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Tony Dungy is reportedly out at NBC's "Sunday Night Football," while Rodney Harrison, Jac Collinsworth and perhaps even more talent could soon follow. What's going on at NBC? Download The Play-By-Play: Listen on Apple Listen on Spotify Awful Announcing on X Awful Announcing on Facebook Awful Announcing on Instagram Awful Announcing on Threads Awful Announcing on BlueSky Awful Announcing on LinkedI...

The U.S. men's hockey team joined the State of the Union address after winning gold at the Olympics. Plus, a closer look at ESPN launching Women's Sports Sundays in place of Sunday Night Baseball. Download The Play-By-Play: Listen on Apple Listen on Spotify Awful Announcing on X Awful Announcing on Facebook Awful Announcing on Instagram Awful Announcing on Threads Awful Announcing on BlueSky Awful...

CFB analyst Josh Pate interviewed Donald Trump last weekend, and the critics turned out to be right that Pate was in over his head dealing with the administration. We break down the interview, Pate's response, and why sports hosts keep getting bested by Trump. Download The Play-By-Play: Listen on Apple Listen on Spotify Awful Announcing on X Awful Announcing on Facebook Awful Announcing on Instagr...

Sports media stars like Bill Simmons and Pat McAfee seized on the legalization of sports betting to create an explosion across America. Danny Funt, author of "Everyone Loses: The Tumultuous Rise of American Sports betting," explains how. Plus: what do we make of NBA stars like Giannis Antetokounmpo and LeBron James partnering with gambling companies, and whether sports fans are becoming more nihil...

Ilia Malinin aka the "Quad God" was supposed to be the biggest story of the Winter Olympics for Team USA. Instead, his failure took the world by storm. What happened here? Download The Play-By-Play: Listen on Apple Listen on Spotify Awful Announcing on X Awful Announcing on Facebook Awful Announcing on Instagram Awful Announcing on Threads Awful Announcing on BlueSky Awful Announcing on LinkedIn H...

The NBA All-Star game got rave reviews with the Team USA vs. World format. Plus, is there more to this MLB K-zone story than meets the eye? Download The Play-By-Play: Listen on Apple Listen on Spotify Awful Announcing on X Awful Announcing on Facebook Awful Announcing on Instagram Awful Announcing on Threads Awful Announcing on BlueSky Awful Announcing on LinkedIn Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/pr...

Le Batard Show producer Mike Ryan delivered one of our bigger political sports media beefs of Trump 2.0 by demanding that Boomer Esiason own up to his "MAGA-coded bullsh*t." Download The Play-By-Play: Listen on Apple Listen on Spotify Awful Announcing on X Awful Announcing on Facebook Awful Announcing on Instagram Awful Announcing on Threads Awful Announcing on BlueSky Awful Announcing on LinkedIn...

What to make of the Super Bowl ratings. Plus: Why is watching baseball becoming the most confusing thing in the world? Download The Play-By-Play: Listen on Apple Listen on Spotify Awful Announcing on X Awful Announcing on Facebook Awful Announcing on Instagram Awful Announcing on Threads Awful Announcing on BlueSky Awful Announcing on LinkedIn Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more inform...

Could the TPUSA All-American Halftime Show actually compete with the NFL going forward? And did Mike Tirico deliver in his first-ever Super Bowl for NBC? Download The Play-By-Play: Listen on Apple Listen on Spotify Awful Announcing on X Awful Announcing on Facebook Awful Announcing on Instagram Awful Announcing on Threads Awful Announcing on BlueSky Awful Announcing on LinkedIn Hosted on Acast. Se...

Will Disney's new CEO, Josh D'Amora, spin off ESPN? At least one prominent industry analyst thinks so. Ben Axelrod and Drew Lerner discuss on the latest episode of The Play-By-Play. Download The Play-By-Play: Listen on Apple Listen on Spotify Awful Announcing on X Awful Announcing on Facebook Awful Announcing on Instagram Awful Announcing on Threads Awful Announcing on BlueSky Awful Announcing on...

What does the ESPN-NFL deal mean for talent at both networks? Plus: the RSN reckoning is here (again). Download The Play-By-Play: Listen on Apple Listen on Spotify Awful Announcing on X Awful Announcing on Facebook Awful Announcing on Instagram Awful Announcing on Threads Awful Announcing on BlueSky Awful Announcing on LinkedIn Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Super Bowl LX is here, with everyone focused on Sam Darnold, Bad Bunny, Mike Tirico and the return of the New England Patriots. First Take and Stephen A. Smith keep dropping the ball on big sports stories. Meanwhile, the Tom Brady conflicts between Fox and the Raiders are back. Download The Play-By-Play: Listen on Apple Listen on Spotify Awful Announcing on X Awful Announcing on Facebook Awful Ann...

Bill Belichick is snubbed from the Pro Football Hall of Fame and Barstool Sports has been unbanned from the Super Bowl. Download The Play-By-Play: Listen on Apple Listen on Spotify Awful Announcing on X Awful Announcing on Facebook Awful Announcing on Instagram Awful Announcing on Threads Awful Announcing on BlueSky Awful Announcing on LinkedIn Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more infor...

First Take and Stephen A. Smith keep dropping the ball on big sports stories. Meanwhile, the Tom Brady conflicts between Fox and the Raiders are back. Download The Play-By-Play: Listen on Apple Listen on Spotify Awful Announcing on X Awful Announcing on Facebook Awful Announcing on Instagram Awful Announcing on Threads Awful Announcing on BlueSky Awful Announcing on LinkedIn Hosted on Acast. See a...

Jon "Stugotz" Weiner says he was "deeply hurt" by Dan Le Batard during acrimonious exit. Plus: discussing the media's about-face on Curt Cignetti. Download The Play-By-Play: Listen on Apple Listen on Spotify Awful Announcing on X Awful Announcing on Facebook Awful Announcing on Instagram Awful Announcing on Threads Awful Announcing on BlueSky Awful Announcing on LinkedIn Hosted on Acast. See acast...

Is it time to retire NFL rules analysts? Ben Axelrod and Drew Lerner discuss on the latest episode of The Play-By-Play. Download The Play-By-Play: Listen on Apple Listen on Spotify Awful Announcing on X Awful Announcing on Facebook Awful Announcing on Instagram Awful Announcing on Threads Awful Announcing on BlueSky Awful Announcing on LinkedIn Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more infor...

On a live episode of The Play-By-Play, Ben Axelrod and Brendon Kleen discuss the LeBron James controversy surrounding Rich Paul's podcast, as well as the news that ESPN is looking to expand Josh Pate's role and what that means for the network's college football coverage. Download The Play-By-Play: Listen on Apple Listen on Spotify Awful Announcing on X Awful Announcing on Facebook Awful Announcing...

College football fans told The Athletic they are tiring of Pat McAfee on "College GameDay." Meanwhile, all of NFL media is abuzz that Mike Tomlin is leaving the Steelers for a TV job. Download The Play-By-Play: Listen on Apple Listen on Spotify Awful Announcing on X Awful Announcing on Facebook Awful Announcing on Instagram Awful Announcing on Threads Awful Announcing on BlueSky Awful Announcing o...

Was the journalist complimenting Liam Coen at his press conference justified? What does Tony Romo's future look like at CBS? We discuss! Download The Play-By-Play: Listen on Apple Listen on Spotify Awful Announcing on X Awful Announcing on Facebook Awful Announcing on Instagram Awful Announcing on Threads Awful Announcing on BlueSky Awful Announcing on LinkedIn Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/priva...

Which NFL playoff teams are the most attractive to the media? Awful Announcing's Ben Axelrod and Drew Lerner discuss on the latest episode of The Play-By-Play. Download The Play-By-Play: Listen on Apple Listen on Spotify Awful Announcing on X Awful Announcing on Facebook Awful Announcing on Instagram Awful Announcing on Threads Awful Announcing on BlueSky Awful Announcing on LinkedIn Hosted on Aca...

Three high-profile NFL broadcasters are positioned to take jobs directly with teams. We discuss what is quickly becoming a new normal in the NFL. Download The Play-By-Play: Listen on Apple Listen on Spotify Awful Announcing on X Awful Announcing on Facebook Awful Announcing on Instagram Awful Announcing on Threads Awful Announcing on BlueSky Awful Announcing on LinkedIn Hosted on Acast. See acast....

Fox announcer Joel Klatt ripped ESPN for being the only broadcaster for the College Football Playoff. Does Klatt have a point that it is bad for the sport? Brendon Kleen and Ben Axelrod debate. Download The Play-By-Play: Listen on Apple Listen on Spotify Awful Announcing on X Awful Announcing on Facebook Awful Announcing on Instagram Awful Announcing on Threads Awful Announcing on BlueSky Awful An...

The Play-By-Play crew makes their predictions for the 2026 year in sports media. Download The Play-By-Play: Listen on Apple Listen on Spotify Awful Announcing on X Awful Announcing on Facebook Awful Announcing on Instagram Awful Announcing on Threads Awful Announcing on BlueSky Awful Announcing on LinkedIn Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Pat McAfee is fuming after he got criticized over the potential end of his College GameDay kicking contest. Plus, Los Angeles Lakers fans and NBA media are once again wearing thin with JJ Redick. Download The Play-By-Play: Listen on Apple Listen on Spotify Awful Announcing on X Awful Announcing on Facebook Awful Announcing on Instagram Awful Announcing on Threads Awful Announcing on BlueSky Awful...

The Play-By-Play crew reviews the inaugural College Football Media Bias Rankings as voted on by Awful Announcing's readers! Plus: A discussion about Stugotz moving to Fox Sports. Download The Play-By-Play: Listen on Apple Listen on Spotify Awful Announcing on X Awful Announcing on Facebook Awful Announcing on Instagram Awful Announcing on Threads Awful Announcing on BlueSky Awful Announcing on Lin...