Awful Announcing News Updates

New England Patriots head coach Mike Vrabel joins The Greg Hill Show on WEEI each Monday live from Gillette Stadium, but this week’s interview got a little testy when Vrabel commented on the “little smirk” that producer Chris Curtius had on his face while asking a question that cast doubt on… Read more »

While Maria Taylor left ESPN in 2021 with her head held high and a nice new job at NBC Sports, her departure was anything but amicable. Taylor, of course, was at the center of a huge controversy at the Worldwide Leader a half-decade ago that led her to leave the… Read more »

The New York Jets have a quarterback controversy, and head coach Aaron Glenn can’t figure out why reporters would ask about it. Maybe it’s more of a quarterback debacle than a controversy for the 1-7 Jets. Like it or not, they’ll eventually have to put either Justin Fields or Tyrod… Read more »

Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones revealed during a radio interview on Monday that the organization made a trade, and he added that a couple of more moves could be on the way ahead of Tuesday’s NFL trade deadline. But Jones didn’t reveal anything about the trade, and the move is… Read more »

Last Monday, ESPN voice Stephen A. Smith hyped the Dallas Cowboys as a Super Bowl contender. One week later, he was being chummy with Cowboys owner Jerry Jones during the team’s home game against the Arizona Cardinals. The Monday Night Football broadcast showed Smith sitting alongside Jones in the owner’s… Read more »

The Washington Commanders were dealt a disastrous blow to their season during the fourth quarter of Sunday Night Football against the Seattle Seahawks when star quarterback Jayden Daniels went down with a severe elbow injury while the game’s result was well out of hand. And on Monday, Commanders head coach Dan Quinn… Read more »

There is a world where Donald Trump could have owned the Buffalo Bills instead of becoming president, but New York Governor Kathy Hochul doesn’t like that world either. Hochul and New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani joined a brief bonus episode of Pablo Torre Finds Out ahead of Election… Read more »

Monday Night Football has officially kicked off on ESPN and ABC, and YouTube TV subscribers are still in the dark. That reality became apparent late on Monday evening when YouTube TV issued a statement rejecting Disney’s overture to reactivate ABC on its platform for Tuesday night’s election coverage. If a… Read more »

There’s a reason networks treat the Dallas Cowboys like a guaranteed ratings cheat code. Put them in primetime and people watch, regardless of record, regardless of playoff hopes, regardless of whether they’re any good that particular season. The Cowboys are the ultimate leverage in any negotiation involving sports broadcasting rights.… Read more »

NBA fans are about to learn exactly what being a “special contributor” entails. That’s the title NBC gave to Michael Jordan ahead of its return to NBA broadcasting this season. Earlier this year, NBC shocked the basketball world by announcing Jordan would join the network in the “special contributor” role.… Read more »