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ESPN Events, a division of ESPN, is adding an annual early-season softball event to its roster for the 2019 NCAA Division I Softball season with the St. Pete/Clearwater Elite Invitational. The invitational will take place February 14-17, at the Eddie C. Moore Complex in Clearwater, Fla.
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ESPN will present every matchup of the 2018 NCAA Division I Baseball Championship Presented by Capital One, beginning Friday, June 1, with NCAA Regionals action from 16 sites across the country. For the sixth consecutive year, ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, SEC Network, Longhorn Network and ESPN3 will combine to carry a potential 153 matchups from the championship, … Read More
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ESPN and Atlantic 10 Conference Reach Multi-Year Media Rights Deal: More than 500 Conference Games Annually on ESPN+; Exclusive Coverage of Men’s and Women’s Basketball Championship Opening Rounds
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X Games Minneapolis revealed today the first wave of invited athletes for its 2018 event on XGames.com. The world’s premier action sports competition returns in just 50 days for its second year in the Twin Cities July 19-22 at U.S. Bank Stadium in downtown Minneapolis.
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Capitals Defeat Golden Knights, 3-2, in Game 2 to Even Series
“It has been straight-ahead hockey, aggressive hockey, ornery, mean-spirited.”– Mike ‘Doc’ Emrick
“In Washington, they’ll be calling that ‘The Save.’ That’s got to be the save of the year.” – Pierre McGuire on Braden Holtby’s Late-Game Save
“Remember Nate Schmidt called it the Stanley Cup Final that was never meant to be. Well, it’s quickly become the Stanley Cup Final that we cannot get enough of.” – Liam McHugh
STAMFORD, Conn. – May 30, 2018 – NBC Sports’ exclusive coverage of the Stanley Cup Final continued tonight on NBCSN, as the Washington Capitals defeated the expansion Vegas Golden Knights, 3-2, in Game 2 in Las Vegas. Alex Ovechkin scored his 13th goal of the playoffs and Braden Holtby made 37 saves, including a critical save in the waning minutes of the third period, as the Capitals evened the series.
Six-time Emmy Award-winning play-by-play commentator Mike ‘Doc’ Emrick, U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame member and analyst Eddie Olczyk, and Emmy Award-winning ‘Inside-the-Glass’ analyst Pierre McGuire had the call from Las Vegas. This marks the 12th consecutive year that Emrick, Olczyk and McGuire have combined to call the Stanley Cup Final for NBC Sports.
Pre-game coverage began on NBCSN at 6 p.m. ET with a two-hour edition of NHL Live. Host Liam McHugh anchored pre-game, intermission and post-game coverage on-site, alongside analysts and former players Mike Milbury and Keith Jones. In addition, Kathryn Tappen and Paul Burmeister hosted pre-game and post-game coverage from outside sets in Las Vegas, capturing the scene amongst the fans alongside analysts and former players Jeremy Roenick, Brian Boucher, and Anson Carter.
NHL Live included: features on Vegas’ William Karlsson and Washington’s T.J. Oshie, which included Oshie’s personal story with 10-year-old Addy Flint, whose battling cancer; a segment with Roenick and Blue Man Group; an interview with UNLV assistant hockey coach Nick Robone, who was injured in the tragic October shooting in Las Vegas, and later joined Tappen and Carter on-set; NASCAR driver and Las Vegas native Kurt Busch joined Paul Burmeister to talk Golden Knights-Capitals; Burmeister’s pre-game interview with Golden Knights’ Karlsson, as well as McGuire’s pre-game interview with Capitals’ John Carlson; a segment on the top postseason goals and Vegas’ Ryan Reaves; an on-ice breakdown of Game 1 with Carter, Roenick and Boucher; and a feature on the passionate Golden Knights fanbase.
Coverage shifted inside the arena at 7:30 p.m. ET with McHugh, Milbury and Jones.
Wayne Gretzky – The Great One – starred in a Hulu opening tease prior to puck drop. In the spot, Gretzky – the leading scorer in NHL history and winner of four Stanley Cups – skillfully used a hockey stick to procure his remote control, allowing him to easily access all the Stanley Cup Final content available on Hulu from the comfort of his home.
NBC Sports broadcast the Golden Knights’ elaborate pre-game show, which included a live performance by Las Vegas residents and Grammy Award-winning band Imagine Dragons. Tappen later interviewed lead guitarist Wayne Sermon during the second intermission.
Post-Game
Emrick on the series: “It has been straight-ahead hockey, aggressive hockey, ornery, mean-spirited, and there have been surges by both teams, and this is just Game 2.”
Jones on Washington’s victory: “It was a great all-around effort by the Capitals, and they were undermanned when Kuznetsov left this game.”
McHugh: “Remember Nate Schmidt called it the Stanley Cup Final that was never meant to be. Well, it’s quickly become the Stanley Cup Final that we cannot get enough of.”
Third Period
McGuire on Holtby’s save on Alex Tuch’s shot in the final minutes of the period: “In Washington, they’ll be calling that ‘The Save.’ That’s got to be the save of the year.”
Added Emrick: “It’s six attackers and an empty net and all the reason that it’s fun to watch hockey, as long as you don’t care about either of the two teams. If you do, you’re agonizing right now.”
First Intermission
Milbury on Fleury’s first period: “You can’t ask for better goaltending than that.”
Milbury on the injury to Evgeny Kuznetsov: “I hope to see him back in uniform because I don’t think they can get the job done otherwise. It’s a huge blow to the Washington Capitals’ lineup.”
Jones added: “It is a major advantage for Vegas moving forward in this game.”
Pre-Game on NBC (8 p.m. ET)
Milbury on the key to the Capitals’ success in Game 2: “Holtby needs to find his rhythm again. He needs to be as good as he was in the Tampa series at the end for these guys to win this game.”
Jones on the Golden Knights: “Fearless, right? There is nothing that seems to scare this team.”
NHL Live on NBCSN (6 – 8 p.m. ET)
Boucher on Braden Holtby’s performance in Game 1: “For Holtby, he looked a little overwhelmed to start the hockey game.”
Roenick on Ryan Reaves’ impact this postseason: “He’s totally surprised me. A lot of people look at Ryan Reaves as an enforcer, a guy who’s out there to make sure he watches after the star players, but when he works as hard as he has, hits as hard as he does and goes to those high-traffic areas that are uncharacteristic to what Reaves normally does, that’s why this team is where they are. Everybody is jumping on board and doing things that are not in their repertoire.”
Boucher on the performance of Vegas’ fourth line in Game 1: “They seemed unintimidated by the moment. Stanley Cup Final? They didn’t care.”
Busch on what the Golden Knights mean to Las Vegas: “It’s been huge for our city. I always wondered as a kid, ‘Why don’t we have a professional sports team?’ You have to have a population center, but yet Vegas as a tourist destination is what’s drawn all of this together. But most importantly, I think from the Golden Knights’ heart, all of this started October 1 last year. And everybody has rallied around this.”
Busch on sports in Las Vegas and the impact the Golden Knights have had on the city: “It started when I was a kid from what I knew with Jerry Tarkanian at UNLV. That’s the last time we felt this kind of energy around Las Vegas.”
Boucher on the best Capitals’ line in Game 1: “It was not the Ovechkin line, it was the (Nicklas) Bäckström line that carried the offense in (Game 1) for the Washington Capitals. They’re going to need more than this second line for today’s game. They’re going to need Ovechkin’s line to pick it up as well.”
Boucher on Tom Wilson’s hit on Jonathan Marchessault: “I was fine with it. There’s no doubt it was a penalty. For Tom Wilson, he’s a guy that plays on the edge. He’s a physical guy, this is what he’s paid to do, to be a physical presence. Was it late? I think it was.”
Carter added: “Tom Wilson is a ferocious player, a physical player. He hits you to hurt you. He has to make sure he plays within the whistle.”
Jones on Ovechkin’s performance in Game 1: “I don’t think he got involved enough early in the game. I thought his third period was a little bit better, he made a couple of good plays and an assist on the Wilson goal … There’s another level to his game, we know that. He’ll be focused and ready to go.”
Olczyk on how Washington can win this series: “I don’t think they can get into a track meet. I don’t think they mind that, but at the end of the day, they’re going to have to win defensively.”
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NBC Sports’ coverage of Game 3 begins Saturday at 8 p.m. ET on NBCSN. Pre-game coverage begins with a special two-hour edition of NHL Live at 6 p.m. ET.
– NBC SPORTS –
NCAA Men’s Golf Championships
Championship Match
Wednesday, May 30, 2018
Karsten Creek Golf Club
Stillwater, Okla.
**Oklahoma State defeated Alabama 5-0 to win its 11th NCAA Division I Men’s Golf National Championship.
Championship Match Results
Viktor Hovland (OSU) 4&3 Lee Hodges (Alabama)
Matthew Wolff (OSU) 4&3 Davis Riley (Alabama)
Kristoffer Ventura (OSU) 3&2 Wilson Furr (Alabama)
Austin Eckroat (OSU) 1up Davis Shore (Alabama)
Zach Bauchou (OSU) 8&7 Jonathan Hardee (Alabama)
On Oklahoma State, 2018 NCAA Men’s Golf National Champions
Curt Byrum – “They played so well all year long. The expectations were so high for a national title. Just a phenomenal performance.”
Byrum – “The expectations at this school for winning national championships is above everyone else. They closed the deal. This is an impressive team.”
Byrum – “If there was pressure today, it never showed it. They absolutely handled it every step of the way and steamrolled Alabama.”
Steve Burkowski – “Awfully impressive. Hard to come up with different adjectives to describe just what the Cowboys have done today.”
Byrum – “They just aren’t making any mistakes. They are making putts and good golf shots.”
Burkowski – “Awfully impressive. Those that have come out in droves on this Wednesday afternoon to support Oklahoma State athletics and this golf team. They have not been disappointed.”
Byrum – “These Oklahoma State players have been putting like how Willie Wood putts. Making everything.”
Papa – “Wolff has been dialed in with his speed all day.”
Burkowski – “Wolff hasn’t been wayward much, but when he’s had, he’s been like Houdini to get it back into play.”
Papa – “It was a dominant year from literally start to finish.”
Matthew Wolff with Golf Channel’s John Cook following their victory
Matthew Wolff – “I have been putting good all day. I’ve been hitting my lines. I know I have been having confidence and everything was feeling really good. Me and my coach picked a spot and he just said right before I hit the putt, ‘It’s just like the first hole of the day’ when I made that eagle putt and it gave me a lot of confidence and I shouldered it right in.”
Wolff – “This is everything I could dream of. This school, the fans, the coaches. My teammates. They all made me feel like I was at home. I couldn’t be happier to be here and couldn’t be happier to be a national champion.”
Oklahoma Head Coach Alan Bratton speaking with Golf Channel’s Notah Begay following their victory
Alan Bratton – “It is just special. What a great environment for college golf and for Oklahoma State. I can’t thank our people enough to allow our kids to get a thrill of a lifetime like this.
Bratton – “I have never seen an atmosphere like this. I am so proud again for Oklahoma State family and Cowboy Golf. This is bigger than just Cowboy Golf. Our fans, they turn out. They did that in a big way. I’m glad the world got to see it, and I’m glad these guys got to live it. It is certainly not about me, it is about all of those players and all of the former players we had. I can’t tell you how many former players we had in the crowd this week. All of us were standing on their shoulders this week.”
Kristoffer Ventura speaking with Golf Channel’s Billy Ray Brown following their victory
Kristoffer Ventura – “That was our goal all year. We knew we had a really good team and to do this this way it just unbelievable. Just hard to explain.”
Ventura – “It is just trust. I know my buddies are going to play good out there and I can just free up. That is the main thing and that is what we did this year.”
Ventura – “It is unbelievable. Hard to explain. This is something I’ve dreamed of for a long time.”
On Oklahoma State’s Zach Bauchou, defeating Alabama’s Jonathan Hardee 8&7
Billy Ray Brown – “This is one of the most impressive performances in golf, given the situation and pressure. Zach Bauchou has played incredible.”
Steve Burkowski – “From the 1st tee to the 11th green, that was 2.5 hours of simply incredible golf.”
Oklahoma State’s Zach Bauchou speaking with Golf Channel’s Billy Ray Brown
Zach Bauchou – “I played really well today. All aspects of my game. I struggled with my driving throughout the week. Today I came out and was hitting nice fades off the tee so I was putting the ball in play, and my iron play was really good. The strength of my game is my putting. I got a little heat with my putter. I made a bunch of one-putts in a row and that sets the pace for the day, which is really nice.”
Oklahoma State Athletic Director Mike Holder speaking with Golf Channel’s Chantel McCabe
Mike Holder – “The most gratifying thing about today is all of the people. To see a college tournament drawing this kind of crowd. It is energizing everybody. That is the most gratifying thing about today.”
Oklahoma State’s Viktor Hovland speaking with Golf Channel’s Notah Begay following his match
Viktor Hovland – “I was in good positions off the tee. I hit a lot of good iron shots pretty close and managed to hole some putts to keep the momentum going.”
Hovland – “Coach told us to be ourselves. I really got my good stuff out today. I just stuck to my game plan and executed the shots.”
On Alabama, 2018 NCAA Men’s Golf Championships Runners-Up
Byrum – “Just 180 degree difference between these two teams. Oklahoma State is making everything, not making a lot of mistakes. Alabama, meanwhile had a rough time getting the ball in the hole all day.”
-NBC Sports Group-
Encore Presentation of the Event Airs This Saturday at 3 p.m. ET on NBC
Coverage Streamed Live, On-Demand & Commercial-Free with NBC Sports Gold’s “Track and Field Pass” including Exclusive Bonus Coverage of Field Events
NBC Sports to Present More than 50 Hours of Diamond League Coverage Through September – Full Schedule Below
STAMFORD, Conn. – May 30, 2018 – NBC Sports continues live coverage of the 2018 Diamond League track and field series with the fourth stop in Rome, Italy, tomorrow, Thursday, May 31, live at 2 p.m. ET on NBCSN. Live, commercial-free coverage of the event will also be available with direct-to-consumer live streaming product NBC Sports Gold’s “Track and Field Pass.” In addition, encore coverage of the event will air this Saturday, June 2, at 3 p.m. ET on NBC.
As a part of its track and field coverage throughout the season, NBC Sports Gold will present live, commercial-free coverage of every IAAF Diamond League event, including bonus programming of field events, highlights, replays, and an exclusive 30-minute preview of each event. Events on NBC and NBCSN will be streamed via authentication on NBCSports.com and the NBC Sports app.
Highlighting the action in Rome are rising sprint star Christian Coleman (men’s 100m), Rio Olympian Vashti Cunningham (women’s high jump) and 2016 Olympic bronze medalist Emma Coburn (women’s steeplechase), who are expected to headline the American contingent. U.S. Olympic medalists Brianna (Rollins) McNeal, who won the women’s 100m hurdles at the Diamond League meet in Shanghai earlier this month, Sam Kendricks (men’s pole vault), and Kerron Clement (men’s 400m hurdles) are also expected to compete. The men’s 100m will feature a rematch between two U.S. sprinters – Ronnie Baker, who won the 100m at last weekend’s Prefontaine Classic, and Coleman, who was second.
Paul Swangard handles the call, joined by analysts Ato Boldon and Josh Cox.
Content will be presented as part of the Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA partnership among NBCUniversal, the IOC, and the USOC.
NBC SPORTS GOLD: NBC Sports Gold — NBC Sports Digital’s direct-to-consumer live streaming product — offers access to the IAAF Diamond League with its “Track and Field Pass.”
In addition to live video streaming, viewers will have access to exclusive bonus coverage of field events, full video replays and highlights.
NBC Sports Gold’s “Track and Field Pass” gives fans access to major marathons, and top U.S. and international track and field events through December 2018. The direct-to-consumer pass offers fans unprecedented coverage — including some exclusive coverage beyond what is available on linear TV in the United States — live and on-demand, online, on mobile, tablets and connected TV devices.
NBC Sports Gold’s “Track and Field Pass,” is available for $69.99 and can be purchased by visiting NBCSportsGold.com. NBC Sports Gold is available on Apple iOS, Android, Apple TV, Amazon Fire TV, Chromecast, Roku, and online at NBCSportsGold.com.
NBC SPORTS APP: NBCSports.com and the NBC Sports app — NBC Sports Group’s live streaming product for mobile devices, tablets, and connected TVs — will stream coverage on NBC and NBCSN via “TV Everywhere,” giving consumers additional value 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 available on Apple iOS, Android and select Samsung devices, as well as on Amazon Fire TV, Apple TV, Chromecast, Roku, Win10, and Xbox.
Both the NBC Sports app and NBC Sports Gold are powered by Playmaker Media, NBC Sports Digital’s technology service which provides end-to-end support for companies in need of best-in-class live streaming and VOD solutions.
Following is NBC Sports Group’s Diamond League television schedule (all times ET, subject to change):
| Date | Time (ET) | Event | Network |
| Thurs., May 31 | 2 p.m. | Rome (LIVE) | NBCSN, NBC Sports Gold |
| Sat. June 2 | 3 p.m. | Rome | NBC |
| Thurs., June 7 | 2 p.m. | Oslo (LIVE) | NBCSN, NBC Sports Gold |
| Sat., June 9 | 3 p.m. | Oslo | NBC |
| Sun., June 10 | 10 a.m. | Stockholm (LIVE) | NBCSN, NBC Sports Gold |
| Sun., June 10 | 2 p.m. | Stockholm | NBC |
| Sat., June 30 | 2 p.m. | Paris (LIVE) | Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA, NBC Sports Gold |
| Sat., June 30 | 10 p.m. | Paris | NBCSN |
| Thurs., July 5 | 2 p.m. | Lausanne (LIVE) | Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA, NBC Sports Gold |
| Thurs., July 5 | 8 p.m. | Lausanne | NBCSN |
| Fri., July 13 | 3 p.m. | Rabat (LIVE) | Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA, NBC Sports Gold |
| Sat., July 14 | 2:30 p.m. | Rabat | NBCSN |
| Fri., July 20 | 2 p.m. | Monaco (LIVE) | Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA, NBC Sports Gold |
| Sat., July 21 | 1:30 p.m. | Monaco | NBCSN |
| Sat., July 21 | 10 a.m. | London (LIVE) | Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA, NBC Sports Gold |
| Sun., July 22 | 9 a.m. | London (LIVE) | Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA, NBC Sports Gold |
| Mon., July 23 | 6 p.m. | London | NBCSN |
| Sat., Aug. 18 | 9 a.m. | Birmingham (LIVE) | Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA, NBC Sports Gold |
| Sat., Aug. 18 | 3 p.m. | Birmingham | NBC |
| Thurs., Aug. 30 | 2 p.m. | Zurich (LIVE) | NBCSN, NBC Sports Gold |
| Fri., Aug. 31 | 2 p.m. | Brussels (LIVE) | Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA, NBC Sports Gold |
| Fri., Aug. 31 | 7 p.m. | Brussels | NBCSN |
| Sun., Sept. 2 | 1 p.m. | Zurich & Brussels | NBC |
–NBC SPORTS–
All Key Adult and Male Demos Rise Substantially NBA Playoffs a Slam Dunk Success Late SportsCenter with Scott Van Pelt up 62% including Most-Watched Edition Ever In May, ESPN’s prime-time audience was up an eye-opening 31%, in large part because of the NBA Playoffs. The network averaged 2,043,000 viewers (P2+), compared to 1,561,000 a year … Read More
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X Games Minneapolis kicks off with a lineup of Hip-Hop talent from Minnesota’s own Rhymesayers Entertainment, performing Thursday, July 19 at Minneapolis’ famed First Avenue. The lineup will feature Cashinova, Sa-Roc and Prof. Tickets are $25 and will be available for purchase now by clicking here.
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Region’s Deepest Sports News Team – 12 On-Air/Online Contributors –
Covering Warriors-Cavaliers NBA Finals
“SportsNet Central: Warriors Playoff Central,” “Warriors Outsiders” and “The Happy Hour” to
Surround Each Game with 4+ Hours of News, Analysis and Commentary
“Warriors Playoff Central,” One-Hour Pre- and Postgame Shows,
to Originate from Oracle Arena and Quicken Loans Arena
“Warriors With You” and NBCSportsBayArea.com to Provide Comprehensive
Multi-platform Warriors-Cavaliers Coverage
Network Coverage Presented On-Air and Live Streamed
on NBCSportsBayArea.com and via NBC Sports App
Original Content Throughout Playoffs Via NBC Sports Bay Area’s
Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat and Twitter Platforms
SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. – May 30, 2018 – NBC Sports Bay Area and NBCSportsBayArea.com (@NBCSAuthentic), the home of the most comprehensive local coverage of the defending NBA Champion Golden State Warriors, continue their extensive season-long coverage into the 2018 NBA Finals as the Warriors match up against the Eastern Conference Champion Cleveland Cavaliers for the fourth straight season.
The network’s Warriors-Cavaliers coverage is highlighted by over four hours of live game-day coverage on SportsNet Central: Warriors Playoff Central, Warriors Outsiders and The Happy Hour. Throughout the NBA Finals, the network will continue to present complete Warriors coverage with daily news, preview and analysis programs; in-depth online coverage from NBCSportsBayArea.com; and enhanced social media interaction.
NBC Sports Bay Area’s Warriors-Cavaliers on-air and online details:
NBA Sports Bay Area’s Warriors-Cavaliers coverage features the region’s deepest sports on-air/online roster, a total of 12 contributors, including the Warriors Playoff Central team: Greg Papa, Garry St. Jean, Kelenna Azubuike (@KAzubuike7), Kerith Burke (@KerithBurke), Monte Poole (@MontePooleNBCS) and Dave Feldman (@FeldyNBCS); Warriors Outsiders Drew Shiller (@DrewShiller) and Grant Liffmann (@GrantLiffmann); The Happy Hour’s Greg Papa, Ray Ratto (@RattoNBCS) and Kelli Johnson (@KJohnsonNBCS); plus, Laura Britt (@Laura_Britt_) and James Ham (@James_HamNBCS).
Warriors Playoff Central
Live Warriors-Cavaliers pregame coverage: Before the national broadcast, NBC Sports Bay Area will present comprehensive game preview and analysis, the latest team news and developments, and interviews with players and coaches on Warriors Playoff Central. Warriors Playoff Central is a one-hour show.
Live Warriors-Cavaliers postgame coverage: After the game, Warriors Playoff Central, a one-hour show, will feature in-depth game analysis with stats and highlights, locker room interviews and a preview of the next game.
Warriors Playoff Central will air before and after each national broadcast. For home games, the shows will originate from Oracle Arena. For road games, the shows will originate from Quicken Loans Arena and from the Warriors Watch Parties at Oracle Arena.
The shows are anchored by three-time California Sportscaster of the Year Greg Papa with expert analysis from former Warriors general manager and head coach Garry St. Jean and former Warriors forward Kelenna Azubuike. Additional analysis will be provided by NBCSportsBayArea.com’s Warriors Insider Monte Poole and Warriors sideline reporter Kerith Burke.
Dave Feldman, Drew Shiller, Grant Liffmann and Laura Britt will anchor the coverage from the Warriors Watch Parties.
Visit NBCSportsBayArea.com and follow @NBCSAuthentic and @NBCSWarriors on Twitter for air dates/times and channel locations for Warriors Playoff Central during the NBA Finals.
Warriors Outsiders – Warriors Outsiders (@GSWOutsiders), hosted by Drew Shiller and Grant Liffmann, will provide viewers with a fresh take on each Warriors-Cavaliers game with analysis, commentary and basketball analytics. Warriors Outsiders is simultaneously synced with Facebook Live to produce a unique conversation via an interactive experience. The show will air before and after each game.
Visit NBCSportsBayArea.com and follow @NBCSAuthentic, @NBCSWarriors, @DrewShiller and @GrantLiffmann for Warriors Outsiders air dates/times.
Additionally, Shiller and Liffmann host the Warriors Outsiders Podcast featuring game preview and analysis, opinionated commentary and lively debate. To listen click HERE.
The Happy Hour – The Happy Hour (@NBCSHappyHour), a live hour-long conversational program – hosted by Greg Papa, Ray Ratto and Kelli Johnson – regularly airs live weekdays at 5 p.m. The Happy Hour showcases the distinctive voices and wit of Papa, Ratto and Johnson sharing their unfiltered spirited commentary, in-depth Warriors and NBA news and analysis, and lively conversation on the day’s trending sports headlines and other provocative stories. On game day, the show will air before and after each matchup.
The Happy Hour is available across NBC Sports Bay Area’s multiple platforms:
Warriors coverage streamed live via NBCSportsBayArea.com, NBC Sports app – NBC Sports Bay Area offers live streaming of its Warriors coverage on NBCSportsBayArea.com and via the NBC Sports app. For more information about the network’s streaming service, click HERE.
Warriors With You – Warriors With You (#WarriorsWithYou) – a live multi-platform, half-hour show hosted by Warriors reporter Kerith Burke and Warriors Insider Monte Poole – will be presented throughout the playoffs on Facebook Live. Kelenna Azubuike will join the show during road games. Warriors With You will deliver a comprehensive breakdown of the Warriors-Cavaliers series, the latest team developments and insider reports. Fans will have the opportunity to interact with Burke, Poole and Azubuike during the shows via Facebook Live.
NBCSportsBayArea.com – NBCSportsBayArea.com delivers complete Warriors-Cavaliers coverage and showcases Warriors Insider Monte Poole, Senior Insider Ray Ratto and NBA reporter James Ham, and provides insightful analysis and breakdown, daily insider reports and special web-exclusive videos. NBCSportsBayArea.com is the most extensive local source for exclusive online video, player and coach interviews, press conferences and content from Warriors Playoff Central, The Happy Hour, Warriors Outsiders, and Warriors Insider Podcast, which offer news and analysis from the region’s most informed local lineup of award-winning reporters, analysts and personalities.
NBC Sports Bay Area Social Media – NBC Sports Bay Area will present original content throughout the NBA Finals across various social media platforms: Facebook (facebook.com/NBCSAuthentic); Instagram (NBCSAuthentic); Snapchat (NBCSAuthentic); and Twitter (@NBCSAuthentic & @NBCSWarriors). Plus, NBC Sports Bay Area will present live game-day content from Oracle Arena and Quicken Loans Arena.
NBC Sports Bay Area and NBC Sports California, both part of NBC Sports Regional Networks, serve more than four million households in Northern California, Nevada, Southern Oregon and Hawaii. NBC Sports Bay Area, the television home of MLB’s San Francisco Giants, NBA’s Golden State Warriors, and the official regional sports network of the San Francisco 49ers, also features a robust lineup of Emmy Award-winning news, analysis and original programming. NBC Sports California offers live coverage of MLB’s Oakland Athletics, NBA’s Sacramento Kings, NHL’s San Jose Sharks, MLS’s San Jose Earthquakes and is the official regional sports network of the Oakland Raiders. Collectively, these networks deliver more than 600 live game broadcasts per year. NBCSportsBayArea.com and NBCSportsCalifornia.com provide fans with comprehensive digital coverage of the hometown teams with original stories and content from a team of “Insiders,” breaking news, up-to-the-minute game previews/recaps, highlights and multimedia video clips. Follow both networks on social media –Twitter: @NBCSAuthentic; Instagram: NBCSAuthentic; Snapchat: NBCSAuthentic; and Facebook: facebook.com/NBCSAuthentic.