Awful Announcing

The battle for the starting quarterback job on the Cleveland Browns is still going on, with Deshaun Watson and Shedeur Sanders both making their cases to lead the team in Week 1. But in the court of public opinion, the verdict is already abundantly clear: Browns fans want Sanders under center. Those wondering where Browns…

There was a time, not that long ago, when Michael Kay and Mike Francesa were locked in a battle for New York sports radio afternoon supremacy. And while the WFAN legend was the undisputed king of the market for years, the ESPN New York and Yankees announcer finally overtook him in late 2019, right around…

A scary scene unfolded on Aug. 14 on PFT Live when co-host Michael Holley became overheated and fainted on camera. One week later, Holley returned to the show with co-host Mike Florio. Holley explained what happened and offered an update on how he’s doing now. “What a week, Mike,” Holley said to Florio. “What a…

YouTube golf is all the rage these days and has rapidly entered the mainstream. Even LeBron James has now launched his own golf channel. But a controversial ad from one of the most popular channels, Good Good, has drawn swift backlash. Good Good is arguably the biggest success story in YouTube golf with over 2…

The Los Angeles Rams already delivered a shakeup to their NFL preseason television booth, with Jourdan Rodrigue and Rob Havenstein taking over the color commentator duties previously held by Mina Kimes and Maurice Jones-Drew. And now, the Rams are stepping up their creativity with the analyst contributions. Stu Jackson, a beat writer for the team’s…

Audacy has parted ways with 104.3 The Score (WSCR) radio hosts Mike “Mully” Mulligan and Marshall Harris. Mulligan has been part of the Chicago radio station for 23 years, and he’s been a morning co-host since 2008. He spent the last eight years co-hosting Mully and Haugh with David Haugh. Harris joined The Score in…

2026 NFL Draft No. 1 overall pick Fernando Mendoza played his second preseason game on Thursday night for the Las Vegas Raiders against the Houston Texans. It also made for ESPN’s first broadcast of this football season. Despite a performance that featured throwing a pick-six, Mendoza remained in good spirits and delivered yet another memorable…

Say you own a house, and local zoning officials deploy a new regulation that would cause you and your neighbors to spend tens of thousands of dollars to comply. Some of your neighbors do so, and some delay, hoping the regulation is lifted. And that’s indeed what happens months later, so some, not all, homeowners…

Judging by ESPN’s complete lack of on-air promotion for the Patriot Games last week, one could surmise that the network wanted little to do with the glorified high school fitness test conjured up by President Donald Trump as part of the Freedom 250 initiative. At least, the network wanted little to do with airing the farcical…

Longtime Sports Junkies producer Matt “Valdez” Myers usually takes care of The Junks behind the scenes, but every so often, he shows off his legwork. 106.7 The Fan’s morning show is simulcast on NBC Sports Washington, but they’re very much still a radio show that prioritizes the radio audience and just happens to be on…

Just about everybody in Oriole Park at Camden Yards thought Pete Alonso had hit his second home run of the game to give the Baltimore Orioles the lead over the New York Yankees on Wednesday night. But not third-base umpire Will Little. With the game tied 3-3 in the bottom of the seventh inning, a…

Longtime reality television star Kim Kardashian will serve as an executive producer for Team Moms: Baseball, set to premiere Thursday, Sept. 24 on Paramount+. Kardashian teamed up with ITV America (producers of Love Island USA) and Skydance Sports to produce the reality TV series. The unscripted series will focus on a group of parents whose…

Caitlin Clark and the Indiana Fever have delivered another record-breaking number, this time for Ion, while also outperforming NFL preseason competition. Dallas Wings-Indiana Fever on Ion last Friday averaged 1.62 million viewers. That is the most-watched WNBA game ever on the network, which first started carrying the WNBA in 2023. It is also the most-watched…

The NFL may have lost its cable channel, but it’s quickly rebuilding the on-camera operation around everything it still owns. The league is bringing back Andrew Siciliano, Colleen Wolfe, and Michael Yam while adding Trevor Sikkema and Brett Kollmann, giving NFL Media a five-person starting point for its post-NFL Network, digital-first era, according to Wednesday’s announcement. It’s the first look…

The P in ESPN might soon stand for Pat McAfee. The omnipresent character on ESPN’s airwaves is about to become an even bigger part of life for football fans this season. According to an announcement by ESPN on Wednesday, Pat McAfee is joining the network’s Monday Night Countdown studio show this upcoming season. He’ll join…

It’s late summer, which means there is once again confusion around the Arizona Diamondbacks and the status of their star second baseman, Ketel Marte. The mercurial veteran was set to play on Monday against the Boston Red Sox, but did not show up at Fenway Park for the game. Marte’s absence led to a delay…

The Indiana Fever were in wire-to-wire control during their win over the Toronto Tempo in Toronto on Tuesday, but that didn’t stop the game from getting a little chippy. In the third quarter, Tempo All-Star guard Marina Mabrey swiped at Fever All-Star guard Kelsey Mitchell, who stopped in her tracks to shove Mabrey in the…

ESPN co-founder Bill Rasmussen passed away at the age of 93. Rasmussen brought his vision of a 24/7 all-sports network to life in 1979. Even though he left the network the next year, his impact in helping to launch the Entertainment and Sports Programming Network has far surpassed anyone’s reasonable expectations of what could be…

Jayden Daniels has been in the midst of an awe-inspiring, reputation-ruining run for the last week after it went public that he’d sent a legal threat to LSU over the use of the No. 5, which he wore while winning the Heisman Trophy for the Tigers. The Washington Commanders quarterback and former Heisman Trophy winner…

Tennis players drinking water, maybe Gatorade, or an electrolyte mix is normal during a match, but announcers were confused by whatever Amanda Anisimova had in her cup. During a changeover in the second set of Anisimova’s win over Alex Eala at the Cincinnati Open this week, cameras caught her taking a sip of a gold-colored…

Peacock is raising its prices, again. The NBC-owned streaming service is hiking rates across the board for every subscription tier, effective immediately, according to a report by Todd Spangler in Variety. Peacock Premium (with ads) will now be priced at $12.99 per month, up $2 from its previous monthly price. Peacock Premium Plus (without ads)…

Dave Portnoy didn’t like Pat McAfee’s new album, but he really didn’t like Dan Orlovsky’s saying McAfee’s album is “good good.” McAfee was a really good NFL punter. He’s a very good podcaster and a great entertainer, but that doesn’t necessarily translate to being a decent singer/songwriter. McAfee the musician has been met with largely…

Ian Eagle isn’t quite sure what the future holds for him. In the immediate term, ‘The Bird’ will occupy CBS’s No. 2 NFL booth opposite Ross Tucker as the latest domino to fall from Tony Romo’s arrest and subsequent leave. At 57, Eagle now finds himself on his third booth partner in as many years,…

Green Bay Packers head coach Matt LaFleur and Arizona Cardinals head coach Mike LaFleur are about to test America’s media illiteracy epidemic. The Cardinals hired Mike LaFleur as a first-time NFL head coach in February, while Matt LaFleur is entering his eighth season in charge of the Packers. Now, the LaFleurs aren’t the first pair…