FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Friday, December 12th, 2014
NBC SPORTS GROUP’S PRESS PASS – WHAT TO WATCH DECEMBER 12 – DECEMBER 14, 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 NBC Sports Group Communications team.
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Friday, December 12
5:30 p.m. on NBCSN – Pro Football Talk
6:30 p.m. on NBCSN – Mecum Auctions: Austin
8 p.m. on Golf Channel – Australian PGA Championship
Saturday, December 13
1 a.m. on Golf Channel – Asian Tour: Thailand Golf Championship
5:30 a.m. on Golf Channel – European Tour: Alfred Dunhill Championship
8 a.m. on NBCSN – Barclays Premier League Preview
9 a.m. on NBCSN – Premier League Live
10 a.m. on NBCSN – Premier League: Chelsea v. Hull City
10 a.m. on Extra Time – Premier League: Burnley v. Southampton
10 a.m. on Extra Time – Premier League: Crystal Palace v. Stoke City
10 a.m. on Extra Time – Premier League: Leicester City v. Manchester City
10 a.m. on Extra Time – Premier League: Sunderland v. West Ham
10 a.m. on Extra Time – Premier League: West Brom v. Aston Villa
11: 30 a.m. on Golf Channel – LET Tour: Omega Dubai Ladies Masters
12:30 p.m. on NBCSN – Premier League: Arsenal v. Newcastle
1 p.m. on NBC – Dew Tour Mountain Championships
2 p.m. on Golf Channel – PNC Father/ Son Challenge
2:30 p.m. on NBCSN – Premier League Goal Zone
3 p.m. on NBC – PNC Father/ Son Challenge
3 p.m. on NBCSN – Mecum Auctions: Austin
5 p.m. on Golf Channel – Franklin Templeton Shootout
7 p.m. on NBCSN – College Basketball: No. 23 Northern Iowa vs. Virginia Commonwealth University
8 p.m. on Golf Channel – Australian PGA Championship
9 p.m. on NBCSN – World Series of Fighting
11:30 p.m. on NBCSN – Match of the Day
Sunday, December 14
1 a.m. on Golf Channel – Asian Tour: Thailand Golf Championship
5:30 a.m. on Golf Channel – European Tour: Alfred Dunhill Championship
6 a.m. on NBCSN – Premier League Match of the Day
7:30 a.m. on NBCSN – Premier League Live
8:30 a.m. on NBCSN – Premier League: Manchester United v. Liverpool
11 a.m. on NBCSN – Premier League: Swansea City v. Tottenham
1 p.m. on NBC – Dew Tour Mountain Championship
1 p.m. on NBCSN – Premier League Goal Zone
2 p.m. on NBCSN – Premier League Match of the Day
2 p.m. on Golf Channel – PNC Father/ Son Challenge
3 p.m. on NBC – PNC Father/ Son Challenge
4 p.m. on NBCSN – Dew Tour Mountain Championship
7 p.m. on NBC – Football Night in America
8:20 p.m. on NBC – Sunday Night Football: Dallas Cowboys at Philadelphia Eagles
NBC’s Sunday Night Football presents a battle for first place in the NFC East, when Tony Romo, DeMarco Murray and the Dallas Cowboys (9-4) square off against Mark Sanchez, LeSean McCoy and the Philadelphia Eagles (9-4). Sunday night’s coverage begins with Football Night In America at 7 p.m. ET.
Calling Cowboys-Eagles is play-by-play announcer Al Michaels, analyst Cris Collinsworth and sideline reporter Michele Tafoya.
Football Night in America, the most-watched studio show in sports, is hosted by 26-time Emmy Award-winner Bob Costas, who will report from Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia, Pa., alongside Collinsworth, Tafoya, Hines Ward, and NBC Sports commentator Josh Elliott.
Dan Patrick co-hosts Football Night from NBC Sports Group’s Studio 1 joined by Tony Dungy and Rodney Harrison, Mike Florio of Pro Football Talk on NBCSN and NBCSports.com, and Peter King of Sports Illustrated. Alex Flanagan will report from Qualcomm Stadium in San Diego, Calif., on the Broncos-Chargers game.
NBC Sports Group’s weekend Premier League coverage begins Saturday at 8 a.m. ET on NBCSN with Barclays Premier League Preview, followed by Premier League Live at 9 a.m. ET. Kicking off Saturday’s matches on NBCSN is Chelsea v. Hull City at 10 a.m. ET. Coverage of the Burnley v. Southampton, Crystal Palace v. Stoke City, Leicester City v. Manchester City, Sunderland v. West Ham, and West Brom v. Aston Villa will air on Premier League Extra Time at 10 a.m. ET. The Arsenal v. Newcastle match begins at 12:30 p.m. ET on NBCSN.
Sunday’s Premier League coverage begins at 6 a.m. ET on NBCSN with Match of the Day followed by Premier League Live at 7:30 a.m. ET. Sunday’s matches on NBCSN begin at 8:30 a.m. ET with Manchester United v. Liverpool, followed by Swansea City v. Tottenham at 11 a.m. ET. Goal Zone begins at 1 p.m. ET, immediately following Sunday’s live matches on NBCSN, with Match of Day beginning at 2 p.m. ET.
NBC Sports Group’s lead Premier League play-by-play announcer Arlo White calls Manchester United v. Liverpool and Arsenal v. Newcastle matches, alongside Lee Dixon.
Below is a full list of match commentators for this weekend’s Premier League coverage:
Saturday, December 13
10 a.m. ET on NBCSN – Chelsea v. Hull City, commentated by Tony Jones and Tony Gale
10 a.m. ET on Premier League Extra Time – Leicester City v. Manchester City, commentated by Ian Crocker and Ray Houghton
10 a.m. ET on Premier League Extra Time – Sunderland v. West Ham, commentated by David Stowell and Brian Little
10 a.m. ET on Premier League Extra Time – Burnley v. Southampton, commentated by Gary Weaver and Barry Horne
10 a.m. ET on Premier League Extra Time – Crystal Palace v. Stoke City, commentated by Phil Blacker and Dean Sturridge
10 a.m. ET on Premier League Extra Time – West Brom v. Aston Villa, commentated by Joe Speight and Trevor Francis
12:30 p.m. ET on NBCSN – Arsenal v. Newcastle, commentated by Arlo White and Lee Dixon
Sunday, December 14
8:30 a.m. ET on NBCSN – Manchester United v. Liverpool, commentated by Arlo White and Lee Dixon
11a.m. ET on NBCSN – Swansea City v. Tottenham, commentated by Jon Champion and Clive Allen
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 two World Series of Fighting world championship bouts Saturday night at 9 p.m. ET, highlighted by submission specialist Rousimar “Toquinho” Palhares (16-6, 13 by submission) defending his welterweight title belt against Jon Fitch (26-6-1, 1 No contest).
Play-by-play announcer Kenny Rice will be joined by mixed martial artists and analysts Bas Rutten and Joey Varner to call the action from the McClellan Conference Center in Sacramento, Calif.
NBC Sports Group features six different professional tournaments from around the world this weekend beginning tonight at 8 p.m. ET with coverage of the Australian PGA Championship on Golf Channel. Live Coverage of the final round begins Saturday at 8 p.m. ET on Golf Channel.
Coverage of PNC Father/ Son Challenge begins Saturday at 2 p.m. ET on Golf Channel, and continues on NBC at 3 p.m. ET. Sunday’s coverage begins at 2 p.m. ET on Golf Channel, and continues on NBC at 3 p.m. ET.
Golf Channel’s Steve Sands calls the action from Ritz Carlton Golf Club in Orlando, Fla. Joining Sands will be Gary Koch (analyst), Peter Jacobsen (tower), Roger Maltbie and Notah Begay (on course), and Jimmy Roberts (interviews).
Golf Channel’s weekend coverage of the European Tour’s Alfred Dunhill Championship begins Saturday at 5:30 a.m. ET, and culminates with the final round Sunday at 5:30 a.m. ET.
Whit Watson hosts from the studio in Orlando. Joining Watson from Leopard Creek CC in Malelane, South Africa is Dougie Donnelly (play-by-play), Ken Brown and Denis Hutchinson (analysts), and Julian Tutt (on course).
Weekend coverage of the Asian Tour’s Thailand Golf Championship begins Saturday at 1 a.m. ET on Golf Channel, and continues with the final round Sunday at 1 a.m. ET.
Coverage of the final round of the LET Tour Omega Dubai Ladies Masters begins Saturday at 11:30 a.m. ET.
NBCSN’s weekend coverage of Mecum Auctions: Austin begins tonight at 6:30 p.m. ET, and continues Saturday at 3 p.m. ET. Saturday night’s presentation wraps up 10 hours of Mecum Auctions coverage this week on NBCSN.
Scott Hoke hosts NBC Sports Group’s Mecum Auctions coverage this week from the Austin Convention Center, alongside analysts John Kraman, Stephen Cox, and reporter Bill Stephens.
NBCSN’s coverage of the 2014-15 men’s college basketball season continues Saturday at 7 p.m. ET with a matchup between the No. 23 Northern Iowa Panthers and the VCU Rams.
Veteran play-by-play analyst Steve Schlanger will be joined by analyst Dalen Cuff to call the action from Verizon Wireless Arena at the Siegel Center in Richmond, Va. Dave Briggs will host NBCSN’s College Basketball studio show.
NBC Sports Group presents seven hours of Dew Tour Mountain Championship coverage this weekend, beginning Saturday at 1 p.m. ET on NBC. The action continues Sunday at 1 p.m. ET on NBC, and moves to NBCSN at 4 p.m. ET.
Todd Harris, Todd Richards, Luke Van Valin and Tina Dixon call the action from Breckenridge, Colo.
