John Ourand of Puck reports that Week 1 of the NFL season is expected to include the Los Angeles Rams and San Francisco 49ers playing in Melbourne, Australia, and is expected to feature a Wednesday game, which could very well be that Melbourne matchup. According to Ourand’s industry sources, the Rams-49ers game “will occur during Read more... The post NFL 2026 season reportedly will begin on a Wednesday, potentially with Australia game appeared first on Awful Announcing.

Kansas State head men’s basketball coach Jerome Tang ripped his players during a postgame press conference after the Wildcats’ 91-62 home loss to Cincinnati on Wednesday night in Manhattan, KS. Among his comments slamming Kansas State players, Tang said, “These dudes do not deserve to wear this uniform. There will be very few of them Read more... The post Tony Kornheiser, Michael Wilbon sound off on Kansas State coach Jerome Tang blasting his players appeared first on Awful Announcing.

With Main Street Sports Group, owner of the FanDuel Sports Networks, preparing to close its doors once the current NBA and NHL regular seasons wind to a close, the NBA is preparing its teams for a new local rights reality next season. And according to a report by Puck sports correspondent John Ourand, it seems Read more... The post NBA reportedly looking to move forward with centralized local streaming package next season appeared first on Awful Announcing.

Baseball writer Chelsea Janes was among the many journalists laid off by the Washington Post last week, but she didn’t have to wait long to find a new gig. SNY announced Thursday that it had hired Janes as its new MLB insider. SNY is thrilled to announce Chelsea Janes as our new MLB Insider. She Read more... The post SNY hires former Washington Post writer Chelsea Janes as new MLB insider appeared first on Awful Announcing.

As the 2026 MLB season approaches, Dani Wexelman is heading home. On Thursday, the St. Louis Cardinals announced that Wexelman will join its broadcast team as a host and reporter for the upcoming campaign. The St. Louis native previously served as a studio analyst on SNY’s Baseball Night in New York and SportsNite, and had Read more... The post Dani Wexelman joining St. Louis Cardinals’ broadcast team appeared first on Awful Announcing.

Kansas State was blown out 91-62 by Cincinnati in men’s college basketball action on Wednesday night in Manhattan, KS, and Wildcats head coach Jerome Tang ripped his players during the postgame press conference. “This was embarrassing,” Tang told the media in a postgame tirade. These dudes do not deserve to wear this uniform. There will Read more... The post Jerome Tang blasts Kansas State players in tirade: ‘These dudes do not deserve to wear this uniform’ appeared first on Awful Announcing.

Despite the damning information connecting Steve Tisch to Jeffrey Epstein, Stephen A. Smith isn’t ready to call for the New York Giants to distance themselves from their co-owner. Tisch, a film producer whose family owns 45 percent of the Giants, recently emerged in the latest Epstein files release. The Giants co-owner responded by issuing a Read more... The post Stephen A. Smith: Steve Tisch story should only ‘percolate’ if he was with underage girls appeared first on Awful Announcing.

NBCUniversal has removed footage from its platforms and apologized after commentators misgendered Swedish transgender athlete Elis Lundholm during a race this week at the 2026 Winter Olympics. Lundholm, a skier who is the first out transgender man to compete in the Winter Olympics and the second out trans male Olympian ever, is competing in the Read more... The post NBC removes footage after 2026 Winter Olympics feed commentators misgendered Swedish trans athlete appeared first on Awful Announcing.

Last week, All Elite Wrestling (AEW) attracted some unexpected mainstream attention as fans chanted “F*ck ICE!” ahead of a main event featuring Maxwell Jacob Friedman and Brody King. The chants were largely viewed as a show of support for King, who has been vocal in his opposition to the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency Read more... The post Warner Bros. Discovery denies blocking AEW wrestler from show over ‘F*ck ICE’ chants appeared first on Awful Announcing.

While rules analysts continue to infuriate NFL viewers, they seemingly are more important than ever to networks and even the league itself. In a new report at Pro Football Talk, NBC Sports analyst Mike Florio has fresh information on how Prime Video’s Terry McAulay played a key role in a big Seattle win. Late in Read more... The post Prime Video rules analyst Terry McAulay may have helped save Seattle’s season with Week 16 review tip appeared first on Awful Announcing.

Malik Willis is the belle of the ball this spring in NFL free agency. The former first-round pick for the Tennessee Titans rejuvenated his career over the past two years in Green Bay and is hitting the market at the perfect time. In Weeks 16 and 17, playing in place of Packers starter Jordan Love, Read more... The post Chris Simms: Malik Willis is a ‘superstar’ with more potential than Jordan Love appeared first on Awful Announcing.

So many of today’s most notable NFL color commentators are former quarterbacks: Troy Aikman, Tom Brady, Tony Romo, and Kirk Herbstreit come to mind. It’s been that way for a long time, as big-time signal-callers who bring a wealth of knowledge about the game and a name-brand that networks enjoy promoting. Successful, charming, and smart, Read more... The post Joe Montana on why he quit broadcasting: ‘I just didn’t like making those kinds of judgments on players’ appeared first on Awful Announcing.

As Kevin Durant made sure to note Luka Dončić and Nikola Jokić don’t care about the NBA All-Star Game either, ESPN’s David Dennis Jr. believes there was a deeper meaning to the comment. The NBA All-Star Game has been retooled again this season, implementing a USA vs the World format as the league attempts to Read more... The post ESPN’s David Dennis Jr. believes Kevin Durant was calling out racist narratives around NBA All-Star Game appeared first on Awful Announcing.

Newsflash: Americans love dogs. Double newsflash: Americans even love watching dogs on their TVs. A decades-long tradition, the Puppy Bowl aired Sunday afternoon across Animal Planet, Discovery, TBS, truTV, HBO Max, and Discovery+ in the lead-up to Super Bowl LX on NBC later that evening. And Puppy Bowl XXII, as the 22nd edition was officially Read more... The post Puppy Bowl crushes every non-Super Bowl sporting event last weekend in ratings appeared first on Awful Announcing.

Republican lawmakers claim that they are "still investigating" the Bad Bunny Super Bowl halftime amid baseless Internet rumors.

When it comes to comparing the NBA to college basketball, beauty is in the eye of the beholder. But according to Jay Williams, there’s no question about which level is currently more appealing. “The college basketball product is better than the NBA product right now,” the former Duke star said on Thursday’s episode of ESPN’s Read more... The post Jay Williams: College basketball currently a better product than NBA appeared first on Awful Announcing.

The Baltimore Banner is hoping it can fill the huge hole left by the mass layoffs at the Washington Post earlier this month. Including, it seems, for sports fans. The Banner’s editor-in-chief Audrey Cooper announced Thursday that the outlet is expanding its sports desk to cover Washington, D.C.-area teams. The Banner will cover the NFL’s Commanders Read more... The post Baltimore Banner to cover Washington, D.C., sports after shuttering of WaPo sports desk appeared first on Awful Announcing.

After Pat McAfee cut and paste Front Office Sports' report on his potential Super Bowl plans, omitting them entirely, he reversed course and offered credit.

WFAN host Craig Carton did not appreciate LeBron James not suiting up against the San Antonio Spurs in a case of load management.

Boomer Esiason wants Olympic athletes to shut up and skate, Dan Le Batard Show producer Mike Ryan wants the former NFL MVP to stop being a “p*ssy.” Earlier this week, Esiason shared he watched Team USA take the gold medal in figure skating instead of the epically long Super Bowl pregame show on Sunday. And Read more... The post Mike Ryan explodes after Boomer Esiason urges Olympic athletes to pipe down: ‘Quit being a p*ssy!’ appeared first on Awful Announcing.

Despite the backlash that Casey Wasserman has faced following his appearance in the Epstein files, the Los Angeles Organizing Committee for the 2028 Summer Olympics is standing by its chairman. In a statement released on Wednesday, the LA28 committee said that an outside legal firm investigated Wasserman’s past ties to Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell, Read more... The post LA28 backs Casey Wasserman despite appearance in Epstein files appeared first on Awful Announcing.

FS1 host Nick Wright believes the New England Patriots were hiding Drake Maye's true injury situation ahead of Super Bowl LX.

A thriller in the Dean Dome proved to be the most-watched edition of the Tobacco Road rivalry since Mike Krzyzewski’s final home game in 2022. According to data from Jon Lewis of Sports Media Watch, Saturday’s game between Duke and North Carolina averaged 3.51 million viewers on ESPN, marking the best regular-season audience for the Read more... The post Duke-UNC earns highest TV audience since Coach K’s final home game appeared first on Awful Announcing.

Perhaps the top story in sports media for 2026 is how the NFL and its current set of broadcast partners go about reworking their media rights contracts. It became apparent last year that the NFL, despite being locked into its current contracts until at least 2029 and 2030 when its opt-out clauses hit, will approach Read more... The post Sports media analysts predict new NFL TV deals will look similar to current setup appeared first on Awful Announcing.