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Friday, March 2nd, 2018
NBC SPORTS GROUP’S PRESS PASS – WHAT TO WATCH – MARCH 2ND – MARCH 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 March 2nd
5:30 p.m. on Olympic Channel – UCI Track Cycling World Championships – Day 3
7 p.m. on NBCSN – Arena Pro Swim Series
7 p.m. on Golf Channel – PGA Tour Champions: Cologuard Classic
8:30 p.m. on Olympic Channel – Nastia Liukin Cup – Gymnastics
8:30 p.m. on NBCSN – IAAF World Indoor Championships – Day 2 Evening Session
11:30 p.m. on Olympic Channel – FIS Freestyle Skiing World Cup – Moguls
12 a.m. on Golf Channel – LPGA Tour: HSBC Women’s World Championship
Saturday March 3rd
5 a.m. on Golf Channel – European Tour: Tshwane Open
5 a.m. on Olympic Channel – IAAF World Indoor Championships – Day 3 Morning Session
7 a.m. on NBCSN – Premier League Live
7:30 a.m. on NBCSN – Premier League on NBCSN: Burnley vs Everton
8:30 a.m. on Olympic Channel – FIS Alpine Skiing World Cup – Women’s Super G
9:30 a.m. on Olympic Channel – FIS Alpine Skiing World Cup – Men’s Giant Slalom
10 a.m. on NBCSN – Premier League on NBCSN: Tottenham vs Huddersfield
10 a.m. on CNBC – Southampton vs Stoke City
10:30 a.m. on Olympic Channel – FIS Freestyle Skiing World Cup – Ski Cross
11 a.m. on Golf Channel – Golf Central Pre Round Coverage
11:30 a.m. on Olympic Channel – American Cup – Gymnastics
12 p.m. on Golf Channel – PGA Tour: WGC-Mexico Championship
12:30 p.m. on NBCSN – Premier League on NBCSN: Liverpool vs Newcastle
1 p.m. on Olympic Channel – IAAF World Indoor Championships – Day 3 Evening Session
1 p.m. on NBC – American Cup – Gymnastics
2:30 p.m. on NBCSN – Goal Zone
3 p.m. on NBCSN – College Basketball: George Washington at Dayton
3 p.m. on NBC – PGA Tour Golf: WGC Mexico Championship
4:30 p.m. on Golf Channel – PGA Tour Champions: Cologuard Classic
5 p.m. on NBCSN – IAAF World Indoor Championships – Day 3 Evening Session
5 p.m. on Olympic Channel – World Sprint Speed Skating Championships – Day 1
6 p.m. on Olympic Channel – FIS Snowboarding World Cup – Snowboard Cross
7 p.m. on Olympic Channel – FIS Cross Country World Cup – Men’s & Women’s Sprint
7 p.m. on NBCSN – Arena Pro Swim Series
7 p.m. on Golf Channel – Golf Central Post Round Coverage
8 p.m. on NBC – 2018 Coors Light NHL Stadium Series: Toronto at Washington
8 p.m. on Olympic Channel – FIS Freestyle Skiing World Cup – Slopestyle
8:30 p.m. on NBCSN – Nastia Liukin Cup – Gymnastics
9 p.m. on Olympic Channel – FIS Ski Jumping World Cup – Men’s Team
10 p.m. on Olympic Channel – UCI Track Cycling World Championships – Day 4
10:30 p.m. on NBCSN – FIS Alpine Skiing World Cup – Women’s Super G
10:30 p.m. on Golf Channel – LPGA Tour: HSBC Women’s World Championship
11:30 p.m. on Olympic Channel – FIS Freestyle Skiing World Cup – Dual Moguls
Sunday March 4th
5 a.m. on Golf Channel – European Tour: Tshwane Open
6 a.m. on Olympic Channel – FIS Alpine Skiing World Cup – Men’s Slalom
6 a.m. on NBCSN – Premier League Match of the Day
7:30 a.m. on Olympic Channel – FIS Alpine Skiing World Cup – Women’s Combined
7:30 a.m. on NBCSN – Premier League Live
8:30 a.m. on NBCSN – Premier League on NBCSN: Brighton vs Arsenal
9 a.m. on Olympic Channel – FIS Freestyle Skiing World Cup – Ski Cross|
10 a.m. on Olympic Channel – IAAF World Indoor Championships –Day 4
11 a.m. on NBCSN – Premier League on NBCSN: Manchester City vs Chelsea
11 a.m. on Golf Channel – Golf Central Pre Round Coverage
12 p.m. on Golf Channel – PGA Tour: WGC-Mexico Championship
1 p.m. on NBCSN – Goal Zone
1 p.m. on NBC – PGA Tour Special: Mr. Palmer’s Legacy
1 p.m. on Olympic Channel – UCI Track Cycling World Championships – Day 4
2 p.m. on NBC – PGA Tour Golf: WGC Mexico Championship
2 p.m. on NBCSN – Premiership Rugby: Exeter vs Saracens
4 p.m. on NBCSN – IAAF World Indoor Championships – Day 4
4 p.m. on Olympic Channel – FIS Cross Country World Cup – Women’s 10km
4:30 p.m. on Golf Channel – PGA Tour Champions: Cologuard Classic
5 p.m. on Olympic Channel – World Sprint Speed Skating Championships – Day 2
6 p.m. on Olympic Channel – FIS Ski Jumping World Cup – Men’s Individual
6 p.m. on NBCSN – NHL Live
7 p.m. on NBCSN – Detroit at Minnesota
7 p.m. on Golf Channel – Golf Central Post Round Coverage
10 p.m. on NBCSN – NHL Overtime
10:30 p.m. on NBCSN – NHL Sunday Shootout
11 p.m. on NBCSN – Paris Nice – Stage 1
Monday March 5th
2 p.m. on NBCSN – Premier League Live
3 p.m. on NBCSN – Premier League on NBCSN: Crystal Palace vs Manchester United
5 p.m. on NBCSN – Goal Zone
ARENA PRO SWIM SERIES
NBCSN will present coverage of this weekend’s 4-day meet. Some swimmers that are expected to compete from the USA Swimming National Team are five-time Olympic gold medalist Nathan Adrian, three-time Olympic gold medalist Ryan Murphy, and two-time Olympic gold medalist Conor Dwyer.
The commentators for the meet are Bill Doleman and Rowdy Gaines.
IAAF WORLD INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS
NBC Sports Group will present coverage of this weekend’s IAAF World Indoor Championships that will take place in Birmingham, Great Britain. Expected to compete in the events are two-time Olympic medalist Brittney Reese, 2016 Olympic silver medalist Sandi Morris and Christian Coleman, who recently broke the world indoor record in the 60 meters to win his first U.S. title at the USA Track & Field Indoor National Championships.
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 at the New Balance Indoor Championships in Boston, Mass., are four-time Olympic medalist and analyst Ato Boldon, analyst Paul Swangard, and analyst Craig Masback.
GYMNASTICS
NBC Sports presents live coverage of the 2018 American Cup and the 2018 Nastia Liukin Cup this weekend. The American Cup and the Nastia Liukin Cup provides a competitive opportunity for the country’s top Junior Olympic gymnasts.
Coverage of the American Cup begins on Saturday, Mar. 3, at 11:30 a.m. ET on Olympic Channel and continues later that day at 1 p.m. ET on NBC. Coverage of the Nastia Liukin Cup begins tonight at 8:30 p.m. ET on Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA.
Featured gymnasts competing in the American Cup are 2017 World floor exercise bronze medalist Yul Moldauer and 2017 World all-around champion and balance beam silver medalist Morgan Hurd.
Steve Schlanger will be in the booth for the American Cup. Joining Schlanger will be five-time Olympic medalist and 2008 Olympic all-around champion Nastia Liukin, two-time Olympic medalist Tim Daggett and reporter Andrea Joyce.
John Roethlisberger will handle play-by-play for the Nastia Liukin Cup, joined by Liukin and Daggett.
COLLEGE BASKETBALL
NBCSN’s coverage of the Atlantic 10 basketball season continues this weekend with a George Washington Colonials (14-16) and Dayton Flyers (13-16) matchup on Saturday at 3 p.m. ET.
1983 North Carolina State University national championship basketball team member Terry Gannon calls George Washington-Dayton alongside former Northern Illinois University assistant basketball coach and regional scout for the NBA’s Indiana Pacers and Seattle Supersonics David Kaplan.
NHL
NBC Sports showcases two if the NHL’s top teams underneath the outdoor lights on Saturday in primetime, when Alex Ovechkin and the Washington Capitals host Mitch Marner and the Toronto Maple Leafs from Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium in Annapolis, Md., at 8 p.m. ET on NBC.
Five-time Emmy Award-winner Mike ‘Doc’ Emrick (play-by-play), former player, coach and general manager Mike Milbury (analyst), and Emmy Award-winner Pierre McGuire (‘Inside-the-Glass analyst) will have the call of Maple Leafs-Capitals from Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium in Annapolis, Md.
The NHL on NBC studio team of Kathryn Tappen (host) and analysts Jeremy Roenick and Keith Jones will anchor pre-game and intermission coverage on-site from Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium.
PREMIER LEAGUE
Saturday March 3rd
7:30 a.m. on NBCSN – Premier League on NBCSN: Burnley vs Everton, commentated by Jim Proudfoot and Kevin Kilbane
10 a.m. on NBCSN – Premier League on NBCSN: Tottenham vs Huddersfield, commentated by David Stowell and Matt Holland
10 a.m. on CNBC – Southampton vs Stoke City, commentated by Jonathan Beck and Garry Birtles
10 a.m. on NBC Sports Gold – Leicester City vs Bournemouth, commentated by Tony Jones and Keith Andrews
10 a.m. on NBC Sports Gold – Swansea City vs West Ham United, commentated by Phil Blacker and Don Goodman
10 a.m. on NBC Sports Gold – Watford vs West Bromwich Albion, commentated by Gary Taphouse and Tony Gale
12:30 p.m. on NBCSN – Premier League on NBCSN: Liverpool vs Newcastle United, commentated by Peter Drury and Lee Dixon
Sunday March 4th
8:30 a.m. on NBCSN – Premier League on NBCSN: Brighton & Hove Albion vs Arsenal, commentated by Joe Speight and David Prutton
11 a.m. on NBCSN – Premier League on NBCSN: Manchester City vs Chelsea, commentated by Peter Drury and Graeme Le Saux
Monday March 5th
3 p.m. on NBCSN – Premier League on NBCSN: Crystal Palace vs Manchester United, commentated by Martyn Tyler and Danny Higgingbotham
PARIS NICE – STAGE 1
NBC Sports Group continues its 2018 cycling schedule with live coverage of all eight stages of the 2018 Paris-Nice on NBC Sports Gold, beginning with Stage 1 this Sunday, Mar. 4, at 9:20 a.m. ET. NBCSN will present daily encore coverage of the race, beginning Sunday at 11 p.m. ET with Stage 1. NBC Sports Gold’s daily live coverage of the Paris-Nice culminates on Sunday, Mar. 11, at 7:40 a.m. ET.
Defending champion Sergio Henao (Team Sky) headlines the field, joined by teammate Wout Poels, American Tejay van Garderen (BMC Racing), and Dan Martin (UAE Team Emirates).
Paul Sherwen will call the action for the 2018 Paris-Nice on NBCSN, joined by analyst Bob Roll.
PREMIERSHIP RUGBY
NBC Sports showcases the top two teams in Aviva Premiership Rugby this weekend, Exeter Chiefs and Saracens, on Sunday at 2 p.m. ET on NBCSN. This is the second matchup between the two clubs where Exeter Chiefs defeated Saracens 20-18.
Exeter Chiefs are the reigning league champions, while Saracens won back-to-back league titles from 2014-2016.
NBC Sports’ Leigh Diffey will anchor studio coverage alongside analyst and former Premiership Rugby player Alex Corbisiero.
GOLF
The broadcasters for the WGC-Mexico Championship are Steve Sands (play-by-play for Golf Channel), Dan Hicks (play-by-play for NBC), David Duval (analyst), Peter Jacobsen (analyst), Gary Koch (tower), David Feherty (tower), Roger Maltbie (on-course), Notah Begay (on-course), Jim “Bones” Mackay (on-course), Todd Lewis (interviews for Golf Channel) and Steve Sands (interviews for NBC).
The broadcast team for the Cologuard Classic are Bob Papa (play-by-play), Lanny Wadkins (analyst), John Mahaffey (tower), John Cook (on-course) and Arron Oberholser (on-course).
The broadcasters for the Tshwane Open are Dominik Holyer (play-by-play), Denis Hutchinson (analyst), Jay Townsend (analyst) and Julian Tutt (on-course).
