NHL fires referee Tim Peel after hot mic discussion of premeditated penalty call
Was he fired for the premeditated penalty call, or was he fired for being caught? (It's not a hard question.)
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Oklahoma announcer/streaming platform owner Matt Rowan blames his blood sugar levels for his decision to drop a racial slur
"I do not believe that I would have made such horrible statements absent my sugar spiking."
Oklahoma high school announcer casually drops racial slur towards players kneeling during national anthem
The announcer in question was a high school football coach in 2020.
Thom Brennaman dropped a homophobic slur on a hot mic on a Reds broadcast
Brennaman gave an apology and then signed off but also managed to call a home run mid apology.
Aaron Boone’s ejection included “My guys are fucking savages in that fucking box and you’re having a piece of shit start”
"My guys are fucking savages in that fucking box and you're having a piece of shit start to this game. I feel bad for you, but fucking get better."
Alex Flanagan: Rod Woodson’s repeated hot mic “nobody’s watching, nobody’s listening, nobody cares” comments were on nerves, not AAF
Flanagan said Woodson's comments were a repetition of a story she told about how a mentor helped her get over broadcast nerves, not a comment on the league.
ESPN hot mic broadcasts Rick Barnes privately telling the story of Teddy Valentine ejecting him from a 2004 NCAA tournament game
"He called a technical foul for no reason, I said 'All right, you want to make a mockery out of it, here we go.' The game was over."
Iowa suspends radio broadcaster Gary Dolphin over hot mic comments, takes flak over “ongoing tensions” line
Iowa AD Gary Barta's reference to "ongoing tensions" helped give this story even further legs.
Tommy Tuberville and Mike Patrick caught saying “shit,” “dickhead,” and “dump” on hot mic
"Mike's got to do it by hisself now. That's no fair, y'all make me do this shit." "I don't even take a dump by myself, alright?"
Jim Irsay thinks Andrew Luck’s injury is in his head, as per Tony Dungy’s hot mic comments
Dungy's comments on a hot mic to Dan Patrick have created quite a stir.
Hot mic catches Jays’ broadcasters Buck Martinez and Pat Tabler criticizing Marcus Stroman
"He just can't help himself. He just had to holler back over at the White Sox."
Whose profane Dougie Hamilton rant was picked up on Sportsnet’s broadcast?
Someone asked if Dougie Hamilton had "a fucking brain" on Sportsnet's broadcast.
