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Friday, October 17th, 2014
NBC SPORTS GROUP’S PRESS PASS – WHAT TO WATCH OCTOBER 17-19, 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 NBC Sports Group Communications team.
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THE PASS
Friday, October 17
5 p.m. on Golf Channel – PGA Tour: Shriners Hospitals for Children Open
5:30 p.m. on NBCSN – Pro Football Talk
7:30 p.m. on NBCSN – College Hockey: Lake Superior State at Notre Dame
10 p.m. on NBCSN – MLS: Real Salt Lake at Portland Timbers
11:30 p.m. on Golf Channel – LPGA KEB HanaBank Championship
Saturday, October 18
6 a.m. on NBCSN – Barclays Premier League Match Pack
6:30 a.m. on NBCSN – Barclays Premier League Preview
6:30 a.m. on Golf Channel – European Tour Volvo World Match Play Championship
7 a.m. on NBC – Premier League Live
7:45 a.m. on NBCSN – Premier League: Manchester City vs. Tottenham
10 a.m. on NBCSN – Premier League: Crystal Palace vs. Chelsea
10 a.m. on Extra Time – Premier League: Arsenal vs. Hull City
10 a.m. on Extra Time – Premier League: Everton vs. Aston Villa
10 a.m. on Extra Time- Premier League: Newcastle vs. Leicester City
10 a.m. on Extra Time – Premier League: Southampton vs. Sunderland
10 a.m. on Extra Time – Premier League: Burnley vs. West Ham
11:30 a.m. on Golf Channel – European/Asian Tour: Hong Kong Open
12:30 p.m. on NBC – Premier League Match of the Day
2 p.m. on NBC – UCI Road Cycling Championships
2:30 p.m. on Golf Channel – Champions Tour Greater Hickory Kia Classic at Rock Barn
3 p.m. on NBC – Dew Tour: Portland
3 p.m. on NBCSN – MLS: Colorado Rapids at FC Dallas
5 p.m. on NBC – Red Bull Series “Cape Fear”
5 p.m. on Golf Channel – PGA Tour: Shriners Hospitals for Children Open
6 p.m. on NBCSN – College Hockey: Lake Superior State at Notre Dame
9 p.m. on NBC – Fight Night
11 p.m. on NBCSN – Premier League Match of the Day
11:30 p.m. on Golf Channel – LPGA KEB HanaBank Championship
Sunday, October 19
1 a.m. on NBCSN – Dew Tour: Portland
3 a.m. on Golf Channel – European Tour Volvo World Match Championship
7 a.m. on Golf Channel – European Tour Volvo World Match Championship
7:30 a.m. on NBCSN – Premier League Live
8:30 a.m. on NBCSN – Premier League: Queens Park Rangers vs. Liverpool
11 a.m. on NBCSN – Premier League: Stoke City vs. Swansea City
11:30 a.m. on Golf Channel – European/ Asian Tour: Hong Kong Open
1 p.m. on NBCSN – Premier League Goal Zone
2 p.m. on NBCSN – Premier League Match of the Day
2:30 p.m. on NBC – Dew Tour: Brooklyn
2:30 p.m. on Golf Channel – Champions Tour Greater Hickory Kia Classic at Rock Barn
4:30 p.m. on NBC – Red Bull Series “Romaniacs”
5 p.m. on Golf Channel – PGA Tour: Shriners Hospitals for Children Open
7 p.m. on NBC – Football Night in America
8:20 p.m. on NBC – Sunday Night Football: San Francisco 49ers at Denver Broncos
10:30 p.m. on NBCSN – Premier League Match of the Day
11:30 p.m. on NBCSN – Sunday Sports Report
Peyton Manning looks to become the most prolific quarterback in NFL history this Sunday when the Denver Broncos (4-1) host Colin Kaepernick and the San Francisco 49ers (4-2) on Sunday Night Football on NBC at 8:20 p.m. ET. Coverage begins with Football Night in America at 7 p.m. ET on NBC.
Calling 49ers-Broncos is play-by-play announcer Al Michaels, analyst Cris Collinsworth, and sideline reporter Michele Tafoya.
Football Night in America, the most-watched studio show in sports, is hosted by Bob Costas, who will report from Mile High Stadium on Sunday. Costas will be joined on site by Collinsworth, Tafoya, Hines Ward and Josh Elliott.
Dan Patrick co-hosts Football Night from NBC Sports Group’s Studio 1 and will be joined by Tony Dungy, Rodney Harrison, Mike Florio of Pro Football Talk on NBCSN and NBCSports.com, and Peter King of Sports Illustrated. Kathryn Tappen will report from AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, on the Giants-Cowboys game.
NBC Sports Group’s weekend Premier League coverage begins tomorrow at 6 a.m. ET on NBCSN with Barclays Premier League Match pack, followed by Barclays Premier League Preview. Premier League Live begins at 7 a.m. ET on NBCSN, followed by Manchester City vs. Tottenham at 7:45 a.m. ET, and Crystal Palace vs. Chelsea at 10 a.m. ET. Coverage of the Arsenal vs. Hull City, Everton vs. Aston Villa, Newcastle vs. Leicester City, Southampton vs. Sunderland, and Burnley vs. West Ham matches will air on Premier League Extra Time. Saturday’s coverage concludes with Match of the Day at 12:30 p.m. ET on NBC.
Sunday’s coverage on NBCSN begins at 7:30 a.m. ET with Premier League Live, followed by Queens Park Rangers vs. Liverpool at 8:30 a.m. ET. Coverage of Stoke City vs. Swansea City begins at 11 a.m. ET on NBCSN, immediately followed by Premier League Goal Zone.
NBC Sports Group’s Premier League lead play-by-play announcer Arlo White and analyst Lee Dixon will call Manchester City vs. Tottenham on Saturday, as well as Queens Park Rangers vs. Liverpool on Sunday.
The following games will be broadcast by the Premier League using the World Feed:
Saturday, October 18
7:45 a.m. ET on NBCSN – Manchester City vs. Tottenham, commentated by Arlo White and Lee Dixon
10 a.m. ET on Premier League Extra Time – Crystal Palace vs. Chelsea, commentated by Gary Taphouse and Tony Gale
10 a.m ET on Premier League Extra Time – Arsenal vs. Hull City, commentated by Tony Jones and Davie Provan
10 a.m. ET on Premier League Extra Time – Southampton vs. Sunderland, commentated by Jim Proudfoot and Brian Little
10 a.m. ET on Premier League Extra Time –Everton vs. Aston Villa, commentated by Gary Weaver and Barry Horne
10 a.m. ET on Premier League Extra Time – Newcastle vs. Leiscester City, commentated by David Stowell and Ray Houghton
10 a.m. ET on Premier League Extra Time – Burnley and West Ham, commentated by Joe Speight and Alan Curbishley
Sunday, October 5
8: 30 a.m. ET on NBCSN – Queens Park Rangers vs. Liverpool, commentated by Arlo White and Lee Dixon
11 a.m. ET on NBCSN – Stoke City vs. Swansea City, commentated by Peter Drury and Kevin Kilbane
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 Mustoe.
NBCSN’s Fight Night this Saturday, live at 9 p.m. ET, is highlighted by a heavyweight showdown between Steve “USS” Cunningham and new undefeated heavyweight Natu “The Truth” Visinia from 2300 Arena in Philadelphia, Pa.
NBC Sports Group’s Fight Night team of play-by-play announcer Kenny Rice, analyst B.J. Flores and ringside reporter Chris Mannix will call the action.
NBC Sports Group will present six hours of coverage of the Dew Tour Toyota City Championships this weekend, featuring the world’s premier skateboard and BMX athletes. Coverage of the two-stop event begins Saturday at 3 p.m. ET on NBC with Dew Tour: Portland. The action from Portland continues Sunday at 1 a.m. ET on NBCSN, and coverage of the Toyota City Championships wraps up with Dew Tour: Brooklyn Sunday at 2:30 p.m. ET on NBC.
Veteran play-by-play announcer Todd Harris will lead NBC and NBCSN’s coverage of the Dew Tour City Championships. Harris will be joined by Chris Miller (skateboard analyst), Jamie Bestwick (BMX analyst) and Carolyn Manno (reporter).
NBCSN’s coverage of Major League Soccer continues tonight when Real Salt Lake visit the Portland Timbers at 10 p.m. ET on NBCSN.
NBC Sports Group’s lead MLS play-by-play announcer John Strong calls the match, and is joined by former Jamaican National Team player Robbie Earle and host Russ Thaler.
Immediately following NBCSN’s Premier League coverage at 3 p.m. ET this Saturday, October 18, FC Dallas host the Colorado Rapids.
Colorado Rapids’ lead play-by-play commentator Richard Fleming calls the match, alongside former MLS player Brian Dunseth and CSN Houston reporter Sebastian Salazar.
The 2014-15 PGA TOUR season continues this week at the Shriners Hospitals for Children Open. Weekend coverage begins tonight at 5 p.m. ET on Golf Channel, and continues Saturday at 5 p.m. ET. Coverage of Sunday’s final round begins at 5 p.m. ET on Golf Channel.
Terry Gannon (play-by-play) leads Golf Channel’s team calling the action from TPC Summerlin Course in Las Vegas, Nev. Joining Gannon will be Peter Jacobsen (analyst), Matt Gogel (tower), Peter Oosterhuis (tower), Phil Parkin and Scott McCarron (on course reporters), and Todd Lewis (interviews).
Weekend coverage of the Champions Tour Greater Hickory Kia Classic on Golf Channel begins Saturday at 2:30 p.m. ET, and continues Sunday at 2:30 p.m. ET.
Brian Hammons (play-by-play), Lanny Wadkins (analyst), Dave Marr (tower), John Mahaffey (tower), and Billy Ray Brown (on course) call the action from Rock Barn Golf & Spa.
Golf Channel’s weekend coverage of the European Tour’s Volvo World Match Play Championship begins Saturday at 6:30 a.m. ET, continues Sunday at 3 a.m. ET, and concludes with coverage of the final round Sunday at 7:30 a.m. ET.
Mike Ritz hosts from Golf Channel’s studio in Orlando. Calling the action from London Golf Club in Kent, England is Dominik Hoyer (play by play), Tony Johnstone (analyst), Sam Torrance (analyst), and Jay Townsend and Paul Eales (on course).
The LPGA’s KEB HanaBank Championship continues tonight at 11:30 p.m. ET on Golf Channel. Live coverage of the final round begins Saturday at 11:30 p.m. ET on Golf Channel.
Lisa Cromwell hosts from the Golf Channel studios in Orlando, joined by play-by-play announcer Peter Donegan, analyst Sandy MacKenzie, and on course reporter Kate Burton.
Coverage of the Asian Tour’s Hong Kong Open on Golf Channel continues Saturday at 11:30 a.m. ET, and concludes with coverage of the final round Sunday at 11:30 a.m. ET.
NBCSN kicks off its 2014-15 college hockey coverage with a weekend series featuring the Notre Dame Fighting Irish and the Lake Superior State Lakers, beginning tonight at 7:30 p.m. ET. NBCSN will air live coverage of the second game between the Fighting Irish and Lakers on Saturday at 6 p.m. ET.
Dave Strader (play-by-play) and Anson Carter (analyst) will have the call from Compton Family Ice Arena in Notre Dame, Ind.
