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When Jason Benetti was hired as the top MLB announcer for NBC Sports’ new package earlier this year, baseball fans rejoiced. From his time calling local White Sox and Tigers games through his years at Fox, Benetti has long been a fan (and industry) favorite. Getting the Sunday Night Baseball job was his coronation. But…
After three seasons behind a $100 per year paywall, it’s fair to say that MLS is finally moving in the right direction. For the first time since the league’s monumental deal with Apple began in 2023, MLS fans can watch matches with a standard Apple TV subscription. There’s no need to shell out $100 for…
Tubi will offer an alternate broadcast for select Formula One races this year, with social media creators leading the coverage. Tubi first announced an agreement with Apple to air alternate broadcasts for select races in February, but only recently revealed that the broadcasts will be available for the Miami Grand Prix in early May, the…
With the future of LIV Golf in doubt, Stephen A. Smith bizarrely believes it’s the PGA Tour that should be offering a public mea culpa. In recent weeks, it’s widely been reported that LIV Golf’s funding from Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund will run out at the conclusion of the 2026 season. And without a…
Amazon and Duke University announced a multiyear agreement Thursday for Prime Video to exclusively present three Duke men’s basketball neutral-site nonconference games per season, marking the streamer’s first foray into college sports. The inaugural schedule is headlined by a rematch of one of the most memorable moments from last month’s NCAA Tournament, as Prime Video’s…
On this week’s episode of the Awful Announcing Podcast, Brandon Contes interviews longtime Boston sports media personality Mike Felger of 98.5 The Sports Hub. Felger discussed a wide range of topics, including Mike Vrabel’s relationship with Dianna Russini, Bill Belichick’s legacy, The Sports Hub vs. WEEI, competing with Rich Shertenlieb, and more. Here’s the full…
Three years after losing his job for misspeaking and uttering a racial slur, Glen Kuiper has returned to a Major League Baseball broadcast booth. Kuiper was a longtime television voice for the Oakland Athletics. However, Kuiper accidentally used a racial slur when trying to talk about the Negro League museum while calling a game in…
Two major stories in the football world in recent weeks have been the retooling of Football Night in America at NBC and the ongoing saga involving New England Patriots head coach Mike Vrabel and NFL insider Dianna Russini. They are not related to each other. At all. But Jordon Hudson is leading the train into Conspiracy Town…
The clock is ticking on LIV Golf as the final days for the league may very well be approaching. There have been recent widespread reports that the Saudi Arabian government, which had funded the renegade golf league to the tune of billions of dollars to launch a worldwide tour and lure top stars from the…
John Garrett, who spent four decades calling hockey and more than two decades as the primary voice of Vancouver Canucks broadcasts, died suddenly on Tuesday. The 74-year-old Garrett was found in his hotel room in Salt Lake City on Monday afternoon, where he had been calling the first-round series between the Vegas Golden Knights and…
We are a week and a half into the NBA playoffs, and the league continues to see strong viewership numbers. Through 27 telecasts, the 2026 NBA playoffs are the most viewed since 1993. As of Sunday, the NBA is averaging 3.84 million viewers for first-round playoff games on ABC, NBC, ESPN, and Prime Video. That’s…
As John Fanta made a name for himself in recent years as a strong voice on college basketball, multiple suitors sprang up for his talents. Fanta came up as an announcer on Big East men’s basketball games, taking on more assignments over time for Fox Sports. Along the way, he also became a go-to commentator…
The criminal trial of former Fox Sports NFL analyst Mark Sanchez has been delayed for the fourth time, according to WRTV in Indianapolis, moving from May 28 to July 13 with a pre-trial conference set for July 8. It’s the latest in a series of postponements requested by Sanchez’s legal team that have pushed the…
TNT Sports is expanding its sublicense agreement with ESPN for the College Football Playoff. As the network previously announced, beginning this year, TNT Sports will air two quarterfinal games and one semifinal game in addition to the two first-round games it previously sublicensed from ESPN. And as it would turn out, the expanded sublicense agreement…
The fan sentiment surrounding the NCAA Tournament’s imminent decision to expand from 68 teams to 76 teams can summarily be described as overwhelmingly negative. No one is asking for more play-in games. No one wants to wait until Wednesday night to fill out half of their bracket because they have no idea who will actually…
Nick Saban said exactly what he thought about the Dallas Cowboys’ first-round pick. He just didn’t mean for anyone to hear it. As ABC’s NFL Draft broadcast was returning from a commercial break last Thursday night, a hot mic caught Saban reacting to the news that Dallas had selected Malachi Lawrence with the 23rd pick.…
Joel Klatt has likely worked his final NFL Draft for NFL Network. With the ESPN-NFL Network merger now complete, Klatt recently told Kay Adams on Up & Adams that he’s under the impression Fox Sports won’t let him work for ESPN in any capacity, which would end the informal arrangement that had placed him alongside…
Michael Jordan is so unconcerned by the NBA GOAT debate that he’s encouraged media members to lessen their criticism of LeBron James. In a recently released series of interviews with ESPN, James weighed in on the GOAT debate by giving Jordan his due while noting their games are very different. But James did criticize the…
The Athletic’s top editor formally addressed his staff about the ongoing investigation into former NFL insider Dianna Russini on Wednesday. According to a report by Ryan Glasspiegel in Front Office Sports, The Athletic executive editor Steven Ginsberg read a 10-minute prepared statement acknowledging the ongoing saga involving Russini and New England Patriots head coach Mike…
YouTube personality Fred Beyer has been banned indefinitely by the NFL after storming the draft stage last Friday night in Pittsburgh. We know the NFL hates pick tipping on social media. Apparently, they don’t like anyone trying to prematurely announce picks at the actual draft either. Because during the third round of the NFL Draft,…
The 2026 FIFA World Cup begins in just 43 days, and Fox Sports has assembled a deep roster of broadcasters to call the 104 matches in the newly expanded 48-team tournament. In total, Fox announced nine World Cup broadcast pairings on Wednesday, all of which will travel among the 16 sites across North America to…
As the NCAA gets set to expand its basketball tournaments to 76 teams, Jay Williams believes it’s sending a bad message to the country’s youth. ESPN’s Pete Thamel reported the news Tuesday night, noting the NCAA is expected to move the men’s and women’s basketball tournaments to 76 teams in time for the 2026-27 season.…
The Braves launched BravesVision, their own TV Network for local game production and distribution, ahead of the 2026 season, following the collapse of FanDuel Sports Networks. And according to Braves president and CEO Derek Schiller, the new TV Network, which was officially formed in February, is already showing impressive yields. “The economics right now support…
One of the key talent questions to arise from ESPN’s recent acquisition of NFL Network seems like it will be resolved. ESPN will reportedly sign veteran NFL Network insider Ian Rapoport to a four-year deal, ending speculation that there would only be room for either Rapoport or ESPN NFL insider Adam Schefter at the Worldwide…
