The WNBA is approaching a significant moment in league history. After two years of incredible growth, spurred in large part thanks to the star power of Caitlin Clark, Angel Reese, Paige Bueckers and a new generation of household names, the league is in a better and healthier position than ever before. Attendance is up, ratings Read more... The post Ryan Ruocco: WNBA lockout would be ‘biggest own goal in the history of sports’ appeared first on Awful Announcing.

No. 15 Iowa State held off No. 14 St. John’s 83-82 in a college basketball thriller on Monday at the Players Era Festival in Las Vegas. Terrific shotmaking down the stretch from both teams gave us the best @Players_Era finish so far today 🔥 https://t.co/ZYaDBqo3tj pic.twitter.com/svTU6vnZwc — NCAA March Madness (@MarchMadnessMBB) November 24, 2025 After Read more... The post Rick Pitino gets snippy with reporters after St. John’s loss to Iowa State appeared first on Awful Announcing.

In a world with near-infinite options for sports-focused documentary-style series, not everything can stand out. Apparently, that’s the case for Netflix’s NBA docuseries Starting 5. According to a report by Austin Karp in Sports Business Journal, Starting 5 will likely not be renewed for a third season by Netflix, ending a two-season run that began with the Read more... The post Netflix reportedly canceling ‘Starting 5’ after two-season run appeared first on Awful Announcing.

Stephen A. Smith might not want to concede to anyone’s demands, but he apologized to Drake Maye, and that’s good enough for Dave Portnoy.

Earlier this month, ESPN and Penn Gaming announced they would mutually end their ESPN Bet partnership in Year 2 of a 10-year, $1.5 billion agreement. Shortly after, ESPN announced it had already struck a new deal with another sportsbook operator, DraftKings. DraftKings, of course, is one half of a practical duopoly in the sports betting Read more... The post ESPN gambling exec: DraftKings CEO ‘impressed’ and ‘surprised’ by ESPN’s betting infrastructure appeared first on Awful Announcing.

The San Francisco 49ers and Carolina Panthers played one of the ugliest games of the season on Monday Night Football and the only real fireworks came as the game was over between Jauan Jennings and Tre’von Moehrig. After the final whistle sounded and players began shaking hands at midfield, ESPN’s cameras caught Jennings, the 49ers wide Read more... The post Fight breaks out after 49ers-Panthers ‘Monday Night Football’ game appeared first on Awful Announcing.

The drama surrounding Ole Miss head coach Lane Kiffin is bubbling over and won’t be contained until we finally know where his future truly lies. And Fox lead college football analyst Joel Klatt is joining the chorus of voices that are hoping that he stays in Oxford. Kiffin is being wooed by more traditional SEC Read more... The post Joel Klatt says Lane Kiffin would lose credibility leaving Ole Miss appeared first on Awful Announcing.

Don’t tell Creighton Blue Jays announcer John Bishop that November basketball doesn’t matter. Creighton was facing off against Baylor in Las Vegas in one of the first games of the Players Era Festival tournament, the newly spawned NIL-focused initiative that offers various cash prizes to the participants. In the closing minutes, Creighton was trailing by Read more... The post Creighton announcer goes nuts over referee’s ‘horsecrap’ call appeared first on Awful Announcing.

Stephen A. Smith might not want to concede to anyone’s demands, but he apologized to Drake Maye, and that’s good enough for Dave Portnoy. Drake Maye said he didn’t know what show Cam Newton was on, and Stephen A. Smith didn’t like that. Stephen A. Smith called Drake Maye a liar, and Dave Portnoy didn’t Read more... The post Dave Portnoy accepts Stephen A. Smith’s apology: He ‘bent the knee’ appeared first on Awful Announcing.

Pablo Torre has been at the cutting edge of reporting on how legal sports betting has infiltrated athletes and their inner circles across the NBA and beyond. As more scandals lead to real-life consequences for alleged perpetrators in and around pro sports — including but not limited to the recent arrest of Terry Rozier and Read more... The post Pablo Torre: Legal gambling could spell end of sports’ ‘cultural supremacy’ as fans root for payouts rather than teams appeared first on Awful Announcing.

With Justin Tucker recently completing his 10-week suspension, it was Kellen Moore and the 2-9 New Orleans Saints who rushed to give the kicker accused of sexual misconduct a tryout. After 13 seasons with the Baltimore Ravens, Tucker was released last May amid an investigation by the NFL for sexual misconduct which later led to Read more... The post Kellen Moore defends Justin Tucker tryout: ‘There’s been some stuff that’s been unfortunate’ appeared first on Awful Announcing.

As leaders at the College Football Playoff and the top conferences continue to tinker with ideas for how the bracket should look in the future, the latest argument coming from fringe contenders is that the Group of 5 slot should be eliminated. Programs that could make it into the 12-team field as the fourth or Read more... The post Scott Van Pelt: ‘Zero issue’ with Group of 5 inclusion in College Football Playoff appeared first on Awful Announcing.

The early-season college basketball event on the cutting edge of the NIL era is looking for a new media rights deal. Players Era Festival, the multi-team event (MTE) in its second year, is reportedly “in discussions” with ESPN, Fox, Netflix, and incumbent broadcaster TNT Sports for a multiyear media rights deal beginning next season, according Read more... The post Players Era Festival ‘in discussions’ with ESPN, Fox, Netflix, TNT for media rights deal appeared first on Awful Announcing.

Ole Miss and Lane Kiffin appear to have settled on a strategy to handle the coaching carousel circus surrounding the program — at least for the next week. At Monday’s press conference, the Ole Miss coach said he’s only taking questions about the Egg Bowl. “I’m sure you’ve got a lot of other questions but Read more... The post Lane Kiffin repeatedly declines to answer questions about his future appeared first on Awful Announcing.

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How can Drake Maye know when Cam Newton is on First Take, if Cam Newton doesn’t know when he’s supposed to be on First Take? Maye made news last week when he responded to Newton dubbing the New England Patriots “fool’s gold” by saying he didn’t even know what show Newton was on. Stephen A. Read more... The post Cam Newton unexpectedly missed start of ‘First Take’ appeared first on Awful Announcing.

One day after Bill Belichick’s tabloid-magnet girlfriend Jordon Hudson claimed she would be suing popular sports podcaster Pablo Torre, she has revealed why. On Monday, Hudson took to social media to outline why she feels justified in filing a defamation suit against Torre, who has done extensive reporting about her relationship with Belichick. In the Read more... The post Jordon Hudson reveals basis for defamation case against Pablo Torre appeared first on Awful Announcing.

Netflix is reportedly hiring its first full-time sports personality. The streamer is set to sign ESPN’s Elle Duncan as the “face” of its sports coverage, according to a report by Andrew Marchand in The Athletic. Netflix has slowly but surely acquired live sports rights in recent years, including the next two FIFA Women’s World Cups, Read more... The post Elle Duncan to helm Netflix’s sports coverage, ESPN future now uncertain, per report appeared first on Awful Announcing.

It appears that the 12-team College Football Playoff format is here to stay, at least for another year. College football’s power brokers have until Dec. 1 to settle on a format for next year’s playoff. And while it seems like every format expansion under the sun has been bandied about at one point or another, Read more... The post CFP expansion unlikely for 2026 as deadline nears appeared first on Awful Announcing.