Welcome to FanIQ!
FanIQ is the ultimate free community for sports fans.
Talk sports with fans from all over - 1,328,691+ Comments
Track your game picks - 15,027,509+ Sports Predictions
Prove you know sports - 79,935+ Trivia Questions
Find fans of your teams - 3,222,916+ New Friends

Take the Sports Trivia Challenge
Who Am I?
POINT VALUE
+10
Who Am I?

George Foreman
Muhammad Ali
Mike Tyson
Joe Louis
Created by: Jon
More Sports Trivia

All Fan Articles Tagged as 'Special Moments in Announcing'

Michael Phelps Won 8 Gold Medals in 1972, Angered Hitler, Says TVes Announcer [2008 Beijing Olympics Swimming]
By: Pat  |  4  |  2  |  >7 days ago
I think we all have our fair share of complaints about NBC's Olympic coverage. But if you're looking for a silver lining, just be grateful that you don't have to watch the Olympics on TVes. Their &quo...  Read More »
Filed Under: Olympics
Team USA, Michael Phelps, Mark Spitz
Team News / Analysis, Rumors, Player News / Analysis, Special Moments in Announcing, Idiots, Humor
Alicia Sacramone Answers Terrible Questions By NBC's Andrea Joyce After Missing Out On Team Gold To China
By: 100%InjuryRate  |  9  |  12  |  >7 days ago
During the 1992 Olympics, I remember when Shannon Miller of the US women's gymnastics team won the women's individual all-around silver. It was a very cool moment as a US women's gymnast had't done th...  Read More »
Filed Under: Olympics
Dumbass, Special Moments in Announcing
Emmitt Smith Returns To ESPN, Makes No Sense
By: 100%InjuryRate  |  6  |  6  |  >7 days ago
There's really no way around this. Emmitt Smith simply doesn't belong on television. Period. However, while he was dropped from ESPN's Sunday Night Countdown, he's still getting face time on...  Read More »
Filed Under: NFL
Special Moments in Announcing
Emmitt Smith Dropped From ESPN Sunday Night NFL Countdown
By: 100%InjuryRate  |  14  |  4  |  >7 days ago
I have some unfortunate news for all of you today. It seems that Emmitt Smith, wordsmith extraordinaire, will no longer be appearing on ESPN's Sunday Night Countdown. Which is a shame, becau...  Read More »
Filed Under: NFL
Special Moments in Announcing
Stephen A. Smith Unloads On Brett Favre And The Media Coverage Of His Potential Return
By: 100%InjuryRate  |  8  |  8  |  >7 days ago
I know there are a lot of people out there who hate Stephen A. Smith. Frankly, I don't have much of a problem with him, although that's because I totally ignore him. Anyway, although he...  Read More »
Filed Under: NFL
Brett Favre, Brett Favre
Special Moments in Announcing
Kerry Wood Flips The Double Bird; Matt Murton Does Team Nicknames
By: 100%InjuryRate  |  3  |  1  |  >7 days ago
The Cubs didn't come away with a victory on the South Side Saturday afternoon, but they did manage to entertain. I guess because Fox Sports deems reading a lineup card to be too boring, t...  Read More »
Filed Under: MLB
Chicago Cubs
Hilarity, Unintentional Hilarity, Special Moments in Announcing
Joe Morgan Insults Ernie Banks, Is An Idiot
By: 100%InjuryRate  |  12  |  10  |  >7 days ago
Joe Morgan, master of subjective trivia, is once again doing stupid things. As some of you may know, Morgan has a tendency to - how do I say this - completely make stuff up. My favorite Morgan q...  Read More »
Filed Under: Media
Joe Morgan
Special Moments in Announcing, Dumbass
Don Imus Makes Racist Comment About Adam "Pacman" Jones
By: 100%InjuryRate  |  9  |  9  |  >7 days ago
I think anyone who remembers Don Imus getting suspended for calling the Rutgers women's basketball team a bunch of "nappy-headed hoes" figured that after he got back on the air again, it'...  Read More »
Filed Under: NFL
Pacman Jones
Special Moments in Announcing, Racism
Keith Olbermann Has Forgotten All About Sports
By: 100%InjuryRate  |  5  |  18  |  >7 days ago
You may just recall that Keith Olbermann was a sportscaster for 20 years and spent 5 of those years as an anchor at ESPN before moving to MSNBC. And he did those spots on Monday Night Footba...  Read More »
Filed Under: NBA
Detroit Pistons, Chauncey Billups
Special Moments in Announcing, Unintentional Hilarity
Spanish Announcer's Reaction To David Villa Goal Against Sweden
By: 100%InjuryRate  |  5  |  0  |  >7 days ago
This video above is 10-minutes long, but don't worry, you only need to watch the two minutes or so. It's the Spanish announcers going totally nuts over David Villa's stoppage time goal against...  Read More »
Filed Under: Soccer
Spain
Special Moments in Announcing, Hilarity
LeBron's "With No Regard For Human Life" Dunk
By: 100%InjuryRate  |  6  |  0  |  >7 days ago
There's a famous story about Willie Mays that he hit the first home run of his career so hard off of Warren Spahn that the announcer said, "Even if he never hits another one, we'll remember...  Read More »
Filed Under: NBA
Cleveland Cavaliers, Lebron James
Special Moments in Announcing, Awesomeness
Charles Barkley Is A Dumbass
By: 100%InjuryRate  |  9  |  6  |  >7 days ago
There are times when a video clip simply speaks for itself. And this is more or less one of those occasions, as Charles Barkley gets caught pulling a Ron Burgundy. Normally I'd make some s...  Read More »
Filed Under: NBA
Charles Barkley
Special Moments in Announcing, Dumbass
John Daly Is Still Going Strong
By: 100%InjuryRate  |  9  |  5  |  >7 days ago
It's always been my belief that once you start consistently going around shirtless and shoeless, you've officially given up on life. But when you do that during an interview, while smoking, you're o...  Read More »
Filed Under: Golf
John Daly, Worthless TV
Special Moments in Announcing, WTF
ESPN's Mike Greenberg Defends Blogs And The Voice Of Fans, Hell Freezes Over
By: 100%InjuryRate  |  11  |  8  |  >7 days ago
Don't ask me why, but today on the Mike and Mike ESPN radio show, Mike Greenberg had on Will Perdue and Buster Olney. That may be the oddest combination I've heard of in a while, a former...  Read More »
Filed Under: Media
Mike Greenberg, Mike Greenberg
Special Moments in Announcing
Marty Brennaman Thinks Throwing Baseballs Onto The Field Is The Worst Crime In History
By: 100%InjuryRate  |  3  |  15  |  >7 days ago
Courtesy of the good lads at Deuce of Davenport, we now have video/audio of Cincinnati Reds announcer Marty Brennaman going off on Chicago Cubs fans. After Adam Dunn launched a mammoth home r...  Read More »
Filed Under: MLB
Chicago Cubs, Cincinnati Reds
Special Moments in Announcing, Dumbass
The Best Worst Of Billy Packer: Even Dick Vitale Hates His Guts
By: 100%InjuryRate  |  7  |  3  |  >7 days ago
Well, today's our last day of the campaign to get Billy Packer fired by CBS. We've covered his homophobia, his racist comments, his sexism, and the infamous Hansbrough call. What on earth could ...  Read More »
Filed Under: Media
Billy Packer, Billy Packer
Special Moments in Announcing, Dumbass
Not So Awesome, Baby: Dick Vitale As Cinderella
By: 100%InjuryRate  |  5  |  5  |  >7 days ago
If you're going to be in Tampa Bay for the first round games happening there today, I don't envy you one bit. Why? Because courtesy of the Tampa Tribune, this is the Tournament preview section cover...  Read More »
Filed Under: Media
Special Moments in Announcing, Dumbass
The Best Worst Of Billy Packer: Women Have Rights Now?
By: 100%InjuryRate  |  6  |  1  |  >7 days ago
Today we continue our campaign to get Billy Packer off the air. We've already covered his homophobia and racism, so today is sexism. While covering a Duke game in 2000, some female students work...  Read More »
Filed Under: NCAABB
Dumbass, Special Moments in Announcing
The Best Worst Of Billy Packer: Iverson Is A "Tough Monkey"
By: 100%InjuryRate  |  4  |  2  |  >7 days ago
We continue our week long look at the jackass that is Billy Packer. So far we've covered his "Fag Out" comment, and his ridiculous call on the Henderson elbow. Today we'll focus on racism....  Read More »
Filed Under: Media
Billy Packer, Billy Packer
Dumbass, Special Moments in Announcing
The Best Worst of Billy Packer: Fag Out Time
By: 100%InjuryRate  |  3  |  7  |  >7 days ago
I know you're all excited for the NCAA Tournament. I am too. But one thing I'm not excited about is Billy Packer. Each year I hate this guy more and more. He's a crotchety old hack who loves hyp...  Read More »
Filed Under: Media
Billy Packer, Billy Packer
Dumbass, Special Moments in Announcing

More 'Special Moments in Announcing' Fan Articles »