Archives for October 2018

Pre-Game Coverage on NBCSN Begins at 7 p.m. ET with NHL Live

Winnipeg Jets Face Florida Panthers on Thursday from Finland as Part of 2018 NHL Global Series; Live Coverage Begins at 2 p.m. ET on NBCSN

College Hockey – No. 5 Notre Dame Fighting Irish Host No. 7 Ohio State Buckeyes Saturday at 7:30 p.m. ET on NBCSN

STAMFORD, Conn. – October 30, 2018 – P.K. Subban and the Western Conference-leading Nashville Predators look to continue their early-season surge when they host Marc-André Fleury and the defending Western Conference champion Vegas Golden Knights at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tenn., tonight at 8 p.m. ET on NBCSN. Pre-game coverage begins with NHL Live at 7 p.m. ET.

This week’s NHL coverage on NBCSN continues with a special Thursday afternoon tilt at 2 p.m. ET live from Helsinki, Finland, as the Winnipeg Jets, led by Finnish forward Patrik Laine, battle the Florida Panthers and fellow Fin Aleksander Barkov, as part of the NHL’s Global Series.

Kathryn Tappen will host Tuesday’s coverage on NHL Live alongside analysts Jeremy Roenick and Brian Boucher, while Paul Burmeister, Anson Carter and Roenick will be in-studio on Thursday.

GOLDEN KNIGHTS-PREDATORS TUESDAY AT 8 P.M. ET ON NBSCN

Led by Filip Forsberg, who paces the Predators with 14 points and 10 goals, Nashville is tied for the league lead with 16 points. The Predators rank tied for sixth in goals for (38), and have allowed only 28 goals through 11 games. Forsberg is tied for second in the NHL in goals, a season after he tied a career-high in points (64) despite missing 15 games.

The Golden Knights have won four of their last six games, including a 4-3 overtime win against the Ottawa Senators on Sunday. Alex Tuch scored twice in the victory and Jonathan Marchessault netted the game-winner in extra time to lift Vegas past Ottawa. Marchessault leads the Golden Knights in both points (11) and goals (six).

Dave Goucher (play-by-play) and Pierre McGuire (‘Inside-the-Glass’ analyst) will call Golden Knights-Predators from Bridgestone Arena.

NHL GLOBAL SERIES – JETS-PANTHERS THURSDAY AT 2 P.M. ET ON NBCSN

Winnipeg and Florida begin a two-game series in Helsinki, Finland, on Thursday as part of the NHL’s Global Series, as a pair of Finnish stars, Laine and Barkov, will get to play in front of their home country.

Thursday’s contest marks the start of a six-game road trip for the Jets, who split their previous two games. Mark Scheifele paces the team with 12 points, and is tied for the team lead with six goals. The Panthers split their last two games, including a narrow 3-2 loss to the Devils on Saturday. Evgenii Dadonov leads Florida with 10 points.

John Walton (play-by-play) and McGuire (analyst) will have the call of Jets-Panthers.

COLLEGE HOCKEY – NO. 5 NOTRE DAME FIGHTING IRISH HOST NO. 7 OHIO STATE BUCKEYES SATURDAY AT 7:30 P.M. ET ON NBCSN

The Fighting Irish (3-2-1) enter this weekend’s series against the Buckeyes following a pair of losses last weekend to the Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs in a rematch of last year’s national championship game. Ohio State (3-2-1) is coming off of a home-and-home series with Bowling Green – the Buckeyes lost the first matchup at home, 8-2, followed by a 2-2 tie at Bowling Green.

The first matchup of the series between Notre Dame and Ohio State will take place on Friday at 7:30 p.m. ET. NBC Sports Regional Networks will present live coverage of Friday’s matchup on NBC Sports Chicago+, NBC Sports Philadelphia+, and SNY. NBCSports.com and the NBC Sports app will stream both matchups.

Steve Schlanger (play-by-play) and Anson Carter (analyst) will call Saturday’s matchup on NBCSN from the Compton Family Ice Arena in South Bend, Ind.

Following is this week’s NHL schedule on NBCSN:

Date	Coverage	Network	Time (ET)
Tues., October 30	NHL Live	NBCSN	7 p.m.
	Vegas at Nashville	NBCSN	8 p.m.
	NHL Overtime*	NBCSN	10:45 p.m.
Thur., November1	NHL Global Series – Winnipeg at Florida^	NBCSN	2 p.m.
Fri., November 2	College Hockey – No. 5 Notre Dame vs. No. 7 Ohio State#	Streaming	7:30 p.m.
Sat., November 3	College Hockey – No. 5 Notre Dame vs. No. 7 Ohio State	NBCSN	7:30 p.m.

*Immediately following game coverage
^Live from Helsinki, Finland
#Streams on NBCSports.com and the NBC Sports app, airs on NBC Sports Philadelphia+, NBC Sports Chicago+ and SNY

2018-19 REGULAR SEASON COVERAGE ON NBC & NBCSN

NBC Sports will deliver coverage of a record 109 regular-season games during the 2018-19 season, highlighted by the debut of “Wednesday Night Hockey” on NBCSN, which will showcase the network’s most diverse schedule since it acquired NHL rights prior to the 2005-06 season, as well as NHL’s current and rising stars. All games will be streamed live on NBCSports.com and the NBC Sports app to authenticated users via TV Everywhere.

Click here for more information on NBC Sports Group’s comprehensive NHL coverage this season.

STREAMING COVERAGE ON NBCSPORTS.COM AND THE NBC SPORTS APP

NBCSports.com and the NBC Sports app — NBC Sports Group’s live streaming platforms for desktops, mobile devices, tablets, and connected TVs — will provide live streaming coverage of the 2018-19 NHL season 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.

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, Amazon Fire, Samsung Smart TVs, Xbox, and Chromecast.

– NBC SPORTS –

 

Stanford (Women), Duke (Men) Claim No. 1 Seeds for Team Match Play Semifinals (Tuesday, 3-6 P.M. ET on Golf Channel)

 Women’s Semifinals: (1) Stanford vs. (4) Alabama; (2) USC vs. (3) Arizona

Men’s Semifinals: (1) Duke vs. (4) Auburn; (2) Oklahoma State vs. (3) Alabama

  

ATLANTA, Oct. 29, 2018 – Albane Valenzuela (Stanford, junior) and Viktor Hovland (Oklahoma State, junior) claimed individual stroke play honors on Day 1 of the 4th annual East Lake Cup. Both turned in scores of 4-under par 68.

“I think I stayed very patient the entire round,” said Valenzuela. “Didn’t make putts on the first seven holes and then I had a good birdie on 8 I believe, so that gave me some really good momentum. Just very patient. Had a good up and down on the 11^th and then just finishing with an eagle on 18. That was huge.”

“I think I’ve just kind of found my game a little bit,” said Hovland. “Not trying to do anything too fancy when I’m out there. I can kind of go crazy when I try to do too much. So, it’s like ok, try to hit the green, try to hit fairway and make some putts and usually a good score. Just trying to make things simple.”

TUESDAY’S SEMIFINAL MATCHES:

Women’s: (No. 1) Stanford vs. (No. 4) Alabama; (No. 2) USC vs. (No. 3) Arizona

Men’s: (No. 1) Duke vs. (No. 4) Auburn; (No. 2) Oklahoma State vs. (No. 3) Alabama

Golf Channel’s live coverage of Tuesday’s semifinals of team match play will air from 3-6 p.m. ET. Golf Central Pre-Game (2-3 p.m. ET) will preview each semifinal match, and provide updates on matches already in progress.

 

Time	Tee #	Match	Division	Players
11:05 AM	1	Duke (1) vs Auburn (4)	Men’s	Adrien Pendaries (Duke) vs Trace Crowe (Auburn)
11:15 AM	1	Stanford (1) vs Alabama (4)	Women’s	Andrea Lee (Stanford) vs Mary Mac Trammell (Alabama)
11:25 AM	1	Duke (1) vs Auburn (4)	Men’s	Shrish Dwivedi (Duke) vs Jacob Solomon (Auburn)
11:35 AM	1	Stanford (1) vs Alabama (4)	Women’s	Aline Krauter (Stanford) vs Kenzie Wright (Alabama)
11:45 AM	1	Duke (1) vs Auburn (4)	Men’s	Evan Katz (Duke) vs Jovan Rebula (Auburn)
11:55 AM	1	Stanford (1) vs Alabama (4)	Women’s	Ziyi Wang (Stanford) vs Carolina Caminoli (Alabama)
12:05 PM	1	Duke (1) vs Auburn (4)	Men’s	Chandler Eaton (Duke) vs Brandon Mancheno (Auburn)
12:15 AM	1	Stanford (1) vs Alabama (4)	Women’s	Mika Liu (Stanford) vs Jiwon Jeon (Alabama)
12:25 PM	1	Duke (1) vs Auburn (4)	Men’s	Alex Smalley (Duke) vs Wells Padgett (Auburn)
12:35 PM	1	Stanford (1) vs Alabama (4)	Women’s	Albane Valenzuela (Stanford) vs Angelica Moresco (Alabama)
12:45 PM	1	Oklahoma State (2) vs Alabama (3)	Men’s	Viktor Hovland (Oklahoma State) vs Frankie Capan (Alabama)
12:55 PM	1	USC (2) vs Arizona (3)	Women’s	Jennifer Chang (USC) vs Bianca Pagdanganan (Arizona)
1:05 PM	1	Oklahoma State (2) vs Alabama (3)	Men’s	Matthew Wolff (Oklahoma State) vs Davis Shore (Alabama)
1:15 PM	1	USC (2) vs Arizona (3)	Women’s	Alyaa Abdulghany (USC) vs Ya Chun Chang (Arizona)
1:25 PM	1	Oklahoma State (2) vs Alabama (3)	Men’s	Hayden Wood (Oklahoma State) vs Prescott Butler (Alabama)
1:35 PM	1	USC (2) vs Arizona (3)	Women’s	Malia Nam (USC) vs Yusang Hou (Arizona)
1:45 PM	1	Oklahoma State (2) vs Alabama (3)	Men’s	Austin Eckroat (Oklahoma State) vs Wilson Furr (Alabama)
1:55 PM	1	USC (2) vs Arizona (3)	Women’s	Amelia Garvey (USC) vs Sandra Nordaas (Arizona)
2:05 PM	1	Oklahoma State (2) vs Alabama (3)	Men’s	Zach Bauchou (Oklahoma State) vs Davis Riley (Alabama)
2:15 PM	1	USC (2) vs Arizona (3)	Women’s	Gabi Ruffels (USC) vs Haley Moore (Arizona)

 

WOMEN’S DIVISION – INDIVIDUAL STROKE PLAY RESULTS:

1st                   Albane Valenzuela (Stanford)            (-4, 68)

2nd                  Yu Sang Hou (Arizona)                      (-3, 69)

3rd                   Malia Nam (USC)                               (-1, 71)

3rd                   Andrea Lee (Stanford)                       (-1, 71)

 

TEAM RESULTS (determines seeding for Tuesday’s Match Play Semifinals):

 

Stanford (No. 1 seed)                                     USC (No. 2 seed)

Albane Valenzuela (-4, 68)                             Malia Nam (-1, 71)

Andrea Lee (-1, 71)                                        Gabi Ruffels (+2, 74)

Aline Krauter (E, 72)                                      Jennifer Chang (+3, 75)

Mika Liu (+3, 75)                                            Alyaa Abdulghany (+4, 76)

Ziyi Wang (+3, 75)                                         Amelia Garvey (+7, 79)

 

Arizona (No. 3 seed)                                      Alabama (No. 4 seed)

Yu Sang Hou (-3, 69)                                     Angelica Moresco (+1, 73)

Bianca Pagdanganan (E, 72)                           Jiwon Jeon (+4, 76)

Ya Chun Chang (+6, 78)                                Kenzie Wright (+8, 80)

Haley Moore (+8, 80)                                     Mary Mac Trammell (+11, 83)

Sandra Nordaas (+10, 82)                              Carolina Caminoli (+14, 86)

 

MEN’S DIVISION – INDIVIDUAL STROKE PLAY RESULTS:

1st                   Viktor Hovland (Oklahoma State)     (-4, 68)

T-2nd              Chandler Eaton (Duke)                       (-3, 69)

T-2nd              Alex Smalley (Duke)                          (-3, 69)

T-4th               Davis Shore (Alabama)                       (-1, 71)

T-4th               Adrien Pendaries (Duke)                    (-1, 71)

T-4 th              Austin Eckroat (Oklahoma State)       (-1, 71)

 

TEAM RESULTS (determines seeding for Tuesday’s Match Play Semifinals):

 

Duke (No. 1 seed)                                          Oklahoma State (No. 2 seed)

Chandler Eaton (-3, 69)                                  Viktor Hovland (-4, 68)

Alex Smalley (-3, 69)                                      Austin Eckroat (-1, 71)

Adrien Pendaries (-1, 71)                                Matthew Wolff (+1, 73)

Evan Katz (+4, 76)                                         Zach Bauchou (+3, 75)

Shrish Dwivedi (+7, 79)                                 Hayden Wood (+4, 76)

 

Alabama (No. 3 seed)                                    Auburn (No. 4 seed)

Davis Shore (-1, 71)                                        Jovan Rebula (E, 72)

Prescott Butler (+2, 74)                                  Trace Crowe (+2, 74)

Davis Riley (+2, 74)                                        Jacob Solomon (+3, 75)

Frankie Capan (+2, 74)                                   Wells Padgett (+3, 75)

Wilson Furr (+8, 80)                                       Brandon Mancheno (+8, 80)

 

The East Lake Cup is being contested over three days, following the format from the final three days of the NCAA men’s and women’s golf national championships. Day 1 consists of an individual stroke play competition to determine the individual champion and to seed for two days of match-play competition. The final two days of the competition feature two match-play tournaments hosted simultaneously for the men’s and women’s divisions, with the semifinals taking place on Tuesday and the finals and consolation matches on Wednesday.

Teams for the East Lake Cup are competing on the championship golf course at East Lake Golf Club, home of the TOUR Championship, the season-ending event of the PGA TOUR’s FedExCup Playoffs. The East Lake Cup benefits the East Lake Foundation, a charitable organization dedicated to helping families build better lives and children reach their highest potential through its holistic approach to community revitalization incorporating mixed-income housing, cradle-to-college education and community wellness. The East Lake Cup has raised nearly $1.5 million for the East Lake Foundation since its inception in 2015. Mercedes-Benz, CSX, Bridgestone Golf and ZipRecruiter are sponsors for the 2018 East Lake Cup.

For more information about the East Lake Cup please visit the tournament website www.golfchannel.com/eastlakecup. Stay connected with the championship using the hashtag #EastLakeCup.

 

-NBC Sports Group-

Two-Hour Program Combines LA84 Foundation Panel Discussion & 1968 Documentary – Coverage Begins at 8:30 p.m. ET on NBCSN

NBC Sports’ Mike Tirico & Tony Dungy Participated in Summit Discussion on Legacy of 1968 Olympic Games Earlier This Month

October 16 Marked 50^th Anniversary of Tommie Smith & John Carlos’ Black Power Salute at Mexico City Games

STAMFORD, Conn. – October 29, 2018 – As part of a month-long effort to celebrate the 50^th anniversary of the iconic Black Power salute by U.S. Olympians Tommie Smith and John Carlos at the 1968 Mexico City Olympics, NBC Olympics will combine its documentary 1968 with highlights from this month’s LA84 Foundation Summit panel discussion on the topic to present a unique two-hour programming special entitled 1968: The Legacy of the Mexico City Games that will premiere Wednesday at 8:30 p.m. ET on NBCSN.

1968, narrated by four-time Olympic gold medalist and 23-time Grand Slam singles champion Serena Williams, premiered in February during NBC Olympics’ coverage of the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympics, and tells the story of the Vietnam War, the assassinations of Martin Luther King Jr. and Robert F. Kennedy, protest movements in North America and Europe, and more. Amidst that backdrop, the Mexico City Games became a stage for the collision of sport and politics, and produced the salute by Smith and Carlos.

Click here for a preview.

On October 18, NBC Olympics primetime host Mike Tirico moderated a panel at the annual LA84 Foundation Summit in Los Angeles that discussed the legacy of the 1968 Olympic Games and their impact today. Panelists included Pro Football Hall of Famer and NBC Sports analyst Tony Dungy, Olympic bronze medalist Ibtihaj Muhammad and four-time Olympic gold medalist Greg Louganis. The theme of this year’s summit focused on athlete activism and social justice, while also commemorating the 1968 Olympic Games.

“These men had a voice and they used it, and (my father) encouraged me to do that,” said Dungy during the LA84 Summit earlier this month. “So, when I became head coach of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, I talked to our players, ‘Hey, you’ve got a great opportunity to play sports, to be on a national platform, but if all we do is play, you’re going to miss half of what you’re here for. God put you here for a reason. We have to make the communities better.’ I always encouraged my players to be part of making things better.”

– NBC OLYMPICS –