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Timestamp: 2019-04-24 00:26:30+00:00

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STAMFORD, Conn. – April 23, 2019 – NBC Sports’ Premier League host Rebecca Lowe will work two of the sports world’s most famous Derbies in an 11-day stretch, it was announced today. First, she hosts tomorrow’s Manchester Derby as second-place Manchester City visit sixth-place Manchester United (live coverage kicks off at 2 p.m. ET with Premier League Live on NBCSN). Then it’s on to Churchill Downs in Louisville, for her first ever Kentucky Derby on Saturday, May 4, live at 2:30 p.m. ET on NBC.
Lowe, who will serve as co-host for the Kentucky Derby as well as NBCSN’s coverage of the Kentucky Oaks on Friday, May 3, will handle a variety of subjects on the telecasts from Churchill Downs. Among her assignments are an interview with Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert, who won two Triple Crowns in the past four years with Justify (2018) and American Pharoah (2015), as well as a cooking segment with celebrity chef and longtime horse racing fan Bobby Flay, who will be on-site to create the perfect southern-themed dish for a Kentucky Derby party.
“As a versatile member of the NBC Sports team, we welcome Rebecca to our Derby and Oaks Day shows, where she will offer the unique perspective of a long-time sports presenter, but a first-time attendee,” said Rob Hyland, Coordinating Producer for NBC Sports Group’s Triple Crown horse racing coverage.
Lowe, who served as a host for NBC Olympics’ coverage of the 2014 Olympic Winter Games in Sochi, Russia, the 2016 Rio Olympics, and the 2018 PyeongChang Olympics, will also anchor a Premier League halftime from Churchill Downs for the Friday, May 3 match between Everton and Burnley (3 p.m. ET kickoff on NBCSN). Live Kentucky Oaks coverage on NBCSN will wrap around the Premier League match that day, with shows from Noon-3 p.m. ET and 5 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. ET.
Lowe will return to NBC Sports’ Premier League studio for live coverage of all 10 Championship Sunday matches on Sunday, May 12. Premier League Mornings Live kicks off on NBCSN at 9 a.m. ET on May 12, followed by live simultaneous coverage of all 10 matches at 10 a.m. ET on the networks of NBCUniversal, NBC Sports.com, and the NBC Sports app.
NBC SPORTS AND HORSE RACING: NBC Sports is the exclusive home to the most important and prestigious events in horse racing, including the Triple Crown, the Breeders’ Cup World Championships, Royal Ascot, and Pegasus World Cup Invitational Series. NBC has been the exclusive home of the Kentucky Derby and the Preakness Stakes since 2001, and the Belmont Stakes since 2011, when NBC Sports Group reassembled the Triple Crown.
STAMFORD, Conn. – April 22, 2019 – Ahead of this Wednesday’s critical Manchester Derby, NBC Sports presents wall-to-wall, pre-match coverage live from the pitch at Old Trafford. Arlo White, Lee Dixon and Graeme Le Saux, who will call the match, begin coverage at a special pitch-side desk for NBCSN’s Premier League Live at 2 p.m. ET – a full hour before Manchester United v. Manchester City kicks off at 3 p.m. ET.
This week’s Manchester Derby holds massive implications for the Premier League title; with wins in all remaining games, Manchester City will clinch a second-straight and fourth overall Premier League title. In addition, Manchester United look to rebound from a tough loss to Everton in the fight for a top-4 finish and qualification for Champions League next season.
Leading up to the match, NBC Sports will utilize on-air teams in the U.S. and the U.K. Rebecca Lowe will be joined by former Jamaica National Team player Robbie Earle, and former Premier League footballer Robbie Mustoe from NBC Sports’ International Broadcast Center in Stamford, Conn., while White, Dixon, and Le Saux will highlight the electric environment at Old Trafford.
Viewers will have a front-row seat to player warm-up coverage, starting when players take the pitch (roughly 2:15 p.m. ET) until they head back into the dressing room (roughly 2:45 p.m. ET), and then again as the players return to the tunnel just prior to kickoff. Coverage will include a breakdown of all 22 starting players in a pre-match “on the pitch” segment.
NBC Sports’ weekday match coverage begins today with Chelsea v. Burnley at 3 p.m. ET on NBCSN. Fifth-place Chelsea look to jump back into the top-4 after a loss at Liverpool, while Burnley have won three straight matches and come off an important win over “relegation-rivals” Cardiff City.
Coverage continues tomorrow on NBCSN at 2 p.m. with Premier League Live, followed by Tottenham v. Brighton & Hove Albion on NBCSN and Watford v. Southampton on NBC Sports Gold. Third-place Tottenham, who advanced to the Champions League Semi-Finals last week, continue to push for a top-4 finish with an important win at home this week.
“The Impossible Dream,” a two-hour movie co-produced with Manchester United, premieres this Sunday, April 28 at 2:30 p.m. ET on NBCSN, following the Red Devils’ match against Chelsea. The movie will also stream on NBCSports.com, the NBC Sports app, and on MUTV globally. Fans can download and subscribe via the MUTV App to watch the movie on demand.
Saturday’s coverage concludes with 6th-place Manchester United v. West Ham at 12:30 p.m. ET on NBC and Universo. Manchester United enter the weekend three points outside the top-4, and will be looking to bounce back after a loss at Wolves.
ESPN+ and U.S. Soccer announced today an exclusive, multi-year media rights agreement for the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup, U.S. Soccer’s national championship for clubs and the longest-running domestic cup competition in the United States. All U.S. Open Cup matches from the First Round through the Final will air exclusively on ESPN+, the direct-to-consumer sports streaming service, beginning this year and running through the 109th edition of the tournament in 2022. The deal, negotiated by Soccer United Marketing (SUM) on behalf of the U.S. Soccer Federation, includes rights in all languages.
The post ESPN+ Reaches Multi-Year Media Rights Agreement for the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup appeared first on ESPN Press Room U.S..
STAMFORD, Conn. – April 3, 2019 – With less than two months to Championship Sunday, NBC Sports’ Premier League coverage heats up this week with nine crucial matches in the next six days. Starting at 2:45 p.m. ET today on NBCSN, Tottenham host Crystal Palace in the first senior match at the brand-new, state-of-the-art Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. Prior to kickoff, NBCSN will present the new stadium’s entire opening ceremony uninterrupted. Arlo White and Lee Dixon will call the historic match in north London.
Also at 2:45 p.m. ET today, NBC Sports Gold presents two exclusive matches: Chelsea v. Brighton & Hove Albion and Manchester City v. Cardiff City. Only two points behind league-leading Liverpool, 2nd-place Manchester City aim for three points as a step toward reclaiming the Premier League title. Meanwhile, just three points separate 6th-place Chelsea and 3rd-place Arsenal, raising the stakes as the final weeks of the Premier League season begin.
Premier League coverage returns on Friday, April 5 with Southampton v. 1st-place Liverpool at 3 p.m. ET on NBCSN and Universo. Mohamed Salah and Liverpool remain unbeaten in their last 11 Premier Leagues matches, and look to carry their first-place spot through the final weeks of the season. Meanwhile, 16th-place Southampton are just five points clear of the relegation zone.
On Saturday, live coverage begins with Premier League Mornings at 9 a.m. ET, followed by Newcastle v. Crystal Palace at 10 a.m. ET on NBCSN and Universo. Both clubs aim to claim a spot in the top half of the table within the next six weeks.
Also at 10 a.m. ET, NBC Sports Gold presents Bournemouth v. Burnley, and Huddersfield v. Leicester City. After last week’s loss, Huddersfield became the first team relegated from the Premier League this season.
On Sunday, 3rd-place Arsenal visit Everton at 9:05 a.m. ET on NBCSN. Arsenal jumped into third-place after a 2-0 defeat of Newcastle, extending their Premier League unbeaten streak to six matches.
The week of extensive match coverage concludes on Monday, April 8 with Chelsea v. West Ham at 3 p.m. ET on NBCSN. After Monday’s match, NBCSN at 5:30 p.m. ET presents a new episode of THE MEN IN BLAZERS SHOW hosted by popular soccer personalities Michael Davies and Roger Bennett, who will be joined by actor Joe Dempsie.
Rebecca Lowe hosts Premier League Mornings, Premier League Live, and Goal Zone, joined by former Premier League footballer Robbie Mustoe and former U.S. Men’s National Team midfielder Kyle Martino.
NBC Sports recently debuted the extensive multiplatform series “In the Shadow of the Kop,” across NBCSports.com, the NBC Sports app and NBC Sports’ YouTube channel. Portions of each film will air during NBC Sports’ Premier League broadcasts on NBCSN. Hosted by Roger Bennett of THE MEN IN BLAZERS, new episodes are available every Tuesday and Thursday at 8 p.m. ET for the next three weeks. This Thursday, Ep. 8: Liverpool Legends debuts. Liverpool fans, journalists and former players discuss some of the club’s greatest ever players, including Kevin Keegan, Kenny Dalglish, Robbie Fowler and Steven Gerrard.
Tottenham star forward Harry Kane joins Jermaine Jenas from the new Tottenham Hotspur stadium in this week’s episode of “Inside the Mind”, exclusively on NBC Sports’ YouTube Channel (available Saturday, April 6).
For the first time all season, the jackpot was hit last weekend in “Premier League Pick ‘Em” on NBC Sports Predictor, with three users earning perfect scores. The three fans correctly predicted the exact scores of all five featured Premier League matches, winning $17,300 apiece – sharing the $50,000 grand prize, plus the weekly top-three guaranteed prizes.
STAMFORD, Conn. – March 27, 2019 – NBC Sports kicks off a stretch of nine Premier League match days in a 10-day span beginning this Saturday, March 30, with the “Premier League Mornings Live” Fan Fest in Boston, new episodes of the “In the Shadow of the Kop” series, and first-place Liverpool v. third-place Tottenham in a blockbuster match Sunday at 11:30 a.m. ET on NBCSN and Telemundo.
ESPN coverage of the first FIFA International Match Week in 2019 will feature more than 50 matches highlighted by two U.S. Men’s National Team games and the first week of UEFA EURO 2020 (UEFA European Football Championship 2020) qualifying matches. The two U.S. Men’s National Team matches – USA vs. Ecuador at Orlando City Stadium on Thursday, March 21, and USA vs. Chile at Houston’s BBVA Compass Stadium on Tuesday, March 26 – will air on ESPN2 and on the ESPN App. Ian Darke, analyst Taylor Twellman and reporter Sebastian Salazar will call both matches.
The post ESPN Coverage of 2019’s First FIFA International Match Week Features Two U.S. Men’s National Team Matches appeared first on ESPN MediaZone U.S..

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