(All times ET)
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THE PASS
Friday, May 9
5 p.m. on NBCSN – F1 Countdown
5:30 p.m. on NBCSN – Pro Football Talk
6:30 p.m. on NBCSN – NHL Live
7 p.m. on NBCSN – NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs: New York Rangers at Pittsburgh – Game 5
9:30 p.m. on NBCSN – NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs: Chicago at Minnesota – Game 4
Midnight on NBCSN – NHL Overtime
12:30 a.m. on NBCSN – Auctions America – Auburn
Saturday, May 10
8 a.m. on NBCSN – Spanish Grand Prix: Qualifying
9 a.m. on Golf Channel – Live from THE PLAYERS
9:30 a.m. on NBCSN – F1 Countdown
10 a.m. – Auctions America – Auburn
12:30 p.m. on Golf Channel – PGA Tour: The Players Championship
1:30 p.m. on NBCSN – IIHF: Switzerland vs. USA
2 p.m. on NBC – PGA Tour: The Players Championship
5:30 p.m. on NBCSN – Premier League Countdown
6:30 p.m. on NBCSN – NHL Live
7 p.m. on NBCSN – NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs: Montreal at Boston – Game 5
9:30 p.m. on NBCSN – NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs: Anaheim at Los Angeles – Game 4
Midnight on NBCSN – NHL Overtime
Sunday, May 11
7:30 a.m. on NBCSN – Spanish Grand Prix
9 a.m. on Golf Channel – Live from THE PLAYERS
9 a.m. on CNBC – Premier League Championship Sunday
10 a.m. on NBC – Premier League on NBCSN: Manchester City v. West Ham
10 a.m. on NBCSN – Premier League on NBCSN: Liverpool v. Newcastle
10 a.m. on USA – Premier League on NBCSN: Tottenham v. Aston Villa
10 a.m. on Syfy – Premier League on NBCSN: Southampton v. Manchester United
10 a.m. on CNBC – Premier League on NBCSN: Cardiff City v. Chelsea
10 a.m. on NBCSN – Premier League on NBCSN: Norwich City v. Arsenal
10 a.m. on Bravo – Premier League on NBCSN: Hull City v. Everton
10 a.m. on E! – Premier League on NCBSN: Fulham v. Crystal Palace
10 a.m. on Esquire – Premier League on NCBSN: Sunderland v. Swansea
10 a.m. on Oxygen – Premier League on NCBSN: West Brom v. Stoke City
Noon on NBCSN – Premier League Goal Zone
12:30 p.m. on Golf Channel – PGA Tour: The Players Championship
2 p.m. on NBCSN – Premier League Live: The Champions
2 p.m. on NBC – PGA Tour: The Players Championship
2:30 p.m. on NBCSN – MLS: Los Angeles at Portland
5 p.m. on NBCSN – Tour of California – Stage 1
TBD on NCBSN – NHL Live
TBD on NBCSN – NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs: Pittsburgh at New York Rangers – Game 6
TBD on CNBC – NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs: Minnesota at Chicago – Game 5
TBD on NBCSN – NHL Overtime
10:30 p.m. on NBCSN – NBCSN’s Match of the Day
Midnight on NBCSN – NBCSN’s Match of the Week
NBC Sports Group’s weekend Formula One coverage begins today at 5 p.m. ET, with a new F1 Countdown on NBCSN.
Live weekend coverage of the Spanish Grand Prix begins Saturday with qualifying at 8 a.m. ET, and concludes with the Spanish Grand Prix at 7:30 a.m. ET Sunday on NBCSN.
Lead F1 announcer Leigh Diffey, along with veteran analyst and former racecar driver David Hobbs, and analyst and former Benetton F1 team mechanic Steve Matchett, will call the Spanish Grand Prix. F1 insider Will Buxton will serve as the team’s on-site reporter from the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalyuna in Barcelona, Spain.
NBCSN’s weekend Auctions America coverage from the historic Auburn Auction Park in Auburn, Ind., begins tonight at 10:30 p.m. ET, followed by live coverage from Auburn at 10 a.m. ET Saturday.
Bill Patrick hosts NBCSN’s Auctions America coverage, alongside Matchett, and reporter Carolyn Manno.
NBC Sports Group’s weekend coverage of the NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs begins on NBCSN tonight at 7 p.m. ET, when the New York Rangers play the Pittsburgh Penguins, followed by the Minnesota Wild taking on the Chicago Blackhawks at 9:30 p.m. ET. Mike Emrick and Pierre McGuire call New York Rangers vs. Pittsburgh, and Dave Strader and Eddie Olczyk are on site in Minnesota.
Coverage continues Saturday on NBCSN at 7 p.m. ET, when the Montreal Canadiens face the Boston Bruins. At 9:30 p.m. ET, NBCSN features Game 4 of the Los Angeles Kings–Anaheim Ducks series. Kenny Albert and Pierre McGuire call the action in Boston, while John Forslund and Brian Engblom are on site in Los Angeles.
Liam McHugh hosts NHL Live and NHL Overtime, along with Mike Milbury and former player Keith Jones on Friday, and with Milbury, Jones and Jeremy Roenick on Saturday. Kathryn Tappen, Roenick, Milbury and Jones host Sunday’s NHL Live and NHL Overtime.
PGA TOUR: THE PLAYERS CHAMPIONSHIP
NBC Sports Group’s weekend golf coverage features PGA Tour’s The Players Championship Saturday and Sunday at 12:30 p.m. ET on the Golf Channel; and Saturday and Sunday at 2 p.m. ET on NBC.
NBC’s team of Dan Hicks(play-by-play), Johnny Miller(analyst) will join Golf Channel’sPeter Jacobsen(tower),Gary Koch(tower),Steve Sands(interviews),Jimmy Roberts(essays) and Roger Maltbie,Mark RolfingandPhil Parkinon course to call the action. In addition,Terry Gannonwill handle play-by-play andNick Faldowill serve as an analyst for Golf Channel’s coverage.
PREMIER LEAGUE
NBC Sports Group’s weekend Premier League coverage begins Saturday at 5:30 p.m. ET, on NBCSN with Premier League Countdown.
NBCUniversal’s “Championship Sunday” coverage kicks off at 9 a.m. ET Sunday with an exclusive Premier League Live pregame show on CNBC featuring Rebecca Lowe, former Premier League footballer Robbie Mustoe, Jamaican National Team player Robbie Earle and Kyle Martino. Coverage continues with all 10 matches presented live simultaneously on 10 different NBCUniversal television networks at 10 a.m. ET.
Lowe, Mustoe, Earle and Martino return after the matches for a Premier League Goal Zone’s season wrap-up postgame show on NBCSN at Noon ET. Coverage concludes on NBCSN with Premier League Live: The Champion at 2 p.m. ET.
Following are the match assignments and broadcast teams for Premier League “Championship Sunday” matches:
Sunday, May 11
10 a.m. on NBC – Premier League: Manchester City v. West Ham United, commentated by Arlo White and Lee Dixon
10 a.m. on NBCSN – Premier League: Liverpool v. Newcastle United, commentated by Jon Champion and Graeme Le Saux
10 a.m. on USA – Premier League: Tottenham Hotspur v. Aston Villa, commentated by Steve Banyard and David Pleat
10 a.m. on CNBC – Premier League: Cardiff City v. Chelsea, commentated by Jonathan Beck and Tony Gale
10 a.m. on MSNBC – Premier League: Norwich City v. Arsenal, commentated by Joe Speight and Efan Ekoku
10 a.m. on Bravo – Premier League: Hull City v. Everton, commentated by Tony Jones and Dean Sturridge
10 a.m. on Syfy – Premier League: Southampton v. Manchester United , commentated by Gary Taphouse and Ray Houghton
10 a.m. on Esquire Network – Premier League: Sunderland v. Swansea City, commentated by Phil Blacker and Barry Horne
10 a.m. on E! – Premier League: Fulham v. Crystal Palace , commentated by Jon Driscoll and Bradley Allen
10 a.m. on Oxygen – Premier League: West Bromwich Albion v. Stoke City, commentated by Daniel Mann and Garry Birtles
10 a.m. on Telemundo – Premier League: Manchester City v. West Ham United, commentated by Andres Cantor and Carlos Hermosillo
10 a.m. on mun2 – Premier League: Liverpool v. Newcastle United , commentated by Sammy Sadovnik and Manuel Sol
Viewers can find Premier League Games on TV by using the Premier League Game Finder here.
MLS
NBCSN’s Major League Soccer coverage this weekend features the Portland Timbers hosting the LA Galaxy at 2:30 p.m. ET Sunday, immediately following NBCSN’s coverage of Premier League “Championship Sunday.”
NBC Sports Group’s lead play-by-play announcer John Strong calls the match joined former MLS midfielder Brian Dunseth and host Russ Thaler.
NBC Sports Group’s 16 hours of live coverage of the 2014 Amgen Tour of California, starts Sunday at 5 p.m. ET, on NBCSN with Stage One.
Phil Liggett, Paul Sherwen and 2012 USA Pro Cycling Challenge winner Christian Vande Velde will be on site in California with reporters Steve Schlanger and Steve Porino (‘Inside-the-Race’).