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USA Today Co. staffers stage walkout to protest AI usage
Artificial intelligence is increasing in capacity and usage at an astounding rate. But its rapid rise has led to existential dilemmas about how best to harness its potential while also ensuring that the human race isn’t overrun by robots who will turn against their masters and run amok over planet Earth. And newspapers are helping…
High IQ, deep rotation, and strong chemistry: Inside Marquee’s Chicago Cubs broadcasts
This article was published in conjunction with the 2026 Awful Announcing MLB Announcer Rankings. To see how 85,000 voters evaluated the 30 local MLB team announce teams, click here. Awful Announcing readers recently ranked the Chicago Cubs’ television booth No. 5 in Major League Baseball for the second straight year. So, what makes the Marquee…
Aaron Glenn admits his media approach was a mistake
Aaron Glenn just answered a question the Jets beat has been trying to get him to answer honestly for a year. Asked by The Athletic’s Jonathan Jones whether he’d spent too much energy fighting with reporters, Glenn didn’t deflect the way he had all through his rookie season as head coach. “Absolutely. Absolutely,” he said.…
ESPN to televise inaugural Global Lacrosse Games ahead of 2028 Olympics
Sports competitions between nations are having a bit of a moment, and lacrosse is the latest sport to try its hand at such an event, with the backing of ESPN. The Premier Lacrosse League, Women’s Lacrosse League, and National Lacrosse League are joining forces for the inaugural Lexus Global Lacrosse Games. The competition will see…
AA Podcast: Michael Kay on broadcast rankings, John Sterling, Don La Greca, Peter Rosenberg, Mike Francesa and more
On this week’s episode of the Awful Announcing Podcast, host Brandon Contes interviews New York Yankees TV voice Michael Kay. They discuss a wide range of topics including Awful Announcing’s MLB broadcaster rankings, whether there is an anti-Yankee bias, the YES Network, John Sterling, The Michael Kay Show, Don La Greca, Peter Rosenberg, Mike Francesa,…
Orioles announcers stunned by ruling on potential homer, call for foul-pole electronic measurements
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…
Kim Kardashian producing reality show about baseball moms for Paramount+
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…
Amin Elhassan weighs in on NBA-ESPN dispute over Clippers investigation: ‘To me, open-and-shut case’
The NBA’s investigation into Kawhi Leonard and the Los Angeles Clippers appears to be reaching its final stages, and the dispute over the ultimate ruling is spilling into the public. The saga began nearly a year ago, when the Pablo Torre Finds Out podcast published an investigation showing evidence that the Clippers worked with arena sponsor…
Big Cat is a finalist in Akron OC contest sweepstakes
The University of Akron may have unearthed one of the great marketing and outreach gems in the history of college football. The moribund MAC school hasn’t had a winning season in over a decade, since Terry Bowden was roaming the sidelines in 2015. That year the Zips won the Idaho Famous Potato Bowl. Sadly, after…
Rory McIlroy shades LIV Golf stars, dismisses potential returns
As each day passes, the future of the PGA Tour looks brighter and the future of LIV Golf becomes much more cloudy. It wasn’t that long ago that LIV had the full backing of the Saudi Arabian government and was recruiting some of the biggest stars of the game with the promises of incredible riches…
ESPN New York reaches agreement to simulcast drivetime shows on MSG Networks
ESPN Radio in New York will soon be on television again, reaching an agreement with MSG Networks to simulcast two of its shows. Beginning Sept. 8, ESPN New York’s morning show featuring Rick DiPietro and Dave Rothenberg, as well as its afternoon show with Don La Greca, Alan Hahn and Peter Rosenberg, will both be…
Bryson DeChambeau boots media member from range session
Bryson DeChambeau has a very hot and cold relationship with the media and being a public figure in the golf world. And at the LIV season finale in Indianapolis, it was as frigid as whatever is left of the polar ice caps. LIV Golf is a sinking ship, finally confirming that its planned season-ending team…
MLB Network announces 25th anniversary 9/11 documentary ‘When America Took the Field’
MLB Network is revisiting one of the sport’s most difficult chapters in recent history for the 25th anniversary of Sept. 11. The network announced Wednesday that When America Took the Field, a two-hour documentary examining baseball’s role in the country’s recovery after the 2001 terrorist attacks, will premiere Sept. 10 at 10 p.m. ET, re-airing…
MLB continues strong ratings run with big weekend on Fox, ABC
With no major professional competition, Major League Baseball has lots of eyeballs on it, and it seems to be taking advantage with strong ratings on ABC and Fox. On Saturday, Baseball Night in America averaged 3.08 million viewers on Fox, peaking at 3.3 million from 9:30 to 9:43 p.m. The window featured three regional games:…
Snapback Sports hires Melvin Gordon for on-campus college football video series
In the latest collision between the creator industry and the traditional sports ecosystem, former Heisman finalist and college football legend Melvin Gordon III is joining Snapback Sports. Gordon will co-host the content company’s signature on-campus college football series, “Snapback Saturdays,” now in its third season. The series drew 3 million views on YouTube last year…
Caitlin Clark, Fever set Ion WNBA viewership record, beat NFL preseason game
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…
Sage Steele claims Doc Rivers slid into DMs to bash her for supporting Donald Trump
Sage Steele has soured on the NBA since working for ESPN, and it doesn’t seem like Doc Rivers or Steve Kerr are candidates to lure her back. Steele was once a focal point of ESPN’s NBA coverage, even hosting Countdown for several seasons for the network. Since leaving ESPN in 2023, however, Steele has aligned…
Denver Nuggets name new Altitude Sports broadcast team
Altitude Sports has landed on its new Denver Nuggets broadcast team. According to Front Office Sports, Noah Reed has been tabbed as the team’s new play-by-play voice, alongside Katy Winge, who moves up from her previous studio and reporting duties into the color commentary chair. Former two-time NBA Slam Dunk Contest Champion Jason Richardson joins…
Nielsen (again) updates methodology in time for football season
As expected, Nielsen will be implementing enhancements to its audience measurement methodology in time for football season next month. The company announced on Wednesday that it will move forward with its updated co-viewing measurement system to more accurately capture the number of people watching an event in the same room. Nielsen piloted its enhanced co-viewing…
NBA ad sales skyrocket $580M during first year of new media deals
The second-order effects of the NBA’s new 11-year, $76 billion media deals are coming into focus. And in a welcome piece of news for the league’s three media partners — ESPN, NBC, and Prime Video — NBA ad sales were through the roof in Year 1 of the new deals. According to a report by…
Pat McAfee explains circumstances leading to Bill Rasmussen tribute cutaway on ESPN
Pat McAfee became a bit of a punching bag on social media on Tuesday, for really no fault of his own. News of ESPN founder Bill Rasmussen’s death broke in the late morning hours on the East Coast, giving the network’s marquee morning show First Take just a few short minutes at the end of the…
Louis Riddick lambasts softening of the NFL: ‘Maybe abolish the regular season’
As NFL players, fans and media downplay practice, minicamp, OTAs, and everything that goes into preparing for the season, ESPN’s Louis Riddick has heard enough of the complaints. Earlier this week, Tom Brady went off on NFL players for skipping preseason games, saying, “your job is to play football” while talking about how much he…
John Kruk reacts to bat boy taking unfortunate hit to the groin: ‘Didn’t need to see that’
No one likes to see someone suffer through taking a baseball to the groin, but if it’s going to happen, having John Kruk narrate it isn’t a bad thing. Kruk returned to the Philadelphia Phillies TV broadcast on NBC Sports Philadelphia alongside Tom McCarthy this week after a bit of a break, and his services…
NFL Media starts rebuilding its on-camera lineup after NFL Network sale
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…
Clay Travis officially launches new venture Sport & State
Clay Travis has officially launched his new outlet after departing OutKick earlier this summer. On Wednesday, Travis filed his first column on Sport & State, the new sports, culture, and politics venture he will lead after 15 years building, growing, and eventually selling OutKick. Sport & State will feature an all-day lineup of live shows beginning…
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