The Carolina Hurricanes are Stanley Cup champions for the first time since 2006 and the second time in franchise history. Carolina went on the road and stifled the Vegas Golden Knights 3-0 in Game 6 on Sunday night to secure the Stanley Cup. Sean McDonough had the ESPN on ABC television play-by-play call alongside color…
Taylor Swift has several songs about the magic of Manhattan and is reportedly set to tie the knot in the Big Apple this summer, but New York Knicks radio analyst and ESPN commentator Monica McNutt isn’t buying the New York bona fides of the pop sensation. Swift attended Game 4 of the NBA Finals on…
The city of Chicago is mourning a huge loss on Sunday. Stacey King, the former Chicago Bulls forward who won three championships alongside Michael Jordan in the ’90s and later became the beloved color commentator for the team for nearly 20 years, has passed away at age 59. The news was announced by the Chicago…
New York Mets legend Keith Hernandez sat next to a Mets fan who was completely oblivious to his presence on the flight to San Diego for the team’s weekend series vs. the Padres at Petco Park. Hernandez told the story in detail alongside play-by-play announcer Steve Gelbs (filling in for Gary Cohen) during Saturday night’s…
A sequence during Saturday’s Philadelphia Phillies game against the Chicago White Sox resulted in hilarious timing on the NBC Sports Philadelphia broadcast, but Phillies fans likely didn’t find it very funny. The NBC Sports Philadelphia broadcast showed White Sox pitcher Mike Vasil waving a wand in Chicago’s dugout. “What is that thing?” NBC Sports Philadelphia…
Gary Cohen has been the voice of the New York Mets since 2006, calling games alongside Keith Hernandez and Ron Darling in what Awful Announcing readers have consistently ranked as the best local broadcast booth in baseball. Part of what has made that booth so special over the years is exactly what Cohen described on…
Kasey Hudson won’t be returning to NESN. The host and reporter announced on social media Tuesday that the network will not be renewing her contract, ending a stint in Boston that lasted just over a year. “While this isn’t the outcome I had hoped for, I’m incredibly thankful for the opportunity to learn, grow, and…
Technical difficulties during Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final between the Vegas Golden Knights and Carolina Hurricanes led to either the best or worst possible sports viewing experience, depending on how you feel about listening to the announcers. A bizarre situation played out as the ABC broadcast began at 8 p.m. ET where only…
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. MLB owners have made their first move towards formally negotiating a salary cap into the…
Mike Breen has called Knicks games since 1991. But now in 2026 he will be able to announce his beloved local team in the NBA Finals for the first time as the national voice of the association. Breen was at the mic for ESPN as the Knicks easily swept the Cleveland Cavaliers in the Eastern…
The New York Knicks swept the Cleveland Cavaliers to win the Eastern Conference and advance to the NBA Finals for the first time since 1999. Just how excited are Knicks fans and the city of New York? Let’s allow Alex Monaco of MSG Network to explain. The Knicks blew out the Cavs in Game 4…
12 NBA teams formerly tied to Main Street Sports Group, the now-defunct owner of the FanDuel Sports Networks, are still in the market for a local broadcaster next season. Many of those teams will consider following in the footsteps of the Phoenix Suns, the first NBA team to make the jump from a traditional regional…
MASN color commentator Ben McDonald sounded off about how much importance the Baltimore Orioles place on analytics after a loss to the Tampa Bay Rays on Wednesday. The Orioles are currently 22-29 (21-29 when McDonald’s comments were made), tied for last place in the AL East. .@JonMeoli of @AllBannerSports piggybacked on what Ben McDonald said…
In one of the most shocking local broadcast shakeups of the last several years, longtime Chicago Cubs play-by-play man Len Kasper left the North Side for a radio job on the South Side with the Chicago White Sox in 2020. Sahadev Sharma reported at the time for The Athletic that the shift was in part…
Longtime New York Mets color commentator Keith Hernandez returned to the SNY booth on May 4 at Coors Field after missing a few weeks due to undergoing back surgery in early April. On Sunday, Hernandez returned to the Mets booth at Citi Field for the first time since the back surgery. And his return was…
Mike Yastrzemski was the hero on Friday night for the Atlanta Braves as they defeated his grandfather’s former team, the Boston Red Sox, thanks to his walk-off hit in the 10th inning. But when trying to find a way to compliment the Braves outfielder, BravesVision interviewer Paul Byrd caused an unintentional firestorm. Byrd was a…
Longtime NFL coach and Tennessee Titans radio analyst Dave McGinnis passed away in April at the age of 74. “Coach Mac” had been the color commentator for Titans radio broadcasts since taking over for Frank Wycheck in 2017, and he was the head coach of the Arizona Cardinals from 2000 to 2003. The search has been on…
Jim Nantz is an American institution. Since joining CBS Sports in the 1980s, he’s become the voice of The Masters, its lead NFL announcer, and was the lead broadcaster of the NCAA Tournament for over 30 years. Ukee Washington is a Philadelphia institution, having joined CBS Philadelphia in the mid-1980s and been one of the…
Not much has gone right for the Athletics in recent years, both on the diamond and in the broadcast booth. But things are taking a turn for the better in 2026. The A’s currently sit atop the AL West at 22-20 after failing to eclipse .500 in every season since 2021. And while hard feelings…
Citing uncertainty around the future of local NBA broadcast rights, Fubo has reportedly pulled its offer to serve as a local broadcast partner for the 13 NBA teams previously under contract with Main Street Sports Group, owner of the now-defunct FanDuel Sports Networks. According to Tom Friend in Sports Business Journal, Fubo contacted the 13…
The Detroit Pistons are taking their local broadcasts over-the-air. The franchise, which was one of 13 NBA teams under contract with Main Street Sports Group, owner of the now-defunct FanDuel Sports Networks, has officially inked a deal with Scripps Sports to broadcast games on local over-the-air affiliate WMYD TV20 Detroit in the Detroit market. Scripps…
If you can’t take the heat, stay off Instagram. On Friday, NBC Sports Boston’s Michael Holley expressed doubts about the Boston Red Sox’s honesty regarding Roman Anthony’s ongoing injury situation. “I understand why all teams do it, but let’s just be honest. All teams lie. They lie about injuries, they just do,” said Holley. “Tell me…
The NBC Sports Philadelphia broadcast booth had a very special guest during Saturday’s Philadelphia Phillies game against the Colorado Rockies. Sesame Street star Elmo was in attendance at Citizens Bank Park for the “Strike Out the Stigma” event in support of mental health awareness. And Elmo joined Phillies announcers Tom McCarthy and John Kruk in…
The St. Louis Cardinals and San Diego Padres are in the middle of a four-game series at Petco Park this weekend. And, in a perfect sign of the times, all four games are on different television networks or streaming services. As the Padres’ X account showed ahead of the series, Thursday’s Game 1 was on…
A little back surgery couldn’t keep Keith Hernandez from the SNY booth for very long. The New York Mets legend was back in the booth Monday for the first time since early April, when he announced he was going to have back surgery that would keep him away for a few road trips. While he…
It’s surprising athletes that are jacked up after an exciting win don’t curse more often during postgame interviews. But it’s always funny when they do. What’s not usually very funny is the about-face most networks decide to put on after the fact, acting like a little uncensored foul language is going to corrupt every impressionable youth…
Jim Palmer has accomplished a lot of things in his life. He was a 6-time All-Star, a 3-time World Series champion, 3-time Cy Young Award winner, first-ballot Hall of Famer, and a longtime broadcaster with the Baltimore Orioles. But one thing he had never done before April 30, 2026 is eat a chicken wing. Then…
Local NHL broadcasts seemingly experienced similar growth to what was seen in the national numbers this regular season. According to a report by Austin Karp in Sports Business Journal, local regular-season NHL telecasts grew by 15% versus last year thanks to a big uptick in streaming viewership and the transition of some teams to an…
For baseball fans, Jon “Boog” Sciambi is among the most entertaining and informative personalities in the game. Sciambi serves as the Chicago Cubs’ TV voice on Marquee Sports Network, joining analyst Jim Deshaies and reporter Taylor McGregor. He also provides radio and TV coverage for ESPN. Sciambi is known for his humor and deep understanding of analytics.…
Cleveland Guardians fans were left wondering why longtime broadcasters Matt Underwood and Rick Manning weren’t calling last weekend’s series against the Toronto Blue Jays. And as it would turn out, the league had something to do with it. According to a report by Paul Hoynes of Cleveland.com, MLB Local Media, which is producing Guardians telecasts…