Saturday’s men’s college basketball game between the Georgia Bulldogs and Oklahoma Sooners went into a brief delay for a very bizarre reason. A fire broke out at a Lloyd Noble Center concession stand in Norman, OK. Specifically, a popcorn machine caught on fire. And the SEC Network broadcast was all over it. The fire was Read more... The post SEC Network all over popcorn machine fire that delays Georgia-Oklahoma game appeared first on Awful Announcing.

NBA commissioner Adam Silver met with the media at the Intuit Dome for his annual NBA All-Star Saturday press conference. And as part of his opening statement, Silver explained that artificial intelligence will have a massive impact “in how sports are presented.” “Many of you had an opportunity to attend our technology summit on Friday, Read more... The post Adam Silver: AI will bring ‘most significant change in how sports are presented’ appeared first on Awful Announcing.

Ilia Malinin was supposed to win the gold medal. That’s how it felt, at least, in the weeks leading up to the 2026 Mila Cortina Games. The 21-year-old “Quad God” was the prohibitive favorite in ice skating and even held a five-point lead heading into Friday’s free skate. However, his final showing was disastrous. Malinin Read more... The post Ilia Malinin offers hot-mic moment explanation following disappointing Olympics performance appeared first on Awful Announcing.

It’s been said that if you truly love doing something, you’d do it for free. Washington Post writers Barry Svrluga and Les Carpenter are putting that into practice as they continue to cover the 2026 Milan Cortina Games despite being part of the paper’s mass layoffs that have effectively killed its historic sports section.  They’ve Read more... The post Washington Post writers still covering Olympics despite being laid off: ‘They can’t take away our spirit’ appeared first on Awful Announcing.

Earlier this week, an unexpected and fast-moving incident unfolded in St. Paul, Minnesota involving both federal and local law enforcement. As crowds gathered and questions mounted, one of our MPR New...

When AirPods Pro 3 initially debuted, I was a little bit hesitant about upgrading. I felt that AirPods Pro 2 were still excellent. On top of that, one of the key features of AirPods Pro 3, Live Translation, was also coming to AirPods Pro 2. However, after giving them plenty of usage, I can definitely say they’re worth an upgrade for a lot of people. more…

Legendary college basketball voice Dick Vitale was on the call Saturday for the No. 4 Duke vs. No. 20 Clemson game at Cameron Indoor Stadium, and there’s nowhere else in the world he’d want to be. Vitale, who has been battling cancer and had to step away from broadcasting on several occasions over the last Read more... The post Dick Vitale: Calling basketball games ‘the greatest medicine in the world’ appeared first on Awful Announcing.

On Valentine’s Day at the Milan Cortina Olympics, a renewed supply of free condoms for the athlete villages was promised by the organizers after going short during the week.

Great Britain's women curlers kickstart their campaign with a superb first victory of the 2026 Winter Olympics while GB's men also won but three British women missed out on skeleton medals.