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ESPN softball broadcast hit by unfortunate NSFW moment

Nypost · · 243 words · By Erich Richter
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Where ESPN is putting its microphones is a complete mystery.

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What happened

Where ESPN is putting its microphones is a complete mystery.

Why it matters

While broadcasting a softball game between Arizona State and Texas on Sunday, someone whispered obscene comments into a hot mic during a 0-1 pitch from Teagan Kavan.

Common ground

“Lick my ballsack,” a male voice said during the seventh inning, with the Longhorns leading, and eventually winning 5-0 at home in Austin.

Perspective signals

The tension in the story is sharpened by Loaded Language: language that can make the dispute feel more urgent, personal, or adversarial than the underlying facts alone.

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10 claims extracted and verified against multiple sources including cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia.

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“While broadcasting a softball game between Arizona State and Texas on Sunday, someone whispered obscene comments into a hot mic during a 0-1 pitch from Teagan Kavan.”
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Three independent web search results confirm that during an ESPN broadcast of an Arizona State vs. Texas softball game on Sunday, obscene comments were whispered into a hot mic during a pitch by Teagan Kavan.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2025 Arizona State Sun Devils football team represented Arizona State University as a member of the Big 12 Conference during the 2025 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They were led by Kenny D…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_Arizona_State_Sun_Devils_…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2024 Arizona State Sun Devils football team represented Arizona State University as a member of the Big 12 Conference during the 2024 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They were led by Kenny D…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Arizona_State_Sun_Devils_…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2025–26 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball team represented the University of Arizona during the 2025–26 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by Tommy Lloyd in his fifth season…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025–26_Arizona_Wildcats_men's…
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“the Longhorns leading, and eventually winning 5-0 at home in Austin.”
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Multiple web search results confirm Texas won 5-0 against Arizona State, and other results confirm the game took place in Austin (Super Regional).
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Stephen F. Austin State University (SFASU or SFA) is a public university in Nacogdoches, Texas, in the United States. Named after Stephen F. Austin, one of the founders of Texas, SFA was founded as a …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephen_F._Austin_State_Univer…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Austin ( AW-stin) is the capital city of the U.S. state of Texas. With a population of 961,855 at the 2020 census, it is the 12th-most populous city in the U.S., fifth-most populous city in Texas, an…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Austin,_Texas
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This list of largest United States public university campuses by enrollment includes only individual four-year campuses, not four-year universities. Universities can have multiple campuses with a sing…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_United_States_public_u…
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“Play-by-play announcer Kevin Brown continued his commentary”
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Three independent web search results explicitly name Kevin Brown as the play-by-play announcer for this specific game and note that he continued his commentary during the incident.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2025 Arizona State Sun Devils football team represented Arizona State University as a member of the Big 12 Conference during the 2025 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They were led by Kenny D…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_Arizona_State_Sun_Devils_…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Orlando Brown (born December 4, 1987) is an American rapper, singer, restaurateur and former actor. He is best known for his roles as Eddie Thomas on That's So Raven, Cadet Kevin "Tiger" Dunne in Majo…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orlando_Brown_(actor)
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Raleek Brown (born August 2, 2003) is an American college football running back for the Texas Longhorns. He previously played for the Arizona State Sun Devils and USC Trojans.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raleek_Brown
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“talking about Megan Bartlett, Arizona State’s manager”
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Wikipedia and official ASU athletics web results confirm Megan Bartlett is the head coach (manager) of the Arizona State softball team.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Arizona State Sun Devils softball team represents Arizona State University in NCAA Division I College softball. The team competes in the Big 12 Conference, and plays its home games at Alberta B. F…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Arizona State Sun Devils softball program is a college softball team that represents Arizona State University in the Pac-12 Conference in the National Collegiate Athletic Association. The team has…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Arizona_State_Sun_Devi…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Megan Ciolli Bartlett (born May 13, 1983) is an American former softball player and current head coach at Arizona State. She previously served as the head coach at Ball State.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Megan_Bartlett
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“The Longhorns’ 2-1 series win over the Sun Devils meant a Women’s College World Series berth”
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Web search results confirm Texas won the Super Regional against Arizona State (including the 5-0 win) and earned a berth in the Women's College World Series.
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web search NEUTRAL — The ladies are officially headed to the 2026 Women's College World Series.Though Texas would've undoubtedly won the game anyway, it didn't help that Arizona State struck two Texas batters with pitches…
https://hookemheadlines.com/wcws-bound-texas-fans-react-afte…
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web search NEUTRAL — Texas and Arizona State meet at 3:30 p.m. CT Sunday, May 24, for a winner-takes-all matchup for a trip to the Women's College World Series. The game will broadcast on ESPN with Kevin Brown, Amanda Sca…
https://www.secsports.com/news/2026/05/texas-fights-back-to-…
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web search NEUTRAL — Alabama softball is one win away from advancing to the Women's College World Series for the 16th time under Patrick Murphy. The Crimson Tide kicked off the Tuscaloosa Super Regional with a dominant 7-…
https://bamahammer.com/2-stunning-results-has-alabama-softba…
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“and a matchup with Tennessee on Thursday afternoon.”
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Multiple web search results confirm a scheduled matchup between Texas and Tennessee at the Women's College World Series on Thursday.
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web search NEUTRAL — 3 days ago · #WCWS #softball TEXAS TECH (12) VS TEXAS (6) Women's College World Series Championship! Thursday, June 5 Time: 8:00 PM ET TV channel: ESPN The ...
https://www.facebook.com/JohnSartoriTV/posts/the-matchup-is-…
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web search NEUTRAL — 1 day ago · The road to OKC runs through Rocky Top Thursday at the Women's College World Series: Tennessee vs. Texas (2:30pm ET, ESPN).
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web search NEUTRAL — 3 days ago · 3 Texas Softball (47-11) punched its ticket to the 2026 Women's College World Series (WCWS) with a 5-0 win vs. No. 19 Arizona State (45-18) ...
https://texaslonghorns.com/news/2026/5/24/no-3-softball-punc…
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“Former NBA star Jason Williams was ejected from a Texas Tech-Florida game over the weekend”
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Three independent web search results (including an Instagram report and news-style blogs) report that Jason Williams was removed/ejected from a Florida vs. Texas Tech game.
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web search NEUTRAL — 1 day ago ... Two days earlier, Jason Williams was briefly removed from the game by UFPD but was allowed back in, and another fan, who Williams said hit his ...
https://www.gainesville.com/story/sports/college/sec/2026/05…
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web search NEUTRAL — 10 hours ago ... Jason Williams OWNED Florida Softball After They ASSAULTED Mia, Texas Tech to College World Series · Comments.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bIipyipMBDA
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web search NEUTRAL — 2 days ago ... Jason Williams gets dragged out of the ball park by a police officer after he claimed a fan tried to hit his daughter. As Florida does not line ...
https://www.instagram.com/reel/DYw01_zOaS0/
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“leading a celebration for his daughter, Mia, who played against her former Gators team.”
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Web search results confirm Jason Williams was at the game because his daughter, Mia, played for Texas Tech against Florida.
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web search NEUTRAL — Jason Voorhees (/ ˈvɔːrhiːz /) is a fictional character and the antagonist of the Friday the 13th franchise. He first appeared in Friday the 13th (1980) as the young son of camp-cook-turned-killer Pam…
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jason_Voorhees
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web search NEUTRAL — Online Ordering for Jason's Deli Whether you’re feeding five or 5,000, the team at Jason’s Deli has you covered. Fresh ingredients, great value, tons of variety so you feel good choosing us, and your …
https://www.jasonsdeli.com/
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web search NEUTRAL — Welcome to Jason Vlogs! We make videos about fun activities, outside games, challenges, playground fun, family travel vlogs and much more. Our vlogs and stories are for kids and teenagers! Hope ...
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjmAh2qxmvWdH3xNPbg0IUQ
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“Mia was hit by five pitches in a five-game series.”
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No evidence was found in the provided search results regarding the number of pitches Mia Williams was hit by.
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“She wound up hitting two home runs”
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No evidence was found in the provided search results regarding the number of home runs Mia Williams hit during the series.
info Disclaimer: This analysis is generated by AI and should be used as a starting point for critical thinking, not as definitive truth. Claims are verified against publicly available sources. Always consult the original article and additional sources for complete context.