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Friday, April 7th, 2017

NBC SPORTS GROUP’S PRESS PASS – WHAT TO WATCH –APRIL 7-9, 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, April 7th
5 p.m. on NBCSN – IndyCar Grand Prix of Long Beach – Practice
6:30 p.m. on NBCSN – NHL Live
7:30 p.m. on NBCSN – NHL: Tampa Bay Lightning @ Montreal Canadiens
7:30 p.m. on Golf Channel – Golf Central Live From the Masters
10:15 p.m. on NBCSN – NHL Overtime
11 p.m. on NBCSN – World Men’s Curling Championships: Playoff

Saturday, April 8th
3 a.m. on NBCSN – F1 Chinese Grand Prix – Qualifying
7 a.m. on NBCSN – Premier League Live
7 a.m. on Golf Channel – Morning Drive
7:30 a.m. on NBCSN – Premier League: Tottenham v. Watford
9 a.m. on Golf Channel – Golf Central Live From the Masters
10 a.m. on NBCSN – Premier League: Manchester City v. Hull City
10 a.m. on CNBC – Premier League: Stoke City v. Liverpool
12:30 p.m. on NBC – Premier League: Bournemouth v. Chelsea
12:30 p.m. on NBCSN – Mecum Auctions – Houston
2:30 p.m. on NBC – Goal Zone
3 p.m. on NBC – NHL: Washington Capitals @ Boston Bruins
4 p.m. on Universal HD – World Men’s Curling Championships: Semifinal Match
5:30 p.m. on NBCSN – Santa Anita Triplecast
7 p.m. on Golf Channel – Golf Central Live From the Masters
7:30 p.m. on NBCSN – IndyCar Grand Prix of Long Beach – Qualifying
9 p.m. on NBCSN – Mecum Auctions – Houston
9 p.m. on Universal HD – World Men’s Curling Championships: Semifinal Match
11:30 p.m. on NBCSN – F1 Chinese Grand Prix – Qualifying (ENCORE)

Sunday, April 9th
1 a.m. on NBCSN – F1 Countdown
1:30 a.m. on NBCSN – F1 Chinese Grand Prix
4 a.m. on NBCSN – F1 Extra
7 a.m. on Golf Channel – Morning Drive
7:30 a.m. on NBCSN – Premier League Live
8:30 a.m. on NBCSN – Premier League: Sunderland v. Manchester United
9 a.m. on Golf Channel – Golf Central Live From the Masters
11 a.m. on NBCSN – Premier League: Everton v. Leicester City
1 p.m. on NBC – FEI Equestrian World Cup
1 p.m. on NBCSN – Goal Zone
2 p.m. on NBCSN – Aviva Premiership Rugby: Wasps v. Northampton
2 p.m. on Universal HD – World Men’s Curling Championships: Semifinal Match
3 p.m. on NBC – World Figure Skating Championships
4 p.m. on NBCSN – IndyCar Countdown
4:30 p.m. on NBCSN – IndyCar Grand Prix of Long Beach
6:30 p.m. on NBCSN – IndyCar Post-Race
7 p.m. on NBCSN – NHL Push for the Playoffs: The Final Night
7 p.m. on Golf Channel – Golf Central Live From the Masters
8 p.m. on Universal HD – World Men’s Curling Championships: Semifinal Match
9 p.m. on Golf Channel – Jack
12:30 a.m. on NBCSN – Premier League Match of the Day
1:30 a.m. on NBCSN – Premier League Match of the Week

NHL
NBCSN will present an Atlantic Division clash between the Tampa Bay Lightning and Max Pacioretty and the Montreal Canadiens on Friday at 7:30 p.m. ET. NBC’s regular-season game coverage concludes with the NHL Game of the Week on Saturday at 3 p.m. ET, featuring the Boston Bruins and Washington Capitals.

Mike ‘Doc’ Emrick (play-by-play) and Pierre McGuire (‘Inside-the-Glass analyst) will provide commentary from TD Garden in Boston, Mass.

Gord Miller (play-by-play) and Joe Micheletti (‘Inside-the-Glass’ analyst) will call the action from Bell Centre in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

On the final night of the NHL regular season, NBCSN will showcase “whip-around” coverage at 7 p.m. ET, providing live look-ins across the slate of games with playoff implications. The program will also look ahead to first-round matchups as the playoff picture becomes clearer towards the end of the night.

Liam McHugh, Kathryn Tappen, and Paul Burmeister will anchor NHL Live pre- and post-game coverage throughout the week, joined by analysts and former players Keith Jones, Mike Milbury, Jeremy Roenick, and Anson Carter. Post-game coverage on NHL Overtime will air on NBCSN immediately following this week’s games.

PREMIER LEAGUE
Weekend match action begins this Saturday, April 8, at 7 a.m. ET with Premier League Live on NBCSN, followed by second-place Tottenham v. Watford at 7:30 a.m. ET on NBCSN.

Saturday at 10 a.m. ET, NBCSN hosts coverage of Manchester City v. Hull City, while CNBC presents Stoke City v. Liverpool.

Saturday’s live match coverage wraps up at 12:30 p.m. ET with Bournemouth v. Chelsea on NBC. Arlo White calls the match, joined by Lee Dixon at Vitality Stadium. Following the match, NBC presents a live Goal Zone at 2:30 p.m. ET.

Premier League Sunday kicks off this Sunday, April 9, at 7:30 a.m. ET with Premier League Live followed by Sunderland v. Manchester United at 8:30 a.m. ET on NBCSN. Sunday at 11 a.m. ET, NBCSN presents coverage of Everton v. Leicester City.

This week’s live match coverage wraps up on Monday, April 10, at 2 p.m. ET with Premier League Live, followed by Crystal Palace v. Arsenal at 3 p.m. ET on NBCSN. Following the match is a new live episode of THE MEN IN BLAZERS SHOW at 5:30 p.m. ET on NBCSN.

NBCSN will air back-to-back episodes of It’s Called Football Monday at 1 p.m. ET prior to Crystal Palace v. Arsenal. Hosted by the YouTube sensation F2 Freestylers, the series presents viewers with the jaw-dropping trick shots the F2 Freestylers have become known for, as well as an in-depth look at what makes the Premier League unlike any other league in the world. An encore presentation of the first Arsenal episode will air at 1 p.m. ET, followed by the premiere of a second episode featuring Arsenal at 1:30 p.m. ET on NBCSN.

Saturday, April 8th
7:30 a.m. on NBCSN –Tottenham v. Watford, commentated by Peter Drury and Jim Beglin
10 a.m. on NBCSN –Manchester City v. Hull City, commentated by Gary Weaver and Danny Higginbotham
10 a.m. on CNBC –Stoke City v. Liverpool, commentated by Jim Proudfoot and Matt Holland
10 a.m. on Extra Time – Middlesbrough v. Burnley, commentated on by Tony Jones and Iain Dowie
10 a.m. on Extra Time – West Bromwich Albion v. Southampton, commentated on by Jonathan Beck and Garry Birtles
10 a.m. on Extra Time – West Ham United v. Swansea City, commentated on by Gary Taphouse and Tony Gale
12:30 p.m. on NBC – Bournemouth v. Chelsea, commentated on by Arlo White and Lee Dixon

Sunday, April 9th
8:30 a.m. on NBCSN – Sunderland v. Manchester United, commentated by Peter Drury and Clive Allen
11 a.m. on NBCSN – Everton v. Leicester City, commentated on by Jon Champion and Jim Beglin

Monday, April 10th
3 p.m. on NBCSN – Crystal Palace v. Arsenal, commentated on by Martin Tyler and Kevin Kilbane

MASTERS
Golf Channel continues its nearly 90 hours of live news and Masters-themed programming, led by the network’s signature Golf Central Live From the Masters news coverage, focusing on emerging storylines, analysis, features and guest interviews throughout the week surrounding the first men’s major of 2017. Notable guests expected to appear currently include past Masters champions Jack Nicklaus, Ben Crenshaw and Raymond Floyd.

Anchoring Golf Central Live From the Masters coverage from Augusta National Golf Club will be Mike Tirico, Rich Lerner and Steve Sands, alongside Brandel Chamblee, David Duval, Colin Montgomerie, Frank Nobilo, Notah Begay, Mark Rolfing, and John Feinstein. Todd Lewis will offer on-site reports, and conduct interviews with those in the field, while Tim Rosaforte and Rex Hoggard will offer insider perspective. Ryan Burr will anchor the network’s live coverage from Golf Channel’s World Headquarters in Orlando, and will be joined by Golf Channel analyst Arron Oberholser.

Morning Drive will kick off each day of Masters weekend with the latest news and commentary. Gary Williams, Chris DiMarco, Charlie Rymer and Matt Ginella will report live from Augusta National, while John Cook, Damon Hack, Cara Robinson and Lauren Thompson will cover the latest news from Studio AP at Golf Channel’s World Headquarters in Orlando. Morning Drive also will welcome a number of guests throughout the weekend to help viewers prepare for the first men’s major of the year.

Jack, a three-night television event capturing the comprehensive story of record 18-time major champion Jack Nicklaus, will premiere Sunday, April 9 at 9 p.m. ET and continue Monday-Tuesday, April 10-11 at 9 p.m. ET. Presented with limited commercial interruption by Nationwide, Jack will feature a collection of nearly 100 interviews, including appearances from Presidents Donald Trump and George W. Bush, along with other sport “Greats of All-Time” such as Bill Belichick, Roger Federer, Wayne Gretzky, Richard Petty, Jerry Rice, Pete Rose, Nolan Ryan, Annika Sorenstam and Kelly Slater.

INDYCAR
NBCSN presents the 43rd running of the Grand Prix of Long Beach this Sunday at 4:30 p.m. ET, as Sebastian Bourdais (Dale Coyne Racing) looks to build off of his season-opening victory in St. Petersburg. Defending series champion Simon Pagenaud (Penske) finished in second place in St. Petersburg, while four-time series champion Scott Dixon (Chip Ganassi Racing) rounded out the podium in third place.

Coverage begins today on NBCSN with live practice at 5 p.m. ET, followed by coverage of qualifying on Saturday at 6:30 p.m. ET. Race coverage begins Sunday at 4 p.m. ET on NBCSN with IndyCar Countdown, followed by the green flag of the Grand Prix of Long Beach at 4:30 p.m. ET.

Rick Allen, who serves as NBC Sports Group’s lead NASCAR play-by-play announcer, will handle the play-by-play duties for this week’s Grand Prix of Long Beach, filling in for lead IndyCar and F1 announcer Leigh Diffey, who will call the F1 Chinese Grand Prix. Allen will be joined by four-time Grand Prix of Long Beach champion and analyst Paul Tracy, as well as driver and analyst Townsend Bell.

Marty Snider, Robin Miller, Kevin Lee, and Katie Hargitt will handle coverage in the pits in Long Beach.

In addition, pre-race coverage on Sunday will include a feature with driver Conor Daly (A.J. Foyt Enterprises) and his visit with Dennis McCarthy, a picture car coordinator who is the man behind the cars used in the “Fast and the Furious” movies, ahead of the release of “The Fate of the Furious” nationwide on April 14.

F1
Coverage of the F1 season continues on NBCSN this Sunday at 1:30 a.m. ET/Saturday at 10:30 p.m. PT with the Chinese Grand Prix, as Sebastian Vettel (Ferrari) looks to build off of his victory at this season’s opening race in Melbourne two weekends ago.

NBCSN’s live coverage of Practice 2 on Friday at 2 a.m. ET/Thursday at 11 p.m. PT. Streaming coverage continues Saturday at 12 a.m. ET/Friday at 9 p.m. PT with Practice 3, followed by live qualifying at 3 a.m. ET/12 a.m. PT. Live Chinese Grand Prix coverage begins Sunday morning at 1:30 a.m. ET/Saturday at 10:30 p.m. PT.

Lead F1 announcer Leigh Diffey will call this weekend’s action, and will be joined by veteran analyst and former racecar driver David Hobbs, and analyst and former race mechanic for the Benetton F1 team Steve Matchett. F1 insider Will Buxton will serve as the team’s on-site reporter from Shanghai International Circuit in China.

MECUM AUCTIONS
NBCSN concludes its presentation of nearly 15 hours of Mecum Auctions coverage from its event in Houston, Texas. An estimated 1,000 vehicles will cross the auction block this weekend, including a pair of 2015 Lamborghinis, a 1967 Chevrolet Corvette Resto Mod, and a 1969 Chevrolet Camaro Resto Mod, as well as more than 50 vehicles from the LaQuay Automobile Collection which will be offered at no reserve.

Live coverage from Houston continues Saturday with a live five-hour block at 12:30 p.m. ET, and coverage later that evening at 9 p.m. ET.

Scott Hoke will host NBCSN’s Mecum Auctions coverage on-site NRG Arena in Houston, Texas, alongside analysts John Kraman, Stephen Cox, Bill Stephens, and reporter Katie Osborne. Mecum Auctions is led by Dana Mecum, Founder and President of Mecum Auctions for the past 29 years.

HORSE RACING
With the “Run for the Roses” only one month away, NBCSN presents live elite horse racing this Saturday, April 8, at 5:30 p.m. ET, with coverage of the Wood Memorial, Blue Grass Stakes, and Santa Anita Derby. The winner of each race receives 100 points, enough to guarantee a spot in the starting gate for the Kentucky Derby, May 6 on NBC.

The field for the Blue Grass Stakes, a prestigious race for top 3-year-olds at Keeneland in Lexington, Kentucky, is led by undefeated McCraken and Tampa Bay Derby winner Tapwrit. Irish War Cry and Cloud Computing are among the standout names expected to run in the Wood Memorial at Aqueduct Racetrack in Queens, N.Y.

NASCAR on NBC host Krista Voda makes her NBC Sports Group horse racing debut as host of this Saturday’s telecast. She will be joined at Santa Anita Park by Hall-of-Fame jockey Jerry Bailey, veteran horse racing analyst Randy Moss, analyst/handicapper Eddie Olczyk; and reporters Donna Brothers and Laffit Pincay, III. NBC Sports race caller Larry Collmus will call the Wood Memorial from Aqueduct.

CURLING
NBC Sports Group will present comprehensive coverage of the 2017 World Men’s Curling Championship from Edmonton, Alberta.

Jason Knapp (play-by-play), Steve Schlanger (play-by-play), 2006 Olympic bronze medalist Pete Fenson (analyst), and 2010 Olympic gold medalist Kevin Martin (analyst) will combine to provide commentary throughout the 2017 World Curling Championships.