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Friday, February 2nd, 2018
NBC SPORTS GROUP’S PRESS PASS – WHAT TO WATCH – February 2nd – 5th, 2018
(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 February 2nd
7 p.m. on Golf Channel – Golf Central Post Round Coverage
7 p.m. on NBCSN – NHL Live
8 p.m. on NBCSN – Las Vegas at Minnesota
10 p.m. on Golf Channel – European Tour: Maybank Championship
11 p.m. on NBCSN – NHL Overtime
Saturday February 3rd
4:30 a.m. on Olympic Channel – FIS Alpine Skiing World Cup – Women’s Downhill
6:30 a.m. on Olympic Channel – FIS Alpine Skiing World Cup – Women’s Downhill
7 a.m. on NBCSN – Premier League Live
7:30 a.m. on NBCSN – Premier League on NBCSN: Burnley vs Manchester City
9 a.m. on Olympic Channel – UCI Cyclo-Cross World Championships – Women’s Elite
10 a.m. on NBCSN – Premier League on NBCSN: Manchester United vs Huddersfield
11 a.m. on Olympic Channel – FIS Snowboarding World Cup – Snowboard Cross
12 p.m. on Golf Channel – Golf Central Pre Round Coverage
12:30 p.m. on NBCSN – Six Nations Rugby: Wales vs Scotland
12:30 p.m. on NBC – Arsenal vs Everton
2 p.m. on Golf Channel – PGA Tour: Waste Management Phoenix Open
2:30 p.m. on NBC – This is Football
2:30 p.m. on NBCSN – Six Nations Rugby: France vs Ireland
3 p.m. on Olympic Channel – FIS Ski Jumping World Cup – Men’s Individual
3:30 p.m. on NBC – NFL Honors Pre Show – Red Carpet Special
4 p.m. on NBC – US Track & Field – Millrose Games
4:30 p.m. on NBCSN – College Basketball: George Mason at Richmond
6:30 p.m. on NBCSN – College Basketball: St. Bonaventure at Duquesne
7 p.m. on Golf Channel – Golf Central Post Round Coverage
8:30 p.m. on NBCSN – Red Bull Air Race
9 p.m. on NBC – NFL Honors
9:30 p.m. on Golf Channel – European Tour: Maybank Championship
10:30 p.m. on NBCSN – FIS Alpine Skiing World Cup – Women’s Downhill
11:30 p.m. on NBCSN – FIS Alpine Skiing World Cup – Women’s Downhill
Sunday February 4th
12:30 a.m. on NBCSN – FIS Snowboarding World Cup – Snowboard Cross
1 p.m. on Golf Channel – PGA Tour: Waste Management Phoenix Open
1:30 a.m. on NBCSN – Tour Down Under
6:30 a.m. on Olympic Channel – FIS Alpine Skiing World Cup – Women’s Downhill
8 a.m. on NBCSN – Premier League Live
9 a.m. on NBCSN – Premier League on NBCSN: Crystal Palace vs Newcastle
9 a.m. on Olympic Channel – UCI Cyclo-Cross World Championships – Men’s Elite
11 a.m. on Olympic Channel – FIS Snowboarding World Cup – Snowboard Cross
11:30 a.m. on NBCSN – Premier League on NBCSN: Liverpool vs Tottenham
12 p.m. on NBC – Pre-Game: Road to the Super Bowl
12 p.m. on Golf Channel – Golf Central Pre Round Coverage
1 p.m. on Golf Channel – PGA Tour: Waste Management Phoenix Open
1:30 p.m. on NBCSN – Goal Zone
2 p.m. on NBCSN – Six Nations Rugby: Italy vs England
3 p.m. on Olympic Channel – FIS Ski Jumping World Cup – Men’s Individual
4 p.m. on NBCSN – FIS Alpine Skiing World Cup – Women’s Downhill
6 p.m. on Golf Channel – Golf Central Post Round Coverage
6 p.m. on NBC – Super Bowl on NBC: Philadelphia vs New England
10 p.m. on NBCSN – Super Bowl Post Game
NBC Sports presents coverage of Super Bowl LII this Sunday, Feb. 4, as Nick Foles and the NFC champion Philadelphia Eagles take on Tom Brady and the AFC champion New England Patriots at U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis, Minn. Super Bowl Sunday coverage begins at Noon ET on NBC as NBC Sports previews the game with a comprehensive six-hour Super Bowl LII Pre-Game Show.
NHL Live will originate live from Nicollet Mall in Minneapolis from Tuesday to Friday (Jan. 30-Feb. 2), prior to NHL coverage on NBCSN. Hosts Liam McHugh and Kathryn Tappen will anchor NBCSN’s NHL Live coverage throughout the week, alongside former players and analysts Keith Jones and Jeremy Roenick, and Mike Milbury.
Dave Goucher (play-by-play) and Ray Ferraro (‘Inside-the-Glass’ analyst) will have the call from Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul, Minn.
Saturday February 3rd
7:30 a.m. on NBCSN – Burnley v. Manchester City, commentated by Jim Proudfoot and Jim Beglin
10 a.m. on NBC Sports Gold – Bournemouth v. Stoke City, commentated by Gary Taphouse and Tony Gale
10 a.m. on NBC Sports Gold – Brighton v. West Ham, commentated by Dave Farrar and Matt Holland
10 a.m. on NBC Sports Gold – Leicester City v. Swansea City, commentated by Tony Jones and Keith Andrews
10 a.m. on NBCSN – Manchester United v. Huddersfield, commentated by Gary Weaver and Andy Walker
10 a.m. on NBC Sports Gold – West Brom v. Southampton, commentated by David Stowell and Efan Ekoku
12:30 p.m. on NBC – Arsenal v. Everton, commentated by Peter Drury and Lee Dixon
Sunday February 4th
9 a.m. on NBCSN – Crystal Palace v. Newcastle United, commentated by Joe Speight and Andy Townsend
11:30 a.m. on NBCSN – Liverpool v. Tottenham, commentated by Peter Drury, Lee Dixon and Graeme Le Saux
Monday February 5th
3 p.m. on NBCSN – Watford v. Chelsea, commentated by Martin Tyler and Danny Higginbotham
The alpine skiing World Cup season continues with the city event, a non-Olympic discipline, today in Stockholm, followed by the final races before the 2018 Olympic Winter Games.
Steve Schlanger (play-by-play) and 2010 Olympian Will Brandenburg will handle the call for this weekend’s events.
UCI CYCLO-CROSS WORLD CUP
The Cyclo-Cross World Cup concludes this weekend in Valkenburg, Netherlands, for the World Cup Championship at 9 a.m. on Saturday and Sunday on the Olympic Channel. Cyclo-cross, a non-Olympic discipline, combines cycling, steeplechase and NASCAR all into one.
US TRACK & FIELD – MILLROSE GAMES
The 111th NYRR Millrose Games will feature 52 Olympians, 7 Olympic champions and 7 World Champions competing on Saturday, February 3 at 4 p.m. on NBC at the Armory’s New Balance Track & Field Center in Washington Heights.
NBC Sports Group’s NASCAR race announcer Rick Allen, who competed in the decathlon at the 1992 U.S. Olympic Trials, calls the event. Joining Allen at the Armory Track & Field Center in New York, N.Y., are four-time Olympic medalist and analyst Ato Boldon, analyst Paul Swangard, and analyst Craig Masback.
Athletes head to Willingen, Germany, for the final World Cup event before the 2018 Olympic Winter Games.
Bill Spaulding calls the event joined by 2014 Olympian Jessica Jerome.
The snowboard cross World Cup season continues with the final event before the 2018 Olympic Winter Games, in Feldberg, Germany.
The broadcasters for the Waste Management Phoenix Open will be Whit Watson (play-by-play), David Duval (analyst), Curt Byrum (tower), Matt Gogel (tower), Phil Blackmar (on-course) and Chantel McCabe (interviews).
The broadcast team for the Maybank Championship will be Scott Walker (host), Dominik Holyer (play-by-play), Dom Boulet (analyst), Warren Humphreys (analyst) and Julian Tutt (on-course).