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.

All Times Eastern Basketball Unrivaled 1-on-1 Tournament Second Round & Quarterfinals — TNT/truTV/HBO Max, 7:30 p.m. Veronica Burton vs. Kelsey Mitchell Natisha Hiedeman vs. Kelsey Plum Arike Ogunbowale vs. Paige Bueckers Jackie Young vs. Chelsea Gray Aliyah Boston vs. Breanna Stewart Shakira Austin vs. Aaliyah Edwards Saniya Rivers vs. Allisha Gray Rae Burrell vs. Sonia Read more... The post TV and streaming viewing picks for February 13, 2026: How to watch NBA All-Star Friday appeared first on Awful Announcing.

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.