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ESPN unveils MLB schedule with return to weeknight games

2+ hour, 11+ min ago  (655+ words) ESPN revealed its full MLB schedule and will return to regular weeknight baseball games for the first time since 2021. ESPN exercised an option in its contract to exit its agreement for Sunday Night Baseball last year. After months of negotiations,…...

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World Baseball Classic final shatters viewership record

3+ hour, 51+ min ago  (517+ words) 2026 World Baseball Classic Championship viewership is in, and it easily broke the tournament's viewership record, averaging 10.78 million viewers. Ratings, which peaked at the end of the game with 12.15 million viewers according to a release from Fox, also surpassed championship viewership…...

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Orel Hershiser, Luis Gonzalez to call MLB Opening Day for NBC

7+ hour, 11+ min ago  (379+ words) NBC promised to feature MLB analysts with ties to the teams they would cover in its broadcasts, and it has followed through on its Opening Day coverage teams. MLB Network analyst and former New York Mets pitcher Al Leiter and…...

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NBC reportedly names Noah Eagle, Zora Stephenson, and Michael Grady as WNBA announcers

8+ hour, 40+ min ago  (375+ words) The WNBA season is officially on, as owners and the players" union reached a deal on a new collective bargaining agreement this week. That means the league"s television partners, including ESPN, Prime Video, and NBC, can now begin to…...

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Barry Bonds officially joins Netflix MLB Opening Night broadcast

8+ hour, 11+ min ago  (304+ words) Netflix is just under a week away from airing its first-ever Major League Baseball game, and the streamer has assembled some high-profile names for its Opening Night broadcast. Elle Duncan, the streamer's new full-time sports anchor, will host and be…...

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awfulannouncing.com > nba > stephen-a-smith-lebron-james-first-take-praise.html

Stephen A. Smith changes his tune on LeBron James

9+ hour, 11+ min ago  (601+ words) The years-long feud between the NBA's all-time leading scorer, LeBron James, and ESPN's biggest personality, Stephen A. Smith, has been well documented and publicized, especially after things boiled over into a courtside confrontation at Crypto.com Arena last year. Following some…...

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LeBron James shows deserved love for Lisa Salters

11+ hour, 21+ min ago  (440+ words) It was a historic night for LeBron James in the Los Angeles Lakers" victory over the Houston Rockets on Wednesday night, but the greatest player of his generation made sure to make time for ESPN"s Lisa Salters. Don"t…...

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awfulannouncing.com > mlb > al-leiter-neil-walker-call-nbc-opening-day-game.html

Al Leiter, Neil Walker reportedly slated to call NBC's MLB Opening Day game

1+ day, 2+ hour ago  (315+ words) NBC is making good on its promise to showcase MLB analysts with ties to the teams playing for its broadcasts. Additionally, veteran pitcher Adam Ottavino, who remains a free agent after playing for the New York Yankees last season, will…...

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Stephen A. Smith urges NBA to consider Nashville over Seattle for expansion

1+ day, 10+ hour ago  (367+ words) As the NBA plans on expanding into two new markets in the near future, Stephen A. Smith is urging the league not to sleep on Nashville. Monday morning on ESPN's First Take, Smith made his case for Nashville, touting the city…...

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Kevin Kiermaier joins MLB Network as an on-air analyst ahead of Opening Night

1+ day, 3+ hour ago  (278+ words) Kevin Kiermaier spent 13 seasons in the majors building one of the more decorated defensive r'sum's of his generation, and now he's bringing that to MLB Network. "I've always loved studying the game, especially on the defensive side," Kiermaier said in…...