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Friday, November 21st, 2014
NBC SPORTS GROUP’S PRESS PASS – WHAT TO WATCH NOVEMBER 21 – NOVEMBER 23, 2014
The “Press Pass” on NBC Sports Group Press Box is a quick overview of upcoming program information and highlights from the NBC Sports Group Communications team.
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THE PASS
Friday, November 21
7:30 p.m. on NBCSN – College Hockey: UMass Lowell at Notre Dame
9:30 p.m. on Golf Channel – PGA Tour Australasia: Australian Masters
10 p.m. on NBCSN – Apolo Ohno Invitational
Saturday, November 22
3 a.m. on Golf Channel – European Tour: DP World Tour Championship
8 a.m. on NBCSN – F1Abu Dhabi Grand Prix Qualifying
8 a.m. on Golf Channel – Barclays Premier League Preview
9 a.m. on NBCSN – Premier League Live
10 a.m. on NBCSN – Premier League: Chelsea vs. West Brom
10 a.m. on Premier League Extra Time – Manchester City vs. Swansea City
10 a.m. on Premier League Extra Time – Everton vs. West Ham
10 a.m. on Premier League Extra Time – Newcastle vs. Queens Park Rangers
10 a.m. on Premier League Extra Time – Stoke City vs. Burnley
10 a.m. on Premier League Extra Time – Leicester City vs. Sunderland
10 a.m. on Golf Channel – European Tour: DP World Tour Championship
12:30 p.m. on NBC – Premier League: Arsenal vs. Manchester United
12:30 p.m. on NBCSN – Ivy League Football: Yale vs. Harvard
1:30 p.m. on Golf Channel – LPGA Tour: CME Group Tour Championship
2:30 p.m. on NBC – Premier League Goal Zone
3 p.m. on NBC – Notre Dame Countdown to Kickoff
3:30 p.m. on NBC – University of Louisville at Notre Dame
3:30 p.m. on NBCSN – CAA Football: New Hampshire at Maine
4:30 p.m. on Golf Channel – LPGA Tour: CME Group Tour Championship (Encore)
7 p.m. on NBCSN – Notre Dame Football Post Game Show
7:30 p.m. on NBSN – CAA Football – Richmond at William & Mary
9:30 p.m. on Golf Channel – PGA Tour Australasia: Australian Masters
11 p.m. on NBCSN – Premier League Match of the Day
Sunday, November 23
3 a.m. on Golf Channel – European Tour: DP World Tour Championship
7 a.m. on NBCSN – F1 Countdown
8 a.m. on NBCSN – F1 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
8 a.m. on CNBC – Premier League Live
8:30 a.m. on CNBC – Premier League: Crystal Palace vs. Liverpool
9:30 a.m. on Golf Channel – European Tour: DP World Tour Championship
10 a.m. on NBCSN – F1 Extra
10:30 a.m. on NBCSN – Premier League Live
11 a.m. on NBCSN – Premier League: Hull City vs. Tottenham
12:30 p.m. on NBC – World Adventure of Sports
1 p.m. on NBCSN – Premier League Goal Zone
1:30 p.m. on NBC – MLS Playoffs: New York Red Bulls vs. New England Revolution
1:30 p.m. on Golf Channel – LPGA Tour: CME Group Tour Championship
2 p.m. on NBCSN – F1 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix (Encore)
4 p.m. on NBC – ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating France
4:30 p.m. on NBCSN – F1 Extra (Encore)
4:30 p.m. on Golf Channel – LPGA Tour: CME Group Tour Championship (Encore)
7 p.m. on NBC – Football Night in America
8:20 p.m. on NBC – Sunday Night Football: Dallas Cowboys at New York Giants
Tony Romo and the Dallas Cowboys (7-3), tied for the top spot in the NFC East (Philadelphia Eagles), visit division rivals Eli Manning and the New York Giants (3-7) at MetLife Stadium on Sunday Night Football. Sunday night’s pre-game coverage begins with Football Night In America at 7 p.m. ET.
Calling Cowboys – Giants is play-by-play announcer Al Michaels, analyst Cris Collinsworth, and sideline reporter Michele Tafoya.
Football Night in America is hosted by Bob Costas, who will report from MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, N.J. Costas will be joined on site by Collinsworth, Tafoya, Hines Ward and Josh Elliott.
Dan Patrick co-hosts Football Night from NBC Sports Group’s Studio 1 and will be joined by Tony Dungy, Rodney Harrison, Mike Florio of Pro Football Talk on NBCSN and NBCSports.com, and Peter King of Sports Illustrated. Alex Flanagan will report from CenturyLink Field in Seattle, Wash., on the Cardinals-Seahawks game.
NBC Sports Group’s coverage of the 2014 Notre Dame Football season concludes this Saturday at 3:30 p.m. ET on NBC, when the Fighting Irish host the No. 24 Louisville Cardinals at Notre Dame Stadium in the team’s final home game this season. Coverage begins at 3 p.m. ET with Countdown to Kickoff, NBC’s Notre Dame pre-game show.
In addition, NBC Sports Group will present a Football College Subdivision tripleheader on NBCSN this Saturday, highlighted by “The Game” between the Yale Bulldogs and No. 15 Harvard Crimson at 12:30 p.m. ET.
For the second straight week, Doug Flutie will work in NBC’s Notre Dame broadcast booth alongside play-by-play voice Dan Hicks, while Mike Mayock will provide in-depth Xs-and-Os analysis from the sideline. Kathryn Tappen continues as sideline reporter.
Liam McHugh will host Countdown To Kickoff at 3 p.m. ET on NBC, on-site at Notre Dame Stadium. He will be joined by Mayock and two-time Super Bowl champion Hines Ward. McHugh, Mayock and Ward will also manage halftime coverage, as well as the post-game show, which will air on NBCSN.
NBCSN’s tripleheader coverage begins at 12:30 p.m. ET when the No. 15 Harvard Crimson host the Yale Bulldogs in one of college football’s most historic rivals known simply as “The Game.” Saturday’s meeting marks the 131st all-time meeting between the two schools, the second-oldest rivalry behind Yale-Princeton. Harvard enters “The Game” with a 9-0 record, and a No. 15 FCS ranking. Yale sits in second in the Ivy League standings at 8-1, and can earn a share of the Ivy League crown with a win on Saturday.
Randy Moss (play-by-play) and Ross Tucker (analyst) will call the action from Harvard Stadium in Allston, Mass.
The top-ranked team in FCS football takes the field on NBCSN Saturday at 3:30 p.m. ET, when the No. 1 New Hampshire Wildcats (9-1) visit the Maine Black Bears (5-5) in a Colonial Athletic Association matchup.
Paul Burmeister (play-by-play) and Rene Ingoglia (analyst) will call the action from Alfond Stadium in Orono, Maine.
Saturday’s college football tripleheader on NBCSN wraps up with a FCS matchup when the No. 22 William & Mary Tribe (7-4) host the No. 21 Richmond Spiders (7-4).
Pro Football Talk analyst Kevin Gilbride will be joined in the booth by Mike Corey (play-by-play) to call the action from Walter J. Zable Stadium in Williamsburg, Va.
NBC Sports Group’s coverage of the 2014 MLS Cup Playoffs continue as the New York Red Bulls face the New England Revolution in the first leg of the Eastern Conference Championship Sunday at 1:30 p.m. ET on NBC.
NBC Sports Group’s lead MLS play-by-play announcer John Strong calls the match from Red Bull Arena in Harrison, N.J., and is joined by former Major League Soccer and U.S. Men’s National Team midfielder Kyle Martino and host Russ Thaler.
The 2014 Formula One Drivers’ Championship will be decided Sunday at 8 a.m. ET on NBCSN, as Mercedes teammates Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg battle to see who will win the F1 title at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. Race coverage begins with a special 60-minute edition of F1 Countdown, NBCSN’s F1 pre-race show, Sunday at 7 a.m. ET on NBCSN. Following the race, NBCSN will present complete post-race coverage on F1 Extra at 10 a.m. ET, and air an encore presentation of the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix at 2 p.m. ET.
Tomorrow’s coverage begins with live qualifying at 8 a.m. ET on NBCSN.
Lead F1 announcer Leigh Diffey will call the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix and will be joined by David Hobbs, and analyst Steve Matchett. F1 insider Will Buxton will serve as the team’s on-site reporter from Yas Marina Circuit in Abu Dhabi.
NBC Sports Group’s weekend Premier League coverage begins Saturday with Premier League Live at 9 a.m. ET. Chelsea vs. West Brom kicks off Saturday’s matches at 10 a.m. ET on NBCSN, followed by Arsenal vs. Manchester United at 12:30 p.m. ET on NBC. Coverage of the Manchester City vs. Swansea City, Everton vs. West Ham, Newcastle vs. Queens Park Rangers, Stoke City vs. Burnley, and Leicester City vs. Sunderland matches will air on Premier League Extra Time at 10 a.m. ET. Saturday’s coverage on NBCSN wraps up with Premier League Goal Zone at 2:30 p.m. ET.
Sunday’s Premier League coverage begins at 8 a.m. ET on CNBC with Premier League Live, followed by Crystal Palace v. Liverpool at 8:30 a.m. ET. Coverage of Hull City v. Tottenham begins at 11 a.m. ET on NBCSN. Sunday’s Premier League coverage wraps up with Premier League Goal Zone at 1 p.m. ET on NBCSN.
NBC Sports Group’s lead Premier League play-by-play announcer Arlo White calls the Arsenal vs. Manchester United match, alongside analyst Lee Dixon.
Below is the schedule of Premier League matches with world feed announcers:
Saturday, November 22
10 a.m. ET on NBCSN – Chelsea vs. West Brom, commentated by Jim Proudfoot and Tony Gale
10 a.m. ET on Extra Time– Manchester City vs. Swansea City, commentated by Gary Weaver and Davie Provan
10 a.m. ET on Extra Time – Everton vs. West Ham, commentated by Tony Jones and Garry Birtles
10 a.m. ET on Extra Time – Stoke City vs. Burnley, commentated by Gary Taphouse and Alan Curbishley
10 a.m. ET on Extra Time – Leicester City vs. Sunderland, commentated by Joe Speight and Andy Hinchcliffe
12:30 p.m. ET on NBC – Arsenal vs. Manchester United, commentated by Arlo White and Lee Dixon
Sunday, November 23
8:30 a.m. ET on CNBC – Crystal Palace vs. Liverpool, commentated by Arlo White and Geoff Cameron
11 a.m. ET on NBCSN– Hull City vs. Tottenham, commentated by Peter Drury and Danny Higginbotham
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 Earle and Robbie Mustoe.
NBCSN presents coverage of the Notre Dame Fighting Irish and the No. 5 UMass-Lowell River Hawks, in a Hockey East matchup, tonight at 7:30 p.m. ET.
Gord Miller (play-by-play) and Pierre McGuire (analyst) call the action from the Compton Family Ice Arena in South Bend, Ind.
Weekend coverage of the LPGA Tour season-ending CME Group Tour Championship on Golf Channel begins Saturday at 1:30 p.m. ET, and concludes with coverage of the final round Sunday at 1:30 p.m. ET.
Terry Gannon (play-by-play), Judy Rankin (analyst), Tom Abbott (tower), Jerry Foltz and Kay Cockerill (on course reporters) call the action from Tiburon Golf Club in Naples, Fla.
Golf Channel’s coverage of the European Tour’s DP World Tour Championship continues Saturday at 3 a.m. ET, with an encore presentation airing at 10 a.m. ET. Live coverage of the final round begins Sunday at 2:30 a.m. ET, followed by an encore presentation at 9:30 a.m. ET.
Mike Ritz hosts from Golf Channel’s studio in Orlando, Fla., alongside Dominik Holyer (play by play), Tony Johnstone (analyst), Ken Brown (analyst) and Paul Eales (on course reporter) who call the action from Jumeirah Golf Estates in Dubai.
The Australian Masters continues tonight at 9:30 p.m. ET on Golf Channel, and concludes with coverage of the final round Saturday at 9:30 p.m. ET on Golf Channel.
Scott Walker hosts from Golf Channel’s studio in Orlando, joined by play-by-play announcer Peter Donegan, analysts Ian Baker-Finch and Wayne Grady, and on course reporter Ossie Moore.
NBC continues its coverage of the 2014 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating Series with Grand Prix France. Coverage of the men’s and ladies’ free skates begins Sunday at 4 p.m. ET.
Three-time U.S. figure skating champion Johnny Weir, 1998 Olympic gold medalist Tara Lipinski, and play-by-play announcer Steve Schlanger host the coverage. Analyst Tracy Wilson will report on-site from Meriadeck Ice Rink in Bordeaux, France.
NBCSN presents coverage of the the Apolo Ohno Invitational tonight at 10 p.m. ET.
Steve Schlanger handles play-by-play joined by Apolo Ohno, the most-decorated Winter Olympian in U.S. history, winning eight medals (two gold) over three Olympic Winter Games.
