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NBC SPORTS’ SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL AND FOOTBALL NIGHT IN AMERICA CONFERENCE CALLS THIS THURSDAY, SEPT. 1, AT 3 P.M. ET AND 4 P.M. ET

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Sunday Night Football: 3 pm ET with Mike Tirico, Cris Collinsworth, Melissa Stark, Coordinating Producer Rob Hyland — Dial 313-209-5140; Passcode: 6069527

Football Night in America: 4 pm ET with Maria Taylor, Tony Dungy, Jason Garrett, Chris Simms, Rodney Harrison, Matthew Berry, Executive Producer Sam Flood — Dial 313-209-5140; Passcode: 5382385

STAMFORD, Conn. – August 29, 2022 – NBC Sports’ Sunday Night Football and Football Night in America will host national media conference calls this Thursday, Sept. 1. The Sunday Night Football announce team, featuring Mike Tirico and Cris Collinsworth in the booth and Melissa Stark on the sidelines, will join coordinating producer Rob Hyland to preview the upcoming season on a media conference call this Thursday, Sept. 1, at 3 p.m. ET.

Shortly after that, members of NBC Sports’ Football Night in America crew, featuring host Maria Taylor and analysts Tony Dungy, Jason Garrett, Chris Simms, Rodney Harrison, and Matthew Berry, will join executive producer Sam Flood this Thursday, Sept. 1, at 4 p.m. ET.

Tirico and Collinsworth have teamed to call 22 NFL games (19 regular season, three preseason) since Tirico joined NBC Sports in 2016. Stark served as sideline reporter for ABC’s Monday Night Football for three seasons (2000-02) and has been a host and reporter for NFL Network since 2011.

Taylor was named the first female full-time host of Football Night in America in May 2022. Garrett, the former head coach of the Dallas Cowboys (2010-2019), and Berry, the fantasy sports industry pioneer, begin their first seasons with NBC Sports.

Next Thursday, Sept. 8, NBC Sports begins coverage of the 2022 NFL regular season with NFL Kickoff as Matthew Stafford and the Super Bowl champion Los Angeles Rams host Josh Allen and the Buffalo Bills from SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles on NBC, Peacock and Universo.

SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL MEDIA CONFERENCE CALL

Media interested in participating should call 313-209-5140; Passcode: 6069527

    • WHAT: NBC Sports’ 2022 Sunday Night Football Media Conference Call
    • WHO: Mike Tirico, Cris Collinsworth, Melissa Stark, Rob Hyland
    • WHEN: Thursday, September 1, at 3 p.m. ET
    • NUMBER: 313-209-5140
    • PASSCODE: 6069527

 

FOOTBALL NIGHT IN AMERICA MEDIA CONFERENCE CALL

Media interested in participating should call 313-209-5140; Passcode: 5382385

    • WHAT: NBC Sports’ 2022 Football Night in America Media Conference Call
    • WHO: Maria Taylor, Tony Dungy, Jason Garrett, Chris Simms, Rodney Harrison, Matthew Berry, Sam Flood
    • WHEN: Thursday, September 1, at 4 p.m. ET
    • NUMBER: 313-209-5140
    • PASSCODE: 5382385

 

—NBC SPORTS—

PETER KING SPEAKS WITH DAK PRESCOTT AND BRANDON STALEY AS TRAINING CAMP TOUR CONCLUDES IN THIS WEEK’S “FMIA” COLUMN

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“I didn’t do a good enough job. That’s what’s gotten me moving this whole offseason.” – Chargers head coach Brandon Staley to King on Los Angeles’ Week 18 loss last season that kept them out of the postseason

“The problem is the timing…[GM Brandon] Beane and Bills ownership should draw up some new guidelines for investigating lurid accusations against future and current players.” – Peter King on the Bills cutting punter Matt Araiza

“I cannot find any good reason to pick someone other than Josh Allen for MVP.” – King

“Jonathan Taylor should be the first overall pick in every [fantasy football] draft.” – King

STAMFORD, Conn. – August 29, 2022 – Peter King speaks with Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott and Los Angeles Chargers head coach Brandon Staley as his Training Camp Tour concludes in this week’s edition of Football Morning in America, available now exclusively on NBCSports.com. King also discusses the Bills cutting punter Matt Araiza, the Patriots’ preseason struggles, and his fantasy football tips for the upcoming season.

For more NFL coverage, Peacock offers daily programming on the NBC Sports channel for free, including Pro Football Talk at 7 a.m. ET, The Dan Patrick Show at 9 a.m. ET, Fantasy Football Happy Hour with Matthew Berry at Noon ET, Brother from Another at 3 p.m. ET, plus Chris Simms Unbuttoned on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays, and the weekly The Peter King Podcast. To learn more about the NBC Sports on Peacock channel and how to sign up, click here.

The NFL on NBC YouTube channel offers daily football content for free, with exclusive videos from Peter King – including his interviews with players and coaches at training camps – Mike Florio, Chris Simms, and more. To access all of these videos and more, click here to subscribe.

The following are highlights from this week’s edition of Football Morning in America:

LOS ANGELES CHARGERS

Chargers head coach Brandon Staley to Peter King on Los Angeles’ Week 18 last season: “That’s the toughest loss that I’ve ever been a part of as a competitor for sure.”

Staley to King: “My regret is that in what should’ve been able to get us out of there with a tie, [the Raiders] ended up splitting us on a 10-yard run and that’s what I’ve been thinking about – our execution on that last play. That’s the tough side of things, having to live with that. I didn’t do a good enough job. That’s what’s gotten me moving this whole offseason.”

Staley to King on linebacker Khalil Mack: “I think to establish a culture and the type of mindset, you gotta bring in players who can live that. I think there’s no better example of that than Khalil [Mack]. I saw it happen in Chicago. He’s a fierce competitor.”

Staley to King on the Chargers’ aggressive play calling: “I know the mindset I tried to create within our team. I know that’s not gonna change. Not one bit.”

    • Watch Now: Click here to watch King’s conversation with Staley
    • Watch Now: Click here and here to watch King discuss his biggest Training Camp Tour takeaways

 

DAK PRESCOTT

Cowboys QB Dak Prescott to King on his football journey: “I feel I’ve been doubted at every level, honestly. I got the starting quarterback job in high school, college and pro due to the guy in front of me getting injured. So when I stepped in [in Dallas, for Tony Romo], I said, ‘Maybe this is it, again.’ I didn’t want to put it in anyone else’s hands to take it away from me. And as the success happened, it was just a confirmation.”

Prescott to King on the vulnerability he shows: “It’s not just smoke with me. It’s real-life events. [The deaths of] my mom, my brother, my severe [ankle] injury. I’ve been through it. Months, years later, I’m able to talk about it and be vulnerable about it. People understand that’s who I am.”

    • Watch Now: Click here to watch King’s conversation with Prescott

 

NEWS & NOTES

King on the Bills cutting punter Matt Araiza amid accusations of gang rape: “The Bills, of course, had no choice but to cut punter Matt Araiza. The problem is the timing…[GM Brandon] Beane and Bills ownership should draw up some new guidelines for investigating lurid accusations against future and current players.”

King on Commanders RB Brian Robinson Jr. getting shot: “Being an NFL player doesn’t disqualify you from the everyday gun violence that plagues our society. You’ve got to feel for a guy who’d done everything right in training camp and worked his way into a big role in coordinator Scott Turner’s offense.”

King on the Patriots’ offseason struggles: “The Patriots looked bad, particularly on offense, throughout the summer, and Mac Jones wasn’t as sharp in practice this summer as he was in games as a rookie…[they] enter the season the clear number three in the AFC East behind Buffalo and Miami.”

A prominent NFL executive to King on the Deshaun Watson suspension: “I think there were multiple owners who didn’t want Deshaun Watson suspended for the season, and told Roger Goodell that.”

King on the fight at the Rams-Bengals joint practice: “I think the NFL is going to have to get in the business of monitoring behavior at joint practices and negotiate a change to the player discipline policy with the union. That’s my takeaway when the league said that discipline for the Aaron Donald helmet-swinging incident would be left to the Rams.

King on Jimmy Garoppolo’s current situation: “I think if I’m Jimmy Garoppolo, and I get my freedom sometime in the next two weeks, I don’t sign anywhere. I wait. I get fully healthy and sign with a team when there’s a quarterback injury.”

King on Bills QB Josh Allen: “I cannot find any good reason to pick someone other than Josh Allen for MVP.”

King on the Steelers’ QB battle: “The preseason is not something to care about, but in this case, at the very least, the Pittsburgh quarterbacks played as if to say, The death of the Pittsburgh quarterback position has been greatly exaggerated.”

Cris Collinsworth to King on the late Len Dawson: “Len didn’t run through life. He glided through life…He had zero ego. From what I’ve heard, he was that kind of quarterback too.”

FANTASY FOOTBALL

King on Colts RB Jonathan Taylor: “Jonathan Taylor should be the first overall pick in every draft. He’s Roger Craig — potentially better…and he’s 23 with a coach who loves him.”

King on his Reborn Player of the Year, Chiefs WR JuJu Smith-Schuster: “He’s been revitalized because he thought he was typecast as a slot guy only with the Steelers. He loves Patrick Mahomes, and the feeling is mutual.”

King on Bills WR Gabriel Davis: “He’s a worker, and Josh Allen sees him as a great complement — not a distant number two — to Stefon Diggs.”

King on the Buccaneers’ wide receivers: “The Bucs are unpredictable because of injuries and tender players, and I’d steer clear of receivers not named Mike Evans and Chris Godwin.”

King on Raiders QB Derek Carr: “Derek Carr will be a top-five fantasy QB. Threw for 4,804 yards last year, and now he’s got Josh McDaniels calling plays and Davante Adams running routes. What’s not to like?”

King on Saints WR Chris Olave: “Gut Feeling of the Year: Chris Olave of the Saints will be the most productive rookie WR.”

King on Cowboys RB Tony Pollard: “I’m a broken record on this: Tony Pollard is the best running back on the Cowboys roster.”

Read the full FMIA column here and catch the weekly Peter King Podcast here.

The following are additional highlights of NBC Sports’ NFL coverage:

    • PFT Live with NBC Sports’ Mike Florio (Mondays) and Florio and Chris Simms (Tuesday-Thursday) streams on Peacock from 7 a.m. – 9 a.m. ET on weekdays & is available on-demand. The Dan Patrick Show streams at 9 a.m. ET, Fantasy Football Happy Hour with Matthew Berry at Noon ET, Brother From Another at 3 p.m. ET, PFT PM at 5 p.m. ET. At 6 p.m. ET, Chris Simms Unbuttoned streams Tuesday-Friday.
    • ProFootballTalk.comcom continues to provide the latest news and updates.
    • NBC Sports EDGE’s A Good Football Show continues the NFL discussion and Bet The Edge Podcast provides daily betting insights.
    • The NFL on NBC YouTube channel offers daily football content for free, with exclusive videos from Peter King – including his interviews with players and coaches at training camps – Mike Florio, Chris Simms, and more. To access all of these videos and more, click here to subscribe

 

A new “Football Morning in America” posts every Monday morning exclusively on NBCSports.com through the NFL season. It was announced in May 2019 that King signed an exclusive agreement with NBC Sports Group that included writing a weekly Monday morning NFL column for NBCSports.com; making regular appearances on PFT Live with Mike Florio; and continuing to contribute to Football Night in America, the most-watched studio show in sports.

—NBC SPORTS—

NBC SPORTS & PREMIER LEAGUE TO BRING “PREMIER LEAGUE MORNINGS LIVE” FAN FESTIVAL TO PHILADELPHIA ON OCTOBER 15-16

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NBC Sports’ Studio Team of Rebecca Lowe, Robbie Earle, Robbie Mustoe & Tim Howard Will Be On-Location for Premier League Mornings Live presented by Barclays

Two-Day Event to Take Place at Dilworth Park in Philadelphia

Fan Festival Highlights Nine Matches Across NBC, Peacock, USA Network, Telemundo and Universo, Including Liverpool v. Manchester City on Sunday, October 16, at 11:30 a.m. ET on USA Network & Telemundo

Peacock to Live Stream Five Matches During Fan Fest, Including Former MLS Player Jesse Marsch’s Side Leeds United v. Arsenal

NBC Sports’ Weekend of Fútbol and Football in Philadelphia Culminates with Eagles Hosting Dallas Cowboys on Sunday Night Football at 8:20 p.m. ET on NBC and Peacock

STAMFORD, Conn. – Aug. 29, 2022 – NBC Sports and the Premier League are traveling to Philadelphia for the next Premier League Mornings Live fan festival, on October 15-16.  The two-day fan festival will take place at Dilworth Park, located outside of Philadelphia’s City Hall in Center City, and features live action from nine Premier League fixtures presented across NBC, Peacock, USA Network, Telemundo and Universo.

NBC Sports’ studio team of host Rebecca Lowe and analysts Robbie Earle, Robbie Mustoe and Tim Howard will broadcast Premier League Mornings Live presented by Barclays, from the event on USA Network and Peacock beginning at 7 a.m. ET on Saturday, October 15 and Sunday, October 16. The group will be joined by several special guests, who will help bring the celebration to viewers across the country. Telemundo Deportes’ Ana Jurka will provide on-location reports from the Fan Fest into weekend coverage on Telemundo and Universo. The event will also feature the Premier League Trophy, club mascots and family activities. Soccer fans can attend for free by signing up here.

The Premier League’s No Room for Racism activity will be highlighted over the weekend too, encouraging fans to take a stand against racism and all forms of discrimination.

The weekend’s matches conclude with a meeting between the Premier League’s past two title-winning clubs as Liverpool (2019-20 champions) host Manchester City (2017-18, 2018-19, 2020-21 and 2021-22 champions) at Anfield on Sunday, October 16, at 11:30 a.m. ET on USA Network and Telemundo.

The Fan Fest kicks off NBC Sports’ weekend of fútbol and football in Philadelphia, which concludes in primetime on Sunday as the Eagles host the Dallas Cowboys on Sunday Night Football at 8:20 p.m. ET on NBC and Peacock. It will be a weekend of big events in Philadelphia, which will serve as a host city for FIFA World Cup 2026™.

The Philadelphia fan festival is the seventh Premier League Mornings Live supporter event to be presented by NBC Sports and the Premier League, and the first since October 2021 at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. Previous fan festivals were held in Washington D.C., New York, Boston, Austin, and Miami Beach. More than 40,000 soccer fans in the U.S. have attended Premier League Mornings Live events, which create a matchday experience for fans on-site and display the energy and passion of the Premier League for the millions watching the broadcast at home. The previously scheduled April 2020 Philadelphia fan fest was postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic.

The Premier League has an ongoing commitment to bringing unique experiences to its fans and working with NBC Sports on Premier League Mornings Live continues that direct outreach to passionate fans in different cities across the United States.

Premier League Chief Executive, Richard Masters, said: “The Premier League Mornings Live Fan Festivals have continued to be fantastic events for our dedicated supporters in the U.S., who rise early in the morning to watch their teams play.

“We are extremely pleased to be kicking off this season’s events with NBC in Philadelphia, as we continue in our aim to bring those in America the best matchday experience possible.”

Chief Marketing Officer, Entertainment and Sports, NBCUniversal, Jenny Storms, added: “With a series of exciting events in cosmopolitan cities and iconic locations stretching from east (New York City) to west (Los Angeles Coliseum), Fenway Park to South Beach, and from our nation’s capital to the Texas State Capital, we are thrilled to partner with the Premier League as we bring our unique Fan Fest to Center City in Philadelphia, as supporters in the U.S. once again come together to celebrate the game they love.”

The weekend’s Premier League coverage will kick-off from Philadelphia on Saturday, Oct. 15, with Premier League Mornings Live presented by Barclays at 7 a.m. ET on USA Network and Peacock, followed by Leicester City v. Crystal Palace at 7:30 a.m. ET on USA Network and Universo. Two matches follow at 10 a.m. ET with Wolves v. Nottingham Forest on USA Network and Universo and Fulham v. Bournemouth on Peacock. Saturday’s action culminates with Tottenham v. Everton at 12:30 p.m. ET on NBC, Peacock and Universo.

Sunday’s coverage begins with a two-hour Premier League Mornings Live presented by Barclays at 7 a.m. ET on USA Network and Peacock, followed at 9 a.m. ET by four fixtures: Manchester United v. Newcastle on USA Network and Telemundo, Leeds United v. Arsenal on Peacock, Aston Villa v. Chelsea on Peacock, and Southampton v. West Ham on Peacock. The day’s coverage concludes with Liverpool v. Manchester City at 11:30 a.m. ET on USA Network and Telemundo.

Soccer fans from across the country can interact with the event by sharing their #MyPLMorning on social media, from wherever they are watching. Select viewer photos will be featured on air throughout the weekend.

Following is the full Premier League schedule for Friday, Oct. 14-Sunday, Oct. 16 (all times ET, subject to change):

Date Time Match Platform
Fri., Oct. 14 2 p.m. Premier League Live USA Network
Fri., Oct. 14 3 p.m. Brentford v. Brighton & Hove Albion USA Network
Sat., Oct. 15 7 a.m. Premier League Mornings Live presented by Barclays USA Network, Peacock
Sat., Oct. 15 7:30 a.m. Leicester City v. Crystal Palace USA Network, Universo
Sat., Oct. 15 10 a.m. Wolverhampton Wanderers v. Nottingham Forest USA Network, Universo
Sat., Oct. 15 10 a.m. Fulham v. Bournemouth Peacock
Sat., Oct. 15 12:30 p.m. Tottenham Hotspur v. Everton NBC, Peacock, Universo
Sun., Oct. 16 7 a.m. Premier League Mornings Live presented by Barclays USA Network, Peacock
Sun., Oct. 16 9 a.m. Manchester United v. Newcastle United USA Network, Telemundo
Sun., Oct. 16 9 a.m. Leeds United v. Arsenal Peacock
Sun., Oct. 16 9 a.m. Aston Villa v. Chelsea Peacock
Sun., Oct. 16 9 a.m. Southampton v. West Ham Peacock
Sun., Oct. 16 11:30 a.m. Liverpool v. Manchester City USA Network, Telemundo

 

About the Premier League

The Premier League produces some of the most competitive and compelling football in the world. The League and its clubs use the power and popularity of the competition to inspire fans, communities, and partners in the UK and across the world. The Premier League brings people together from all backgrounds.  It is a competition for everyone, everywhere and is available to watch in 800 million in 188 countries.

About NBC Sports

NBC Sports connects people to the moments that matter most and serves sports fans 24/7 with premier live events, insightful studio shows, and compelling original programming. The sports media company presents premier content across linear platforms NBC, USA Network, Golf Channel, and Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA, as well numerous digital sites, including Peacock. It also consists of NBC Sports Next, a subdivision of NBC Sports and home to all NBCUniversal digital applications in sports and technology within its three groups: Youth & Recreational Sports, Golf, and Betting & Gaming. NBC Sports possesses an unparalleled collection of media rights agreements, partnering with some of the most prestigious sports properties in the world: the International Olympic Committee and United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee, the NFL, Big Ten Conference, NASCAR, INDYCAR, PGA TOUR, Notre Dame, The R&A, PGA of America, USGA, Churchill Downs, Premier League, MLB, Tour de France, Roland-Garros, and many more.

About Peacock  

Peacock is NBCUniversal’s streaming service. Peacock delivers a world-class slate of exclusive originals, on-demand libraries of hit TV shows, plus critically acclaimed films from the vaults of Universal Pictures, Focus Features, DreamWorks Animation, Illumination, and Hollywood’s biggest studios. In addition, Peacock taps into NBCUniversal’s unmatched ability to deliver a broad range of compelling topical content across news, sports, late-night, Spanish-language, and reality. NBCUniversal is a subsidiary of Comcast Corporation.

–NBC SPORTS–

ESPN Releases ‘Greatest Story Ever Played’ Creative for 2022 College Football Season

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ESPN recently announced its latest creative campaign, ‘The Greatest Story Ever Played,’ promoting the 2022 college football season on ESPN. A collaboration with Arts & Letters, the campaign highlights the sentiment surrounding great college football stories – on and off the field – and the variety of ways the sport captures the attention of fans.

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NOTES AND QUOTES – RORY MCILROY WINS FEDEXCUP AT TOUR CHAMPIONSHIP ON NBC AND PEACOCK

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“He beat the best player in the world heads-up in the last group from six shots behind. Rory has had a monster year.” – Paul Azinger

“This is debatably the best golf that Rory has ever played.” – Brandel Chamblee on Golf Central

“McIlroy has been the face of the TOUR with this tumultuous season. For Rory McIlroy to be in this position is an incredible feat.” – Dan Hicks

STAMFORD, Conn. – August 28, 2022 – NBC Sports presented exclusive final round coverage of the 2022 TOUR Championship at East Lake Golf Club in Atlanta, Ga., on NBC, GOLF Channel and Peacock. Rory McIlroy shot a final round 66 to overcome a six-shot deficit to secure his third career FedExCup title, defeating Scottie Scheffler and Sungjae Im by one shot.

Golf Central provided post-round coverage on GOLF Channel and Peacock.

TOUR Championship Leaderboard – Final Results

Player Total
Rory McIlroy -21
Scottie Scheffler -20
Sungjae Im -20
Xander Schauffele -18
Justin Thomas -17
Max Homa -17

 

Following are quotes from final round coverage on NBC and Peacock, as well as post-round coverage on GOLF Central.

ON RORY MCILROY

Dan Hicks: “McIlroy has been the face of the TOUR with this tumultuous season off the course that has been well-documented. For Rory McIlroy to be in this position is an incredible feat.”

Paul Azinger: “He beat the best player in the world heads-up in the last group from six shots behind. Rory has had a monster year.”

Azinger: “He and Tiger put the TOUR on their shoulders, on their backs. For him to play the way he has after he did that, in some ways it actually elevated his game after took on that bigger role.”

Brandel Chamblee on GOLF Central: “This is debatably the best golf that Rory has ever played.”

Mark Rolfing on GOLF Central: “Earlier this summer in one of the most tumultuous times we’ve ever seen in professional golf, he literally put his arms around the PGA TOUR, lifted them up, put them his shoulders, and then he went out and won the Canadian Open with a final round 62. Everything that he said about the PGA TOUR was never going to mean as much unless he backed it up with the way he played, and I don’t think it’s a coincidence the way he’s played, and the fact that he finished the season the way he did today…he was situationally motivated, that his words would be so much more powerful if he performed the way he did.”

Hicks after McIlroy’s chip on 16th hole hits the pin: “A lot of people just jumped out of their chair.”

Azinger: “Including you!”

Azinger following McIlroy’s long birdie make on the 15th hole to tie Scheffler: “This is the height of competition right here…our first real fist-pump moment.”

Azinger: “Rory is free-flowing.”

Azinger following approach to 10 feet on 10th hole: “He just keeps turning the screws on Scottie Scheffler.”

Hicks following birdie on the 7th hole: “Did you ever think in your wildest imagination that after he bogeyed the first hole that at the 7th hole he’d be tied?”

Azinger to Hicks: “Inconceivable.”

ON SCOTTIE SCHEFFLER

Gary Koch on missed birdie putt on 17th hole: “His putter has betrayed him.”

Azinger: “He’s just not seeing it.”

Justin Leonard on Scheffler’s missed par putt on 16: “That looked like a little bit of a pull to me.”

Azinger after Scheffler’s double-cross on the 13th hole: “Sometimes you hit enough of these cut shots that they can become the problem. They can get over-cooked, maybe a little too open…his normal shot falls to the right or falls to the left, but he’s trying to play a decided slice, a curveball here.”

Azinger: “Everybody talks about how fun it is to win. It’s not. It’s the hardest thing in the world to do. It’s only after the fact that it’s fun.”

Azinger after Scheffler’s third shot ended up in the bunker on the 6th hole: “This is a disaster. It’s hard to watch this happen to a guy of this pedigree, this caliber. This was always going to be a hard day for him, a hard weekend, and he’s really feeling the heat now.”

ON SUNGJAE IM

Azinger: “He has been on autopilot today.”

Hicks: “It is not a surprise to see Sungjae Im in the position he’s in. Top-15 finishes in his last four starts, not a single round over par for him in his last five TOUR starts.”

–NBC SPORTS–

PROGRAMMING ALERT – THIRD ROUND OF TOUR CHAMPIONSHIP RESUMES SUNDAY AT 9:45 A.M. ET ON GOLF CHANNEL AND PEACOCK

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Final Round Coverage – 12 p.m. ET on GOLF Channel/Peacock, Shifts to NBC/Peacock at 1:30 p.m. ET

Notes and Quotes from Third Round – “He’s doesn’t have his best stuff. You can just tell by the way he’s carrying himself. He’s just trying to hang on. He’s just not dialed in.” – Paul Azinger on Scottie Scheffler

STAMFORD, Conn. – August 27, 2022 – NBC Sports presented exclusive third round coverage of the 2022 TOUR Championship at East Lake Golf Club in Atlanta, Ga., on NBC, GOLF Channel and Peacock.

Play was suspended due to inclement weather. Live third round coverage will resume Sunday at 9:45 a.m. ET on GOLF Channel. Final round coverage will begin at noon ET on GOLF Channel and shifts to NBC at 1:30 p.m. ET. All coverage will stream on Peacock.

TOUR Championship Leaderboard – Third Round (In Progress)

Player Total Thru
Scottie Scheffler -19 12
Xander Schauffele -18 12
Sungjae Im -16 14
Rory McIlroy -15 16
Justin Thomas -14 17
Sepp Straka -14 17

 

Following are quotes from third round coverage on NBC and Peacock.

ON SCOTTIE SCHEFFLER

Paul Azinger: “He’s doesn’t have his best stuff. You can just tell by the way he’s carrying himself. He’s just trying to hang on. He’s just not dialed in. A couple of dicey wedges for a guy who ordinarily, that’s his strength. He’s just hanging in there today, trying to figure something out.”

Azinger after missed birdie putt on 9th hole: “He just kind of seems a little lethargic. There’s so much stress on what he’s trying to achieve here, he doesn’t want to get ahead of himself and he’s so wrapped up in trying to be in the moment.”

Azinger on Scheffler’s birdie at the 8th hole after hitting the green from the fairway bunker: “(The fairway bunker shot) was such a hard shot, not many guys can pull that shot off, and then to follow it up with the putt…it was so important for Scheffler to make a birdie today before a bogey.”

ON XANDER SCHAUFFELE

Roger Maltbie after Schauffele found the green from the trees on the 7th hole: “Openings in the trees to this fella are like catnip.”

Maltbie as Schauffele asked patrons to move with his lie in the right rough on the 5th hole: “When this used to happen to me when I was playing, I would tell the fans, ‘You know, if I was that good, I would be in the middle of the fairway folks. You might want to give me a little room.’”

ON SUNGJAE IM

Azinger on Im on 13th hole after missing consecutive birdie putts short while in third place: “I’ll tell you what happens – it sticks into your head exactly where you stand, and you have every reason to be tentative on a downhiller. You don’t want to do anything silly at this point. It’s just pressure.”

MIKE TIRICO ON LATEST PGA TOUR DEVELOPMENTS

Tirico: “Competition usually brings change and we’ve seen that here. We’ve also seen a reaction from the biggest names in the game – generational talents like Woods and McIlroy – stepping up not on the golf course, but amongst their peers, to try and make the changes to improve the PGA TOUR. If all of this happens, we will have bigger events for all of us to enjoy. But there’s also the reality – and with three more cases in the last 24 hours – of legal action continuing to expand, that this is going to be tied up in the courts for a while. So while there may be better action on the golf course, a resolution to this situation in the sport is weeks, months or maybe years away.”

–NBC SPORTS–

Serena Headlines Opening Night at US Open on ESPN

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Serena Williams – very possibly playing the final event of her legendary career – will headline opening night at the US Open on ESPN on Monday, Aug. 29, at 7 p.m. ET, playing Danka Kovinic, a 27-year-old from Montenegro.  For the first time, “Cross-Court Coverage” will be employed the first two nights as ESPN shows the action from Arthur Ashe Stadium while ESPN2 focuses on Louis Armstrong Stadium. The second match on Ashe will see Nick Kyrgios facing fellow Australian Thanasi Kokkinakis.  The doubleheader on ESPN2 will see No. 4 seed Stefanos Tsitsipas vs. Daniel Elahi Galan, followed by last year’s US Open women’s finalist, 19-year-old Leylah Fernandez of Canada squaring off against Oceane Dodin of France.

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ESPN Begins Its Season-Long Coverage of HBCU College Football This Weekend with 2022 Cricket MEAC/SWAC Challenge Kickoff in Atlanta

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ESPN begins its season-long coverage of college football at Historically Black College and Universities (HBCU) with the 2022 Cricket MEAC/SWAC Challenge Kickoff game on Saturday, Aug. 27. Throughout the 2022-23 season, ESPN will air more than 125 HBCU games across its linear and digital networks.

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ESPN Events Joins Forces with Marvel Studios and The Walt Disney Company on “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” Collaboration at 2022 Cricket MEAC/SWAC Challenge Kickoff – Saturday in Atlanta

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ESPN Events is joining forces with Marvel Studios and The Walt Disney Company on a “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” collaboration this weekend at the 2022 Cricket MEAC/SWAC Challenge Kickoff, the season-opening college football game between Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) in Atlanta.

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