Chicago Cubs third baseman Matt Shaw skipped a critical late-season game on Sunday to attend a memorial service for right-wing influencer Charlie Kirk. The Cubs, who played a man down rather than ...

First Take waited until the second segment to address the bombshell NBA betting scandal, and Stephen A. Smith promptly reminded everyone why they should have waited even longer. The NBA woke up to ...

Listen, it is not a novel concept to banish the on-screen ticker from live sporting events once and for all. We’ve written about it in the past here at Awful Announcing. But the year is now 2025, and ...

The viewership story of the college football season thus far is the dominance of the SEC on ABC. Through eight weeks, ABC has won 20 of 24 total national Saturday windows (noon ET, 3:30 p.m. ET, and ...

The Awful Announcing Wednesday Newsletter is a deep dive into all things sports media with original commentary, highlights from the week, social media buzz, and much more. Below is our “A Block” that ...

Troy Aikman saw the backlash to some of his criticisms of Caleb Williams on Monday Night Football, but he has no regrets. Aikman was widely accused of an anti-Caleb Williams bias during the Chicago ...

With NBC’s return to NBA coverage now just a day away, we’re learning more about the role that Michael Jordan will play on its broadcasts. During Sunday’s broadcast of Sunday Night Football, NBC ran a ...

Five months after Pat McAfee discussed an alleged scandal involving 18-year-old Ole Miss student Mary Kate Cornett during a broadcast from the NFL Draft Combine, he has issued an on-air apology. The ...

The Cleveland Browns have major problems to fix, and local radio host Tony Rizzo wants Peyton Manning to be the cure. The Browns have a quarterback problem, a coaching problem, and a football ...

Pro Football Focus has developed a massive following over the years for their grades on every NFL player on every team for every game. And with an investment from Cris Collinsworth, they are ...

Three months after it was first reported, Apple has officially announced that it will become the new home of Formula 1 racing in the United States beginning in 2026. In a release, the technology giant ...

With just over two minutes to go in Sunday night’s game between the Atlanta Falcons and San Francisco 49ers, NBC play-by-play announcer Mike Tirico informed viewers that a new NFL-related unofficial ...