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Fox Sports cancels "Speak," "Breakfast Ball," and "The Facility," leaving a lot of open slots on FS1's schedule. Pat McAfee's polarizing appearance at the Home Run Derby brought a lot of reactions. Awful Announcing's Ben Axelrod and Brendon Kleen take a look at the most undercovered sports media stories from the first half of the year. That, plus Shane Gillis hosting the ESPY's are on tap for this week's episode of The Play-By-Play.Time Stamps::51: FS1 cancels three shows and Joy Taylor’s contract not renewed-20:59: Views From the Subreddit: r/ESPN on Pat McAfee at the Home Run Derby-28:39: Mike Monaco at Wimbledon-31:54: Undercovered sports media stories of 2025-1:08:18: Hot mics including ESPN summer vacation and Shane Gillis hosting ESPY’sYou can subscribe to The Play-By-Play wherever podcasts are found. Please subscribe, rate and review!Download The Play-By-Play:Listen on AppleListen on SpotifyAwful Announcing on XAwful Announcing on FacebookAwful Announcing on InstagramAwful Announcing on ThreadsAwful Announcing on BlueSkyAwful Announcing on LinkedIn Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

"Wake Up Barstool" debuted on FS1 and Bill Belichick stumbled in his UNC opener.It's the new-look Play-By-Play Podcast LIVE!You can subscribe to The Play-By-Play wherever podcasts are found. Please subscribe, rate and review!Download The Play-By-Play:Listen on AppleListen on SpotifyAwful Announcing on XAwful Announcing on FacebookAwful Announcing on InstagramAwful Announcing on ThreadsAwful Announcing on BlueSkyAwful Announcing on LinkedIn Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

After 36 years, "Inside the NBA" ends on TNT as it heads to ESPN. Many complain about Yankees/Dodgers on Apple TV+. Bill Simmons goes off on Pablo Torre for his Jordon Hudson/Bill Belichick reporting. Awful Announcing's Ben Axelrod and Brendon Kleen discuss these topics and more, including a discussion about Dan Le Batard's subreddit on the latest episode of The Play-By-Play.Time Stamps:-:59: End of “Inside the NBA”-17:59: Book tour minus the book featuring Brian Windhorst-22:11: MLB scheduling Yankees/Dodgers on Apple TV+-38:16: Pablo Torre/Bill Simmons beef-54:07: “WTF with Marc Maron Podcast” ending-58:23: Dan Le Batard subredditYou can subscribe to The Play-By-Play wherever podcasts are found. Please subscribe, rate and review!Download The Play-By-Play:Listen on AppleListen on SpotifyAwful Announcing on XAwful Announcing on FacebookAwful Announcing on InstagramAwful Announcing on ThreadsAwful Announcing on BlueSkyAwful Announcing on LinkedIn Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

ESPN buys NFL Media, Netflix releases "WWE: Unreal," and "Pablo Torre Finds Out" heads to The Athletic. Awful Announcing's Ben Axelrod and Brendon Kleen take a look at these stories, as Anthony Dabbundo from The Ringer stops by to chat on this week's episode of The Play-By-Play.Time Stamps:-:43: ESPN buys NFL Media-18:05: Anthony Dabbundo talks gambling, soccer, and The Ringer-52:58: Hot Mics including “WWE: Unreal” review and “Pablo Torre Finds Out” has a licensing deal with The AthleticYou can subscribe to The Play-By-Play wherever podcasts are found. Please subscribe, rate and review!Download The Play-By-Play:Listen on AppleListen on SpotifyAwful Announcing on XAwful Announcing on FacebookAwful Announcing on InstagramAwful Announcing on ThreadsAwful Announcing on BlueSkyAwful Announcing on LinkedIn Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.