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NBC Sports is the brand used for sports programming on NBC, responsible for the televising of many sports events on the network. Formerly "a service of NBC News
NBC News

NBC News is the news division of United States television network NBC, a part of NBC Universal, which is majority-owned by General Electric. Its current president is Steve Capus....
," it broadcasts a diverse array of programs, including the Olympic Games
Olympic Games

The Olympic Games are an international multi-sport event established for both summer and winter sports. There have been two generations of the Olympic Games; the first were the Ancient Olympic Games held at Olympia, Greece, Greece....
 (through 2012), the NFL
NBC Sunday Night Football

NBC Sunday Night Football is a weekly television broadcast of Sunday evening National Football League games on NBC Sports that began airing on Sunday, August 6, 2006 with the pre-season opening Pro Football Hall of Fame Game....
, the NHL
The NHL on NBC

NHL on NBC is a Television program that televises National Hockey League games on NBC and is produced by NBC Sports....
, Notre Dame Football
Notre Dame Fighting Irish football

Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team is the college football team of the University of Notre Dame in Indiana, United States. The team competes as an NCAA Division I-A independent schools at the National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I level....
, the PGA Tour
PGA Tour

The PGA Tour is an organization that operates the main professional golf tours in the United States. It is headquarters in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida, a suburb of Jacksonville, Florida....
, the USGA
United States Golf Association

The United States Golf Association is the United States' national association of golf course, clubs and facilities and the Sport governing body of golf for the U.S....
 Championships, Wimbledon, the French Open, the Dew Action Sports Tour, and more.








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Logo Nbc Sports
NBC Sports is the brand used for sports programming on NBC, responsible for the televising of many sports events on the network. Formerly "a service of NBC News
NBC News

NBC News is the news division of United States television network NBC, a part of NBC Universal, which is majority-owned by General Electric. Its current president is Steve Capus....
," it broadcasts a diverse array of programs, including the Olympic Games
Olympic Games

The Olympic Games are an international multi-sport event established for both summer and winter sports. There have been two generations of the Olympic Games; the first were the Ancient Olympic Games held at Olympia, Greece, Greece....
 (through 2012), the NFL
NBC Sunday Night Football

NBC Sunday Night Football is a weekly television broadcast of Sunday evening National Football League games on NBC Sports that began airing on Sunday, August 6, 2006 with the pre-season opening Pro Football Hall of Fame Game....
, the NHL
The NHL on NBC

NHL on NBC is a Television program that televises National Hockey League games on NBC and is produced by NBC Sports....
, Notre Dame Football
Notre Dame Fighting Irish football

Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team is the college football team of the University of Notre Dame in Indiana, United States. The team competes as an NCAA Division I-A independent schools at the National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I level....
, the PGA Tour
PGA Tour

The PGA Tour is an organization that operates the main professional golf tours in the United States. It is headquarters in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida, a suburb of Jacksonville, Florida....
, the USGA
United States Golf Association

The United States Golf Association is the United States' national association of golf course, clubs and facilities and the Sport governing body of golf for the U.S....
 Championships, Wimbledon, the French Open, the Dew Action Sports Tour, and more.

Programs throughout the years


Current programs

  • NFL on NBC [1939; 1955–1963 (NFL
    National Football League

    The National Football League is the Major North American professional sports leagues American football Sports league in the United States. It is an unincorporated 501#501.28c.29.286.29 association controlled by its members....
    ) 1970-1997 (AFC
    American Football Conference

    The American Football Conference is one of the two conferences of the National Football League . The AFC was created after the NFL AFL-NFL Merger with the American Football League in early 1970....
    ); 2006–present (NBC Sunday Night Football
    NBC Sunday Night Football

    NBC Sunday Night Football is a weekly television broadcast of Sunday evening National Football League games on NBC Sports that began airing on Sunday, August 6, 2006 with the pre-season opening Pro Football Hall of Fame Game....
    )]
    • Super Bowls
      Super Bowl

      In professional American football, the Super Bowl is the championship game of the National Football League . The game and its ancillary festivities constitute Super Bowl Sunday....
       V
      Super Bowl V

      Super Bowl V was an American football game played on January 17, 1971 at the Miami Orange Bowl in Miami, Florida to decide the National Football League champion following the 1970 NFL season....
      , VII
      Super Bowl VII

      Super Bowl VII was an American football game played on January 14, 1973, at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum in Los Angeles, California, to decide the National Football League champion following the 1972 NFL season....
      , IX
      Super Bowl IX

      Super Bowl IX was an American football game played on January 12, 1975 at Tulane Stadium in New Orleans, Louisiana to decide the National Football League champion following the 1974 NFL season....
      , XI
      Super Bowl XI

      Super Bowl XI was an American football game played on January 9, 1977 at the Rose Bowl Stadium in Pasadena, California to decide the National Football League champion following the 1976 NFL season....
      , XIII
      Super Bowl XIII

      Super Bowl XIII was an American football game played on January 21, 1979 at the Miami Orange Bowl in Miami, Florida to decide the National Football League champion following the 1978 NFL season....
      , XV
      Super Bowl XV

      Super Bowl XV was an American football game played on January 25, 1981 at the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana to decide the National Football League champion following the 1980 NFL season....
      , XVII
      Super Bowl XVII

      Super Bowl XVII was an American football game played on January 30, 1983 at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California to decide the National Football League champion following the 1982 NFL season....
      , XX
      Super Bowl XX

      Super Bowl XX was an American football game played on January 26, 1986 at the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana to decide the National Football League champion following the 1985 NFL season....
      , XXIII
      Super Bowl XXIII

      Super Bowl XXIII was an American football game played on January 22, 1989 at Dolphin Stadium in Miami, Florida to decide the National Football League champion following the 1988 NFL season....
      , XXVII
      Super Bowl XXVII

      Super Bowl XXVII was an American football game played on January 31, 1993 at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California to decide the National Football League champion following the 1992 NFL season....
      , XXVIII
      Super Bowl XXVIII

      Super Bowl XXVIII was an American football game played on January 30, 1994, at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta, Georgia, to decide the National Football League champion following the 1993 NFL season....
      , XXX
      Super Bowl XXX

      Super Bowl XXX was an American football game played on January 28, 1996 at Sun Devil Stadium in Tempe, Arizona to decide the National Football League champion following the 1995 NFL season....
      , XXXII
      Super Bowl XXXII

      Super Bowl XXXII was an American football game played on January 25, 1998 at Qualcomm Stadium in San Diego, California to decide the National Football League champion following the 1997 NFL season....
      , XLIII
      Super Bowl XLIII

      Super Bowl XLIII was an American football game which featured the American Football Conference champion Pittsburgh Steelers and the National Football Conference champion Arizona Cardinals to decide the National Football League champion for the 2008 NFL season....
      , and XLVI
      Super Bowl XLVI

      Super Bowl XLVI will be the 46th annual edition of the Super Bowl in American football, and the 42nd annual championship game of the modern-era National Football League ....
    • Pregame
      The NFL on NBC Pregame Show

      History...
      : Grandstand (1975-1976), NFL (1977–1986), NFL Live! (1987–1994), NFL on NBC (1995–1997), Football Night in America
      Football Night in America

      Football Night in America is the studio show preceding National Broadcasting Company's broadcasts of NBC Sunday Night Football and NFL playoffs National Football League games starting in the 2006 NFL season and 2007 NFL season National Football League seasons....
       (2006–present)
    • American Football League
      American Football League

      Note: There were three earlier and unrelated major Professional Football leagues of the same name in the United States: one in American Football League , one in American Football League and one in American Football League ....
       (1965-1969); Super Bowls
      Super Bowl

      In professional American football, the Super Bowl is the championship game of the National Football League . The game and its ancillary festivities constitute Super Bowl Sunday....
       I
      Super Bowl I

      The First AFL-NFL World Championship Game in professional American football, later to be known as Super Bowl I, was played on January 15, 1967 at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum in Los Angeles, California....
       (shared with CBS
      CBS

      CBS Broadcasting Inc. is an American radio network and television network. The name is derived from the initials of Columbia Broadcasting System, its former legal name....
      ) and III
      Super Bowl III

      Super Bowl III was the third AFL-NFL Championship Game in professional American football, but the first to officially bear the name "Super Bowl" ....
  • College football
    College football

    College football is American football played by teams of student athletes fielded by American University, colleges, and United States military academies....
    : Notre Dame Football
    Notre Dame Fighting Irish football

    Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team is the college football team of the University of Notre Dame in Indiana, United States. The team competes as an NCAA Division I-A independent schools at the National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I level....
     (1991–present), Bayou Classic
    Bayou Classic

    The State Farm Bayou Classic is the annual college football game between the Grambling State University Tigers and the Southern University Jaguars, first held in 1974 at Tulane University in New Orleans, Louisiana....
     (1990–present)
  • Olympic Summer Games (1964
    1964 Summer Olympics

    The 1964 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XVIII Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event held in Tokyo, Japan in 1964....
    , 1980
    1980 Summer Olympics

    The 1980 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXII Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event held in Moscow in the Soviet Union....
    , 1988
    1988 Summer Olympics

    The 1988 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIV Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event celebrated in 1988 in Seoul, South Korea....
    , 1992
    1992 Summer Olympics

    The 1992 Summer Olympic Games, officially known as the Games of the XXV Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event celebrated in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain in 1992....
    , 1996
    1996 Summer Olympics

    The 1996 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXVI Olympiad and unofficially known as the Centennial Olympics, were an international multi-sport event which was celebrated in 1996 in Atlanta, Georgia, United States....
    , 2000
    2000 Summer Olympics

    The Sydney 2000 Summer Olympic Games or the Millennium Games/Games of the New Millennium, officially known as the Games of the XXVII Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event which was celebrated between 13 September and 1 October 2000 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia....
    , 2004
    2004 Summer Olympics

    The 2004 Summer Olympic Games, officially known as the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad, was a premier international multi-sport event held in Athens, Greece from August 13 to August 29, 2004 with the motto Welcome Home. 10,625 athletes competed, some 600 more than expected, accompanied by 5,501 team officials from 201 countries....
    , 2008
    2008 Summer Olympics

    The 2008 Summer Olympic Games, officially known as the Games of the XXIX Olympiad, was a major international multi-sport event that took place in Beijing, People's Republic of China, from August 8 to August 24, 2008....
    , and 2012
    2012 Summer Olympics

    The 2012 Summer Olympic Games, officially known as the Games of the XXX Olympiad, are due to be celebrated in London in the United Kingdom from 27 July to 12 August 2012....
    )
  • Olympic Winter Games (1972
    1972 Winter Olympics

    The 1972 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XI Olympic Winter Games, were a winter multi-sport event which was celebrated from February 3 to February 13, 1972 in Sapporo, Japan....
    , 2002
    2002 Winter Olympics

    The 2002 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XIX Olympic Winter Games were a winter multi-sport event which was celebrated in 2002 in and around Salt Lake City, Utah, United States....
    , 2006
    2006 Winter Olympics

    The 2006 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XX Olympic Winter Games, were a winter multi-sport event which was celebrated in Turin, Italy from February 10, 2006, through February 26, 2006....
    , and 2010
    2010 Winter Olympics

    The 2010 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XXI Olympic Winter Games or the 21st Winter Olympics, will be held February 12-28, 2010, in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, with some events held in the resort town of Whistler, British Columbia nearby....
    )
  • NHL on NBC [1966, 1972–1975, 1990–1994 (All Star Game), 2006-present]
  • Ryder Cup
    Ryder Cup

    The Ryder Cup is a golf trophy, donated by Samuel Ryder, which is awarded biennially in an event called the "Ryder Cup Matches" between teams from Europe and the United States of America....
     (1991–present)
  • U.S.G.A. Championships
    United States Golf Association

    The United States Golf Association is the United States' national association of golf course, clubs and facilities and the Sport governing body of golf for the U.S....
     (1995-present)
  • PGA Tour
    PGA Tour

    The PGA Tour is an organization that operates the main professional golf tours in the United States. It is headquarters in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida, a suburb of Jacksonville, Florida....
     (1999–present)
  • Wimbledon (1969–present)
  • French Open
    French Open (tennis)

    The French Open is a major tennis tournament held over two weeks between mid-May and early June in Paris, France, at the Stade Roland Garros. It is the second of the Grand Slam title tournaments on the annual tennis calendar and the premier clay court tennis tournament in the world....
     (1981–present)
  • Kentucky Derby
    Kentucky Derby

    The Kentucky Derby is a graded stakes race for three year-old Thoroughbreds, held annually in Louisville, Kentucky, on the first Saturday in May, capping the two-week-long Kentucky Derby Festival....
     (2001–present)
  • Preakness Stakes
    Preakness Stakes

    The Preakness Stakes is an United States Graded stakes race 1-3/16 mile thoroughbred horse race for three-year-old horses, held on the third Saturday in May each year at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore, Maryland....
     (2001–present)
  • Santa Anita Derby
    Santa Anita Derby

    The Santa Anita Derby is an United States graded stakes race thoroughbred horse racing for three-year-olds run each April at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, California and carries a purse of $750,000....
     (2005–present)
  • Hambletonian
    Hambletonian

    Hambletonian A great grandson of the imported English Thoroughbred Messenger profoundly influenced the sport of harness racing. On May 5, 1849, Hambletonian was born in...
     (2007–present)
  • AVP Tour
    Association of Volleyball Professionals

    Overview...
     (early 1990s) (2004–present)
  • U.S. Figure Skating Championships (2009–present)
  • GP2 series
    GP2 Series

    The GP2 Series, GP2 for short, is a form of motor racing introduced in 2005 following the discontinuation of the long-term Formula One 'feeder' sport, International Formula 3000....
     (2008–present)
  • WWE Saturday Night's Main Event
    WWE Saturday Night's Main Event

    Saturday Night's Main Event is a professional wrestling television program that aired occasionally from 1985 to 1992, under the World Wrestling Entertainment banner on NBC in place of Saturday Night Live....
     (1985–1991, 2006–present)
  • WrestleMania 25 (2009–)


Former programs

  • Major League Baseball [1947–1989, 1994–2000: World Series on NBC presented by Gillette (1947–ca.1965), NBC Game of the Week (1956–1964, 1966–1989), Baseball Night in America
    The Baseball Network

    The Baseball Network was a short-lived television joint venture involving the American Broadcasting Company , the National Broadcasting Company , and Major League Baseball....
     (1994–1995), Major League Baseball on NBC (1996–2000)]
    • 1947
      1947 World Series

      The 1947 World Series matched the New York Yankees against the Los Angeles Dodgers, with the Yankees winning the Series in seven games for their first title since 1943 World Series, and the eleventh championship in team history....
      , 1948
      1948 World Series

      The 1948 World Series matched the Cleveland Indians against the Atlanta Braves. The Braves had won the National League pennant for the first time since the "Miracle Braves" team of 1914 World Series....
      , 1949
      1949 World Series

      The 1949 World Series featured the New York Yankees and the Los Angeles Dodgers, with the Yankees winning in five games for their second defeat of the Dodgers in three years, and the twelfth championship in team history....
      , 1950
      1950 World Series

      The 1950 World Series matched the defending champion New York Yankees against the Philadelphia Phillies....
      , 1951
      1951 World Series

      The 1951 World Series matched the two-time defending champion New York Yankees against the San Francisco Giants, who had won the National League pennant in a thrilling three-game playoff with the Los Angeles Dodgers on the legendary home run by Bobby Thomson ....
      , 1952
      1952 World Series

      The 1952 World Series featured the three-time defending champion New York Yankees beating the Los Angeles Dodgers in seven games. The Yankees won their fourth straight title?tying the mark they set between 1936 and 1939 under manager Joe McCarthy , and Casey Stengel became the second manager in Major League Baseball history with four consec...
      , 1953
      1953 World Series

      The 1953 World Series matched the four-time defending champion New York Yankees against the Los Angeles Dodgers in a rematch of the 1952 World Series....
      , 1954
      1954 World Series

      The 1954 World Series matched the National League champion San Francisco Giants against the American League champion Cleveland Indians. The Giants swept the Series in four games to win their first championship since 1933 World Series, defeating the heavily favored Indians, who had won an AL-record 111 games in the regular season....
      , 1955
      1955 World Series

      The 1955 World Series matched the Los Angeles Dodgers against the New York Yankees, with the Dodgers winning the Series in seven games to capture their first championship in franchise history....
      , 1956
      1956 World Series

      The 1956 World Series of Major League Baseball was played between the New York Yankees and the defending champion Los Angeles Dodgers during the month of 1956#October....
      , 1957
      1957 World Series

      The 1957 World Series featured the defending champions, the New York Yankees , playing against the Atlanta Braves . The Braves had just won their first pennant since moving from Boston in 1953....
      , 1958
      1958 World Series

      The 1958 World Series was a rematch of the 1957 World Series, with the New York Yankees beating the defending champion Atlanta Braves in seven games for their eighteenth title, and their seventh in ten years....
      , 1959
      1959 World Series

      The 1959 World Series featured the National League champion Los Angeles Dodgers beating the American League champion Chicago White Sox, four games to two....
      , 1960
      1960 World Series

      The 1960 World Series was played between the Pittsburgh Pirates and New York Yankees from October 5 to October 13, 1960. It is most notable for the Game 7, ninth-inning home run hit by Bill Mazeroski, winning the game for the Pirates 10?9, and also winning them their third Championship, their first since 1925 World Series....
      , 1961
      1961 World Series

      The 1961 World Series matched the New York Yankees against the Cincinnati Reds , with the Yankees winning in five games to earn their nineteenth championship in their last 39 seasons....
      , 1962
      1962 World Series

      The 1962 World Series matched the defending champion New York Yankees against the San Francisco Giants, who had won their first National League pennant since moving from New York in 1958, defeating the Los Angeles Dodgers in a three-game playoff....
      , 1963
      1963 World Series

      The 1963 World Series matched the two-time defending champion New York Yankees against the Los Angeles Dodgers, with the Dodgers sweeping the Series in four games to capture their second title in five years....
      , 1964
      1964 World Series

      The 1964 World Series pitted the National League champion St. Louis Cardinals against the American League champion New York Yankees, with the Cardinals prevailing in seven games....
      , 1965
      1965 World Series

      The 1965 World Series featured the National League champion Los Angeles Dodgers against the American League champion Minnesota Twins, who had won their first pennant since 1933 World Series when the team was known as the Washington Senators....
      , 1966
      1966 World Series

      The 1966 World Series matched the Baltimore Orioles against the defending champion Los Angeles Dodgers, with the Orioles sweeping the Series in four games to capture the first championship in franchise history....
      , 1967
      1967 World Series

      The 1967 World Series matched the St. Louis Cardinals against the Boston Red Sox, with the Cardinals winning in seven games for their second championship in four years and their eighth overall....
      , 1968
      1968 World Series

      The 1968 World Series featured the defending champion St. Louis Cardinals against the Detroit Tigers, with the Tigers winning in seven games for their first championship since 1945 World Series, and the third in their history....
      , 1969
      1969 World Series

      The 1969 World Series was played between the New York Mets and the Baltimore Orioles, with the Mets prevailing in five games to accomplish one of the greatest upsets in Series history, as that particular Orioles List of baseball jargon #squad was considered to be one of the finest ever....
      , 1970
      1970 World Series

      The 1970 World Series matched the American League champion Baltimore Orioles against the National League champion Cincinnati Reds, with the Orioles winning in five games....
      , 1971
      1971 World Series

      The 1971 World Series matched the defending champion Baltimore Orioles against the Pittsburgh Pirates, with the Pirates winning in seven games. Game 4, played in Pittsburgh, was the first-ever World Series game scheduled to be played at night....
      , 1972
      1972 World Series

      The 1972 World Series matched the American League champion Oakland Athletics against the National League champion Cincinnati Reds, with the A's winning in seven games....
      , 1973
      1973 World Series

      The 1973 World Series matched the defending champion Oakland Athletics against the New York Mets, with the A's winning in seven games to repeat as World Champions....
      , 1974
      1974 World Series

      The 1974 World Series matched the two-time defending champion Oakland Athletics against the Los Angeles Dodgers with the A?s winning the Series in five games....
      , 1975
      1975 World Series

      The 1975 World Series was between the Boston Red Sox and Cincinnati Reds. It was ranked as the second greatest World Series by ESPN. Cincinnati won the series four games to three....
      , 1976
      1976 World Series

      The 1976 World Series matched the defending champion Cincinnati Reds of the National League against the New York Yankees of the American League, with the Reds List of baseball jargon #sweep the Series to repeat....
      , 1978
      1978 World Series

      The 1978 World Series matched the defending champion New York Yankees against the Los Angeles Dodgers in a rematch of the 1977 World Series, with the Yankees winning in six games to repeat as champions....
      , 1980
      1980 World Series

      The 1980 World Series matched the Philadelphia Phillies against the Kansas City Royals, with the Phillies winning in six games to capture the first of two World Series titles in franchise history to date....
      , 1982
      1982 World Series

      The 1982 World Series matched the St. Louis Cardinals against the Milwaukee Brewers, with the Cardinals winning in seven games.The Cardinals won the National League East division by three games over the Philadelphia Phillies, then defeated the Atlanta Braves, three games to none, in the National League Championship Series....
      , 1984
      1984 World Series

      The 1984 World Series began on October 9 and ended on October 14, 1984. The American League champion Detroit Tigers played against the National League champion San Diego Padres, with the Tigers winning the series 4 games to 1....
      , 1986
      1986 World Series

      The 1986 World Series pitted the New York Mets against the Boston Red Sox. It was cited in the legend of the "Curse of the Bambino" to explain the error by Bill Buckner in Game 6 that allowed the Mets to extend the series to a 7th game....
      , 1988
      1988 World Series

      The 1988 World Series matched the Oakland Athletics against the Los Angeles Dodgers, with the Dodgers upsetting the heavily favored A's to win the Series in five games ....
      , 1995
      1995 World Series

      The 1995 World Series matched the Atlanta Braves against the Cleveland Indians, with the Braves winning in six games to capture its third World Championship in franchise history , making them the first franchise to win three crowns in three different cities....
       (Games 2, 3, & 6), 1997
      1997 World Series

      The 1997 World Series featured the Cleveland Indians, who were playing in their second World Series in three years. Their opponents were the Florida Marlins, who had set a record by reaching the Series in only their fifth season....
      , and 1999 World Series
      1999 World Series

      The 1999 World Series of Major League Baseball featured a rematch between the defending champions New York Yankees against the Atlanta Braves during the month of October, with the Yankees List of baseball jargon #sweep the Series in four games for their second title in a row and 25th overall....
    • Major League Baseball: An Inside Look
      Major League Baseball: An Inside Look

      Major League Baseball: An Inside Look is the pregame television program for Major League Baseball Game of the Week#NBC.27s Game of the Week telecasts....
       (1979
      1979 in baseball

      Champions...
      1989
      1989 in baseball

      Champions...
      )
  • The NBA on NBC (1955–1962; 1990–2002)
  • NASCAR on NBC (1999–2006)
  • College football
    College football

    College football is American football played by teams of student athletes fielded by American University, colleges, and United States military academies....
    : Rose Bowl (1952–1988), Sugar Bowl
    Sugar Bowl

    The Sugar Bowl is an annual United States of America college football bowl game played in the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana. The Sugar Bowl has been played annually since December 2, 1934, and celebrated its 75th anniversary in 2009....
     (1959–1970), Orange Bowl
    Orange Bowl (game)

    The Orange Bowl is an annual United States of America college football bowl game played in Dolphin Stadium just outside Miami, Florida, Florida....
     (1965–1995), Fiesta Bowl
    Fiesta Bowl

    The Fiesta Bowl, now sponsored by Tostitos tortilla chips, is a United States college football bowl game played annually since 1971. Originally, the game was hosted in Tempe, Arizona at Sun Devil Stadium where it remained until 2006....
     (1978–1995), Cotton Bowl
    Cotton Bowl (game)

    The Cotton Bowl Classic, commonly known as the Cotton Bowl, is a United States college football bowl game that was played annually since 1937 at its Cotton Bowl in Dallas, Texas....
     (1953–1957; 1993–1995), Gator Bowl
    Gator Bowl

    The Gator Bowl is an annual college football bowl game that is played at Jacksonville Municipal Stadium in Jacksonville, Florida. It is the sixth oldest college bowl, held continuously since 1946....
     (1996–2006), Hall of Fame Bowl (1988–1992)
  • College Basketball
    College Basketball on NBC

    From 1969-1998, NBC Sports televised National Collegiate Athletic Association College_basketball#Division_I men's basketball games....
     (1969–1993)
    • NCAA Tournament (1969–1981)
  • WNBA (1997–2002)
  • Budweiser Million
    Arlington Million

    The Arlington Million is a Conditions races Flat racing Horse racing in the United States for thoroughbred horses aged three years and upward. It is raced over a distance of 1? miles on the turf at Arlington Park, Arlington Heights, Illinois, Illinois in August....
     (1981–1986)
  • Breeders' Cup
    Breeders' Cup

    The Breeders' Cup World Championships is an annual series of Graded stakes race thoroughbred horse races operated by Breeders' Cup Limited, a company formed in 1982....
     (1984–2005)
  • Belmont Stakes
    Belmont Stakes

    The Belmont Stakes is a prestigious United States Graded stakes race held yearly in June at Belmont Park in Elmont, New York. The race is the third and final leg of the Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing, following five weeks after the Kentucky Derby, and three weeks after the Preakness Stakes....
     (2001–2005)
  • XFL
    XFL

    The XFL was a professional American football league that played for one season in 2001. The league was founded by Vince McMahon, better known as the owner of the World Wrestling Federation ....
     (2001)
  • The AFL on NBC (2003–2006)
  • Champ Car World Series (1979–1988, Michigan 500
    Firestone Indy 400

    The Firestone Indy 400 is an Indy Racing League IndyCar Series race held at Michigan International Speedway in Brooklyn, Michigan.Since 1970, Michigan International Speedway has hosted at least one open-wheel race in every season, hosting 55 open-wheel races over 38 years....
    , Pocono 500
    Pocono 500 (Indycar)

    The Pocono 500 was an American Open Wheel 500-mile race held at Pocono Raceway from 1971-1989. It was sanctioned by United States Automobile Club from 1971-1979, and by Champ Car from 1980-1989....
    , Meadowlands Grand Prix
    Meadowlands Sports Complex

    The Meadowlands Sports Complex is a sports and entertainment facility located in East Rutherford, New Jersey, New Jersey, owned and operated by the New Jersey Sports and Exposition Authority ....
     1989-1991, Toronto Grand Prix 1994, 2005-2007)
  • Canadian Football League
    Canadian Football League

    The Canadian Football League is a professional sports league located entirely in Canada.Its eight teams, which are located in eight cities, are divided into two division of four teams each ....
     (1954, 1982)
  • Wood Memorial Stakes
    Wood Memorial Stakes

    The Wood Memorial Stakes at Aqueduct Racetrack in Jamaica, New York is an United States horse racing first run in 1925 in sports. It was named to honor Eugene D....
     (2005, 2008)


Notable NBC personalities

  • Marv Albert
    Marv Albert

    Marv Albert is an Television in the United States and radio sportscaster, honored for his work as a member of the Basketball Hall of Fame and is commonly referred to as "the voice of basketball." From 1967?68 NBA season–2003?04 NBA season, he was also known as "the voice of the New York Knicks." Albert attended Syracuse University's Ne...
  • Mel Allen
    Mel Allen

    Mel Allen was an American sportscaster, best known for his long tenure as the primary play-by-play announcer for the New York Yankees. During the peak of his career in the 1940s, 1950s and 1960s, Allen was arguably the most prominent member of his profession, his voice familiar to millions, and will forever be known as the one and only "Leg...
  • Tiki Barber
    Tiki Barber

    Atiim Kiambu Hakeem-Ah "Tiki" Barber is a sports broadcaster, author, and former American football running back for the New York Giants. He is the identical twin brother of Ronde Barber, a cornerback who plays for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers....
  • Len Berman
    Len Berman

    Len Berman is the weekday evening sports anchor on WNBC-TV. Berman has been with WNBC/NBC since 1982. He was previously with WCBS-TV from 1979–1982, and before that at WBZ-TV in Boston from 1973–1978....
  • Jerome Bettis
    Jerome Bettis

    Jerome Abram Bettis, nicknamed "The Bus" is a former American football running back for the National Football League Los Angeles/St. Louis Rams and Pittsburgh Steelers....
  • John Brodie
    John Brodie

    John Riley Brodie is a former professional American football quarterback for the San Francisco 49ers, and had a second career as a Champions Tour professional golfer....
  • Bill Clement
    Bill Clement

    William H. "Bill" Clement is a retired professional ice hockey player and a broadcaster for Versus and NBC. Bill worked as a studio host for The NHL on NBC partnered with Ray Ferraro and Brett Hull, as well as covering men's ice hockey during the 2006 Winter Olympics, and The NHL on Versus Post Game Report with Keith Jones and Brian E...
  • Bud Collins
    Bud Collins

    Arthur Worth "Bud" Collins, Jr. is an United States journalist and television sportscaster, best known for his tennis commentary. Collins is married to photographer Anita Ruthling Klaussen....
  • Bob Costas
    Bob Costas

    Robert Quinlan "Bob" Costas is a sportscaster, on the air for the NBC network since the early 1980s....
  • Don Criqui
    Don Criqui

    Don Criqui is an United States of America sportscaster, currently employed as a play-by-play announcer for CBS Sports . Criqui's duties include television coverage of NFL on CBS games, women's and men's college basketball, occasional college football and radio play-by-play of ISP Sports' coverage of Notre Dame Fighting Irish football football...
  • John Davidson
    John Davidson

    John Davidson may refer to:* John Andrew Davidson Canadian politician* John Davidson , Scottish poet and playwright* John Davidson , Major General in the United States Army...
  • Mike Emrick
    Mike Emrick

    Mike "Doc" Emrick, Ph.D. is an Emmy Award - winning United States sportscaster. In the United States, he is one of the most recognized announcers in professional ice hockey and currently is the lead play-by-play announcer for NHL on NBC, NHL on Versus, and the New Jersey Devils....
  • Dick Enberg
    Dick Enberg

    Richard Alan "Dick" Enberg is an American sportscaster currently employed by CBS and ESPN. His duties include National Football League and NCAA basketball telecasts on CBS and coverage of all four major professional tennis tournaments for ESPN and ESPN2....
  • Joe Garagiola
  • Gayle Gardner
    Gayle Gardner

    Gayle Gardner is a broadcaster who once worked for NBC Sports beginning in 1987. She was hired by ESPN in 1983, where she served as a SportsCenter anchor for three years always wearing her signature bright red lipstick....
  • Curt Gowdy
    Curt Gowdy

    Curtis Edward "Curt" Gowdy was an Media of the United States sportscaster, well-known as the longtime "voice" of the Boston Red Sox and for his coverage of many nationally-televised sporting events, primarily for NBC Sports in the 1960s and 1970s....
  • Jim Gray
    Jim Gray (sportscaster)

    Jim Gray is an United States sportscaster. He has previously worked as a reporter with NBC Sports and CBS Sports. He is currently with the Westwood One radio network, Showtime and ESPN/ESPN on ABC but has provided NBC with commentary during the 2008 Olympics....
  • Bryant Gumbel
    Bryant Gumbel

    Bryant Charles Gumbel is an United States television personality for news and sports programs. He is best known for his 15 years as co-presenter of NBC's Today ....
  • Greg Gumbel
    Greg Gumbel

    Greg Gumbel is an United States television sportscaster. He is best known for his various assignments on the CBS network . The brother of news personality Bryant Gumbel, he became the first African American announcer to call play-by-play of a major sports championship in the United States when he announced Super Bowl XXXV for the CBS network...
  • Pat Haden
    Pat Haden

    Patrick Capper Haden is a sportscaster and former professional American football player. He played quarterback for the National Football League's St....
  • Tom Hammond
    Tom Hammond

    Tom Hammond is an United States sportscaster for NBC Sports television. Hammond is one of the network's staple on-air presenters, along with Bob Costas and Dan Hicks....
  • Dan Hicks
    Dan Hicks (sportscaster)

    John Daniel "Dan" Hicks is an American sportscaster for NBC. His primary duties for the network include play-by-play commentary for golf, but he also does occasional play-by-play commentary for The AFL on NBC and University of Notre Dame du Lac American football....
  • Lewis Johnson
    Lewis Johnson

    Lewis Johnson is a reporter for NBC Sports and Versus. He was the sideline reporter for Notre Dame Fighting Irish football football home games and in 2001 NBA Finals and 2002 NBA Finals was a sideline reporter for the The NBA on NBC and for the network's Arena Football League telecasts from 2003 through 2006....
  • Charlie Jones
    Charlie Jones (sportscaster)

    Charlie Jones was an United States Emmy Award-winning sportscaster for NBC Sports and ESPN on ABC....
  • Andrea Kremer
    Andrea Kremer

    Andrea Kremer is an American sportscaster and currently works as the sideline reporter for NBC Sunday Night Football. She was previously a reporter for ESPN's SportsCenter....
  • Tony Kubek
    Tony Kubek

    Anthony Christopher "Tony" Kubek is a retired United States of America professional baseball player and television sportscaster.During his nine-year playing career with the New York Yankees, Kubek played in six World Series in the late 1950s and early 1960s, starting in 37 World Series games....
  • Jim Lampley
    Jim Lampley

    Jim Lampley is an American sportscaster, news anchor, movie producer, and restaurant owner. He has been in several television shows, but is better known for his participation in the HBO Boxing series ....
  • Bill Macatee
    Bill Macatee

    Bill Macatee is an United States of America sports broadcaster....
  • John Madden
  • Al Michaels
    Al Michaels

    Alan Richard "Al" Michaels is an United States television sportscaster. Now employed by NBC Sports after nearly three decades with ABC Sports, Michaels is one of the most prominent members of his profession....
  • Lindsey Nelson
    Lindsey Nelson

    Lindsey Nelson was an United States of America sportscaster best known for his Broadcastings of college football and New York Mets baseball....
  • Don Ohlmeyer
    Don Ohlmeyer

    Don Ohlmeyer is an United States television producer and former president of the NBC network's West Coast division. He grew up in the Chicago-area and attended Glenbrook North High School....
  • Keith Olbermann
    Keith Olbermann

    Keith Theodore Olbermann is an American news presenter, sportscaster, writer, and political commentator. He hosts Countdown with Keith Olbermann, an hour-long nightly news and commentary program on MSNBC....
  • Merlin Olsen
    Merlin Olsen

    Merlin Jay Olsen is a former American football player in the National Football League and an actor. He is a member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame and the College Football Hall of Fame....
  • Billy Packer
    Billy Packer

    Billy Packer is a former United States of America sportscaster for CBS Sports and a published author....
  • Bill Patrick
    Bill Patrick (sports anchor)

    Bill Patrick is a sports anchor for The NHL on Versus and NBC Sports....
  • Dan Patrick
    Dan Patrick

    Daniel Patrick Pugh , better known as Dan Patrick, is an United States sportscaster from Mason, Ohio. He currently hosts The Dan Patrick Show, co-hosts NBC's Football Night in America, and serves as a senior writer for CNN Sports Illustrated....
  • Ahmad Rashad
    Ahmad Rashad

    Ahmad Rashad is an Emmy award-winning sportscaster and former professional American football player. An All-American running back and wide receiver from University of Oregon known as Bobby Moore, Rashad was the fourth overall pick in the 1972 NFL Draft, NFL draft by the Arizona Cardinals....
  • Jimmy Roberts
    Jimmy Roberts

    Jimmy Roberts is a sportscaster for NBC. Roberts joined NBC in May 2000 after serving as a sports reporter for almost 12 years at ESPN, where he won 11 Sports Emmy Awards....
  • Vin Scully
    Vin Scully

    Vincent Edward "Vin" Scully is an United States sportscaster, known primarily as the play-by-play voice of the Los Angeles Dodgers baseball team....
  • Sterling Sharpe
    Sterling Sharpe

    Sterling Sharpe is a former American football wide receiver and currently a NFL analyst for the NFL Network. He played from 1988 NFL season to 1994 NFL season with the Green Bay Packers....
  • Jim Simpson
    Jim Simpson (sportscaster)

    Jim Simpson is a retired United States sportscaster, known for his smooth delivery as a play-by-play man and his versatility in covering many different sports....
  • O. J. Simpson
    O. J. Simpson

    'Orenthal James "O. J." Simpson' , also known as '"The Juice"', is a retired American football player , actor, spokesman, and Felony. He originally attained fame in sports as a running back at the college football and professional levels, and was the first National Football League player to rush for more than 2,000 yards in a season,...
  • Ed Sneed
    Ed Sneed

    Ed Sneed is an United States professional golfer, sportscaster and course design consultant, who played on the PGA Tour and the Champions Tour....
  • Marty Snider
    Marty Snider

    Marty Snider is an United States Sportscaster. Snider is a pit reporter for NASCAR on TNT. He has been a part of Turner Sports' NASCAR coverage since 1998....
  • Hannah Storm
    Hannah Storm

    Hannah Storm is co-anchor of ESPN's Sportscenter airing live from 9 a.m. until noon weekdays. From 2002 in television until 2007 in television, Storm was one of the hosts of CBS's The Early Show....
  • Matt Vasgersian
    Matt Vasgersian

    Matt Vasgersian is an United States sportscaster and television host. Vasgersian is the former television play-by-play announcer for the Milwaukee Brewers and the San Diego Padres, and lead announcer for the MLB Network....
  • Bob Wolff
    Bob Wolff

    Bob Wolff is a broadcaster and the longest running broadcaster in both radio and television history who was the radio and TV voice of the Minnesota Twins from 1947 in baseball to 1960 in baseball, continuing with the team when they relocated and became the Minnesota Twins in 1961 in baseball....


Notable Telemundo personalities

  • Andres Cantor
    Andrés Cantor

    Andr?s Cantor is a popular Spanish language sportscaster in the United States. Born in Argentina, Mr. Cantor primarily provides Spanish-language commentary of football matches, though he covers other sports as well; he also has provided football commentary in English ....
  • Karim Mendiburu
  • Edgar Lopez
  • Leti Coo
  • Ricardo Torres(PR)
  • Jessie Losada
  • Alejandro Blanco
  • Rene Giraldo
  • Ernesto Diaz (PR)


Main competitors

  • ESPN on ABC
  • FOX Sports
  • CBS Sports
    CBS Sports

    CBS Sports is a division of CBS which airs many of the sports telecasts in the United States.CBS Sports broadcasts programs like NFL on CBS, The NFL Today, SEC on CBS, National Collegiate Athletic Association basketball, Professional Golfers' Association of America golf, and professional tennis....


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