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Dave Portnoy has ideas on how to ‘fix’ soccer
The United States of America has World Cup fever at the moment. But Dave Portnoy thinks that soccer would be even better if it could be Americanized just a bit more. This always seems to happen whenever a major international soccer tournament takes place, with big personalities having bold ideas on how to “fix” the…
ESPN’s Matt Miller recovering from serious car accident including ‘life-saving’ amputation
ESPN NFL Draft analyst Matt Miller vows to get back to talking football, but he has a long recovery to get there after being involved in a serious car accident. In a social media post Tuesday morning, Miller revealed he suffered significant injuries in a recent car crash, including a life-saving amputation of his left…
Jason Benetti, Andy Dirks brilliantly play role of dirt cam vs. Yankees
Monday night’s game between the Detroit Tigers and the New York Yankees encountered an unusual delay in the bottom of the fourth inning, and Tigers announcers Jason Benetti and Andy Dirks made the most of it. The Yankees, led by second baseman Jazz Chisholm Jr., noticed a dirt cam sticking up out of the ground…
Kenny Smith joins retooled ESPN NBA Draft coverage
The 2026 NBA Draft may be one of the most highly-anticipated in years given the starpower at the top of the class. And ESPN is pulling out all the stops in coverage by adding a prominent Inside the NBA teammate to the coverage. As noted by Sports Media Watch, ESPN is retooling the ABC portion of their…
Fox’s acquisition of Roku rooted in leveling the playing field
I was first introduced to Roku in 2015 when I received a “dongle” for Father’s Day. I must admit, it sat in a drawer for nearly a year until I saw an article about how the equipment helped deliver streaming signals to remote areas of your house without dedicated wiring. I have been a DirecTV…
ESPN announces multi-year extension with NBA draft analyst Jeremy Woo
Jeremy Woo will continue making mock NBA drafts for ESPN for the foreseeable future. The Worldwide Leader announced on Monday that it had reached a multi-year extension with Woo. ESPN has reached a multi-year extension with @ESPNNBA draft analyst @JeremyWoo pic.twitter.com/FPw5cBrwax — ESPN PR (@ESPNPR) June 22, 2026 Woo originally joined ESPN in 2023 as…
It’s unfair to ask Alexi Lalas to be the Charles Barkley of soccer
Alexi Lalas has not made any new fans during this World Cup. On a desk with Rebecca Lowe, Thierry Henry, and Zlatan Ibrahimović, he seems wildly out of place. Despite Lowe’s insistence to the contrary, it’s hard to believe that those three like the former USMNT center back all that much. Count me amongst Lalas’s…
Telemundo announces lower Spanish-language World Cup audiences after viewership revision
Telemundo is revising down Spanish-language viewership for the 2026 World Cup. There are conflicting reports on what exactly caused the change. The viewership change affects all matches on Telemundo from Thursday, June 11 through Sunday, June 14. Telemundo’s published viewership includes television data measured by Nielsen, in addition to streaming measured by Adobe Analytics. While…
Kevin Durant’s Boardroom reaches distribution deal with Amazon’s Wondery
Boardroom, the sports media company co-founded by NBA star Kevin Durant and business partner Rich Kleiman, has reached an exclusive distribution agreement with Amazon-owned podcast network Wondery. The news was first reported by Todd Spangler of Variety. Wondery will acquire distribution and ad-sales rights to all of Boardroom’s podcasts and digital series. The content will…
French presenter apologizes for saying Belgian player shouldn’t miss World Cup match for baby’s birth
A French television presenter is apologizing after criticizing Belgian star Jeremy Doku’s decision to leave the World Cup to be with his newborn child. Jeremy Doku, a Belgian forward, told reporters that he would leave the World Cup in order to attend the birth of his first child. France Pierron of France’s L’Equipe responded to…
Dan Patrick: Shinnecock crowd booing Wyndham Clark ‘kind of embarrassing’
A bizarre scene unfolded over the weekend at the Shinnecock Hills Golf Club, as the U.S. Open crowd became openly antagonistic to eventual winner Wyndham Clark. Clark’s history of letting his temper get the best of him during competition, coupled with Scottie Scheffler’s pursuit of a career Grand Slam, seemingly led New York fans to…
Former Eagles sideline reporter Devan Kaney announces new gig outside Philadelphia
We’ve seen a series of cost-cutting maneuvers in recent months that have led various local media companies to part ways with reporters and other media members. 94.1 WIP Philadelphia Eagles sideline reporter Devan Kaney was among those out of a job. In her case, it was part of Audacy’s layoffs. However, the Philly sports mainstay…
‘Big Ev’ returns to rebranded Barstool show following ‘much-needed’ treatment
Barstool personality Evan “Big Ev” McDowell is officially back in his regular role at Barstool Sports, co-hosting a daily sports show. McDowell, who stepped away from the company in April following allegations of financial impropriety with bookies and unfulfilled deals with people in his audience first reported by Awful Announcing, posted a video on social…
News reporter hilariously botches ‘Shinnecock’ pronunciation
Golf aficionados might not want the PGA to return to Shinnecock Hills after Long Island embarrassed itself over the weekend, but how about Shiny Cock Hills? Growing up on Long Island, where I graduated from Comsewogue, live in Patchogue, and have taken the LIRR from Ronkonkoma countless times, Shinnecock is just another town. But Long…
Longtime Baltimore Sun reporter chides owner David D. Smith in resignation announcement
It’s no secret that ever since Sinclair Broadcast Group executive chairman David D. Smith purchased the Baltimore Sun in 2024, there has been mounting concern about the degradation of the storied newspaper as it aligns coverage with his personal views and whims. That’s meant that some of the newspaper’s best and brightest have moved on,…
Dan Le Batard responds to Craig Carton calling him a ‘woke scumbag’: ‘I haven’t been to prison’
After Craig Carton went off on a surprise rant against Dan Le Batard in which he challenged his integrity and manhood, Le Batard kept to a simple script in his response. Le Batard, who has repeatedly lamented Carton’s ability to return to a perch high up in the sports media industry after going to prison…
Stan Van Gundy to call WNBA game for Prime Video
Stan Van Gundy is taking his Prime Video work into the WNBA. Sports Business Journal’s Richard Deitsch reported Monday — with more details expected in his Sports Media with Richard Deitsch podcast tomorrow — that the NBA on Prime analyst approached Prime Video’s management this season about calling a WNBA game, and the streamer responded…
Greg Cote: Dan Le Batard-Stugotz split ‘did not end well,’ doubts reunion is coming
Greg Cote doesn’t think Dan Le Batard and Stugotz are getting back together, and on Monday’s edition of his eponymous podcast, the longtime Miami Herald columnist — one of the few people who knows both men well enough to speak candidly about what happened between them — explained why “It’s an awkward situation, partly because…
Skip Bayless uses Lionel Messi’s World Cup record to troll LeBron James
The only person better at making a LeBron James topic out of nothing than ESPN would have to be Skip Bayless, and he proved it again as Lionel Messi broke the World Cup scoring record. Bayless planted his flag as the foremost LeBron-hater in sports media decades ago, and he refuses to let up. He…
Golf analyst wants Long Island barred from future PGA events: ‘A stain on the game’
Less than a week after being praised for their ability to root for the Knicks, New York sports fans are being lambasted for their antics at the U.S. Open. Wyndham Clark won his second U.S. Open Sunday afternoon, overcoming the challenging course at Shinnecock Hills, and the more unexpected challenge that came from the hostile…
Sports media tributes pour in for Linda Cohn’s ESPN retirement
As first reported by Awful Announcing, Linda Cohn will be retiring from ESPN at the end of June. It’s the literal end of an era, as Cohn is ESPN’s longest-tenured SportsCenter anchor, having been behind the desk since July 1992. Cohn and ESPN were unable to agree on a suitable role for her moving forward after her…
The Athletic has ‘fastest-growing audience’ in New York Times portfolio, CEO says
The Athletic looks much different now than it did in 2022, when The New York Times purchased the publication for $550 million. Some of that is for the better; others would argue it’s for the worse. But whatever Times ownership has done for The Athletic, it seems to be working from a customer acquisition standpoint. Speaking…
Stephen A. Smith badgers Seth Greenberg for his ‘inconsistency’ on Darryn Peterson: ‘You’re filibustering’
Stephen A. Smith is accusing Seth Greenberg of pulling the rug out from under him after flip-flopping on Darryn Peterson. The NBA Draft is here, and Greenberg is going all-in on Peterson, saying the guard from Kansas should be the No. 1 pick by the Washington Wizards Tuesday night. That’s not a hot take, Peterson…
Rich Eisen teases ‘SportsCenter’ reunion with Craig Kilborn
Rich Eisen wants to get Craig Kilborn back on SportsCenter, and he’s already made the ask. Appearing on his eponymous show earlier this month, Eisen teased the possibility of a reunion with Kilborn, the deadpan, wisecracking former late-night anchor who helped redefine the show’s personality in the mid-1990s alongside Keith Olbermann, Dan Patrick, and Kenny…
After 34 years, Linda Cohn is retiring from ‘SportsCenter’ and ESPN
Linda Cohn will soon be departing ESPN. Awful Announcing has learned Cohn’s contract expires at the end of the month, and the two sides could not agree on a suitable role for her moving forward. After beginning her tenure at ESPN in Bristol, Cohn relocated to the Los Angeles area, where much of her family…
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