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Scott Van Pelt doesn’t know if he’s taking the 5 p.m. timeslot on ESPN. He doesn’t have a rundown. He doesn’t have a run of show. He doesn’t know who’d be part of it. But he knows ESPN wants to talk about it, and he knows they came close to making it happen with Ryen Read more... The post Scott Van Pelt reveals how close he came to reuniting with Ryen Russillo appeared first on Awful Announcing.

Advertisers looking to get in on the action during Paramount’s UFC debut later this week will have a new option for purchasing commercial inventory. According to a report by Brian Steinberg in Variety, Paramount is introducing real-time programmatic ad sales for marquee live sporting events, beginning with UFC 324 on Saturday. The process will be Read more... The post Paramount to debut live programmatic ad sales during UFC, other ‘marquee sporting events’ appeared first on Awful Announcing.

Curt Cignetti will go down alongside Babe Ruth as having one of the greatest called shots in the history of sports. After he was introduced as the new head coach of the Indiana Hoosiers, Cignetti made an incredibly audacious boast during a signing day press conference on December 20, 2023. The coach had just moved Read more... The post Google pays homage to Curt Cignetti after national championship win appeared first on Awful Announcing.

After leaving ESPN, Elle Duncan is going to be be very busy. Duncan signed on to Netflix to be the face of the streamer’s sports coverage. And now she’s going to add hosting duties for USA Sports’ coverage of the WNBA. One of Duncan’s key roles at ESPN was hosting their acclaimed studio coverage for Read more... The post USA Sports names WNBA broadcast team led by Elle Duncan appeared first on Awful Announcing.