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Everyone wants a piece of Luke Kuechly
This originally appeared in Tuesday morning’s edition of The A Block, Awful Announcing’s daily newsletter with the latest sports media news, commentary, and analysis. Sign up here and be the first to know everything going on in the sports media world. When Luke Kuechly walked away from the NFL at 28 years old, the prevailing assumption…
Jeanie Buss’ attorney calls out ESPN’s Shams Charania for ‘false’ report regarding Lakers ownership stake
The second sale of the Los Angeles Lakers in just about a year has predictably come with a fair share of drama. And at the center of the latest chapter is ESPN’s Shams Charania. On Monday, Charania reported that the Buss family voted to sell its remaining 17.8% stake in the Lakers to incoming majority…
Stephen A. Smith nears deal to broadcast HBCU basketball
Stephen A. Smith has been the focal point for most of his Straight Shooter Media projects, but that might be changing. Smith currently finds himself at odds with the National Association of Black Journalists after they gave him their Thumbs Down award last weekend. The NABJ cited his “pattern of disparaging commentary directed at prominent…
YouTube remains frontrunner for local NBA streaming hub, per report
The NBA remains in “advanced talks” with YouTube about launching an aggregated local streaming hub ahead of the 2027-28 season, but DAZN is “waiting in the wings” should those talks fall apart, according to the latest update on the matter by Tom Friend in Sports Business Journal. Friend writes that there is an expectation by…
MLB Field of Dreams Game viewership craters on Netflix
We at Awful Announcing watched every second of the 2026 MLB Field of Dreams Game on Netflix last week, resulting in this review of the broadcast. The Philadelphia Phillies beat the Minnesota Twins, 7-1, so the game wasn’t very compelling, but Netflix still produced an enjoyable, high-quality viewing experience. Unfortunately, Netflix and Major League Baseball…
Andrew Whitworth recounts butt-naked locker room interview, credits local reporters for TV career
Since 2022, Andrew Whitworth has become a beloved Thursday Night Football analyst on Amazon Prime Video. He’s a natural in front of the camera now, but that wasn’t always the case. Whitworth appeared on the latest episode of South Beach Sessions with Dan Le Batard for a wide-ranging conversation. To start, Le Batard pointed out that Whitworth “had…
Bruce Feldman on his annual college football Freaks List and his criticism of Michael Lombardi
What began as light summertime reading is now among the things Bruce Feldman is best known for. The longtime college football writer’s annual Freaks List is something most sports fans look forward to. Since 2005, he has highlighted premier athletes. It’s not necessarily the best pro prospects, though many do make the list; rather, it’s the…
TV and streaming viewing picks for August 18, 2026: How to watch Hard Knocks
All Times Eastern College Football Cover 3 — CBS Sports Network, noon Always College Football — ESPN2, 2 p.m. College Football Live — ESPN2, 3 p.m. B1G Football Training Camp: Rutgers — Big Ten Network, 6 p.m. Inside College Football: Big Ten Preview — CBS Sports Network, 7 p.m. Inside College Football: Best of Everything…
Pat McAfee refutes fabricated claim he’s taking over Lee Corso’s headgear picks on ‘College GameDay’
After 38 years, Lee Corso’s iconic run on ESPN’s College GameDay concluded on Aug. 30, 2025. Corso’s famed headgear picks retired with him. Rece Davis made it vehemently clear that nobody else would dare try to replicate Corso’s tradition. Not even Pat McAfee. As college football season nears, some people are having trouble accepting that fact, and…
Sports media world reacts to death of Ravens legend O.J. Brigance
O.J. Brigance valiantly endured amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), commonly known as Lou Gehrig’s disease, for 19 years. On Monday, the Baltimore Ravens announced Brigance’s death. He was 56 years old. “We are devastated by the awful news that we have lost O.J. Brigance,” Ravens owner Steve Bisciotti said in a statement, per ESPN’s Jamison Hensley.…
Dan Orlovsky eats cold chicken as replacement birthday cake on ‘NFL Live’
At this point, ESPN NFL analyst Dan Orlovsky is just as well known for his peculiar habits, particularly his food preferences, and life-hack hot takes as he is for his football takes. All the way back in May 2022, Orlovsky exposed that he will only tolerate birthday cake if it’s “ice cream cake because normal…
Elle Duncan: ‘Right now, the WNBA is the most toxic space to cover’
Despite moving on to a flashy new role at Netflix this year, Elle Duncan has continued the role that put her on the map: WNBA studio anchor. Duncan is the host of USA Network’s pre- and postgame coverage, and will be part of the network’s WNBA Finals broadcasts this fall. Yet while Duncan has clearly…
Luke Kuechly reportedly replacing Bill Belichick on Peyton Manning’s ‘The Breakdown’
Two years ago, Bill Belichick was the hottest commodity in NFL media circles, lining up a series of gigs in the short period between coaching stints. One of them was The Breakdown, an ESPN film-room series where he and Peyton Manning broke down the X’s and O’s of upcoming Monday Night Football games. This year,…
Prime Video reportedly signs James Palmer as ‘Thursday Night Football’ NFL insider
The NFL insider musical chairs continues, as James Palmer is headed to Amazon Prime Video. According to The Athletic’s Andrew Marchand, Palmer will replace Ian Rapoport as the NFL insider for Thursday Night Football, providing reporting for the pregame and postgame shows. It is the latest domino to fall following the merger of ESPN and…
Tributes pour in for longtime SEC basketball broadcaster Joe Dean Jr., dead at 71
Joe Dean Jr., who followed in his father’s footsteps to become an SEC basketball broadcaster and who also had a successful career as a coach and athletic director, has died at the age of 71. Dean Jr. played basketball for the Mississippi State Bulldogs under coach Kermit Davis Sr. and parlayed that into a coaching career,…
ESPN moves ‘Marty & McGee’ to noon Saturdays, expanding ‘SEC Nation’ to three hours
ESPN is moving Marty & McGee out of the early morning hours this college football season, shifting the show from its longtime 7-10 a.m. ET window to a noon start on SEC Network, according to Barrett Media. SEC Nation will expand to a full three-hour broadcast beginning at 9 a.m. ET with Marty Smith and…
Stephen A. Smith accuses NABJ of ‘personal hit job’: ‘Folks are scared’
After the National Association of Black Journalists accused Stephen A. Smith of disparaging Black women, Stephen A. Smith is accusing the NABJ of conducting a personal hit job. Smith received the “Thumbs Down” award at the NABJ’s Saturday night gala in Atlanta, an dishonor given to individuals or institutions conducting “especially insensitive, racist or stereotypical…
CBS has no plans to hire NFL insider to replace Jonathan Jones
The offseason NFL insider reshuffling continued on Monday as it was announced that Tom Pelissero, formerly of NFL Network but laid off by ESPN last month, would join Netflix for its five-game NFL package this season in addition to taking a role at The Ringer, where he’ll make weekly appearances on The Bill Simmons Podcast…
Charley Steiner called full Dodgers game for 1st time in 3 years following cancer, back fractures
Charley Steiner’s cancer went into remission in October 2024, but it took a whole lot more time before he was able to call nine innings at Dodger Stadium. That wait ended this past Saturday when the longtime Los Angeles Dodgers radio voice called a full game for the first time in three years. “I get…
Chris Berman praises sports as uniting ‘melting pot’ during Disney Legend speech
Chris Berman has long been considered an ESPN legend, but now he will also forever be known as a Disney Legend. Disney announced Berman would be part of its newest class of “Legend” honorees in March. And Sunday afternoon, Berman officially received the honor meant to represent the “extraordinary breadth of talent and storytellers who…
Jeff Zucker predicts there’s no ‘floor’ to bundle subscribers as sports rights flee cable
Jeff Zucker’s career ascended over the same period the cable bundle took off. Now, he’s predicting its demise. Zucker, who served as the chief executive at both NBCUniversal and CNN during his career in television, knows better than most just how valuable that cable bundle used to be, and still is. Somewhere around 62 million…
NBA: ESPN report on Clippers investigation ‘contains numerous and significant inaccuracies’
ESPN filed a report on Monday with new details about the NBA’s ongoing investigation into the Los Angeles Clippers’ potential salary cap circumvention related to sponsorship deals awarded to star player Kawhi Leonard. No more than two hours after ESPN published its findings, the NBA issued a strongly worded statement refuting the article as containing…
ESPN reportedly close to setting new NFL Network broadcast booth partnerships
New details have emerged on ESPN’s rebuilt No. 2 NFL broadcast team. According to Front Office Sports, Dave Pasch is expected to pair with Kurt Warner, while Bob Wischusen will work alongside his college football partner, Louis Riddick, splitting the network’s expanded slate of non-Monday Night Football games this season. Jason Kelce’s involvement remains “fluid,”…
Dave Portnoy dubs Dan Orlovsky ‘biggest joke’ from Pat McAfee’s ‘horrible’ album
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…
Tennis Channel to release two short documentaries executive produced by Coco Gauff
At just 22 years old, Coco Gauff already has two grand slam titles under her belt. And now, she’s going to add two more titles to her portfolio: a pair of documentary films. Tennis Channel recently announced two short documentaries that it will debut ahead of the upcoming US Open: Serve: Fashion & Tennis and The Zina…
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