The Play-By-Play

By Awful Announcing

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The Play-By-Play is a sports media news talk show brought to you by Awful Announcing. Join AA writers Brendon Kleen and Ben Axelrod each week as they bring you the latest news and insight from the ever-changing sports media world, including all of the happenings at ESPN, Fox, NBC, CBS, Turner, Amazon and beyond. Subscribe to The Play By Play on Apple, Spotify, and wherever podcasts are found.

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Episode Date
What is going on with Sherrone Moore? And ESPN finds its Elle Duncan replacement
Dec 11, 2025
Notre Dame vs. EVERYBODY, Paramount Takeover of Warner Bros. STILL ALIVE
Dec 09, 2025
The latest on Warner Bros. Discovery's potential sale
Dec 04, 2025
NFL earns RECORD Thanksgiving ratings, Finebaum makes Senate decision
Dec 03, 2025
ESPN goes ALL OUT for Lane Kiffin; is Tom Brady GOOD now?
Dec 01, 2025
Jordon Hudson SUING Pablo Torre?! Elle Duncan's BIG MOVE to Netflix
Nov 26, 2025
Who are the MOST IRRELEVANT sports franchises?
Nov 20, 2025
Media rights BONANZA: Breaking down new MLB and MLS deals
Nov 19, 2025
Who won YouTube TV vs. ESPN? Sports media reacts to Shedeur Sanders' debut
Nov 17, 2025
2025 NFL Announcers Draft
Nov 13, 2025
Pat McAfee DEFENDS Trump interview plus BIG NEWS on Disney-YouTube TV rift
Nov 12, 2025
Fox Sports welcomes Donald Trump with open arms during NFL broadcast
Nov 10, 2025
INSTANT REACTION: ESPN Bet is coming to an end
Nov 06, 2025
What the HECK is going on between YouTube TV and Disney?
Nov 04, 2025
Dodgers win CLASSIC World Series, MLB ratings EXPLODE
Nov 03, 2025
Who is the MOST influential podcast personality in sports?
Oct 31, 2025
Is Scott Van Pelt replacing Around the Horn?!
Oct 29, 2025
Lamar Jackson injury CONSPIRACY? Debating Big 12 DISRESPECT
Oct 27, 2025
Sports betting scandal ROCKS the NBA, Inside the NBA draws RAVE reviews
Oct 23, 2025
NBC's return to NBA broke the internet!
Oct 22, 2025
BIG changes coming in NBA media this season
Oct 20, 2025
Shae Cornette is Molly Qerim's replacement on ESPN's First Take
Oct 16, 2025
ABC is DOMINATING college football ratings
Oct 15, 2025
Ryen Russillo OUT at The Ringer, Bill Simmons gets BIG deal with Netflix
Oct 14, 2025
Explaining Nielsen's Big Data + Panel TV ratings system
Oct 09, 2025
Bill Belichick UNC "documentary" canceled?! | NFL to get rid of Pro Bowl?
Oct 08, 2025
Paul Finebaum taken OFF ESPN? Mark Sanchez ARRESTED
Oct 06, 2025
ESPN's Shedeur Sanders coverage and who will replace Molly Qerim?
Oct 02, 2025
Troy Aikman pulls no punches on MNF | WNBA Finals on USA?
Sep 30, 2025
Paul Finebaum for Senate?!
Sep 29, 2025
Is Amazon's 'Thursday Night Football' the best NFL broadcast in the business?
Sep 26, 2025
Dave Portnoy vs. Tom Brady | Michael Wilbon calls out 'divisive' Bruce Pearl
Sep 23, 2025
More Pat McAfee coming to ESPN | Weekend NFL, CFB media recap
Sep 22, 2025
Potential problems for WWE's ESPN debut and another week of bad Barstool ratings
Sep 18, 2025
Molly Qerim abruptly leaves ESPN | Tom Brady: Owner or Broadcaster?
Sep 16, 2025
Pablo Torre vs. Clippers | Media OUT on Arch & Caleb?
Sep 15, 2025
Paramount eyeing WBD purchase | 25 most influential sports media members | Bad Barstool ratings
Sep 11, 2025
NBC's NFL studio, 'PTI,' and more
Sep 09, 2025
YouTube's clunky NFL debut & another Ryan Clark apology | WEEK 1 NFL MEDIA REACT
Sep 08, 2025
NFL RedZone adds commercials & 2025 NFL Media Storylines Draft
Sep 04, 2025
Barstool debuts on FS1 & Bill Belichick stumbles in Week 1
Sep 02, 2025
Dave Portnoy arrives & Lee Corso retires | WEEK 1 CFB MEDIA REACTION
Sep 01, 2025
Breaking down ESPN-NFL Media deal, The Ringer’s Anthony Dabbundo joins us
Aug 06, 2025
Barstool and FS1 together, WNBA CBA negotiations, Kofie Yeboah stops by
Jul 23, 2025
FS1 implodes daytime lineup, undercovered sports media stories of 2025
Jul 16, 2025
Christine Brennan's Caitlin Clark book, overblown sports media stories of 2025
Jul 09, 2025
LeBron James stays in LA, Bill Simmons vs. Kendrick Perkins
Jul 02, 2025
Buy or Sell: NBA Finals edition
Jun 25, 2025
Doris Burke criticism and praise, low NBA Finals ratings, WBD splits
Jun 11, 2025
'Inside the NBA' ends, Pablo Torre/Bill Simmons beef
Jun 04, 2025
ESPN NBA crew issues, under-45 announcer draft, Dan Le Batard/DraftKings
May 28, 2025
NFL schedule release, Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese, end of 'Around the Horn'
May 21, 2025
Michael Jordan to NBC, Rich Eisen to ESPN, future of sports streaming
May 14, 2025
Caitlin Clark back, Meadowlark changes, Amazon NBA hires
May 07, 2025
Shedeur Sanders’ NFL Draft, Shannon Sharpe/ESPN, Bill Belichick’s CBS interview
Apr 30, 2025
WrestleMania fallout, Lee Corso retiring, Nico Iamaleava reactions
Apr 23, 2025
CBS delivers on Masters, UFC and ESPN
Apr 16, 2025
Stephen A. vs. LeBron, CBS makes big changes, Peter Schrager to ESPN
Apr 02, 2025
Loving Dan Hurley, Shohei Ohtani 'Face of MLB,' Gen Z and sports
Mar 26, 2025
Bill Belichick/Jordon Hudson discussion, sports media turns on NFL insiders
Mar 19, 2025
Stephen A. Smith’s new ESPN contract, TGL talk, what replaces 'Around the Horn?'
Mar 12, 2025
NBA ‘Face of the League’ talk, Trump controlling sports world, Cena turns heel
Mar 05, 2025
ESPN and MLB split, Jay Caspian Kang joins for Stephen A. Smith political talk
Feb 27, 2025
NBA All-Star Game panned, NHL 4 Nations Face-Off praised
Feb 19, 2025
Tom Brady's Super Bowl work, NFL MVP/All-Pro voting, Dan Orlovsky weighs options
Feb 12, 2025
Luka to the Lakers, Nick Wright's Chiefs defense, Colin Cowherd stays at FS1
Feb 05, 2025
Super Bowl storylines, sportsbooks dialing back sponsored content
Jan 29, 2025
Tom Brady's best broadcast, Bill Simmons and Spotify, Barstool departures
Jan 22, 2025
ESPN CFP takeaways, AA NFL announcer rankings overview
Jan 15, 2025
Fox Sports lawsuit, WWE on Netflix, Jason Kelce's late night debut
Jan 08, 2025
Looking ahead at 2025 in sports media with AA head Ben Koo
Dec 30, 2024
Looking back at 2024 in sports media, Awfulies winners with Sean Keeley
Dec 23, 2024
NBA negativity, Caitlin Clark's TIME interview, Bill Belichick to UNC
Dec 18, 2024
Stephen A. Smith getting PAID, ESPN's CFP selection show debacle
Dec 11, 2024
A mega Tom Brady NFL announcing check in with Awful Announcing's Sean Keeley
Dec 04, 2024
ESPN cancels 'Around the Horn,' Jake Fischer joins us
Nov 27, 2024
Paul-Tyson Netflix fight issues, 'Inside the NBA' to ESPN
Nov 20, 2024
Drew Brees on ESPN, Dave Portnoy feuds with Zach Bryan, Chris Vannini joins us
Nov 13, 2024
Sports media election talk, Joel Embiid shoves reporter, Bob Costas retires
Nov 06, 2024
Red Sox comeback doc, Jason Kelce late night show, sports and politics collide
Oct 30, 2024
LeBron James undercovered, The Ringer hires four, Deshaun Watson injury reactions
Oct 23, 2024
Kendrick Perkins and NIL, ESPN NBA broadcasters, World Cup rights competition
Oct 16, 2024
Shams Charania joins ESPN, MLB's future on ESPN, NFL announcer fantasy draft
Oct 09, 2024
‘Mr. McMahon’ doc, Zach Lowe out at ESPN, Kamala Harris on ‘All the Smoke’
Oct 02, 2024
Cris Collinsworth's extension, Aaron Hernandez show, Caitlin Clark's rookie year
Sep 25, 2024
The Play-By-Play Live: Adrian Wojnarowski retires
Sep 18, 2024
Shannon Sharpe sex on IG Live, The Athletic pivoting, Jason Kelce all over ‘MNF’
Sep 18, 2024
Tom Brady, Bill Belichick, and Jason Kelce debut; Colt McCoy has rough broadcast
Sep 11, 2024
Breakfast Ball's debut, Kirk Herbstreit goes heel and Coach Prime bans a columnist
Aug 28, 2024
ESPN fires RG3 and Sam Ponder, Ariel Helwani partners with Yahoo, Mina Kimes vs. Clay Travis
Aug 21, 2024
Introducing: The Play-By-Play
Aug 19, 2024