Al Michaels will be returning to the booth for the 2026 NFL season. Amazon Prime Video — where Michaels has been the lead game-caller since 2022 — confirmed his return to Sports Business Journal on Friday, with the 81-year-old insisting that he is “at the top of his game.” “First of all, I feel great,” … Read more
Al Michaels isn’t ready to retire. The legendary play-by-play voice, who recently turned 81 years old, wants to continue calling “Thursday Night Football” for Amazon Prime Video, a role he’s held since the 2022 season. “I feel really good right now. It’s been a good year. A lot of fun. I love the people I’m … Read more
The wives and girlfriends of Ravens players are excited for the team’s “Thursday Night Football” clash with the Dolphins. Elena Yates, who is dating Balitmore tight end Mark Andrews, was front and center while dancing with some of the Ravens WAGs, as seen in a video posted by Amazon Prime Video. Melanie Guevara, the girlfriend of Ravens … Read more
Amazon Prime Video host Charissa Thompson powered through an illness before the Bengals’ victory over the Steelers on “Thursday Night Football” last week. During Monday’s installment of the “Calm Down” podcast, Erin Andrews, a veteran Fox Sports reporter, praised Thompson, who is also an NFL host for Fox, for doing the show after vomiting. “I … Read more
The new Wednesday Addams float was different from what fans of the show expected when it debuted at the 2024 Macy’s Thanksgiving Parade. Based on the 2022 Netflix drama, the float was among the new 22 floats that hit the rainy New York City parade on Thursday morning. However, many declared that the giant balloon … Read more
Roger Goodell didn’t mince words when talking about the efforts of pro football’s dedicated network. When appearing on the stand Monday as part of the ongoing “NFL Sunday Ticket” trial, Goodell not-so-subliminally judged NFL Network’s production quality when airing “Thursday Night Football.” “I had my own opinion that our production was below standards that the … Read more
If you were near the Ramble in Central Park on Thursday afternoon, you might have thought you were in a “Planet of the Apes”-themed episode of “What Would You Do?” Because you may have witnessed a 6-foot-7 longhaired sasquatch slowly traversing tall rocks and promenading through thickets, grunting at the sky and scaring children and … Read more
Early NYC risers are in for a treat on Thursday morning. The sun and Earth have aligned for a very rare “reverse” Manhattanhenge where city streets turn into a perfect viaduct of sunlight as the solar object fits perfectly between skyscrapers. If you’re down for the early wake-up call to enjoy this natural spectacle, here’s … Read more
Thursdays are about to be a coffee lover’s favorite day of the week. Starbucks is offering their Rewards members yet another deal to keep them fueled through the end of the year: “Festive Thurs-Yays.” In a longer-term twist on the coffee chain’s “Yay Day” deals, they’re giving half off for the holidays starting Thursday, Dec. … Read more
Kirk Herbstreit has Al Michaels’ back. Herbstreit slammed critics of his “Thursday Night Football” broadcast partner leading into the Week 13 matchup between the Cowboys and Seahawks in Arlington. “He hears the noise. I don’t think he’s like, ‘I’ll show them. I’m gonna really bring it this week.’ He’s definitely not doing that,” Herbstreit said … Read more
All the Starbucks lovers out there have reason to celebrate today. On Thursday, Nov. 30, Starbucks Rewards members can get 50% off any drink at the coffeehouse between 12 p.m. and 6 p.m. at participating stores. According to the company website, the offer is limited to one handcrafted drink per member and can’t be combined … Read more
When the NFL announces its attendance for each game, it really should refer to the crowd as its studio audience or extras or ambient noise providers. The fans are just there to provide the background for the TV show. To prove it, in his latest act of greed, NFL commissioner Roger Goodell has enacted flexible … Read more
The NFL’s decision to add flex scheduling to Amazon’s “Thursday Night Football” schedule is this week’s top topic on the “Marchand and Ourand Sports Media Podcast.” Source link #Listen #Episode #Marchand #Ourand #NFLs #Thursday #Night #Football #flex #call
The view will be out of this world. On Wednesday night – or Thursday in some parts of the world – the moon, sun and Earth will align to create a hybrid solar eclipse. Two partial solar eclipses preluded this year’s starry spectacular, one in April 2022 and another in October. But this time around … Read more
LOS ANGELES (KABC) – The ever-increasing hospitalization numbers have pushed Los Angeles County to the brink of moving into the category of “high” COVID activity levels, as defined by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Public Health Director Barbara Ferrer told the board of supervisors this week that the county is on pace … Read more