Listen: TV, radio calls of Michigan winning the national championship
"HAIL TO THE CHAMPIONS! HAIL TO MICHIGAN!"
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The 2026 Awful Announcing NCAA men’s tournament announcer rankings
Bill Raftery would love to call college basketball games for another 10 years
Bill Raftery: Fans couldn’t care less about college basketball’s issues once game starts
"Think that’s the way the public feels about stuff. They don’t want to hear about major disasters."
Ian Eagle on iconic UConn buzzer-beater call: ‘You can’t lose your sh*t’
"But that moment deserves something that meets it in some way. And that's how I've always tried to do it."
Grant Hill on wild Duke-UConn finish: ‘I’m still stunned’
"I’m not sure I have ever been part of as chaotic and thrilling end … This is maybe the new Laettner moment."
CBS Sports studio crews went nuts during UConn’s stunning win over Duke
"WHAT JUST HAPPENED? WHAT?! I'M GONNA PASS OUT!"
Here’s the 2026 NCAA Tournament Final Four TV schedule
Ian Eagle, Bill Raftery, and Grant Hill will have the Final Four call for TNT Sports.
Listen: TV, radio calls of UConn’s insane Elite Eight win over Duke
"OOOOOH! IT WENT IN! MULLINS DELIVERS! BEDLAM! BEDLAM HERE!"
Tracy Wolfson on star-studded East Regional, sideline reporters having a moment, and Bill Raftery’s fabled nightcaps
AA Podcast: Bill Raftery on March Madness, onions, not slowing down, and more
On this week’s episode of the Awful Announcing Podcast, host Brandon Contes interviews college basketball broadcasting legend Bill Raftery....
Grant Hill makes Bill Raftery drinking joke to open NCAA Tournament
"Best time of the year. Get a chance to see great basketball, buzzer-beaters, and damage my liver this next month."
Bill Raftery joke had John Fanta’s wife worried he was necking with a bartender
"Kinda like you and the bartender last night!"
Ian Eagle, Bill Raftery brought their A-game for wild Wisconsin-Michigan finish in Big Ten semis
"THIS HAS BEEN A RAPP-ER'S DELIGHT!"... "THIS KID STEPPING UP WITH SOME MAJOR ONIONS!"
CBS, TNT reveal broadcast crews for March Madness
Rising star Robbie Hummel has been promoted up to Kevin Harlan's team.
Ian Eagle, Bill Raftery in March Madness form for Cincinnati’s stunning win at Kansas
"A little lingerie on the deck!"
Ian Eagle calls thrilling finish of Houston-Duke game: ‘The dream remains alive!’
"March Sadness for Duke and their fanbase."
Ian Eagle, Bill Raftery, Grant Hill win best broadcast booth title
The CBS team of Ian Eagle, Bill Raftery, and Grant Hill have won Awful Announcing's fan vote as the best broadcast booth in sports.
Bill Raftery addresses retirement: ‘If they still want me, I still enjoy doing it’
"I’m sure at some point they’ll let me know if you’re not doing your job, but I just sort of take each year as it goes."
Ian Eagle teases Bill Raftery for still printing his boarding pass
"You're the only person in America still printing your boarding pass."
ESPN attempted to squash Bill Raftery’s ‘onions’
"ESPN said to me, ‘We don’t want you to use that.’ So I stopped using it."
CBS and TNT Sports reveal 2025 NCAA Tournament announcers
Jalen Rose is the big addition as CBS and WBD reveal their announcing lineups for the 2025 NCAA Tournament.
Here are the best calls from a wild day of college basketball
Championship week is just getting started!
Bill Raftery drops tariff quip after Canadian player’s big shot
The 81-year-old Raftery remains a fan favorite for little quips like that.
Dan Patrick, Ian Eagle share funny stories on drinking with Bill Raftery
"...he's a million times more entertaining when he's not doing a game. And that's saying a lot,"
