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Friday, May 20th, 2016
NBC SPORTS GROUP’S PRESS PASS – WHAT TO WATCH – MAY 20 – 22, 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, May 20
1 p.m. on Golf Channel – PGA Tour Champions: Regions Tradition
3 p.m. on NBCSN – Preakness Black Eyed Susan
4 p.m. on Golf Channel – PGA TOUR: AT&T Byron Nelson
5 p.m. on NBCSN – Amgen Tour of California: Stage 6
7 p.m. on NBCSN – NHL Live
7 p.m. on Golf Channel – Web.com Tour: BMW Charity Pro-Am
8 p.m. on NBCSN – NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs Eastern Conference Finals: Pittsburgh Penguins @ Tampa Bay Lightning, Game 4
9 p.m. on Golf Channel – LPGA Tour: Kingsmill Championship
11 p.m. on NBCSN – NHL Overtime
12 a.m. on NBCSN – Amgen Tour of California: Stage 6
Saturday, May 21
8 a.m. on Golf Channel – European Tour: Dubai Duty Free Irish Open hosted by the Rory Foundation
11 a.m. on NBCSN – Mecum Auctions – Indianapolis
1 p.m. on NBC – NASCAR Special: Smithfield Building 43
1 p.m. on Golf Channel – PGA TOUR: AT&T Byron Nelson
2 p.m. on NBC – Louis Vuitton America’s Cup World Series New York
2:30 p.m. on NBCSN – Preakness Prep
3 p.m. on NBC –FIVB Cincinnati Open
3 p.m. on Golf Channel – LPGA Tour: Kingsmill Championship
5 p.m. on NBC – Preakness Stakes
5 p.m. on NBCSN – Amgen Tour of California: Stage 7
5 p.m. on Golf Channel – PGA Tour Champions: Regions Tradition
7 p.m. on NBCSN – Lucas Oil Motocross – Hangtown
7 p.m. on Golf Channel – Web.com Tour: BMW Charity Pro-Am
7:15 p.m. on NBC – NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs Western Conference Finals: St. Louis Blues @ San Jose Sharks, Game 4
9 p.m. on NBCSN – Mecum Auctions – Indianapolis
1 a.m. on NBCSN – Amgen Tour of California: Stage 7
Sunday, May 22
8:30 a.m. on Golf Channel – European Tour: Dubai Duty Free Irish Open hosted by the Rory Foundation
10 a.m. on NBCSN – Mecum Auctions – Indianapolis
1 p.m. on NBC – French Open – First Round
1 p.m. on NBCSN – Indy Lights – Indianapolis
1 p.m. on Golf Channel – PGA TOUR: AT&T Byron Nelson
2 p.m. on NBCSN – Red Bull Global RallyCross – Phoenix
3 p.m. on Golf Channel – LPGA Tour: Kingsmill Championship
4 p.m. on NBC – Amgen Tour of California: Stage 8
4 p.m. on NBCSN – U.S. Olympic Trials Water Polo
5 p.m. on Golf Channel – PGA Tour Champions: Regions Tradition
7 p.m. on NBC – NHL Live
7 p.m. on Golf Channel – Web.com Tour: BMW Charity Pro-Am
8 p.m. on NBCSN – NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs Eastern Conference Finals: Tampa Bay Lightning @ Pittsburgh Penguins, Game 5
2 a.m. on NBCSN – Amgen Tour of California: Stage 8
HORSE RACING
Kentucky Derby-winner Nyquist leads the field as NBC Sports Group presents the 141st running of the Preakness Stakes, the middle jewel of the Triple Crown, this Saturday, May 21 at 5 p.m. ET on NBC.
Coverage from Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore, Md., begins this Friday at 3 p.m. ET on NBCSN with the Black-Eyed Susan, and continues Saturday at 2:30 p.m. ET on NBCSN.
NBC Sports Group’s coverage of the Preakness Stakes features hosts Bob Costas, a 27-time Emmy Award-winner, and Tom Hammond; analysts Randy Moss and Jerry Bailey, the Hall of Fame jockey and two-time Preakness Stakes winner; analysts/handicappers Bob Neumeier and Eddie Olczyk; NBCSN host/NBC reporter Laffit Pincay, III; reporters Kenny Rice, Donna Brothers, and Carolyn Manno; and race caller Larry Collmus.
NHL
This weekend’s Stanley Cup Conference Finals coverage is highlighted by Game 4 of the Western Conference Final on NBC in primetime this Saturday, immediately following the Preakness Stakes, when Brent Burns and the San Jose Sharks host David Backes and the St. Louis Blues. Puck drop of Saturday’s Game 4 on NBC is scheduled for 7:15 p.m. ET.
Kenny Albert (play-by-play), Joe Micheletti (analyst), and Emmy Award-winning ‘Inside-the-Glass’ analyst Pierre McGuire will have the call of Saturday’s Blues-Sharks Game 4 matchup from SAP Center in San Jose, Calif.
This weekend’s NHL Conference Finals coverage begins tonight at 8 p.m. ET on NBCSN with Game 4 of the Eastern Conference Final, as Tyler Johnson and the Tampa Bay Lightning host Sidney Crosby and the Pittsburgh Penguins. NBCSN will present Game 5 of Lightning-Penguins on Sunday night at 8 p.m. ET.
Three-time Emmy Award-winning play-by-play commentator Mike ‘Doc’ Emrick and McGuire will have the call of tonight’s Game 4 matchup from Amalie Arena in Tampa, Fla. U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame member and analyst Eddie Olczyk will join Emrick and McGuire for Game 5 at CONSOL Energy Center in Pittsburgh, Pa., on Sunday, following his assignment as an analyst and handicapper for Saturday’s Preakness Stakes coverage on NBC.
Pre-game coverage tonight and Sunday begins at 7 p.m. ET on NBCSN with NHL Live. Kathryn Tappen and Liam McHugh anchor this weekend’s studio coverage alongside analysts and former players Mike Milbury, Keith Jones, Jeremy Roenick, and Anson Carter.
NASCAR
The cars are faster and the stakes are higher, but nearly 50 years since Richard Petty won a historic ten consecutive races, the spirit of NASCAR racing remains the same. Presented by Smithfield Foods, Building 43 guides viewers through the history of Richard Petty Motorsports, the 1967 season that crowned “The King,” and the No. 43 team’s current focus on capturing checkered flags. Building 43 airs Saturday, May 21st at 1 p.m. ET on NBC.
MOTORSPORTS
NBC Sports Group presents more than 30 hours of motorsports coverage this weekend, highlighted by season opening races in the Red Bull Global RallyCross and Lucas Oil Pro Motocross Championship series, and 15 hours of Mecum Auctions action from Dana Mecum’s 29th Annual Original Spring Classic in Indianapolis, Ind.
The Red Bull Global RallyCross season begins this weekend from Phoenix this Sunday at 2 p.m. ET on NBCSN.
Toby Moody handles the play-by-play for this weekend’s event alongside analyst Anders Krohn and reporter Kristen Kenney. Following is the 2016 Red Bull Global RallyCross telecast schedule on NBC and NBCSN.
Veteran play-by-play voice Jason Weigandt, analyst and two-time AMA Pro Motocross Champion Grant Langston, and pit reporter Georgia Lindsay will call this weekend’s action from Sacramento, Calif.
Veteran play-by-play voice Jason Weigandt, analyst and two-time AMA Pro Motocross Champion Grant Langston, and pit reporter Georgia Lindsay will call this weekend’s action from Sacramento, Calif.
Saturday’s Mecum Auctions coverage from Indianapolis on NBCSN begins at 11 a.m. ET, and continues later that evening at 9 p.m. ET.
Scott Hoke will host NBCSN’s Mecum Auctions coverage on-site in Kissimmee, alongside analysts John Kraman, Stephen Cox, and Bill Stephens.
NBCSN will also showcase the Indy Lights series this Sunday at 1 p.m. ET, preceding Global RallyCross coverage from Phoenix, with a presentation of last weekend’s race at the Indianapolis Grand Prix road circuit. Kevin Lee (play-by-play), Anders Krohn (analyst), and Katie Hargitt (reporter) provide commentary.
VOLLEYBALL
NBC Sports Group’s coverage of the 2016 AVP Tour continues this Saturday with the FIVB Cincinnati Open at 3 p.m. ET on NBC.
Veteran broadcaster and Olympic gold medalist Chris Marlowe will serve as the play-by-play announcer for all AVP telecasts on NBC and NBCSN this season. Marlowe will be joined by beach volleyball Olympian and three-time All-American Kevin Wong (analyst), and Olympic gold medalist Dain Blanton (reporter).
CYCLING
NBC Sports Group’s live coverage of the 2016 Amgen Tour of California continues this afternoon at 5 p.m. ET on NBCSN with Stage 6, and culminates with Stage 8 this Sunday at 4 p.m. ET on NBC.
Phil Liggett, Paul Sherwen and 2012 USA Pro Cycling Challenge winner Christian Vande Velde call the action along with reporter Steve Schlanger. ‘Inside-the-Race’ correspondent Steve Porino reports from aboard a motorcycle on the course, and offers updates on race situations. Jens Voigt, who has three top-10 Tour of California finishes to his name, returns as an analyst and reporter after making his debut at the event last year.
FRENCH OPEN
NBC Sports Group presents expanded coverage of the 2016 French Open, beginning this Sunday, May 22, at 1 p.m. ET on NBC with the first round.
Host Ted Robinson anchors NBC’s coverage, joined by analysts John McEnroe and Mary Carillo. This is Robinson’s 17th French Open in the anchor chair for NBC. McEnroe and Carillo teamed to win the mixed doubles title at the 1977 French Open.
WATER POLO
NBC Olympics continues its extensive and unprecedented coverage of the 2016 U.S. Olympic Trials this Sunday at 4 p.m. ET on NBCSN, when the U.S. Men’s and Women’s Water Polo Teams face off against Australia for a pair of matches in preparation for the 2016 Rio Olympic Games.
Paul Burmeister (play-by-play), Olympic silver medalist Julie Swail (analyst), three-time Olympian Wolf Wigo (analyst), and reporter Tanith White will provide commentary for Sunday’s matches from the Uytengsu Aquatics Center in Los Angeles, Calif.
AMERICA’S CUP
NBC Sports Group’s coverage of the Louis Vuitton America’s Cup World Series continues this Saturday at 2 p.m. ET on NBC, with a one-hour highlight show featuring top moments from the Louis Vuitton America’s Cup World Series New York.
Todd Harris serves as host and play-by-play announcer for all America’s Cup World Series coverage, and is joined by analyst and former America’s Cup sailor Ken Read.
GOLF
NBC Sports Group’s tournament coverage resumes this weekend with the PGA TOUR’s AT&T Byron Nelson, the PGA Tour Champions’ Regions Tradition, the LPGA Tour’s Kingsmill Championship and the European Tour’s Dubai Duty Free Irish Open hosted by the Rory Foundation.
Live tournament coverage of the AT&T Byron Nelson resumes today at 4 p.m. ET on Golf Channel. Coverage continues Saturday and Sunday at 1 p.m. ET on Golf Channel.
Terry Gannon (play-by-play) hosts Golf Channel’s coverage from TPC Four Seasons Resort & Club Las Colinas in Irving, Texas. Gannon is joined by Curt Byrum (analyst), Matt Gogel from the tower, with Arron Oberholser from the course. Damon Hack contributes with interviews.
Live coverage of the Dubai Duty Free Irish Open on Golf Channel continues Saturday at 10:30 a.m. ET, and concludes Sunday at 9:30 a.m. ET.
Mike Ritz hosts coverage of the European Tour from Golf Channel’s studio in Orlando, Fla. Calling the action from the The K Club in Straffan, County Kildare, Ireland, are Rich Lerner (play-by-play), analysts Frank Nobilo, Tom Abbott and Warren Humphreys, and Phil Blackmar and George Savaricas from the course.
Coverage of the Regions Tradition continues this afternoon at 1 p.m. ET on Golf Channel. Coverage continues on Saturday and Sunday at 5 p.m. ET on Golf Channel.
Whit Watson (play-by-play) hosts Golf Channel’s coverage from the Greystone Golf & Country Club in Birmingham, Ala. Watson is joined by Lanny Wadkins (analysts), John Mahaffey and Dave Marr (tower), with Billy Ray Brown from the course.
Weekend coverage of the Kingsmill Championship on Golf Channel begins today at 9 p.m. ET. Coverage continues Saturday and Sunday at 3 p.m. ET on Golf Channel.
Steve Sands (play-by-play) hosts Golf Channel’s coverage from the Kingsmill Resort in Williamsburg, Va. Sands is joined by Judy Rankin (analysts), Jim Gallagher Jr. (tower), with Jerry Foltz and Jane Crafter from the course.
Coverage of the BMW Charity Pro-Am on Golf Channel begins tonight at 7 p.m. ET. Coverage continues Saturday and Sunday on Golf Channel at 7 p.m. ET.
Grant Boone (play-by-play) hosts Golf Channel’s coverage from Greer, S.C. Boone is joined by Craig Perks (analyst), Tripp Isenhour (tower), with Kay Cockerill and Gary Christian from the course.
