Awful Announcing News Updates

Charles Barkley is going to speak his truth. The NBA on TNT analyst basically dared ESPN to fire him, even before the Worldwide Leader licenses Inside the NBA starting next season. And as he insists that men don’t belong in women’s sports, he’s also telling ESPN that it isn’t going… Read more »

The Pittsburgh Pirates fired Derek Shelton earlier this week. But the team’s issues go far beyond the manager, as ownership’s missteps alienate a frustrated fan base. SportsNet Pittsburgh may try to mute the “Sell the team” chants, but this isn’t a problem you can just tune out. The Pirates are… Read more »

If we had a nickel for every time a Cleveland Browns reporter got caught mocking a quarterback’s height, we’d have two nickels. Which isn’t a lot, but it’s weird that it happened twice. This time around, though, the situation feels a lot less sinister. After Browns rookie quarterback Dillon Gabriel… Read more »

Mike Tirico used to stay true to the orange and blue. Back when Shea Stadium still stood in the heart of Flushing, Tirico was a Queens kid in the cheap seats, living and dying with every pitch. But that loyalty didn’t make it out of the 80s. The Mets still… Read more »

It’s been five months since Brian Windhorst voiced his frustration with the current state of NBA media. The longtime ESPN analyst insists the NBA “has never been better,” even as the coverage surrounding it often skews negative. That contrast only reinforces a point recently made by Awful Announcing’s Matt Yoder:… Read more »

The Colorado Rockies’ horrific 2025 season reached a new low on Saturday against the San Diego Padres. While the action on the field wasn’t entertaining to anyone except Padres fans, the Rockies’ social media team was at least about to make fans laugh on social media after the game. Before… Read more »

Saturday night’s game between the San Francisco Giants and Minnesota Twins featured what Fox announcer Jason Benetti called “a top-flight baseball ejection,” courtesy of Twins manager Rocco Baldelli and home plate umpire. Thanks to a decision made by Benetti and color analyst Tom Verducci, the viewing audience got to see… Read more »

When the NFL goes to Brazil for Week 1 of the 2025 season, the Los Angeles Chargers will reportedly be “hosting” their AFC West rivals, the Kansas City Chiefs. While it’s long been known that the Chargers would be the designated home team for the game, their opponent is still… Read more »

The Washington Wizards have been largely an irrelevant NBA franchise for most of their existence. They haven’t reached the conference finals since 1979. Only twice this century has the nation paid attention to them. The first time was when Michael Jordan came out of his second retirement to play in… Read more »

All Times Eastern Bundesliga Matchday 33 Bayer 04 Leverkusen vs. Borussia Dortmund — ESPN+, 9:20 a.m. Eintracht Frankfurt vs. FC St. Pauli — ESPN+, 11:20 a.m. VfB Stuttgart vs.FC Augsburg — ESPN+, 1:20 p.m. Tactical Feed: Bayer 04 Leverkusen vs. Borussia Dortmund — ESPN+, 9:25 a.m. College Baseball North Carolina… Read more »