Peacock is currently riding high on Olympics coverage as NBCUniversal leans on its streaming service to carry the bulk of broadcasting from the 2026 Milan-Cortina Games. The streamer is bound to see an uptick in subscribers from the international competition. However, it’s been down this road several times now, seeing bumps from Notre Dame football, Read more... The post Peacock’s mounting losses could reportedly push Comcast towards merger or acquisition appeared first on Awful Announcing.

The United States of America in 2026 is attempting to survive a presidency that is sliding the country towards fascism, while masked federal agents kidnap some people while killing others, and we come to grips with the reality that a billionaire pedophile was the Forrest Gump of everything terrible that’s happened in the last 25 Read more... The post No one wants a Stephen A. Smith presidential run except Stephen A. Smith appeared first on Awful Announcing.

Remember that time Kendrick Perkins deleted his Twitter account? No? Well, Blake Griffin does, and he would love to make it happen again. With the 2026 NBA Dunk Contest taking place this weekend, Prime Video’s Thursday night broadcast ended with a dunk-off between Griffin and DeAndre Jordan, as both former All-Stars shared highlights of their Read more... The post Blake Griffin brashly trolls Kendrick Perkins: ‘Wish I could do it again’ appeared first on Awful Announcing.

Chris Paul retired from the NBA on Friday after 21 seasons, and The Athletic’s Andrew Marchand reported that broadcasting could be his next move. ESPN would be considered the favorite if Paul pursues television work, according to Marchand, though NBC and Amazon Prime Video could also show interest. Paul announced his retirement on Friday morning Read more... The post ESPN considered favorite for Chris Paul if he pursues broadcasting, per report appeared first on Awful Announcing.

Four months after getting thrown out at home to end Game 7 of the World Series, Isiah Kiner-Falefa finally explained what happened. The problem, according to Kiner-Falefa, wasn’t the decision to stay close to third base or the Blue Jays coaching staff telling him to protect against getting picked off. The problem was that nobody Read more... The post Isiah Kiner-Falefa says it was ‘unfair’ he didn’t get postgame interview after World Series Game 7 appeared first on Awful Announcing.

Mike Tirico might have been surprised to learn of Olympic skiers taking part in penisgate when the scandal arose, but he understands it. The Olympics aren’t the Olympics without some sort of scandal or controversy. And no, we’re not talking about Boomer Esiason being called a “p*ssy” for telling athletes to shut up and skate. Read more... The post Mike Tirico on circumnavigating the ‘penisgate’ story at the Olympics appeared first on Awful Announcing.

At least JJ Watt is consistent. Throughout last season, the NFL on CBS analyst had two pet issues all season on game broadcasts, as well as his appearances on The Pat McAfee Show: the NFLPA report cards and Pro Football Focus’s presence on NBC’s Sunday Night Football broadcasts. With the former, Watt was vocal in his defense of the NFLPA’s freedom Read more... The post J.J. Watt draws contrast between NFL winning grievance on NFLPA report cards, PFF rankings on ‘SNF’ appeared first on Awful Announcing.

Apple TV is bringing MLS announcers back to stadiums for 2026 after spending last season having some of them call games remotely to cut costs. MLS executive vice president of media Seth Bacon confirmed the change this week, explaining that having announcers on-site improves the quality of the broadcasts and helps capture pre-match and post-match Read more... The post Apple TV doing away with MLS remote broadcasts appeared first on Awful Announcing.

Draymond Green went after Doris Burke on social media Thursday, accusing the ESPN analyst of showing bias against him and taking shots whenever she gets the chance. The criticism came after the Golden State Warriors’ 126–113 loss to the San Antonio Spurs on Thursday night. Responding to a fan on Threads who claimed Burke ignored Read more... The post Draymond Green accuses Doris Burke of bias: ‘Been that way for a while’ appeared first on Awful Announcing.

President Donald Trump might not be the sole reason John Harbaugh ended up with the New York Giants — although he’d probably tell you otherwise — but his endorsement didn’t hurt either. As soon as the Baltimore Ravens decided to move on from Harbaugh after 18 seasons, every Giants fan was clamoring for him to Read more... The post John Harbaugh says Donald Trump’s social media post ‘was pretty cool’ appeared first on Awful Announcing.

Bill Simmons’ Kon Knueppel obsession has reached a new level, and that level is personally driving a 20-year-old NBA player back to his hotel after a podcast appearance instead of calling him an Uber. Simmons revealed on his latest eponymous podcast — which was a live episode alongside Chris Ryan, Van Lathan, and Rob Mahoney Read more... The post Bill Simmons drove Kon Knueppel 30 minutes back to his hotel after podcast appearance appeared first on Awful Announcing.

Stephen A. Smith can’t resist the allure of a presidential run. The teasing by Smith about potentially joining the Democratic primary field for the 2028 election began more than a year ago, when Smith popped up in an early poll shortly after Donald Trump’s victory. Smith initially leaned in heavily to the attention around his Read more... The post CBS’ Robert Costa offers strong indication of Stephen A. Smith presidential run appeared first on Awful Announcing.

For months now, it’s been public knowledge that the Big Ten is in favor of a 24-team College Football Playoff. And thanks to ESPN’s Pete Thamel, we now know the specifics of what the conference has in mind. On Friday, the ESPN college football insider published details from the Big Ten’s proposal, which calls for Read more... The post Details of Big Ten’s 24-team College Football Playoff proposal revealed appeared first on Awful Announcing.

Stephen A. Smith has finally offered a real explanation for what happened with Molly Qerim. Five months after Qerim abruptly resigned from First Take, Smith appeared on the latest episode of The White House with Michael Irvin — a Netflix show featuring Irvin and Brandon Marshall — and gave his most detailed account yet of Read more... The post Stephen A. Smith opens up about Molly Qerim’s ‘First Take’ exit appeared first on Awful Announcing.

When it comes to the NFL’s year-long content calendar, one of the more unique traditions has been the NFLPA’s annual team report cards. Those public progress reports, however, are now coming to an end, with ESPN’s Adam Schefter reporting that the league has won a grievance against the players regarding the report cards, which an Read more... The post NFL wins grievance to end NFLPA report cards appeared first on Awful Announcing.

Shaun Morash saw all the recent Boomer Esiason hot takes and decided to prove the former NFL MVP isn’t the only WFAN personality capable of saying something to spark headlines. Longtime New York Yankees general manager garnered a lot of attention this week when he arrived to Spring Training. And it wasn’t because of the Read more... The post WFAN’s Shaun Morash calls out Brian Cashman’s ‘lazy’ Spring Training attire: ‘He looks like a bum’ appeared first on Awful Announcing.

While many baseball fans are currently celebrating the start of Spring Training, others have already shifted their attention toward 2027. And that includes the prospect of a potential work stoppage, which many view as an inevitability for MLB following the upcoming campaign. In fact, it appears that the league has already begun to take precautions Read more... The post MLB reportedly withholding some revenue from teams to create ‘war chest’ for potential lockout appeared first on Awful Announcing.

Mike Ryan wants Boomer Esiason to “quit being a p*ssy” and say what he means. Gregg Giannotti wishes Boomer Esiason would say less. After hearing Esiason suggest Olympic athletes should just “pipe down” and “respect the flag” while representing the United States at the Winter Games, Ryan exploded over the shut up and skate take. Read more... The post Gregg Giannotti calls Mike Ryan’s MAGA Boomer Esiason rant ‘misguided’ appeared first on Awful Announcing.

When it comes to the evolving world of prediction markets, it appears that MLB is looking to get in the game. Speaking at the conclusion of the league’s owners meetings, Rob Manfred revealed that MLB is considering officially partnering with prediction markets. Companies such as Kalshi and Polymarket have risen in prominence in recent months Read more... The post Rob Manfred: MLB considering partnering with prediction markets appeared first on Awful Announcing.

This originally appeared in Friday’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. At this time last year, it was pretty safe to say there would be a Read more... The post What do the NFL’s early rights negotiations mean for the industry? appeared first on Awful Announcing.

As another NFL season concludes, ESPN’s SC Featured is making its return for a new season this Sunday, Feb. 15, on SportsCenter.  After debuting in 2002 as the SportsCenter Sunday feature, the mini-documentary segments were rebranded as SC Featured in 2013 and have since won six Sports Emmy Awards (with over 50 nominations). In the last 12 years, SC Featured stories Read more... The post ESPN’s ‘SC Featured’ returns with features on Mac McClung, Azzi Fudd, Kirk Gibson, and more appeared first on Awful Announcing.

NBC’s coverage of the 2026 Milan Cortina Winter Olympics includes a broadcast feature that is making some hockey fans miss the NHL on NBC days. As the USA men’s hockey team was getting ready to play its 2026 Olympics opener vs Latvia on Thursday, NBC brought back its hockey theme that fans used to hear Read more... The post NBC brings back ‘NHL on NBC’ theme for Olympics hockey coverage appeared first on Awful Announcing.

Made For March, a four-part docuseries chronicling the Kansas Jayhawks and Michigan Wolverines as they make their way through the 2025-2026 men’s college basketball season with their eyes set on winning a national championship, will debut on Paramount+ on Saturday, April 4. According to Paramount+, which announced the docuseries on Thursday, it will “Feature unprecedented Read more... The post Kansas, Michigan featured in four-part ‘Made For March’ Paramount+ docuseries appeared first on Awful Announcing.