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ESPN today announced an update to its 2023 Sunday Night Baseball schedule: the New York Yankees and Aaron Judge will visit the Houston Astros and Yordan Álvarez on Labor Day weekend, September 3. Sunday Night Baseball Presented By Casamigos Tequila begins at 7 p.m. ET on ESPN and the ESPN App.
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Iconic teams collide: The New York Yankees and Aaron Judge visit the Los Angeles Dodgers and Mookie Betts for the first time in four seasons on Sunday Night Baseball
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Exclusive Peacock Schedule Kicks Off with Big Ten Champion Michigan Hosting East Carolina, Sat. Sept. 2 at Noon ET
November Primetime Games Include CFP National Semifinalist Ohio State, Penn State and Michigan State
NBC Sports’ 2023 Schedule Features Big Ten’s First Dedicated Weekly Broadcast Primetime Game & Nine Peacock-Exclusive Games
NBC Sports’ Primetime Schedule this Fall also Includes Two of College Football’s Most-Anticipated Games — Ohio State at Notre Dame (Sept. 23) and USC at Notre Dame (Oct. 14)
STAMFORD, Conn. – May 31, 2023 – NBC Sports debuts its landmark Big Ten Football package with two of college football’s top programs – Penn State and Michigan – opening their 2023 seasons with home games on Saturday, Sept. 2.
NBC Sports’ Big Ten Football package features Big Ten Saturday Night on NBC and Peacock – marking the first time ever that Big Ten Football will have a dedicated weekly primetime game on a national broadcast network. – and nine exclusive games on Peacock.
Additional NBC Sports’ Big Ten Football games announced today:
Sat., Sept. 16 at 5 p.m. ET, exclusively on Peacock — The Washington Huskies, who had the nation’s top passing offense in 2022 and finished #8 in the final AP and Coaches’ Polls, visit the Michigan State Spartans, who finished 11-2 in 2021 and ranked among the country’s top 10 teams.
Sat., Sept. 16 at 7:30 p.m. ET, on NBC and Peacock – The Purdue Boilermakers, winners of the Big Ten West division last season, host the Syracuse Orange. The teams played a thriller last September at Syracuse, combining for four lead changes and 42 points in the fourth quarter of a three-point Orange victory.
Sat., Nov. 11 at 7:30 p.m. ET, on NBC and Peacock – The Ohio State Buckeyes, a College Football Playoff national semifinalist last season, host Michigan State.
Fri., Nov. 24 at 7:30 p.m. ET, on NBC and Peacock – Penn State visit Michigan State in a special Black Friday primetime matchup at Ford Field in Detroit.
In addition, NBC Sports’ fall primetime slate includes two of college football’s most-anticipated showdowns – Ohio State at Notre Dame (Sept. 23); and USC, the Pac-12’s first-place team in the 2022 regular season, at Notre Dame (Oct. 14) – on NBC and Peacock.
The remaining NBC Sports’ Big Ten Football games will be announced during the season, with each matchup typically announced 12 days prior to the scheduled game date.
NBC Sports’ Big Ten Football and primetime games announced to date:
| Date | Time (ET) | Matchup | Platform |
| Sat. Sept. 2 | Noon | East Carolina at Michigan | Peacock |
| Sat., Sept. 2 | 7:30 p.m. | West Virginia at Penn State | NBC, Peacock |
| Sat., Sept. 9 | Noon | Delaware at Penn State | Peacock |
| Sat., Sept. 9 | 7:30 p.m. | Charlotte at Maryland | NBC, Peacock |
| Sat., Sept. 16 | 5:00 p.m. | Washington at Michigan State | Peacock |
| Sat., Sept. 16 | 7:30 p.m. | Syracuse at Purdue | NBC, Peacock |
| Sat., Sept. 23 | 7:30 p.m. | Ohio State at Notre Dame | NBC, Peacock |
| Sat., Oct. 14 | 7:30 p.m. | USC at Notre Dame | NBC, Peacock |
| Sat., Nov. 11 | 7:30 p.m. | Michigan State at Ohio State | NBC, Peacock |
| Fri., Nov. 24 | 7:30 p.m. | Penn State at Michigan State (Ford Field) | NBC, Peacock |
Peacock’s expansive programming offers the most live sports of any SVOD service in the United States, featuring live coverage including Sunday Night Football, Olympic Games, Premier League, Notre Dame Football, NASCAR, NTT IndyCar Series, Big Ten football (beginning in September), and much more. Peacock also offers daily sports programming on the NBC Sports channel.
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Live Coverage of Memorial Tournament from Muirfield Village Golf Club in Dublin, Ohio Begins Tomorrow at 2 p.m. ET on Peacock and GOLF Channel; Jack Nicklaus Joins GOLF Channel Broadcast Booth on Friday
LPGA’s Mizuho Americas Open Tees Off Tomorrow at 11 a.m. ET on Peacock and GOLF Channel Live from Liberty National Golf Course in Jersey City, N.J.; Michelle Wie West Joins GOLF Channel Broadcast Booth on Thursday and Sunday
Live Coverage of PGA TOUR Champions’ Principal Charity Classic and DP World Tour’s Porsche European Open Presented This Week Across Peacock and GOLF Channel
NCAA Division I Men’s Golf Team National Championship Presented Today at 5 p.m. ET on Peacock and GOLF Channel
STAMFORD, Conn. – May 31, 2023 – The PGA TOUR Memorial Tournament from Muirfield Village Golf Club in Dublin, Ohio, headlines this week’s golf coverage across five tournaments on NBC, Peacock and GOLF Channel.
PGA TOUR: MEMORIAL TOURNAMENT
The PGA TOUR Memorial Tournament – featuring seven of the top 10 players in the World Golf Rankings, including Jon Rahm and Rory McIlroy – will be held at Muirfield Village Golf Club in Dublin, Ohio this week. Host and 18-time PGA major championship winner Jack Nicklaus, who hails from nearby Columbus, Ohio, has presided over this event since its inception in 1976 and will join the GOLF Channel broadcast booth on Friday. Billy Horschel looks to defend his 2022 title.
Live coverage is presented tomorrow and Friday from 2-6 p.m. ET on Peacock and GOLF Channel, with lead-in coverage on Saturday and Sunday airing from 12:30-2:30 p.m. ET on Peacock and GOLF Channel.
Peacock & GOLF Channel Broadcast Team
How To Watch – Thursday, June 1 – Sunday, June 4 (all times ET)
| Day | GOLF Channel/Peacock |
| Thursday | 2-6 p.m. |
| Friday | 2-6 p.m. |
| Saturday | 12:30-2:30 p.m. |
| Sunday | 12:30-2:30 p.m. |
Notable Players This Week
LPGA TOUR: MIZUHO AMERICAS OPEN
The inaugural playing of this event, the LPGA Tour’s Mizuho Americas Open will be held at Liberty National Golf Course in Jersey City, New Jersey. Rose Zhang, who earlier this month became the first woman to win the NCAA Division I Women’s Golf Championship individual title twice, is expected to make her professional debut this week after a decorated collegiate career at Stanford.
Live coverage will begin Thursday at 11 a.m. ET on Peacock and GOLF Channel. 2014 U.S. Women’s Open winner Michelle Wie West, who is also a host of the event, will join the GOLF Channel broadcast booth on Thursday and Sunday.
Peacock & GOLF Channel Broadcast Team
How To Watch – Thursday, June 1 – Sunday, June 4 (all times ET)
| Day | GOLF Channel/Peacock | Peacock/NBC Sports app |
| Thursday | 11 a.m.-2 p.m. | |
| Friday | 11 a.m.-2 p.m. | |
| Saturday | 5-8 p.m. | |
| Sunday | 5-7:30 p.m. | 4:30-7:30 p.m. |
Notable Players This Week
PGA TOUR CHAMPIONS: PRINCIPAL CHARITY CLASSIC
The PGA TOUR Champions heads to Des Moines, Iowa, for the Principal Charity Classic this week, held at Wakonda Club. Jerry Kelly looks to defend his 2022 championship that saw him and Kirk Triplett shoot 18 under par over 54 holes before winning on the first extra hole of the playoff.
Live coverage tees off Friday at 3 p.m. ET on Peacock with an encore presentation in primetime later that day at 7 p.m. ET on GOLF Channel.
How To Watch – Friday, June 2 – Sunday, June 4 (all times ET)
| Day | GOLF Channel/Peacock | Peacock |
| Friday | 7-9 p.m.* | 3-5 p.m. |
| Saturday | 2:30-5 p.m. | |
| Sunday | 2:30-5 p.m. |
*Not simulstreamed on Peacock
Notable Players This Week
DP WORLD TOUR: PORSCHE EUROPEAN OPEN
The Porsche European Open on the DP World Tour is held this week at Green Eagle Golf Course in Hamburg, Germany. This is the final event of a four-tournament qualifying series on the DP World Tour used to determine spots into the U.S. Open. The top two point earners not already exempt into the major will get in the field.
Live coverage begins tomorrow at 7 a.m. ET on GOLF Channel.
How To Watch – Thursday, June 1 – Sunday, June 4 (all times ET)
| Day | GOLF Channel | NBC Sports app/NBCSports.com |
| Thursday | 7-11 a.m. | 7-Noon |
| Friday | 7-11 a.m. | 7-Noon |
| Saturday | 7-11:30 a.m. | |
| Sunday | 7-11:30 a.m. |
Notable Players This Week
NCAA DIVISION I MEN’S GOLF CHAMPIONSHIP
Coverage of the 2023 NCAA Division I Men’s Team National Championship Presented by Stifel and AT&T featuring No. 2 seed Florida vs. No. 5 seed Georgia Tech from Grayhawk Golf Club in Scottsdale, Ariz., will be presented today at 5 p.m. ET on Peacock and GOLF Channel. Earlier in the week, Fred Biondi of Florida won the individual title after erasing a five-shot deficit.
Peacock & GOLF Channel Broadcast Team
BEYOND THE FAIRWAY
NBC Sports’ Beyond The Fairway podcast has returned for a third season with professional golfers Doug Smith and Will Lowery hosting the series alongside former professional golfer Henni Koyack. Throughout the season, Smith, Lowery, and Koyack will provide honest and candid discussions on hot-button topics inside and outside the world of golf, plus interview celebrities, athletes and golf influencers about what drives their passion for this great game and how to move it forward.
Click here to listen to the latest episode.
BROADCAST NOTES
| Day | Golf Central |
| Wednesday | 9-10 p.m. |
| Thursday | 6-7 p.m. |
| Friday | 6-7 p.m. |
| Saturday | 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m./8-9 p.m. |
| Sunday | 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m./7:30-8:30 p.m. |
Note: all times ET, post-round coverage begins following conclusion of play
All GOLF Channel coverage also streams on NBCSports.com and the NBC Sports app via authentication, 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.
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ESPN Events, a division of ESPN, has unveiled its schedule for the 2023 college football season, including 17 bowl games across ESPN and ABC, and four early-season kickoff games.
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With less than 100 days to the official start of the college football season, the countdown to kickoff on ACC Network (ACCN), the 24/7 national platform dedicated to ACC sports, has begun. The schedule of games across ESPN platforms for Weeks 1-3 of the 2023 season was announced today.
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College football on ESPN platforms returns in 2023 with an unparalleled portfolio of marquee rivalries, non-conference showcases, conference championship contests and comprehensive postseason coverage. ESPN will present approximately 1,000 regular season games across all platforms, readying for the return of a 40-game Bowl Season schedule that includes the exclusive presentation of the College Football Playoff Semifinals at the Rose Bowl Game and the Allstate Sugar Bowl, and concludes with the CFP National Championship Presented by AT&T on Monday, Jan. 8, at NRG Stadium in Houston.
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SEC Network commences its 10th college football season in Nashville on Saturday, Aug. 26, with Vanderbilt hosting Hawai’i at 7:30 p.m. ET. SECN’s season opener is one of 38 matchups featuring Southeastern Conference squads across ESPN platforms in the first four weeks of the season, including 11 televised on SEC Network.
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The Teams are Set
McGregor Lands the Lightweight and Bantamweight Prospects while Chandler Gets the Veterans in Both Divisions
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Following three successful years since the program launched in 2020, ESPN, in collaboration with NBA, Andscape, and ABC, today announced year four of the award-winning Champion Black Businesses (CBB) initiative. CBB continues to elevate Black-owned businesses, showcasing the diversity and creativity of Black entrepreneurship and cementing their importance by sharing their stories across ESPN platforms during the NBA Finals and beyond.
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