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Cardinals Strike Back & Propel World Series on FOX; Series Viewership Up 13% Over 2012

October 25, 2013 By admin

Game 2 Viewership Up 9%; Series Up 13% Over 2012

Network Wins Second Consecutive Night in Primetime

New York, NY – A World Series sweep is not in the cards for the Red Sox this time as St. Louis ends Boston’s nine-game winning streak in the Fall Classic and sets the stage for more exciting action from St. Louis.

World Series Game 2 on FOX scored an 8.3/14 national household rating/share and averaged 13.4 million viewers according to Nielsen Media Research. Last night’s game is up 6% in rating and 9% in viewership over last year’s 7.8/12 (12.3 million viewers).

Last night’s game powered the network to a first place finish in primetime television for the second consecutive night, averaging an 8.3/14 from 8:00 PM – 11:00 PM. It is FOX’s best Thursday night since the American Idol finale in May and won the night in many key demographics including Men 18-34 (3.6), Men 18-49 (4.5), Adults 18-34 (2.9) and Adults 18-49 (3.6). World Series Game 1 and 2 mark the first time that FOX has won primetime on consecutive nights since two-night American Idol finale episodes in May.

World Series Game 2 opened with a 6.3/11 and grew steadily through the exciting contest and peaked from 10:00 – 10:30 PM ET posting a 9.6/15 as 15.6 million viewers watched the Cardinals rally to even the series.

Through Games 1 & 2, the World Series in FOX is averaging an 8.5/14 and 13.9 million viewers nationally, up 10% in rating and 13% in viewership over last year’s 7.7/12 (12.3 million viewers). FOX’s LCS/World Series postseason average is up 16% from 2012 (5.7/10, 6 ALCS, 2 WS games) vs. (4.9/8, 7 NLCS, 2 WS games).

While the Cardinals won the game, the Red Sox won the social media battle on Facebook. According to Facebook, Game 2 generated 4.7 million interactions from 2.7 million users. Red Sox fans were responsible for 58% of the comments, likes and posts, compared to 42% buzz from Cardinals fans. Men 25-34 and Men 35-44 led all demos. There have been more than 11 million interactions on Facebook related to the World Series through Games 1 and 2.

According to figures released by Nielsen SocialGuide, Twitter activity for last night’s World Series Game 2 saw impressive increases over 2012. The game drew over 452,000 tweets (up 63% from 2012 World Series Game 2) from more than 222,000 unique authors (up 52%) and was the No. 1 social telecast of the night in all categories.

St. Louis led all markets with a 42.0/61, its best MLB postseason rating since Game 7 of the 2011 World Series, followed by Boston’s 37.3/57. Providence (33.8/49), Hartford (21.1/32), Kansas City (13.9/22), Fort Myers (12.3/19), Richmond (11.7/18), Memphis (11.0/16), Detroit (10.0/16), and Greensboro (9.8/14) round out the top ten markets for Thursday night’s broadcast.

Coverage of Game 3 begins Saturday, Oct. 26 from Busch Stadium in St. Louis at 7:30 PM ET on FOX.

Aaron Rodgers And Packers Travel To Minnesota To Take On Adrian Peterson And Vikings On Sunday Night Football

October 25, 2013 By admin

Coverage Begins with Football Night In America at 7 p.m. ET on NBC

NBC Sports Live Extra to Live Stream Packers-Vikings

FNIA Coach’s Clicker Tonight at 5 p.m. ET on NBCSN

NFL Turning Point Tonight at 11 p.m. ET on NBCSN

Pro Football Talk Weeknights at 5:30 p.m. ET on NBCSN

Stamford, Conn. – October 23, 2013 – Aaron Rodgers and the Green Bay Packers (4-2) travel to Minneapolis, Minn., to take on Adrian Peterson and the Minnesota Vikings (1-5) on NBC’s Sunday Night Football. Coverage begins with Football Night In America at 7 p.m. ET on NBC.

The game marks the marks the 106th meeting between the two teams in their series history, and will be the final border battle between the Packers and Vikings played at Mall of America Field. The Packers enter the matchup coming off a home win over the Cleveland Browns last week, which moved Green Bay into first place in the NFC North. The Vikings return home and try to turn their season around.

NBC’s Sunday Night Football – primetime television’s #1 show – is averaging 22.7 million viewers, marking the best seven-week start for an NFL primetime package in 17 years (24.8 million in 1996 for Monday Night Football) and up 5% from last year (21.6 million average). In addition, Football Night In America is averaging 8.4 million viewers, up 7% from last year (7.8 million average).

Calling Packers-Vikings is seven-time Emmy Award-winner Al Michaels (play-by-play), in his 28th season as the voice of the NFL’s premier primetime package; 14-time Emmy Award-winner Cris Collinsworth, who has won the Emmy for Outstanding Event Analyst in each of his four seasons in the Sunday Night Football booth; and Emmy Award-winning sideline reporter Michele Tafoya.

NBC’s coverage of Sunday Night Football is led by Emmy Award-winning coordinating producer Fred Gaudelli and Emmy Award-winning director Drew Esocoff. Sunday Night Football has won the Emmy Award for Outstanding Live Sports Series for five consecutive years.

Football Night In America, the most-watched pre-game show in sports, is hosted by 25-time Emmy Award-winner Bob Costas, who will report from Mall of America Field in Minneapolis, Minn. Costas will be joined on-site by Michaels, Collinsworth and two-time Super Bowl winner Hines Ward.

Dan Patrick co-hosts Football Night from NBC’s famed Studio 8H at 30 Rockefeller Plaza. Patrick will be joined by Super Bowl-winning head coach Tony Dungy, two-time Super Bowl winner Rodney Harrison, Peter King of Sports Illustrated, Mike Florio of Pro Football Talk on NBCSN and NBCSports.com, and longtime NFL front office veteran and former NFL Executive of the Year Scott Pioli. Alex Flanagan will report from Sports Authority Field at Mile High in Denver, Colo., on the Redskins-Broncos game.

PACKERS-VIKINGS PREVIEW

Al Michaels and Cris Collinsworth preview Packers-Vikings here:

http://www.nbcsports.com/football/nfl/look-ahead-packers-vs-vikings

Dan Patrick, Tony Dungy and Rodney Harrison preview Packers-Vikings here:

http://www.nbcsports.com/football/nfl/football-night-america-previewing-week-8-snf

NBC SPORTS LIVE EXTRA

For the sixth consecutive season, the entire Sunday Night Football schedule will be streamed live online. NBC Sports Live Extra, NBC Sports Group’s live streaming product for desktops and tablets, will stream all SNF games televised on NBC. The video stream will come directly from NBC’s broadcast of SNF, and will include additional camera angles and interactive features.

NBC Sports Live Extra employs a full HD-quality player, which includes a draggable picture-in-picture feature for any of the online-only cameras, plus full DVR functionality allowing the user to pause, scroll back-and-forth, and review plays in slo-motion.

In addition, online coverage features in-game analysis from the Sunday Night Football and Football Night In America teams as well as fantasy tips from Rotoworld fantasy experts.

For desktops, NBC Sports Live Extra can be accessed at NBCSports.com/liveextra. The NBC Sports Live Extra app for tablets is available at the App Store for iPad and iPod touch, and on select tablet devices within Google Play.

In addition to Sunday Night Football and Football Night In America, NBC Sports Group’s NFL coverage also includes digital content and social media extensions that are available online, as well as NFL-related shoulder programming on NBCSN.

NEW EPISODES OF FNIA COACH’S CLICKER AND NFL TURNING POINT AIR TONIGHT ON NBCSN

NBCSN’s in-depth coverage of the 2013 NFL season continues tonight with new episodes of FNIA Coach’s Clicker at 5 p.m. ET and NFL Turning Point at 11 p.m. ET.

FNIA Coach’s Clicker, NBCSN’s weekly half-hour NFL studio show that dovetails off of Football Night in America, will provide an in-depth Xs-and-Os preview of the biggest games coming up in Week 8 of the season. FNIA Coach’s Clicker host Liam McHugh will be joined by Super Bowl-winning head coach Tony Dungy and two-time Super Bowl winner Rodney Harrison, who will preview this week’s Sunday Night Football matchup between the Green Bay Packers and Minnesota Vikings. In addition, Dungy and Harrison will look ahead to Dolphins-Patriots, Cowboys-Lions, and Redskins-Broncos.

NFL Turning Point, hosted by Football Night In America’s Dan Patrick, will take a look back at Week 7 in the NFL and focus on the crucial “turning point” moments that ultimately defined the outcome of some of the week’s most watched contests.

This week’s episode of NFL Turning Point breaks down the Broncos–Colts game and Peyton Manning’s return to Indianapolis. The episode reviews the play of Manning and Colts QB Andrew Luck, and analyzes Colts LB Pat Angerer’s key interception in the fourth quarter with the Broncos trailing by six points.

NFL Turning Point also reviews Sunday’s matchup between the Bengals and Lions, and the back-and-forth battle between two of the NFL’s top wide receivers, Cincinnati’s AJ Green and Detroit’s Calvin Johnson. In addition, the segment takes an in-depth look at the final two minutes of the game, and how Lions P Sam Martin’s shanked punt set up the game-winning field goal for the Bengals.

SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL DIGITAL AND SOCIAL COVERAGE

This season, NBC Sports Group is utilizing its wide array of digital and social assets to provide fans with more behind-the-scenes content of Sunday Night Football than ever before. New additions to NBC Sports Group’s SNF coverage include Sunday Night Football-All Access and The Sunday Night Football, as well as continued comprehensive coverage via NBC Sports Group’s social media channels. Click here for full details of NBC Sports Group’s SNF digital and social coverage.

SNF ON TWITTER

Each week @SNFonNBC will promote a guest player who will live tweet during the Sunday Night Football broadcast on NBC. On Sunday, October 27, Hall of Fame running back Eric Dickerson @EricDickerson will be the guest player.

NBC SPORTS GROUP NFL PROGRAMMING

In addition to NFL Turning Point and FNIA Coach’s Clicker, NBC Sports Group boasts a wide array of NFL programming each week that will highlight topical NFL news, provide in-depth coverage of each week’s biggest games, and deliver expert analysis of the fantasy football world.

PRO FOOTBALL TALK – WEEKNIGHTS AT 5:30 P.M. ET ON NBCSN

Pro Football Talk, NBCSN’s daily NFL studio show co-hosted by Mike Florio and Erik Kuselias, provides all-encompassing coverage of the NFL, including the most current news and analysis, engaging features, thought-provoking debates, and interviews with a wide array of NFL newsmakers. The show regularly features a roster of NBC Sports football commentators, including Rodney Harrison, Hines Ward, Doug Flutie, Ross Tucker, Peter King, and Scott Pioli.

FANTASY FOOTBALL LIVE – TUESDAYS & THURSDAYS AT 6:30 P.M. ET ON NBCSN

Building off of Yahoo! Sports’ popular Sunday live streaming show, Fantasy Football Live on NBCSN combines the best fantasy football expertise from Yahoo! Sports and NBC Sports. Hosted by NBC Sports’ Erik Kuselias, Fantasy Football Live features a mix of Yahoo! Sports, NBC Sports, and Rotoworld fantasy experts, including NBC Sports’ Shaun King, and Yahoo! Sports’ Brad Evans and Brandon Funston. Yahoo! Sports’ Melanie Collins will host the digital show. Rotoworld’s Kay Adams will be a regular contributor for the show across both platforms. A subsequent, digital-only version of Fantasy Football Live is available from 7-7:30 p.m. ET through video-on-demand across web and mobile devices on both Yahoo! Sports and NBCSports.com. Click here for more information on Fantasy Football Live.

NBC SPORTS RADIO

NBC Sports Radio will surround the 2013 NFL season with daily coverage on 339 radio affiliates, highlighted by McNabb and Malone; an all-sports show that leverages the unique perspective of two former NFL quarterbacks, and Safety Blitz with Rodney Harrison; featuring three-time All Pro and two-time Super Bowl-winner Rodney Harrison.

NBC SPORTS REGIONAL NETWORKS

NBC Sports Regional Networks, which serve top NFL markets such as New York, Boston, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Washington DC, Atlanta, Chicago, Houston and San Francisco, will surround the 2013 NFL season with in-depth news, analysis and original programming on the teams that matter most in more than 50 million U.S. households.

RATINGS

In addition, SNF tops primetime TV in season-to-date live plus same day household rating (13.4 – best in 15 years for NFL primetime package after seven weeks) and Adults 18-49 rating (8.8 – best in 16 years).

Sunday’s Colts-Broncos game featuring Peyton Manning’s return to Indianapolis averaged 26.9 million viewers (15.9 HH rating), ranking as the most-watched October NFL primetime telecast in 21 years (33.0 million viewers for Cowboys-Eagles on ABC, 10/5/92) and the most-watched October primetime telecast of any kind since 2005.

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Digitally, Broncos-Colts delivered NBC Sports Live Extra’s best stream ever in total uniques (356,403), total visits (382,548) and total minutes (19,588,823) for a non-Super Bowl NFL game. For the year, the 2013 NFL season’s streaming traffic on NBC Sports Live Extra is up in all three categories: total uniques (36%), total visits (35%) and total minutes (42%).

2013 SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL

NBC will broadcast 19 primetime NFL games during the 2013 season, including NBC’s annual Thanksgiving night game, featuring the heated AFC North rivalry Pittsburgh Steelers vs. Baltimore Ravens.

*2013 SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL* SCHEDULE**
Sun. Oct. 27	Week 8	Green Bay Packers at Minnesota Vikings
Sun. Nov. 3	Week 9	Indianapolis Colts at Houston Texans
Sun. Nov. 10	Week 10	Dallas Cowboys at New Orleans Saints
*Sun. Nov. 17	Week 11	Green Bay Packers at New York Giants
*Sun. Nov. 24	Week 12	Denver Broncos at New England Patriots
**Thurs. Nov. 28	Week 13	Pittsburgh Steelers at Baltimore Ravens
*Sun. Dec. 1	Week 13	New York Giants at Washington Redskins
*Sun. Dec. 8	Week 14	Atlanta Falcons at Green Bay Packers
*Sun. Dec. 15	Week 15	Cincinnati Bengals at Pittsburgh Steelers
*Sun. Dec. 22	Week 16	New England Patriots at Baltimore Ravens
*Sun. Dec. 29	Week 17	TBA

*Flex Week

**Thanksgiving Night Game

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ESPN NFL Programming Update – Week 8

October 25, 2013 By admin

Sunday NFL Countdown: Alfred Morris’ Car, Tom Brady Soundtracks, Recipe for the Chiefs Success, and More

Sunday NFL Countdown host Chris Berman and analysts Cris Carter, Mike Ditka, Tom Jackson and Keyshawn Johnson will preview the NFL games on Sunday, Oct. 27, at 10 a.m. The three-hour pregame program will feature senior fantasy sports analyst Matthew Berry, providing fantasy football updates and insight, and NFL insiders Chris Mortensen and Adam Schefter will report the day’s headlines and news across the league.

Sunday NFL Countdown will also feature updates from reporters at games, including:

· Sal Paolantonio and Merril Hoge (Cowboys at Lions – “The Big Early Game”)

· Ed Werder (Browns at Chiefs)

· Michele Steele (Dolphins at Patriots)

· Bob Holtzman (Jets at Bengals)

· Colleen Dominguez (Redskins at Broncos)

Features:

· Alfred Morris’ Car: Last year, Countdown featured Redskins running back Alfred Morris and his 1991 Mazda 626. Since then, the jalopy has been refurbished by Mazda. In a version of the popular MTV program “Pimp my Ride,” Countdown will feature the restored ’91 Mazda. Josina Anderson reports.

· Tom Brady Soundtracks: Two weeks ago, quarterback Tom Brady led the Patriots in a game-winning drive over the Saints. Brady was wired for sound in that thrilling game and will be the subject of “Soundtracks.”

· Chiefs Recipe for Success: ESPN.com reporter Greg Garber visits Kansas City, the barbeque capital, to find out the recipe for the Kansas City Chiefs success from the city’s top barbeque chefs.

NFC West-Leading Seahawks Face Division Rival Rams on ESPN’s Monday Night Football

Russell Wilson and the NFC West-leading Seattle Seahawks face the division rival St. Louis Rams on ESPN’s Monday Night Football on October 28 at 8:25 p.m. ET. Mike Tirico and Jon Gruden will call the game and Lisa Salters will report from the sideline at the Edward Jones Dome.

Prior to game time, Suzy Kolber will kick off ESPN’s pre-game show, Monday Night Countdown, at 6:30 p.m. with analysts Trent Dilfer, Ray Lewis and Steve Young, contributor Rick Reilly and the MNF crew of Tirico, Gruden and Salters, all of whom will be in St. Louis. Host Chris Berman will join the show from ESPN’s headquarters in Bristol, Conn., with analysts Cris Carter, Mike Ditka, Tom Jackson and Keyshawn Johnson and insiders Chris Mortensen and Adam Schefter. Highlights:

· Gruden’s Extra: Rams defensive end Chris Long, the son of Hall of Famer Howie Long, joins MNF’s Jon Gruden for a conversation on “Gruden’s Extra.”

· Russell Wilson: Seattle’s second year quarterback Russell Wilson has developed quickly into one of the NFL’s top signal-callers. Monday Night Countdown will present a double-feature on the Seahawks quarterback – a conversation with MNF reporter Lisa Salters, and a Wilson “Soundtracks.”

· Rick Reilly Feature: Monday Night Countdown’s Reilly reports how Rams center Scott Wells and his wife, Julie, overcame their loss of having stillborn twins in 2004 by resolving to have a larger family. After the birth of their three children, the Wells made good on their wish by adopting three Ugandan orphans, giving hope to three underprivileged youngsters.

NFL Matchup – Tom Brady on Third Downs; Jamaal Charles Does It All; Redskins Pass Defense; and More

NFL Matchup host Sal Paolantonio and analysts Ron Jaworski and Merril Hoge will preview the weekend’s key matchups by taking viewers inside the film room with X’s and O’s analysis on Saturday, Oct. 26, at 8:30 a.m. on ESPN2 (re-air on ESPN, Sunday at 6:30 a.m.). Highlights:

· Film Room – Tom Brady on Third-Down Blitz: Tom Brady and the New England Patriots offense has struggled on third downs, converting only 33 percent. Jaworski breaks down the Patriots’ offense being vulnerable to the blitz and Brady’s less-functional space in the pocket.

· Coaches Clicker – Jamaal Charles’ Zone Run: Running back Jamaal Charles is carrying the load for the Kansas Chiefs’ offense, leading the team in rushing yards, receptions and receiving yards. Hoge uses the Clicker to explain Charles’ zone run versus the New York Giants.

· Jaws Playbook – Geno Smith: Geno Smith made plays with his legs and his arms to beat the Patriots last Sunday, putting the New York Jets a game behind first place in the AFC East. Jaworski gives his breakdown on Smith’s play this season.

· Let’s See It Hoge – Jermaine Gresham Seam vs. Lions Stephen Tulloch: Having Jermaine Gresham and Tyler Eifert on the field allow different variations for the Bengals two tight-end personnel. Hoge shows how the Bengals exploit mismatches with their double tight-end sets.

· The Money Down – Matthew Stafford to Calvin Johnson: Matthew Stafford is on a roll leading the NFC in pass yards (2,129) this season. Jaworski analyzes Stafford’s 27-yard touchdown throw to receiver Calvin Johnson and explains how the Lions rely on big plays.

· Blitz Breakdown – Malcolm Smith Sack: Hoge breaks down a unique combination of blitz coverage by the Seattle Seahawks defense and shows how the Seahawks defense has allowed an NFC best 191 passing yards per game this season.

· Between The Lines – Redskins Pass Defense: The Redskins’ secondary will face its toughest test Sunday versus NFL’s top passing team, the Denver Broncos. Jaws goes to the telestrator to explain what the struggling Redskins pass defense can do to slow down Peyton Manning.

· Hoge Breakdown – Robert Griffin Two-back Pistol Read-Option: The Redskins rushed for a season high 209 yards last Sunday against the Bears. The Redskins are going back to the basics running the read-option, contends Hoge.

New ESPN NFL Analyst Mark Brunell Makes ESPN Debut Monday and Tuesday

Three-time Pro Bowl quarterback Mark Brunell is the newest analyst to join ESPN’s NFL team. A 19-year veteran, Brunell spent the majority of his career with the Jacksonville Jaguars and also played for the Green Bay Packers, Washington Redskins, New Orleans Saints and New York Jets.

Brunell will make his ESPN debut Monday and Tuesday, Oct. 28-29, on SportsCenter, NFL Live and First Take. His anticipated schedule:

Day	Time (ET)	Show	Network
Mon, Oct 28	1 p.m.	*SportsCenter*	ESPN
	4 p.m.	*NFL Live*	ESPN
Tue, Oct 29	9 a.m.	*SportsCenter*	ESPN
	10 a.m.	*First Take*	ESPN2
	1 p.m.	*SportsCenter*	ESPN
	4 p.m.	*NFL Live*	ESPN

E:60 to Feature Seahawks Running Back Marshawn Lynch

ESPN’s newsmagazine program E:60 will feature Seattle Seahawks running back Marshawn Lynch in the episode airing Tuesday, Oct. 29, at 7 p.m. ET on ESPN. Lynch opens up to reporter Jeffri Chadiha about his tough reputation and his life away from football, allowing E:60 to follow him back to his hometown of Oakland, Calif., where he grew up in difficult times and now gives back to help the youth of the community. The program airs one night after the Seahawks take on the St. Louis Rams on ESPN’s Monday Night Football.

ESPN.com “Hot Read” on the Lack of Blockbuster Trades in the NFL

As the NFL trade deadline approaches, ESPN.com writer and reporter Greg Garber explores some of the impediments against blockbuster trades in the National Football League.

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World Series, NFL, UFC, College Football, Big East, NASCAR, Soccer & More

October 25, 2013 By admin

FOX SPORTS HIGHLIGHTS

WORLD SERIES ON FOX: Buck & McCarver

Call Record 16^th and Final Fall Classic Together

FOX NFL SUNDAY: Peyton, Broncos Look to Bounce Back vs. Skins

THE ULTIMATE FIGHTER: UFC President White Sits Down with Coaches to Review First Seven Episodes

FOX COLLEGE SATURDAY: Ohio State Heisman Winner Eddie George Visits with Buckeyes Head Coach Meyer

NASCAR: Truck Racing from Martinsville Live on FOX Sports 1

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WORLD SERIES COVERAGE BEGINS TONIGHT ON FOX SPORTS 1 & FOX SPORTS FROM FENWAY PARK IN BOSTON:

· Network/When: FOX Sports 1 & FOX before and after each World Series game on FOX

· MLB Pre & Post Game Talent On-Site: Host Matt Vasgersian is joined by analysts A.J. Pierzynski, Jimmy Rollins and Harold Reynolds for every World Series pregame show on FOX 30-minutes prior to first pitch (7:00 PM ET). Pierzynski and Rollins then join anchor Ryan Field live from the ballpark for postgame coverage on FOX Sports 1’s FOX SPORTS LIVE with additional analysis from Gabe Kapler, Eric Karros and anchor Mike Hill from the FOX Network Center studio in Los Angeles. Jon Paul Morosi, Ken Rosenthal and Erin Andrews provide postgame interviews for FOX SPORTS LIVE and FOXSports.com. Additionally, FOX Sports 1 presents a special pregame edition of FOX SPORTSs LIVE prior to World Series weekday coverage on FOX Sports 1.

McCarver compares the 2013 Red Sox/Cardinals World Series to their 2004 matchup: “This World Series is going to be totally different than 2004. No team in baseball would’ve beat the Boston Red Sox in 2004 once they came back and won the Yankees series like they did (being down 3-0 in the ALCS) and having to win four games in a row. It’s different because the Cardinals can match the Red Sox hitters with young pitchers in the bullpen, and the list of terrific players are on both sides – guys who are respected by their peers. How can you respect anybody more than Yadier Molina or Dustin Pedroia? Both are the blood and guts of their respective teams.”

109^th WORLD SERIES ON FOX BROADCAST SCHEDULE

ALL TIMES EASTERN

DATE GAME LOCATION COVERAGE BEGINS

Wednesday, Oct. 23 GAME 1 Fenway Park, Boston 7:00 PM FS1 – 7:30 PM FOX/DEPORTES

Thursday, Oct. 24 GAME 2 Fenway Park, Boston 7:00 PM FS1 – 7:30 PM FOX/DEPORTES

Saturday, Oct. 26 GAME 3 Busch Stadium, St. Louis 7:30 PM FOX/DEPORTES

Sunday, Oct. 27 GAME 4 Busch Stadium, St. Louis 7:30 PM FOX/DEPORTES

*Monday, Oct. 28 GAME 5 Busch Stadium, St. Louis 7:00 PM FS1 – 7:30 PM FOX/DEPORTES

*Wednesday, Oct. 30 GAME 6 Fenway Park, Boston 7:00 PM FS1 – 7:30 PM FOX/DEPORTES

*Thursday, Oct. 31 GAME 7 Fenway Park, Boston 7:00 PM FS1 – 7:30 PM FOX/DEPORTES

* If necessary

World Series on FOX Broadcast Notes:

· Joe Buck & Tim McCarver call their record 16^th and final Fall Classic together

· The 109^th World Series marks McCarver’s record 24^th as a broadcaster

· Reporter Ken Rosenthal contributes to his eighth World Series; reporter Erin Andrews’ second

· FOX is the home for Major League Baseball’s postseason for the 18^th straight year; 2013 is FOX’s 16^th overall World Series broadcast

NFL

FOX NFL KICKOFF

· Network/When: FOX Sports 1, Sunday, Oct 27 (11:00 AM ET)

· Talent: Joel Klatt with analysts Brian Urlacher, Ronde Barber and Randy Moss; the foursome previews the upcoming day’s action with news and analysis from around the NFL.

FOX NFL SUNDAY

· Network/When: FOX Sports, Sunday, Oct. 27 (12:00 PM ET)

· Talent: Co-hosts Terry Bradshaw and Curt Menefee along with analysts Howie Long, Michael Strahan, Jimmy Johnson, insider Jay Glazer and NFL rules analyst Mike Pereira

This Week: NFL on FOX reporter Erin Andrews sits down with Washington Redskins head coach Mike Shanahan to discuss the team’s recent success and see if they have turned the corner in the NFC East.

NFL ON FOX WEEK 8: PEYTON & BRONCOS LOOK TO BOUNCE BACK AGAINST ‘SKINS

Following an emotional return to Indianapolis, Denver quarterback Peyton Manning and the Broncos look to bounce back this Sunday on FOX (4:00 PM ET) against Robert Griffin III and the Washington Redskins. Thom Brennaman is alongside Hall of Fame quarterback Troy Aikman from Sports Authority field in Denver, CO with Pam Oliver contributing up to the minute news and information from the sidelines.

GAME PLAY-BY-PLAY/ANALYST/SIDELINE COV. TIME

Dallas Cowboys at Detroit Lions Dick Stockton, Brian Billick 71% 1:00PM & Laura Okmin

Ford Field – Detroit, MI

MARKETS INCLUDE: Albuquerque, Atlanta, Austin, Birmingham, Charlotte, Chicago, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Columbus, Dallas, Dayton, Denver, Detroit, Fort Myers, Greensboro, Greenville, Houston, Indianapolis, Knoxville, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Louisville, Memphis, Milwaukee, Minneapolis, Nashville, Norfolk, Oklahoma City, Orlando, Phoenix, Pittsburgh, Portland, Raleigh, Richmond, Roanoke, San Antonio, San Diego, Seattle, St. Louis, Tampa, Washington

NY Giants at Philadelphia Eagles Kenny Albert, Daryl Johnston 18% 1:00PM & On-field analyst Tony Siragusa

Lincoln Financial Field – Philadelphia, PA

MARKETS INCLUDE: Baltimore, Buffalo, Hartford, Miami, New York, Philadelphia, Providence, West Palm Beach

San Francisco 49ers at Jacksonville Jaguars Chris Myers, Tim Ryan 7% 1:00PM

& Jennifer Hale

Wembley Stadium – London, UK

MARKETS INCLUDE: Jacksonville, Sacramento, Salt Lake City, San Francisco

Washington Redskins at Denver Broncos Thom Brennaman, Troy Aikman 88% 4:00PM & Pam Oliver

Sports Authority Field – Denver, CO

MARKETS INCLUDE: Albuquerque, Austin, Baltimore, Boston, Buffalo, Charlotte, Chicago, Cleveland, Columbus, Dallas, Dayton, Denver, Detroit, Fort Myers, Greensboro, Hartford, Houston, Indianapolis, Kansas City, Knoxville, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Louisville, Memphis, Miami, Milwaukee, Minneapolis, Nashville, New Orleans, New York, Norfolk, Oklahoma City, Orlando, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Portland, Providence, Raleigh, Richmond, Roanoke, Sacramento, Salt Lake City, San Antonio, San Diego, Seattle, St. Louis, Tampa, Washington, West Palm Beach

Atlanta Falcons at Arizona Cardinals Kevin Burkhardt, John Lynch 8% 4:00PM & Molly McGrath

University of Phoenix Stadium, Phoenix, AZ

MARKETS INCLUDE: Atlanta, Birmingham, Greenville, Jacksonville, Phoenix

COLLEGE FOOTBALL

BIG 12 HEAVYWEIGHTS CLASH ON FOX: FOX Sports’ expanded coverage of college football continues Saturday, Oct. 26, with games and studio shows across FOX networks, including FOX broadcast and FOX Sports 1. On the broadcast network, a pair of top-15 Big 12 teams meet in Norman, as No. 15 Oklahoma hosts 10th-ranked and undefeated Texas Tech at 3:30 PM ET.

· Network/When: FOX, Saturday, Oct. 26 (3:30 PM ET)

· Talent: The FOX Sports lead college football team of play-by-play announcer Gus Johnson, analyst Charles Davis and sideline reporter Kristina Pink

FOX COLLEGE SATURDAY

· Network/When: FOX Sports 1, Saturday, Oct. 26 (10:00 AM ET)

· Talent: Rob Stone, Joel Klatt, Eddie George, Petros Papadakis, Mike Pereira and Clay Travis

· This Week: This week, Ohio State Heisman Trophy winner Eddie George sits down with Buckeyes head coach Urban Meyer to talk about the BCS standings and OSU’s title hopes, while Joel Klatt discusses how Baylor, a small school in Waco, Texas, has transformed into a national power. Also on Saturday morning, the group discusses who was snubbed in the first edition of the BCS rankings, how UCLA can stop Oregon and if Texas Tech can remain undefeated against Oklahoma.

This weekend’s full schedule, including broadcaster information, can be found below.

DATE	TIME (ET)	GAME	NETWORK	Play by Play	Analyst	Sideline
Thursday, Oct. 24	7:30 PM	Marshall at Middle Tennessee	FOX Sports 1	Justin Kutcher	Joel Klatt, Petros Papadakis	Kristina Pink
Saturday, Oct. 26	12:00 PM	#19 Oklahoma State at Iowa State	FSN	Mark Followill	Brian Baldinger	JC Pearson
Saturday, Oct. 26	1:00 PM	Princeton at Harvard	FCS	Eric Frede	Steve DeOssie
Saturday, Oct. 26	3:30 PM	#10 Texas Tech at #15 Oklahoma	FOX	Gus Johnson	Charles Davis	Kristina Pink
Saturday, Oct. 26	3:30 PM	Boston College at North Carolina	FS South	Wes Durham	Brian Stann	Jenn Hildreth
Saturday, Oct. 26	3:45 PM	West Virginia at K-State	FOX Sports 1	Adam Alexander	Chris Simms
Saturday, Oct. 26	7:00 PM	North Texas at Southern Miss	FCS	Brendan Burke	Ben Leber	Lesley McCaslin
Saturday, Oct. 26	7:30 PM	Texas at TCU	FOX Sports 1	Craig Bolerjack	Joey Harrington	Ryan Nece
Saturday, Oct. 26	7:30 PM	Florida Atlantic at #11 Auburn	FS South	Bob Rathbun	Tim Couch	Elizabeth Moreau
Saturday, Oct. 26	8:00 PM	Abilene Christian at New Mexico State	FC Arizona	Glen Cerny	Danny Knee
Saturday, Oct. 26	11:00 PM	Cal at Washington	FOX Sports 1	Justin Kutcher	James Bates	Brady Poppinga

FOX COLLEGE SATURDAY HEADS TO MORGANTOWN: The FOX COLLEGE SATURDAY TOUR, a unique, mobile, interactive fan destination, heads to Fort Worth, Texas, this week as the TCU Horned Frogs host the Texas Longhorns. The tour is located at Frog Alley and features interactive games, a tailgate zone, photo opportunities and chances to win FOX Sports 1 gear and gift cards. On-air segments with FOX Sports broadcasters Craig Bolerjack, Joey Harrington and Ryan Nece are planned throughout the day, including the first live look-in at 4:30 PM ET. The FOX COLLEGE SATURDAY TOUR is free and open to the public on Saturday afternoon until the game kicks off at 7:30 PM ET.

FOX FOOTBALL DAILY BREAKS DOWN BIGGEST STORIES FROM NFL, COLLEGE:

· When/Where: FOX Sports 1, weekdays (6:00 PM ET)

· Talent: Curt Menefee, Joel Klatt, Jay Glazer, Terry Bradshaw, Howie Long, Brandon Ayanbadejo, Ronde Barber, John Lynch, Randy Moss, Mike Pereira and/or Brian Urlacher

· Guests: Talkback with Florida State head coach Jimbo Fisher on Wednesday, Oct. 23; talkback with Washington Redskins cornerback DeAngelo Hall on Thursday, Oct. 24; and talkback with Chicago Bears cornerback Charles Tillman on Tuesday, Oct. 29.

COLLEGE BASKETBALL

COLLEGE BASKETBALL TAKES THE COURT FOR BIG EAST TIP-OFF PARTY: FOX Sports 1 captures the energy and excitement s surrounding the start of a new college basketball season with coverage from all 10 BIG EAST campuses during the BIG EAST TIP-OFF PARTY on Friday, Oct. 25 (9:00-11:00 PM ET).

· Network/When: FOX Sports 1, Friday, Oct. 26 (9:00 PM ET)

· Talent: Studio host Rob Stone with analysts Bill Raftery and Tarik Turner from the Los Angeles studio.

· Features/Guests: The BIG EAST TIP-OFF PARTY showcases highlights from each school’s celebration, including scrimmages by the men’s and women’s teams, interviews with each school’s head coach, skills contests, Seton Hall head coach Kevin Willard’s head-to-head showdown with competitive hot dog eating sensation Takeru Kobayashi and musical guests at select campuses like DJ Nick Cannon at Providence, B.O.B. at Georgetown and more surprises to come.

UFC

UFC TONIGHT: CORMIER JOINS AS GUEST ANALYST; VELASQUEZ INTERVIEW; UFC FIGHT NIGHT: MACHIDA VS. MUNOZ PREVIEW

· Network/When: FOX Sports 1, Wednesday, Oct. 23 (7:30 PM ET)

· Talent: Kenny Florian, Karyn Bryant, Insider Ariel Helwani

· This Week: In a special half-hour episode of UFC TONIGHT, hot off his win over Roy Nelson at UFC 166, Daniel Cormier joins the show as guest analyst and interviews heavyweight champion Cain Velasquez about his title defense at UFC 166. Cormier and Kenny Florian preview and breakdown the upcoming UFC FIGHT NIGHT: MACHIDA VS. MUNOZ.

THE ULTIMATE FIGHTER – SPECIAL RECAP EPISODE

· Network/When: FOX Sports 1, Wednesday, Oct. 23 (10:00 PM ET)

· Talent: UFC women’s champion Ronda Rousey, title contender Miesha Tate

· This Week: On a special episode of THE ULTIMATE FIGHTER, Dana White and the coaches, through exclusive interviews, take a look back at the first seven episodes. They share unique insight on the groundbreaking season, from the action-packed fights in the Octagon, to the history behind Miesha and Ronda’s growing rivalry. With the competition tied at three wins a piece, Dana and the coaches give a glimpse of the intense action still to come.

· Next Week: It’s the final two preliminary fights. In the men’s tournament, Anthony Gutierrez is slated to take on Team Tate’s Cody Bollinger. On the women’s side, Sarah Moras is matched up against 6’1” Peggy Morgan of Team Rousey. As the UFC hopefuls prepare for the biggest matchups of their careers, one fighter’s dream is jeopardized when the weight-cut gets tough. Watch to see which fighters will solidify their spots in the semifinals.

SONNEN AND SILVA TO COACH SEASON 3 OF THE ULTIMATE FIGHTER BRAZIL

This Week: In an exclusive interview on FOX SPORTS LIVE, UFC President Dana White announced that Chael Sonnen and Wanderlei Silva will coach the upcoming third season of THE ULTIMATE FIGHTER: BRAZIL. The two UFC vets will then face each other in a fight at the end of the season. Follow the link to watch the video of the announcement: http://foxs.pt/1ahe65B

MACHIDA VS. MUNOZ AN INTERESTING CLASH OF STYLES, SAYS ROGAN

This Week: Saturday’s UFC FIGHT NIGHT: MACHIDA VS. MUNOZ between former light heavyweight champion Lyoto “The Dragon” Machida (19-4) and the No. 5-ranked “The Filipino Wrecking Machine” Mark Munoz (13-3), is an intriguing fight because of the clash of styles, says UFC TV analyst Joe Rogan: “Mark Munoz is a world class wrestler and has trained with Machida in the past, so he’ll know his mannerisms and style. Machida brings a really unique aspect to the middleweight division that hasn’t been seen before: his crazy karate game, wild and unpredictable kicking technique, and sniper-like attacks. It’s going to be really interesting to see him battle against a guy like Munoz, a top-flight 185er.” Watch UFC announcers Mike Goldberg and Rogan preview the upcoming UFC FIGHT NIGHT: MACHIDA VS. MUNOZ: http://youtu.be/DmmLN8zIOpg

UFC FIGHT NIGHT WEIGH-IN SHOW

· Network/When: FOX Sports 2, Friday, Oct. 25 (11:00 AM ET)

· Talent: Karyn Bryant, Daniel Cormier, Dominick Cruz, Gareth A Davies

· This Week: Coverage of UFC FIGHT NIGHT: MACHIDA VS. MUNOZ begins on FOX Sports 2 with the UFC FIGHT NIGHT WEIGH-IN as the 24 fighters try to make weight for their fights. UFC bantamweight champion Dominick Cruz and light heavyweight Daniel Cormier serve as analysts.

UFC FIGHT NIGHT PREFIGHT SHOW

· Network/When: FOX Sports 2, Saturday, Oct. 26 (2:00 PM ET)

· Talent: Jay Glazer, Daniel Cormier, Dominick Cruz, Gareth A Davies

This Week: Host Glazer, Cormier and Cruz preview the bouts from the FOX Sports studios in Los Angeles during this one-hour live prefight show.

UFC FIGHT NIGHT: FORMER UFC CHAMP MACHIDA FACES NO. 5-RANKED MUNOZ

· Network/When: FOX Sports 2/FOX Deportes, Saturday, Oct. 26 (3:00 PM ET)

· Talent: Jon Anik, Joe Rogan (Victor Davila and Fabricio Werdum on FOX Deportes)

This Week: In the headline bout, former light heavyweight champion Lyoto “The Dragon” Machida (19-4) begins his quest for a new title in the middleweight division, facing No. 5-ranked “The Filipino Wrecking Machine” Mark Munoz (13-3), headlining three hours of live fights from the Phones 4U Arena in Manchester. Rounding out the main card’s six fights, Ross Pearson (17-6) faces veteran slugger Melvin Guillard (48-13-3, 1NC) in a lightweight battle. Undefeated light heavyweight Jimi Manuwa (13-0) fights Ryan Jimmo (18-2). Lightweight winner of The Ultimate Fighter: The Smashes, Norman Parke (19-2) clashes with undefeated Jon Tuck (7-0). Middleweight Alessio Sakara (19-10) battles Nicholas Musoke (10-2, 1NC) and Phil Harris (22-10, 1NC) takes on No. 5 ranked John Lineker (22-6) in a flyweight bout.

UFC FIGHT NIGHT POSTFIGHT SHOW RECAPS CRUCIAL MIDDLEWEIGHT BOUT

· Network/When: FOX Sports 2, Saturday, Oct. 26 (1:00 AM ET)

· Talent: Jay Glazer, Daniel Cormier, Dominick Cruz, Gareth A Davies

· This Week: FOX Sports 2 wraps UFC FIGHT NIGHT with a one-hour review of the fights, plus exclusive interviews with the winners.

BOXING

MONDAY NIGHT BOXING: UNDEFEATED AVILA FACES COTA IN GOLDEN BOY LIVE!

Network/When: FOX Sports 1/FOX Deportes, Monday, Oct. 28 (10:00 PM ET)

Talent: Alan Massengale and Paulie “Magic Man” Malignaggi
Featured Fights This Week: Undefeated Fairfield, CA prospect Manuel “Tino” Avila (12-0, 4 KO’s) and Mexico’s Jose Angel Cota (15-9-1, 11 KO’s) meet in a 10-round super bantamweight bout in the first California-based edition of the hit boxing series Golden Boy Live! at the Sports House in Redwood City. In the co-main event, Salinas, CA native Paul “El Gallo Negro” Mendez (14-2-1, 6 KO’s) battles Los Angeles’ Louis Rose (8-1, 2 KO’s) in a 10-round middleweight showdown.

SOCCER

UEFA EUROPA LEAGUE: Match Day 3 action

· Network/When: Sheriff v Tottenham, FOX Sports 1, Thursday, Oct. 24 (12:30 PM ET)

Lyon v HNK Rijeka, FOX Sports 2, Thursday, Oct. 24 (1:00 PM ET)

Apollon Limassol v Lazio, FOX Soccer Plus, Thursday, Oct. 24 (1:00 PM ET)

Valencia v St. Gallen, FOX Sports 1, Thursday, Oct. 24 (3:00 PM ET)

Wigan Athletic v Rubin Kazan, FOX Sports 2, Thursday, Oct. 24 (3:00 PM ET)

Swansea City v Kuban Krasnodor, FOX Soccer Plus, Thursday, Oct. 24 (3:00 PM ET)

· Talent: Host Will Selva, analysts Eric Wynalda, Brian McBride and Warren Barton.

CONCACAF CHAMPIONS LEAGUE: Match Day 6 action

· Network/When: Sporting Kansas City v CD Olimpia, FOX Soccer Plus,Wednesday, Oct. 23 (8:00 PM ET)

San Jose Earthquakes v CD Heredia, FOX Sports 2, Wednesday, Oct. 23(10:00 PM ET)

Arabe Unido v Houston Dynamo, FOX Soccer Plus, Thursday, Oct. 24 (8:00 PM ET)

Isidro Metapan v LA Galaxy, FOX Sports 2, Thursday, Oct. 24 (10:00 PM ET)

· Talent: JP Dellacamera and Shep Messing, John Strong and Keith Costigan on Wednesday. Glenn Davis and Brian Dunseth, Chris Doran and Cobi Jones on Thursday.

FOX SOCCER DAILY: the live soccer news, highlights and analysis program, is set to recap all of the weekend’s league action.

· Network/When: FOX Sports 1, Monday, Oct. 28 – Thursday, Oct. 31 (3:30 PM ET)

· Talent: Host Julie Stewart-Binks with a rotation of analysts including Warren Barton, Eric Wynalda and Cobi Jones.

CONCACAF WOMEN’S U-17 CHAMPIONSHIP: FOX Sports’ coverage kicks off next week with the group stage matches.

· Network/When: Trinidad & Tobago v US WNT, FOX Soccer Plus, Thursday, Oct. 31 (7:00 PM ET).

US WNT v Guatemala, FOX Soccer Plus, Saturday, Nov. 2 (7:00 PM ET)

· Talent: Mark Rogondino, Kyndra de St. Aubin.

STUDIO SHOWS

CROWD GOES WILD

· Network/When: FOX Sports 1, weekdays (5:00 PM ET)

· Talent: Regis Philbin, Georgie Thompson, Jason Gay, Michael Kosta, Trevor Pryce and Katie Nolan

· Guests: Cast members of Guy Court and actress/former women’s MMA fighter Gina Carano on Wednesday, Oct. 23; former tennis great John McEnroe on Thursday, Oct. 24; Television executive/host/author Andy Cohen on Friday, Oct. 25;

· Upcoming guests: JR Celski, professional short-track speed skater/two-time medalist, Kelly Clark, professional snowboarder/Winter Olympic Gold Medalist, and Lo Lo Jones, U.S. Track and Field/Bobsled athlete, on Monday, Oct. 28; Daymond John, President and CEO of FUBU/Television Personality, and NBA Hall of Famer John Stockton on Tuesday, Oct. 29; Three-time IndyCar Series Champion Scott Dixon on Wednesday, Oct. 30

FOX SPORTS LIVE

· Network/When: FOX Sports 1, daily (11:00 PM ET)

· Talent: Dan O’Toole, Jay Onrait, Charissa Thompson, Mike Hill, Donovan McNabb, Gabe Kapler, Andy Roddick, Don Bell, Ryan Field, Ephraim Salaam, Molly McGrath, Todd Fuhrman, Eric Karros, Clay Travis, Petros Papadakis, Jimmy Rollins and Greg Wolf

· Guests: Chael Sonnen interviews UFC president Dana White on Wednesday, Oct. 23; UFC Heavyweight Champion Cain Velasquez on Wednesday, Oct. 23; FOX College Basketball Analyst Bill Raftery on Friday, Oct. 25

· Features: Mike Garafalo talks with NFL Hall of Famer/Denver Broncos’ Executive VP of Football Operations John Elway on Thursday, Oct. 24; Kevin Vaughan reports on NCAA concussion lawsuits brought by two football players, one soccer and one hockey player on Sunday, Oct. 27

NASCAR RACE HUB

· Network/When: FOX Sports 1, Mondays through Thursdays (typically 4:00 PM ET, but schedule changes this week include 11:30 AM ET on Thursday, Oct. 24)

· Talent: Co-hosts Adam Alexander and Danielle Trotta; analysts Ray Dunlap, Jeff Hammond, USA Today Sports’ Nate Ryan, Bob Dillner, Matt Clark and Larry McReynolds

· Features: Trotta’s “Crunching the Numbers” details drivers with the best records at Martinsville, and part 2 of Trotta’s sit-down with four-time Sprint Cup Series champion Jeff Gordon on Thursday, Oct. 24

NASCAR

TRUCK SERIES RACES AT MARTINSVILLE — The NASCAR Camping World Truck Series kicks off FOX Sports 1 and FOX Sports 2’s eight hours of live NASCAR Sprint Cup and Truck Series practice and qualifying coverage from Martinsville Speedway on Friday, Oct. 25 (9:00 AM ET). With four races remaining before a champion is crowned at Homestead-Miami Speedway, Matt Crafton remains the Truck Series points leader with a 57-point lead over Ty Dillon. Several non-regulars are slated for competition at Martinsville, including Kevin Harvick, Denny Hamlin and Chase Elliott.

NASCAR CAMPING WORLD TRUCK SERIES RACING

· Network/When: FOX Sports 1, Saturday, Oct. 26 (1:30 PM ET)

· Talent: Play-by-play announcer Rick Allen, analysts Phil Parsons and Michael Waltrip, reporters Bob Dillner, Ray Dunlap and Hermie Sadler

NCWTS SETUP

· Network/When: FOX Sports 1, Saturday, Oct. 26 (1:00 PM ET)

· Talent: Host Krista Voda, reporters Bob Dillner, Ray Dunlap, Hermie Sadler and Kaitlyn Vincie

· Features: Vincie visits with driver Timothy Peters, who lives just a few miles from Martinsville; a look at Johnny Sauter’s three wins this year, including last week at Talladega and the spring race at Martinsville

FOX SPORTS 1 AND FOX SPORTS 2 DELIVER ALL SPRINT CUP COVERAGE FROM MARTINSVILLE: FOX Sports 1 and FOX Sports 2 offer live, comprehensive coverage of all the action this weekend at Martinsville, site of the seventh race in the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup. Live coverage, including practice, qualifying and shoulder programming, begins Friday, Oct. 25 (10:00 AM ET) with NASCAR LIVE on FOX Sports 1.

NASCAR RACEDAY

· Network/When: FOX Sports 1, Sunday, Oct. 27 (10:00 AM ET)

· Talent: Host John Roberts, analysts Larry McReynolds, Kyle Petty, Kenny Wallace and Matt Clark, reporters Wendy Venturini and Rutledge Wood

· Guests: Dale Earnhardt Jr.

· Features: Venturini sits down with Dale Earnhardt Jr. at his farm for an in-depth, all-access interview spanning several topics

NASCAR VICTORY LANE

· Network/When: FOX Sports 1, Sunday, Oct. 27 (7:00 PM ET)

· Talent: Host John Roberts, analysts Kyle Petty and Kenny Wallace and reporter Bob Dillner recap Sunday’s race at Martinsville Speedway

· Guests: NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race winner

MOTOR SPORTS

MOTOGP LEADS A BIG WEEK OF FOX MOTOR SPORTS – The MOTOGP WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP spotlights a sizable week of motor sports coverage on FOX Sports 1 and FOX Sports 2. Marc Marquez, 20, is looking to wrap up his first championship at this weekend’s Japanese Grand Prix after a critical mistake in Australia put that on hold. A title-clinching performance at Twin Ring Motegi would make Marquez the youngest MotoGP World Champion in the sport’s long history. Also, the British Touring Car (9:00 PM ET) and German Touring Car (10:00 PM ET) Championships make their FOX Sports 2 debuts on Monday, Oct. 28.

Motorsport/Network/When: MotoGP World Championship, FOX Sports 2, Saturday, Oct. 26 (1:00 AM ET); Lucas Oil Drag Boats, FOX Sports 1, Sunday, Oct. 27 (1:00 PM ET); Lucas Oil Off Road Racing, FOX Sports 1, Sunday, Oct. 27 (2:00 PM ET); MotoGP Moto 2, FOX Sports 1, Sunday, Oct. 27 (3:00 PM ET); FIA World Touring Car Championship, FOX Sports 2, Sunday, Oct. 27 (8:00 PM ET); FIA
GT1 World Championship, FOX Sports 2, Sunday, Oct. 27 (9:00 PM ET); British Touring Car Championship, FOX Sports 2, Monday, Oct. 28 (9:00 PM ET); German Touring Car Championship, FOX Sports 2, Monday, Oct. 28 (10:00 PM ET); MotoGP Moto 3, FOX Sports 2, Tuesday, Oct. 29 (8:00 PM ET)
MotoGP Talent: Host Dave Despain, lap-by-lap Gavin Emmett and analyst Nick Harris

FOX SPORTS LIVE EVENT AND STUDIO PROGRAMMING SCHEDULE (10/16 – 10-23)

· All Times Easter/Subject to Change

· FOX SPORTS (BROADCAST) – BLUE; FOX SPORTS 1 – BLACK; FOX SPORTS 2 – GREEN

Andrea Kremer Catches Up with Former NFL Quarterback Jake Plummer

October 25, 2013 By admin

Andrea Kremer Catches Up with Former NFL Quarterback Jake Plummer

Former Pro Bowl Quarterback Now an Ambassador for USA Football’s Heads Up Football Program – in Alaska

In early 2007, after a 10-year NFL career, Jake Plummer retired from the NFL at 32 years old, just a year removed from leading the Denver Broncos to the brink of the Super Bowl. The former Pro Bowl quarterback concisely sums up his controversial decision, “It was just time.”

Now on NFL.com (http://www.nfl.com/plummer) and tonight at 8:00 PM ET on NFL Network’s flagship show, NFL Total Access, Andrea Kremer catches up with the former Pro Bowl quarterback six years removed from the NFL to delve into his past and highlight his newest passion – an ambassador for USA Football’s Heads Up Football program.

In the feature, and elaborated on throughout Kremer’s written piece, Plummer explains why he walked away and stayed away from football for many years. However, the desire to be around the sport he loves has returned and USA Football’s Heads Up Football program provides him the opportunity to be an advocate and educator for youth football players – in Alaska.

About USA Football’s Heads Up Football

USA Football’s Heads Up Football:

· The Heads Up Football program promotes a positive youth football experience and advances player safety by providing coaching education and teaching resources that benefit players, parents and coaches. Heads Up Football aims to take the head out of the game.

· Heads Up Football is comprised of five primary elements:

o Heads Up Tackling

o Coaching certification

o Concussion recognition and response

o Player Safety Coach

o Equipment fitting

· All Heads Up Football youth coaches must be certified. Certification includes: concussion recognition and response protocols; proper helmet and shoulder pad fitting; and Heads Up Tackling techniques, which aim to take the head out of the line of contact, and teach proper fundamentals.

· More than 2,800 youth football leagues across the U.S., representing more than 580,000 players and 84,000 coaches nationwide, have adopted Heads Up Football for the 2013 season.

· Parents should make sure their kids’ coaches are Heads Up Certified. Any coach can be Heads Up certified. Visit www.usafootball.com/headsup.

ABOUT NFL NETWORK

Launched on November 4, 2003, NFL Network is celebrating its 10^th Anniversary this season

Seven days a week, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, fans turn to NFL Network to receive information and insight straight from the field, team headquarters, league offices and everywhere the NFL is making news. Launched in 2003, NFL Network gives fans unprecedented year-round inside access to all NFL events, including the Super Bowl, Playoffs, regular season, preseason, Pro Bowl, Pro Football Hall of Fame induction weekend, NFL Draft, NFL Scouting Combine, Senior Bowl, league meetings, minicamps and training camps.

Currently in more than 72 million homes, NFL Network has carriage agreements with each of the country’s largest television providers including Comcast, DirecTV, DISH Network, Cablevision, Cox, Charter, Time Warner Cable, Verizon FiOS and AT&T U-verse.

For fans on the go, all NFL Network programming is streamed live on NFL Mobile from Verizon. For more information, log on to http://www.nfl.com/nflnetwork. NFL.com is the exclusive internet home of NFL Network.

– NFL MEDIA –

NBC Sports Group Presents More Than 20 Hours Of Live Soccer Coverage This Weekend

October 25, 2013 By admin

NBCSN Coverage Highlighted by Premier League-MLS Quintupleheader on Saturday Featuring Philadelphia Union Hosting Sporting Kansas City Followed by San Jose Earthquakes Facing FC Dallas

Houston Dynamo Take On D.C. United Sunday at 1:30 p.m. ET on NBC, Following Premier League

Stamford, Conn. – October 24, 2013 – NBC Sports Group presents more than 20 hours of live soccer coverage this weekend highlighted by a Premier League-Major League Soccer quintupleheader on NBCSN Saturday and a doubleheader on NBC Sunday.

NBCSN presents more than 12 hours of live soccer coverage on Saturday beginning at 7 a.m. ET with Premier League Live. Live MLS coverage on NBCSN begins at 3 p.m. ET when playoff contender Philadelphia Union faces 2013 Supporters’ Shield candidate Sporting Kansas City following the Fulham-Southampton Premier League match. At 5:30 p.m. ET on NBCSN, the San Jose Earthquakes host FC Dallas.

NBC’s MLS coverage on Sunday is highlighted by the Houston Dynamo taking on D.C. United at 1:30 p.m. ET, following live Premier League coverage (Chelsea v. Manchester City). MLS coverage begins Friday at 7:30 p.m. ET with the finale of MLS Insider on NBCSN. Earlier Saturday on NBCSN, Crystal Palace host Arsenal at 7:45 a.m. ET and Manchester United host Stoke City at 10 a.m. ET.

The Philadelphia Union, San Jose Earthquakes and Houston Dynamo still have a chance at making the MLS Cup Playoffs.

Date	Coverage	Time (ET)	Network
Friday, Oct. 25	MLS Insider	7:30 p.m.	NBCSN
Saturday, Oct. 26	Philadelphia Union v. Sporting Kansas City	3 p.m.	NBCSN
	San Jose Earthquakes v. FC Dallas	5:30 p.m.	NBCSN
Sunday, Oct. 27	D.C. United v. Houston Dynamo	1:30 p.m.	NBC

COMMENTATORS: NBC Sports Group’s lead MLS play-by-play announcer John Strong will call NBCSN’s Philadelphia Union-Sporting Kansas City coverage on Saturday as well as NBC’s D.C. United-Houston Dynamo match on Sunday. Strong will be joined by analyst and former English footballer Robbie Mustoe and host Russ Thaler.

Strong on the importance of this weekend’s matches: “This has been an amazing fall in MLS, and it’s all built up perfectly to this final weekend. Every match has some kind of meaning, whether for the Supporters’ Shield, playoff positioning, or just getting into the postseason. I love that we have the earliest game on Saturday and Sunday: both have the potential to set up a chain reaction throughout the day that can completely change the playoff picture. The desperation and urgency on display throughout both days will make for incredible viewing.”

Mustoe: “This is an exciting time to watch MLS as this weekend sets the stage for what will be an exciting MLS Cup Playoffs. Both the Philadelphia Union and Houston Dynamo cling to the hope of playoff spots. But Sporting Kansas City, who have clinched a berth in the playoffs, need to beat the Union in order to keep alive their chances of winning the coveted 2013 Supporters’ Shield.”

Announcer JP Dellacamera will handle play-by-play for Saturday’s San Jose Earthquakes-FC Dallas match alongside analyst Brian Dunseth and host Sebastian Salazar.

MLS INSIDER: This week’s season finale of MLS Insider airs Friday at 7:30 p.m. ET on NBCSN. The show looks at the New York Red Bulls’ past woes as they aim to break an alleged curse and capture the club’s first major trophy — the 2013 Supporters’ Shield. In addition, the episode looks at Toronto FC’s new regime and attitude and shares a poetic perspective on the greatness of LA Galaxy striker and Irish national team footballer Robbie Keane.

NBC SPORTS LIVE EXTRA

NBC Sports Live Extra — NBC Sports Group’s live streaming product for desktops, mobile devices, and tablets — will stream NBC and NBCSN’s MLS game coverage. NBCSN coverage will be available via “TV Everywhere,” the media industry’s effort to make quality content available to authenticated customers both in and out of the home and on multiple platforms.

For desktops, NBC Sports Live Extra can be accessed at NBCSports.com/liveextra. The NBC Sports Live Extra app for mobile devices and tablets is available at the App Store for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch, and on select Android handset and tablet devices within Google Play.

Coverage airing on NBC will live stream to PCs, mobile devices and tablets through NBC Sports Live Extra. NBCSN will live stream to PCs, mobile devices and tablets through NBC Sports Live Extra, and to the digital platforms of participating cable, satellite, and telco services, via “TV Everywhere,” which is available on an authenticated basis to subscribers of participating MVPDs.

About NBC Sports Group’s Soccer Coverage

NBC Sports Group’s networks and platforms are leading destinations for soccer fans in the U.S. Its soccer portfolio includes Major League Soccer (MLS), U.S. Men’s and Women’s National Team matches, the men’s and women’s Olympic soccer tournaments, and the Premier League. NBCUniversal, via the NBC Sports Group, is the home for all 380 Premier League matches, as well as comprehensive shoulder programming. NBCUniversal’s Telemundo and mun2 also provide comprehensive Spanish-language soccer coverage. Both channels will air Premier League matches, as well as serve as the U.S. Spanish-language home for the FIFA World Cup from 2015 through 2022. Online, ProSoccerTalk on NBCSports.com provides comprehensive coverage of the sport, from the Premier League to MLS to the U.S. National Team and other key international soccer stories.

For more information about NBC Sports Group shows and properties, including press releases, photos, talent and executive bios and headshots, please visit www.NBCSportsGroupPressBox.com.

– NBC SPORTS GROUP –

ESPN Reaches Multi-Year Extension with Doris Burke

October 25, 2013 By admin

Doris Burke, one of ESPN’s most talented and versatile commentators, has signed a multi-year extension with the network and will continue to play a key role in its NBA and college basketball coverage. As part of the new deal, Burke will join the Wednesday editions of Kia NBA Countdown – ESPN’s NBA pre-game show – alongside analyst Jalen Rose and newcomer and veteran analyst Avery Johnson. She will make her Countdown debut on Wednesday, November 13, at 7:30 p.m. ET.

Burke adds studio commentator to her multitude of basketball coverage responsibilities. She will continue to serve as both an analyst and a reporter for NBA games on ABC and ESPN, including the NBA Finals. She will also maintain her role as a lead men’s college basketball and women’s college basketball game analyst – a role that includes the Women’s Final Four on ESPN.

Doris Burke on new deal:

“This next chapter in my ESPN journey is going to be exciting, challenging and most of all, rewarding. Working on NBA Countdown offers me a chance to do everything I love – I get to talk basketball with my colleagues while hopefully facilitating some great discussion on NBA’s top storylines.”

Mark Gross, ESPN senior vice president and executive producer, on Burke’s new deal:

“We’re thrilled that Doris will continue to be a leading voice for both our NBA and college basketball coverage. She exhibits her passion for the sport everyday through her exemplary work. This new NBA Countdown role will allow Doris to provide her veteran insights, while also reporting news – two things that she does at the highest level.”

Burke has contributed to ESPN’s basketball coverage since 1991. For more biographical information on Burke, visit ESPN Media Zone.

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Sage Steele to Host ABC’s and ESPN’s NBA Countdown

October 25, 2013 By admin

New Role Part of Multi-Year Extension with ESPN

ESPN today announced it has reached a multi-year extension with versatile on-air personality Sage Steele. Per the agreement, Steele will take on a new role at ESPN, hosting the Friday and Sunday editions of NBA Countdown – ESPN’s and ABC’s NBA pre-game show. She’ll help form the Friday and Sunday Countdown team with ESPN newcomer and veteran analyst Doug Collins and returning analysts Jalen Rose and Bill Simmons. The Countdown quartet will make its debut on Friday, Nov. 1, at 7 p.m. ET on ESPN. (The Wednesday NBA Countdown team will consist of Rose, Doris Burke and Avery Johnson and debut Nov. 13).

Sage Steele:

“I’m thrilled to continue my career at ESPN and to embark on this exciting, new challenge. I love the NBA, and like millions of other fans, I’m looking forward to the season tipoff and to guiding some great discussion from our expert analysts.”

John Wildhack, ESPN Executive Vice President, Production:

“Sage is a dynamic, engaging personality and an avid follower of the NBA. She has a proven track record hosting our NBA coverage, and, on Countdown, she’ll help facilitate insightful discussion amongst her new teammates Doug Collins, Jalen Rose and Bill Simmons.”

In addition to NBA Countdown, Steele will continue to appear on SportsCenter and will also contribute to ESPN’s on-site NBA coverage during the NBA Finals. For the previous two years, she has hosted on-site SportsCenter coverage at the NBA Finals and this year she hosted ESPN’s coverage of NBA Summer League 2013 from Las Vegas.

Steele has worked on a range of assignments since joining ESPN in 2007. In addition to SportsCenter and NBA, she has hosted the Scripps National Spelling Bee every year since 2010. She has also contributed to ESPN Radio’s Mike & Mike, First Take, SportsNation and other studio programming.

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NBC To Air Live Primetime Coverage Of 30th Running Of Breeders’ Cup Classic

October 25, 2013 By admin

NBC Sports Group to Televise All 14 Races Live in 9½ Hours of Coverage of Breeders’ Cup World Championships from Santa Anita Park Beginning Friday, November 1, From 4-8 p.m. ET on NBCSN

Tom Hammond, Jerry Bailey & Randy Moss Lead NBC Sports Group’s Breeders’ Cup Commentator Team, and will be Available on a Conference Call on Wednesday, October 30 at 1:30 p.m. ET

Access Hollywood’s Billy Bush Hosts First Half of NBC Primetime Show Covering the Spectacle and Scene of Breeders’ Cup

E! News’ Catt Sadler Reports from Breeders’ Cup “Purple Carpet”

Special Bonus Race Coverage to Air Live during Saturday’s Notre Dame Pregame Coverage on NBCSN

STAMFORD, Conn. – October 24, 2013 – The 30thrunning of the Breeders’ Cup Classic will be broadcast live in primetime on Saturday, November 2, culminating 9½ hours of Breeders’ Cup World Championships coverage over two days by the NBC Sports Group from Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, Calif. All 14 Breeders’ Cup races will be televised live by NBC and NBCSN.

Live NBC Sports Group coverage of the Breeders’ Cup World Championships begins on Friday, November 1, from 4-8 p.m. ET on NBCSN, continues on Saturday, November 2, from 3:30-8 p.m. ET on NBCSN, and culminates with the live primetime broadcast of the Breeders’ Cup Classic, Saturday, November 2, 8-9 p.m. ET on NBC.

For the first time, live Breeders’ Cup bonus coverage will air during NBCSN’s 3 p.m. Notre Dame-Navy pregame show. In the first segment of the pregame show, NBCSN will televise live the $2,000,000 Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies race, which has a 3:05 p.m. ET post time.

2013 BREEDERS’ CUP TELEVISION SCHEDULE:

All Times Live, ET

Friday, November 1 4-8 p.m. NBCSN

Saturday, November 2 3:30-8 p.m. NBCSN

Saturday, November 2 8-9 p.m. NBC

COMMENTATORS: The NBC Sports Group coverage of the Breeders’ Cup will feature host Tom Hammond, whose first-ever assignment for NBC was as a reporter on the network’s inaugural Breeders’ Cup broadcast in 1984. He is joined by Hall-of-Fame jockey Jerry Bailey, who has 15 Breeders’ Cup wins, including five wins in the Breeders’ Cup Classic; veteran horse racing analyst Randy Moss; contributing analysts/handicappers Mike Battaglia and Bob Neumeier; host/reporter Laffit Pincay, III; reporters Kenny Rice, Donna Brothers, Jay Privman and Nick Luck, who is making his NBC Sports Group debut. NBC’s Triple Crown race caller Larry Collmus will call all of the Breeders’ Cup races.

Additionally, Access Hollywood’s Billy Bush will host the first half hour of the primetime show, which will focus on the spectacle and scene of the Breeders’ Cup, as well as contributing features and handling celebrity interviews. E! News’ Catt Sadler will contribute celebrity interviews and reports from the Breeders’ Cup “purple carpet.”

Emmy and Tony Award-winning star of stage and screen Kristin Chenoweth will perform the Breeders’ Cup anthem “The Best is Yet to Come” as the horses come out on the track for the running of the $5,000,000 Breeders’ Cup Classic. Six-time Grammy Award winner Toni Braxton will sing the national anthem Saturday on NBCSN.

NBC Sports Group’s Breeders’ Cup coverage will be produced by Rob Hyland, producer of NBC’s Triple Crown coverage, and a veteran of the network’s horse racing coverage since 2001, and directed by Jeff Simon. The coverage on NBCSN will be produced by Billy Matthews. The executive producer of NBC Sports and NBCSN is Sam Flood, who has produced 11 Triple Crown races for the network.

NBC SPORTS LIVE EXTRA: NBC Sports Live Extra — the NBC Sports Group’s live streaming product for desktops, mobile devices, and tablets — will stream Breeders’ Cup coverage on NBC and NBCSN. NBCSN coverage will be live streamed via “TV Everywhere,” the media industry’s effort to make quality content available to MVPD customers both in and out of the home and on multiple platforms.

Breeders’ Cup coverage airing on:

NBC will live stream to PCs, mobile devices and tablets through NBC Sports Live Extra.
NBCSN will live stream to PCs, mobile devices and tablets through NBC Sports Live Extra, and to the digital platforms of participating cable, satellite, and telco services, via “TV Everywhere.” “TV Everywhere” is available on an authenticated basis to subscribers of participating MVPDs.

NBC Sports Live Extra will offer full replays of all streamed races.

BREEDERS’ CUP “ALL ACCESS”: Horseracing fans and fans of the celebrities and fashion of the Breeders’ Cup can access content leading up to, and through the event at NBCSports.com/BreedersCup. Fans can access and sort social media content from Facebook, Twitter and Instagram through various streams spanning horses, fashion, celebrities and more. The “All Access” page aggregates what’s trending, Breeders’ Cup video and photo content.

TWITTER MIRROR: NBC Sports and Twitter are partnering to have the “Twitter Mirror” present on the “Purple Carpet” at Breeders’ Cup capturing celebrities, their style and picks for the Breeders’ Cup Classic. Photos will be pushed out through the @NBCSN Twitter feed and collected and housed within the Breeders’ Cup All Access page at NBCSports.com/BreedersCup. Content from the “Twitter Mirror” will be featured on-air during the Breeders’ Cup.

BREEDERS’ CUP CONFERENCE CALL: NBC will conduct a media conference call on Wednesday, October 30 at 1:30 p.m. ET/10:30 a.m. PT with Hammond, Bailey, Moss and Hyland. Details of the call will be available on Monday, October 28.

BREEDERS’ CUP WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS: The Breeders’ Cup, thoroughbred racing’s most prestigious global racing event, consists of 14 races held over two-days with $27 million in purses and awards at stake. The culminating event of the Breeders’ Cup, the Breeders’ Cup Classic, is contested at 1 ¼ miles on the main track, for 3-year-olds and older, and is often the determining race for the coveted Horse of the Year title. Over the years, 11 Classic winners have been voted Horse of the Year. In 2009 at Santa Anita Park, the great racemare Zenyatta became the first female to ever win the Classic.

Breeders’ Cup Limited administers the Breeders’ Cup World Championships, Thoroughbred racing’s year-end Championships. The Breeders’ Cup also administers the Breeders’ Cup Challenge qualifying series, which provides automatic starting positions into the Championships races. Breeders’ Cup press releases appear on the Breeders’ Cup Web site, www.breederscup.com. You can also follow the Breeders’ Cup on social media platforms Facebook, Twitter and YouTube.

NBC SPORTS GROUP AND HORSE RACING: The NBC Sports Group is the exclusive home to the most important and prestigious events in horse racing, including the Triple Crown and the Breeders’ Cup, which was broadcast on NBC from 1984-2005. NBC has been the exclusive home of the Kentucky Derby and the Preakness Stakes since 2001, and the Belmont Stakes since 2011, when the NBC Sports Group reassembled the Triple Crown. In 2013, the NBC Sports Group presented 27½ hours of Triple Crown coverage across NBC and NBCSN.

NBC Sports Group is also the home to Summer at Saratoga, and, in collaboration with The Jockey Club, the Road to the Kentucky Derby series that provided live coverage of six major prep races for the 2013 Kentucky Derby.

–NBC SPORTS GROUP–

Jeff Gordon Reveals Opportunity That Few People Knew About – Not Even Rick Hendrick – on NASCAR Race Hub

October 25, 2013 By admin

GORDON ON WHAT RICK HENDRICK MAY NOT HAVE KNOWN: “…I HAD A POTENTIAL FORMULA ONE OFFER AT ONE TIME.”

Talks Candidly About Changing His Approach as He Grows Older

Charlotte, N.C. – Four-time Sprint Cup Series champion Jeff Gordon sat down with NASCAR RACE HUB host Danielle Trotta to talk about his career, and what big opportunity existed early on that car owner Rick Hendrick may not have known about.

Here is what Gordon had to say on Thursday’s (10/14) edition of the show.

Jeff Gordon on pursuing other forms of racing early in his career: “When I first started to come into the NASCAR Nationwide Series – I did both (sprint cars & stock cars) because I was still competing for championships in other series. Once I became more established in the Cup Series with (Rick) Hendrick, it really wasn’t something I thought about. I’ve always enjoyed all forms of racing, if I can get the opportunity and drive another car; have a new experience, like I did with the F1 car and the 24 Hours of Daytona. The one thing that went through my head that I don’t think Hendrick even knew about was that I had a potential Formula One offer at one time. But, it was going to race in lower series – maybe even IndyCar. I was established in Cup; very happy with where I was at, things were going extremely well and that was a whole career change for me, in a racing series I knew very little about from a driving stand point, I was always an oval track driver. But that conversation never happened with Hendrick, that was behind the scenes and I made the choice and the decision on my own. We were coming up on some contracts and I chose to stay with Hendrick and won the championship the next year. It was a good choice.”

Gordon’s response to former crew chief Ray Evernham’s claim that he may want a different feel (in the car) now: “I think that when he and I were together, I was so young and super aggressive. I knew so little about the cars; all I knew was whatever he said, ‘Yep. That’s right.’ Just go out there and drive the wheels off the car. It’s not that, all of a sudden, I’ve started to drive different – the competition is different. What edge we had over the competition is a lot different. I give Ray a lot of credit for that. Have I changed? Absolutely, I’m 42 years old now. I drive using my head a little bit more… a little bit too much at times. I think that’s what happens over time. When you are younger, you’re more aggressive. When your older, you think about when to be aggressive, when to be patient. And as you get older and older, you start to think about patience, and less about the aggressiveness.

On his children’s level of understanding: “For (daughter) Ella, she has a pretty good understanding being six. For (son) Leo, every day I come home and if I was testing, or if I had just went to the race shop, did you win? I love having them at the race track. That also brings a lot of pride, joy and motivation for me to go out there and represent my team, my family and be the best driver that I can be out there – and also try to go to victory lane more often.

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