The Play-By-Play

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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 eve... more

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February 18, 2026 Winter Olympics ROCKED by Ilia Malinin nightmare
Ilia Malinin aka the "Quad God" was supposed to be the biggest story of the Winter Olympics for Team USA. Instead, his failure took the world by storm.

What happened here?

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February 17, 2026 NBA All-Star game FIXED? Plus MLB makes a HUGE change
The NBA All-Star game got rave reviews with the Team USA vs. World format. Plus, is there more to this MLB K-zone story than meets the eye?

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February 13, 2026 Le Batard Show's Mike Ryan ATTACKS Boomer Esiason over 'MAGA bullsh*t'
Le Batard Show producer Mike Ryan delivered one of our bigger political sports media beefs of Trump 2.0 by demanding that Boomer Esiason own up to his "MAGA-coded bullsh*t."

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February 11, 2026 Super Bowl ratings review & the ESPN-MLB mousetrap
What to make of the Super Bowl ratings. Plus: Why is watching baseball becoming the most confusing thing in the world?

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February 09, 2026 Bad Bunny vs. TPUSA, a Mike Tirico DEBATE
Could the TPUSA All-American Halftime Show actually compete with the NFL going forward? And did Mike Tirico deliver in his first-ever Super Bowl for NBC?

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February 05, 2026 Will Disney's new CEO spin off ESPN?
Will Disney's new CEO, Josh D'Amora, spin off ESPN? At least one prominent industry analyst thinks so. Ben Axelrod and Drew Lerner discuss on the latest episode of The Play-By-Play.

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February 03, 2026 What the ESPN-NFL deal means for TALENT
What does the ESPN-NFL deal mean for talent at both networks? Plus: the RSN reckoning is here (again).

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February 02, 2026 Here's what EVERYONE will be talking about at Super Bowl LX
Super Bowl LX is here, with everyone focused on Sam Darnold, Bad Bunny, Mike Tirico and the return of the New England Patriots.

First Take and Stephen A. Smith keep dropping the ball on big sports stories. Meanwhile, the Tom Brady conflicts between Fox and the Raiders are back.

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January 28, 2026 Bill Belichick's HOF SNUB & Barstool UNBANNED from Super Bowl
Bill Belichick is snubbed from the Pro Football Hall of Fame and Barstool Sports has been unbanned from the Super Bowl.

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January 26, 2026 First Take missing basic FACTS, Tom Brady HYPES future Raiders coach on Fox
First Take and Stephen A. Smith keep dropping the ball on big sports stories. Meanwhile, the Tom Brady conflicts between Fox and the Raiders are back.

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