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You might be surprised by how often the worlds of sports and true crime overlap. Lindsay Czarniak was initially, and now she’s about to show you these stories in her upcoming Investigation Discovery (ID) series. The former SportsCenter anchor hosts Game Day Murders, a show that examines crimes with a sports connection. The six-episode series
Jay Feely is officially headed to the general election. Feely, the former NFL kicker and longtime CBS Sports analyst, won the Republican primary for Arizona’s 1st Congressional District, defeating former state Rep. Joseph Chaplik and businessman John Trobough. He’ll now face the winner of a still-uncalled Democratic primary between former state Rep. Amish Shah and
This originally appeared in the Wednesday 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 you need to know about the sports media world. The summer of 2026 was not the first round of layoffs to hit
Cam Newton doesn’t sound like a man nursing a grudge. Hours after ESPN cut ties with him in the same round of layoffs that ended Ryan Clark’s 11-year run at the network, the former Carolina Panthers quarterback framed his brief run at First Take as something closer to an internship than a second career. “Working
American sports fans looking for an appetizer prior to Sunday’s World Cup final seemed to get one in the 154th Open Championship. NBC’s final-round coverage of the last men’s golf major of the year averaged 4.3 million viewers, up six percent from last year’s victory from Scottie Scheffler at Royal Portrush (4.1 million viewers). Ryan
Megan Rapinoe is getting her own show. Vox Media announced that Rapinoe will launch Why Are You Like This?, a weekly interview podcast premiering Aug. 6, featuring conversations with athletes, artists, activists, and what the network is calling “architects of culture.” Rapinoe will dig into what she describes as both the personal and professional sides
Those who tuned in for Fox’s four-hour World Cup final pregame show on Sunday witnessed Rebecca Lowe and the rest of the network’s studio crew travel by land, air, and sea to make it from Brooklyn Bridge Park to MetLife Stadium in time for kickoff. What viewers might not have realized is how the intricate
Sunday’s World Cup final is entering rarefied air from a viewership standpoint. Telemundo announced a record-setting 23.9 million viewers watched the Spanish-language broadcast for Spain’s 1-0 victory over Argentina during the World Cup final, making the match the most-watched soccer telecast in Spanish-language media history, the network says. Combined with Fox’s 42.5 million viewers for
MLB owners, players, and fans are all bracing for what is sure to be a heated offseason of labor negotiations. There’s a practical consensus that a lockout will occur as owners try and implement a salary cap that the players have long been united in opposing. The only question is how long this lockout will
It’s time to shut up and listen! At least, that’s what many fans across the country were likely thinking on Sunday afternoon as legendary ring announcer Bruce Buffer gave his signature catchphrase before the World Cup final. As some pointed out over the weekend, Fox Sports broadcasters were talking over Buffer’s iconic introduction, which, as
