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The Play-By-Play — 146 episodes

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Predicting the Next Great Sportscasters: Who Replaces Kirk Herbstreit, Charles Barkley & Beyond?

2

Did Draymond Green Just Ruin His Media Career?

3

Skip Bayless Back on First Take... What Does It Mean For ESPN? | The Play-By-Play LIVE

4

Brendan Sorsby Scandal Trips Sports Media & the End of Sports TV Ratings?

5

Mike Vrabel Steps Aside (Sorta) & Sean McVay's Delicate QB Dance

6

Goodell's Speedy NFL Draft, WNBA Pushes Fever As America's Team & More

7

Pat McAfee Back At WWE For Good? Plus NBC's Uneven NBA Playoff Debut

8

WNBA Media Clashes Over Azzi Fudd-Paige Bueckers Coverage (w/ Ashtyn Butuso)

9

Russini Suspended & Vrabel Skips Presser, Plus Media Misses on Reuben Bain

10

ESPN vs. Hurts, Orlovsky-Simpson drama, and Russini-Vrabel fallout w/ Brandon Perna

11

A Dianna Russini bombshell, plus which sports championships need new network partners?

12

Media turns on Geno Auriemma, Bilas vs. Cal, and Jason Kelce in the booth?

13

Jaden Ivey is not the symbol the media is making him out to be

14

Barstool, CBS, and golf media’s Tiger Woods reckoning, plus NFL-Netflix talks heat up

15

Reviewing Netflix & NBC’s MLB broadcasts: Bonds, Kershaw, ‘Inside the Pitch’ & more

16

Annie Costabile opens up on breaking the WNBA CBA news & the future of the league

17

Nate Burleson, Old Ball, Oz the Mentalist & All the March Madness TV Changes

18

Sports hosts CLASH over if radio is still relevant

19

Bruce Pearl has CBB fans FUMING as Jay Wright's replacement on CBS

20

World Baseball Classic is EXACTLY what baseball needed

21

Bam Backlash, KD Fatigue, WBC Hype & MORE w/ Joon Lee

22

Why sports media hypes college hoops over the NBA

23

Does ESPN REGRET Stephen A. Smith's $100 million deal?

24

YouTubers and streamers are TAKING OVER sports media

25

Will Fox and CBS LOSE the NFL soon?

26

NFL reporters say Scouting Combine may END

27

Prediction markets are changing sports FOREVER

28

Tony Dungy OUT as NBC revamps 'Sunday Night Football'

29

US men's hockey joins SOTU, ESPN launches Women's Sports Sundays

30

Josh Pate gets PLAYED with Donald Trump interview

31

How sports media stars paved the way for the sports betting EXPLOSION

32

Winter Olympics ROCKED by Ilia Malinin nightmare

33

NBA All-Star game FIXED? Plus MLB makes a HUGE change

34

Le Batard Show's Mike Ryan ATTACKS Boomer Esiason over 'MAGA bullsh*t'

35

Super Bowl ratings review & the ESPN-MLB mousetrap

36

Bad Bunny vs. TPUSA, a Mike Tirico DEBATE

37

Will Disney's new CEO spin off ESPN?

38

What the ESPN-NFL deal means for TALENT

39

Here's what EVERYONE will be talking about at Super Bowl LX

40

Bill Belichick's HOF SNUB & Barstool UNBANNED from Super Bowl

41

First Take missing basic FACTS, Tom Brady HYPES future Raiders coach on Fox

42

Stugotz HURT by Dan Le Batard as Fox show debuts

43

Is it time to retire NFL rules analysts?

44

Rich Paul podcast CONTROVERSY and ESPN going ALL IN on college football

45

College football fans TIRED of Pat McAfee, is Mike Tomlin LEAVING for TV?

46

Liam Coen's BIZARRE press conference + Tony Romo's future

47

Which NFL playoff teams are the most attractive to the media?

48

NFL broadcasters are working for TEAMS now?

49

Joel Klatt RIPS ESPN control over College Football Playoff

50

2026 Sports Media Predictions

51

Pat McAfee HINTS at END of GameDay kick contest; media OUT on JJ Redick!?

52

CFB media BIAS rankings | Stugotz to FOX!?

53

2025 College Football Announcers Draft

54

Pardon My Take moves to NETFLIX | The 2025 Awfulies

55

John Cena leaves in CHAOS; NFL in TROUBLE after Mahomes injury?

56

What is going on with Sherrone Moore? And ESPN finds its Elle Duncan replacement

57

Notre Dame vs. EVERYBODY, Paramount Takeover of Warner Bros. STILL ALIVE

58

The latest on Warner Bros. Discovery's potential sale

59

NFL earns RECORD Thanksgiving ratings, Finebaum makes Senate decision

60

ESPN goes ALL OUT for Lane Kiffin; is Tom Brady GOOD now?

61

Jordon Hudson SUING Pablo Torre?! Elle Duncan's BIG MOVE to Netflix

62

Who are the MOST IRRELEVANT sports franchises?

63

Media rights BONANZA: Breaking down new MLB and MLS deals

64

Who won YouTube TV vs. ESPN? Sports media reacts to Shedeur Sanders' debut

65

2025 NFL Announcers Draft

66

Pat McAfee DEFENDS Trump interview plus BIG NEWS on Disney-YouTube TV rift

67

Fox Sports welcomes Donald Trump with open arms during NFL broadcast

68

INSTANT REACTION: ESPN Bet is coming to an end

69

What the HECK is going on between YouTube TV and Disney?

70

Dodgers win CLASSIC World Series, MLB ratings EXPLODE

71

Who is the MOST influential podcast personality in sports?

72

Is Scott Van Pelt replacing Around the Horn?!

73

Lamar Jackson injury CONSPIRACY? Debating Big 12 DISRESPECT

74

Sports betting scandal ROCKS the NBA, Inside the NBA draws RAVE reviews

75

NBC's return to NBA broke the internet!

76

BIG changes coming in NBA media this season

77

Shae Cornette is Molly Qerim's replacement on ESPN's First Take

78

ABC is DOMINATING college football ratings

79

Ryen Russillo OUT at The Ringer, Bill Simmons gets BIG deal with Netflix

80

Explaining Nielsen's Big Data + Panel TV ratings system

81

Bill Belichick UNC "documentary" canceled?! | NFL to get rid of Pro Bowl?

82

Paul Finebaum taken OFF ESPN? Mark Sanchez ARRESTED

83

ESPN's Shedeur Sanders coverage and who will replace Molly Qerim?

84

Troy Aikman pulls no punches on MNF | WNBA Finals on USA?

85

Paul Finebaum for Senate?!

86

Is Amazon's 'Thursday Night Football' the best NFL broadcast in the business?

87

Dave Portnoy vs. Tom Brady | Michael Wilbon calls out 'divisive' Bruce Pearl

88

More Pat McAfee coming to ESPN | Weekend NFL, CFB media recap

89

Potential problems for WWE's ESPN debut and another week of bad Barstool ratings

90

Molly Qerim abruptly leaves ESPN | Tom Brady: Owner or Broadcaster?

91

Pablo Torre vs. Clippers | Media OUT on Arch & Caleb?

92

Paramount eyeing WBD purchase | 25 most influential sports media members | Bad Barstool ratings

93

NBC's NFL studio, 'PTI,' and more

94

YouTube's clunky NFL debut & another Ryan Clark apology | WEEK 1 NFL MEDIA REACT

95

NFL RedZone adds commercials & 2025 NFL Media Storylines Draft

96

Barstool debuts on FS1 & Bill Belichick stumbles in Week 1

97

Dave Portnoy arrives & Lee Corso retires | WEEK 1 CFB MEDIA REACTION

98

Breaking down ESPN-NFL Media deal, The Ringer’s Anthony Dabbundo joins us

99

Barstool and FS1 together, WNBA CBA negotiations, Kofie Yeboah stops by

100

FS1 implodes daytime lineup, undercovered sports media stories of 2025

101

Christine Brennan's Caitlin Clark book, overblown sports media stories of 2025

102

LeBron James stays in LA, Bill Simmons vs. Kendrick Perkins

103

Buy or Sell: NBA Finals edition

104

Doris Burke criticism and praise, low NBA Finals ratings, WBD splits

105

'Inside the NBA' ends, Pablo Torre/Bill Simmons beef

106

ESPN NBA crew issues, under-45 announcer draft, Dan Le Batard/DraftKings

107

NFL schedule release, Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese, end of 'Around the Horn'

108

Michael Jordan to NBC, Rich Eisen to ESPN, future of sports streaming

109

Caitlin Clark back, Meadowlark changes, Amazon NBA hires

110

Shedeur Sanders’ NFL Draft, Shannon Sharpe/ESPN, Bill Belichick’s CBS interview

111

WrestleMania fallout, Lee Corso retiring, Nico Iamaleava reactions

112

CBS delivers on Masters, UFC and ESPN

113

Stephen A. vs. LeBron, CBS makes big changes, Peter Schrager to ESPN

114

Loving Dan Hurley, Shohei Ohtani 'Face of MLB,' Gen Z and sports

115

Bill Belichick/Jordon Hudson discussion, sports media turns on NFL insiders

116

Stephen A. Smith’s new ESPN contract, TGL talk, what replaces 'Around the Horn?'

117

NBA ‘Face of the League’ talk, Trump controlling sports world, Cena turns heel

118

ESPN and MLB split, Jay Caspian Kang joins for Stephen A. Smith political talk

119

NBA All-Star Game panned, NHL 4 Nations Face-Off praised

120

Tom Brady's Super Bowl work, NFL MVP/All-Pro voting, Dan Orlovsky weighs options

121

Luka to the Lakers, Nick Wright's Chiefs defense, Colin Cowherd stays at FS1

122

Super Bowl storylines, sportsbooks dialing back sponsored content

123

Tom Brady's best broadcast, Bill Simmons and Spotify, Barstool departures

124

ESPN CFP takeaways, AA NFL announcer rankings overview

125

Fox Sports lawsuit, WWE on Netflix, Jason Kelce's late night debut

126

Looking ahead at 2025 in sports media with AA head Ben Koo

127

Looking back at 2024 in sports media, Awfulies winners with Sean Keeley

128

NBA negativity, Caitlin Clark's TIME interview, Bill Belichick to UNC

129

Stephen A. Smith getting PAID, ESPN's CFP selection show debacle

130

A mega Tom Brady NFL announcing check in with Awful Announcing's Sean Keeley

131

ESPN cancels 'Around the Horn,' Jake Fischer joins us

132

Paul-Tyson Netflix fight issues, 'Inside the NBA' to ESPN

133

Drew Brees on ESPN, Dave Portnoy feuds with Zach Bryan, Chris Vannini joins us

134

Sports media election talk, Joel Embiid shoves reporter, Bob Costas retires

135

Red Sox comeback doc, Jason Kelce late night show, sports and politics collide

136

LeBron James undercovered, The Ringer hires four, Deshaun Watson injury reactions

137

Kendrick Perkins and NIL, ESPN NBA broadcasters, World Cup rights competition

138

Shams Charania joins ESPN, MLB's future on ESPN, NFL announcer fantasy draft

139

‘Mr. McMahon’ doc, Zach Lowe out at ESPN, Kamala Harris on ‘All the Smoke’

140

Cris Collinsworth's extension, Aaron Hernandez show, Caitlin Clark's rookie year

141

The Play-By-Play Live: Adrian Wojnarowski retires

142

Shannon Sharpe sex on IG Live, The Athletic pivoting, Jason Kelce all over ‘MNF’

143

Tom Brady, Bill Belichick, and Jason Kelce debut; Colt McCoy has rough broadcast

144

Breakfast Ball's debut, Kirk Herbstreit goes heel and Coach Prime bans a columnist

145

ESPN fires RG3 and Sam Ponder, Ariel Helwani partners with Yahoo, Mina Kimes vs. Clay Travis

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