wasn’t without some help Read more... The post Utah Jazz announcer irate over Nikola Jokić flopping: ‘Sniper in the building!’ appeared first on Awful Announcing.

03.03.2026 16:35 — 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

Dane Moore calls out ESPN layoffs after assignment desk asks to use his T'Wolves content Timberwolves reporter Dane Moore publicly told ESPN's assignment desk it does not have permission to use his content.

"Shouldn't have laid off all those reporters if you wanted locker room content."

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03.03.2026 16:15 — 👍 33 🔁 1 💬 2 📌 0

Why all major photo services are boycotting college basketball games managed by The Gazelle Group The largest photo services have been boycotting all college basketball games run by The Gazelle Group all season because of its credentialing policy.

Last week, @sportsmediawatch.bsky.social made a very astute observation:

None of the photo wire services were at #1 UM vs. #3 Duke. How could that be?

What I uncovered was that they have been boycotting many high-profile neutral-site games all season.

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ESPN’s top NBA booth is better than it was This originally appeared in Tuesday morning’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. Watching Mike Breen, Tim Legler, and Richard Jefferson call Saturday’s Lakers-Warriors game on ESPN, the Read more... The post ESPN’s top NBA booth is better than it was appeared first on Awful Announcing.

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