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Friday, April 25th, 2014
NBC SPORTS GROUP’S PRESS PASS – WHAT TO WATCH APRIL 25, 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 25
4:30 p.m. on NBCSN – Mecum Auctions: Kansas City
7 p.m. on NBCSN – NHL Live
7 p.m. on CNBC – NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs: NY Rangers at Philadelphia – Game 4
8 p.m. on NBCSN – NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs: Chicago at St. Louis – Game 5
10:30 p.m. on NBCSN – NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs: Dallas at Anaheim – Game 5
1 a.m. on NBCSN – NHL Overtime
Saturday, April 26
1:30 a.m. on NBCSN – TORC: Las Vegas
6:30 a.m. on NBCSN – Barclays Premier League Preview
7 a.m. on NBCSN – Premier League Live
7:45 a.m. – Premier League: Southampton v. Everton
10 a.m. on NBCSN – Premier League: Fulham v. Hull City
12:30 p.m. on NBC – Premier League: Manchester United v. Norwich
12:30 p.m. on NBCSN – USA Track & Field – Penn Relays
2:30 p.m. on NBC – Premier League Goal Zone
3 p.m. on NBCSN – USA Track & Field – Drake Relays
3 p.m. on NBC – NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs: Detroit at Boston – Game 5
5 p.m. on NBCSN – Mecum Auctions: Kansas City
6:30 p.m. on NBCSN – NHL Live
7 p.m. on NBCSN – NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs: Columbus at Pittsburgh – Game 5
9:30 p.m. on NBCSN – NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs: Minnesota at Colorado – Game 5
10 p.m. on CNBC – NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs: Los Angeles at San Jose – Game 5
12:30 a.m. on NBCSN – NHL Overtime
Sunday, April 27
1 a.m. on NBCSN – IndyCar Grand Prix of Alabama (Qualifying)
2 a.m. on NBCSN – NBCSN’s Match of the Day
6:30 a.m. on NBCSN – Premier League Live
7 a.m. on NBCSN – Premier League: Sunderland v. Cardiff
9 a.m. on NBCSN – Premier League: Liverpool v. Chelsea
11:05 a.m. on NBCSN – Premier League: Crystal Palace v. Manchester City
Noon on NBC – NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs: Philadelphia at NY Rangers – Game 5
1 p.m. on NBCSN – Premier League Goal Zone
1:30 p.m. on NBCSN – NBCSN’s Match of the Day II
2:30 p.m. on NBCSN – Indy Grand Prix of Alabama
3 p.m. on NBC – NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs: St. Louis at Chicago – Game 6
5:30 p.m. on NBCSN – Legacy Indy Lights 100 – Race 2
6:30 p.m. on NBCSN – NHL Live
8 p.m. on NBCSN – NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs: Anaheim at Dallas – Game 6
12:30 a.m. on NBCSN – NHL Overtime
1 a.m. – NBCSN’s Match of the Week
NBC Sports Group’s weekend coverage of the Mecum Auctions: Kansas City begins today at 4:30 p.m. ET, on NBCSN, continuing Saturday at 5 p.m. ET.
Scott Hoke, along with analysts John Kraman, Stephen Cox and Bill Stephens, hosts NBC Sports Group’s Mecum Auctions coverage from Houston’s Reliant Center.
Saturday at 1:30 a.m. ET, NBCSN airs the TORC Series – Las Vegas, where Robbie Floyd, Grant Langston, Tony Bokhoven and Cristy Lee have the call.
NBCSN’s Sunday IndyCar coverage starts at 1 a.m. ET, with the Indy Grand Prix of Alabama (Qualifying), and continues with the Indy Grand Prix of Alabama at 2:30 p.m. ET, followed by Race 2 of the Legacy Indy Lights at 5:30 p.m. ET.
NBC Sports Group’s lead IndyCar and Formula One play-by-play voice Leigh Diffey calls the Indy Grand Prix of Alabama at Birmingham’s Barber Motorsports Park, alongside former drivers Townsend Bell and Wally Dallenbach. Reporters Jon Beekhuis, Kelli Stavast, Kevin Lee and Robin Miller report from the pits. Lee, joined by Anders Krohn and Jake Query, calls the Legacy Indy Lights 100.
NBC Sports Group’s weekend coverage of the NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs begins on CNBC tonight at 7 p.m. ET, when the Philadelphia Flyers hosts the New York Rangers. Coverage continues on NBCSN when the Chicago Blackhawks take on the St. Louis Blues at 8 p.m. ET, followed by the Dallas Stars facing the Anaheim Ducks at 10:30 p.m. ET.
Ken Daniels and Pierre McGuire call Philadelphia v. New York; Dave Strader and Brian Engblom are on site in St. Louis; and John Walton and Butch Goring cover the Dallas vs. Anaheim game.
Coverage continues Saturday on NBC at 3 p.m. ET, when the Detroit Red Wings face the Boston Bruins. At 7 p.m. ET, NBCSN features Game 5 of the Columbus Blue Jackets–Pittsburgh Penguins series, followed by the Minnesota Wild v. Colorado Avalanche at 9:30 p.m. ET. CNBC airs Game 5 of the Los Angeles v. San Jose series at 10 p.m. ET.
Dave Strader, Eddie Olczyk and Pierre McGuire call the action in Boston; Ken Daniels and Joe Micheletti handle coverage from Pittsburgh; John Forslund and Tripp Tracy are on site at Colorado’s Pepsi Center; and Randy Hahn and Drew Remenda have the call in San Jose.
On Sunday, NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs coverage begins on NBC at Noon ET, with Game 5 of the Philadelphia Flyers–New York Rangers series, followed by St. Louis v. Chicago at 3 p.m. ET. NBCSN’s coverage starts at 8 p.m. ET, with Game 6 of the Anaheim–Dallas series. Kenny Albert and Brian Engblom have the call from New York, while Doc Emrick, Eddie Olczyk and Pierre McGuire handle coverage in Chicago.
Liam McHugh hosts NHL Live and NHL Overtime, along with former players Jeremy Roenick and Keith Jones on Friday, and Russ Thaler, Mike Milbury and Roenick on Saturday. Kathryn Tappen, Roenick and Anson Carter host Sunday’s NHL Live and NHL Overtime.
NBC Sports Group’s weekend Premier League coverage begins Saturday at 7 a.m. ET on NBCSN with Premier League Live followed by Southampton v. Everton at 7:45 a.m. ET, and Fulham v. Hull City at 10 a.m. ET. At 12:30 p.m. ET, NBC features Manchester United v. Norwich City, followed by Premier League Goal Zone at 2:30 p.m. ET.
On Sunday, NBCSN’s Premier League coverage begins at 6:30 a.m. ET with Premier League Live followed by Sunderland v. Cardiff City at 7 a.m. ET, Liverpool v. Chelsea at 9 a.m. ET, and Crystal Palace v. Manchester City at 11:05 a.m. ET. Weekend coverage concludes with NBCSN’s Match of the Day II at 1:30 p.m. ET, on NBCSN, hosted by Rebecca Lowe, former Premier League footballer Robbie Mustoe, and Jamaican National Team player Robbie Earle.
Lee Dixon joins lead Premier League play-by-play announcer Arlo White to call Sunday’s Liverpool v. Chelsea game from Anfield, while U.S. Men’s National Team and Everton goalkeeper Tim Howard and Steve Bower call the Crystal Palace v. Manchester City match. All matches will be preceded and followed by Premier League Live pre- and post-match shows hosted by Lowe, Mustoe and Earle from the NBC Sports Group International Broadcast Center in Stamford, Conn.
The following games will be broadcast by the Premier League using the World Feed:
Saturday, April 26
7:45 a.m. on NBCSN – Premier League: Southampton v. Everton, commentated by Jon Champion and David Pleat
10 a.m. on NBCSN – Premier League: Fulham v. Hull City, commentated by Tony Jones and Dean Sturridge
10 a.m. on Premier League Extra Time – Premier League: Stoke City v. Tottenham, commentated by Gary Taphouse and Garry Birtles
10 a.m. on Premier League Extra Time – Premier League: Swansea City v. Aston Villa, commentated by David Stowell and Barry Horne
10 a.m. on Premier Leauge Extra Time – Premier League: West Bromwich v. West Ham United, commentated by Gary Weaver and Tony Gale
12:30 a.m. on NBC – Premier League: Manchester United v. Norwich City, commentated by Steve Banyard and Jim Beglin
Sunday, April 27
7 a.m. on NBCSN – Premier League: Sunderland v. Cardiff City, commentated by Steve Banyard and Efan Ekoku
9 a.m. on NBCSN – Premier League: Liverpool v. Chelsea, commentated by Peter Drury and Jim Beglin
11:05 a.m. on NBCSN – Premier Leauge: Crystal Palace v. Manchester City, commentated by Jon Champion and Clive Allen
Viewers can find Premier League Games on TV by using the Premier League Game Finder here.
