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Friday, November 10th, 2017
NBC SPORTS GROUP’S PRESS PASS – WHAT TO WATCH – NOVEMBER 10th – 12th, 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 November 10th
2:30 p.m. on NBCSN – NASCAR XFINITY Series First Practice – Phoenix
2:30 p.m. on Olympic Channel – IBSF Bobsled World Cup: Four-Man Bobsled
3:30 p.m. on NBCSN – NASCAR K&N Series: Kern County
4 p.m. on Golf Channel – PGA TOUR Champions: Charles Schwab Cup Championship
4:30 p.m. on NBCSN – NASCAR XFINITY Series Final Practice – Phoenix
6:30 p.m. on NBCSN – NASCAR Cup Series Qualifying – Phoenix
6:30 p.m. on Olympic Channel – ISU World Cup Speed Skating: Day 1
8 p.m. on NBCSN – Ivy League Football: Dartmouth vs. Brown
11 p.m. on Olympic Channel – ISU Grand Prix Japan – Short Dance
11 p.m. on Golf Channel – LPGA Tour: Blue Bay LPGA
11:30 p.m. on NBCSN – IBSF Bobsled World Cup: Four Man Bobsled & Men’s Skeleton
12:30 a.m. on Olympic Channel – ISU Grand Prix Japan – Pairs’ Free Skate
Saturday November 11th
3 a.m. on Olympic Channel – ISU Grand Prix Japan – Ladies’ Free Skate
3 a.m. on Golf Channel – European Tour: Nedbank Golf Challenge
5:30 a.m. on Olympic Channel – ISU Grand Prix Japan – Men’s Free Skate
7 a.m. on NBCSN – FIS Alpine Skiing World Cup: Women’s Slalom – Finland
11 a.m. on Olympic Channel – International Festival of Field Hockey – Netherlands vs. USA
11:30 a.m. on NBCSN – NASCAR Cup Series Second Practice – Phoenix
12:30 p.m. on NBCSN – NASCAR XFINITY Series Qualifying – Phoenix
1 p.m. on NBCSN – FIS Snowboarding World Cup – Big Air
1 p.m. on Golf Channel – PGA TOUR: OHL Classic at Mayakoba
1:30 p.m. on NBC – ISU Grand Prix Japan
1:30 p.m. on NBCSN – NASCAR America
2 p.m. on NBCSN – NASCAR Cup Series Final Practice – Phoenix
3 p.m. on NBC – Countdown to Green
3:30 p.m. on NBC – NASCAR XFINITY Series Racing – Phoenix
4 p.m. on Golf Channel – PGA TOUR Champions: Charles Schwab Cup Championship
4:30 p.m. on Olympic Channel – ISU World Cup Short Track: Day 1
5:30 p.m. on NBCSN – College Hockey: Penn State vs. Notre Dame
6:30 p.m. on Olympic Channel – ISU World Cup Speed Skating: Day 2
9:30 p.m. on NBCSN – F1 Brazilian Grand Prix – Qualifying
10:00 p.m. on Olympic Channel – ISU Grand Prix Japan – Free Dance
11:30 p.m. on NBCSN – Copa Combate
Sunday November 12th
3 a.m. on Golf Channel – European Tour: Nedbank Golf Challenge
7 a.m. on Olympic Channel – FIS Alpine Skiing World Cup: Men’s Slalom
10 a.m. on Olympic Channel – UCI Track Cycling World Cup – Manchester
10 a.m. on NBCSN – F1 Countdown
10:30 a.m. on NBCSN – F1 Brazilian Grand Prix – Race
1 p.m. on NBCSN – F1 Extra
1 p.m. on Olympic Channel – International Festival of Field Hockey – Bronze Medal Game
1 p.m. on Golf Channel – PGA TOUR: OHL Classic at Mayakoba
1:30 p.m. on NBC – NASCAR America
2 p.m. on NBC – Countdown to Green
2:30 p.m. on NBC – NASCAR Cup Series Racing – Phoenix
2:30 p.m. on Olympic Channel – International Festival of Field Hockey – Gold Medal Game
4 p.m. on Golf Channel – PGA TOUR Champions: Charles Schwab Cup Championship
5 p.m. on Olympic Channel – ISU World Cup Short Track: Day 2
6 p.m. on NBCSN – NASCAR Cup Series Post-Race Show
6:30 p.m. on NBCSN – Victory Lap
7 p.m. on NBC – Football Night in America
7 p.m. on NBC – ISU World Cup Speed Skating: Day 3
8:20 p.m. on NBC – Sunday Night Football: New England Patriots vs. Denver Broncos
NFL
NBC’s presentation of Sunday Night Football continues this week as Tom Brady and the New England Patriots visit Von Miller and the Denver Broncos at Sports Authority Field at Mile High in a matchup of two AFC teams that have won the last three Super Bowls. Coverage begins with Football Night in America this Sunday, November 12, at 7 p.m. ET on NBC.
Calling Patriots-Broncos are Al Michaels (play-by-play), and Cris Collinsworth, joined by two-time Emmy Award-winning sideline reporter Michele Tafoya.
Football Night in America is hosted by Mike Tirico, who will report on-site from Sports Authority Field at Mile High alongside Chris Simms, and Dan Patrick, who will host from Studio 1 at NBC Sports Group’s International Broadcast Center in Stamford, Conn. Patrick is joined by Dungy, Harrison, and Mike Florio. Paul Burmeister will report from Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, Ga., on the Cowboys-Falcons game.
NASCAR
NBC Sports Group surrounds the penultimate races of the 2017 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup and XFINITY Series Playoffs, with more than 15 hours of trackside coverage from Phoenix International Raceway, in Avondale, Arizona. Race coverage from “The Grand Canyon State” begins Saturday at 3:30 p.m. ET on NBC, with XFINITY Series racing, and is highlighted by Sunday’s Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race at 2:30 p.m. ET on NBC.
NBC Sports Group kicks off its Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series coverage from Phoenix International Raceway this Friday at 6:30 p.m. ET on NBCSN with qualifying. Saturday’s coverage begins at 11:30 a.m. ET on NBCSN with second practice, followed by NASCAR America at 1:30 p.m. ET. Final practice wraps up the day at 2 p.m. ET on NBCSN.
Sunday’s race day coverage begins with NASCAR America at 1:30 p.m. ET on NBC, followed by Countdown to Green at 2 p.m. ET. NASCAR Cup Series racing begins at 2:30 p.m. ET on NBC.
Live on-site post-race coverage will follow the conclusion of Sunday’s race. NBCSN wraps up coverage at 6:30 p.m. ET, with Victory Lap, NBC Sports Group’s NASCAR post-race show originating from Stamford, Conn.
Lead NASCAR on NBC race announcer Rick Allen will call the action alongside Steve Letarte, and Jeff Burton.
Krista Voda will host pre- and post-race coverage alongside Kyle Petty, and Dale Jarrett Marty Snider Kelli Stavast Dave Burns and Parker Kligerman will report from pit road alongside features reporter Rutledge Wood.
XFINITY Series coverage from Phoenix begins Friday at 2:30 p.m. ET on NBCSN, with first practice. Coverage on NBCSN continues with final practice at 4:30 p.m. ET.
Saturday’s race day coverage kicks off with XFINITY Series qualifying at 12:30 p.m. ET on NBCSN, followed by pre-race Countdown to Green coverage at 3 p.m. ET on NBC. Live race coverage begins at 3:30 p.m. ET on NBC.
IVY LEAGUE FOOTBALL
NBC Sports Group presents live coverage of Ivy League football tonight as the Brown Bears host the Dartmouth Big Green at 8 p.m. E.T. on NBCSN.
COLLEGE HOCKEY
NBC Sports Group presents live coverage of the Penn State Nittany Lions taking on the Fighting Irish of Notre Dame this Saturday, November 11, at 5:30 p.m. ET
FORMULA ONE
NBC Sports Group surrounds the Brazilian Grand Prix – the penultimate race of the 2017 Formula One campaign – this weekend, highlighted by live race coverage from Autódromo José Carlos Pace on Sunday at 10:30 a.m. ET on NBCSN. Pre-race coverage begins at 10 a.m. ET on NBCSN with F1 Countdown.
NBC Sports Group’s lead F1 commentary team of play-by-play voice Leigh Diffey, veteran analyst David Hobbs, and analyst Steve Matchett will call the action. Will Buxton will serve as the on-site reporter from Autódromo José Carlos Pace.
ISU GRAND PRIX JAPAN
This weekend, NBC Sports Group presents 14.5 hours of coverage of Grand Prix Japan from Osaka, the fourth event in the 2017 International Skating Union (ISU) Grand Prix of Figure Skating Series.
Live coverage continues this Friday, Nov. 10, at 11 p.m. ET, with the short dance on Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA, followed by live coverage of the free skates starting Saturday, Nov. 11, at 12:30 a.m. ET on Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA. NBC presents coverage of the event this Saturday at 1:30 p.m. ET.
Andrea Joyce calls the NBC show and men’s and ladies’ free skates on Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA, alongside Tara Lipinski and Johnny Weir. Steve Schlanger calls the remainder of the action on Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA, alongside Ryan Bradley. Schlanger will be joined by Charlie White for the ice dance competitions.
COPA COMBATE
NBC Sports Group will have a special live presentation of Copa America’s Copa Combate this Saturday at 11:30 p.m. E.T. on NBCSN.
FIS ALPINE SKIING WORLD CUP
Live coverage of the alpine skiing season continues this weekend with the second World Cup event of the season, and the first slalom event from Levi, Finland, this Saturday and Sunday.
NBCSN will have live coverage of the second run of women’s slalom at 7 a.m. ET. Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA will present encore coverage of the women’s slalom at 9 a.m. ET.
Coverage continues on Sunday with the second run of the men’s slalom at 7 a.m. ET on Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA.
Former World Cup skier Steve Porino calls the action alongside 2010 Olympian Will Brandenburg.
FIS SNOWBOARDING WORLD CUP
Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA continues its presentation of the FIS Snowboarding World Cup with the first big air event of the season this Saturday, November 11, at 1 p.m. ET from Milan, Italy.
Todd Harris calls the action joined by analyst Tina Dixon.
ISU WORLD CUP SPEED SKATING
The ISU World Cup Speed Skating season kicks off this Friday at 6:30 p.m. ET from Heerenveen, Netherlands, as skaters aim to earn Olympic quota spots for their countries.
Jason Knapp (play-by-play) and Joey Cheek (analyst) will provide commentary.
ISU WORLD CUP SHORT TRACK
Coverage of the ISU World Cup Short Track season continues on the Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA this Saturday, November 11, at 4:30 p.m. ET with the penultimate stop of the circuit in Shanghai, China. Coverage from China continues on Sunday, November 12, at 5 p.m. ET on the Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA.
Nick Gismondi calls the event alongside eight-time Olympic medalist and analyst Apolo Ohno.
IBSF BOBSLED AND SKELETON WORLD CUP
The IBSF Bobsled and Skeleton World Cup season kicks off with live coverage of the four-man bobsled at 2:30 p.m. ET. from Lake Placid, N.Y
In addition, NBCSN will present encore coverage of the four-man bobsled and the men’s skeleton on Friday at 11:30 p.m. ET.
INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL OF FIELD HOCKEY
Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA presents coverage of the International Festival of Hockey this week as the tournament returns to Melbourne, Australia. Coverage continues throughout the week, as the U.S. women battle No. 1 Netherlands on Saturday at 11 a.m. ET in an effort to advance to the gold medal game on Sunday at 2:30 p.m. ET.
UCI TRACK CYCLING WORLD CUP
Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA continues its presentation of the UCI Track Cycling World Cup season with live coverage from Manchester, England, this Sunday, November 12, at 10 a.m. ET.
GOLF
The PGA TOUR Champions will crown a season-long victor this week at the Charles Schwab Cup Championship in Arizona. The Golf Channel will have live coverage of the Championship on Friday, Saturday and Sunday at 4p.m. E.T.
Play-by-play commentator Whit Watson is joined by Lanny Wadkins (analyst), with John Mahaffey from the tower. Billy Ray Brown and John Cook contribute from the course.
The LPGA Tour is in China this week for the penultimate event of its season, and it marks the final opportunity for players to improve their position ahead of next week’s CME Group Tour Championship in Naples. The Golf Channel will have coverage of the Blue Bay LPGA on Friday at 11p.m. E.T. Peter Donegan serves as play-by-play, joined by analyst Kate Burton with Alison Whitaker and Sandy MacKenzie contributing from the course.
The PGA TOUR is in Mexico for the OHL Classic at Mayakoba in Mexicco. The Golf Channel presents live coverage of the WGC-HSBC Champions Friday, Saturday and Sunday at 1 p.m. E.T.
Play-by-play commentator Terry Gannon is joined by David Duval (analyst), with Curt Byrum and Phil Blackmar from the tower. Jerry Foltz and Kay Cockerill contribute from the course.
The European Tour also stages its penultimate event of the season with the Nedbank Golf Challenge in South Africa. The Golf Channel presents live coverage of the Nedbank Golf Challenge at 3 a.m. E.T. on Saturday and Sunday.
Dougie Donnelly serves as play-by-play, joined by analysts Sam Torrance and Denis Hutchinson, with Dale Hayes from the tower, and Julian Tutt reporting from the course.
