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Friday, April 27th, 2018
NBC SPORTS GROUP’S PRESS PASS – WHAT TO WATCH – APRIL 27TH – APRIL 29TH, 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, the NBC Sports app and the Golf Channel app, click here.
Friday April 27th
5 p.m. on NBCSN – U.S. Track & Field – Penn Relays
6:30 p.m. on Golf Channel – LPGA Tour – LPGA Mediheal Championship
7 p.m. on NBCSN – NHL Live
8 p.m. on NBCSN – NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs: Winnipeg at Nashville
Saturday April 28th
6 a.m. on Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA – World Mixed Doubles Curling Championships – Semifinals
7 a.m. on NBCSN – Premier League Live
7:30 a.m. on NBCSN – Premier League on NBCSN: Liverpool vs Stoke City
10 a.m. on NBCSN – Premier League on NBCSN: Southampton vs Bournemouth
10 a.m. on CNBC – Newcastle vs West Bromwich Albion
10 a.m. on Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA – World Mixed Doubles Curling Championships – Gold Medal Game
12 p.m. on Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA – ITU World Triathlon Series – Men’s Elite
12 p.m. on Golf Channel – Golf Central Pre Round Coverage
12:30 p.m. on Golf Channel – European Tour – China Open
12:30 p.m. on NBCSN – U.S. Track & Field – Penn Relays
12:30 p.m. on NBC – Swansea City vs Chelsea
1 p.m. on Golf Channel – PGA Tour – Zurich Classic of New Orleans
2:30 p.m. on NBC – Goal Zone
2:30 p.m. on Golf Channel – Golf Central Post Round Coverage
3 p.m. on NBC – NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs: Boston at Tampa Bay
3 p.m. on NBCSN – U.S. Track & Field – Drake Relays
3 p.m. on Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA – ITU World Triathlon Series – Women’s Elite
3 p.m. on Golf Channel – Web.com Tour – United Leasing & Finance Championship
5 p.m. on NBCSN – Premiership Rugby: Gloucester vs Bath
6 p.m. on Golf Channel – LPGA Tour – LPGA Mediheal Championship
6:30 p.m. on Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA – Archery World Cup – Compound Finals
7:30 p.m. on NBCSN – NHL Live
8 p.m. on NBCSN – World Mixed Doubles Curling Championships – Gold Medal Game
8 p.m. on NBC – NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs: San Jose at Las Vegas
8:30 p.m. on Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA – FIG Gymnastics – Trampoline
Sunday April 29th
6 a.m. on NBCSN – Match of the Day
8 a.m. on NBCSN – Premier League Live
9 a.m. on NBCSN – Premier League on NBCSN: West Ham United vs Manchester City
11:30 a.m. on NBCSN – Premier League on NBCSN: Manchester United vs Arsenal
12 p.m. on Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA – FIG Gymnastics
12 p.m. on Golf Channel – Golf Central Pre Round Coverage
12:30 p.m. on Golf Channel – European Tour – China Open
1 p.m. on Golf Channel – PGA Tour – Zurich Classic of New Orleans
1:30 p.m. on NBCSN – Goal Zone
2 p.m. on NBCSN – Premiership Rugby: Wasps vs Northampton
2 p.m. on NBC – Red Bull Air Race
2:30 p.m. on Golf Channel – Golf Central Post Round Coverage
3 p.m. on Golf Channel – Web.com Tour – United Leasing & Finance Championship
3 p.m. on NBC – NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs: Pittsburgh at Washington
6 p.m. on NBCSN – NHL Live
6 p.m. on Golf Channel – LPGA Tour – LPGA Mediheal Championship
6:30 p.m. on Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA – Archery World Cup – Recurve Finals
7 p.m. on NBCSN – NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs: Winnipeg at Nashville
PREMIER LEAGUE
Saturday April 28th
7:30 a.m. on NBCSN – Premier League on NBCSN: Liverpool vs Stoke City, commentated by Peter Drury and Jim Beglin
10 a.m. on NBC Sports Gold – Burnley vs Brighton & Hove Albion, commentated by Jonathan Beck and Keith Andrews
10 a.m. on NBC Sports Gold – Crystal Palace vs Leicester City, commentated by Gary Taphouse and Tony Gale
10 a.m. on NBC Sports Gold – Huddersfield vs Everton, commentated by Tony Jones and Garry Birtles
10 a.m. on CNBC – Newcastle United vs West Bromwich Albion, commentated by David Stowell and Davie Provan
10 a.m. on NBCSN – Premier League on NBCSN: Southampton vs AFC Bournemouth, commentated by Jim Proudfoot and Matt Holland
12:30 a.m. on NBC – Swansea City vs Chelsea, commentated by Arlo White and Graeme Le Saux
Sunday April 29th
9 a.m. on NBCSN – Premier League on NBCSN: West Ham United vs Manchester City, commentated by Derek Rae and Danny Higginbotham
11:30 a.m. on NBCSN – Premier League on NBCSN: Manchester United vs Arsenal, commentated by Arlo White, Lee Dixon and Graeme Le Saux
Monday April 30th
3 p.m. on NBCSN – Premier League on NBCSN: Tottenham Hotspur vs Watford, commentated by Martin Tyler and Danny Higginbotham
U.S. TRACK & FIELD
NBCSN presents live coverage of the Penn Relays today, at 5 p.m. ET and Saturday, April 28, at 12:30 p.m. ET including “USA vs. the World”, plus live coverage of the Drake Relays Saturday at 3 p.m. ET.
Coverage from the Penn Relays at Franklin Field in Philadelphia, Penn., includes the men’s and women’s 4x100m relay, college 4x200m relay, and 4x400m relay. Competing in the Penn Relays are Olympic gold medalist and three-time World Champion Justin Gatlin, 2018 World Indoor champion Raevyn Rodgers, three-time World silver medalist Michael Cherry, and 2017 World champion Aaliyah Brown.
The Drake Relays feature multiple Olympic medalists, including two-time Olympic medalist Dawn Harper-Nelson in the women’s 100m hurdles, 2012 Olympic gold medalist Aries Merritt in the men’s 110m hurdles, 2016 Olympic gold medalist Dalilah Muhammad in the women’s 400m hurdles, and 2016 Olympic bronze medalist Jenny Simpson in the women’s two mile.
Paul Swangard hosts coverage of the Penn Relays, joined by analysts Sanya Richards-Ross and Craig Masback, and reporter Carolyn Manno at Franklin Field in Philadelphia, Penn.
Leigh Diffey handles the call for the Drake Relays from Des Moines, Iowa, joined by four-time Olympic medalist Ato Boldon, and reporters Todd Harris and Lewis Johnson.
NHL
NBC Sports’ exclusive coverage of the 2018 Stanley Cup Playoffs continues this weekend with five games across NBC and NBCSN, beginning tonight at 8 p.m. ET on NBCSN, when P.K. Subban and the defending Western Conference champion Nashville Predators host Patrik Laine and the Winnipeg Jets in Game 1 of their Second Round series.
Saturday’s coverage features a pair of matchups on NBC, beginning at 3 p.m. ET, when Brad Marchand and the Boston Bruins visit Steven Stamkos and the Tampa Bay Lightning in Game 1 of their Second Round series. The action shifts to the desert with the expansion Vegas Golden Knights’ first-ever appearance on NBC in primetime at 8 p.m. ET, when Marc-Andre Fleury and the Golden Knights host Joe Pavelski and the San Jose Sharks, with Vegas leading the series 1-0.
Sunday’s Second Round action features Game 2 of Sidney Crosby and the Pittsburgh Penguins vs. Alex Ovechkin and the Washington Capitals at 3 p.m. ET on NBC, with Pittsburgh leading the series 1-0, followed by Game 2 of Jets-Predators at 7 p.m. ET on NBCSN.
Three-time Stanley Cup champion Patrick Sharp will once again join the NHL on NBC studio as a guest analyst for games on Saturday and Sunday on NBC. Additionally, NHL on NBC analyst Jeremy Roenick will be on-site in Vegas for NBC’s Game 2 coverage on Saturday night.
WORLD MIXED DOUBLES CURLING CHAMPIONSHIPS
NBC Sports continues its coverage of the 11th World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship this weekend with live coverage across NBCSN, Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA, NBCSports.com and the NBC Sports app, and OlympicChannel.com and the Olympic Channel app.
Bill Doleman (play-by-play) and 2006 Olympic bronze medalist Pete Fenson (analyst) will provide commentary of the World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship Friday and Saturday on Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA and NBCSN.
GOLF
The broadcasters for the Zurich Classic of New Orleans will be Terry Gannon (play-by-play), Frank Nobilo (analyst), Curt Byrum (tower), Mark Immelman (tower), Billy Ray Brown (on-course), and Heather Cox (interviews).
The commentators for the LPGA Mediheal Championship will be Grant Boone (play-by-play), Karen Stupples (analyst), Tom Abbott (tower), Jerry Foltz (on course), and Kay Cockerill (on course).
The broadcast team for the Web.com Tour will be Steve Burkowski (play-by-play), Craig Perks (analysts), Phil Blackmar (tower), and Gary Christian (on-course).
The broadcasters for the China Open will be Mike Ritz (studio host), Dominik Holyer (play-by-play), Dom Boulet (analyst), Warren Humphreys (analyst), and Julian Tutt (on-course).
