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Friday, January 15th, 2016

NBC SPORTS GROUP’S PRESS PASS – WHAT TO WATCH – JANUARY 15-17, 2016

(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. For live streaming information on NBC Sports Live Extra, and Golf Channel Live Extra, click here.

Friday, January 15
5:30 p.m. on NBCSN – Dakar Rally
5:30 p.m. on Universal HD – FIS World Cup – Women’s Slalom
6 p.m. on NBCSN – Pro Football Talk
7 p.m. on Universal HD – FIS World Cup – Women’s Bobsled
7 p.m. on Golf Channel – PGA TOUR: Sony Open in Hawaii
7:30 p.m. on NBCSN – College Hockey: Merrimack @ Notre Dame
8 p.m. on Universal HD – FIS World Cup – Men’s Combined
9:30 p.m. on Universal HD – FIS World Cup – Four-Man Bobsled
10 p.m. on NBCSN – Curling Night in America
11:30 p.m. on Golf Channel – Asian Tour: EurAsia Cup

Saturday, January 16
5:30 a.m. on Golf Channel – European Tour: Joburg Open
6:30 a.m. on NBCSN – FIS Skiing – Men’s Downhill
7:30 a.m. on NBCSN – Premier League Live
7:45 a.m. on NBCSN – Premier League: Tottenham v. Sunderland
10 a.m. on NBCSN – Premier League: Manchester City v. Crystal Palace
10 a.m. on USA – Premier League: Chelsea v. Everton
12:30 p.m. on NBC – Premier League: Aston Villa v. Leicester City
12:30 p.m. on NBCSN – College Basketball: UMass @ Davidson
2:30 p.m. on NBCSN – College Basketball: La Salle @ URI
2:30 p.m. on Golf Channel – Diamond Resorts Invitational
2:30 p.m. on NBC – Together We Make Football
3:30 p.m. on NBC – FIS Skiing – Men’s Downhill
5:30 p.m. on NBCSN – Dakar Rally
7 p.m. on NBCSN – College Hockey: Merrimack @ Notre Dame
7 p.m. on Universal HD – FIS World Cup – Women’s Skeleton
7 p.m. on Golf Channel – PGA TOUR: Sony Open in Hawaii
7:30 p.m. on NBC – Football Night in America
8 p.m. on NBC – NFC Divisional Game: Green Bay Packers @ Arizona Cardinals
8 p.m. on Universal HD – FIS World Cup – Men’s Skeleton
10 p.m. on NBCSN – Premier League Match of the Day
10:30 p.m. on Universal HD – FIS World Cup – Four-Man Bobsled
11:30 p.m. on Golf Channel – Asian Tour: EurAsia Cup
12 a.m. on NBCSN – Premier League Match of the Week

Sunday, January 17
5 a.m. on Golf Channel – European Tour: Joburg Open
6:30 a.m. on NBCSN – Premier League’s Match of the Day
8 a.m. on NBCSN – Premier League Live
9:05 a.m. on NBCSN – Premier League: Liverpool v. Manchester United
11:15 a.m. on NBCSN – Premier League: Stoke City v. Arsenal
1 p.m. on NBCSN – Goal Zone
2 p.m. on NCBSN – Crystal Palace – Part 1
3 p.m. on NBCSN – College Basketball: George Mason @ St. Louis University
4:30 p.m. on NBC – PGA Tour Season Reset
5 p.m. on NBC – Prudential US Figure Skating Championships Preview Show
5:30 p.m. on NBCSN – Dakar Rally
6 p.m. on Universal HD – FIS World Cup – Women’s Giant Slalom
7 p.m. on Golf Channel – PGA TOUR: Sony Open in Hawaii
7 p.m. on NBCSN – NHL Live
7:30 p.m. on NBCSN – NHL: Philadelphia Flyers @ Detroit Red Wings
7:30 p.m. on Universal HD – FIS World Cup – Men’s Slalom
11 p.m. on NBCSN – NHL Sunday Shootout – The Week in Review
11:30 p.m. on NBCSN – Premier League Match of the Day II
11:30 p.m. on Golf Channel – Asian Tour: EurAsia Cup
12:30 a.m. on NBCSN – Premier League Match of the Week

NFC DIVISONAL PLAYOFF
NBC Sports concludes its coverage of the 2015 NFL playoffs this Saturday, Jan. 16, at 8 p.m. ET on NBC with an NFC Divisional round matchup, when Aaron Rodgers and the Green Bay Packers (NFC North, 10-6) visit Carson Palmer and the Arizona Cardinals (NFC West, 13-3), at University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale, Ariz. NBC’s NFL Divisional round coverage on Saturday begins at 7:30 p.m. ET with a special edition of Football Night In America.

Calling Packers-Cardinals from University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale, Ariz., are Al Michaels (play-by-play) alongside Cris Collinsworth (analyst), and sideline reporter Michele Tafoya.

Bob Costas will host Football Night in America reporting live alongside Hines Ward from Arizona at 7:30 p.m. ET on NBC. Joining Costas and Ward from NBC Sports Group’s International Broadcast Center in Stamford, Conn., is co-host Dan Patrick, Tony Dungy, Rodney Harrison, Mike Florio and Peter King.

NHL
NBC Sports Group coverage of Sunday Night Hockey on NBCSN continues this Sunday, Jan. 17, as Claude Giroux and the Philadelphia Flyers visit Dylan Larkin and the Detroit Red Wings at 7:30 p.m. ET at Joe Louis Arena in Detroit, Mich. Coverage begins at 7 p.m. with NHL Live. NHL Sunday Shootout will recap this week in the NHL following Flyers-Red Wings, at 11 p.m. ET.

Gord Miller (play-by-play) and Pierre McGuire (analyst) will have the call of NBCSN’s Sunday Night Hockey showdown from Joe Louis Arena in Detroit, Mich.

NHL Live host Liam McHugh will host studio coverage alongside Keith Jones and Jeremy Roenick to provide pre-game and post-game analysis, as well as commentary during intermissions.

NHL Sunday Shootout is hosted by Dave Briggs, and will feature insight and analysis from NBC Sports Group’s commentator Jeremy Roenick.

PREMIER LEAGUE
NBC Sports Group’s coverage of Premier League continues this weekend with a full slate of action this weekend on the networks of NBCUniversal.

Weekend coverage begins Saturday, Jan. 16, at 7:30 a.m. ET with Premier League Live, followed by Tottenham v. Sunderland on NBCSN. Coverage continues at 10 a.m. ET with Manchester City v. Crystal Palace on NBCSN, and Chelsea v. Everton on USA Network. Premier League coverage moves to NBC at 12:30 p.m. ET with Aston Villa v. Leicester City.

On Sunday, Jan. 17, coverage begins at 8 a.m. ET with Premier League Live on NBCSN, followed by Liverpool and Manchester United at 9:05 a.m. ET on NBCSN. Coverage continues on NBCSN at 11:15 a.m. ET with Stoke City v. Arsenal, followed by Goal Zone at 1 p.m. ET.

This week’s live match coverage on NBCSN wraps up Monday, Jan. 18, at 2 p.m. with Premier League Live, followed by Swansea City v. Watford at 3 p.m. ET, and Goal Zone at 5 p.m. ET.

Rebecca Lowe hosts Premier League Live, joined by a combination of Kyle Martino, Robbie Earle and Robbie Mustoe.

THE MEN IN BLAZERS SHOW hosted by Michael Davies and Roger Bennett returns this Monday, Jan. 18, at 11:30 p.m. ET on NBCSN.

Below is a full list of match commentators for this weekend’s Premier League coverage:

Saturday, January 16
7:45 a.m. on NBCSN – Premier League: Tottenham v. Sunderland, commentated by Jim Proudfoot and Kevin Kilbane
10 a.m. on NBCSN – Premier League: Manchester City v. Crystal Palace, commentated by Gary Taphouse and Davie Provan
10 a.m. on USA Network – Premier League: Chelsea v. Everton, commentated by Gary Weaver and Tony Gale
10 a.m. on Premier League Extra Time – Bournemouth v. Norwich City, commentated by Joe Speight and Danny Higginbotham
10 a.m. on Premier League Extra Time – Newcastle v. West Ham, commentated by Ian Crocker and Neil McCann
10 a.m. on Premier League Extra Time – Southampton v. West Brom, commentated by Tony Jones and Andy Walker
12:30 p.m. on NBC – Premier League: Aston Villa v. Leicester City, commentated by Arlo White and Graeme Le Saux

Sunday, January 17
9:05 a.m. on NBCSN – Liverpool v. Manchester United, commentated by Arlo White and Lee Dixon
11:15 a.m. on NBCSN – Stoke City v. Arsenal, commentated by Peter Drury and Andy Townsend

Monday, January 18
3 p.m. on NBCSN – Swansea City v. Watford, commentated by Martin Tyler and Danny Mills

FIGURE SKATING
NBC’s coverage of the 2016 Prudential U.S. Figure Skating Championships begins this weekend with the Prudential U.S. Figure Skating Championships Preview Show this Sunday, Jan. 17, at 5 pm ET.

The Prudential U.S. Figure Skating Championships Preview Show is hosted by 1998 Olympic gold medalist Tara Lipinski, play-by-play announcer Terry Gannon, and 2006 ice dance silver medalist Tanith White, and will feature athlete profiles, event analysis and competition highlights.

FIS SKIING WORLD CUP
NBC Sports Group’s live men’s and women’s FIS World Cup skiing coverage on NBCSN begins Saturday morning at 6:30 a.m. ET with the men’s downhill in Wengen, Switzerland, with same-day delayed coverage airing on NBC on Saturday afternoon at 3:30 p.m. ET.

Universal HD will present women’s FIS World Cup skiing action from Flachau, Austria. Women’s slalom coverage streams today on Universal HD this evening at 5:30 p.m. ET. Sunday’s coverage of the giant slalom begins at 6 p.m. ET on Universal HD.

Steve Porino (play-by-play) and Kaylin Richardson (analyst) will call the women’s events, while Porino and Doug Lewis (analyst) will call the men’s races.

CURLING NIGHT IN AMERICA
NBCSN’s Curling Night In America debuts curling’s new mixed doubles format tonight at 10 p.m. ET., when Team USA faces off against Japan. Mixed doubles was approved for inclusion in the 2018 Olympic Winter Games in Pyeongchang, South Korea. Jason Knapp (play-by-play), Pete Fenson (analyst), and Tanith White (reporter) will provide commentary from Curl Mesabi in Eveleth, Minn.

DAKAR RALLY
NBCSN concludes its coverage of the 2016 Dakar Rally, the world’s most challenging off-road endurance this weekend.

Coverage of Stage 11 – La Rioja to San Juan begins tonight at 5:30 p.m. ET on NBCSN. Coverage continues on NBCSN with Stage 12 – San Juan to Villa Carlos Paz on Saturday at 5:30 p.m. ET, and Stage 13 – Villa Carlos Paz to Rosario on Sunday at 5p.m. ET.

Play-by-play voice Leigh Diffey will provide commentary throughout NBCSN’s Dakar Rally coverage.

COLLEGE BASKETBALL
NBC Sports Group continues its coverage of the Atlantic 10 Conference on NBCSN this weekend with games on Saturday and Sunday.

Saturday’s A-10 action tips off with UMass at Davidson at 12:30 p.m. ET, immediately followed by La Salle at Rhode Island at 2:30 p.m. ET. Weekend coverage concludes on Sunday with George Mason at Saint Louis at 3 p.m. ET.

Rick Allen and Ron Thompson call Saturday’s UMass-Davidson matchup from Belk Arena in Davidson, N.C., while Mike Corey and Dalen Cuff call Saturday’s La Salle-Rhode Island matchup from Ryan Center in Kingston, R.I.

Steve Schlanger and David Kaplan call Sunday’s George Mason-St. Louis University matchup from Chaifetz Arena in St. Louis, Mo.

COLLEGE HOCKEY
NBCSN’s coverage of the 2015-16 college hockey campaign continues this season with a pair of Hockey East matchups between the Merrimack Warriors (7-9-5) and the No. 13 Notre Dame Fighting Irish (10-4-7). The first game will air on NBCSN tonight at 7:30 p.m. ET, followed by the second game of the series on Saturday at 7 p.m. ET.

Steve Schlanger alongside Anson Carter (analyst) will call both matchups from Compton Family Ice Arena in South Bend, Ind.

GOLF
NBC Sports Group presents coverage of the first events of 2016 with the PGA TOUR’s Sony Open in Hawaii, the European Tour’s Joburg Open, the Asian Tour’s EurAsia Cup and the Diamond Resorts Invitational.

Weekend coverage of the Sony Open in Hawaii begins tonight at 7 p.m. ET on Golf Channel. Coverage continues on Golf Channel on Saturday at 7 p.m. ET, and concludes on Sunday at 6 p.m. ET.

Steve Sands (play-by-play) hosts coverage from the Waialae Country Club, Honolulu, Hawaii. Joining Sands are Peter Jacobsen (analyst) Frank Nobilo and Mark Rolfing (tower), Jerry Foltz and Curt Byrum (on-course). Steve Burkowski will contribute with interviews.

Live coverage of the Joburg Open begins Saturday at 5:30 a.m. ET on Golf Channel, and concludes Sunday at 5 a.m. ET on Golf Channel.

Mike Ritz hosts coverage of the Joburg Open from Golf Channel’s studio in Orlando, Fla. Calling the action from Royal Johannesburg & Kensington Golf Club (East Course), Gauteng, South Africa are Dominik Holyer (play-by-play), Denis Hutchinson and Jay Townsend (analyst), and Paul Eales (on course).

Weekend coverage of the EurAsia Cup on Golf Channel begins tonight at 11:30 p.m. ET, and continues Saturday and Sunday at 11:30 p.m. ET.

Dougie Donnelly (play-by-play) hosts coverage from the Glenmarie Golf & Country Club, Shah Alam, Malaysia. Joining Donnelly are Dom Boulet and Warren Humphreys (analyst), and Julian Tutt (on-course).

Live coverage of the Diamond Resorts Invitational on Golf Channel concludes Saturday at 2:30 p.m. ET.

Bob Papa (play-by-play) hosts coverage from the Golden Bear Club at Keene’s Point, Windermere, Fla. Joining Lerner are Lanny Wadkins (analyst) and Tom Abbott (tower). Charlie Rymer, Karen Stupples, Tripp Isenhour and Damon Hack will contribute from the course.