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Friday, February 16th, 2018
NBC SPORTS GROUP’S PRESS PASS – WHAT TO WATCH – FEBRUARY 16th – 18th, 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 16th
4 p.m. on Golf Channel – PGA Tour: Genesis Open
8 p.m. on Golf Channel – Golf Central Post Round Coverage
10 p.m. on Golf Channel – LPGA Tour: ISPS Handa Women’s Australian Open
Saturday February 17th
4 a.m. on Golf Channel – European Tour: Oman Open
12 p.m. on Golf Channel – Golf Central Pre Round Coverage
2 p.m. on Golf Channel – PGA Tour: Genesis Open
3:30 p.m. on Golf Channel – PGA Tour Champions: Chubb Classic
5:30 p.m. on NBCSN – US Track & Field – US Indoor Championships
7 p.m. on Golf Channel – Golf Central Post Round Coverage
9 p.m. on Golf Channel – LPGA Tour: ISPS Handa Women’s Australian Open
Sunday February 18th
4 a.m. on Golf Channel – European Tour: Oman Open
12 p.m. on NBC – Philadelphia at N. Y. Rangers
12 p.m. on Golf Channel – Golf Central Pre Round Coverage
1 p.m. on Golf Channel – PGA Tour: Genesis Open
2:30 p.m. on Golf Channel – Golf Central Post Round Coverage
3 p.m. on Golf Channel – PGA Tour Champions: Chubb Classic
5 p.m. on NBCSN – US Track & Field – US Indoor Championships
NHL
NBC Sports will present a trio of NHL on NBC Sunday matinees over the next two weekends, continuing this Sunday, Feb. 18, at noon ET on NBC, when Claude Giroux and the Philadelphia Flyers face off against Henrik Lundqvist and the New York Rangers.
Five-time Emmy Award-winner Mike ‘Doc’ Emrick (play-by-play), U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame Member Eddie Olczyk (analyst), and Joe Micheletti (‘Inside-the-Glass’ analyst) will call Flyers-Rangers from Madison Square Garden in New York. Rob Carlin will anchor pre-game and intermission coverage on-site for all three games.
TRACK & FIELD: U.S. INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS
NBCSN presents coverage of the 2018 USATF Indoor Championships live from Albuquerque, N.M., this Saturday, Feb. 17, at 5:30 p.m. ET and Sunday, Feb. 18, at 5 p.m. ET.
Athletes that are competing this weekend on NBCSN include 2016 Olympian and two-time World Championship silver medalist Christian Coleman (60m), 300m indoor world record holder Noah Lyles (60m), 2012 Olympian Georganne Moline who recorded a 51.39 quarter-mile for the fastest time in the world this year and 2016 Olympic bronze medalist and reigning World champion Emma Coburn (3,000m).
NBC Sports Group’s play-by-play commentator Rick Allen, who competed in the decathlon at the 1992 U.S. Olympic Trials, calls the event. Joining Allen in Albuquerque, N.M., are five-time Olympic medalist Sanya Richards-Ross, analyst Paul Swangard, and analyst Craig Masback.
GOLF
The broadcasters for the Genesis Open will be Whit Watson (play-by-play), Nick Faldo (analyst), Matt Gogel (tower), Curt Byrum (on-course) and Todd Lewis (interviews).
The broadcast team for the ISPS Handa Women’s Australian Open will be Mike Ritz (host), Stephanie Brantz (play-by-play), Jane Crafter (analyst), Quentin Hall (analyst), Kate Burton (on-course) and Alison Whitaker (on-course).
The commentators for the Chubb Classic will be Bob Papa (play-by-play), Lanny Wadkins (analyst), John Mahaffey (tower), John Cook (on-course) and Arron Oberholser (on-course).
The broadcasters for the Oman Open will be Dougie Donnelly (play-by-play), Tony Johnstone (analyst), Ken Brown (analyst) and Jay Townsend (on-course).
