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Al Michaels

Amazon came to football and no one died

Rog and his billionaire buddy Bezos take in the gameIllustration: Amazon Video ScreenshotIt’s not much of a leap now that a sports broadcast is completely on streaming. The NFL was the last to jump the River Styx (though I guess no one…

Greg Gumbel has got some HOT takes, who knew?

Someone should have asked Greg Gumbel for his thoughts in sports broadcasters sooner.Image: Getty ImagesESPN needs to have a Greg Gumbel day on First Take, because it appears that this man has been simmering with hot takes for years. He…

Report: Troy Aikman headed to ESPN

Aikman to ESPN?Image: Getty ImagesMaybe Troy Aikman was more peeved about not calling the Dallas Cowboys Wild Card Game last month than we initially thought?Per the New York Post’s Andrew Marchand, Aikman is expected to leave the booth at…

Screw Al Michaels and screw the Bucs

Antonio Brown’s sexual assault allegations are not “issues,” Al Michaels.Image: Getty ImagesIt took less than one full quarter for NBC’s Opening Night broadcasting team, helmed by Al Michaels and Cris Collinsworth, to demonstrate exactly…