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The Octagon returns to Stockholm, Sweden this Saturday, June 1 for a trio of light heavyweight fights at the top of UFC Fight Night on ESPN+: Gustafsson vs. Smith.
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Pre-Game Coverage on NBCSN Begins at 6 p.m. ET with Two-Hour Edition of NHL Live
STAMFORD, Conn. – May 31, 2019 – St. Louis plays host to the Stanley Cup Final for the first time since 1970 tomorrow night, as Vladimir Tarasenko and the Blues take on Brad Marchand and the Boston Bruins in Game 3 on Saturday at 8 p.m. ET on NBCSN from Enterprise Center. The series stands even at one game apiece, following the Blues’ 3-2 overtime win in Game 2 on Wednesday in Boston, punctuated by Carl Gunnarsson’s game-winner to get the Blues their first win in a Stanley Cup Final.
NBCSports.com and the NBC Sports app – NBC Sports Group’s live streaming product for all desktops, mobile devices, tablets, and connected TVs – will provide streaming coverage of all 2019 Stanley Cup Final games.
Seven-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 will have the call from Enterprise Center – the trio’s 13th consecutive year calling the Stanley Cup Final, one of the longest streaks by any broadcast team calling a major U.S. team sport championship.
Saturday’s pre-game coverage on NBCSN will begin at 6 p.m. ET with a two-hour edition of NHL Live amongst the fans outside of Enterprise Center. Liam McHugh will anchor pre-game, intermission and post-game Game 3 coverage on-site, alongside analysts and former players Mike Milbury and Keith Jones. Kathryn Tappen will host pre-game and post-game coverage from outside sets in St. Louis, capturing the scene amongst the fans alongside analysts and former players Jeremy Roenick, Brian Boucher, Anson Carter and Patrick Sharp.
STANLEY CUP FINAL GAME 3 – BRUINS-BLUES – TOMORROW NIGHT AT 8 P.M. ET ON NBCSN
The St. Louis Blues evened the series at one game apiece with a 3-2 overtime victory in Game 2 against the Boston Bruins at TD Garden on Wednesday night. Carl Gunnarsson scored 3:51 into overtime to get his team their first win in a Stanley Cup Final, marking his first goal in 57 career Stanley Cup Playoff games. St. Louis got game-tying goals from Robert Bortuzzo and Vladimir Tarasenko in the first period, following Bruins tallies by Charlie Coyle and Joakim Nordstrom. Blues goaltender Jordan Binnington made 21 saves in the overtime win.
Blues forward Oskar Sundqvist has been suspended for one game as a result of a boarding penalty in Game 2 on Bruins defenseman Matt Grzelcyk, who did not travel with the team to St. Louis. Sundqvist will miss Game 3 tomorrow night at Enterprise Center, but is eligible to return for Monday’s Game 4.
Tomorrow’s coverage will include a number of St. Louis and Blues-centric elements, as the Blues host their first Stanley Cup Final game since 1970, including features on Blues forwards Ryan O’Reilly and Pat Maroon, and shots of the Stanley Cup at various St. Louis locations, including the St. Louis Zoo, BB’s Jazz, Blues and Soups, and Mike Talayna’s Juke Box.
Click here for Notes & Quotes from Game 2.
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Following is the remaining telecast schedule for the 2019 Stanley Cup Final with networks and start times. Pre-game coverage will begin each night with NHL Live at 6 p.m. ET on NBCSN.
| Date | Coverage | Network | Time (ET) |
| Sat., June 1 | Game 3 – Boston at St. Louis | NBCSN | 8 p.m. |
| Mon., June 3 | Game 4 – Boston at St. Louis | NBC | 8 p.m. |
| Thur., June 6 | Game 5 – St. Louis at Boston | NBC | 8 p.m. |
| Sun., June 9 | Game 6 – Boston at St. Louis* | NBC | 8 p.m. |
| Wed., June 12 | Game 7 – St. Louis at Boston* | NBC | 8 p.m. |
*if necessary
WESTWOOD ONE AND NBC SPORTS RADIO PRESENT LIVE AUDIO COVERAGE OF THE 2019 STANLEY CUP FINAL
In conjunction with NBC Sports and NBC Sports Radio, Westwood One will once again present live play-by-play audio coverage of the 2019 Stanley Cup Final featuring the Boston Bruins and St. Louis Blues.
Kenny Albert (play-by-play) and Joe Micheletti (analyst) return for the fourth straight season as Westwood One/NBC Sports Radio’s broadcast crew for the Stanley Cup Final. Former NHL goaltender Brian Boucher joins the crew as rinkside reporter. Boucher will be doing double-duty throughout the series, serving as a pregame/postgame analyst for NBC Sports in addition to working rinkside for radio during the games. Florida Panthers announcer Steve Goldstein hosts the pregame, intermission, and postgame reports.
All games of the 2019 Stanley Cup Final will be available on NBC Sports Radio and Westwood One affiliates throughout the United States, as well as on NBCSportsRadio.com, NBCSports.com, the NBC Sports Radio mobile app, WestwoodOneSports.com, the NHL app, SiriusXM Radio (NHL Channel 91), and TuneIn. NHL fans can also follow the playoffs on the NBC Sports Radio station on Apple Music. The stream can also be found on Amazon Alexa-enabled devices via the Westwood One Sports Skill.
COMPREHENSIVE BRUINS COVERAGE ON NBC SPORTS BOSTON
NBC Sports Boston will provide comprehensive local multi-platform coverage for the Boston Bruins throughout the 2019 Stanley Cup Final.
NBC Sports Boston will offer live post-game shows and analysis throughout the Stanley Cup Final for the Bruins. Michael Felger, along with former NHL player Tony Amonte and U.S. Women’s Ice Hockey Olympic gold medalist Meghan Duggan will headline postgame coverage. NBCSB Bruins Insider Joe Haggerty will weigh in from on-site at the arena throughout the series. NBCSB’s daily programming, including Early Edition, Boston Sports Tonight, and simulcasts of The Sports Hub’s Zolak & Bertrand & Felger and Mazz shows will also provide in-depth coverage throughout the Final. The My Teams app will offer the postgame show streamed live as well as additional extensive Bruins coverage.
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 Stanley Cup Playoffs via “TV Everywhere,” giving consumers additional value to 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.
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Opening Day Doubleheader at Gillette Stadium Tomorrow Exclusively on “Premier Lacrosse League Pass” – Chrome-Archers at 1 p.m. ET, Followed by Whipsnakes-Chaos at 4 p.m. ET
Sunday – Redwoods LC vs. Atlas LC at 1:30 p.m. ET on NBCSN
“All In: PLL Training Camp” Preseason Show to Air Throughout PLL’s Opening Weekend on NBCSN
STAMFORD, Conn. – May 31, 2019 – A new era of lacrosse begins tomorrow, Saturday, June 1, as the Premier Lacrosse League (PLL) kicks off its inaugural season with an opening day doubleheader at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Mass., available exclusively on NBC Sports Gold’s “Premier Lacrosse League Pass.” Chrome LC takes on Archers LC at 1 p.m. ET, followed by Whipsnakes-Chaos at 4 p.m. ET. Opening weekend coverage continues from Gillette on Sunday, June 2, at 1:30 p.m. ET, with Redwoods-Atlas on NBCSN.
NBC Sports’ Paul Burmeister will host this weekend’s coverage on NBCSN and NBC Sports Gold, while NBC Sports Brendan Burke (play-by-play) and Ryan Boyle (PLL analyst) will call the games from Gillette Stadium alongside reporter Chantel McCabe.
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“Premier Lacrosse League Pass” is available now for an inaugural price of $37.99. For more information on NBC Sports Gold’s “Premier Lacrosse League Pass”, click here.
NBC Sports Gold is available on Apple iOS, Android, Android TV, Apple TV, Amazon Fire TV, Chromecast, Roku and online at NBCSportsGold.com. NBC Sports Gold is 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.
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Following is this weekend’s PLL coverage across NBC Sports:
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SATURDAY, JUNE 1-SUNDAY, JUNE 2 (All Times ET) |
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| DATE | TIME (ET) | VENUE | GAME | PLATFORM |
| Sat., June 1 | 1 p.m. | Gillette Stadium | Chrome-Archers | NBC Sports Gold |
| Sat., June 1 | 4 p.m. | Gillette Stadium | Whipsnakes-Chaos | NBC Sports Gold |
| Sun., June 2 | 1:30 p.m. | Gillette Stadium | Redwoods-Atlas | NBCSN* |
For the entire 2019 PLL schedule and more details on NBC Sports’ comprehensive coverage of the PLL’s inaugural season across NBC Sports platforms, click here.
*All television coverage simultaneously live streams via authentication on NBCSports.com and the NBC Sports app.
“ALL IN: PLL TRAINING CAMP” PRESEASON SHOW TO AIR THIS WEEKEND ON NBCSN
From May 17-22, the six PLL teams convened at IMG Academy in Bradenton, FL for the league’s inaugural training camp. All 160 players took part in official team practices, preseason workouts, film studies, and educational workshops with their coaches and teammates ahead of their regular season debuts on June 1-2. “All In: PLL Training Camp”, a 30-minute preseason recap show, will air throughout the PLL’s Opening Weekend on NBCSN to provide fans a preseason sneak-peek as the PLL kicks off its national tour.
“All In: PLL Training Camp” will premier following tomorrow night’s NHL Stanley Cup Final Game 3 coverage at 1 a.m. ET and 2:30 a.m. ET on NBCSN. It will re-air again on Sunday, June 2, at 1 p.m. ET, prior to the Redwoods-Atlas game at 1:30 p.m. ET on NBCSN.
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ABOUT THE PREMIER LACROSSE LEAGUE:
The Premier Lacrosse League (PLL) brings the sport of lacrosse to a national stage for the first time through a tour-based model, complete with the best players the game has to offer. Co-founded by lacrosse superstar, philanthropist, and investor Paul Rabil and his brother, serial entrepreneur and investor, Mike Rabil, the Premier Lacrosse League is backed by an investment group comprised of The Raine Group, Creative Artists Agency (CAA), The Chernin Group, and Blum Capital. The PLL season begins in June 2019, with six teams, embarking on a 14-week season that concludes with a playoff and PLL championship game. The PLL season will be distributed through an exclusive media-rights agreement with NBC Sports Group. For more information, visit PremierLacrosseLeague.com, and follow on social media:
Instagram: @PLL
Twitter: @PremierLacrosse
Facebook: @PremierLacrosseLeague
YouTube: YouTube.com/PLL
For more details on the partnership between NBC Sports and the PLL announced in October, click here.
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ESPN today announced its Labor Day weekend selection for Sunday Night Baseball presented by Taco Bell. Sunday, September 1, Sunday Night Baseball will return to Citizens Bank Park as Bryce Harper and the Philadelphia Phillies host Pete Alonso and the New York Mets.
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In May, ESPN’s studio shows — stretching from morning through afternoon to late night – posted strong increases in audience (P2+), according to Nielsen. The increases were led by the 11 p.m. ET edition of SportsCenter (+29%) and morning’s Get Up! (+22%).
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ESPN Digital ranked as the No. 1 U.S. digital sports property in April across every key metric.
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ESPN will present every pitch of the 2019 NCAA Division I Baseball Championship Presented by Capital One, beginning Friday, May 31, with NCAA Regionals action from 16 sites across the country. For the seventh consecutive year, ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, ESPN3 and SEC Network will combine to carry a potential 153 matchups from the championship, which includes this weekend’s Regionals (May 31-June 3), Super Regionals (June 7-10) and the NCAA College World Series (June 15-25/26).
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ESPN will present every pitch of the 2019 NCAA Division I Baseball Championship Presented by Capital One, beginning Friday, May 31, with NCAA Regionals action from 16 sites across the country. For the seventh consecutive year, ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, ESPN3 and SEC Network will combine to carry a potential 153 matchups from the championship, which includes this weekend’s Regionals (May 31-June 3), Super Regionals (June 7-10) and the NCAA College World Series (June 15-25/26).
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STAMFORD, Conn. – May 30, 2019 – A star-studded field featuring Rafael Nadal, Serena Williams, Roger Federer, and Novak Djokovic – who have won a combined 75 Grand Slams – headlines NBC Sports’ live coverage of the third and fourth rounds of the French Open from Roland-Garros this Saturday, June 1 and Sunday, June 2 at 11 a.m. ET on NBC.
The men’s draw is highlighted by Nadal, who has won a record 11 French Open titles (2005-2008, 2010-2014, 2017-2018), including the past two at Roland-Garros, Djokovic, winner of the past three Grand Slam titles (2019 Australian Open, 2018 US Open and 2018 Wimbledon) and Federer, who has won 20 career Grand Slam singles titles, the most in history by a male player.
On the women’s side, Williams, who has the most career Grand Slam titles in the Open Era with 23, rolls into the third round with a matchup versus fellow American Sofia Kenin. No. 1-ranked Naomi Osaka defeated former world No. 1 Victoria Azarenka to advance to the third round where she will face Katerina Siniakova. Florida native and 2018 French Open runner-up Sloane Stephens moves into the third round without dropping a set in her first two matches, while Simona Halep continues her journey to repeat as French Open champion. Four American women – Williams, Stephens, Kenin and Amanda Anisimova – have advanced to the third round and American Madison Keys, whose second-round match has been suspended due to light, can become the fifth American woman to advance.
With victories in the third round on Friday, Nadal, Federer and Stephens would advance to the fourth round, Sunday on NBC. Djokovic, Williams and Halep will all play in the third round Saturday on NBC.
Mike Tirico makes his French Open debut, calling this weekend’s matches on NBC alongside analysts Mary Carillo and John McEnroe. Dan Hicks will handle the play-by-play for the semifinals and finals from June 6-9. Live coverage culminates with the women’s final on Saturday, June 8, at 9 a.m. ET and the men’s final Sunday, June 9 at 9 a.m. ET on NBC.
Following is the remaining television schedule for NBC Sports Group’s coverage of the 2019 French Open:
| Date | Time | Round | Network |
| Sat., June 1 | 11 a.m. ET | Third Round (LIVE) | NBC |
| Sun., June 2 | 11 a.m. ET | Fourth Round (LIVE) | NBC |
| Thurs., June 6 | 11 a.m. (all time zones) | Women’s Semifinals (LIVE ET) | NBC & NBCSN |
| Fri., June 7 | 11 a.m. (all time zones) | Men’s Semifinals (LIVE ET) | NBC & NBCSN |
| Sat., June 8 | 9 a.m. ET | Women’s Final (LIVE) | NBC |
| Sun., June 9 | 9 a.m. ET | Men’s Final (LIVE) | NBC |
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 NBCSN and NBC 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 available on the iTunes App Store, Google Play, Windows Store, Roku Channel Store, Apple TV and Amazon Fire.
NBC AND THE FRENCH OPEN: In 1975, NBC became the first American television network to provide coverage of the French Open when the network signed a three-year deal with the French Tennis Federation. The tournament was covered by CBS from 1980-82 and returned to NBC in 1983, where it has remained since. This is NBC’s 37th consecutive year televising the event.
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Kendall Coyne Schofield, Hilary Knight and Lee Stecklein of Team USA Hockey and NHL CMO Heidi Browning Join New On Her Turf Podcast
NBC Sports NHL Analysts Eddie Olczyk and Pierre McGuire Featured on New Podcast Episodes During Stanley Cup Final
Chris Simms Unbuttoned Features Buffalo Bills QB Josh Allen
STAMFORD, Conn. – May 30, 2019 – NBC Sports celebrates the 2019 Stanley Cup Final with new hockey-themed episodes of several podcasts featuring special guests and athletes. Coverage of Game 3 of the Stanley Cup Final from Enterprise Center in St. Louis begins Saturday, June 1 at 8 p.m. ET on NBCSN.
In this week’s On Her Turf podcast, Team USA hockey sensations Kendall Coyne Schofield, Hilary Knight and Lee Stecklein join Kathryn Tappen to discuss the powerhouse women of hockey, and the NHL’s Chief Marketing Officer Heidi Browning joins to discuss the excitement of this year’s playoffs and how fans are embracing the action and their teams. In addition, U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame member and NHL on NBC analyst Eddie Olczyk and Emmy Award-winning ‘Inside-the-Glass’ analyst Pierre McGuire join new episodes of NBC Sports’ podcasts to discuss the 2019 Stanley Cup Final.
PODCAST HIGHLIGHTS FROM ON HER TURF:
Coyne Schofield on support from NHL players: “I think what’s so fun about playing with them or against them is their respect for us as hockey players. They don’t care that I have a ponytail. They don’t care that I’m six or seven inches shorter. They’re there to play the game just as I am, and for people to see that validates what we do every day because they don’t care what our gender is. They don’t care what league we play in. They respect us for our talent and I think that’s what’s so fun about being around them and having their support.”
Knight on women’s hockey: “It’s taken off recently. It’s one of the fastest growing sports right now and we couldn’t be in women’s hockey at a better time.”
Browning: “Hockey is the sport where you play for the name on the front of your sweater and not the name on the back.”
PODCAST HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE MICHAEL HOLLEY PODCAST:
McGuire on the excellence of Boston sports: “I think there’s a level of excellence that gets set. Whether it was the Celtics that did or the Red Sox that did or the Bruins did or the Patriots… somebody set a bar and then the other owners realized in order to maintain market credibility you’ve got to get to the same bar that that team set.”
McGuire: “Somebody, Don Sweeney and his scouting staff, had a vision – we need to have mobility in the back end to compete in this NHL that doesn’t have a red line and the Bruins are as good or better than anybody in the league when it comes to mobility in the back end. So that’s where I see one of the separation points from those older Bruins teams that competed for the Cup.”
PODCAST HIGHLIGHTS FROM BLACKHAWKS TALK:
Olczyk: “That’s hockey right now in the National Hockey League. It’s tough to score, but when you can get that second and third wave becoming a threat, you give yourself a hell of a chance to win each and every night.”
In addition, new episodes of several podcasts feature a range of guests including Buffalo Bills QB Josh Allen, Chicago White Sox pitchers Carlos Rodon and Lucas Giolito, and more. New episodes of 15 podcasts will be available for download on all major podcast platforms including: NBC Sports’ Scores app, Apple, Stitcher, Spotify, Google Podcasts, TuneIn and iHeart.
Following is a sport-by-sport look at what’s on tap:
NHL
NASCAR
NFL
BASKETBALL
BASEBALL
ROTOWORLD
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