Un/Necessary Sports Research
@unnecsportsrsch.bsky.social
Applying the concept that "nothing about baseball is trivial" to other sports. Mostly counting sportscasters and posting schedules. By @tmiller2462.bsky.social.
TONIGHT: Scott Oake’s 1309th national NHL telecast passes Jim Hughson for the fourth-most (combining U.S. and Canada).
🏒 @winnipegjets.com at Flames
🍁🎫1️⃣3️⃣ @sportsnetpr.bsky.social, SN1, SN360, CBC, City
🕙 10:00 PM EST
🎙️ Jon Abbott
👨🏫 John Garrett
🎤 Scott Oake
🏒 @winnipegjets.com at Flames
🍁🎫1️⃣3️⃣ @sportsnetpr.bsky.social, SN1, SN360, CBC, City
🕙 10:00 PM EST
🎙️ Jon Abbott
👨🏫 John Garrett
🎤 Scott Oake
November 16, 2025 at 2:40 AM
TONIGHT: Scott Oake’s 1309th national NHL telecast passes Jim Hughson for the fourth-most (combining U.S. and Canada).
🏒 @winnipegjets.com at Flames
🍁🎫1️⃣3️⃣ @sportsnetpr.bsky.social, SN1, SN360, CBC, City
🕙 10:00 PM EST
🎙️ Jon Abbott
👨🏫 John Garrett
🎤 Scott Oake
🏒 @winnipegjets.com at Flames
🍁🎫1️⃣3️⃣ @sportsnetpr.bsky.social, SN1, SN360, CBC, City
🕙 10:00 PM EST
🎙️ Jon Abbott
👨🏫 John Garrett
🎤 Scott Oake
NOW: Louie DeBrusk’s 517th Canadian national NHL telecast ties Glenn Healy for eighth-most by an analyst.
🏒 @edmontonoilers.bsky.social at Hurricanes
🎫⬅️ @sportsnetpr.bsky.social West
🕖 7:00 PM EST
🎙️ @edmontonjack.bsky.social
👨🏫 Louie DeBrusk
🎤 Gene Principe
🏒 @edmontonoilers.bsky.social at Hurricanes
🎫⬅️ @sportsnetpr.bsky.social West
🕖 7:00 PM EST
🎙️ @edmontonjack.bsky.social
👨🏫 Louie DeBrusk
🎤 Gene Principe
November 16, 2025 at 1:56 AM
NOW: Louie DeBrusk’s 517th Canadian national NHL telecast ties Glenn Healy for eighth-most by an analyst.
🏒 @edmontonoilers.bsky.social at Hurricanes
🎫⬅️ @sportsnetpr.bsky.social West
🕖 7:00 PM EST
🎙️ @edmontonjack.bsky.social
👨🏫 Louie DeBrusk
🎤 Gene Principe
🏒 @edmontonoilers.bsky.social at Hurricanes
🎫⬅️ @sportsnetpr.bsky.social West
🕖 7:00 PM EST
🎙️ @edmontonjack.bsky.social
👨🏫 Louie DeBrusk
🎤 Gene Principe
NOW: Craig Simpson becomes the second person to call 1200 national NHL telecasts (combining U.S. and Canada) as the analyst.
🏒 Maple Leafs at @nhlblackhawks.bsky.social
🍁🎫🅾️🌊 CBC, @sportsnetpr.bsky.social Ontario/Pacific
🕖 7:00 PM EST
🎙️ @ccpxp.bsky.social
👨🏫 Craig Simpson
🎤 Kyle Bukauskas
🏒 Maple Leafs at @nhlblackhawks.bsky.social
🍁🎫🅾️🌊 CBC, @sportsnetpr.bsky.social Ontario/Pacific
🕖 7:00 PM EST
🎙️ @ccpxp.bsky.social
👨🏫 Craig Simpson
🎤 Kyle Bukauskas
November 16, 2025 at 1:39 AM
NOW: Craig Simpson becomes the second person to call 1200 national NHL telecasts (combining U.S. and Canada) as the analyst.
🏒 Maple Leafs at @nhlblackhawks.bsky.social
🍁🎫🅾️🌊 CBC, @sportsnetpr.bsky.social Ontario/Pacific
🕖 7:00 PM EST
🎙️ @ccpxp.bsky.social
👨🏫 Craig Simpson
🎤 Kyle Bukauskas
🏒 Maple Leafs at @nhlblackhawks.bsky.social
🍁🎫🅾️🌊 CBC, @sportsnetpr.bsky.social Ontario/Pacific
🕖 7:00 PM EST
🎙️ @ccpxp.bsky.social
👨🏫 Craig Simpson
🎤 Kyle Bukauskas
Here is a version of tonight's primetime schedule that does not feature teams playing in multiple places against different opponents at the same time!
November 16, 2025 at 1:16 AM
Here is a version of tonight's primetime schedule that does not feature teams playing in multiple places against different opponents at the same time!
Tell me something, girl. Are you happy in this modern world? Or do you need more? Is there something else you're searching for?
November 15, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Tell me something, girl. Are you happy in this modern world? Or do you need more? Is there something else you're searching for?
Greetings, Earthlings. Enjoy Friday.
November 15, 2025 at 12:47 AM
Greetings, Earthlings. Enjoy Friday.
All you people can't you see, can't you see
How your love's affecting our reality
Every time we're down
You can make it right
And that makes you larger than life
How your love's affecting our reality
Every time we're down
You can make it right
And that makes you larger than life
November 14, 2025 at 12:06 AM
All you people can't you see, can't you see
How your love's affecting our reality
Every time we're down
You can make it right
And that makes you larger than life
How your love's affecting our reality
Every time we're down
You can make it right
And that makes you larger than life
Are we gonna let de-elevator bring us down?
November 12, 2025 at 11:38 PM
Are we gonna let de-elevator bring us down?
The red highlights indicate national NHL telecasts in Canada. Many of you already know this, but it's one of those things we should probably spell out more often.
November 11, 2025 at 11:51 PM
The red highlights indicate national NHL telecasts in Canada. Many of you already know this, but it's one of those things we should probably spell out more often.
TONIGHT: Mike Tirico’s 606th national (U.S.) telecast of the four major pro sports passes Brian Anderson for 18th-most by a play-by-play announcer.
🏈 Steelers at @chargers.bsky.social
🦚 @snfonnbc.bsky.social
🕗 8:20 PM EST
🎙️ Mike Tirico
👨🏫 Cris Collinsworth
🎤 Melissa Stark
🏈 Steelers at @chargers.bsky.social
🦚 @snfonnbc.bsky.social
🕗 8:20 PM EST
🎙️ Mike Tirico
👨🏫 Cris Collinsworth
🎤 Melissa Stark
November 9, 2025 at 10:25 PM
TONIGHT: Mike Tirico’s 606th national (U.S.) telecast of the four major pro sports passes Brian Anderson for 18th-most by a play-by-play announcer.
🏈 Steelers at @chargers.bsky.social
🦚 @snfonnbc.bsky.social
🕗 8:20 PM EST
🎙️ Mike Tirico
👨🏫 Cris Collinsworth
🎤 Melissa Stark
🏈 Steelers at @chargers.bsky.social
🦚 @snfonnbc.bsky.social
🕗 8:20 PM EST
🎙️ Mike Tirico
👨🏫 Cris Collinsworth
🎤 Melissa Stark
We're now in the second half of the NFL regular season. There are 272 games and the Berlin game this morning was the 137th of them.
November 9, 2025 at 7:30 PM
We're now in the second half of the NFL regular season. There are 272 games and the Berlin game this morning was the 137th of them.
In the college football listings, CFP rankings are shown first, followed by AP rankings.
November 8, 2025 at 6:50 PM
In the college football listings, CFP rankings are shown first, followed by AP rankings.
Mayonnaise is not an instrument. Horseradish is not an instrument either.
November 7, 2025 at 11:47 PM
Mayonnaise is not an instrument. Horseradish is not an instrument either.
There was supposed to be something pithy in this caption. It would work a lot better if I remembered what that was.
November 6, 2025 at 11:44 PM
There was supposed to be something pithy in this caption. It would work a lot better if I remembered what that was.
And the sign flashed out its warning in the words that it was forming. And the sign said the words of the prophets are written on the subway walls ... in tenement halls ... and whispered in the sounds of silence.
November 6, 2025 at 12:02 AM
And the sign flashed out its warning in the words that it was forming. And the sign said the words of the prophets are written on the subway walls ... in tenement halls ... and whispered in the sounds of silence.
TONIGHT: Darren Pang becomes the eighth person to handle 800 national NHL telecasts to the U.S. and/or Canada as the analyst.
🏒 Hurricanes at Rangers
🎭 @tntsportsus.bsky.social
🕖 7:00 PM EST
🎙️ @brendanmburke.bsky.social
👨🏫 Darren Pang
🎤 Kathryn Tappen
🏒 Hurricanes at Rangers
🎭 @tntsportsus.bsky.social
🕖 7:00 PM EST
🎙️ @brendanmburke.bsky.social
👨🏫 Darren Pang
🎤 Kathryn Tappen
November 5, 2025 at 1:05 AM
TONIGHT: Darren Pang becomes the eighth person to handle 800 national NHL telecasts to the U.S. and/or Canada as the analyst.
🏒 Hurricanes at Rangers
🎭 @tntsportsus.bsky.social
🕖 7:00 PM EST
🎙️ @brendanmburke.bsky.social
👨🏫 Darren Pang
🎤 Kathryn Tappen
🏒 Hurricanes at Rangers
🎭 @tntsportsus.bsky.social
🕖 7:00 PM EST
🎙️ @brendanmburke.bsky.social
👨🏫 Darren Pang
🎤 Kathryn Tappen
You are looking live at… a series of sporting events that are on the menu!
November 4, 2025 at 11:14 PM
You are looking live at… a series of sporting events that are on the menu!
TONIGHT: Joe Buck’s 505th national NFL telecast ties Dan Dierdorf (fellow St. Louisan and former Cardinal) for 13th-most in our records.
🏈 Cardinals at Cowboys
📺🔤 ABC @espn.com @espnpr.bsky.social
🕗 8:15 PM EST
🎙️ Joe Buck
👨🏫 Troy Aikman
🎤 Lisa Salters, Laura Rutledge
🏈 Cardinals at Cowboys
📺🔤 ABC @espn.com @espnpr.bsky.social
🕗 8:15 PM EST
🎙️ Joe Buck
👨🏫 Troy Aikman
🎤 Lisa Salters, Laura Rutledge
November 4, 2025 at 1:28 AM
TONIGHT: Joe Buck’s 505th national NFL telecast ties Dan Dierdorf (fellow St. Louisan and former Cardinal) for 13th-most in our records.
🏈 Cardinals at Cowboys
📺🔤 ABC @espn.com @espnpr.bsky.social
🕗 8:15 PM EST
🎙️ Joe Buck
👨🏫 Troy Aikman
🎤 Lisa Salters, Laura Rutledge
🏈 Cardinals at Cowboys
📺🔤 ABC @espn.com @espnpr.bsky.social
🕗 8:15 PM EST
🎙️ Joe Buck
👨🏫 Troy Aikman
🎤 Lisa Salters, Laura Rutledge
As of tonight, there are 160,000 commentator games across our five main national TV listings (NFL, MLB, NBA, NHL/US, NHL/Canada).
🏒 Penguins at Maple Leafs
🅿️ @sportsonprime.bsky.social
🕢 7:30 PM EST
🎙️ John Forslund
👨🏫 Jody Shelley, Thomas Hickey
🎤 @andipetrillo.bsky.social
🏒 Penguins at Maple Leafs
🅿️ @sportsonprime.bsky.social
🕢 7:30 PM EST
🎙️ John Forslund
👨🏫 Jody Shelley, Thomas Hickey
🎤 @andipetrillo.bsky.social
November 4, 2025 at 1:07 AM
As of tonight, there are 160,000 commentator games across our five main national TV listings (NFL, MLB, NBA, NHL/US, NHL/Canada).
🏒 Penguins at Maple Leafs
🅿️ @sportsonprime.bsky.social
🕢 7:30 PM EST
🎙️ John Forslund
👨🏫 Jody Shelley, Thomas Hickey
🎤 @andipetrillo.bsky.social
🏒 Penguins at Maple Leafs
🅿️ @sportsonprime.bsky.social
🕢 7:30 PM EST
🎙️ John Forslund
👨🏫 Jody Shelley, Thomas Hickey
🎤 @andipetrillo.bsky.social
Remember. Licking doorknobs is illegal on other planets.
November 4, 2025 at 12:16 AM
Remember. Licking doorknobs is illegal on other planets.
TONIGHT: Mike Tirico’s 605th national (U.S.) telecast of the four major pro sports ties Brian Anderson for 18th-most by a PBP announcer.
🏈 @seahawksofficial.com at @wshcommanders.bsky.social
🦚 @snfonnbc.bsky.social
🕗 8:20 PM EDT
🎙️ Mike Tirico
👨🏫 Cris Collinsworth
🎤 @melissastark.bsky.social
🏈 @seahawksofficial.com at @wshcommanders.bsky.social
🦚 @snfonnbc.bsky.social
🕗 8:20 PM EDT
🎙️ Mike Tirico
👨🏫 Cris Collinsworth
🎤 @melissastark.bsky.social
November 2, 2025 at 8:32 PM
TONIGHT: Mike Tirico’s 605th national (U.S.) telecast of the four major pro sports ties Brian Anderson for 18th-most by a PBP announcer.
🏈 @seahawksofficial.com at @wshcommanders.bsky.social
🦚 @snfonnbc.bsky.social
🕗 8:20 PM EDT
🎙️ Mike Tirico
👨🏫 Cris Collinsworth
🎤 @melissastark.bsky.social
🏈 @seahawksofficial.com at @wshcommanders.bsky.social
🦚 @snfonnbc.bsky.social
🕗 8:20 PM EDT
🎙️ Mike Tirico
👨🏫 Cris Collinsworth
🎤 @melissastark.bsky.social
NOW: Kevin Harlan’s 535th national NFL telecast passes Pat Summerall for fourth-most as a TV play-by-play announcer.
🏈 @sanfrancisco49ers.bsky.social at @newyorkgiants.bsky.social
👁️ @cbssports.bsky.social
🕐 1:00 PM EDT
🎙️ Kevin Harlan
👨🏫 Trent Green
🎤 Melanie Collins
🏈 @sanfrancisco49ers.bsky.social at @newyorkgiants.bsky.social
👁️ @cbssports.bsky.social
🕐 1:00 PM EDT
🎙️ Kevin Harlan
👨🏫 Trent Green
🎤 Melanie Collins
November 2, 2025 at 8:12 PM
NOW: Kevin Harlan’s 535th national NFL telecast passes Pat Summerall for fourth-most as a TV play-by-play announcer.
🏈 @sanfrancisco49ers.bsky.social at @newyorkgiants.bsky.social
👁️ @cbssports.bsky.social
🕐 1:00 PM EDT
🎙️ Kevin Harlan
👨🏫 Trent Green
🎤 Melanie Collins
🏈 @sanfrancisco49ers.bsky.social at @newyorkgiants.bsky.social
👁️ @cbssports.bsky.social
🕐 1:00 PM EDT
🎙️ Kevin Harlan
👨🏫 Trent Green
🎤 Melanie Collins
Nothing lasts forever, even cold November rain.
November 2, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Nothing lasts forever, even cold November rain.
Senators-Canadiens should have Shawn McKenzie rinkside, not Reynolds. My kingdom for a copy editor.
For most of you in the U.S. and Canada, enjoy the "extra" hour of sleep tonight. Even if you really lost it in March.
November 1, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Senators-Canadiens should have Shawn McKenzie rinkside, not Reynolds. My kingdom for a copy editor.