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Just how valuable is it for a playoff series to go the distance?
If the 2025 World Series had ended in five games, the series would have averaged 12.78 million viewers. That is not a bad viewership number by any means, but it pales in comparison to the eventual do-or-die Game 7, which drew 26.88 million. That, in a nutshell, is the value of a deep series. And…
Herm Edwards rips NFL players that avoid playing in the preseason
Herm Edwards has a bone to pick with the current generation of NFL players, and it’s a lament that has been echoed by members of his own generation far and wide: No one wants to work anymore. For anyone working, it’s an easy enough argument to roll your eyes at. But in the world of…
Maple Leafs reportedly tab Joe Bowen’s successor in radio booth
The Toronto Maple Leafs are expected to name Todd Crocker as their new radio play-by-play voice, replacing the retired Joe Bowen alongside longtime analyst Jim Ralph, according to a report from the Toronto Star’s Jonah Sigel. Bowen announced last June that the 2025-26 season would be his last, closing out a 44-year run and more…
Please enjoy the Hindi call of Kyle Schwarber’s monster walk-off home run
The Philadelphia Phillies won their ninth straight game on Sunday thanks to a dramatic comeback in the final frame. Trailing 4–0 with two outs in the bottom of the ninth and a lone man on base, the back end of the Phillies’ lineup rallied. After a J.T. Realmuto single, a Justin Crawford walk, an Edmundo…
Kyle Brandt says Deshaun Watson’s comments should have ended career
The NFL world was shocked, but not surprised on Monday when Cleveland Browns head coach Todd Monken announced that Deshaun Watson would be the team’s starting quarterback in Week 1 against the Jacksonville Jaguars. The shock came from the fact that Watson had admonished Browns fans for booing him after another underwhelming preseason performance just…
Paige Bueckers on Apple TV UConn documentary: ‘Our team approved it’
It’s becoming quite rare these days for any sports documentary to get made without some level of editorial approval from the subjects themselves. Whether that means these projects should be called documentaries at all is certainly a discussion worth having. But there’s a real access problem in the sports documentary world right now. Athletes demand…
Disney offering longtime executives, including those at ESPN, early retirement packages
If any longtime ESPN executives were looking for a good time to retire, now might be it. In a memo to staff from Senior EVP and Chief People Officer Sonia Coleman on Monday, Disney announced a time-limited, company-sponsored Voluntary Early Retirement Offer (VERO) program that would give those eligible the opportunity to retire now with…
Dan Orlovsky suggests fan boycott of Browns games over Deshaun Watson decision
Cleveland Browns fans already made their feelings toward newly named starter Deshaun Watson known, and now ESPN’s Dan Orlovsky is ready for the fan base to go a step further. Clevelanders booed Watson during a home preseason game over the weekend, weighing in loudly on what may have been the NFL’s most interesting summer quarterback…
LIV Golf signs off for what might be final time: ‘We did something different in the game’
Michael La Sasso potentially became the answer to a trivia question on Monday when he tapped in a birdie on his final hole to defeat Jon Rahm and win the LIV Golf Indianapolis event on Sunday. This huge victory for the 2025 NCAA individual champion is notable not just for his own career but for…
ESPN utilizes RedZone branding rights for first time with ‘RedZone at the US Open’
For the first time since securing the intellectual property rights for the RedZone brand as part of its equity deal with the NFL, ESPN is utilizing the RedZone franchise for a sport other than football. On Monday, ESPN announced that it will bring RedZone’s patented whip-around coverage to tennis during the US Open later this…
Shannon Sharpe calls out Enes Kanter for ‘rage-baiting’: ‘He gonna run to Fox News’
NBA center-turned conservative media provocateur Enes Kanter may have gone too far with his stunt challenging the WNBA’s gender participation policies. After Kanter got the attention of Chicago Sky veteran Natasha Cloud during the team’s game against the Indiana Fever on Sunday evening and made a show of his ejection, Shannon Sharpe became the latest…
Fox Sports posts effusive video touting Donald Trump as ‘the sports president’
Donald Trump has been highly visible in the sports world since the 2024 campaign and throughout his second presidential term, especially during the administration’s “Freedom 250” festivities this year. The latest event in the 250th anniversary program was this weekend’s IndyCar race in Washington, D.C., where Trump drove an honor lap, and his administration had…
WNBA calls out Enes Kanter Freedom ‘publicity stunt’: ‘Not going to give oxygen to efforts … to mock the league’
Following Enes Kanter Freedom’s ejection from Sunday’s game between the Indiana Fever and Chicago Sky after a verbal altercation with Sky guard Natasha Cloud during the third quarter, the WNBA has issued its strongest statement yet on the off-court storylines dominating the league. In a statement given to Colin Salao of Front Office Sports, the…
Deshaun Watson remorseful about calling out fans as he’s named Browns starting quarterback
Even for the Cleveland Browns, their quarterback situation is an unmitigated disaster. Two days after he lambasted Browns fans for being “disrespectful” and booing him during their exhibition game, Deshaun Watson has been named the starting quarterback heading into the 2026 season. The 30-year-old, who was accused of sexual misconduct and assault by dozens of…
Jeff Pearlman calls out reporter’s lack of professionalism over Ed Oliver news: ‘It’s a horrible look’
Up until this weekend, Bills defensive tackle Ed Oliver and his family were mourning the tragic death of his two-year-old son in a drowning that occurred in a residential swimming pool in Texas in June. While many of the details of the tragedy were known to local and NFL media members, there was an understanding…
Jarrett Payton replacing Mike Mulligan on Chicago’s 104.3 The Score
Jarrett Payton is set to be announced Monday as Mike Mulligan’s replacement on Chicago’s 104.3 The Score’s morning show, according to the Chicago Sun-Times, which reports the station is planning a 3 p.m. announcement of the retooled show, still featuring David Haugh, launching Aug. 31. The move follows The Score firing Mulligan, a 23-year veteran…
Sports TV largely sidesteps breaking news about Jed York prostitution arrest
News that San Francisco 49ers owner Jed York was arrested on prostitution charges in East Palestine, Ohio, first broke in the 10 a.m. ET hour on Monday morning. Not long ago, this kind of story would’ve been a five-alarm fire for any 24/7 live sports network. But on Monday, as the sports world eagerly awaits…
California AG cancels Paramount meeting alleging ‘leak’ of settlement details
Less than 24 hours after The Wall Street Journal reported that California Attorney General Rob Bonta was expected to meet with Paramount on Monday to discuss a settlement of the ongoing antitrust lawsuit brought by California and 11 other states over Paramount’s proposed acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery, Bonta has reportedly canceled the meeting, citing details…
Kaylyn Kyle lands new role with beIN Sports after MLS exit
It didn’t take long for Kaylyn Kyle to find her next chapter. Less than two weeks after announcing her departure from MLS on Apple TV — with her final appearance coming on Aug. 19 — Kyle is heading to beIN Sports, according to The Athletic. The Qatar-based network is bringing the former Canadian soccer star…
TikTok earns 3.4M views for live boxing debut
In what was perhaps an under-the-radar sports media story this past weekend, TikTok made its first major foray into live sports streaming as the exclusive broadcaster for Puerto Rican boxer Amanda Serrano’s WBA and WBO featherweight title defense against Argentine challenger Lucrecia Manzur. Serrano retained her title by decision, earning her 50th career victory. But…
Fartgate erupts from NFL on Fox broadcast booth
The NFL is back, and while the games don’t mean much yet, we might already have our best fart gate of the season. The Seattle Seahawks and Tennessee Titans were featured in a nationally televised game on Fox Sunday night. Usually, the biggest debate to come from a preseason game has to do with a…
It’s time to grade the 2026 MLB local radio announcers
Last week, we announced the rankings for the 2026 local MLB TV announcers. Now it’s time to turn our attention to the voices who define your favorite MLB team on the radio. We want your perspectives on how the various local radio broadcast booths have shaped up this season. As with all of our rankings,…
Karl Ravech signs off from ESPN’s MLB coverage for the final time
Karl Ravech closed out his final MLB broadcast for ESPN on Sunday, thanking his crew as he signed off from the network’s coverage of the Little League Classic between the Atlanta Braves and Milwaukee Brewers. Karl Ravech thanks his broadcast crew as he signs off of ESPN’s MLB coverage for the final time. pic.twitter.com/0LVLQyGpwS —…
NBC Sports adds ‘Not So Fast with Pabst & Perloff,’ ‘Fanta in 60’ to its fall streaming lineup
NBC Sports NOW is adding two new shows to its Monday-through-Friday lineup starting Aug. 31, Awful Announcing has learned. NBC Sports’ free 24/7 streaming channel’s returning anchors stay in place: PFT Live with Mike Florio at 7 a.m. ET, with rotating co-hosts Chris Simms, Devin McCourty, and Michael Holley; The Dan Patrick Show at 9…
Your 2026 NFL Sunday Ticket pricing guide
Football season is right around the corner, which means millions of NFL fans across the country are deciding whether or not it’s worth it to shell out hundreds of dollars for NFL Sunday Ticket, the league’s Sunday afternoon out-of-market package that gives subscribers access to Sunday afternoon games not normally available in their local market.…
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