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Friday, March 21st, 2014
NBC SPORTS GROUP’S PRESS PASS – WHAT TO WATCH MARCH 21, 2014
NBC SPORTS GROUP’S PRESS PASS – WHAT TO WATCH MARCH 21, 2014
(All times ET)
The “Press Pass” on NBC Sports Group Press Box is a quick overview of upcoming program information and highlights from the Communications team. “The Pass” provides upcoming listings and programming details.
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THE PASS
Friday, March 21
Noon on NBCSN – SportsDash with Yahoo! Sports
12:30 p.m. on Golf Channel – Champions Tour: Mississippi Gulf Resort Classic presented by C Spire
3 p.m. on Golf Channel – PGA Tour: Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by MasterCard
5 p.m. on NBCSN – Hockey East Semifinal – No. 7 UMass Lowell vs. No. 10 Notre Dame
6:30 p.m. on Golf Channel – LPGA Tour: JTBC Founders Cup
8 p.m. on NBCSN – Hockey East Semifinal – No. 9 Providence vs. No. 18 New Hampshire
Saturday, March 22
7:30 a.m. on NBCSN – Premier League Live
8:45 a.m. on NBCSN – Premier League: Chelsea v. Arsenal
10:45 a.m. on NBCSN – Premier League Live
11 a.m. on NBCSN – Premier League: Cardiff City v. Liverpool
11 a.m. on Premier League Extra Time – Premier League: Manchester City v. Fulham
11 a.m. on Premier League Extra Time – Premier League: Everton v. Swansea City
11 a.m. on Premier League Extra Time – Premier League: Newcastle United v. Crystal Palace
11 a.m. on Premier League Extra Time – Premier League: Hull City v. West Bromwich Albion
12:30 p.m. on Golf Channel – PGA Tour: Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by MasterCard
1 p.m. on NBC – 2014 Paralympic Winter Games Review Show
1 p.m. on NBCSN – Premier League Live
1:30 p.m. on NBCSN – Premier League: West Ham United v. Manchester United
2 p.m. on NBC – PGA Tour: Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by MasterCard
3:30 p.m. on NBCSN – Goal Zone
4 p.m. on NBCSN – MLS: Real Salt Lake v. Los Angeles Galaxy
5 p.m. on Golf Channel – Champions Tour: Mississippi Gulf Resort Classic presented by C Spire
7 p.m. on NBCSN – Hockey East Final – TBD
7 p.m. on Golf Channel – LPGA Tour: JTBC Founders Cup
11 p.m. on NBCSN – NBCSN’s Match of the Day
Sunday, March 23
9 a.m. on NBCSN – Premier League Live
9:30 a.m. on NBCSN – Premier League: Tottenham Hotspur v. Southampton
11:30 a.m. on NBCSN – Premier League Live
Noon on NBCSN – Premier League: Aston Villa v. Stoke City
Noon on NBC – USSA: Nature Valley U.S. Alpine Championships
12:30 p.m. on Golf Channel – PGA Tour: Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by MasterCard
1 p.m. on NBC – Golf Digest Equipment Special
2 p.m. on NBC – PGA Tour: Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by MasterCard
2 p.m. on NBCSN – Goal Zone
2:30 p.m. on NBCSN – NBCSN’s Match of the Day II
3:30 p.m. on NBCSN – Premier League 36
4 p.m. on NBCSN – Whitney Gold Cup
5 p.m. on NBCSN – ISU World Short Track Speed Skating Championships
5 p.m. on Golf Channel – Champions Tour: Mississippi Gulf Resort Classic presented by C Spire
7 p.m. on NBCSN – NHL Live
7 p.m. on Golf Channel – LPGA Tour: JTBC Founders Cup
7:30 p.m. on NBCSN – NHL: Minnesota at Detroit
NBC Sports Group’s weekend golf coverage features the PGA Tour’s Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by MasterCard Friday at 3p.m. ET, and Saturday and Sunday at 12:30 p.m. ET on the Golf Channel; and Saturday and Sunday at 2 p.m. ET on NBC.
Golf Channel’s weekend coverage also includes the LPGA’s JTBC Founders Cup at 6:30 p.m. ET Friday, and 7 p.m. ET Saturday and Sunday; and the Champions Tour’s Mississippi Gulf Resort Classic presented by C Spire at 12:30 p.m. ET Friday, and 5 p.m. ET on Saturday and Sunday.
NBC’s team of Dan Hicks (play-by-play), Johnny Miller (analyst) will join Golf Channel’s Peter Jacobsen (tower), Gary Koch (tower), Steve Sands (interviews), Jimmy Roberts (essays) and Roger Maltbie, Mark Rolfing and Notah Begay on course to call the action for the Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by MasterCard in Orlando, Fla. In addition, Rich Lerner will handle play-by-play and Frank Nobilo will serve as an analyst for Golf Channel’s coverage.
Terry Gannon (play-by-play), Judy Rankin (analyst), and Tom Abbott (tower), Kay Cockerill (on course), and Jerry Foltz (on course) will handle coverage of the JTBC Founders Cup from Phoenix, Ariz.
For the Mississippi Gulf Resort Classic presented by C Spire, Golf Channel’s team of Bob Papa (play-by-play), Lanny Wadkins (analyst), Dave Marr (tower), John Mahaffey (tower) and Billy Ray Brown (on course) will host coverage from Saucier, Miss.
NBC Sports Group’s weekend Premier League coverage begins Saturday at 7:30 a.m. ET on NBCSN with Premier League Live immediately followed by Chelsea v. Arsenal at 8:45 a.m. ET. Coverage continues at 10:45 a.m. ET with Premier League Live followed by Cardiff City v. Liverpool at 11 a.m. ET on NBCSN. Premier League Extra Time will air Manchester City v. Fulham; Everton v. Swansea City; Newcastle United v. Crystal Palace; and Hull City v. West Bromwich Albion at 11 a.m. ET. NBCSN will also feature West Ham United v. Manchester United at 1:30 p.m. ET, immediately followed by Goal Zone at 3:30 p.m. ET. Saturday’s live coverage concludes with Match of the Day at 11 p.m. ET on NBCSN.
On Sunday, NBCSN’s Premier League coverage begins at 9 a.m. ET with Premier League Live followed by Tottenham Hotspur v. Southampton at 9:30 a.m. ET. Coverage continues with Aston Villa v. Stoke City at Noon ET, Goal Zone at 2p.m. ET and NBCSN’s Match of the Day II at 2:30 p.m. ET on NBCSN. NBCSN debuts Premier League 36 on Sunday at 3:30 pm. ET.
Lead play-by-play announced Arlo White joins Graeme Le Saux to call Saturday’s Chelsea v. Arsenal match.
All matches will be preceded and followed by Premier League Live pre- and post-match shows from the NBC Sports Group International Broadcast Center in Stamford, Conn. Rebecca Lowe hosts Premier League Live alongside Kyle Martino and Robbie Earle.
The following games will be broadcast by the Premier League using the World Feed:
Saturday, March 22
11 a.m. on NBCSN – Premier League: Cardiff City v. Liverpool, commentated by Gary Weaver and Trevor Francis
11 a.m. on Premier League Extra Time – Premier League: Manchester City v. Fulham, commentated by Daniel Mann and Tony Gale
11 a.m. on Premier League Extra Time – Premier League: Everton v. Swansea City, commentated by Gary Taphouse and Dean Sturridge
11 a.m. on Premier League Extra Time – Premier League: Newcastle United v. Crystal Palace, commentated by Ian Crocker and Barry Horne
11 a.m. on Premier League Extra Time – Premier League: Hull City v. West Bromwich Albion, commentated by Joe Speight and Garry Birtles
1:30 p.m. on NBCSN – Premier League: West Ham United v. Manchester United, commentated by Steve Banyard and Stewart Robson
Sunday, March 23
9:30 a.m. on NBCSN – Premier League: Tottenham Hotspur v. Southampton, commentated by Gary Weaver and Paul Walsh
Noon on NBCSN – Premier League: Aston Villa v. Stoke City, commentated by Jon Champion and Iain Dowie
Viewers can find Premier League Games on TV by using the Premier League Game Finder here.
NBCSN’s Major League Soccer coverage this weekend features 2013 MLS Cup runners-up Real Salt Lake (1-0-1, 4 pts.) hosting LA Galaxy (0-1-0, 0 pts.), the winningest club in league history, Saturday at 4 p.m. ET, immediately following NBCSN’s Premier League coverage.
NBC Sports Group’s lead play-by-play announcer John Strong calls the match joined by former Jamaican National Team player Robbie Earle and host Russ Thaler at Rio Tinto Stadium in Sandy, Utah.
NBCSN will present live college hockey coverage of the Hockey East Tournament semifinals and final this weekend beginning Friday at 5 p.m. ET when No. 7 UMass Lowell faces No. 10 Notre Dame in the first semifinal, followed by No. 9 Providence vs. No. 18 New Hampshire at 8 p.m. ET. The winners of those two games will square off in the Hockey East Tournament final on NBCSN Saturday at 7 p.m. ET.
Steve Schlanger (play-by-play) and Ken Hodge (analyst) will provide live commentary throughout the Hockey East Tournament. In addition, host Carolyn Manno and former player and analyst Anson Carter will anchor Hockey East Tournament studio coverage on Friday.
Sunday’s NHL coverage begins at 7 p.m. on NBCSN with NHL Live followed by the Detroit Red Wings hosting the Minnesota Wild. Mike Emrick and Pierre McGuire will provide live commentary from Joe Louis Arena in Detroit, Mich. Liam McHugh will host NHL Live alongside analysts and former players Mike Milbury, Keith Jones, and Jeremy Roenick.
