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Sports announcers are biding time by doing funny play-by-play videos of dog escapades

Thank God for dogs.

As the coronavirus pandemic has forced many changes to everyday life, homebound people are enjoying time with their pets.

And with sports on hiatus, broadcasters on both sides of the pond have been doing play-by-play work on everyday events, including dogs playing chase.

Fox Sports’ Joe Buck, who is inviting Twitter followers to send videos for him to narrate, got to call these dogs at play and pay tribute to the late Stuart Scott:

This is a gem from Nick Heath, a rugby commentator in England:

Heath also called the “honey harvest marathon” with the bee team:

Here are some other of his calls (#LifeCommentary):

This story was originally published March 26, 2020 at 10:04 AM with the headline "Sports announcers are biding time by doing funny play-by-play videos of dog escapades."

Pete Grathoff
The Kansas City Star
From covering the World Series to the World Cup, Pete Grathoff has done a little bit of everything since joining The Kansas City Star in 1997.
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