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Awful Announcing focuses mainly on the perils and follies of the Sports Media, but also critiques and reviews those within the Sports World. What started as a hobby in 2006, AA quickly became one of the most talked about and linked blogs on the Internet.
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During UFC 311 on Saturday night, the UFC broadcast team made an announcement about one of the sport’s most beloved sports, The Ultimate Fighter, which will have another unique twist for its 33rd season. Typically, the coaches on The Ultimate Fighter end the season by fighting one another on a UFC card at a later Read more...
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It’s one of the most recognizable voices in sports attached to an iconic call: “Juuuust a bit outside!” Bob Uecker, the legendary broadcaster appropriately nicknamed “Mr. Baseball,” passed away Thursday at the age of 90. He had been the radio voice of the Milwaukee Brewers for over 50 years and a pop culture icon outside Read more...
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All Times Eastern Bundesliga Matchday 18 1. FC Union Berlin vs. 1. FSV Mainz 05 — ESPN+, 9:20 a.m. SV Werder Bremen vs. FC Augsburg — ESPN+, 11:20 a.m. Bundesliga Highlights Show — ESPN+, 3:30 p.m. College Basketball Men’s Nebraska at Maryland — Big Ten Network, noon Illinois at Michigan State — CBS, noon Tulane Read more...
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The Detroit Lions looked like a team of destiny this NFL season, finishing 15-2 and earning the top seed in the NFC heading into the playoffs. Destiny is a fickle creature, however, and decided to shine its light on the Washington Commanders instead as the 6-seed shocked the Lions at Ford Field in a 45-31 Read more...
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For weeks, media pundits have questioned whether Tom Brady’s ownership role with the Las Vegas Raiders is perhaps a conflict of interest that would make Brady have to choose between his color analyst job at Fox and his role with the Raiders. And Saturday’s Fox broadcast will likely only further cause more to ask these Read more...
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After Saturday’s loss to the Kansas City Chiefs, Texans star Will Anderson Jr. made some comments that will certainly get the attention of the NFL. While the Texans didn’t commit any turnovers and led the Chiefs in most statistical categories including time of possession (33:26-26:34), first downs (18-14) and total yardage (336-212) they were done Read more...
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The Houston Texans came up short against the Kansas City Chiefs in their Divisional Round matchup on Saturday. And after the game, Texans head coach DeMeco Ryans didn’t shy away from addressing the elephant in the room, some questionable calls that went in the Chiefs favor. Despite outgaining the Chiefs by over 100 yards, the Read more...
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After announcing that his return to announcing would be postponed, Dick Vitale went into more detail about what happened. In addition to being a legendary college basketball analyst, Vitale is frequently active on social media, commenting on other big sporting events. But during Saturday’s NFL Playoff game between the Houston Texans and Kansas City Chiefs, Read more...
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Just hours before Saturday’s Divisional Round matchup between the Kansas City Chiefs and the Houston Texans, Atlanta Falcons quarterback Kirk Cousins surprised everyone by announcing he would be involved in ESPN’s pregame coverage for the game. And in the eyes of most media pundits, he certainly didn’t disappoint. Cousins has always had a charismatic personality Read more...
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After seeing the Houston Texans get penalized for a hit against Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes, ESPN’s Troy Aikman felt that it might be time for a rule change. The play in question came late in the third quarter of Saturday’s Divisional Round playoff game between the Texans and Chiefs. With Kansas City lined Read more...
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