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Friday, March 3rd, 2017

NBC SPORTS GROUP’S PRESS PASS – WHAT TO WATCH – MARCH 3-5, 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, March 3rd
2 p.m. on Golf Channel – PGA TOUR: WGC-Mexico Championship
2:30 p.m. on NBCSN – Aviva Premiership Rugby: Leicester vs. Exeter
7 p.m. on NBCSN – HSBC Sevens
7 p.m. on Golf Channel – Golf Central
8 p.m. on Golf Channel – PGA TOUR: WGC-Mexico Championship
9 p.m. on NBCSN – FIS Skiing: Women’s Downhill
10:30 p.m. on NBCSN – USA Swimming
12 a.m. on Golf Channel – LPGA TOUR: HSBC Women’s Champions
2 a.m. on NBCSN – Tour Down Under

Saturday, March 4th
5 a.m. on Golf Channel – EUROPEAN TOUR: Tshwane Open
7 a.m. on NBCSN – Premier League Live
7:30 a.m. on NBCSN – Premier League: Manchester United v. Bournemouth
10 a.m. on NBCSN – Premier League: Leicester City v. Hull City
10 a.m. on CNBC – Premier League: West Brom v. Crystal Palace
11 a.m. on Golf Channel – Golf Central
12 p.m. on Golf Channel – PGA TOUR: WGC-Mexico Championship
12:30 p.m. on NBCSN – Premier League: Liverpool v. Arsenal
1 p.m. on NBC – American Cup Gymnastics
2:30 p.m. on NBCSN – Goal Zone
3 p.m. on NBC – PGA TOUR: WGC – Mexico Championship
3 p.m. on NBCSN – Premier League Behind the Badge: West Bromwich Albion FC
3 p.m. on Golf Channel – LPGA TOUR: HSBC Women’s Champions
3:30 p.m. on NBCSN – Aviva Premiership Rugby: Bath v. Wasps
5:30 p.m. on NBCSN – HSBC Sevens
6 p.m. on Golf Channel – Golf Central
7 p.m. on Golf Channel – PGA TOUR: WGC-Mexico Championship
7:30 p.m. on NBCSN – USA Swimming
9 p.m. on NBCSN – FIS Skiing: Women’s Super G
10:30 p.m. on NBCSN – USA Track & Field: USA Indoor Championships
10:30 p.m. on Golf Channel – LPGA TOUR: HSBC Women’s Champions
12:30 a.m. on NBCSN – Gymnastics: Nastia Liukin Cup

Sunday, March 5th
5 a.m. on Golf Channel – EUROPEAN TOUR: Tshwane Open
6 a.m. on NBCSN – Premier League Match of the Day
7:30 a.m. on NBCSN – Premier League Live
8:30 a.m. on NBCSN – Premier League: Tottenham v. Everton
11 a.m. on NBCSN – Premier League: Sunderland v. Manchester City
11 a.m. on Golf Channel – Golf Central
12 p.m. on Golf Channel – PGA TOUR: WGC-Mexico Championship
1 p.m. on NBCSN – Goal Zone
1 p.m. on NBC – PGA TOUR Special: Arnold Palmer
1:30 p.m. on NBCSN – Aviva Premiership Rugby: Worcester v. Bristol
2 p.m. on NBC – PGA TOUR: WGC – Mexico Championship
2 p.m. on Golf Channel – LPGA TOUR: HSBC Women’s Champions
3:30 p.m. on NBCSN – HSBC Sevens: Semifinals
5:30 p.m. on NBCSN – USA Track & Field: USA Indoor Championships
6 p.m. on Golf Channel – Golf Central
7 p.m. on Golf Channel – PGA TOUR: WGC-Mexico Championship
7:30 p.m. on NBCSN – NHL Live
8 p.m. on NBCSN – NHL: St. Louis Blues vs. Colorado Avalanche
10:45 p.m. on NBCSN – NHL Overtime
11:30 p.m. on NBCSN – NHL Sunday Shootout
12 a.m. on NBCSN – HSBC Sevens: Final
2 a.m. on NBCSN – Paris-Nice: Stage 1

PREMIER LEAGUE
Fifth-place Liverpool host fourth-place Arsenal in a top-five Premier League clash this Saturday, March 4, at 12:30 p.m. ET on NBCSN, highlighting this weekend’s Premier League coverage. Liverpool look to bounce back following a 3-1 loss to Leicester City on Monday.

NBC Sports Group’s lead Premier League play-by-play commentator Arlo White calls the match, joined by analyst Graeme Le Saux at Anfield.

Live Premier League coverage begins Saturday at 7 a.m. ET with Premier League Live on NBCSN, followed by Manchester United v. Bournemouth at 7:30 a.m. ET on NBCSN.

Premier League coverage continues at 10 a.m. ET, when last season’s champions Leicester City host Hull City on NBCSN, while CNBC presents West Bromwich Albion v. Crystal Palace.

Premier League coverage on Sunday, March 5, begins at 7:30 a.m. ET with Premier League Live on NBCSN, followed by second-place Tottenham v. Everton at 8:30 a.m. ET on NBCSN. White calls the match, joined by analyst Lee Dixon at White Hart Lane.

Sunday’s coverage continues at 11 a.m. ET with Sunderland v. third-place Manchester City on NBCSN.

Rebecca Lowe hosts Premier League Live, joined by Robbie Earle and Kyle Martino.

Saturday, March 4th
7:30 a.m. on NBCSN – Manchester United v. Bournemouth, commentated by Jon Champion and Kevin Kilbane
10 a.m. on NBCSN – Leicester City v. Hull City, commentated by Tony Jones and Iain Dowie
10 a.m. on CNBC – West Bromwich Albion v. Crystal Palace, commentated by Gary Taphouse and Don Goodman
10 a.m. on Extra Time – Watford v. Southampton, commentated by Jim Proudfoot and Matt Holland
10 a.m. on Extra Time – Swansea City v. Burnley, commentated by Phil Blacker and Tony Gale
10 a.m. on Extra Time – Stoke City v. Middlesbrough, commentated by David Stowell and Andy Hinchcliffe
12:30 p.m. on NBCSN – Liverpool v. Arsenal, commentated by Peter Drury and Jim Beglin

Sunday, March 5th
8:30 a.m. on NBCSN – Tottenham v. Everton, commentated by Jon Champion and Andy Townsend
11 a.m. on NBCSN – Sunderland v. Manchester City, commentated by Peter Drury and Jim Beglin

PREMIER LEAGUE BEHIND THE BADGE
NBC Sports Group’s Behind the Badge series – an exclusive, behind-the-scenes look at a Premier League club – continues with Behind the Badge: West Bromwich Albion FC. The four-part series debuts this Saturday, Mar. 4, at 3 p.m. ET on NBCSN, and will present viewers with a never-before-seen look at the Baggies’ work on and off the pitch. Voiced by BBC presenter and former English footballer Gary Lineker, the series follows an intriguing mix of players, coaches and support staff, recounting their daily lives and routines.

GOLF
Forty-nine of the top-50 in the world make up a stellar field at the WGC-Mexico Championship, with more than 20 hours of live tournament coverage airing across Golf Channel and NBC. The event shifts to a new venue in 2017, with the Chapultepec Golf Club in Mexico City staging the event for the first time, at an altitude of more than 7,600 feet above sea level. The LPGA Tour is in Singapore for the HSBC Women’s Champions, featuring a similarly impressive field that includes 19 of the top-20 in the world. The European Tour continues with the South African stretch of its schedule at the Tshwane Open, with Darren Clarke and Trevor Immelman both in the field.

Live coverage of the WGC-Mexico Championship continues at 2 p.m. on Golf Channel. Saturday’s coverage begins at 12 p.m. on Golf Channel and at 3 p.m. on NBC. Coverage concludes on Sunday at 12 p.m. on Golf Channel and at 2 p.m. on NBC.

Dan Hicks will provide play-by-play for NBC’s coverage from Mexico City, Mexico. Hicks is joined by analyst Johnny Miller with David Feherty on the course. Terry Gannon (play-by-play) will provide play-by-play for Golf Channel’s coverage. Gannon is joined by analyst Curt Byrum. Assisting both NBC’s and Golf Channel’s coverage are Gary Koch (tower), Peter Jacobsen (tower), Steve Sands (tower), and Jimmy Roberts (tower) with Roger Matlbie, Mark Rolfing, and Notah Begay on the course. Steve Sands will contribute with interviews. Todd Lewis will contribute with interviews for the Weekend Lead-in coverage.

Live coverage of the HSBC Women’s Champions concludes at 12 a.m. on Saturday on Golf Channel.

Mike Ritz hosts coverage from Sentosa Island, Singapore. Calling the action from Sentosa Golf Club are Peter Donegan (play-by-play), analyst Sandy Mackenzie, and Kate Burton on the course.

Live coverage of the Tshwane Open continues Saturday at 5 a.m. on Golf Channel. Coverage concludes at 5 a.m. on Sunday on Golf Channel.

Dougie Donnelly will provide play-by-play for Golf Channel’s coverage from Waterkloof, South Africa. Donnelly is joined by analysts Dennis Hutchinson and Ken Brown with Julian Tutt on the course.

HSBC SEVENS
The HSBC Sevens World Series brings the fastest rugby in the world to the United States this weekend, as NBCSN, NBC Sports.com, and the NBC Sports app combine to present coverage from Sam Boyd Stadium in Las Vegas.

Veteran play-by-play announcer Leigh Diffey will call the matches alongside Brian HightowerMarty Snider will report from the sidelines.

GYMNASTICS
NBC presents live coverage of the 2017 AT&T American Cup gymnastics competition this Saturday, Mar. 4, at 1 p.m. ET from the Prudential Center in Newark, N.J. Gymnasts from 10 countries are expected to compete in the event, which is part of the International Gymnastics Federation’s all-around World Cup series. Live coverage of the event begins Saturday at 11:30 a.m. ET on NBCSports.com and the NBC Sports app.

Play-by-play announcer Al Trautwig calls the action, joined by Tim Daggett, Nastia Liukin, and reporter Andrea Joyce.

In addition, NBCSports.com and the NBC Sports app will present live coverage of the Nastia Liukin Cup this Friday, Mar. 3, at 7:30 p.m. ET. NBCSN will present encore coverage of the event this Sunday, Mar. 5, at 12:30 a.m. ET.

John Roethlisberger will handle play-by-play for the Nastia Liukin Cup on NBCSN, joined by Liukin and Daggett.

TRACK & FIELD
NBCSN presents coverage of the 2017 USA Indoor Championships from the Albuquerque Convention Center in Albuquerque, N.M., this Saturday, Mar. 4, at 10:30 p.m. ET and Sunday, Mar. 5, LIVE at 5:30 p.m. ET on NBCSN. The field for the USA Indoor Championships features 40 Olympians, who have won a total of 15 Olympic medals, including 6 gold medals.

NASCAR race announcer Rick Allen calls the event. Joining Allen are Ato Boldon, analyst Sanya Richards-Ross, analyst Craig Masback, and reporters Lewis Johnson and Todd Harris.

CYCLING
NBC Sports Group continues its 2017 cycling schedule with live coverage of all eight stages of the 2017 Paris-Nice on NBC Sports Gold, beginning with Stage 1 this Sunday, Mar. 5, at 9:25 a.m. ET. NBCSN will present daily encore coverage of the race, beginning Monday, Mar. 6, at 2 a.m. ET with Stage 1. NBC Sports Gold’s daily live coverage of the Paris-Nice culminates on Sunday, Mar. 12, at 9:25 a.m. ET.

Paul Sherwen will call the action for the 2017 Paris-Nice, joined by analyst Bob Roll.