On this week’s episode of the Awful Announcing Podcast, host Brandon Contes interviews Fox Sports NASCAR reporter Alex Weaver. Brandon and Alex discuss a wide range of topics including this year’s Daytona 500 storylines, the aftermath of the 23XI Racing/Front Row Motorsports lawsuit, the return of The Chase championship format, and more. Here’s the full breakdown: Read more... The post AA Podcast: Alex Weaver on state of NASCAR, Daytona 500, Michael Jordan, and more appeared first on Awful Announcing.

Even in the dead of winter, the feud between New York Yankees announcer Michael Kay and Mets fans is as warm as ever. Kay’s quarreling with Mets fans as the voice of the Yankees is one of the great entertaining feuds in baseball, maybe in all of sports and media. It seems like no matter Read more... The post Michael Kay continues war with Mets fan ‘lunatics’ appeared first on Awful Announcing.

Craig Carton is not a fan of LeBron James. And the WFAN host continued calling out the Los Angeles Lakers superstar on Wednesday after he missed what was supposed to be a highly anticipated matchup against Victor Wembanyama and the San Antonio Spurs. It wasn’t just LeBron that sat out the home game against the Read more... The post Craig Carton wants LeBron James suspended for ducking Spurs appeared first on Awful Announcing.

Klint Kubiak walked into his introductory press conference as the Raiders’ new head coach on Tuesday and went out of his way to talk about Tom Brady before anyone even asked. Brady wasn’t on the lectern. He wasn’t in the building. But Kubiak made it clear that working with the Raiders minority owner — who Read more... The post Klint Kubiak says he’ll be calling Tom Brady ‘a lot’ as Raiders head coach appeared first on Awful Announcing.

Drake Maye played poorly in Super Bowl LX and was a big reason why the New England Patriots lost the game. Based on what we have learned since, that may have contributed to the shoulder injury Maye was nursing up to the game. In an end-of-season press conference with reporters on Tuesday, Maye revealed he injured his Read more... The post Nick Wright calls on NFL to punish Patriots for ‘fudging’ Drake Maye’s injury status appeared first on Awful Announcing.

Kalyn Kahler went into the Seahawks locker room Sunday night looking to add some scene-setting details to her story about Sam Darnold winning the Super Bowl. The ESPN senior NFL writer came out with a story about crashing through a folding chair, falling into Darnold’s locker, and knocking over his beer while the quarterback was Read more... The post ESPN’s Kalyn Kahler fell into Sam Darnold’s locker and spilled his beer after Super Bowl win appeared first on Awful Announcing.

Apparently, there was some drama last week at the Fox Sports Radio booth at Super Bowl Media Row. While some guests are happy to do interviews with every show at the Super Bowl, projected No. 1 overall NFL draft pick Fernando Mendoza was more selective. Mendoza sat for a long segment with Pat McAfee as Read more... The post Stugotz needles Colin Cowherd over stealing Fernando Mendoza interview from ‘Covino and Rich’ appeared first on Awful Announcing.

Megan Thee Stallion is heading to the Winter Olympics as part of NBC’s Milano Cortina Creator Collective, creating behind-the-scenes content for her YouTube channel throughout the Games. The Grammy Award-winning rapper will have access to athletes at various venues in Milan and will post content exclusively on YouTube, where she has 7.3 million followers. The Read more... The post Megan Thee Stallion joining content creator team at Winter Olympics appeared first on Awful Announcing.

Jim Miller is out at SiriusXM NFL Radio after several years co-hosting Movin’ the Chains with Pat Kirwan. Kirwan announced Miller’s departure on Monday, ending a week of listener speculation that started when Miller went missing from the network’s Super Bowl week programming. What made the absence particularly strange was that SiriusXM had specifically promoted Read more... The post Jim Miller no longer with SiriusXM NFL Radio appeared first on Awful Announcing.

Forget about the music, the lyrics, language, production or any controversy around the Super Bowl LX halftime show, there’s only one thing that caught Mike Felger’s attention. And it was Bad Bunny’s penis. The Boston sports radio host attended Sunday’s Super Bowl between the New England Patriots and Seattle Seahawks in person, which he liked Read more... The post Mike Felger took note of Bad Bunny’s penis during Super Bowl halftime show appeared first on Awful Announcing.

If you love basketball, Prime Video has a docuseries for you. The NBA would not be the entertaining league it is today without the ABA. The 3-point shot, the Slam Dunk Contest, and the overall joyful aesthetic of professional basketball were all innovations pioneered by the upstart ABA. The four-part Prime Video docuseries Soul Power: The Read more... The post Amazon docuseries ‘Soul Power’ details how the ABA shaped modern pro basketball appeared first on Awful Announcing.

As the NFL world already seems primed to move on from the Kansas City Chiefs dynasty, Terry Bradshaw is saying not so fast. Last summer, no one would have guessed the NFL season would end in a Super Bowl featuring Sam Darnold and the Seattle Seahawks beating Drake Maye and the New England Patriots. But Read more... The post Terry Bradshaw on Kansas City Chiefs doubters: ‘Critics are idiots’ appeared first on Awful Announcing.

As the NBA All-Star Game continues to fade into oblivion, Nick Wright has a way of bringing it back like never before. The NBA All-Star Game used to be a fun, competitive and even intense product. But in recent years, it’s morphed into a waste of time that garners more backlash and criticism than celebration. Read more... The post Nick Wright offers solution for NBA All-Star Game: ‘White guys vs. Black guys’ appeared first on Awful Announcing.

Netflix wants Barry Bonds in the booth when the Giants and Yankees open the 2026 season at Oracle Park on March 25. The streaming giant is pursuing Bonds for both pregame and postgame coverage of its first baseball broadcast, according to The Athletic’s Andrew Marchand. Netflix is also trying to sign CC Sabathia for the Read more... The post Netflix reportedly pursuing Barry Bonds, CC Sabathia for Opening Day broadcast appeared first on Awful Announcing.

Stephen A. Smith believes his critics are trying to cancel him after he said it would have been nice of Bad Bunny to perform in English.

When it comes to his career as a pro wrestler, Logan Paul has proven himself both in the ring and on the mic. But while appearing on the WWE star’s podcast, Tom Brady didn’t appear to have much respect for either. At least that was the impression that the 7-time Super Bowl champ gave during Read more... The post Tom Brady cuts promo on Logan Paul’s athletic ability ahead of Saudi Arabia flag football game appeared first on Awful Announcing.

ESPN2 is getting some rare original studio programming in the lead-up to the NFL Draft in April. On Wednesday, ESPN announced it would debut NFL Draft Daily, a daily studio show focused on NFL Draft coverage every weekday between now and the draft’s first day on April 23. The hour-long show will air at 3 p.m. Read more... The post ESPN2 debuts ‘NFL Draft Daily’ studio show appeared first on Awful Announcing.

ESPN has seen the success of Pat McAfee’s Field Pass alternate telecasts during the College Football Playoffs. And now, the network is considering bringing the format to the Super Bowl. According to a report by Michael McCarthy in Front Office Sports, a Field Pass with The Pat McAfee Show broadcast is among “ideas being considered” by the Read more... The post ESPN reportedly considering Pat McAfee ‘Field Pass’ altcast for Super Bowl LXI appeared first on Awful Announcing.

ESPN analyst Bobby Marks is sounding the alarm about the Utah Jazz, among the worst offenders in one of the worst cases of tanking the league has ever seen.

The reactions to Bad Bunny’s halftime show have been predictably strong, with some expressing frustration that the megastar performed exclusively in Spanish and others flocking to TPUSA’s “family-friendly” alternative, which did not exactly live up to that billing. Now, it seems that some Republican lawmakers are looking to take action against the performance for reasons Read more... The post Republicans say they’re investigating Bad Bunny Super Bowl halftime show appeared first on Awful Announcing.

As Unrivaled enters the second half of its second season, the women’s basketball three-on-three league is re-adding one of the WNBA’s biggest names. On Wednesday, Angel Reese announced that she has re-signed with Rose BC for the remainder of the 2026 campaign. The former LSU star played for Rose BC during the upstart league’s inaugural Read more... The post Angel Reese re-signs for remainder of Unrivaled season appeared first on Awful Announcing.

Paramount is still trying to succeed in its hostile takeover bid for Warner Bros. Discovery. This time around, the David Ellison-owned company has made some meaningful changes to its bid. Earlier this week, Paramount introduced a so-called “ticking fee” to its offer, pledging $0.25 per share to WBD shareholders for each quarter its deal does Read more... The post Paramount updates bid for Warner Bros. Discovery, introduces ‘ticking fee’ appeared first on Awful Announcing.