If you've read Defector over the past few years, you know that the NBA arm of this company long ago identified Eric Collins as the most grating local play-by-play guy in that league, if not the whole of human history. Being primarily a football fan, I rarely had to worry about encountering Collins's work out in the wild because I'm not a diehard Hornets fan (no one is), and because I foolishly assumed that Collins only plied his trade in basketball.
Over the previous six months for 162 games you know who will be calling your games when you tune in that night, by and large. Yes, you'll run into an occasional national TV game with a crew that lacks the day-in and day-out knowledge of your team, but you can get through one regular season game with a subpar announcing crew.
The first thing I do when I come to the ballpark, and I kid you not, is I gawk, Cosell told amNewYork. I pull in and I gawk at this ballpark, because the excitement is never wasted on me that my voice fills a major league ballpark. There are 30 of these on the planet, and only 30, and my voice fills one of them.
The following announcers will work alongside analyst Tim Ryan on 49ers outlets (KNBR-680 and 104.5 FM, KSAN 107.7 The Bone, KSFO-810 AM) when the regular season begins Sept. 7 on the road against the Seattle Seahawks. With announcers beholden to their own schedules with other duties, five were identified as fill-ins for the 2025 season: Guy Haberman: Served as the 49ers preseason television play-by-play with Ryan and was identified as the primary fill-in.
I told Jerry, 'If you'll have me back, I'll come,' Rooney said this week. 'I'll take off and come. That would mean a lot.' And sure enough, I got the invitation, and I'm so honored by that.
Our goal with this process was to find transformational partnerships for the new Pac-12, and throughout our discussions... it became clear that a partnership with CBS Sports would be just that.
RTÉ's introduction of a pay-per-view platform, in partnership with the GAA, has led to a significant decline in free-to-air matches, alienating many fans.
As the first female presenter of Sunday Sport, Jacqui Hurley reflects on her journey and the changes she's witnessed in sports broadcasting.
