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Fox Sports analyst Urban Meyer has several claims to fame as a multiple-time national championship coach in college football. But his most meaningful as coach of the Ohio State Buckeyes is his 7-0 record against arch rival Michigan. When Meyer talks about the Wolverines, the Buckeyes, and the rivalry, people automatically listen. And that’s what…
After a full season on ESPN, Charles Barkley insists Inside the NBA is the same show it always was when it aired on TNT. Barkley might think the show is still great, and ESPN might be satisfied with the product, but many fans have been critical of Inside the NBA’s first season away from TNT.…
Something weird is going on with Caitlin Clark and the Indiana Fever. Clark missed much of the 2025 WNBA campaign due to injury concerns. In spite of her prolonged absence, the WNBA still did extremely well in ratings as the overall rise of women’s basketball continues. But Caitlin Clark is still the biggest draw in…
There is a clock somewhere, still ticking, still measuring the distance between who Manti Te’o was on the night of Jan. 7, 2013, and who he is now. That night, Alabama dismantled Notre Dame 42-14 in the BCS National Championship in Miami, and Te’o finished with 10 tackles in a game that never had a…
Gilbert Arenas has built a media empire with his Gil’s Arena podcast in partnership with Underdog. But in spite of his growth and success, Arenas says he is in a very weird spot with the company. The conference finals should theoretically be a time when someone of Arenas’ name recognition and NBA experience would be centerstage, especially…
It’s 2,200 miles from Los Angeles to the small town of Van Wert, Ohio. And for Allie Clifton, her roots in the rural northwest corner of the Buckeye State are what have anchored her journey to national prominence as a basketball voice. “To be where I’m at now, I don’t take it lightly. I don’t…
The Baltimore Ravens are taking the unusual step of opening up a public application process for their next radio play-by-play announcer. And it has produced at least one unusual result. Earlier this spring, longtime Ravens voice Gerry Sandusky announced his retirement from the position, leaving an opening after 20 seasons behind the mic. The Ravens…
Alexa Philippou initially planned to become an international correspondent, but the lure of sports proved too strong. The Stanford graduate and political science major is ESPN’s women’s basketball writer, covering college basketball and the WNBA. Philippou joined The Worldwide Leader in Sports in 2022, having served as the Hartford Courant’s beat reporter for the UConn…
We all know Tom Brady loves his roasts. And when giving a commencement address at Georgetown University, Brady got in a joke at the expense of an unlikely target – Texas Tech. Brady had plenty of jokes in his graduation speech at the prestigious business school, whether it was about the New York Jets or…
Every year, Awful Announcing seeks to honor up-and-coming voices and personalities in the sports media universe who have made a positive impression over the past year. These individuals don’t just have a bright future; they are already making their mark on the industry in the present and earning accolades from fans. This is the fourth…
The exponentially expanded 24-team College Football Playoff is inching ever closer to becoming a reality. Btu the idea is getting opposition from all over the sport as ESPN analyst Booger McFarland was the latest to voice his displeasure and skepticism. The latest step forward towards CFP expansion came this week when Big Ten commissioner Tony…
The Oklahoma City Thunder are one of the least popular great teams to climb the NBA mountaintop in some time, and NBC’s Mike Tirico can’t understand why. As Tirico calls the Thunder’s second straight appearance in the Western Conference Finals, he has revealed the depths of his frustration with the team’s reputation around the NBA…
On this week’s episode of the Awful Announcing Podcast, host Brandon Contes interviews NHL Network, NHL on TNT, and WWE reporter Jackie Redmond, who is featured on Awful Announcing’s 2026 list of rising stars in sports media. They discuss a wide range of topics, including Redmond’s wild travel schedule, the differences in reporting on NHL…
Usually Oklahoma City Thunder players are known for fun and games in their postgame interviews as players crowd around the interview subject, making it into one big, giant, happy meme. That was not the case after Game 2 of the Western Conference Finals in spite of a Thunder victory. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander led the Thunder to…
Many of professional tennis’s top stars don’t believe they’re receiving a fair share of Grand Slam prize money and appropriate player benefits, and they’re staging a media protest to make their point. The 2026 French Open gets underway at Roland Garros this week and, according to Charlie Eccleshare and Ava Wallace of The Athletic, some of the…
The New York Knicks pulled off one of the most improbable comebacks in the history of the NBA Playoffs in their Game 1 victory of the Eastern Conference Finals over the Cleveland Cavaliers. The Knicks trailed by 22 points with just eight minutes left in the game. However, New York was able to take advantage…
The return of the NBA on NBC and increased broadcast exposure has led to some big ratings numbers for the Association. And the epic Game 1 of the Western Conference Finals between the San Antonio Spurs and Oklahoma City Thunder was no exception. The game was an instant classic. Victor Wembanyama put up an otherworldly…
When NBC’s Mike Tirico was prepping to call his first San Antonio Spurs game this season, his broadcast partner Reggie Miller had a message. As Tirico revealed this week in an appearance on The Ryen Russillo Show, Miller told him, “You’re gonna see things you’ve never seen.” And while Tirico, who is in his first season…
Duke’s recent announcement that three games, including its Dec. 21 tilt against Michigan at Madison Square Garden, will be broadcast on Amazon’s Prime Video does not appear to be as rock-solid as it was initially presented. In April, the school announced a landmark agreement with Prime Video, giving the streaming service broadcast rights for three Duke…
Jim Nantz wants Nashville’s Super Bowl 2030 to be the greatest event anyone has ever attended. He just won’t be the one calling it. Named co-chair at a press conference at the new Nissan Stadium on Tuesday — where Nashville officially celebrated being awarded Super Bowl LXIV — Nantz made clear he intends to be…
Slowly but surely, Netflix is adding more live sports for subscribers. Since one of its biggest acquisitions was the exclusive U.S. rights to the next two FIFA women’s World Cups, the natural question is whether the streamer will pursue U.S. rights to the men’s World Cup after its deal with Fox Sports expires. This summer’s…
Mexican sports journalist Fernando Vargas was robbed at gunpoint while doing a live interview from his car on Tuesday. Vargas, a sports journalist and the communications director of Mexico’s National Professional Basketball League (LNBP), was doing a live interview on Bla, bla, bla deportivo, a Mexican sports commentary show hosted by Ed Martínez on sports…
San Diego Padres All-Star third baseman Manny Machado knows he’s struggling at the plate right now, but just don’t ask him to offer any theories on why. Machado has historically been one of the most consistent Major League Baseball players over the last decade, and that consistency has him destined for the Hall of Fame.…
San Francisco Giants manager Tony Vitello doesn’t speak in clichés. He’s also not entirely sure why. Asked recently by Chris Rose why he speaks so openly with reporters rather than defaulting to the kind of clichés that define most dugout press conferences, Vitello traced it back to his days as a college recruiting coordinator —…
