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Bruce Pearl questions NCAA Tournament at-large case for Miami (Ohio) TNT Sports college basketball analyst Bruce Pearl thinks Miami (Ohio) needs to win the MAC Tournament to belong in the NCAA Tournament.

Bruce Pearl doesn't think undefeated Miami (OH) deserves an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament.

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02.03.2026 19:15 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 4 📌 3

Paramount: No plans to spinoff cable channels after Warner Bros. Discovery merger At a time where spinning off cable channels is in vogue for some media conglomerates, that won’t be the case for Paramount after it purchases Warner Bros. Discovery. During an investor call to discuss its pending merger with Warner Bros. Discovery, Paramount confirmed it had no plans to spinoff its growing cable portfolio. Paramount: No Read more... The post Paramount: No plans to spinoff cable channels after Warner Bros. Discovery merger appeared first on Awful Announcing.

02.03.2026 19:04 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

"I haven’t spoken to Doug Christie in years…And the wife, we know about the wife. Jackie, we know. Hey, how you doin?" – Stephen A. Smith

02.03.2026 18:44 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Shane Lowry praised for media availability after devastating collapse: ‘I threw it away’ Sitting on the 16th tee with a three-shot lead over second place, Shane Lowry could practically taste the fourth PGA Tour win of his career. But they don’t call the final stretch of holes at PGA National the Bear Trap for nothing. And Lowry fell right into the teeth of the trap on Sunday evening. Read more... The post Shane Lowry praised for media availability after devastating collapse: ‘I threw it away’ appeared first on Awful Announcing.

02.03.2026 18:32 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

USA men's and women's hockey stars unite on 'Saturday Night Live' Men's and women's USA hockey stars put forward a united front with a joint appearance on Saturday Night Live.

After a week of political drama, men's and women's USA hockey stars put forward a united front with a joint appearance on SNL.

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02.03.2026 18:15 — 👍 11 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 1

Dane Moore calls out ESPN layoffs after assignment desk asks to use his T’Wolves content Dane Moore covers the Minnesota Timberwolves for his own podcast operation, earns his own locker room access, and apparently keeps having the same conversation with ESPN’s assignment desk about it. The exchange started innocuously enough. Moore had posted a clip of Anthony Edwards discussing how he’s learned to embrace being double-teamed — a meaningful evolution Read more... The post Dane Moore calls out ESPN layoffs after assignment desk asks to use his T’Wolves content appeared first on Awful Announcing.

02.03.2026 18:06 — 👍 10 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 1

Steve Kerr admits ‘stupid mistake’ after discussing Kristaps Porzingis medical information Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr has only coached Kristaps Porzingis in one game, but their tenure is already off to a bizarre start. Since being acquired from the Atlanta Hawks prior to the Feb. 5 NBA trade deadline, Porzingis has been limited to one game and was out again this past Saturday with Read more... The post Steve Kerr admits ‘stupid mistake’ after discussing Kristaps Porzingis medical information appeared first on Awful Announcing.

02.03.2026 17:34 — 👍 7 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 1

Network exec: Every non-NFL property 'is going to struggle' in future media rights negotiations Univision executive Olek Loewenstein suggests that "non-premium" sports leagues are going to struggle during media rights negotiations.

The new NFL deals could fundamentally change what is available for most other sports leagues.

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02.03.2026 17:15 — 👍 3 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0

Doris Burke calls out SGA, questions NBA officiating on Anthony Edwards offensive foul ESPN color commentator Doris Burke made a comment on Sunday that she admitted would upset Oklahoma City Thunder fans before she said it. “I’m gonna be honest with you, and Oklahoma City fans are going to start hating on me right now,” Burke began. “And feel free.” This was during the ESPN on ABC broadcast Read more... The post Doris Burke calls out SGA, questions NBA officiating on Anthony Edwards offensive foul appeared first on Awful Announcing.

02.03.2026 17:03 — 👍 9 🔁 0 💬 2 📌 0

Will Paramount save TNT Sports? How Paramount manages TNT Sports after its acquisition of WBD will tell us a lot about what kind of company the new mega-corporation wants to be.

02.03.2026 16:45 — 👍 3 🔁 1 💬 2 📌 0

Jeff Passan re-signs with ESPN, will launch baseball podcast with Omaha Productions Jeff Passan is staying at ESPN, and he will have more to do there than ever before. ESPN announced Monday that Passan has signed a multi-year contract extension, keeping him in place as the network’s senior MLB insider. As part of the new deal, Passan will launch his own baseball podcast in conjunction with Omaha Read more... The post Jeff Passan re-signs with ESPN, will launch baseball podcast with Omaha Productions appeared first on Awful Announcing.

02.03.2026 16:31 — 👍 18 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 1

MLS team execs split on whether Apple deal is success or failure One MLS team executive says the Apple TV broadcast deal was "a mistake from the very beginning" in an anonymous survey.

Has the Apple deal worked for Major League Soccer? It depends on who you ask.

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02.03.2026 16:15 — 👍 5 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 1

Shaquille O’Neal keeps hating on ‘soft ass’ Rudy Gobert The hatred that NBA legendary big man Shaquille O’Neal has for Minnesota Timberwolves center Rudy Gobert has been made quite clear over the last few years. In 2024, O’Neal called Gobert the worst NBA player of all time. Gobert responded on social media and called O’Neal “triggered” by his success. ESPN’s Kendrick Perkins even fired Read more... The post Shaquille O’Neal keeps hating on ‘soft ass’ Rudy Gobert appeared first on Awful Announcing.

02.03.2026 16:04 — 👍 4 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 2

Jason Kelce does TGL reporting from below rotating green Former NFL star Jason Kelce is serving as a TGL special guest commentator on ESPN for the three-match regular-season finale at SoFi Center in Palm Beach Gardens, FL. Day one of the golf event was on Sunday night, featuring Tiger Woods’ Jupiter Links against Rory McIlroy’s Boston Common, and Kelce showed off some unique reporting. Read more... The post Jason Kelce does TGL reporting from below rotating green appeared first on Awful Announcing.

02.03.2026 15:32 — 👍 9 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 2

Rich Eisen couldn't get enough of Gennings Dunker's mullet 22-year-old Iowa Hawkeyes offensive tackle Gennings Dunker was the talk of the combine on Sunday, but not because of his blazing speed.

The star of the NFL combine is Iowa's Gennings Dunker and his incredible mullet.

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02.03.2026 15:15 — 👍 12 🔁 4 💬 1 📌 1

Revisiting the disastrous two-hour NCAA Tournament Selection Show It’s March. We made it. In two weeks, we’ll have a bracket, and all will be right in the wonderful world of sports. The NCAA tournament is one of the few events that unites us as a country, with a smorgasbord of college basketball games to enjoy. It begins with the bracket reveal and ends Read more... The post Revisiting the disastrous two-hour NCAA Tournament Selection Show appeared first on Awful Announcing.

02.03.2026 15:01 — 👍 7 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 4

Draymond Green slams media over Luka Dončić criticism: 'No one has said, maybe Nico [Harrison] was right' As NBA media members line up to criticize Luka Dončić over his defensive lapses, Draymond Green is wondering where the Nico Harrison apologies are.

"All I see is everybody in the media who crushed Nico Harrison, who essentially aided in him getting fired, regurgitating the same things that Nico Harrison was saying."

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02.03.2026 14:45 — 👍 5 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

Paramount: UFC fights can air on TNT after Warner Bros. merger Barely a few weeks into Paramount’s new $7.7 billion deal with UFC, and there could already be some major changes afoot. During an investor call on Monday morning to discuss details of its Warner Bros. Discovery purchase, Paramount acknowledged the possibility that UFC fights could begin airing on TNT as part of the company’s broader Read more... The post Paramount: UFC fights can air on TNT after Warner Bros. merger appeared first on Awful Announcing.

02.03.2026 14:43 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 3

Paramount confirms it will combine Paramount+ with HBO Max Paramount CEO David Ellison held an investor call on Monday morning to discuss specifics about his company’s recent purchase of Warner Bros. Discovery. During the call, Paramount confirmed what many had already suspected with regard to the fate of both companies’ streaming services. Paramount+ will combine with HBO Max. “We do plan to put the Read more... The post Paramount confirms it will combine Paramount+ with HBO Max appeared first on Awful Announcing.

02.03.2026 14:20 — 👍 7 🔁 1 💬 6 📌 4

More streaming NFL games are coming and so is more whining about it The NFL wants more money. That means 2026 was already set to be an interesting year in the world of sports media. Now that Paramount Skydance is set to acquire Warner Bros. Discovery, things could get even more interesting. Paramount Skydance, which owns CBS, controls half of the NFL’s Sunday afternoon inventory for now. Boy, Read more... The post More streaming NFL games are coming and so is more whining about it appeared first on Awful Announcing.

02.03.2026 14:02 — 👍 6 🔁 2 💬 2 📌 0

ESPN will air first hour of WrestleMania Saturday and Sunday on television ESPN will take the historic step of airing the first hour of WrestleMania 42 on television for both Saturday and Sunday.

ESPN will take the historic step of airing the first hour of WrestleMania 42 on television for both Saturday and Sunday.

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02.03.2026 13:45 — 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 2 📌 1

CC Sabathia unbothered by Phil Mushnick’s grumpy number-retirement complaint The New York Yankees announced last week that CC Sabathia’s No. 52 will be retired this season, with a plaque in his honor set to be dedicated prior to their Sept. 26 game against the Orioles. The 19-year Major League Baseball pitcher spent 11 seasons with the Yankees and retired with the club in 2019. Read more... The post CC Sabathia unbothered by Phil Mushnick’s grumpy number-retirement complaint appeared first on Awful Announcing.

02.03.2026 13:31 — 👍 6 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Arkansas-Pine Bluff coach Solomon Bozeman fed up following Mississippi Valley State loss: ‘We just lose our f*cking mind’ The Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils men’s basketball team won its third game of the season on Saturday, defeating the Arkansas Pine-Bluff Golden Lions, 70-69. Currently 365th (dead last) in KenPom rankings, the Delta Devils moved to 3-27 on the year. The loss, meanwhile, might have broken Arkansas Pine-Bluff coach Solomon Bozeman. The Golden Lions Read more... The post Arkansas-Pine Bluff coach Solomon Bozeman fed up following Mississippi Valley State loss: ‘We just lose our f*cking mind’ appeared first on Awful Announcing.

02.03.2026 13:04 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

TV and streaming viewing picks for March 2, 2026: How to watch TGL Golf All Times Eastern Basketball Unrivaled Playoffs Semifinals, Barclays Center, Brooklyn, New York, NY Vinyl vs. Phantom — TNT/truTV/HBO Max, 7:30 p.m. Breeze vs. Mist — TNT/truTV/HBO Max, 8:45 p.m. Unrivaled Pregame — TNT/truTV/HBO Max, 7 p.m. Unrivaled Postgame — TNT/truTV/HBO Max, 10 p.m. College Basketball Men’s Horizon League Tournament Play-In Game, Bert L. and Iris Read more... The post TV and streaming viewing picks for March 2, 2026: How to watch TGL Golf appeared first on Awful Announcing.

02.03.2026 12:05 — 👍 4 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Hawaii buzzer-beating win features ‘Oh no!’ call from Cal State Fullerton announcer Adam Rank The Hawaii Rainbow Warriors nailed a buzzer-beating three-pointer to sink Cal State Fullerton 87-85 on Saturday in Big West men’s college basketball action at Titan Gym. The ESPN+ broadcast featured Fullerton’s crew of play-by-play announcer Jonathan Rifkind and color commentator Adam Rank. Rank is best known for being an NFL Network analyst, a popular voice Read more... The post Hawaii buzzer-beating win features ‘Oh no!’ call from Cal State Fullerton announcer Adam Rank appeared first on Awful Announcing.

02.03.2026 03:01 — 👍 7 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 1

Lions RB David Montgomery responds to report that he wants out in Detroit David Montgomery wants to leave the Detroit Lions. Unless he doesn’t. ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler and Dan Graziano shared a collection of reports and buzz out of Indianapolis this weekend during the NFL Combine. One of those reports was that Montgomery “wants out” of Detroit. “…At running back, the Lions’ David Montgomery wants out, has a Read more... The post Lions RB David Montgomery responds to report that he wants out in Detroit appeared first on Awful Announcing.

02.03.2026 02:02 — 👍 4 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 1

Van Lathan: Josh Pate showed sports media the 'cost' of interviewing Donald Trump Van Lathan believes that Josh Pate may be helping college football media to realize just how unpopular Donald Trump is.

Van Lathan believes that Josh Pate may be helping college football media to realize just how unpopular Donald Trump is.

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02.03.2026 01:15 — 👍 32 🔁 2 💬 3 📌 1

Ted Sarandos: Netflix ‘knew right away’ it would drop WBD deal after Paramount increased bid It all happened quickly last Thursday. Paramount submitted a sweetened offer for Warner Bros. Discovery, increasing its initial bid from $30 per share to $31 per share. Three days later, the WBD board deemed that offer “superior” to the deal it had already agreed to with Netflix. And hours later, Netflix announced it would not exercise the Read more... The post Ted Sarandos: Netflix ‘knew right away’ it would drop WBD deal after Paramount increased bid appeared first on Awful Announcing.

02.03.2026 01:04 — 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

NBC shows a throwback to Bob Costas playing with Pat Riley's hair during the 1991 NBA Finals, and Riley retaliating. 🏀📺🎙️ #NBA

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Mark Sanchez’s criminal trial postponed again to April 9 Potential details surrounding the civil case against former Fox Sports NFL analyst Mark Sanchez made headlines late last week, but there’s also movement in the criminal case against him. That trial, in which Sanchez is facing a felony battery charge as well as multiple misdemeanor counts (including public intoxication and unauthorized entry of a vehicle) Read more... The post Mark Sanchez’s criminal trial postponed again to April 9 appeared first on Awful Announcing.

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