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ESPN Drops The Puck on the 2022 Stanley Cup Playoffs presented by GEICO with 12 First Round Games Over Three Days

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The puck drops on the 2022 Stanley Cup Playoffs on ESPN presented by GEICO with 12 first round games on ESPN and ESPN2 over three days beginning on Monday, May 2. Every first-round Game One of the Stanley Cup Playoffs will be available on ESPN or ESPN2. Each of those nights, games will begin at 7 p.m., 7:30 p.m., 9:30 p.m. and 10 p.m. ET, providing fans with continuous action across the quadruple header. In addition, The Point will air daily as a lead-in to games throughout the Stanley Cup Playoffs and Final.

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Expanded 2022 NC Women’s Beach Volleyball Championship Set for ESPN Networks

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With the expanded beach volleyball postseason primed for its debut, ESPN will provide complete coverage of the 2022 National Collegiate Beach Volleyball Championship from Gulf Shores, Ala., beginning May 4 until a champion is crowned on May 8. Duals will be televised on ESPN2 and ESPNU with individual court coverage streaming live on the ESPN App via connected devices.

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LaLiga, Bundesliga and MLS on ESPN, ESPN+ and ESPN Deportes April 29- May 2

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Carlo Ancelotti’s No. 1 Real Madrid hopes to clinch the title on Saturday as they host RCD Espanyol at Santiago Bernabéu on Saturday at 10:15 a.m. ET. English commentators Ian Darke and Steve McManaman will be at Santiago Bernabéu along with pitch reporters Alexis Nunes, Sid Lowe and Pablo Zabaleta. ESPN+ studio coverage on ESPN FC in English and Fuera De Juego in Spanish begins at 9:45 a.m. ET to kickoff with post game studio coverage on ESPN+ available following the match. Match commentary will also be available in Spanish by Fernando Palomo and Hugo Sánchez and Martín Ainstein from the pitch.

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UFC Fight Night: Font vs. Vera – ESPN’s 100th Fight Night!!

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UFC Fight Night presented by Modelo: Font vs. Vera will be live from UFC APEX in Las Vegas this Saturday, April 30, on ESPN, ESPN Deportes and ESPN+ (English and Spanish), the 100th UFC Fight Night in ESPN history.  The main card will air at 7 p.m. ET / 4 p.m. PT, preceded by the Prelims on ESPN2 and ESPN+ at 4 p.m. ET / 1 p.m. PT. Live coverage includes UFC Live Presented by DraftKings Sportsbook: Font vs. Vera on ESPN2 on Friday, April 29, at 5:30 p.m. ET and will provide fans with exclusive insights and views heading into Fight Night.    

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NTT INDYCAR SERIES DRIVES INTO MAY WITH THE HONDA GRAND PRIX OF ALABAMA THIS SUNDAY AT 1 P.M. ET ON NBC & PEACOCK

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INDYCAR Race Coverage From Barber Motorsports Park Begins Sunday at 1 p.m. ET on NBC & Peacock; Post-Race Show Presented at 3 p.m. ET Exclusively on Peacock

Practice and Qualifying to Stream Exclusively on Peacock Friday and Saturday

INDYCAR Pick ‘Em Free-to-Play Game Returns After Inaugural $25,000 Jackpot Winner at Grand Prix of Long Beach

IMSA Monterey Sports Car Championship Live Coverage Immediately Follows INDYCAR Race Sunday at 3 p.m. ET on NBC and Peacock

Monster Energy Supercross Regular Season Finale in Denver Presented Saturday Live at 3 p.m. ET on NBC and Peacock

STAMFORD, Conn. – April 28, 2022 – The 2022 NTT INDYCAR SERIES season drives into the month of May with live coverage of the Honda Grand Prix of Alabama this Sunday at 1 p.m. ET on NBC and Peacock. A post-race show featuring driver interviews, analysis and the podium ceremony will be presented exclusively on Peacock beginning at 3 p.m. ET. The Honda Grand Prix of Alabama marks the fourth of six races airing on NBC to begin the season.

Reigning INDYCAR champion Alex Palou is part of a star-studded group of drivers that includes two-time INDYCAR champion Josef Newgarden, six-time INDYCAR champion Scott Dixon, seven-time NASCAR Cup Series champion Jimmie Johnson, four-time and defending Indianapolis 500 champion Helio Castroneves, and former Formula One racer Romain Grosjean, among others. Newgarden won the Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach in the series’ last race on April 10, with Grosjean and Palou rounding out the podium. Newgarden currently leads the standings (118 pts). Palou won last year’s season-opening edition of the Honda Grand Prix of Alabama.

TOP FIVE DRIVERS IN 2022 INDYCAR SERIES STANDINGS

Driver Points
Josef Newgarden 118
Scott McLaughlin 113
Alex Palou 103
Will Power 102
Scott Dixon 83

The lead INDYCAR commentary team of Leigh Diffey (play-by-play), Townsend Bell (analyst) and James Hinchcliffe (analyst) will call the race. Marty Snider, Kevin Lee, and Dillon Welch will provide reports from pit road.

Live coverage of qualifying and practice sessions from Barber Motorsports Park on Friday and Saturday will exclusively stream on Peacock. For more information about INDYCAR on Peacock and how to sign up, click here.

NBC Sports’ free-to-play game, INDYCAR Pick ‘Em, features a weekly contest for each race throughout the season with a $25,000 jackpot. The inaugural jackpot winner took home the prize following a perfect selection for the Grand Prix of Long Beach and was personally congratulated by Newgarden.

INDYCAR Pick ‘Em is available for download now on the NBC Sports Predictor app powered by PointsBet (available in the App Store and Google Play Store).

NBC Sports’ viewership for the 2022 INDYCAR season is averaging a TAD of 1.148 million viewers, marking the series’ best start through a season’s opening three races since 2003 and up 34% vs. 2021 (858,000 viewers) that featured two races on NBC and one on NBCSN. Click here for more details.

BROADCAST TEAM

  • Play by Play: Leigh Diffey
  • Analysts: Townsend Bell, James Hinchcliffe
  • Pit Reporters: Marty Snider, Kevin Lee, Dillon Welch

HOW TO WATCH

  • TV – NBC
  • Streaming – Peacock, NBCSports.com, NBC Sports app
Date Coverage Network/Streaming Time (ET)
Fri., April 29 Honda Grand Prix of Alabama – Practice Peacock 4 p.m.
Sat., April 30 Honda Grand Prix of Alabama – Practice 2 Peacock 10 a.m.
  Honda Grand Prix of Alabama – Qualifying Peacock 1 p.m.
  Honda Grand Prix of Alabama – Practice 3 Peacock 5:20 p.m.
Sun., May 1 Indy Lights Peacock 10:55 a.m.
  Honda Grand Prix of Alabama NBC, Peacock, NBCSports.com, NBC Sports app 1 p.m.
  Honda Grand Prix of Alabama – Post-Race Peacock 3 p.m.

IMSA: MONTEREY SPORTS CAR CHAMPIONSHIP

BROADCAST TEAM

  • Play by Play: Dave Burns
  • Analyst: Calvin Fish
  • Pit Reporters: Parker Kligerman, Matt Yocum

Live coverage of the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship Monterey Sports Car Championship at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca in California gets underway this Sunday at 3 p.m. ET on NBC and Peacock immediately following INDYCAR’s Honda Grand Prix of Alabama. The two-hour and forty-minute race features four car classes in competition: Daytona Prototype international (DPi), Le Mans Prototype 2 (LMP2), GT Daytona (GTD), and Grand Touring Daytona Pro (GTD PRO).

MONSTER ENERGY SUPERCROSS: DENVER

Two championship titles can be won this weekend in the final race in the 2022 Monster Energy Supercross regular season from Empower Field at Mile High in Denver, Colo., live this Saturday at 3 p.m. ET on NBC and Peacock.

Two champions can be crowned this weekend in the 450SX and 250SX West classes. Eli Tomac can win the 450SX championship if he finishes in 14th place or better and Christian Craig can clinch the 250SX West Class by finishing ahead of Hunter Lawrence or earning at least three points more than Lawrence.

BROADCAST TEAM

  • Play by Play: Todd Harris
  • Analyst: Ricky Carmichael
  • Reporters: Will Christien, Daniel Blair

HOW TO WATCH

  • TV – NBC, CNBC
  • Streaming – Peacock, NBCSports.com, NBC Sports app
Date Coverage Network/Streaming Time (ET)
Sat., April 30 Monster Energy Supercross – Qualifying Peacock 9 a.m.
  Monster Energy Supercross – Race NBC, Peacock, NBCSports.com, NBC Sports app 3 p.m.
Sun., May 1 Monster Energy Supercross – Race* CNBC, NBCSports.com, NBC Sports app 9 a.m.

*Encore presentation

MOTOGP: SPANISH GRAND PRIX

The sixth race of the 2022 MotoGP season is presented live this weekend with the Spanish Grand Prix from Circuito de Jerez Sunday at 6 p.m. ET on CNBC. Fabio Quartararo and Alex Rins are currently tied atop the premier class points standings.

Live and on-demand coverage of all races will be available to stream on MotoGP VideoPass, in addition to every session of MotoGP, Moto2 and Moto3. For more details, click here or visit MotoGP.TV.

INDYCAR, IMSA, Monster Energy Supercross, and MotoGP are part of NBC Sports’ “Home of Motorsports” programming throughout 2022, spanning NASCAR, Monster Jam, Dakar Rally, and more.

–NBC SPORTS–

SEC Network’s TrueSouth Presented by YellaWood Nominated for 2022 James Beard Media Award

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SEC Network’s TrueSouth Presented by YellaWood has been nominated for the prominent James Beard Award, earning a finalist nod in the Visual Media—Short Form category as part of Wednesday’s 2022 James Beard Foundation Broadcast Media Award Nominees announcement. The Lake Village, Ark. episode in the fourth season of TrueSouth received the recognition from the foundation, with the media awards focusing on digital and terrestrial media—social media, radio, television broadcasts, podcasts, documentaries, online sites—covering food and beverage topics appearing widely for the first time in the United States in 2020 and 2021.

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NBC SPORTS’ PREMIER LEAGUE STUDIO SHOW TO BE PRESENTED LIVE FROM CHURCHILL DOWNS AHEAD OF 148TH KENTUCKY DERBY ON SATURDAY, MAY 7

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Rebecca Lowe to Join NBC Sports’ Kentucky Derby Coverage Following Premier League Matches

NBC Sports’ Premier League Mornings Live Continues its Season-Long Tour of Iconic Venues and Events

STAMFORD, Conn. – April 28, 2022 – Leading into the 148th Kentucky Derby, NBC Sports’ Premier League studio show will hit the road once again this season, presenting live coverage from Churchill Downs on Saturday, May 7.

Rebecca Lowe will host the Saturday, May 7 Premier League Mornings and Premier League Live shows alongside analysts Robbie Earle, Robbie Mustoe and Tim Howard from the paddock at the legendary racetrack.

In addition, Lowe, who was part of NBC Sports’ 2019 Kentucky Derby team, will serve as a feature host on next week’s “Run for the Roses” coverage following the Premier League matches.

Next week’s trip marks the continuation of season-long visits to iconic venues and events for NBC Sports’ Premier League Live studio show (chart below).

2021-22 NBC Sports Premier League Live Tour

Date Venue Event
Oct. 23-24 Los Angeles Coliseum Premier League Mornings Live Fan Fest
Feb. 8-13 SoFi Stadium Home of Super Bowl LVI
April 8 St. James’ Park Newcastle v. Wolverhampton Wanderers
April 9 Villa Park Aston Villa v. Tottenham
April 10 Etihad Stadium Manchester City v. Liverpool
May 7 Churchill Downs 148th Kentucky Derby

 

Next Saturday’s Premier League coverage begins with Premier League Mornings at 9 a.m. ET on USA Network, leading into Christian Pulisic and third-place Chelsea hosting Wolverhampton Wanderers at 10 a.m. ET. Then at Noon ET, Premier League Live will air on NBC and Peacock, followed by Cristiano Ronaldo and Manchester United visiting Brighton & Hove Albion at 12:30 p.m. ET (NBC and Peacock).

Kentucky Derby coverage on May 7 starts off with Kentucky Derby Prep at Noon ET on USA Network. NBC Sports’ live five-hour Kentucky Derby Day show begins Saturday at 2:30 p.m. ET on NBC and Peacock.

PREMIER LEAGUE & KENTUCKY DERBY SCHEDULE – SATURDAY, MAY 7
Time (ET) Show Platform  
9 a.m. Premier League Mornings USA Network  
10 a.m. Chelsea v. Wolverhampton Wanderers USA Network  
Noon Premier League Live NBC, Peacock  
Noon Kentucky Derby Prep USA Network  
12:30 p.m. Brighton v. Manchester United NBC, Peacock  
2:30 p.m. 148th Kentucky Derby NBC, Peacock  
2:45 p.m. Liverpool v. Tottenham USA Network  

 

-NBC SPORTS-