Doris Burke is receiving a lot of love this weekend. While at Oklahoma City’s Devon Park on Friday for the Women’s College World Series between Texas Tech and Texas, Richard Jefferson put out an endorsement for his broadcast partner. He joined the SEC Network pregame show dressed in a “My Favorite Broadcaster is Doris Burke” … Read more
WWE announcer Michael Cole made good on his bet with Pat McAfee and donned a Pacers jersey during “Monday Night Raw” that was broadcasting live from Tulsa, Okla. The pair made a bet two weeks earlier that Cole would wear a Pacers jersey during a broadcast if Indiana defeated the Knicks in the Eastern Conference … Read more
The Round of 64 had some choppy play in games –– and in the booth. TNT announcer Jim Jackson had a slight gaffe on Thursday during Wofford’s 77-62 loss to the Tennessee Volunteers, calling them the Terrapins instead of the Terriers while discussing free throw discrepancies between the teams in the first half. “I talk … Read more
The Knicks’ new radio voice is coming from the Red Sox. Tyler Murray, a 34-year-old “lifelong Knicks fan,” is replacing Ed Cohen as the regular play-by-play announcer next season on ESPN New York Radio, MSG Networks announced Thursday afternoon. The Connecticut native is currently filling in for radio play-by-play on Red Sox games behind Will … Read more
Looks who’s the moron after all. On Monday, Arizona Diamondbacks broadcaster Steve Berthiaume made a frivolous mistake that sent social media skyrocketing. The Diamondbacks trailed the Nationals by six runs in the third inning when the broadcast returned from a break, showing a group of teenagers hollering excitedly. Steve Berthiaume and Tom Candiotti on the … Read more
This golf announcer needed a censor button. British Open commentator Mark Roe — according to the Daily Mail — made a startling accusation Thursday when he speculated that Tiger Woods is using “quite a lot of painkillers.” “You look at the eyes, you gotta think that there’s quite a lot of painkillers being taken to … Read more
Matt Underwood was as ice cold as Javier Baez’s bat. The Guardians play-by-play commentator taunted the light-hitting Báez after the second baseman voiced his displeasure after being hit by a Nick Sandlin pitch during his at-bat in the sixth inning Tuesday night. “Báez chirping … Look Javy, you are way under .200. Nobody’s hitting you … Read more
WWE has added an elite sports play-by-play broadcaster to its roster. ESPN announcer Joe Tessitore will begin calling WWE later this summer, The Post has learned. A formal announcement is expected later Tuesday. Tessitore, 53, will remain at ESPN and ABC, where he is a broadcaster for college football and Top Rank boxing, sources said. … Read more
It’s been a disappointing season for the Diamondbacks, but one monster performance provided some excitement — particularly in the broadcast booth. With Arizona finishing its three-game series against the vaunted Dodgers on the road, first baseman Christian Walker slugged his whopping fifth home run of the slate, leaving jaws agape. “Another one’s on its way!” … Read more
Orioles broadcaster Kevin Brown will never live down the viral clip that got him suspended from broadcasting Orioles games in 2023. Brown, who was taken off air by Orioles ownership in a public relations nightmare for the team shortly after he pointed out that Baltimore had won just three games in Tropicana Field from 2020-22, … Read more
Jenny Cavnar of NBC Sports California might go down in history for this wild jinx during the A’s-Rays game on Thursday. With elite closer Mason Miller on the mound protecting a one-run lead in the ninth, Cavnar quipped with Rays outfielder Jose Siri at the plate: “Hey, Siri, it’s not your night. “Feeling Mason Miller … Read more
A male high school sports announcer is asking for forgiveness after he was heard on a hot mic making suicide jokes and inappropriate sexual comments about mothers of female athletes during a soccer game in Wichita, Kan., on Saturday. Toby Moore — who was identified by Awful Announcing, which obtained a video of the hot … Read more
The call has taken on a life of its own. With the Cubs and Braves tied 5-5 in the bottom of the tenth inning Wednesday night, Ronald Acuña Jr. stole his 70th base to become the first player ever to hit 40 home runs with 70 steals in a single season, and the Braves stopped … Read more
Talk about an out-of-bounds comment. SEC Network play-by-play announcer Pete Sousa is drawing criticism after he made a rather cringeworthy comment about Kentucky running back Ray Davis during the Wildcats’ 28-17 win over Eastern Kentucky on Saturday. “There is Ray Davis. Fifty-one yards on that drive alone, running and receiving. He’s a guy transferring over … Read more
San Francisco Giants announcer Dave Flemming came in last in his fantasy football league — and now everyone knows it. Flemming served as a bat boy for three innings of the Giants’ home game Monday against the Rays as punishment for finishing in last place in the club’s fantasy league. The broadcaster took it all … Read more
An unjust punishment could be ending soon. Suspended Baltimore Orioles and MASN play-by-play announcer Kevin Brown has not called an Orioles game since July 26 for reportedly irking team ownership with non-inflammatory comments made July 23 about the team’s lack of success at Tropicana Field against the Rays. A senior Orioles official told Awful Announcing … Read more
The more details that emerge, the uglier the Orioles’ announcer situation appears. After MASN play-by-play commentator Kevin Brown was reportedly suspended for on-air comments about Baltimore’s poor play against the Rays — drawing widespread bashing from the sports world — new details have emerged exposing Baltimore’s brass further. It’s not just wayward criticism that the … Read more
Glen Kuiper is digging that hole a little bit deeper. After NBC Sports California fired Kuiper as their A’s play-by-play broadcaster on Monday because he used the N-word on television while describing a trip to the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum, he released a statement to KRON4. Though it does include an apology, it is fairly … Read more
A’s announcer Glen Kuiper was fired by NBC Sports California just over two weeks after uttering the N-word during a broadcast. Kuiper, a 60-year-old veteran play-by-play broadcaster and former minor league player, said the n-word on live television when describing a trip to the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum during a pregame segment prior the Oakland’s … Read more