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BEACH VOLLEYBALL’S BEST RETURN THIS WEEKEND WITH AVP CHAMPIONS CUP SERIES ACROSS NBC SPORTS, BEGINNING SATURDAY AT 3:30 P.M. ET ON NBC

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Women’s Final on NBC This Sunday at 4:30 P.M. ET; Early Round Men’s Match Saturday at 3:30 P.M. ET on NBC

Three-Part Champions Cup Series from Long Beach, Calif., Replaces 2020 AVP Beach Volleyball Season Amidst COVID-19 Pandemic

Real-Time Results Throughout the Weekend Can Be Accessed Here

STAMFORD, Conn. – July 16, 2020 – The AVP Champions Cup Series, a three-part event replacing the 2020 AVP professional beach volleyball season amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, kicks off this weekend in Long Beach, Calif., with two matches on NBC.

NBC broadcasts an early round men’s match at 3:30 p.m. ET this Saturday, July 18, followed on Sunday, July 19, by the women’s final at 4:30 p.m. ET.

Veteran broadcaster and Olympic gold medalist Chris Marlowe calls the action this weekend, joined by beach volleyball Olympian and three-time All-American Kevin Wong (analyst), and Dain Blanton (reporter). Saturday’s coverage will also include three-time Olympic gold medalist Misty May-Treanor as an analyst.

The Saturday NBC broadcast features Trevor Crabb and Tri Bourne vs. Chase Budinger and Chaim Schalk. The top-ranked duo of 2008 Olympic gold medalist Phil Dalhausser and his partner Nick Lucena will also be in action on Saturday.

This weekend’s women’s competition features the top-two teams in the world, Americans April Ross and Alix Klineman and Canadians Sarah Pavan and Melissa Humana-Paredes, who faced off in the gold medal match at last year’s world championships and aim to meet in Sunday’s final on NBC.  

Held over three weekends – Monster Hydro Cup July 18-19, Wilson Sporting Goods Cup July 25-26 and Porsche Cup August 1-2 — the AVP Champions Cup Series, presented by Acer, is an eight-team main draw with a 12-team qualification cap. Each event is run separately with a $200,000 purse, plus a $100,000 bonus pool up for grabs for the teams with the top finishes at the end of the series.

The AVP has partnered with Task Force Lab (TFL), a privately-owned full service, concierge COVID-19 testing provider based in Pasadena, Calif. to facilitate the processing of hundreds of PCR swab tests on-site each week in an effort to ensure that the competition site stays free of the novel coronavirus.

–NBC SPORTS–

MIKE TIRICO HOSTS “TOKYO OLYMPICS: DREAMS LIVE ON” SPECIAL, TOMORROW, THURSDAY, MARCH 26 AT 11 A.M. ET ON NBCSN

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Katie Ledecky, Nathan Adrian, Simone Manuel, Tatyana McFadden & Jordan Burroughs Among Team USA Athletes Sharing Their Thoughts on 2020 Tokyo Olympics & Paralympics Postponement

Show Features First Interview of IOC President Thomas Bach following Postponement Announcement & Discussion with USOPC CEO Sarah Hirshland

Two-Hour Special, Edited and Produced Remotely, Features 15 Interviews Conducted by Tirico Immediately Following Announcement

Multiple Encore Presentations on NBCSN and Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA, Plus One-Hour Show Sunday at Noon ET on NBC

STAMFORD, Conn. – March 25, 2020 – Mike Tirico hosts “Tokyo Olympics: Dreams Live On,” a special debuting tomorrow, Thursday, March 26 at 11 a.m. ET on NBCSN. The two-hour show features newsmaker interviews and Team USA athlete reaction to the postponement of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics & Paralympics.

Taped on Tuesday, March 24, the day of the postponement announcement, the special includes the first interview with IOC President Thomas Bach following the postponement announcement, as well as discussions with USOPC CEO Sarah Hirshland, and NBC Olympics swimming analyst and three-time Olympic gold medalist Rowdy Gaines, whose career was interrupted by the U.S. boycott of the 1980 Moscow Games.

Katie Ledecky, Nathan Adrian, Simone Manuel, Tatyana McFadden and Jordan Burroughs are among 12 Team USA athletes interviewed for the show:

    • Nathan Adrian (Swimming) – Five-time Olympic gold medalist
    • Jordan Burroughs (Wrestling) – 2012 Olympic gold medalist in men’s freestyle
    • Emma Coburn (Track and Field) – 2016 Olympic bronze medalist
    • Kerri Walsh Jennings (Beach Volleyball) – Three-time Olympic gold medalist
    • Katie Ledecky (Swimming) – Five-time Olympic gold medalist
    • Noah Lyles (Track and Field) – Reigning world champion in 200m
    • Simone Manuel (Swimming) – Four-time Olympic medalist
    • Tatyana McFadden (Paralympic Track and Field) – 17-time Paralympic medalist
    • Cat Osterman – (Softball) – Two-time Olympic medalist
    • Melissa Stockwell (Paratriathlon) – 2016 Paralympic bronze medalist
    • Christian Taylor (Track and Field) – Two-time Olympic gold medalist
    • Mallory Weggemann (Paralympic Swimming) – Two-time Paralympic medalist

 

This unique program was produced by the NBC Olympics features team, editing from their homes across the country due to social distancing required by the COVID-19 virus, piecing together the 15 interviews conducted by Tirico in the six hours immediately following the postponement announcement, mixing in footage, graphics, music, and additional post-production elements. All video interviews were conducted via cellphone or laptop computer.

Encore presentations will air this Friday, March 27 at 11 a.m. ET on NBCSN and starting tomorrow at 8 p.m. ET on Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA. NBC will air a one-hour version of the special this Sunday at Noon ET.

Following is the schedule for “Tokyo Olympics: Dreams Live On” (all times E.T. and subject to change):

Date Event Time (ET) Network
Thurs., Mar. 26 “Tokyo Olympics: Dreams Live On” (Premiere) 11 a.m. NBCSN
Thurs., Mar. 26 “Tokyo Olympics: Dreams Live On” 8 p.m. Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA
Fri., Mar. 27 “Tokyo Olympics: Dreams Live On” 11 a.m. NBCSN
Fri., Mar. 27 “Tokyo Olympics: Dreams Live On” 4 p.m. Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA
Sat., Mar. 28 “Tokyo Olympics: Dreams Live On” 10:30 p.m. Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA
Sun., Mar. 29 “Tokyo Olympics: Dreams Live On” (One-hour version) Noon NBC

 

Coverage of Olympic Sports on NBC Sports Group platforms is a presentation of Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA. All coverage on NBC and NBCSN will stream on NBCSports.com and the NBC Sports app. All coverage on Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA will stream on OlympicChannel.com and the Olympic Channel app, in addition to NBCSports.com and the NBC Sports app.

 

ABOUT NBC OLYMPICS

A division of NBC Sports Group, NBC Olympics is responsible for producing, programming and promoting NBCUniversal’s coverage of the Olympic Games. It is renowned for its unsurpassed Olympic heritage, award-winning production, and ability to aggregate the largest audiences in U.S. television history. NBCUniversal owns the U.S. media rights on all platforms to all Olympic Games through 2032. NBC Olympics also produces thousands of hours of Olympic sports programming throughout the year, which is presented on NBC, NBCSN, Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA, and NBC Sports digital platforms.

ABOUT THE USOPC

Founded in 1894 and headquartered in Colorado Springs, Colorado, the United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee serves as both the National Olympic Committee and National Paralympic Committee for the United States. The USOPC is focused on protecting, supporting and empowering America’s athletes, and is responsible for fielding U.S. teams for the Olympic, Paralympic, Youth Olympic, Pan American and Parapan American Games, and serving as the steward of the Olympic and Paralympic movements in the U.S. For more information, visit TeamUSA.org.

 

–NBC OLYMPICS–

Beach Volleyball World Tour – Vienna, Austria Schedule 2019

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Date Event TV Platform Time (ET) Streaming Time (ET) Streaming Platform
8/2/19 Medal Round Matches – Vienna, Austria (Live) N/A N/A 6:45 a.m. OlympicChannel.com, Olympic Channel app
  Medal Round Matches – Vienna, Austria (Live) Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA 8 a.m. 8 a.m. OlympicChannel.com, Olympic Channel app
8/3/19 Medal Round Matches – Vienna, Austria (Live) N/A N/A 4:15 a.m. OlympicChannel.com, Olympic Channel app
  Medal Round Matches – Vienna, Austria (Live) Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA 6 a.m. 6 a.m. OlympicChannel.com, Olympic Channel app
8/4/19 Men’s Semifinals – Vienna, Austria (Live) Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA 7 a.m. 7 a.m. OlympicChannel.com, Olympic Channel app
  Men’s Finals – Vienna, Austria (Live) Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA 10:45 a.m. 10:45 a.m. OlympicChannel.com, Olympic Channel app
8/5/19 Women’s Finals – Vienna, Austria Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA 11 a.m. 11 a.m. OlympicChannel.com, Olympic Channel app
  Women’s Finals – Vienna, Austria NBCSN 12 p.m. 12 p.m. OlympicChannel.com, Olympic Channel app, NBCSports.com, NBC Sports app

 

NBC SPORTS PRESENTS MORE THAN 90 HOURS OF BEACH VOLLEYBALL PROGRAMMING IN NEXT 14 DAYS

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NBC Sports Presents More Than 72 Hours of FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championships Coverage, Beginning This Friday, June 28, at 8 a.m. ET on Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA

Beach Volleyball Coverage Starts Tonight with Olympic Classics at 8 p.m. ET on Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA

Classics Feature Beach Volleyball Stars Kerri Walsh Jennings, Misty May-Treanor, Karch Kiraly, Kent Steffes and More

All Olympic Sports Coverage Across NBC Sports Platforms is a Presentation of Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA

STAMFORD, Conn. – June 24, 2019 – NBC Sports will present more than 90 hours of beach volleyball programming over the next 14 days with 72 hours of FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championships coverage from Hamburg, Germany, and nearly 20 hours of Olympic Classics that begin tonight at 8 pm ET on Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA.

NBC Sports’ extensive coverage of the FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championships begins on Friday, June 28, at 8 a.m. ET on Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA, kicking off more than 72 hours of coverage over the next 14 days.

The World Championships are held every two years and this year’s competition serves as an Olympic qualifying event. Top American teams include three-time Olympic gold medalist Kerri Walsh Jennings with 2016 Olympian Brooke Sweat, two-time Olympic medalist April Ross and her partner Alix Klineman, and Sara Hughes and partner Summer Ross. The top U.S. men’s seed is Olympic gold medalist Phil Dalhausser and his partner Nick Lucena, who placed 5th at the Rio Olympic Games together.

Olympic gold medalist Chris Marlowe will call the action, joined by analyst and three-time All-American Kevin Wong.

NBCSN presents live coverage beginning Friday, June 28 at Noon ET. Coverage on NBCSN will stream live on NBCSports.com and the NBC Sports app.

The full 2019 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championships schedule is available here.

Leading up to the FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championships, Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA presents three consecutive nights of Olympic Classics: Beach Volleyball coverage, starting tonight at 8 p.m. ET with the 1996 Men’s Gold Medal Match featuring two of the most iconic American teams in beach volleyball history: Karch Kiraly and Kent Steffes vs. Mike Dodd and Mike Whitmarsh. Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA will also present all three gold medal victories by Misty May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh Jennings, and the bronze medal victory for Walsh Jennings and her 2016 partner April Ross.

Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA will also present a 9-hour marathon of the entire slate of Olympic Classics: Beach Volleyball shows on Thursday, June 27. The full schedule is available here.

All Olympic sports coverage televised and streamed across NBC Sports platforms is presented by Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA. Live coverage on Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA will stream on OlympicChannel.com and the Olympic Channel app, in addition to NBCSports.com and the NBC Sports app.

– NBC SPORTS –

FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championship Schedule – Hamburg, Germany

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Date Event TV Platform Time (ET) Streaming Time (ET) Streaming Platform
Fri., June 28 Day 1 – Pool Play Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA 8 a.m. 8 a.m. OlympicChannel.com, Olympic Channel app, NBCSports.com & NBC Sports app
  Day 1 – Pool Play NBCSN 12:00 p.m. 12:00 p.m. NBCSports.com, NBC Sports app
  Day 1 – Pool Play Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA 2:30 p.m. 2:30 p.m. OlympicChannel.com, Olympic Channel app, NBCSports.com & NBC Sports app
Sat., June 29 Day 2 – Pool Play Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA 8:00 a.m. 8:00 a.m. OlympicChannel.com, Olympic Channel app, NBCSports.com & NBC Sports app
  Day 2 – Pool Play Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA 12:00 p.m. 12:00 p.m. OlympicChannel.com, Olympic Channel app, NBCSports.com & NBC Sports app
  Day 2 – Pool Play* NBCSN Midnight Midnight OlympicChannel.com, Olympic Channel app
Sun., June 30 Day 3 – Pool Play Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA 8:00 a.m. 8:00 a.m. OlympicChannel.com, Olympic Channel app, NBCSports.com & NBC Sports app
  Day 3 – Pool Play* NBCSN Midnight Midnight OlympicChannel.com, Olympic Channel app
Mon., July 1 Day 4 – Pool Play Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA 8:00 a.m. 8:00 a.m. OlympicChannel.com, Olympic Channel app, NBCSports.com & NBC Sports app
  Day 4 – Pool Play NBCSN 12:00 p.m. 12:00 p.m. NBCSports.com, NBC Sports app
  Day 4 – Pool Play Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA 2:30 p.m. 2:30 p.m. OlympicChannel.com, Olympic Channel app, NBCSports.com & NBC Sports app
Tues., July 2 Day 5 – Pool Play Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA 8:00 a.m. 8:00 a.m. OlympicChannel.com, Olympic Channel app, NBCSports.com & NBC Sports app
  Day 5 – Pool Play NBCSN 12:00 p.m. 12:00 p.m. NBCSports.com, NBC Sports app
  Day 5 – Pool Play Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA 2:30 p.m. 2:30 p.m. OlympicChannel.com, Olympic Channel app, NBCSports.com & NBC Sports app
Wed., July 3 Day 6 – Women’s Round of 32 Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA 8:00 a.m. 8:00 a.m. OlympicChannel.com, Olympic Channel app, NBCSports.com & NBC Sports app
  Day 6 – Women’s Round of 32 NBCSN 12:00 p.m. 12:00 p.m. NBCSports.com, NBC Sports app
  Day 6 – Men’s Pool Play Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA 2:30 p.m. 2:30 p.m. OlympicChannel.com, Olympic Channel app, NBCSports.com & NBC Sports app
Thurs., July 4 Day 7 – Women’s Round of 16 & Men’s Round of 32 Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA 8:00 a.m. 8:00 a.m. OlympicChannel.com, Olympic Channel app, NBCSports.com & NBC Sports app
Fri., July 5 Day 8 – Women’s Quarterfinals & Men’s Round of 16 Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA 6:30 a.m. 6:30 a.m. OlympicChannel.com, Olympic Channel app, NBCSports.com & NBC Sports app
  Day 8 – Women’s Semifinals* Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA 5:00 p.m. 5:00 p.m. OlympicChannel.com, Olympic Channel
  Day 8 – Women’s Semifinals* NBCSN Midnight Midnight OlympicChannel.com, Olympic Channel app
Sat., July 6 Day 9 – Men’s Quarterfinals & Women’s Finals Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA 5:45 a.m. 5:45 a.m. OlympicChannel.com, Olympic Channel app, NBCSports.com & NBC Sports app
  Day 9 – Men’s Semifinals Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA 11:00 a.m. 11:00 a.m. OlympicChannel.com, Olympic Channel app, NBCSports.com & NBC Sports app
  Day 9 – Women’s Gold Medal Match* Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA 7:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. OlympicChannel.com, Olympic Channel
  Day 9 – Women’s Gold Medal Match* NBCSN 10:00 p.m. 10:00 p.m. OlympicChannel.com, Olympic Channel app
Sun., July 7 Day 10 – Men’s Finals* Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA 10:00 a.m. 10:00 a.m. OlympicChannel.com, Olympic Channel
  Day 10 – Men’s Finals* NBCSN 1:00 p.m. 1:00 p.m. OlympicChannel.com, Olympic Channel

 

*Indicates Same Day Delay (SDD)

Olympic Classics: Beach Volleyball

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The following is available on Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA.

DATE TIME (ET) EVENT
Mon., June 24 8 p.m. 1996 Men’s Gold Medal Match: USA vs. USA
Mon., June 24 9:30 p.m. 2000 Men’s Gold Medal Match: USA vs. Brazil
Tues., June 25 8 p.m. 2004 Women’s Gold Medal Match: USA vs. Brazil
Tues., June 25 9 p.m. 2008 Women’s Gold Medal Match: USA vs. China
Tues., June 25 10 p.m. 2008 Men’s Gold Medal Match: USA vs. Brazil
Wed., June 26 8 p.m. 2012 Women’s Gold Medal Match: USA vs. USA
Wed., June 26 9 p.m. 2016 Women’s Bronze Medal Match: USA vs. Brazil

NBCSN PRESENTS LIVE COVERAGE OF THE USA VOLLEYBALL COLLEGE BEACH CHAMPIONSHIPS THIS WEEKEND AS PART OF 2019 TEAM USA CHAMPIONS SERIES, PRESENTED BY XFINITY

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Top Collegiate Pairs to Compete from Hermosa Beach, Calif.
on Saturday, May 11, Live at 6 p.m. ET on NBCSN

Chris Marlowe, Kevin Wong and Dain Blanton Call the Action

STAMFORD, Conn. – May 9, 2019 – NBC Sports continues coverage of the 2019 Team USA Champions Series, presented by Xfinity, with the 2019 USA Volleyball College Beach Championships live from Hermosa Beach, California, on Saturday, May 11, at 6 p.m. ET on NBCSN.

Louisiana State University’s Claire Coppola and Kristen Nuss aim to defend their 2018 women’s title as the top collegiate duos go to head-to-head in the three-day tournament, culminating with the finals on Saturday afternoon. On the men’s side, 2018 champions Jon Justice and Adam Wienckowski both return to this year’s competition with different partners.

1984 Olympic gold medalist Chris Marlowe calls the action and is joined by beach volleyball Olympian and three-time All-American Kevin Wong (analyst) and Dain Blanton (reporter).

NBC Sports’ coverage of the Team USA Champions Series, presented by Xfinity continues on Saturday, May 25, with the Diving National Championships at 12:30 p.m. ET on NBCSN and at 2 p.m. ET on NBC.

Coverage on NBC and NBCSN is live streamed via authentication on NBCSports.com and the NBC Sports app.

— NBC SPORTS —

AVP PRO BEACH VOLLEYBALL TOUR COVERAGE CONTINUES FROM SEATTLE NEXT TUESDAY, JUNE 26, AT 7 PM ET ON NBCSN

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Chris Marlowe, Kevin Wong & Dain Blanton to Call the Action

STAMFORD, Conn. – June 21, 2018 – NBC Sports Group continues coverage of the 2018 AVP Pro Beach Volleyball Tour Tuesday, June 26, at 7 p.m. ET on NBCSN from Seattle, Wash.

In the men’s field, 2008 Olympic gold medalist Phil Dalhausser and his partner Nick Lucena enter the tournament as the number one seed. They have won the first two tournaments on this year’s AVP Tour and look to continue the streak in Seattle. Other players in the men’s field to watch out for include Olympian Jake Gibb, with partner Taylor Crabb, and Casey Patterson, with partner and 2017 Seattle Open champion, Stafford Slick.

Two-time Olympic medalist April Ross will partner with AVP 2017 Most Improved Player, Caitlin Ledoux, for Seattle, and are expected to headline the women’s field. They enter the tournament as the number three seed.

Veteran broadcaster and Olympic gold medalist Chris Marlowe calls the action, joined by beach volleyball Olympian and three-time All-American Kevin Wong (analyst), and Dain Blanton (reporter).

Following is the television schedule for the remainder of the 2018 AVP season:

Date Time (ET) Location Network
Tues., June 26 7 p.m. Seattle NBCSN
Tues., July 10 6 p.m. San Francisco NBCSN
Sun., July 29 Midnight Hermosa Beach NBCSN
Sun., Aug. 19 4:30 p.m. Manhattan Beach (LIVE) NBC
Wed., Sept. 5 7 p.m. Chicago NBCSN
Sun., Sept. 16 11:30 p.m. Hawaii NBCSN

 

(All times ET, subject to change)

–NBC SPORTS GROUP–

 

NBC SPORTS GROUP AND AVP PRO BEACH VOLLEYBALL TOUR ANNOUNCE MEDIA PARTNERSHIP

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NBC Sports Group To Present More Than 17 Hours of AVP Pro Beach Volleyball Tour Coverage in 2015 on NBC and NBCSN

All AVP on NBC Telecasts to be Live Streamed on NBC Sports Live Extra

Stamford, Conn. – April 6, 2015 – NBC Sports Group and the AVP (Association of Volleyball Professionals) Pro Beach Volleyball Tour today announced a media rights agreement for AVP tournaments to be televised on NBC and NBCSN, and live streamed on NBC Sports Live Extra.

The agreement returns the country’s premier professional beach volleyball tour, entering its 33rd year, to the network that first televised the AVP 25 years ago. It also marks the most comprehensive media partnership in Tour history and will include broadcast, cable and digital components for the first time.

“We are pleased to welcome the AVP back home on NBC,” said Jon Miller, President, Programming, NBC Sports and NBCSN. “The AVP and beach volleyball have a long history with NBC Sports, and we will leverage the full collection of our broadcast, cable and online platforms of the NBC Sports Group to document the great stories, competition and personalities of the AVP’s athletes. With less than 500 days until the start of the Rio Olympics, we are excited to increase our coverage of this fan favorite Olympic sport.”

“We are very pleased to return the AVP Tour and its elite athletes to NBC Sports Group’s multiple platforms, and look forward to a long and mutually beneficial partnership that brings the unparalleled excitement of AVP tournaments into fans’ living rooms on Sunday afternoons throughout the summer,” said AVP Managing Partner Donald Sun. “As the 2016 Rio Games approach, this comprehensive new partnership gives us the perfect platform to further showcase beach volleyball to a national audience.”

The agreement calls for 17.5 hours of coverage in 2015, 10 on NBC and 7.5 on NBCSN, plus live streaming on NBC Sports Live Extra. Coverage will include the men’s and women’s finals of all seven regular-season tournaments. In addition, NBC and NBCSN will feature the finals and early-round coverage of an AVP-run tournament on the international FIVB (Federation International de Volleyball) Tour within the United States. Encore presentations of select telecasts will air on Universal Sports Network.

Coverage will run from May-September, beginning with the AVP’s season-opening event in New Orleans, La., over Memorial Day weekend. The AVP’s complete 2015 tour schedule can be found at avp.com. NBC Sports Group’s telecast schedule will be released at a later date.

The AVP is the exclusive domestic beach volleyball home of the nation’s top athletes, including  Olympic gold medalists Kerri Walsh-Jennings (2004, 2008, 2012), Phil Dalhausser (2008) and Todd Rogers (2008); Olympic  silver medalist April Ross (2012); two-time Olympians Jake Gibb (2008, 2012) and Sean Rosenthal (2008, 2012); and Olympian Nicole Branagh (2008). The tour also features many up-and-coming stars who are helping build the future of the sport, such as Casey Patterson, Theo Brunner, Tri Bourne, Summer Ross, Emily Day, Lane Carico and 2014 Newcomers of the Year Trevor Crabb and Amanda Dowdy.

ABOUT NBC SPORTS GROUP

When the Comcast-NBCUniversal transaction was completed in January 2011, the sports assets of the two companies combined to form NBC Sports Group, which serves sports fans 24/7 with premier live events, insightful studio shows, and compelling original programming. The sports media company consists of a unique array of sports assets, including NBC Sports, NBC Olympics, NBCSN (NBC Sports Network), Golf Channel, 10 NBC Sports Regional Networks, NBC Sports Radio and NBC Sports Digital. NBC Sports Group possesses an unparalleled collection of television rights agreements, partnering with some of the most prestigious sports properties in the world: the International Olympic Committee and United States Olympic Committee, the NFL, NHL, NASCAR, PGA TOUR, PGA of America, Churchill Downs, Premier League, Tour de France, French Open, Formula One, IndyCar and many more.

ABOUT THE AVP

Established in 1983, the AVP (Association of Volleyball Professionals) produces, markets and distributes volleyball events worldwide, including the popular AVP Pro Beach Volleyball Tour. While promoting family-oriented events and supporting a healthy lifestyle, the AVP is best known for its world-class athletes, who have won numerous Gold, Silver and Bronze medals in the Olympic games. The AVP headquarters are in Costa Mesa, Calif.

 

–NBC SPORTS GROUP–