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Friday, March 20th, 2015
NBC SPORTS GROUP’S PRESS PASS – WHAT TO WATCH MARCH 20, 2015 – MARCH 22, 2015
(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, March 20
5 p.m. on NBCSN – College Hockey East Semifinals: University of Vermont vs. U Mass-Lowell
6 p.m. on Golf Channel – LPGA Tour: JTBC Founders Cup
8 p.m. on NBCSN – College Hockey East Semifinals: University of New Hampshire vs. Boston University
8 p.m. on Golf Channel – Champions Tour: Tucson Conquistadores Classic
11 p.m. on NBCSN – Curling Night in America
Saturday, March 21
7 a.m. on NBCSN – Barclays Premier League Preview Show
8 a.m. on NBCSN – Premier League Live
8:45 a.m. on NBCSN – Premier League: Manchester City v. West Brom
11 a.m. on NBCSN – Premier League: Newcastle v. Arsenal
11 a.m. on Premier League Extra Time – Tottenham v. Leicester City
11 a.m. on Premier League Extra Time – Southampton v. Burnley
11 a.m. on Premier League Extra Time – Aston Villa v. Swansea City
11 a.m. on Premier League Extra Time – Stoke City v. Crystal Palace
12:30 p.m. on Golf Channel – PGA Tour: Arnold Palmer Invitational
1:30 p.m. on NBCSN – Premier League: West Ham v. Sunderland
2 p.m. on NBC – PGA Tour Life
2:30 p.m. on NBC – PGA Tour: Arnold Palmer Invitational
2:30 p.m. on Golf Channel – Spotlight Coverage: Arnold Palmer Invitational
3:30 p.m. on NBCSN – Premier League Goal Zone
4:30 p.m. on NBCSN – Premier League Match of the Week
5 p.m. on Golf Channel – Champions Tour: Tucson Conquistadores Classic
7 p.m. on NBCSN – College Hockey East Final
7 p.m. on Golf Channel – LPGA Tour: JTBC Founders Cup
11 p.m. on NBCSN – Premier League Match of the Day
Sunday, March 22
8:30 a.m. on NBCSN – Premier League Live
9:30 a.m. on NBCSN – Premier League: Liverpool v. Manchester United
Noon on NBC – NHL Game of the Week: St. Louis Blues at Detroit Red Wings
Noon on NBCSN – Premier League: Hull City v. Chelsea
Noon on Premier League Extra Time – Queens Park Rangers v. Everton
12:30 p.m. on Golf Channel – PGA Tour: Arnold Palmer Invitational
2 p.m. on NBCSN – Premier League Goal Zone
2:30 p.m. on NBC – PGA Tour: Arnold Palmer Invitational
2:30 p.m. on Golf Channel – Spotlight Coverage: Arnold Palmer Invitational
3 p.m. on NBCSN – Premier League Match of the Day
5 p.m. on NBCSN – 2015 World Women’s Curling Championships
5 p.m. on Golf Channel – Champions Tour: Tucson Conquistadores Classic
7 p.m. on NBCSN – NHL Live
7 p.m. on Golf Channel – LPGA Tour: JTBC Founders Cup
7:30 p.m. on NBCSN – NHL: Anaheim Ducks at New York Rangers
10:30 p.m. on NBCSN – Sunday Sports Report
This Sunday, NBC Sports Group presents an NHL doubleheader, beginning at Noon ET with NBC’s NHL Game of the Week, when T.J. Oshie and the St. Louis Blues travel to Detroit to face Jimmy Howard and the Detroit Red Wings. Coverage shifts to NBCSN at 7:30 p.m. ET, when Rick Nash and the New York Rangers host Ryan Getzlaf and the Western Conference-leading Anaheim Ducks.
Mike “Doc” Emrick (play-by-play), Eddie Olczyk (analyst) and Pierre McGuire (Inside-the-Glass analyst) call the action for Blues-Red Wings from the Joe Louis Arena in Detroit, Mich.
Kenny Albert (play-by-play) and Joe Micheletti (Inside-the-Glass analyst) call the action for Rangers-Ducks from Madison Square Garden.
NHL Live, NBCSN’s pre- and post-game NHL studio show, begins a half hour before NBCSN’s Sunday matchup. Kathryn Tappen hosts NHL Live alongside analysts and former players Keith Jones and Jeremy Roenick.
NBC Sports Group’s weekend Premier League coverage begins Saturday at 7 a.m. ET on NBCSN with Barclays Premier League Preview, followed by Premier League Live at 8 a.m. ET. Live match coverage begins at 8:45 a.m. ET on NBCSN with Manchester City v. West Brom, and continues at 11 a.m. ET with Newcastle v. Arsenal. Coverage of the Tottenham v. Leicester City, Southampton v. Burnley, Aston Villa v. Swansea City, and Stoke City v. Crystal Palace matches will air on Premier League Extra Time at 11 a.m. ET. Saturday’s live match coverage wraps up with West Ham v. Sunderland at 1:30 p.m. ET on NBCSN, immediately followed by NBCSN’s Premier League post-game show, Premier League Goal Zone.
Sunday’s Premier League coverage begins at 8:30 a.m. ET with Premier League Live on NBCSN, followed by Liverpool v. Manchester United at 9:30 a.m. ET. Live coverage of Hull City v. Chelsea begins at Noon ET on NBCSN, while coverage of Queens Park Rangers v. Everton will air on Premier League Extra Time. Sunday’s coverage concludes with Premier League Goal Zone at 2 p.m. ET.
NBC Sports Group’s lead Premier League play-by-play announcer Arlo White calls Liverpool v. Manchester United, joined by Graeme Le Saux at Anfield. BBC Match of the Day presenter Gary Lineker will host NBC Sports Group’s on-site studio coverage from Anfield alongside analyst Lee Dixon. Following Liverpool v. Manchester United, Steve Bower calls Hull City v. Chelsea, joined by former Manchester United and Everton player Phil Neville.
Below is a full list of match commentators for this weekend’s Premier League coverage:
Saturday, March 21
8:45 a.m. on NBCSN – Manchester City v. West Brom, commentated by Peter Drury and Jim Beglin
11 a.m. on NBCSN – Newcastle v. Arsenal, commentated by Ian Crocker and Andy Walker
11 a.m. on Premier League Extra Time – Tottenham v. Leicester City, commentated by Tony Jones and Tony Gale
11 a.m. on Premier League Extra Time – Southampton v. Burnley, commentated by Phil Blacker and Iain Dowie
11 a.m. on Premier League Extra Time – Aston Villa v. Swansea City, commentated by Gary Weaver and Dean Sturridge
11 a.m. on Premier League Extra Time – Stoke City v. Crystal Palace, commentated by Gary Taphouse and Trevor Francis
1:30 p.m. on NBCSN – West Ham v. Sunderland, commentated by Jim Proudfoot and Danny Murphy
Sunday, March 22
9:30 a.m. on NBCSN – Liverpool v. Manchester United, commentated by Arlo White and Graeme Le Saux
12 p.m. on NBCSN – Hull City v. Chelsea, commentated by Steve Bower and Phil Neville
12 p.m. on Premier League Extra Time – Queens Park Rangers v. Everton, commentated by Joe Speight and Ray Houghton
All matches will be preceded and followed by Premier League Live pre- and post-match shows. Rebecca Lowe hosts Premier League Live, alongside Robbie Earle and Robbie Mustoe from NBC Sports Group’s International Broadcast Center in Stamford, Conn.
The PGA Tour wraps up the Florida Swing in Orlando this week with the Arnold Palmer Invitational at the Bay Hill Club & Lodge. On Saturday and Sunday, coverage begins at 12:30 p.m. ET on Golf Channel, and continues at 2:30 p.m. ET on NBC.
Dan Hicks (play-by-play) and Johnny Miller (analyst) lead Golf Channel on NBC’s coverage of the Arnold Palmer Invitational. Rich Lerner (play-by-play) and Frank Nobilo (analyst) will host lead-in coverage on Golf Channel. Joining them are Gary Koch and Peter Jacobsen (towers), Roger Maltbie, Mark Rolfing, Notah Begay (on-course reporters), Steve Burkowski and Todd Lewis (interviews Golf Channel), Steve Sands (interviews NBC), and Jimmy Roberts (essays).
In addition to live tournament coverage, Golf Channel’s weekend Spotlight coverage returns this weekend, focusing on Bay Hill’s closing stretch, Holes 16-18, to complement Golf Channel on NBC’s coverage. Spotlight coverage begins at 2:30 p.m. ET Saturday and Sunday.
Whit Watson (play-by-play), Curt Byrum (analyst), Craig Perks (tower) and Phil Parkin (on-course) call the action for Bay Hill’s closing stretch.
Golf Channel’s weekend live tournament coverage also includes the LPGA Tour’s JTBC Founders Cup. Coverage begins tonight at 6 p.m. ET, with coverage on Saturday and Sunday beginning at 7 p.m. ET.
Terry Gannon leads Golf Channel’s team from the Wildfire Golf Club at JW Marriott Phoenix Desert Ridge Resort & Spa. Joining Gannon is Judy Rankin (analyst), Tom Abbott (tower), and Jerry Foltz and Kay Cockerill (on-course).
In addition to the PGA Tour and LPGA Tour, Golf Channel presents coverage of the Champions Tour Tucson Conquistadores Classic this weekend. Coverage begins tonight at 8 p.m. ET, and continues Saturday at 5 p.m. ET. Live coverage of Sunday’s final round begins at 5 p.m. ET on Golf Channel.
Calling the action from Omni Tucson National in Tucson, Ariz., is Bob Papa (play-by-play), Lanny Wadkins (analyst), John Mahaffey and Dave Marr (tower), and Billy Ray Brown (on course).
NBCSN presents live coverage of the Hockey East Tournament semifinal and final this weekend. Coverage begins tonight at 5 p.m. ET with No. 4 UMass Lowell against No. 7 Vermont, followed by Jack Eichel and the top-seeded Boston University Terriers against the eighth-seeded New Hampshire Wildcats at 8 p.m. ET.
The winners of those two games will face off to earn an automatic berth into the NCAA tournament Saturday night at 7 p.m. ET on NBCSN.
Steve Schlanger (play-by-play) and Ken Hodge (Inside-the-Glass analyst) will call the action from TD Garden in Boston, Mass.
CURLING
NBCSN wraps up coverage of the U.S. Curling Grand Prix tonight at 11 p.m. ET on Curling Night in America.
Jason Knapp, John Benton, Pete Fenson, Tracy Wilson call the action.
In addition to Curling Night in America, NBCSN presents coverage of the 2015 World Women’s Curling Championships from Sapporo, Japan, beginning Sunday at 5 p.m. ET.
Jason Knapp and John Benton call the 2015 World Women’s Curling Championships.
