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Few, if any college football play-by-play announcers bring more energetic commentary than ESPN’s Joe Tessitore, and he put that on full display with his wild call of a thrilling big-man touchdown on Saturday. In the second quarter of Saturday night’s SEC game between Mississippi State and No. 11 Texas in Austin, the Longhorns’ Maraad Watson…
Paul Finebaum, a recent guest on the Awful Announcing Podcast, has never been shy with his opinions. True to form, he’s been letting the hot takes fly this college football season, and on Sunday, Finebaum let Oklahoma Sooners head football coach Brent Venables have it. Finebaum and Matt Barrie recapped Saturday’s college football action on The…
All Times Eastern College Basketball Men’s Field of 68 Tipoff Season Opener, Rock Hill Sports & Event Center, Rock Hill, SC Queens vs. Winthrop — YouTube, 9 a.m. UAB vs. McNeese — YouTube, 5:30 p.m. Furman vs. Bethune-Cookman — YouTube, 8 p.m. Field of 68 Tipoff Season Opener, Sanford Pentagon, Sioux Falls, SD Tennessee State…
Little Steven wishes he could go back to the glory days of sports media. Stevie Van Zandt, the legendary E Street Band guitarist and Sopranos actor, made it no secret how he feels about the ESPN App on this fine NFL Sunday, taking to social media to blast the Worldwide Leader in a … descriptive…
Al Michaels and Kirk Herbstreit have been widely panned for flippantly downplaying serious allegations against Green Bay Packers running back Josh Jacobs and Cleveland Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson during Thursday Night Football games on Prime Video this season. Jim Nantz and J.J. Watt showed them how it’s done while calling the Denver Broncos’ win over the Kansas…
As soon as he said it, Tim Brando knew. The Fox Sports play-by-play announcer was on the call for Oklahoma State-Iowa State on Saturday, a tight, high-scoring contest that came down to just two points. The bad news for the Cowboys is that a missed first-quarter field goal ultimately became the difference in their 51-49…
One of the key efforts by WNBA media to build a better news ecosystem around the league as it explodes in growth has been to push for improved access to players and teams. In 2023, the league and players’ union closed off locker rooms to reporters, reimplementing pandemic-era rules. Most leagues have mandatory windows before…
Elle Duncan is on the record calling out how “toxic” the disingenuous discourse cosplaying as coverage has become in the WNBA. Unlike most pundits, Duncan’s criticisms came from a place of experience covering the sport and love of the league. And on Saturday night, Duncan’s appreciation and expertise were on full display, as she showed…
It was a massive shock Friday night when TMZ reported that not only had the most interesting couple in sports, Bill Belichick and Jordon Hudson, broken up, but that it also had happened a full year ago. The pair have generated numerous headlines over the years for their age gap as well as Hudson’s notable…
Another week, another brutal mistake by Big 12 officials. The No. 8 BYU Cougars held off the Arizona State Sun Devils on Saturday for a 27-20 win, but the winning score came courtesy of what the conference later admitted was an incorrect call by its replay officials. With the score 0-0, BYU had the ball…
The Milwaukee Brewers erased 58 seasons of agony by defeating the Tampa Bay Rays to win the franchise’s first-ever World Series. At the exact moment decades of pain turned into eternal joy, Brewers catcher William Contreras, the 2026 World Series MVP, raised his eyes and arms toward the sky. Carmen Mandato and Mike Carlson captured…
Las Vegas Raiders running back Ashton Jeanty drew sharp criticism this week for taking a shot at the New York Jets’ defense ahead of facing the team, but none was stronger than a rant from ESPN’s Rex Ryan on Sunday morning. On Wednesday, Jeanty said that New York’s defenders “don’t really want to tackle.” During…
Russell Wilson is still learning the ropes of television in his first full season as an analyst for CBS, but he might soon learn that resurfacing old drama is a great way to get people talking. During Sunday’s episode of The NFL Today+ live from Empower Field at Mile High, the Super Bowl-winning quarterback decided to…
On Friday, The Athletic’s Andrew Marchand published the definitive story about last month’s blowup between ESPN Monday Night Football announcers Joe Buck and Troy Aikman that has sent sports media observers into a frenzy of speculation about Aikman’s future in broadcasting. Options are looking slim for Aikman. In the weeks following the initial report about…
As we approach election day on Nov. 3, voters might have heard the outlandish claims made by President Donald Trump that, should Republicans maintain control of both chambers of Congress, every adult American citizen will receive a check for $5,000. The handout, which the president has dubbed the “Trump Dividend,” is part of a last-ditch…
It’s been a tough few weeks for college football fans. No, not because of the schedule, as we’ve had plenty of great games to watch over the month of October. And no, not due to the officiating, although we do still have some questions about what exactly is happening with the rules this year. The…
Two years ago, it felt like the next few years were all pretty much in place for Arch Manning. Manning was set to take over the starting quarterback job at Texas, and after a successful season or two of leading the Longhorns, maybe pencil in either a national championship or a Heisman win or both…
The Golden State Valkyries outlasted the Atlanta Dream in Game 7 of the WNBA Finals on Saturday, securing a 68–63 win to lift the championship trophy in the franchise’s second year of existence. It was a tight game the whole night, with neither team ever leading by double digits, but Valkyries star Gabby Williams took…
No. 4 Indiana escaped their matchup on Saturday against Minnesota with the win, but in true Halloween fashion, it came with quite a big scare. The game was tied 13–13 in the final minute of play with the Golden Gophers driving around midfield. After getting stopped on third down, Minnesota faced a decision to either…
After two consecutive weeks in the scary state of Utah, College GameDay is staying put in Pat McAfee’s homebase for an extended stint in Indiana. ESPN’s flagship college football show announced Saturday that it’s heading to South Bend next week before the huge showdown between No. 5 Notre Dame and No. 1 Miami, which will…
Pat McAfee and the University of Utah have been on an emotional roller coaster together since last week. ESPN’s College GameDay touched down in Salt Lake City last week before the undefeated Utes’ Big 12 showdown with the Houston Cougars. Pat McAfee surprised viewers when he closed the show by calling out some of Utah’s…
Big 12 officials have done it again. BYU and Arizona State battled on Saturday, with the Cougars taking an early 7-0 lead in a confusing way. BYU had the ball on 2nd and goal in the first quarter when quarterback Bear Bachmeier fumbled on a sneak attempt. Running back Sione Moa eventually picked it up…
The vibes around ESPN have been off lately. As the company pushes all its chips into the center of the table and looks to own the Super Bowl LXI story before broadcasting the game, serious concerns linger about the state of its NFL broadcast booth and Monday Night Football. The Troy Aikman situation now hangs like an…
In-game interviews aren’t traditionally a time when viewers get treated to anything memorable. Enter Paul Reed of the Detroit Pistons. With his refreshing honesty, he treated NBA fans to a viral interview during Friday’s NBA Cup game at the Brooklyn Nets. Usually these in-game interviews with players and coaches are filled with empty platitudes about…
