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Friday, April 11th, 2014
NBC SPORTS GROUP’S PRESS PASS – WHAT TO WATCH APRIL 11, 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, April 11
4 p.m. on NBCSN – Mecum Auctions: Houston
7 p.m. on NBCSN – NHL: Chicago at Washington
9:30 p.m. on NBCSN – NHL Live
10 p.m. on NBCSN – NHL: Colorado at San Jose
Saturday, April 12
6 a.m. on NBCSN – Barclays Premier League Preview
9 a.m. on NBCSN – Premier League Live
10:07 a.m. on NBCSN – Premier League: Fulham v. Norwich City
10:07 a.m. on Premier League Extra Time – Premier League: Crystal Palace v. Aston Villa
10:07 a.m. on Premier League Extra Time – Premier League: West Bromwich Albion v. Tottenham Hotspur
10:07 a.m. on Premier League Extra Time – Premier League: Southampton v. Cardiff City
10:07 a.m. on Premier League Extra Time – Premier League: Stoke City v. Newcastle
10:07 a.m. on Premier League Extra Time – Premier League: Sunderland v. Everton
12:30 p.m. on NBCSN – Notre Dame: Blue Gold Game
2 p.m. on NBC – Red Bull Signature Series: Double Pipe
2:30 p.m. on NBCSN – Mecum Auctions: Houston
3 p.m. on NBC – NHL: Philadelphia at Pittsburgh
5 p.m. on NBCSN – Wellington Equestrian
6 p.m. on NBCSN – IndyCar Grand Prix of Long Beach (Qualifying)
7:30 p.m. on NBCSN – NHL Live
8 p.m. on NBCSN – NHL: Chicago at Nashville
11 p.m. on NBCSN – NBCSN’s Match of the Day
1 a.m. on NBCSN – NBCSN’s Match of the Week
Sunday, April 13
7:30 a.m. on NBCSN – Premier League Live
8:37 a.m. on NBCSN – Premier League: Liverpool v. Manchester City
11:07 a.m. on NBCSN – Premier League: Swansea v. Chelsea
12:30 p.m. on NBC – NHL: Detroit at St. Louis
1 p.m. on NBCSN – Goal Zone
1:30 p.m. on NBCSN – NBCSN’s Match of the Day II
2:30 p.m. on NBCSN – Indy Lights Streets of Long Beach
3 p.m. on NBC – U.S. Figure Skating Tour
4 p.m. on NBC – World Figure Skating Championships
4 p.m. on NBCSN – IndyCar Series Long Beach
8:30 p.m. on NBCSN – NHL Live
9 p.m. on NBCSN – NHL: Dallas at Phoenix
12 a.m. on NBCSN – NBCSN’s Match of the Week
Monday, April 14
Noon on NBCSN – Sports Dash with Yahoo! Sports
5 p.m. on NBCSN – NASCAR America
5:30 p.m. on NBCSN – Pro Football Talk
8 p.m. on NBCSN – Paris Roubaix
NBC Sports Group kicks off the 2014 Verizon IndyCar Series Sunday at 4 p.m. ET with the IndyCar Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach on NBCSN. Live coverage begins Saturday at 6 p.m. ET with qualifying and continues Sunday at 2:30 p.m. ET with the Indy Lights Streets of Long Beach race.
Lead IndyCar and F1 announcer Leigh Diffey and former drivers Townsend Bell and Paul Tracy will call the Grand Prix of Long Beach, with Marty Sniger, Kelli Stavast, Kevin Lee and Robin Miller reporting from the pits. Anders Krohn and Jake Query will join Lee to commentate the Indy Lights Streets of Long Beach race.
In addition, NBC Sports Group continues its coverage of the Mecum Auction today at 4:30 p.m. ET and Saturday at 2:30 p.m. ET on NBCSN. Scott Hoke hosts with analysts John Kraman, Stephen Cox and Bull Stephens.
NBC Sports Group’s weekend NHL coverage begins tonight on NBCSN at 10:30 p.m. ET, when the San Jose Sharks (49-21-9, 107 points) take on the Colorado Avalanche (50-21-7, 107 points), who are vying for a playoff berth in the Central Division. Randy Hahn (play-by-play) and Drew Remenda (analyst) will call the game from the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul, Minn.
Coverage continues Saturday at 3 p.m. ET, on NBC, when the Philadelphia Flyers (40-29-9, 89 points) visit in-state rival the Pittsburgh Penguins (50-24-5, 105 points). Mike ‘Doc’ Emrick (play-by-play), Eddie Olczyk (analyst) and Pierre McGuire (‘Inside-the-Glass’ analyst) will call the action at Pittsburgh’s CONSOL Energy Center.
In addition, Saturday at 8 p.m. ET, NBCSN presents the Chicago Blackhawks–Nashville Predators match-up, with Gord Miller (play-by-play) and Mike Johnson (analyst) announcing from Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena. Weekend NHL coverage concludes with the Detroit Red Wings (37-27-14, 88 points) vs. T.J. Oshie and the St. Louis Blues (52-19-7, 111 points) in the NHL Game of the Week, Sunday at 12:30 p.m. ET on NBC. Dave Strader (play-by-play) and Brian Engblom (analyst) will call the game from the Scottrade Center in St. Louis, Mo.
Liam McHugh and Russ Thaler host NHL Live on NBCSN at 7:30 p.m. ET, welcoming analysts and former players Mike Milbury, Keith Jones, Jeremy Roenick and Anson Carter.
NBC Sports Group’s weekend Premier League coverage begins Saturday at 9 a.m. ET, on NBCSN with Premier League Live immediately followed by Fulham v. Norwich City at 10:07 a.m. ET. Premier League Extra Time will air Crystal Palace v. Aston Villa; West Bromwich Albion v. Tottenham Hotspur; Southampton v. Cardiff City; Stoke City v. Newcastle; and Sunderland v. Everton at 10:07 a.m. ET. Saturday’s live coverage concludes with Match of the Day at 11 p.m. ET on NBCSN.
On Sunday, NBCSN’s Premier League coverage begins at 7:30 a.m. ET, with Premier League Live followed by Liverpool v. Manchester City at 8:37 a.m. ET, and Swansea v. Chelsea at 11:07 a.m. ET. Coverage concludes with NBCSN’s Match of the Day II at 1:30 p.m. ET on NBCSN.
U.S. Men’s National Team and Everton goalkeeper Tim Howard joins lead Premier League play-by-play announcer Arlo White to call Sunday’s Liverpool v. Manchester City match on NBCSN. U.K. footballer and BBC Match of the Day presenter Gary Lineker and former Liverpool and Manchester City midfielder Dietmar Hamann will be onsite reporting for NBCSN’s studio show Premier League Live.
All matches will be preceded and followed by Premier League Live pre- and post-match shows from the NBC Sports Group International Broadcast Center in Stamford, Conn. Rebecca Lowe hosts Premier League Live alongside Robbie Mustoe and Robbie Earle.
The following games will be broadcast by the Premier League using the World Feed:
Saturday, April 5
10:07 a.m. on Premier League Extra Time – Premier League: Crystal Palace v. Aston Villa, commentated by Joe Speight and Dean Sturridge
10:07 a.m. on NBCSN – Premier League: Fulham v. Norwich, commentated by Gary Taphose and Tony Gale
10:07 a.m. on Premier League Extra Time – Premier League: Southampton v. Cardiff, commentated by David Stowell and Ray Houghton
10:07 a.m. on Premier League Extra Time – Premier League: Stoke v. Newcastle, commentated by Gary Weaver and Barry Horne
10:07 a.m. on Premier League Extra Time – Premier League: Sunderland v. Everton, commentated by Tony Jones and Davie Provan
10:07 a.m. on Premier League Extra Time – Premier League: West Bromwich v. Tottenham, commentated by Daniel Mann and Trevor Francis
Sunday, April 6
8:37 a.m. on NBCSN – Premier League: Liverpool v. Manchester City, commentated by Peter Drury and Jim Beglin
11:07 a.m. on NBCSN – Premier League: Swansea v. Chelsea, commentated by Jon Champion and David Pleat
Viewers can find Premier League Games on TV by using the Premier League Game Finder here.
NBC Sports Group presents Notre Dame’s 85th annual Blue-Gold Game at 12:30 p.m. ET, Saturday on NBCSN. Paul Burmeister (play-by-play), Mike Mayock (analyst) and Alex Flanagan (sideline reporter) will call the game live from South Bend’s Notre Dame Stadium.
NBCSN will mic both team’s quarterbacks as well as head coach Brian Kelly, providing fans an all-access look into Saturday’s game. Kelly will also be on headset to communicate with Burmeister and Mayock during fourth quarter play. Flanagan will conduct interviews with current and former players throughout the game.
CYCLING
NBCSN presents three hours of the Paris Roubaix including the famed Arenberg Forest beginning at 8 p.m. ET on Monday. This year’s Paris Roubaix features cobblestone sectors on stages 5 and 9, which will also be seen in this year’s Tour de France.
NBC Sports Group’s cycling announcer Phil Liggett will handle coverage of the Paris Roubaix joined by analyst Paul Sherwen.
