Stephen A. Smith and LeBron James going at it. Gary Danielson announces his retirement, resulting in CBS to make moves in their college football and NFL broadcasts. Peter Schrager leaves NFL Network for ESPN. Awful Announcing's Ben Axelrod and Brendon Kleen, along with AA head Ben Koo, discuss these topics and more on the latest episode of The Play-By-Play.

Time Stamps:

-:47: Stephen A. Smith vs. LeBron James

-21:54: Gary Danielson retiring, Charles Davis replacing Danielson, JJ Watt replacing Davis at CBS

-43:13: ESPN hires Peter Schrager

-58:23: Zach Lowe joins The Ringer

-59:56: RIP NFL Chain Gang

-1:02:44: Dave Portnoy being the most influential person in the intersection of sports and politics

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