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Friday, January 27th, 2017
NBC SPORTS GROUP’S PRESS PASS – WHAT TO WATCH – JANUARY 27-29, 2017
(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 NBCSports.com, and Golf Channel Live Extra, click here.
Friday, January 27th
2 p.m. on NBCSN – European Figure Skating Championships: Ladies Free
2:30 p.m. on Golf Channel – Golf Central
3 p.m. on Golf Channel – PGA TOUR: Farmers Insurance Open
5 p.m. on Universal HD – Two-Woman Bobsled/ Women’s Skeleton – Koenigssee
7 p.m. on NBCSN – Curling Night in America
7 p.m. on Universal HD – Men’s Downhill – Garmisch
7 p.m. on Golf Channel – Golf Central
8 p.m. on Golf Channel – PGA TOUR: Farmers Insurance Open
9 p.m. on NBCSN – The NHL 100 Pre-Show
9:30 p.m. on NBCSN – The NHL100
Saturday, January 28th
4 a.m. on Golf Channel – European Tour: Commercial Bank Qatar Masters
6 a.m. on NBCSN –FIS World Cup: Men’s Downhill – Garmish
6 a.m. on NBCSN – FIS World Cup: Women’s Downhill – Cortina
7:30 a.m. on NBCSN – FIS World Cup: Women’s Downhill – Cortina D’Ampezzo
9 a.m. on NBCSN – European Figure Skating Championships: Free Dance
10:30 a.m. on Golf Channel – European Tour: Commercial Bank Qatar Masters
12 p.m. on NBCSN – College Basketball: Davidson @ Fordham
1 p.m. on NBC –Toyota U.S. Grand Prix Snowboard Cross
1 p.m. on Golf Channel – PGA TOUR: Farmers Insurance Open
2:30 p.m. on Golf Channel – Golf Central
2 p.m. on NBCSN – College Basketball: St. Bonaventure @ Rhode Island
2:30 p.m. on NBC –US Figure Skating Championship Gala
3 pm on Golf Channel – Pure Silk-Bahamas LPGA Classic
4 p.m. on NBCSN – New Balance Indoor Boston Grand Prix
4:30 p.m. on NBC – Pegasus World Cup Invitational
6 p.m. on NBCSN – European Figure Skating Championships: Men’s Free
6 p.m. on Golf Channel – Golf Central
7 p.m. on Golf Channel – Farmers Insurance Open
7 p.m. on NBCSN – 2017 NHL All-Star Skills Competition
9:30 p.m. on NBCSN – NHL Overtime
10 p.m. on Universal HD – Men’s Skeleton/Two-Man Bobsled – Koenigssee**
Sunday, January 29th
4 a.m. on Golf Channel – European Tour: Commercial Bank Qatar Masters
7:30 a.m. on NBCSN – FIS World Cup: Men’s Giant Slalom – Garmisch
10 a.m. on NBCSN – Big Bash League Cricket: Championship
10:30 a.m. on Golf Channel – European Tour: Commercial Bank Qatar Masters
1 p.m. on Golf Channel –PGA TOUR: Farmers Insurance Open
1:30 p.m. on NBC – Mecum Auto Auctions: Kissimmee
2:30 p.m. on NBC – Detroit Auto Show
2:30 p.m. on Golf Channel – Golf Central
3 p.m. on Golf Channel – Pure Silk-Bahamas LPGA Classic
3:30 p.m. on NBC – 2017 Honda NHL All-Star Game
3:30 p.m. on NBCSN – Luge World Championships – Innsbruck
4:30 p.m. on NBCSN – IBSF World Cup: 4-Man Bobsleigh – Konigssee
5:30 p.m. on NBCSN – FIS World Cup: Women’s Super G – Cortina D’Ampezzo
6:30 p.m. on Golf Channel – Golf Central
7:30 p.m. on Golf Channel – Farmers Insurance Open
7 p.m. on NBCSN – NHL Overtime
NHL
NBC Sports presents seven consecutive days of hockey this week, culminating with live coverage of the 3-on-3 2017 Honda NHL All-Star Game from Staples Center in Los Angeles, Calif., this Sunday at 3:30 p.m. ET on NBC.
Coverage of 2017 NHL All-Star Weekend begins tonight at 9 p.m. ET on NBCSN with The NHL 100, as the league reveals the 100 greatest NHL players of all-time to coincide with its Centennial celebration.
The league’s top players will also showcase their world-class abilities in events ranging from fastest skater to hardest shot in the 2017 NHL All-Star Skills Competition on Saturday night at 7 p.m. ET on NBCSN.
Mike ‘Doc’ Emrick (play-by-play), Eddie Olczyk (analyst), Pierre McGuire (‘Inside-the-Glass analyst), and Jeremy Roenick will call the All-Star Game on Sunday. Liam McHugh anchors studio coverage on Sunday with analysts Mike Milbury and Keith Jones.
Kenny Albert (play-by-play), McGuire, and Roenick will provide commentary for the Skills Competition. Kathryn Tappen and Roenick will anchor coverage of the NHL 100 on Friday night.
HORSE RACING
California Chrome, winner of the Kentucky Derby and Preakness Stakes in 2014 and the winningest North American horse in career prize money, headlines a star-studded field in the debut of the $12 Million Pegasus World Cup Invitational, the world’s richest horse race, from Gulfstream Park in Hallandale Beach, Fla., this Saturday, Jan. 28, live at 4:30 p.m. ET on NBC.
Mike Tirico hosts the show, alongside analyst Jerry Bailey; analyst Randy Moss; analyst/handicapper Eddie Olczyk; host/reporter Laffit Pincay, III; and reporter Donna Brothers. E! News’ Maria Menounos joins the telecast as a co-host, covering the pageantry, celebrities, and fashion at the event.
FIGURE SKATING
NBC Sports Group continues coverage of the 2017 ISU European Figure Skating Championships this weekend.. Coverage continues this afternoon at 2 p.m. ET with ladies’ free, and culminates this Saturday, Jan. 28, with the free dance live at 9 a.m. ET and the men’s free program at 6 p.m. ET on NBCSN. NBC presents encore coverage of the ladies’ and men’s free skate on Saturday, Feb. 4, at 3 p.m. ET.
Andrea Joyce calls the action on NBCSN alongside Ryan Bradley. Joyce will be joined by Ben Agosto for the ice dance events. Tanith White, who won the 2006 Olympic ice dance silver medal with Agosto, calls the event on NBC, joined by Tara Lipinski and Johnny Weir.
GOLF
Tiger Woods will make his first official PGA TOUR start in 17 months this week when he tees it up at the Farmers Insurance Open. The event marks the first of four scheduled events on Woods’ calendar over the next five weeks. World No. 1 Jason Day and No. 3 Dustin Johnson also are in the field. The LPGA Tour will kick off its 2017 season this week at the Pure Silk-Bahamas LPGA Classic, with Ariya Jutanugarn (No. 2) and Lexi Thompson (No. 5) headlining the field. The European Tour will stage the Commercial Bank Qatar Masters, with Rafa Cabrera-Bello, Ernie Els and Martin Kaymer leading the field. And the Bahamas Great Abaco Classic continues on the Web.com Tour, with final round coverage airing Wednesday afternoon live on Golf Channel.
Live coverage of the Farmers Insurance Open continues at 3 p.m. on Golf Channel. Saturday’s coverage begins at 1 p.m. ET on Golf Channel, and coverage concludes Sunday at 1 p.m. ET on Golf Channel.
Terry Gannon (play-by-play) will provide play-by-play for Golf Channel’s coverage from La Jolla, Calif. Gannon is joined by Nick Faldo and Matt Gogel (tower), with Arron Oberholser from the course. Todd Lewis will contribute with interviews.
Live coverage of the Pure Silk-Bahamas LPGA Classic continues Saturday at 3 p.m. ET on Golf Channel. Coverage concludes at 3 p.m. ET on Golf Channel.
Calling the action from Paradise Island, Bahamas are Whit Watson (play-by-play), analyst Judy Rankin, Tom Abbot (tower), and Jerry Foltz and Karen Stupples on the course. Lisa Cornwell will contribute with interviews.
Live coverage of Commercial Bank Qatar Masters will continue Saturday 4 a.m. ET on Golf Channel and conclude on Sunday 4 a.m. ET on Golf Channel.
Mike Ritz hosts coverage from Doha, Qatar. Calling the action from Doha Golf Club are Dom Holyer (play-by-play), analysts Jay Townsend and Tony Johnstone, and Ken Brown from the course.
TRACK & FIELD
NBCSN kicks off coverage of the 2017 USATF Indoor Championship Series with the New Balance Indoor Grand Prix, the first event in the series, this Saturday, Jan. 28, live at 4 p.m. ET from Boston, Mass.
Announcer Rick Allen calls the event in his track and field debut. Joining Allen at the Reggie Lewis Center in Boston, Mass., are analyst Ato Boldon, and reporters Lewis Johnson and Todd Harris.
SKIING
NBC Sports Group’s Olympic Winter Sports coverage this weekend is highlighted by coverage of the FIS Women’s World Cup downhill event in Cortina D’Ampezzo, Italy, on Saturday at 7:30 a.m. ET on NBCSN, as Lindsey Vonn looks to build off of her 77th career World Cup victory last weekend in the downhill event in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany. Olympic gold medalist Mikaela Shiffrin is expected to compete in Sunday’s super-G event in Italy at 5:30 p.m. ET on NBCSN.
NBCSN’s coverage of the downhill from Cortina will air Saturday at 7:30 a.m. ET, followed by the super-G on Sunday at 5:30 p.m. ET. NBCSports.com and the NBC Sports app will live stream Saturday’s downhill at 4:30 a.m. ET, as well as Sunday’s super-G on Sunday at 5:30 a.m. ET.
Steve Schlanger (play-by-play) and Steve Porino (analyst) call this weekend event in Italy.
On the men’s side, Steven Nyman and Travis Ganong headline the U.S. contingent in Garmisch-Partenkirchen this weekend, with live coverage beginning Saturday at 6 a.m. ET on NBCSN.
NBCSN presents live coverage of this weekend’s men’s World Cup alpine event in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany, as the season moves towards the World Championships next month in St. Moritz, Swizterland.
Universal HD televises the first run of the downhill tonight at 7 p.m. ET, followed by live coverage of the second run on Saturday at 6 a.m. ET on NBCSN, and live coverage of the giant slalom on Sunday at 7:30 a.m. ET on NBCSN.
Schlanger (play-by-play) and Porino (analyst) will provide commentary for this weekend’s event.
CURLING
NBCSN’s Curling Night in America coverage continues tonight at 7 p.m. ET, when 2006 Olympic bronze medalist Joe Polo and Tabitha Peterson represent Team USA in a mixed doubles match against China.
Jason Knapp (play-by-play), Pete Fenson (analyst), and Tanith White (reporter) provide commentary for all Curling Night in America telecasts. The event took place at the Duluth Curling Club, in Duluth, Minn., from Dec. 1-3.
LUGE & BOBSLED
2014 Olympic bronze medalist Erin Hamlin seeks her first world title since 2009 at the FIL Luge World Championships on Sunday at 3:30 p.m. ET on NBCSN. Tucker West leads the U.S. men in Innsbruck this weekend, while the U.S. doubles team of Matt Mortensen and Jayson Terdiman, which is currently ranked third in the world, looks to build off a second-place finish in December’s World Cup event in Lake Placid, N.Y.
IBSF World Cup four-man bobsled action from Koenigssee, Germany, follows the FIL Luge World Championships on Sunday at 4:30 p.m. ET on NBCSN, featuring three-time Olympic medalist Steven Holcomb.
Bill Doleman (play-by-play) calls the Luge World Championships with Kate Hansen (analyst), while John Morgan (play-by-play) handles commentary for this weekend’s bobsled coverage with Martin Haven (analyst).
ATLANTIC 10
NBCSN’s coverage of the Atlantic 10 men’s basketball season continues tomorrow with a doubleheader beginning at Noon ET, when the Davidson Wildcats (10-8, 3-4) visit the Fordham Rams (9-11, 3-4) at the historic Rose Hill Gymnasium in the Bronx, N.Y.
Fordham and A-10 Co-Player of the Week Javontae Hawkins seek their third consecutive win against Davidson to take control of the all-time series. Rich Lerner (play-by-play) and David Kaplan (analyst) will provide commentary of the Davidson-Fordham matchup.
Coverage continues at 2 p.m. ET, when the Rhode Island Rams (12-7, 4-3) host the St. Bonaventure Bonnies (13-6, 5-2) at the Ryan Center in Kingston, R.I. The Bonnies, who are tied for third in the A-10, aim to extend their three-game conference winning streak with a victory over the Rams.
Paul Burmeister calls St. Bonaventure-Rhode Island alongside former Division I basketball player and coach Ron Thompson.
