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 24
5 p.m. on Golf Channel – Champions Tour: AT&T Championship
5:30 p.m. on NBCSN – Pro Football Talk
7:30 p.m. on NBCSN – Barclays Premier League Preview
7:30 p.m. on NBC Sports Live Extra – College Hockey: Niagara at Notre Dame
8 p.m. on NBCSN – MLS: Chicago Fire vs. Houston Dynamos
11:30 p.m. on Golf Channel – LPGA Tour: Blue Bay
Saturday, October 25
6:30 a.m. on Golf Channel – European Tour: ISPS Handa Perth International
7 a.m. on NBCSN – Premier League Live
7:45 a.m. on NBCSN – Premier League: West Ham vs. Manchester City
10 a.m. on NBCSN – Premier League: Liverpool vs. Hull City
10 a.m. on Extra Time – Premier League: Sunderland vs. Arsenal
10 a.m. on Extra Time – Premier League: Southampton vs. Stoke City
10 a.m. on Extra Time – Premier League: West Brom vs. Crystal Palace
12:30 p.m. on NBC – Premier League: Swansea City vs. Leicester City
1:30 p.m. on NBCSN – Ivy League Football: Penn vs. Yale
2 p.m. on Golf Channel – PGA Tour: McGladrey Classic
2:30 p.m. on NBC – MLS: Seattle Sounders vs. LA Galaxy
5 p.m. on Golf Channel – Champions Tour: AT&T Championship
5 p.m. on NBC – World Adventure of Sports
7 p.m. on NBCSN – College Hockey: Niagara at Notre Dame
10:30 p.m. on NBCSN – Premier League Match of the Day
11 p.m. on Golf Channel – LPGA Tour: Blue Bay
Sunday, October 26
6:30 a.m. on Golf Channel – European Tour: ISPS Handa Perth International
8:30 a.m. on NBCSN – Premier League Live
9:30 a.m. on NBCSN – Premier League: Tottenham vs. Newcastle
9:30 a.m. on Extra Time - Premier League: Burnley vs. Everton
12 p.m. on NBC – Premier League: Manchester United vs. Chelsea
1 p.m. on NBCSN – Volvo Ocean Race
2 p.m. on NBC – Premier League Goal Zone
2 p.m. on Golf Channel – PGA Tour: McGladrey Classic
3 p.m. on NBC – Dew Tour: “Best of City Championships”
3 p.m. on NBCSN – Premier League Match of the Day
4 p.m. on NBC – ISU Grand Prix Skate America
5 p.m. on Golf Channel – Champions Tour: AT&T Championship
7 p.m. on NBC – Football Night in America
8:20 p.m. on NBC – Sunday Night Football: Green Bay Packers vs. New Orleans Saints
10:30 p.m. on NBCSN – Premier League Match of the Day
Aaron Rodgers and the Green Bay Packers look to add to their four-game winning streak this Sunday when they travel to New Orleans to face Drew Brees and the Saints on Sunday Night Football on NBC. Pre-game coverage begins with Football Night In America at 7 p.m. ET.
Calling Packers-Saints 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 Mercedes-Benz Superdome in New Orleans, La., 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 University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale, Ariz., on the Eagles-Cardinals game.
NBC Sports Group’s weekend Premier League coverage begins tonight at 7:30 p.m. ET with Barclays Premier League Preview, and continues Saturday with Premier League Live at 7 a.m. ET. West Ham vs. Manchester City kick off Saturday’s matches at 7:45 a.m. ET on NBCSN, followed by Liverpool vs. Hull City at 10 a.m. ET. Coverage of the Sunderland vs. Arsenal, Southampton vs. Stoke City and West Brom vs. Crystal Palace matches will air on Premier League Extra Time at 10 a.m. ET. Saturday’s match on NBC at 12:30 p.m. ET features Swansea City vs. Leicester City.
Sunday’s coverage on NBCSN begins at 8:30 a.m. ET with Premier League Live, followed by Tottenham vs. Newcastle at 9:30 a.m. ET, while Burnley vs. Everton will air on Premier League Extra Time. Coverage of Manchester United vs. Chelsea begins at 12 p.m. ET on NBC, 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 Swansea City vs. Leicester City on Saturday, as well as Manchester United vs. Chelsea on Sunday.
The following games will be broadcast by the Premier League using the World Feed:
Saturday, October 25
7:45 a.m. ET on NBCSN – West Ham vs. Manchester City, commentated by Peter Drury and Jim Belgin
10 a.m. ET on NBCSN – Liverpool vs. Hull City, commentated by Joe Speight and Garry Birtles
10 a.m. ET on Extra Time – Sunderland vs. Arsenal, commentated by Phil Blacker and Dean Sturridge
10 a.m. ET on Extra Time – Southampton vs. Stoke City, commentated by Gary Taphouse and Barry Horne
10 a.m. ET on Extra Time – West Brom vs. Crystal Palace, commentated by Ian Crocker and Trevor Francis
12:30 p.m. on NBC – Swansea City vs. Leicester City, commentated by Arlo White and Lee Dixon
Sunday, October 26
9:30 a.m. ET on NBC – Tottenham vs. Newcastle, commentated by Peter Drury and Danny Murphy
9:30 a.m. ET on Extra Time – Burnley vs. Everton, commentated by Jim Proudfoot and Kevin Kilbane
12 p.m. ET on NBC – Manchester United vs. Chelsea, commentated by Arlo White and Lee Dixon.
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 Robbie Earle and Robbie Mustoe.
NBC Sports Group’s MLS coverage begins tonight at 8 p.m. ET on NBCSN when the Chicago Fire hosts the Houston Dynamo and USMNT teammates Brad Davis and DaMarcus Beasley.
Philadelphia Union’s lead play-by-play announcer JP Dellacamera calls the match from Toyota Park in Bridgeview, Ill., alongside former MLS player Brian Dunseth and CSN Houston reporter Sebastian Salazar.
Immediately following NBC’s Premier League coverage, Landon Donovan makes his final regular season appearance with the LA Galaxy before retirement when the FC Dallas host the Colorado Rapids. The match begins at 2:30 p.m. ET on NBC.
NBC Sports Group’s lead MLS play-by-play announcer John Strong calls the match from CenturyLink Field in Seattle, Wash., and is joined by former MLS and USMNT midfielder Kyle Martino and host Russ Thaler.
The 2014-15 PGA TOUR season continues this week at the McGladrey Classic. Weekend coverage on Golf Channel begins Saturday at 2 p.m. ET, and concludes with coverage of the final round Sunday at 2 p.m. ET.
Whit Watson (play-by-play) leads Golf Channel’s team calling the action from Sea Island Golf Club in St. Simons Island, Ga. Joining Watson will be Gary Koch (analyst), Matt Gogel (tower), Peter Oosterhuis (tower), Jerry Foltz and Scott McCarron (on course reporters), and George Savaricas (interviews).
Weekend coverage of the Champions Tour AT&T Championship on Golf Channel begins tonight at 5 p.m. ET, continues Saturday at 5 p.m. ET, and concludes with coverage of the final round Sunday at 5 p.m. ET.
Bob Papa (play-by-play), Lanny Wadkins (analyst), Dave Marr (tower), John Mahaffey (tower), and Billy Ray Brown (on course) call the action from TPC San Antonio.
Golf Channel’s weekend coverage of the European Tour’s ISPS Handa Perth International begins Saturday at 6:30 a.m. ET, and concludes Sunday with coverage of the final round at 6:30 a.m. ET.
Calling the action from Lake Karrinyup Country Club is Peter Donegan (play by play), Warren Humphreys (analyst), and Lyndsay Stephen, Ossie Moore and Wayne Smith (on course reporters).
The LPGA’s Blue Bay 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.
Steve Burkowski hosts from the Golf Channel studios in Orlando, joined by play-by-play announcer Warren Smith, analyst Sandy MacKenzie, and on course reporter Karen Stupples.
NBC Sports Group’s lead figure skating announce team make their fall debut this Sunday at 4 p.m. ET on NBC’s two-hour telecast of the 2014 Hilton HHonors Skate America.
Three-time U.S. figure skating champion Johnny Weir, 1998 Olympic gold medalist Tara Lipinski, and play-by-play announcer Terry Gannon join analysts Tracy Wilson and reporter Andrew Joyce from Chicago.
NBCSN’s coverage of the 2014-15 college hockey season continues with a two-game series this weekend featuring the Notre Dame Fighting Irish and the Niagara Purple Eagles. The first game will stream exclusively via NBC Sports Live Extra on Friday night at 7:30 p.m. ET, followed by the second game on Saturday night at 7 p.m. ET on NBCSN.
Dave Strader (play-by-play) and Anson Carter (analyst) will have the call from Compton Family Ice Arena in Notre Dame, Ind.
NBCSN’s coverage of the 2014-15 Volvo Ocean Race, the world’s premier offshore sailing race – which traverses nearly 40,000 nautical miles around the globe – begins this Sunday at 1 p.m. ET.
Seven teams representing more than eight countries are competing in the 2014-15 Volvo Ocean Race. Each team will have a dedicated onboard reporter, who will shoot video, conduct interviews and report from each boat during the race. Every episode on NBCSN will feature coverage from the onboard reporters, who will provide a unique and exclusive look at the action on each boat.