FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Friday, January 31st, 2014
NBC SPORTS GROUP’S PRESS PASS – WHAT TO WATCH JANUARY 31, 2014
(All times ET)
The “Press Pass” on NBC Sports Group Press Box is a quick overview of upcoming program information and highlights from the Communications team. “The Pass” provides upcoming listings and programming details.
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THE PASS
Friday, January 31
6:30 p.m. on NBCSN – Premier League Live: Transfer Deadline Day
7:30 p.m. on NBCSN – College Hockey: Boston University at UMass
Saturday, February 1
4 a.m. on Golf Channel – Omega Dubai Desert Classic
7 a.m. on NBCSN – Premier League Live
7:45 a.m. on NBCSN – Premier League: Newcastle United v. Sunderland
7:45 a.m. on Premier League Extra Time – Premier League: West Ham United v. Swansea City
9:30 a.m. on NBCSN – Premier League Live
10 a.m. on NBCSN – Premier League: Stoke City v. Manchester United
10 a.m. on Premier League Extra Time – Premier League: Hull City v. Tottenham Hotspur
10 a.m. on Premier League Extra Time – Premier League: Everton v. Aston Villa
10 a.m. on Premier League Extra Time – Premier League: Fulham v. Southampton
10 a.m. on Premier League Extra Time – Premier League: Cardiff City v. Norwich City
12:30 p.m. on NBC – Match of the Day
12:30 p.m. on NBCSN – College Basketball: George Washington at Dayton
1 p.m. on Golf Channel – Waste Management Phoenix Open
2:30 p.m. on NBC – NBC Skating Special
2:30 p.m. on NBCSN – College Basketball: George Mason at St. Louis
4:30 p.m. on NBC – Four Continents Figure Skating Championships
4:30 p.m. on NBCSN – College Basketball: Drexel at Towson
6:30 p.m. on NBCSN – College Hockey: Wisconsin at Michigan
9 p.m. on NBCSN – College Basketball: Penn at Harvard
11 p.m. on NBCSN – Celebrity Beach Bowl
Sunday, February 2
1 a.m. on NBCSN – Match of the Day
4 a.m. on Golf Channel – Omega Dubai Desert Classic
8 a.m. on NBCSN – Premier League Live
8:30 a.m. on NBCSN – Premier League: West Bromwich v. Liverpool
10:30 a.m. on NBCSN – Premier League Live
11 a.m. on NBCSN – Premier League: Arsenal v. Crystal Palace
12:30 p.m. on NBC – NHL: Detroit at Washington
1 p.m. on NBCSN – Premier League Goal Zone
1 p.m. on Golf Channel – Waste Management Phoenix Open
1:30 p.m. on NBCSN – Match of the Day
2:30 p.m. on NBCSN – College Basketball: William & Mary at James Madison
3 p.m. on NBC – Red Bull Signature Series Preview
3:30 p.m. on NBC – Red Bull Signature Series: Red Bull Frozen Rush
5 p.m. on NBC – Incredible Dog Challenge
11 p.m. on NBCSN – NBCSN’s Match of the Week
NBC Sports Group continues its coverage of Premier League with a special, one-hour Premier League Live: Transfer Deadline Day program tonight at 6:30 p.m. ET. Transfer Deadline Day will cover breaking news following the 6 p.m. ET/11 p.m. UK time transfer deadline and include insights and analysis on transfers.
NBC Sports Group’s weekend Premier League coverage begins Saturday at 7 a.m. ET on NBCSN with Premier League Live immediately followed by Newcastle United v. Sunderland and West Ham United v. Swansea City on Premier League Extra Time at 7:45 a.m. ET. The NBCSN 10 a.m. ET slot on Saturday will feature Stoke City v. Manchester United. Premier League Extra Time will air Hull City v. Tottenham Hotspur; Everton v. Aston Villa; Fulham v. Southampton; and Cardiff City v. Norwich City at 10 a.m. ET. Saturday’s live coverage concludes with Match of the Day at 12:30 p.m. ET on NBC.
Sunday’s coverage on NBCSN features Premier League Live at 8 a.m. ET followed by West Bromwich v. Liverpool at 8:30 a.m. ET, and Arsenal v. Crystal Palace 11 a.m. ET.
The special transfer day Premier League Live will be hosted by English soccer commentator Steve Bower, one of the voices for BBC’s Match of the Day. Bower will be joined by former Jamaican National Team player Robbie Earle, former U.S. Men’s National Team midfielder Kyle Martinoand former English footballer Robbie Mustoe at NBC Sports Group’s International Broadcast Center in Stamford, Conn. Lead play-by-play announcer Arlo White will provide live updates from Newcastle and Daily Mail columnist Neil Ashton will report from Premier League Productions.
Lead play-by-play voice White joins four-time league champion Lee Dixon to call Newcastle United v. Sunderland Saturday at 7:45 a.m. ET on NBCSN.
The following games will be broadcast by the Premier League using the World Feed:
Saturday, February 1
7:45 a.m. on Premier League Extra Time – Premier League: West Ham United v. Swansea City– commentated by Peter Drury and Stewart Robson
10 a.m. on NBCSN – Premier League: Stoke City v. Manchester United– commentated by Daniel Mann and Trevor Francis
10 a.m. on Premier League Extra Time – Premier League: Hull City v. Tottenham Hotspur– commentated by Tony Jones and Garry Birtles
10 a.m. on Premier League Extra Time – Premier League: Everton v. Aston Villa– commentated by David Stowell and Barry Horne
10 a.m. on Premier League Extra Time – Premier League: Fulham v. Southampton– commentated by Joe Speight and Efan Ekoku
10 a.m. on Premier League Extra Time – Premier League: Cardiff City v. Norwich City– commentated by Gary Taphouse and Tony Gale
Sunday, February 2
8:30 a.m. on NBCSN – Premier League: West Bromwich v. Liverpool– commentated by Jon Champion and Efan Ekoku
11 a.m. on NBCSN – Premier League: Arsenal v. Crystal Palace – commentated by Steve Banyard and Paul Walsh
Viewers can find Premier League Games on TV by using the Premier League Game Finder here.
NBC Sports Group’s college hockey coverage continues with two games this weekend. NBCSN presents Hockey East action between Boston University and UMass tonight at 7:30 p.m. ET. Dave Goucher (play-by-play) and Ken Hodge (analyst) will have the call from the Mullins Center in Amherst, Mass. NBCSN’s Big Ten Hockey coverage continues Saturday night at 6:30 p.m. ET when Michigan hosts Wisconsin at Yost Ice Arena in Ann Arbor, Mich.
Golf Channel’s weekend coverage includes the Omega Dubai Desert Classic Saturday and Sunday at 4 a.m. ET, and the Waste Management Phoenix Open at 1 p.m. ET Saturday and Sunday.
Golf Channel’s team of Mike Ritz (studio host), Dougie Donnelly (play-by-play), Ken Brown (analyst), Warren Humphreys (analyst), and Jay Townsend (on course) will call the action for the Omega Dubai Desert Classic at Majlis Course, Emirates Golf Club in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
Rich Lerner (play-by-play), Curt Byrum (analyst), Peter Oosterhuis (tower), Phil Parkin (on course), and Matt Ginella (interviews) will handle coverage of the Waste Management Phoenix Open from Stadium Course, TPC Scottsdale in Scottsdale, Ariz..
The NHL Game of the Week on NBC continues on Sunday at 12:30 p.m. ET when Alex Ovechkin (Team Russia) and the Washington Capitals host the Detroit Red Wings. Gord Miller and Joe Micheletti will have the call from Verizon Center in Washington, D.C.
The 2014 Red Bull Signature Series will debut on NBC, Sunday, February 2 at 3 p.m. ET with Red Bull Frozen Rush, an innovative off-road truck race on the ski slopes of Maine’s Sunday River Resort. Redefining snowsports, this new head-to-head off-road race on the slopes features eight 900-horsepower Pro4 trucks defying the winter conditions at Maine’s Sunday River resort to rip figure eights, fly off jumps and climb snowy inclines. Eight drivers will test their skills on uncharted territory in search of a mountain champ.
