NBC SPORTS GROUP’S PRESS PASS – WHAT TO WATCH – December 8th – 10th, 2017

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Friday, December 8th, 2017

NBC SPORTS GROUP’S PRESS PASS – WHAT TO WATCH – December 8th – 10th, 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 December 8^th
6 p.m. on Olympic Channel – IBU Biathlon World Cup – Men’s 10km Sprint
7 p.m. on NBCSN – Long Track Speed Skating – Salt Lake City
7 p.m. on Olympic Channel – IBU Biathlon World Cup – Women’s 7.5km Sprint
9 p.m. on Olympic Channel – FIL Luge Cup – Doubles
9:30 p.m. on Olympic Channel – FIL Luge Cup – Men’s Singles

Sunday December 10th
4:30 a.m. on NBCSN – FIS Alpine Skiing World Cup: St. Moritz – Women’s Super-G
4:30 a.m. on Golf Channel – European Tour: Joburg Open
6 a.m. on NBCSN – Premier League Live
6 a.m. on Olympic Channel – FIS Alpine Skiing World Cup:Val d’lsere – Men’s Giant Slalom
7 a.m. on NBCSN – Southampton v. Arsenal
9:15 a.m. on NBCSN, Telemundo – Liverpool v. Everton
11:30 a.m. on NBCSN, Telemundo – Manchester United v. Manchester City
12 p.m. on NBC – U.S. Short Course Nationals – Columbus
12 p.m. on Olympic Channel – IBSF Bobsled & Skeleton World Cup – Four-Man Bobsled
1 p.m. on NBC – Toyota U.S. Grand Prix – Freestyle Skiing
1 p.m. on Olympic Channel – FIS Cross-Country Skiing World Cup – Women’s 10km
1 p.m. on Golf Channel – QBE Shark Shootout
1:30 p.m. on NBCSN – Goal Zone
2 p.m. on NBC – PGA Tour Golf: Shark Shootout
2:30 p.m. on Olympic Channel –ISU World Cup Speed Skating – Salt Lake City
4 p.m. on NBC – ISU Grand Prix Final
4 p.m. on Olympic Channel – UCI Track Cycling World Cup – Santiago
7 p.m. on NBC – Football Night in America
7 p.m. on NBCSN – Long Track Speed Skating – Salt Lake City
7:30 p.m. on Olympic Channel – FIS Ski Jumping World Cup – Men’s Individual
8 p.m. on NBCSN – Toyota U.S. Grand Prix – Big Air
8:20 p.m. on NBC – Sunday Night Football: Baltimore Ravens vs. Pittsburgh Steelers
12 a.m. on NBCSN – Match of the Day II
1 a.m. on NBCSN – Match of the Week

NFL
NBC’s Sunday Night Football features an AFC North rivalry, as Ben Roethlisberger and the AFC-best Pittsburgh Steelers (10-2) host Joe Flacco and the second-place Baltimore Ravens (7-5) at Heinz Field in Pittsburgh, Pa. Coverage begins with Football Night in America this Sunday, Dec. 10, at 7 p.m. ET, on NBC.

Calling Ravens-Steelers are Al Michaels (play-by-play), Cris Collinsworth; and sideline reporter Michele Tafoya.

Football Night in America is hosted by Mike Tirico, who will report on-site from Heinz Field, and Dan Patrick, who will host from Studio 1 at NBC Sports Group’s International Broadcast Center in Stamford, Conn. Patrick is joined by Tony Dungy, Rodney Harrison, and Mike Florio. Paul Burmeister will report from Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum in Los Angeles, Calif., on Eagles-Rams.

PREMIER LEAGUE
Top-flight history is at stake this Sunday, December 10, as second-place Manchester United host first-place Manchester City in the Manchester Derby at 11:30 a.m. ET on NBCSN and Telemundo.

NBC Sports Group’s lead Premier League play-by-play announcer Arlo White calls the Manchester Derby, joined by Lee Dixon and Graeme Le Saux at Old Trafford.

NBC Sports Group presents 20 matches in five days this week, including the Merseyside Derby when Liverpool host Everton this Sunday at 9:15 a.m. ET on NBCSN and Telemundo.

Former Everton manager and current Belgium national team coach Roberto Martinez will join Premier League Live pre- and post-match studio coverage on Sunday. Rebecca Lowe hosts Premier League Live and Goal Zone, joined by Robbie Earle, and Robbie Mustoe.

Derek Rae calls the Merseyside Derby, joined by Phil Neville at Anfield.

This week’s live Premier League coverage begins Saturday, Dec. 9, at 7 a.m. ET with Premier League Live on NBCSN, followed by West Ham United v. third-place Chelsea at 7:30 a.m. ET on NBCSN and Universo. Chelsea come off a 3-1 win over Newcastle, featuring two goals from Eden Hazard.

Saturday at 10 a.m. ET, NBCSN presents Tottenham v. Stoke City. NBC Sports Gold presents four exclusive matches Saturday at 10 a.m. ET: Burnley v. Watford, Crystal Palace v. Bournemouth, Huddersfield Town v. Brighton & Hove Albion, and Swansea City v. West Bromwich Albion.

NBC presents Newcastle v. Leicester City Saturday at 12:30 p.m. ET. White calls the match, joined by Dixon.

Sunday’s live match coverage begins at 6 a.m. ET with Premier League Live on NBCSN, followed by Southampton v. fifth-place Arsenal. The Gunners look to bounce back from a 3-1 loss to Manchester United.

Saturday December 9^th
7:30 a.m. on NBCSN – West Ham United v. Chelsea, commentated by Peter Drury and Clive Allen
10 a.m. on NBCSN – Tottenham v. Stoke City, commentated by Jim Proudfoot and Matt Holland
10 a.m. on NBC Sports Gold – Burnley v. Watford, commentated by Ian Crocker and Garry Birtles
10 a.m. on NBC Sports Gold – Crystal Palace v. Bournemouth, commentated by Gary Taphouse and Tony Gale
10 a.m. on NBC Sports Gold – Huddersfield Town v. Brighton & Hove Albion, commentated by Jonathan Beck and Keith Andrews
10 a.m. on NBC Sports Gold – Swansea City v. West Bromwich Albion, commentated by Tony Jones and Iain Dowie
12:30 p.m. on NBC – Newcastle v. Leicester City, commentated by Jon Champion and Jim Beglin

Sunday December 10^th7 a.m. on NBCSN – Southampton v. Arsenal, commentated by Joe Speight and David Prutton
9:15 a.m. on NBCSN – Liverpool v. Everton, commentated by Jon Champion and Matt Holland
11:30 a.m. on NBCSN – Manchester United v. Manchester City, commentated by Arlo White, Lee Dixon, and Graeme Le Saux

Tuesday December 12^th3 p.m. on NBCSN – Huddersfield Town v. Chelsea, commentated by Peter Drury and Jim Beglin
2:45 p.m. on NBC Sports Gold – Burnley v. Stoke City, commentated by Daniel Mann and Andy Hinchcliffe
3 p.m. on NBC Sports Gold – Crystal Palace v. Watford, commentated by Bill Leslie and Tony Gale

Wednesday December 13^th3 p.m. on NBCSN – West Ham United v. Arsenal, commentated by Jon Champion and Phil Neville
2:45 p.m. on NBC Sports Gold – Swansea City v. Manchester City, commentated by Gary Weaver and Danny Higginbotham
3 p.m. on NBC Sports Gold – Manchester United v. Bournemouth, commentated by Jim Proudfoot and Keith Andrews
3 p.m. on NBC Sports Gold – Liverpool v. West Bromwich Albion, commentated by Gary Taphouse and Don Goodman
3 p.m. on NBC Sports Gold – Tottenham v. Brighton & Hove Albion, commentated by Martin Tyler and Tony Gale
2:45 p.m. on NBC Sports Gold – Southampton v. Leicester City, commentated by Tony Jones and Garry Birtles
2:45 p.m. on NBC Sports Gold – Newcastle v. Everton, commentated by David Stowell and Davie Provan

ISU GRAND PRIX
NBC Sports Group presents 10 hours of 2017 ISU Grand Prix Final coverage from Nagoya, Japan, this week, where the top six skaters after six Grand Prix events will compete against each other. Live coverage begins culminatES this Sunday, Dec. 10, at 4 p.m. ET on NBC.

Terry Gannon handles play-by-play on NBC, joined by 1998 Olympic gold medalist Tara Lipinskiand three-time U.S. champion Johnny Weir.

Steve Schlanger calls play-by-play on Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA, joined by 2011 U.S. champion Ryan Bradley for the men’s, ladies’ and pairs’ events, and 2006 Olympic silver medalist Ben Agosto for the ice dance competition.

U.S. GRAND PRIX FREESTYLE SKIING AND SNOWBOARDING
Click here for a full television and streaming schedule of U.S. Grand Prix freestyle skiing and snowboarding coverage this weekend.

Two-time Olympic gold medalist Shaun White and 17-year-old phenom Chloe Kim are expected to headline the snowboarding halfpipe field this Saturday at 4 p.m. ET on NBC.

NBC will present freestyle skiing halfpipe coverage on Sunday at 1 p.m. ET, followed by snowboarding big air at 8 p.m. ET on NBCSN.

Todd Harris (play-by-play), Todd Richards (analyst), and Tina Dixon (reporter) will call the action.

FIS ALPINE SKIING WORLD CUP
Click here for a full television and streaming schedule of FIS alpine skiing coverage this weekend.

Steve Porino (play-by-play) and two-time Olympian Doug Lewis (analyst) will call both FIS World Cup events on Friday and Saturday, while Porino (analyst) and Steve Schlanger will call Sunday’s races.

ISU WORLD CUP SPEED SKATING
Coverage begins tonight at 7 p.m. ET on NBCSN

This will be the final event for determining Olympic country quota places. Coverage begins tonight on NBCSN at 7 p.m. ET. Live coverage from Salt Lake City shifts to Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA on Saturday at 3:30 p.m. ET, and Sunday at 2:30 p.m. ET.

Bill Doleman calls the event alongside three-time Olympic medalist Joey Cheek.

IBSF BOBSLED & SKELETON WORLD CUP
Click here for a full television and streaming schedule of IBSF bobsled and skeleton coverage this weekend.

Martin Haven calls the action from Winterberg, Germany, joined by analyst John Morgan.

FIS FREESTYLE SKIING WORLD CUP
Coverage begins Saturday at 11 a.m. ET on the Olympic Channel.

Click here for a full television and streaming schedule of FIS freestyle skiing coverage this weekend.

Coverage of the FIS Freestyle Skiing World Cup season continues this Saturday from Ruka, Finland, with the first moguls competition of the Olympic season.

Trace Worthington will provide commentary alongside analyst Luke Van Valin.

FIS CROSS-COUNTRY SKIING WORLD CUP
Coverage begins Saturday at 10 a.m. ET on the Olympic Channel.

Click here for a full television and streaming schedule of FIS cross-country skiing coverage this weekend.

Bill Seward calls the event alongside former U.S. Biathlon team member and cross-country analyst Chad Salmela.

IBU BIATHLON WORLD CUP
Coverage begins tonight at 6 p.m. ET on the Olympic Channel.

Click here for a full television and streaming schedule of IBU biathlon coverage this weekend.

Bill Seward calls the event alongside Chad Salmela.

FIS SKI JUMPING WORLD CUP
Coverage begins Saturday at 6 p.m. ET on the Olympic Channel.

Click here for a full television and streaming schedule of FIS ski jumping coverage this weekend.

Bill Spaulding calls the event joined by 2014 Olympian and analyst Jessica Jerome.

FIL LUGE WORLD CUP
Coverage begins tonight AT 9 P.M. ET on Olympic Channel.

Click here for a full television and streaming schedule of FIL luge coverage this weekend.

UCI TRACK CYCLING WORLD CUP
NBC Sports continues its coverage of the UCI Track Cycling World Cup from Chile this Sunday at 4 p.m. E.T. on the Olympic Channel.

IRONMAN WORLD CHAMPIONSIPS
NBC Sports Group will have coverage of the Ironman World Championship from Kona, Hawaii on Saturday at 2:30 p.m. E.T.

COLLEGE BASKETBALL
NBC Sports Group continues its coverage of the college basketball season with the Dayton Flyers hosting the Quaker of Penn on Saturday at 3:30 p.m. E.T. on NBCSN.

GOLF
Twelve two-person teams will convene in South Florida at the QBE Shark Shootout, airing Friday-Sunday on Golf Channel and NBC. The Golf Channel will have live coverage of the Shootout on Saturday at 1:30 p.m. ET and Sunday at 1 p.m. ET. NBC will have live coverage of the Shootout at 2 p.m. E.T.

Play-by-play commentator Rich Lerner is joined by Frank Nobilo (analyst), with Jerry Foltz and Kay Cockerill from the course. Tom Abbott contribute from the tower.

The European Tour is in South Africa for the Joburg Open, where Louis Oosthuizen headlines the field in his home country, as the tournament serves as the second event in the 2018 Open Qualifying Series. The Golf Channel will have coverage of the Open on Saturday at 9:30 a.m. E.T. and Sunday at 4:30 a.m. E.T.

Dominik Holyer serves as play-by-play, joined by analysts Denis Hutchinson and Warren Humphreys with James Spence contributing from the course.

The Ladies European Tour culminates its season with the Omega Dubai Ladies Masters, airing live on Golf Channel Saturday morning. The Golf Channel presents live coverage of the Ladies Masters at 4:30 a.m. E.T. on Saturday.

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