Ian Eagle hilariously recalls watching Doug Flutie ditch an ‘NFL on CBS’ hat
"I guess Doug Flutie doesn't need anymore NFL on CBS caps."
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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."
Zach Edey, Tracy Wolfson interview spurs jokes
"Tracy Wolfson had to go full-Statue of Liberty to interview Zach Edey."
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.
Ian Eagle talks calling everything from SHEBA Gravy Race to Final Four: ‘The approach, believe it or not, is very similar.’
Ian Eagle on sportscasting idol Marv Albert: ‘He was the model for me’
"I just loved that you could pop him into any situation and it was still just going to be him."
Ian Eagle’s March Madness calls include Brooklyn wedgies and portable washing machines
"Who has a portable washing machine?!"
Ian Eagle has his own March Madness Bingo game and it’s amazing
Ian Eagle is such a fan favorite that a Bingo game of some of his trademark announcing calls went viral for March Madness.
Decades later, Ian Eagle still has March Madness nerves
"The fact that I've done it for so long would make you think, 'Oh, you got it down! You've got the system! You've got the secret sauce!' No."
Ian Eagle already in March Madness form with Big Ten Championship call
"Pop the Champaign!"
CBS, TNT Sports reveal 2024 NCAA Tournament announcers
CBS and TNT Sports unveiled their March Madness announcers featuring the first Final Four called by longtime broadcaster Ian Eagle.
CBS’ Ian Eagle ‘amused’ after old clip resurfaces and goes viral
CBS' Ian Eagle dealt with an internet 'controversy' recently as a 12-year-old clip of him busting chops with Mike Fratello went viral.
Charles Davis dubs himself ‘most boring person that anyone has ever met’
"It's not even close. Everyone else is playing for second."
Ian Eagle had a ball with Travis Scott’s drink exploding at Nets game
"Wow, that's a geyser. I don't know if I've seen celebrity spillage to that effect."
The 2023 Awfulies: The best announcers of the year
Awful Announcing honors the best play-by-play announcer and game analyst of 2023 as part of our year-end awards.
Ian Eagle commits incredible announcer jinx during Nets-Suns game
"You don't believe in announcer jinxes, right?"
Ian and Noah Eagle discuss nepotism charge: ‘You can control what’s within your control.’
"Yeah, there were doors that probably were opened, but then it was up to me to kick the door down."
Noah Eagle took over Nets broadcast from his dad Ian
Noah Eagle took over his dad's announcing duties for the Nets on Thursday night before his first official game this weekend.
Ian Eagle reacts to Al Michaels criticism: ‘Al’s going to do it the way that he sees fit because he’s earned it’
"They're allowed to have an opinion, that's how it works."
Ian Eagle catches errant James Harden pass: ‘That’s coming my way!’
"I knew it from the second it left his hand... I also have tea all over my lap."
Let’s talk about nepotism in sports media
Ian Eagle: ‘Fair game’ to question if Noah Eagle’s career skyrocketed due to nepotism
"I understand why that becomes a storyline. I get it. I'm not naive."
Ian Eagle marvels over Seahawks player’s promotional photo
“His photo on his bio…another level.”