Saturday’s men’s college basketball game between the Georgia Bulldogs and Oklahoma Sooners went into a brief delay for a very bizarre reason. A fire broke out at a Lloyd Noble Center concession stand in Norman, OK. Specifically, a popcorn machine caught on fire. And the SEC Network broadcast was all over it. The fire was Read more... The post SEC Network all over popcorn machine fire that delays Georgia-Oklahoma game appeared first on Awful Announcing.

Frank Del Duca brings his Italian pride and hard-earned grit to Team USA’s top bobsled. On Monday, he competes in Cortina d’Ampezzo in the two-man event with brakeman Josh Williamson.

Legendary college basketball voice Dick Vitale was on the call Saturday for the No. 4 Duke vs. No. 20 Clemson game at Cameron Indoor Stadium, and there’s nowhere else in the world he’d want to be. Vitale, who has been battling cancer and had to step away from broadcasting on several occasions over the last Read more... The post Dick Vitale: Calling basketball games ‘the greatest medicine in the world’ appeared first on Awful Announcing.

Ilia Malinin was supposed to win the gold medal. That’s how it felt, at least, in the weeks leading up to the 2026 Mila Cortina Games. The 21-year-old “Quad God” was the prohibitive favorite in ice skating and even held a five-point lead heading into Friday’s free skate. However, his final showing was disastrous. Malinin Read more... The post Ilia Malinin offers hot-mic moment explanation following disappointing Olympics performance appeared first on Awful Announcing.

It’s been said that if you truly love doing something, you’d do it for free. Washington Post writers Barry Svrluga and Les Carpenter are putting that into practice as they continue to cover the 2026 Milan Cortina Games despite being part of the paper’s mass layoffs that have effectively killed its historic sports section.  They’ve Read more... The post Washington Post writers still covering Olympics despite being laid off: ‘They can’t take away our spirit’ appeared first on Awful Announcing.

The Marshall women are currently preparing to compete in the 2026 American Conference Swimming & Diving Championships, which run next week in Greensboro.

Lindsey Vonn crashed at the 2026 Winter Olympics, broke her leg and was airlifted to a hospital. Here are the latest injury updates today.

To watch your fellow human do something extraordinary is to travel to an elevated place that makes you appreciate your moment on the planet.

The NBA fined the Utah Jazz and the Indiana Pacers on Thursday over violations of its player participation policy, citing “conduct detrimental to the league.” More specifically, the league fined the Jazz $500,000 and the Pacers $100,000 for perceived attempts to tank and lose intentionally in order to improve their draft lottery odds. NBA commissioner Adam Read more... The post NBA team told ESPN’s Bobby Marks they’d write a blank check to cover fines for a Top 3 pick appeared first on Awful Announcing.

Dallas Mavericks head coach Jason Kidd is still amazed by Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James in his 23rd season.