Ian Eagle teases Bill Raftery for still printing his boarding pass
"You're the only person in America still printing your boarding pass."
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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,"
Jay Bilas nails impersonations of Sean McDonough, Bill Raftery
Bilas shared a tale of how he, McDonough and Raftery met for lunch, doing great impersonations of both men.
Rick Pitino had quite the response to Bill Raftery’s question on free throws
"Inside, I want to kill myself. Outside, I just say 'That's okay, we'll make the next one.'"
Ian Eagle, Bill Raftery scramble covering ‘unfortunate’ Arizona-ASU finish
"This is not pretty."
Brad Nessler says Bill Raftery can outlast Ric Flair on a night out
"When Ric hears this, I'll hear about it for sure."
Ian Eagle on first Final Four strategy: ‘I wanted to be myself’
"I had this sense of calm just before going on air for the Final Four."
Ian Eagle does his best Bill Raftery impression
"I do a better Raft than Raft."
Ian Eagle’s Final Four calls include ‘Full Nelson’ and ‘Wedgie in the desert’
"I waited my whole life for that. A Final Four wedgie."
Legendary sportscasters celebrate Ian Eagle getting top NCAA tournament job
Everyone from Mike Breen to Jason Bennetti to Bill Raftery offered glowing praise of Eagle in a new profile at The Ringer ahead of Eagle's first Final Four call.
Bill Murray bought CBS’ Bill Raftery dinner in Brooklyn
"I think we got the invite. We just didn't realize that Bill Murray was going to show up."
Bill Raftery was baffled by Florida Atlantic’s final possession
"What's he doing?"
Ian Eagle already in March Madness form with Big Ten Championship call
"Pop the Champaign!"
The 16 most memorable NCAA Tournament announcing calls
Great moments in NCAA Tournament history were matched up with some of the most memorable announcing calls in sports.
Jim Nantz and colleagues discuss Nantz’s last Final Four: ‘Cherish every minute.’
"Our friend, our leader, our mortar, the guy I feel kind of keeps this whole thing together and has done it so eloquently and masterfully and respectfully for so long, it's crazy. It's still surreal that it's come to an end."
Ian Eagle and Bill Raftery make this Oregon game-winning 3 feel like March
It's not yet March, despite what this moment and Jon Rothstein's tweets may tell you.
Virginia Tech coach Buzz Williams used his halftime interview to ask CBS to sub in Tony Romo on color commentary
"Is Nantz calling the game?" "He is." "Can we sub Tony Romo in for Coach so it's like NFL on Sunday with you, Nantz and Romo? Get Coach out of there!"
Jim Nantz gets meme treatment for ‘meme’ pronunciation, Moe Wagner breaks Bill Raftery’s glasses & terrifies Grant Hill (videos via @ClippitTV)
Also, A-Rod incorrectly predicts many pitches before they happen in his ESPN broadcasting debut.
Michigan’s Moritz Wagner went flying over announcers’ table, broke Bill Raftery’s glasses and terrified Grant Hill
Fortunately, no one was hurt. But Wagner came close to hitting Hill and did break Raftery's glasses.
Brent Musburger, Bill Raftery, Chris Berman among Sports Broadcasting Hall of Fame inductees
The Sports Broadcasting Hall of Fame seems to be honoring more big-name on-air people, rather than behind-the-scenes producers and execs.
