Archives for June 2016

Justin DeLoach vs. Junior Castillo in Super Welterweight Bout

Darwin Price vs. Semajay Thomas in Super Lightweight Contest

Coverage Streamed Live on the NBC Sports app

STAMFORD, Conn. – June 23, 2016 – NBC Sports Group presents Premier Boxing Champions (PBC) this Saturday, June 25, live at 11 p.m. ET on NBCSN, highlighted by a 10-round super welterweight bout between Justin DeLoach (14-1, 8 KOs) and unbeaten 2012 Olympian Junior Castillo (10-0, 9 KOs) from the Scottish Rite Auditorium in San Antonio, Texas.

NBCSN’s coverage also features unbeaten Ryan “Cowboy” Karl (11-0, 8 KOs) in an eight-round super lightweight contest against Mexico’s Luis “Muecas” Solis (14-6-4, 12 KOs), and a bout between two undefeated fighters when Darwin Price (12-0, 11 KOs) faces Semajay Thomas (7-0, 4 KOs) in an eight-round super lightweight contest.

Kenny Rice calls the action alongside analyst B.J. Flores.

A LOOK AT THE MATCHUPS

In his last bout, Justin DeLoach delivered a knockout over previously unbeaten Dillon Cook. The fighter from Augusta, Ga., turned pro in 2013 and won his first 10 fights. DeLoach faces 2012 Olympian Junior Castillo of the Dominican Republic, who  recently defeated the previously unbeaten Kyrone Davis in eight rounds this past April.

An undefeated prospect representing Houston, Ryan Karl won six bouts in 2015, including a win over Alfonso Olvera in San Antonio. Luis Solis of Mexico will face off against Karl following a fifth-round knockout of Isidro Toala earlier this month.

Darwin Price took home four victories in 2015, including a win in his first eight-round bout. Price faces Semajay Thomas, who won his first six pro bouts, and recently defeated Farkhad Sharipov this past December.

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The Premier Boxing Champions series is created for television by Haymon Boxing.  The PBC on NBC features many of today’s brightest stars, in their most compelling matches.

NBCSports.com and the NBC Sports app – NBC Sports Group’s live streaming product for desktops, mobile devices, tablets, and connected TVs – will stream Premier Boxing Champions coverage. The NBC Sports app, Powered by Playmaker Media, is available on the iTunes App Store, Google Play, Windows Store, Roku Channel Store, Apple TV and Amazon Fire.

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Featuring In-depth Look at 2016 Race, Route and Cyclists

NBC Sports Group’s Live Tour de France Coverage Begins Saturday, July 2 on NBCSN

STAMFORD, Conn. – June 23, 2016 – NBC Sports Group’s coverage of the 103^rd Tour de France begins with the Tour de France Preview Show, hosted by Paul Burmeister, this Sunday, June 26, at 10 p.m. ET on NBCSN. Featuring an in-depth look at the 2016 race, the program includes interviews with past winners, an overview of the 2016 race route, and profiles of competing cyclists. In addition, the special will look back at historical moments from the more than 100 years of the event.

NBC Sports Group will combine to present more than 250 hours of live, primetime, and encore coverage of the 103^rd Tour de France. Daily live coverage begins Saturday, July 2, at 6 a.m. ET with the Tour de France Pre-Race Show, followed by Stage 1 at 6:30 a.m. ET on NBCSN. Coverage culminates with the final stage on Sunday, July 24, at 10 a.m. ET on NBCSN.

In addition to live linear coverage of the Tour de France on NBC and NBCSN, NBC Sports Group will once again provide extensive digital coverage of all 21 stages of the race. NBC Sports Gold – NBC Sports Group’s new premium-subscription product available on desktops, mobile devices, tablets, and connected TVs – will offer viewers live streaming coverage of the Tour de France, as well as the ability to pause, rewind and slow-mo race video. While streaming live coverage, viewers will also have access to a live GPS tracking map to follow the riders’ progress and biometric information, an enhanced interactive map for each stage, full stage video replay, highlights, and short­‐form video clips. Subscribers can also personalize their Tour de France experience by choosing their favorite riders and teams to track throughout the Tour.

NBC Sports Gold’s cycling package is available to purchase for $29.99 by visiting NBCSportsGold.com.

More information on NBC Sports Group’s extensive coverage of the 103rd Tour de France, including a full programming schedule, will be released next week.

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Eight Consecutive Nights of Primetime Coverage Begins Sunday at 6 p.m. ET on NBCSN with Continuing Coverage at 8 p.m. ET/PT on NBC

NBCOlympics.com and the NBC Sports App to Provide Streaming Coverage

STAMFORD, Conn. – June 22, 2016 – NBC Olympics presents 15.5 hours of coverage of the U.S. Olympic Swimming Trials from CenturyLink Center in Omaha, Neb., including eight consecutive nights in primetime. It begins this Sunday, June 26, at 6 p.m. ET on NBCSN, and continues at 8 p.m. ET/PT on NBC.

Six nights of primetime coverage will air at 8 p.m. ET/PT throughout the week on NBC, with primetime coverage on Saturday, July 2, airing live at 8 p.m. ET on NBCSN. Daily telecasts of the qualifying heats will air on NBCSN throughout the competition. Coverage culminates Sunday, July 3, with a two-hour show combining the Swimming and Track & Field Trials at 7 p.m. ET/PT on NBC.

NBCOlympics.com and the NBC Sports app – NBC Sports Group’s live streaming product for desktops, mobile devices, tablets, and connected TVs – will livestream all the action, and present supplemental digital-only coverage daily at 11 a.m. ET from Sunday, June 26, through Saturday, July 2.

Headlining the men’s field is Michael Phelps, the most decorated Olympian of all time with 22 Olympic medals, and 11-time Olympic medalist Ryan Lochte. At the 2015 U.S. National Championships, Phelps won gold medals in the 100m butterfly, 200m butterfly, and the 200m individual medley, while Lochte took home gold in the 200m medley, 4×100m medley and 4×100m mixed freestyle at the 2015 World Championships. Four-time Olympic medalist Nathan Adrian and six-time Olympic medalist Matt Grevers will each look to compete in their third Olympic Games.

Highlighting the women’s field are Missy Franklin, who won four gold and five total medals in her Olympic debut in London, and nine-time world champion Katie Ledecky. Ledecky looks to add to her medal count in Rio after stunning the field by winning gold in the 800m free in 2012 at the age of 15. At the 2015 World Championships, she won five gold medals and broke three world records. Natalie Coughlin, a 12-time Olympic medalist, and Dana Vollmer, a four-time Olympic gold medalist, will also compete for spots on the Olympic team.

In all events excluding the men’s and women’s 100m freestyle and 200m freestyle, the top two swimmers in the event make the Rio team. For the 100m freestyle and 200m freestyle, the top six athletes make the Olympic team.

NBC Olympics’ swimming commentary team of longtime NBC golf commentator Dan Hicks (play-by-play) calls the action, joined by three-time U.S. Olympic gold medalist Rowdy Gaines (analyst), and NBC’s Sunday Night Football sideline reporter Michele Tafoya (reporter).

NBC Olympics presents primetime coverage of the 2016 U.S. Olympic Trials during an unprecedented 20 of 23 nights across NBC and NBCSN. The full schedule for this week’s coverage of the Trials, which also includes diving and men’s gymnastics, can be found here. It all leads up to the Games of the XXXI Olympiad in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, this August on the networks of NBCUniversal.

Following is the schedule for NBC Sports Group’s Olympic Swimming Trials coverage:

Date	Time	Events	Network
Sun., June 26	11 a.m. ET	Qualifying Heats – Men’s 400m Free, Men’s & Women’s 400m IM	NBCOlympics.com & the NBC Sports app
Sun., June 26	6 p.m. ET	Qualifying Heats – Men’s 400m Free, Men’s & Women’s 400m IM*	NBCSN
Sun., June 26	8 p.m. ET/PT	Finals – Men’s 400m Free, Men’s & Women’s 400m IM	NBC
Mon., June 27	11 a.m. ET	Qualifying Heats – Women’s 100m Back & Breast, Men’s 200m Free	NBCOlympics.com & the NBC Sports app
Mon., June 27	6:30 p.m. ET	Qualifying Heats – Women’s 100m Back & Breast, Men’s 200m Free*	NBCSN
Mon., June 27	8 p.m. ET/PT	Finals – Women’s 100m Fly & 400m Free, Men’s 100m Breast	NBC
Tues., June 28	11 a.m. ET	Qualifying Heats s – Women’s 200m Free & 200m IM, Men’s 200m Fly	NBCOlympics.com & the NBC Sports app
Tues., June 28	7 p.m. ET	Qualifying Heats – Women’s 200m Free & 200m IM, Men’s 200m Fly	NBCSN
Tues., June 28	8 p.m. ET/PT	Finals – Men’s 200m Free & 100m Back, Women’s 100m Breast & 100m Back	NBC
Wed., June 29	11 a.m. ET	Qualifying Heats – Men’s 100m Free & 200m Breast, Women’s 200m Fly	NBCOlympics.com & the NBC Sports app
Wed., June 29	7 p.m. ET	Qualifying Heats – Men’s 100m Free & 200m Breast, Women’s 200m Fly	NBCSN
Wed., June 29	8 p.m. ET/PT	Finals – Women’s 200m IM & Free, Men’s 200m Fly	NBC
Thur., June 30	11 a.m. ET	Qualifying Heats – Women’s 100m Free, Men’s 200m IM & Back	NBCOlympics.com & the NBC Sports app
Thur., June 30	6:30 p.m. ET	Qualifying Heats – Women’s 100m Free, Men’s 200m IM & Back*	NBCSN
Thur., June 30	8 p.m. ET/PT	Finals – Men’s 100m Free & 200m Breast, Women’s 200m Fly	NBC
Fri., July 1	11 a.m. ET	Qualifying Heats – Men’s 50m Free & 100m Fly, Women’s 200m Back	NBCOlympics.com & the NBC Sports app
Fri., July 1	6 p.m. ET	Qualifying Heats – Men’s 50m Free & 100m Fly, Women’s 200m Back*	NBCSN
Fri., July 1	8 p.m. ET/PT	Finals – Women’s 200m Breast & 100m Free, Men’s 200m IM & Back	NBC
Sat., July 2	11 a.m. ET	Qualifying Heats – Women’s 50m Free, Men’s 1500m Free	NBCOlympics.com & the NBC Sports app
Sat., July 2	5 p.m. ET	Qualifying Heats  – Women’s 50m Free, Men’s 1500m Free**	NBCSN
Sat., July 2	8 p.m. ET	Finals – Women’s 200m Back & 800m Free, Men’s 50m Free & 100m Fly	NBCSN
Sun., July 3	7 p.m. ET/PT	Finals – Women’s 50m Free, Men’s 1500 Free**	NBC

*coverage may include additional events

** show includes coverage of Olympic Track & Field Trials in Eugene, Ore.

U.S. OLYMPIC TRIALS COVERAGE ON THE NBC SPORTS APP

NBCOlympics.com and the NBC Sports app — NBC Sports Group’s live streaming product for desktops, mobile devices, tablets, and connected TVs — will stream the Olympic Trials coverage via “TV Everywhere,” giving consumers additional value to for their subscription service, and making high quality content available to MVPD customers both in and out of the home and on multiple platforms. The NBC Sports app is powered by Playmaker Media and available on the iTunes App Store, Google Play, Windows Store, Roku Channel Store, Apple TV and Amazon Fire.

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The “Breeders’ Cup Challenge Series: Win And You’re In – Presented By Lane’s End Farm and America’s Best Racing” telecast will air from site of 2016 World Championships

NEW YORK (June 23, 2016) – The 2016 “Breeders’ Cup Challenge Series: Win and You’re In presented by Lane’s End Farm and America’s Best Racing” continues this Saturday, June 25, live on NBCSN at 8:00 p.m. ET from Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, Calif, with the $500,000 Gold Cup at Santa Anita. The Gold Cup is an automatic qualifier for the $6 million Breeders’ Cup Classic, which will be run at Santa Anita as part of the Breeders’ Cup World Championships, Nov. 4-5.

In 2016, the “Breeders’ Cup Challenge Series: Win and You’re In, presented by Lane’s End Farm and America’s Best Racing,” will consist of nine telecasts on NBC and NBCSN and feature 16 “Win And You’re In” races plus other major stakes races on the road to the Breeders’ Cup World Championships. The series will also be streamed live on NBCSports.com and the NBC Sports app. Winners of these Challenge races, which combined offer more than $10 million in purses, automatically qualify for a spot in the Breeders’ Cup.

Saturday’s Gold Cup, a 1 ¼ mile race for 3-year-olds and up, drew an eight horse field. Among the contenders is Tarabilla Farms’ 5-year-old Melatonin, winner of the Santa Anita Handicap (G1) back in March. This front-running gelding, trained by David Hofmans and ridden by Joe Talamo, comes into Saturday’s race off a second-place finish in the Oaklawn Handicap last month. The 5-year-old Hoppertunity, trained by Bob Baffert, has had two impressive races this year, first winning the 1 1/8 mile San Antonio Stakes in February and then a third-place finish to California Chrome in the Dubai World Cup in March.

A deep closer in the field is the 6-year-old Hard Aces, who won last year’s Gold Cup for trainer John Sadler. Another intriguing starter is Fox Hill Farm’s 6-year-old Bal A Bali. Trained by Richard Mandella, Bal a Bali was an established turf star in Brazil earlier in his career, winning, at 1 ¼ miles and three times at 1 ½ miles. He will be making his main track debut on Saturday.

Laffit Pincay III hosts the Gold Cup at Santa Anita telecast, and will be joined by Hall of Fame jockey and analyst Jerry Bailey and reporters Jay Privman and Carolyn Manno.

Putting the spotlight on premier racetracks across the country, the 2016 Breeders’ Cup Challenge Series began on Belmont Stakes Day, June 11, with outstanding performances by Frosted in the Metropolitan Handicap and Cavorting in the Ogden Phipps from Belmont Park. The series continues in July with live telecasts of American fixtures including the Haskell Invitational from Monmouth Park; several races from Saratoga, including the Travers and Woodward; The Jockey Club Gold Cup at Belmont Park; the Shadwell Turf Mile from Keeneland; and the Awesome Again Stakes at Santa Anita, among others.  In addition, several NBC Sports Regional Networks will present replays of select races after their initial telecasts on NBC and NBCSN.

Below is the 2016 “Breeders’ Cup Challenge Series: Win And You’re In” schedule on NBC and NBCSN. Breeders’ Cup Challenge Series races are listed in bold.

Date/Time (EST)	Network	Event	Track	Challenge/Division
Saturday, 6/25; 8-9 PM	NBCSN	The Gold Cup at Santa Anita	Santa Anita Park	Classic
Saturday, 6/25; 8-9 PM	NBCSN	TBD Stakes	Santa Anita Park	TBD
Saturday, 7/9; 4:30-6 PM	NBC	Belmont Oaks	Belmont Park	F/M Turf
Saturday, 7/9; 4:30-6 PM	NBC	Belmont Derby	Belmont Park	Turf
Saturday, 7/9; 4:30-6 PM	NBC	Suburban	Belmont Park	Classic
Sunday, 7/31; 5-6 PM	NBC	William Hill Haskell Invitational	Monmouth Park	Classic
Saturday, 8/27; 4:30-6 PM	NBC	The Travers	Saratoga Race Course	Classic
Saturday, 8/27; 4:30-6 PM	NBC	Sword Dancer and “Summer at Saratoga”	Saratoga Race Course	Turf
Saturday, 8/27; 4:30-6 PM	NBC	TBD #WinandYoureIn Stakes	Saratoga Race Course	TBD
Saturday, 8/27; 4:30-6 PM	NBC	TBD Stakes	Saratoga Race Course	TBD
Saturday, 9/3; 5-6 PM	NBCSN	The Woodward	Saratoga Race Course	Classic
Saturday, 9/3; 5-6 PM	NBCSN	Spinaway Stakes and “Summer at Saratoga”	Saratoga Race Course	Juvenile Fillies
Saturday, 10/1; 5:30-8 PM	NBCSN	Awesome Again plus other Super Saturday races from SA and BEL	Santa Anita	Classic
Saturday, 10/8; 5-6 PM	NBC	Claiborne Breeders’ Futurity	Keeneland Race Course	Juvenile
Saturday, 10/8; 5-6 PM	NBC	Shadwell Turf Mile	Keeneland Race Course	Mile
Saturday, 10/8; 5-6 PM	NBC	The Jockey Club Gold Cup	Belmont Park	Classic
Saturday, 10/9; 5-6 PM	NBC	Dixiana Bourbon Stakes	Keeneland Race Course	Juvenile Turf
Saturday, 10/9; 5-6 PM	NBC	Juddmonte Spinster Stakes	Keeneland Race Course	Distaff

About Breeders’ Cup

The Breeders’ Cup 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. The 2016 Breeders’ Cup World Championships, consisting of 13 (grade I) races and purses totalling $28 million, will be held Nov. 4-5 at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, Calif., and will be televised live by the NBC Sports Group. Breeders’ Cup press releases appear on the Breeders’ Cup Web site, http://www.breederscup.com. You can also follow the Breeders’ Cup on social media platforms Facebook, Twitter, InstaGram and YouTube

About NBC Sports Group

When the Comcast-NBCUniversal transaction was completed in January 2011, the sports assets of the two companies combined to form NBC Sports Group, which serves sports fans 24/7 with premier live events, insightful studio shows, and compelling original programming. The sports media company consists of a unique array of sports assets, including NBC Sports, NBC Olympics, NBCSN (NBC Sports Network), Golf Channel, 10 NBC Sports Regional Networks, NBC Sports Radio and NBC Sports Digital. NBC Sports Group possesses an unparalleled collection of television rights agreements, partnering with some of the most prestigious sports properties in the world: the International Olympic Committee and United States Olympic Committee, the NFL, NHL, NASCAR, PGA TOUR, PGA of America, Royal & Ancient, Churchill Downs, NYRA, Breeders’ Cup, Premier League, Tour de France, French Open, Formula One, IndyCar and many more.

Mark Schanowski, Kendall Gill, and Vincent Goodwill to host “GMC SportsNet Central: Draft Central” LIVE from the Advocate Center TOMORROW NIGHT (Thursday, June 23) at 10:30 PM CT

Chicago, IL (June 22, 2016) – Comcast SportsNet, the television and digital home for the most games and the most comprehensive coverage of the Chicago Bulls, will provide viewers with a detailed breakdown of the 2016 NBA Draft on GMC SportsNet Central: Draft Central, airing tomorrow night (Thursday, June 23) at 10:30 PM.

Hosted by Bulls Pre/Postgame Live’s Mark Schanowski (@MarkSchanowski) and Kendall Gill (@KendallG13), along with CSNChicago.com Bulls “Insider” Vincent Goodwill (@vgoodwill), GMC SportsNet Central: Draft Central will take fans inside the Bulls draft headquarters at the Advocate Center in downtown Chicago for complete Bulls analysis surrounding the team’s first and second round draft picks (#14 & #48 overall respectively), along with a recap of the entire draft, plus — the very latest updates/reaction surrounding the Derrick Rose trade to the New York Knicks. In addition to the draft analysis, GMC SportsNet Central: Draft Central will have an exclusive, live scheduled interview with Bulls General Manager Gar Forman.

From a digital standpoint, CSNChicago.com will have even more extensive Bulls/NBA Draft coverage highlighted by numerous write-ups and draft pick features via Vincent Goodwill.  For a deeper look at the top NBA Draft projections, fans need to check out CSNChicago.com’s comprehensive “NBA Draft Profiles” section (CSNChicago.com/2016-nba-draft), featuring extensive player profiles, including detailed video commentary and analysis.  In addition, Fans can voice their opinions about the Bulls picks and the entire NBA Draft by utilizing the Twitter hashtag #BullsTalk.  For 24/7 Bulls/NBA Draft updates on Twitter, fans are urged to follow @CSNBulls.

Comcast SportsNet Chicago, a partnership between the Chicago Blackhawks (NHL), Chicago Bulls (NBA), Chicago Cubs (MLB), Chicago White Sox (MLB) and the NBC Sports Group, features over 275 live pro games in high definition each year.  In addition, CSN delivers extensive pre/post-game coverage for its core pro team partners, as well as the Chicago Bears, along with Emmy Award-winning regional sports news and analysis via SportsNet Central and SportsTalk Live.  Through the network’s growing digital platform, CSNChicago.com, Chicago sports fans tap into the most comprehensive and dedicated 24/7 online destination for breaking news, up-to-the-minute game previews/recaps, highlights, multimedia video clips, blogs and standout coverage from CSNChicago.com’s team of “Insiders.”  Follow the network on Twitter via @CSNChicago.

NBC Sports Regional Networks, part of the NBC Sports Group, consist of 11 regional networks that deliver more than 2,400 live sporting events annually, along with award-winning breaking news, comprehensive analysis, digital content and original programming to more than 43 million homes. The NBC Sports Regional Networks are: Comcast SportsNet Bay Area, Comcast SportsNet California, Comcast SportsNet Chicago, Comcast SportsNet Mid-Atlantic, which serves Baltimore and Washington D.C., Comcast SportsNet New England, Comcast SportsNet Northwest, The Comcast Network, Comcast SportsNet Philadelphia and SportsNet New York. For more information, visit ComcastSportsNet.com. For more information about NBC Sports Group properties, including press releases, photos, talent and executive bios and headshots, please visit NBCSportsGroupPressBox.com. 

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Golf Channel Tournament Airtimes and Notes: June 23-29

Tiger Woods Hosts the Quicken Loans National at Congressional Country Club

Ko, Lewis, Piller and Lopez Headline Walmart NW Arkansas Championship

Steve Stricker Host American Family Insurance Championship in Wisconsin

Five Open Championship Places Available This Week at BMW International Open

20 PGA Championship Places Available at PGA Professional Championship

 ORLANDO, Fla. (June 22, 2016) – The PGA TOUR returns to Congressional Country Club this week for the Quicken Loans National, headlined by Keegan Bradley, Ernie Els, Rickie Fowler, Jim Furyk, Davis Love III, Patrick Reed and Justin Thomas. Tournament host Tiger Woods will be onsite this week, an event that benefits the Tiger Woods Foundation. The Quicken Loans National also serves as an Open Qualifying Series event, where the top-four tournament finishers in the top-12 who are not already exempt will qualify for The Open. The LPGA Tour this week is in Arkansas for the Walmart NW Arkansas Championship, kicking off Friday and is one of three 54-hole events on the 2016 LPGA schedule. Wisconsin welcomes a new PGA TOUR Champions event this week, the American Family Insurance Championship, taking place at the home golf course of the University of Wisconsin Badgers – University Ridge Golf Club – and hosted by 12-time PGA TOUR winner Steve Stricker. The European Tour returns to Germany this week for the BMW International Open, where five places in The Open are available to the top-five places in the top-20 in the Race to Dubai not already exempt at the end of the tournament. Beginning Sunday, 312 PGA of America professionals will compete for 20 places in the field in the upcoming PGA Championship at the PGA Professional Championship, taking place at Turning Stone Resort in upstate New York.

PGA TOUR

Quicken Loans National
Dates: June 23-26
Venue: Congressional Country Club (Blue Course), Bethesda, Maryland

Tournament Airtimes on Golf Channel (Eastern):
Thursday         3:30-6:30 p.m. (Live) / 7:30-10:30 p.m. (Replay)
Friday              3:30-6:30 p.m. (Live) / 9 p.m.-Midnight (Replay)
Saturday          1-2:30 p.m. (Live) / 9 p.m.-1:30 am (Replay)
Sunday            1-2:30 p.m. (Live) / 11 p.m.-3 am (Replay)

Broadcast Notes:
Tiger Woods returns as host: Tiger Woods returns as tournament host for the Quicken Loans National, a tournament that benefits the Tiger Woods Foundation. Woods will not be competing this week, and conducted a news conference Wednesday at Congressional Country Club. Video from the news conference is available online at GolfChannel.com.
Merritt defends: Troy Merritt defeated Rickie Fowler by three strokes at Robert Trent Jones Golf Club in 2015 to earn his first career PGA TOUR win.
Headlining the field: Bryson DeChambeau, Ernie Els, Rickie Fowler, Jim Furyk, Davis Love III, Tory Merritt, Jon Rahm, Patrick Reek, Vijay Singh, Justin Thomas.

Golf Channel Broadcast Team:
Play by Play:   Terry Gannon
Analyst:           Nick Faldo
Tower:             Matt Gogel, Peter Kostis
On Course:      Phil Blackmar
Interviews:      George Savaricas

LPGA TOUR
Walmart NW Arkansas Championship
Dates: June 24-26
Venue: Pinnacle Country Club, Rogers, Arkansas

Tournament Airtimes on Golf Channel (Eastern):
Friday              6:30-8:30 p.m. (Live)
Saturday          5:30-8 p.m. (Live) / 4-6:30 am (Sunday Replay)
Sunday            5:30-8 p.m. (Live)

Broadcast Notes:
Rookie Feature – Rachel Rohanna: LPGA Rookie Rachel Rohanna will be featured during Friday’s opening round of play.
Arkansas Represented: Former Walmart NW Arkansas Championship winner Stacy Lewis will be joined by four fellow Razorbacks this week: LPGA rookie Gaby Lopez, Arkansas freshman Maria Fassi, junior Alana Uriell and recent graduate Regina Plasencia.
Choi defends: Na Yeon Choi defeated Mika Miyazato by two strokes for her 8^th career LPGA Tour win.
Headlining the field: Carlota Ciganda, Julieta Granada, Brooke Henderson, Karine Icher, Juli Inkster, Ariya Jutanugarn, Cristie Kerr, Sei Young Kim, Lydia Ko, Minjee Lee, Stacy Lewis, Gaby Lopez, Azahara Munoz, Gerina Piller and Michelle Wie.

Golf Channel Broadcast Team
Play by Play:   Tom Abbott
Analyst:           Judy Rankin
Tower:             Jim Gallagher Jr.
On Course:      Jerry Foltz, Karen Stupples
Interviews:      Lisa Cornwell

PGA TOUR Champions
American Family Insurance Championship
Dates: June 24-26
Venue: University Ridge Golf Club – Madison, Wisconsin 

Tournament Airtimes on Golf Channel (Eastern):
Friday              12:30-2:30 p.m. (Live) / Midnight-2 a.m. (Saturday Replay)
Saturday          3-5:30 p.m. (Live) / 1:30-4 a.m. (Sunday Replay)
Sunday            3-5:30 p.m. (Live) / 3-5 a.m. (Monday Replay)

Broadcast Notes:
Inaugural Event: This is the inaugural year of the American Family Insurance Championship, taking place at the home golf course of the University of Wisconsin Badgers and hosted by 12-time PGA TOUR winner Steve Stricker.
Headlining the Field: Billy Andrade, Woody Austin, John Cook, John Daly, Jay Haas, Bernhard Langer, Tom Lehman, Jeff Maggert, Rocco Mediate

Golf Channel Broadcast Team
Play by Play:   Bob Papa
Analyst:           Lanny Wadkins
Tower:             Curt Byrum, John Mahaffey
On Course:      Billy Ray Brown

European Tour
BMW International Open
Dates: June 23-26
Venue: Golf club Gut Larchenhof, Pulheim, Germany

Tournament Airtimes on Golf Channel (Eastern):
Thursday         5:30-7:30 a.m. (Live) / 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. (Live)
Friday              5:30-7:30 a.m. (Live) / 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. (Live)
Saturday          7:30-11:30 a.m. (Live)
Sunday            6:30-11 a.m. (Live)

Broadcast Notes:
Five Open Championship spots up for grabs: Five places in the field for The Open are available this week as the top-five places in the top-20 in the Race to Dubai not already exempt at the end of the tournament will receive an invitation to compete in the year’s third major championship.
Larrazabal defends: Pablo Larrazabal defeated Henrik Stenson by one stroke to earn his fourth career European Tour win in 2015.
Headlining the field: Alex Cejka, Thongchai Jaidee, Miguel Angel Jimenez, Pablo Larrazabal, Thorbjorn Olesen, Henrik Stenson and Danny Willett.

Golf Channel Broadcast Team:
Studio Host:    Scott Walker
Play by Play:   Warren Humphreys
Analyst:           Julian Tutt
On Course:      Jay Townsend

PGA of America
PGA Professional Championship
Dates: June 26-29
Venue: Turning Stone Resort (Atunyote Golf Club) – Verona, New York

Tournament Airtimes on Golf Channel (Eastern):
Sunday            8-10 p.m. (Tape Delay) / 5-7 am (Monday Replay)
Monday           3-6 p.m. (Live) / 3-5 a.m. (Tuesday Replay)
Tuesday           3-6 p.m. (Live) / 3-5 a.m. (Wednesday Replay)
Wednesday     3-6 p.m. (Live) / 2:30-4:30 a.m. (Thursday Replay)

Broadcast Notes:
20 PGA Championship Spots Up for Grabs: 312 PGA of America Professionals will compete for 20 places in the field in the upcoming PGA Championship at Baltusrol Golf Club in New Jersey.
Golf Channel Academy Coaches in the Field: Three Golf Channel Academy Coaches are in the field at the PGA Professional Championship: Sam Kang from New Jersey Golf Academy in Roseland, N.J., Ron Philo Jr., from Golf Channel Academy at Stowe Mountain Resort in Stowe, Vt., and Tim Weinhart from the Tim Weinhart Golf Academy at Heritage Golf Links in Tucker, Ga.

Golf Channel Broadcast Team:
Play by Play: David Marr III
Analyst: Michael Breed
Tower: Gary Christian
On Course: Kay Cockerill
Interviews: Scott Walker

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Coverage of U.S. Olympic Men’s Gymnastics Trials Continues This Saturday at 9 p.m. ET/PT on NBC

2016 P&G Women’s Gymnastics Championships This Friday & Sunday at 9 p.m. ET/PT on NBC

NBC Sports Films to Premiere “The Ranch: Home of an American Sports Dynasty” Friday at 8 p.m. ET/PT on NBC

NBCOlympics.com, NBCSports.com and the NBC Sports App to Provide Streaming Coverage

STAMFORD, Conn. – June 22, 2016 – NBC Olympics continues its unprecedented presentation of the U.S. Olympic Trials with the men’s gymnastics Trials from St. Louis, Mo., beginning this Thursday, June 23, live at 8:30 p.m. ET, on NBCSN. Coverage continues in primetime this Saturday, June 25, at 9 p.m. ET/PT on NBC.

NBCOlympics.com and the NBC Sports app – NBC Sports Group’s live streaming product for desktops, mobile devices, tablets, and connected TVs – will livestream all the action, and present supplemental digital-only coverage beginning at 8 p.m. ET on Thursday and Saturday.

Sam Mikulak, who earned a fourth consecutive U.S. all-around title earlier this month, headlines the field for the men’s gymnastics Trials. He will be joined by his 2012 Olympic teammates Jake Dalton, John Orozco, and Danell Leyva, who earned a bronze medal for Team USA in the men’s all-around at the London Games. Donnell Whittenburg, who was second at the 2016 AT&T American Cup, is also expected to be a contender. The 2016 U.S. Olympic men’s gymnastics team will be announced following Saturday’s competition.

NBC Sports Group’s gymnastics team of play-by-play voice Al Trautwig, two-time Olympic medalist Tim Daggett, 2008 Olympic all-around champion Nastia Liukin and reporter Andrea Joyce will host coverage of the men’s gymnastics Trials and the 2016 P&G Women’s Gymnastics Championships (see below).

2016 P&G WOMEN’S GYMNASTICS CHAMPIONSHIPS

NBC Sports presents coverage of the 2016 P&G Women’s Gymnastics Championships from St. Louis, Mo., this Friday, June 24, and Sunday, June 26, at 9 p.m. ET/PT on NBC. NBCSports.com and the NBC Sports app will live stream coverage.

The field for the 2016 P&G Women’s Gymnastics Championships is led by Simone Biles, who is seeking her fourth straight U.S. all-around title at the P&G championships. Biles looks to make her Olympic debut in Rio on the heels of three consecutive world all-around championship titles (2013-15). She will be joined by 2012 Olympic individual all-around gold medalist Gabby Douglas and Aly Raisman, who earned the 2012 Olympic gold medal for floor exercise. Douglas and Raisman were a part of the “Fierce Five” U.S. women’s gymnastics squad that took home the team gold medal in London.

NBC Olympics’ coverage of the women’s gymnastics Trials from San Jose, Calif., begins Friday, July 8, at 9 p.m. ET/PT, and continues on Sunday, July 10, at 8:30 p.m. ET/PT on NBC.

NBC and NBCSN combine to present primetime coverage of the 2016 U.S. Olympic Trials during an unprecedented 20 of 23 nights. The full schedule for this week’s coverage of the Trials, which also includes diving and swimming, can be found here. It all leads up to the Games of the XXXI Olympiad in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, this August on the networks of NBCUniversal.

THE RANCH: HOME OF AN AMERICAN SPORTS DYNASTY

NBC Sports Films will premiere The Ranch: Home of An American Sports Dynasty, a one-hour special which explores Karolyi Ranch, the historic U.S. women’s gymnastics team training center built by legendary coaches Bela and Martha Karolyi, Friday at 8 p.m. ET/PT on NBC. The program features interviews with Douglas, Raisman, and Biles, as well as Olympic hopefuls Ragan Smith, Maggie Nichols and Laurie Hernandez. Click here for more information.

Following is the schedule for NBC Sports Group’s gymnastics coverage this month:

Date	Time	Event	Network
Thurs., June 23	8 p.m. ET	U.S. Olympic Trials: Men’s Gymnastics	NBCOlympics.com & the NBC Sports app
Thurs., June 23	8:30 p.m. ET	U.S. Olympic Trials: Men’s Gymnastics	NBCSN
Fri., June 24	8 p.m. ET/PT	“The Ranch: Home of An American Sports Dynasty”	NBC
Fri., June 24	9 p.m. ET/PT	2016 P&G Women’s Gymnastics Championships	NBC
Sat., June 25	8 p.m. ET	U.S. Olympic Trials: Men’s Gymnastics	NBCOlympics.com & the NBC Sports app
Sat., June 25	9 p.m. ET/PT	U.S. Olympic Trials: Men’s Gymnastics	NBC
Sun., June 26	9 p.m. ET/PT	2016 P&G Women’s Gymnastics Championships	NBC
Fri., July 8	8:30 p.m.	U.S. Olympic Trials: Women’s Gymnastics	NBCOlympics.com & the NBC Sports app
Fri., July 8	9 p.m. ET/PT	U.S. Olympic Trials: Women’s Gymnastics	NBC
Sun., July 10	8 p.m.	U.S. Olympic Trials: Women’s Gymnastics	NBCOlympics.com & the NBC Sports app
Sun., July 10	8:30 p.m. ET/PT	U.S. Olympic Trials: Women’s Gymnastics	NBC

U.S. OLYMPIC TRIALS COVERAGE ON THE NBC SPORTS APP

NBCOlympics.com and the NBC Sports app — NBC Sports Group’s live streaming product for desktops, mobile devices, tablets, and connected TVs — will stream the Olympic Trials coverage via “TV Everywhere,” giving consumers additional value to for their subscription service, and making high quality content available to MVPD customers both in and out of the home and on multiple platforms. The NBC Sports app is powered by Playmaker Media and available on the iTunes App Store, Google Play, Windows Store, Roku Channel Store, Apple TV and Amazon Fire.

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Pre-Race Coverage Begins at 12:30 p.m. ET on NBCSN

Practice Airs Live on Friday at Noon ET on NBCSN; Qualifying on Saturday at 5:30 p.m. ET

Lucas Oil Pro Motocross Championship Tennessee National – Saturday at 3:30 p.m. ET on NBC

STAMFORD, Conn. – June 22, 2016 – IndyCar returns to historic Road America in Elkhart Lake, Wis., this weekend for the first time since 2007, as NBC Sports presents live coverage of the Kohler Grand Prix this Sunday at 1 p.m. ET on NBCSN. Pre-race coverage begins Sunday at 12:30 p.m. ET.

In addition to this weekend’s IndyCar Kohler Grand Prix, NBC and NBCSN will showcase the Lucas Oil Pro Motocross Championship Tennessee National, beginning Saturday at 3 p.m. ET on NBC.

NBCSports.com and the NBC Sports app – NBC Sports Group’s live streaming product for desktops, mobile devices, tablets, and connected TVs – will provide streaming coverage of this weekend’s IndyCar Kohler Grand Prix and Lucas Oil Pro Motocross Championship Tennessee National.

INDYCAR KOHLER GRAND PRIX – SUNDAY AT 1 P.M. ET ON NBCSN

Road America hosts this weekend’s IndyCar Kohler Grand Prix for the first time in nearly a decade, when Sebastien Bourdais (KVSH Racing) won en route to the season championship in 2007. Simon Pagenaud (Penske) continues to lead the championship standings by 80 points ahead of Scott Dixon (Target Chip Ganassi). Coverage from Road America begins Friday at noon ET with practice on NBCSN, and continues Saturday at 5:30 p.m. ET with qualifying, prior to Sunday’s race coverage.

Lead IndyCar play-by-play announcer Leigh Diffey will call this weekend’s race, alongside analysts Paul Tracy, who won twice at Road America in his career (1993 and 2000), and Townsend Bell. Marty Snider, Katie Hargitt, Robin Miller and Kevin Lee will report from the pits.

Both Tracy and Bell experienced success on the track in recent days. Bell and his Ferrari team finished first in their class at the 24 Hours of Le Mans on June 19, while Tracy was victorious at Indianapolis Motor Speedway in the Sportscar Vintage Racing Association’s Brickyard Vintage Racing Invitational. Tracy won top honors in the “B Production” class in a 1965 Ford Mustang GT 350.

In addition to this weekend’s Verizon IndyCar Series event at Road America, NBCSN will air coverage of the Indy Lights series from Road America Sunday at 3:30 p.m. ET, immediately following the Kohler Grand Prix. Kevin Lee will call the race alongside Anders Krohn and Katie Hargitt.

 

LUCAS OIL PRO MOTOCROSS CHAMPIONSHIP – TENNESSEE NATIONAL – SATURDAY AT 3:30 P.M. ET ON NBC

The Lucas Oil Pro Motocross Championship continues with the Tennessee National at Muddy Creek Raceway this Saturday at 3 p.m. ET on NBC. Ken Roczen continues to lead the 450 Class standings, following his third sweep of the season in the class at High Point last weekend. Joey Savatgy currently leads in the 250 Class standings, following his second consecutive win of the season at High Point. Saturday’s live coverage begins at 3:30 p.m. ET on NBC and moves to NBCSN at 4:30 p.m. ET.

Veteran play-by-play voice Jason Weigandt, analyst and two-time AMA Pro Motocross Champion Grant Langston, and pit reporter Georgia Lindsay will call this weekend’s action.

Following is this week’s motorsports coverage schedule on NBC and NBCSN:

Date	Program	Time (ET)	Network
Thur., June 23	NASCAR K&N Pro Series East – Stafford	5 p.m.	NBCSN
	NASCAR America	6 p.m.	NBCSN
Fri., June 24	IndyCar Kohler Grand Prix – Practice	Noon	NBCSN
	Red Bull Global RallyCross – Daytona (Encore)	1:30 p.m.	NBCSN
Sat., June 25	Lucas Oil Pro Motocross Tennessee – Practice	10 a.m.	NBC Sports app
	Lucas Oil Pro Motocross Tennessee – Moto 1s	1 p.m.	MAVTV
	Lucas Oil Pro Motocross Tennessee – Moto 2s	3:30 p.m.	NBC
	Lucas Oil Pro Motocross Tennessee – Moto 2s	4:30 p.m.	NBCSN
	IndyCar Kohler Grand Prix – Qualifying	5:30 p.m.	NBCSN
Sun., June 26	IndyCar Countdown	12:30 p.m.	NBCSN
	IndyCar Kohler Grand Prix	1 p.m.	NBCSN
	IndyCar Post-Race	3 p.m.	NBCSN
	Indy Lights – Road America	3:30 p.m.	NBCSN
	Lucas Oil Pro Motocross Tennessee (Encore)	11 p.m.	NBCSN

 

MOTORSPORTS ON NBC SPORTS LIVE EXTRA: NBCSports.com and the NBC Sports app — NBC Sports Group’s live streaming product for desktops, mobile devices, and tablets — will provide live streaming coverage of this weekend’s motorsports content via “TV Everywhere,” giving consumers additional value to for their subscription service, and making high quality content available to MVPD customers both in and out of the home and on multiple platforms.

NBCSports.com and the NBC Sports app are powered by Playmaker Media and available on the iTunes App Store, Google Play, Windows Store, Roku Channel Store, Apple TV and Amazon Fire. For desktops, NBC Sports Live Extra can be accessed at NBCSports.com/liveextra.

NASCAR TALK: NASCAR TALK provides the most comprehensive and up-to-date NASCAR coverage, including Sprint Cup, XFINITY, and Camping World Truck Series. The site also promotes videos from NBCSN’s NASCAR AMERICA. Fans can follow @NASCARTalkNBC on Twitter.

MOTORSPORTSTALK: MotorSportsTalk (@MotorSportsTalk) on NBCSports.com brings racing fans up-to-the-minute news, video and information on Formula One, the Verizon IndyCar Series, and other open-wheel and off-road racing from around the world. The site also serves as the destination for all news, analysis and video from NBC and NBCSN productions of IndyCar and F1, including contributions from on-air commentators.

SOCIAL: NBC Sports Group will continue to provide comprehensive motorsports social coverage across Twitter, Facebook and Instagram. On Twitter, fans can follow @MotorsportsTalk for all-encompassing content across NBC Sports Group’s motorsports properties. @NASCARonNBC and@NASCARTalkNBC share the latest NASCAR content, @F1onNBCSports provides the latest news in Formula One, and @IndyCaronNBCSN delivers up-to-the-minute information on the Verizon IndyCar Series.

In addition, the NASCAR on NBC Facebook page will provide users with videos, interactive content and much more. Fans should also “like” NBC Sports on Facebook for the most up-to-date news, videos and commentary about NBC Sports Group’s motorsports properties.

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