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Friday, January 22nd, 2016
NBC SPORTS GROUP’S PRESS PASS – WHAT TO WATCH – JANUARY 22-24, 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. For live streaming information on NBC Sports Live Extra, and Golf Channel Live Extra, click here.
Friday, January 22
12 p.m. on NBCSN – Mecum Auctions – Kissimmee
3 p.m. on Golf Channel – CareerBuilder Challenge in Partnership with the Clinton Foundation
6:30 p.m. on NBCSN – NASCAR America: Hall of Fame Special
7 p.m. on Golf Channel – Mitsubishi Electric Championship at Hualalai
8 p.m. on NBCSN – NASCAR America: Hall of Fame Special
9:30 p.m. on NBCSN – Stories of NASCAR
10 p.m. on NBCSN – Mecum Auctions – Kissimmee
Saturday, January 23
4 a.m. on Golf Channel – Abu Dhabi HSBC Golf Championship
5:30 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: Norwich v. Liverpool
10 a.m. on NBCSN – Premier League: Manchester United v. Southampton
10 a.m. on USA Network – Premier League: Crystal Palace v. Tottenham
12 p.m. on NBCSN – Premier League Live
12:30 p.m. on NBC – Premier League: West Ham v. Manchester City
12:30 p.m. on NBCSN – Stories of NASCAR
1 p.m. on NBCSN – NASCAR America: Hall of Fame Special
2:30 p.m. on NBCSN – NASCAR Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
2:30 p.m. on NBC – Premier League Goal Zone
3 p.m. on NBC – US Figure Skating Championships
3 p.m. on Golf Channel – CareerBuilder Challenge in Partnership with the Clinton Foundation
4:30 p.m. on NBCSN – Mecum Auctions – Kissimmee
8 p.m. on NBC – US Figure Skating Championships
10 p.m. on NBCSN – World Series of Fighting – Memphis
11:30 p.m. on Golf Channel – Mitsubishi Electric Championship at Hualalai
2 a.m. on NBCSN – Premier League Match of the Day
Sunday, January 24
3:30 a.m. on Golf Channel – Abu Dhabi HSBC Golf Championship
7:30 a.m. on NBCSN – Premier League Live
8:30 a.m. on NBCSN – Premier League: Everton v. Swansea City
11 a.m. on NBCSN – Premier League: Arsenal v. Chelsea
12:30 p.m. on NBC – NHL: Pittsburgh Penguins @ Washington Capitals
1 p.m. on NBCSN – Goal Zone
1:30 p.m. on NCBSN – Behind the Badge: Crystal Palace
2 p.m. on NBCSN – USSA Grand Prix – Snowboard SS
3 p.m. on NBC – USSA Grand Prix – Freestyle HP
3 p.m. on NBCSN – Men’s College Basketball: St. Bonaventure @ VCU
3 p.m. on Golf Channel – CareerBuilder Challenge in Partnership with the Clinton Foundation
4 p.m. on NBC – US Figure Skating Championships
5 p.m. on NBCSN – Mecum Auctions – Kissimmee
8 p.m. on NBCSN – Mecum Auctions – Kissimmee
9 p.m. on NBCSN – Mecum Auctions – Kissimmee
11 p.m. on NBCSN – Premier League Match of the Day II
12 a.m. on NBCSN – Premier League Match of the Week
NHL GAME OF THE WEEK
NBC Sports’ NHL Game of the Week makes its 2015-16 debut this weekend, when Alex Ovechkin and the league-leading Washington Capitals host Sidney Crosby and the Pittsburgh Penguins this Sunday at 12:30 p.m. ET on NBC.
Play-by-play commentator Mike ‘Doc’ Emrick, analyst Eddie Olczyk, and ‘Inside-the-Glass’ analyst Pierre McGuire will call the Penguins-Capitals NHL Game of the Week matchup from the Verizon Center in Washington, D.C.
PREMIER LEAGUE
NBC Sports Group’s coverage of Premier League continues this weekend with live matches across NBC, NBCSN and USA Network.
Weekend coverage begins Saturday, Jan. 23, at 7:30 a.m. ET with Premier League Live, followed by Norwich City v. Liverpool on NBCSN. Live match coverage continues at 10 a.m. ET with Manchester United v. Southampton on NBCSN, and Crystal Palace v. Tottenham on USA Network. Premier League coverage moves to NBC at 12:30 p.m. ET with West Ham v. Manchester City, immediately followed by Goal Zone at 2:30 p.m. ET.
On Sunday, Jan. 24, coverage begins at 7:30 a.m. ET with Premier League Live on NBCSN, followed by Everton v. Swansea City at 8:30 a.m. ET on NBCSN. Coverage continues on NBCSN at 11 a.m. ET with Arsenal v. Chelsea, followed by Goal Zone at 1 p.m. ET.
Weekend coverage of Premier League concludes with the second episode of Premier League Behind the Badge: Crystal Palace FC at 1:30 p.m. ET on NBCSN.
THE MEN IN BLAZERS SHOW hosted by Michael Davies and Roger Bennett airs Mondays at 11 p.m. ET throughout the Premier League season. The Lord of the Rings and Lost actor Dominic Monaghan will be this Monday’s guest.
Rebecca Lowe hosts Premier League Live, alongside Kyle Martino and Robbie Mustoe.
Below is a full list of match commentators for this weekend’s Premier League coverage:
Saturday, January 23
7:45 a.m. on NBCSN – Premier League: Norwich City v. Liverpool, commentated by Peter Drury and Danny Mills
10 a.m. on NBCSN – Premier League: Manchester United v. Southampton, commentated by Daniel Mann and Davie Provan
10 a.m. on USA Network – Premier League: Crystal Palace v. Tottenham, commentated by Gary Taphouse and Ray Houghton
10 a.m. on Premier League Extra Time – Leicester City v. Stoke City, commentated by Gary Weaver and Don Goodman
10 a.m. on Premier League Extra Time – Sunderland v. Bournemouth, commentated by David Stowell and Neil McCann
10 a.m. on Premier League Extra Time – Watford v. Newcastle, commentated by Jonathan Beck and Tony Gale
10 a.m. on Premier League Extra Time – West Brom v. Aston Villa, commentated by Ian Crocker and Garry Birtles
12:30 p.m. on NBC – Premier League: West Ham v. Manchester City, commentated by Jim Proudfoot and Clive Allen
Sunday, January 24
8:30 a.m. on NBCSN – Everton v. Swansea City, commentated by Jon Champion and Kevin Kilbane
11 a.m. on NBCSN – Arsenal v. Chelsea, commentated by Arlo White, Lee Dixon and Graeme Le Saux
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.
Olympians Gracie Gold and Ashley Wagner highlight NBC’s live coverage of the 2016 Prudential U.S. Figure Skating Championships, beginning this Saturday, Jan. 23, at 3 p.m. ET and continuing on NBC in primetime at 8 p.m. ET from Xcel Energy Center in Saint Paul, Minnesota. Live NBC coverage on Sunday, Jan. 24 begins at 4 p.m. ET. Coverage includes the pairs, ice dance, ladies, and men’s free skate competitions.
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.
NASCAR
NASCAR America’s coverage of Charlotte Media Tour is capped by a 90-minute NASCAR America: Hall of Fame Special tonight at 6:30 p.m. ET, leading into tomorrow’s NASCAR Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony at 2:30 p.m. ET on NBCSN. The NASCAR Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony has postponed to tomorrow afternoon due to Winter Storm Jonas.
Tonight’s NASCAR America: Hall of Fame 90-minute special includes driver interviews and pre-induction festivities. Tomorrow at 2:30 p.m. ET NBCSN presents live coverage of the NASCAR Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony from the Crown Ballroom at the Charlotte Convention Center.
WORLD SERIES OF FIGHTING
World Series of Fighting returns to NBCSN this Saturday, Jan. 23, live at 10 p.m. ET, highlighted by a lightweight bout between Luiz “Buscape” Firmino (18-6) and Caros “The Future” Fodor (10-4) from the FedExForum in Memphis, Tenn.
In addition, Teddy Holder (9-2) faces Shamil Gamzatov (9-0) in a light heavyweight co-main event bout.
Saturday’s card also features bouts between Jorge Medina (4-2) and Bryce “Thug Nasty” Mitchell (4-0) in the featherweight division, and Jaleel “The Realist” Willis (5-0) and Chauncey “The Machine” Foxworth (2-0) in the welterweight division.
Play-by-play announcer Kenny Rice will be joined by analyst Joey Varner to call the action.
MECUM AUCTIONS
NBC Sports Group showcases the world’s largest collector car auction to a national audience this weekend, as NBC and NBCSN combine to present nearly 30 hours of Mecum Auctions coverage from its iconic Kissimmee Car Auction, beginning tomorrow night at 7:30 p.m. ET on NBCSN.
NBC and NBCSN will combine to present 29.5 hours of coverage from Kissimmee, beginning tonight’s with a live six-hour block at noon ET, followed by coverage at 10 p.m. ET. Saturday’s five-hour Mecum Auctions block begins at 4:30 p.m. ET on NBCSN, and concludes with six hours of consecutive coverage on Sunday evening at 5 p.m. ET.
Scott Hoke will host coverage on-site in Kissimmee, alongside analysts John Kraman, Stephen Cox and Bill Stephens. Veteran motorsports reporter Rutledge Wood joins this weekend’s Mecum coverage with interview and unique features surrounding this weekend’s auction.
COLLEGE BASKETBALL
NBC Sports Group continues its coverage of the Atlantic 10 Conference on NBCSN this weekend with a men’s matchup between St. Bonaventure at VCU at 3 p.m. ET on Sunday.
Steve Schlanger and David Kaplan call St. Bonaventure-VCU from Siegel Center in Richmond, Va.
GOLF
NBC Sports Group presents coverage the the European Tour’s Abu Dhabi HSBC Golf Championship, PGA TOUR’s CareerBuilder Challenge in Partnership with the Clinton Foundation and the Mitsubishi Electric Championship at Hualalai.
Live weekend coverage of the Abu Dhabi HSBC Golf Championship begins Saturday at 4 a.m. ET on Golf Channel, and concludes Sunday at 3:30 a.m. ET on Golf Channel.
Mike Ritz hosts coverage of the Abu Dhabi HSBC Golf Championshipfrom Golf Channel’s studio in Orlando, Fla. Calling the action from Abu Dhabi Golf Club, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates are Dougie Donnelly (play-by-play), Tony Johnstone and Ken Brown (analyst), and Jay Townsend (on course).
Live coverage of the CareerBuilder Challenge continues today at 3 p.m. ET on Golf Channel. Coverage continues on Golf Channel Saturday at 3 p.m. ET, and concludes Sunday at 3 p.m. ET.
Steve Sands and Dan Hicks (play-by-play) co-hosts coverage from La Quinta, Calif. Sands and Hicks are joined by analysts Curt Byrum and Johnny Miller, Gary Kock (tower), Roger Maltbie, Notah Begay and Jerry Foltz from the course. Todd Lewis will contribute with interviews.
Live coverage of the Mitsubishi Electric Championship at Hualalai on Golf Channel continues tonight at 7 p.m. ET, and concludes Saturday at 11:30 p.m. ET.
Bob Papa (play-by-play) hosts coverage from the Hualalai Golf Course, Ka’upulehu-Kona, Hawaii. Joining Papa are Lanny Wadkins (analyst) and Mark Rolfing (tower). Billy Ray Brown and Dave Marr will contribute from the course.
