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College Basketball announcers for January 30th through January 5th

Tuesday, January 31st: Wake Forest at Duke, 7PM, MSC+ (Blackburn/Hummel) Saint Louis at Fordham, 7PM, MSDN/MSC Sports Extra VCU at Davidson, 7PM, MSC+2 (LaMont/Braun) Boise State at Air Force, 9PM, MSDN/MSC Sports Extra (T-Lillington/Cooding) Loyola Chicago at Dayton, 9PM, MSC+2 (Custer/Elliot) Fresno State at Wyoming, 10PM, MSC+ (Kugler/Greenburg) San Diego State at Nevada, 11PM, MSC+2 (Kurtfield/Murphey) UNLV at Colorado State, 9PM, MSC Sports Distribution/MSC Sports Extra Wednesday, February 1st: Georgia Tech at Louisville, 7PM, MSDN/MSC Sports Live (Smith/Tuuling) UNI at Drake, 9PM, MSDN (T-Lillington/Cooding) Thursday, February 2nd: Virginia at North Carolina (W), 6PM, MSDN/MSC Sports Live (Mittifield/Johnson) Florida Atlantic at UAB, 7PM, MSC+ (Kutcher/Williams) James Madison at Old Dominion, 7PM, MSC+2 (Brando/Gottlieb) Loyola Marymount at BYU, 8PM, MSC (Johnson/Mitterfield/Williams) Miami at Clemson (W), 8PM, MSDN/MSC Sports Live (McNight/Johnson) Houston at Wichita State, 9PM,...

MSC Sports announces coverage plans for 2023 World Baseball Classic

MSC Sports announced today their commentator plans for the 2023 World Baseball Classic. Just like for Major League Baseball, Joe Davis and David Ortiz will form the primary broadcasting team for the tournament. Calling all games involving the United States, as well as the semifinals and finals, as well as select other games. Jason Benetti and Frank Thomas will call games involving the Dominican Republic, as well as select other games. David Shappel and Ryan Rindwhistle will be the primary announcing team in Asia, calling select games from stadiums as well as MSC's WBC Asia HQ in Taipei City. Other play-by-play commentators include Steve Lowhart and Gregg Zaun, other color commentators include David Fletcher and Sam Scotty. Select games will feature commentators from the English world feed. Sara Lauding, Pedro Martinez and Dontrelle Willis will form the main studio team, Will Schnood and Devin White will also host select studio coverage. Tuesday, March 7th: Cuba vs Netherlands, 11PM...

MSC Sports announces 2023 Spring Training TV Schedule and Commentators

MLB Spring Training 2023 is right around the corner. Today, MSC Sports announced the tv schedule and commentators for Spring Training games on MSC and MSC+2.  Schedule: Friday, February 24th: Mariners at Padres, 3PM, MSC+2 (Shappel/Rindwhistle) Monday, February 27th: Guardians at Cubs, 3PM, MSC+2 (Shappel/Rindwhistle) Sunday, March 5th: Mets at Cardinals, 1PM, MSC+2 (Lowhart/Scotty) Wednesday, March 8th: USNBT at Giants, 9PM, MSC+2 (Shappel/Rindwhistle) Thursday, March 23rd: Nationals at Astros, 8PM, MSC (Benetti/Thomas)

MSC Sports announces February NBA Coverage Plans

MSC Sports announced today coverage plans for February.  Saturday, February 4th: Mavericks vs Warriors, 8:30PM, MSC (Tirico/Pierce/Wright) Sunday, February 5th: Cavaliers vs Pacers, 5PM, MSC+2 (Timsfield/Nighthurst) Monday, February 6th: Clippers vs Nets, 7:30PM, MSC+ (Rouco/Webber/Villa) Saturday, February 11th: 76ers vs Nets, 6PM, MSC+2 (Timsfield/Nighthurst) Lakers vs Warriors, 8:30PM, MSC  (Tirico/Pierce/Wright) Sunday, February 12th: Grizzlies vs Celtics, 2PM, MSC+2 (Quickly/Filborn) Monday, February 13th: Nuggets vs Heat, 7:30PM, MSC+  (Rouco/Webber/Villa) Wizards vs Warriors, 10PM, MSC+  (Tirico/Pierce/Wright) Saturday, February 18th: NBA All-Star Saturday, 8PM, MSC (Sara Nick/Paul Pierce/Chris Webber) (Studio and Dunk Contest) (Ryan Rouco/David Filborn) (Three Point Contest) Saturday, February 25th: Raptors vs Pistons, 12PM, MSC+2  (Timsfield/Nighthurst) Celtics vs 76ers, 8:30PM, MSC  (Tirico/Pierce/Wright)

January 23rd-January 29 College Basketball Announcers

MSC Sports announces men's and women's college basketball announcers for January 23rd to January 29th. Tuesday, January 24th: Miami at Florida State, 7PM, MSC+ (Waltz/Crispin/Mittifield) Eastern Michigan at Toledo, 7PM, MSC+2 (Jones/Jackson) Fresno State at Boise State, 9PM, MSC+2 (Durham/Adams) North Carolina at Syracuse, 9PM, MSC+ (Gaudin/Williams) Air Force at San Jose State, 10PM, MSDN/MSC Sports Extra (Phillips/White) Wyoming at UNLV, 11PM, MSC+2 (LaMont/Braun) Wednesday, January 25th: South Florida at Tulsa (W), 5PM, MSC+2 (Celway/Culdrip) George Mason at VCU, 7PM, MSC Sports Distribution/MSC Sports Extra (Johnson/Sauce) Richmond at UMass, 7PM, MSC Sports Distribution/MSC Sports Extra (Lawrence-Taylor/Widows) Illinois State at Bradley, 8PM, MSDN (Curtfield/O'Neil) Thursday, January 26th: Boston College at Miami (W), 6PM, MSC+2 (Johnson/Antonelli)  Middle Tennessee at Florida Atlantic, 7PM, MSC+ (Kugler/Greenburg) LA Tech at UAB, 9PM, MSC+ (Revshine/Akromada) UTSA at N...

MSC Sports announces schedule for WBC and preliminary commentators

MSC Sports announced today their full schedule for the 2023 World Baseball Classic on MSC, MSC+, MSC+2, MSC Sports Extra, and MSC Sports Live.  Joe Davis and Jason Benetti will be the primary American based play-by-play commentators, while David Ortiz and Frank Thomas will be the primary American based color commentators. Full commentator assignments will be revealed as the tournament comes closer. Schedule: Tuesday, March 7th: Cuba vs Netherlands, 11PM, MSC+2 Wednesday, March 8th: Panama vs Chinese Taipei, 6AM, MSC+2 Australia vs South Korea, 10PM, TBD Panama vs Netherlands, 11PM, MSC Sports Live Thursday, March 9th: China vs Japan, 5AM, MSC+2 Italy vs Cuba, 6AM, MSC Sports Extra Czech Republic vs China, 10PM, MSC Sports Extra Cuba vs Panama, 11:30PM, MSC Sports Extra Friday, March 10th: Korea vs Japan, 5AM, MSC+ Italy vs Chinese Taipai, 6AM, MSC Sports Live China vs Australia, 10PM, MSC Sports Extra Panama vs Italy, 11PM, MSC Sports Extra Saturday, March 11th: Czech Republic vs J...

January 16th-January 22nd College Basketball Announcer Confirmations

Monday, January 16th: George Washington at George Mason (W), 12PM, MSC+2 (Johnson/Sauce) Cornell at Columbia, 12PM, MSDN/MSC Sports Extra (Sampson/Jacobson) Montana at Eastern Washington, 9PM, MSC Sports Distribution/MSC Sports Extra (Smith/Mitchell) Boise State at UNLV (W), 11PM, MSC+2 (T-Williams/Lawrence)  Tuesday, January 17th: Florida State at Notre Dame, 7PM, MSC+ (Kutcher/Williams) Davidson at Dayton, 7PM, MSC+2 (Durham/Adams) Boston College at North Carolina, 7PM, MSDN (main)/MSC Sports Live San Jose State at New Mexico, 9PM, MSC+ (Revshine/Akromada) Wyoming at Air Force, 9PM, MSC+2 (Jones/Jackson) Clemson at Wake Forest, 9PM, MSDN/MSC Sports Live (Celway/Culdrip) Nevada at Boise State, 9PM, MSDN (Select) (Phillips/White) Umass at VCU, 7PM, MSC Sports Distribution/MSC Sports Extra (Lawrence-Taylor/Widows) Rhode Island at Richmond, 7PM, MSC Sports Distribution/MSC Sports Extra (Smith-Jones/Phillips Sr.) Wyoming at Air Force, 9PM, MSC Sports Distribution/MSC Sports Extra (T-W...

MSC Sports announces 2023 Australian Open commentators and schedule

In partnership with MSC Sport in Australia (the exclusive cable broadcaster of the Australian open in Australia), MSC Outdoor in Canada and ESPN in the United States, MSC Sports announced today its schedule for coverage of the 2023 Australian Open.  Brett Haber, and Jimmy Arias will form the primary announcing team for primetime first round matches, and Quarterfinal matches live from Australia. Luke Warner and Sara Wright will form the primary announcing team for all other matches, Mike De Bu, Lauren Willville, and Rachael Wannabe will also provide hit-by-hit commentary for linear matches, while Sara Wright, Tabor Degood, and Nick Forceton will also provide color analysis for linar matches. Ted Robinson and Mike David will provide studio coverage and host encore highlight shows from New York.  Monday, January 16th:  First Round: 3AM-7AM, MSC+ First Round: 7PM-8PM, MSC Sports Extra, ESPN+ First Round: 8PM-11:30PM, MSC+ and MSC+2 Tuesday, January 17th: F...

MSC Sports announces USWNT matches on January 17th and January 20th

MSC Sports is heading to New Zealand for USWNT matches on Tuesday, January 17th and Friday, January 20th. Both matches will air at 10PM ET, the first on MSC+2 and the second on MSC+.  David Pasternak and Louis Rojas will be on the call for both games. Lara Jones, Juan Garcia, Mickey Johnson will be on studio coverage.

MSC Sports announced their plans for 2023 Wild Card Weekend

MSC Sports announced today their coverage for the 2023 Wild Card Weekend. Coverage will feature two games, including the Seattle Seahawks at San Francisco 49ers at 4:30PM on Saturday, January 14th, and the Miami Dolphins at Buffalo Bills at 1PM on Sunday, January 15th.  Pregame coverage begins at 4PM ET on Saturday, January 14th with NFL Gametime Live with Luke Toomy, Ryan Wicky, David Turby, Dan Pence and Liam Berko live from MSC's state-of-the-art Long Island studios. Tina Tombola and NFL Insider Deshawk McNight will also contribute to coverage. Pregame cotinues at 12PM ET on Sunday, January 15th with the same team.  Mike Tirico, Phill Simms, Lauren Stern and Karen Dominguez will present coverage of Seahawks/49ers on Saturday, January 14th while Joe Davis, Kurt Warner and Mike Williams will present coverage of Dolphins/Bills on Sunday, January 15th. On Thursday, January 12th, MSC+ will air the Ultimate NFL Playoff preview with Tina Tombola, Dan Pence and Liam Berko, featurin...

College Basketball Announcers January 9th-January 15th

MSC Sports announced their college basketball schedule for the week of January 9-January 15. Tuesday, January 10th: VCU at Loyola Chicago, 7PM, MSC+ (Robinson/Elmore) Georgia Tech at Notre Dame, 7PM, MSC+2 (Jones/Jackson) North Carolina at Virginia, 9PM, MSC+ (Waltz/Crispin/Mittifield) Fresno State at San Jose State, 10PM, MSDN/MSC Sports Extra (Johnson/Antonelli) Nevada at San Diego State, 11PM, MSC+2 (Durham/Adams) Air Force at Colorado State, 9PM, MSC Sports Distribution/MSC Sports Extra (Phillips/White) Wednesday, January 11th: Virginia Tech at Syracuse, 7PM, MSDN/MSC Sports Live (Celway/Culdrip) Louisville at Clemson, 9PM, MSDN/MSC Sports Live (Mittifield/Johnson) La Salle at UMass, 7PM, MSC Sports Distribution/MSC Sports Extra (Johnson/Sauce) St. Bonaventure at Rhode Island, 7PM, MSC Sports Distribution/MSC Sports Extra (Lawrence-Taylor/Widows) George Mason at Saint Louis, 8PM, MSC Sports Distribution/MSC Sports Extra (Smith-Jones/Phillips Sr.) Thursday, January 12th: NC State at...

College Basketball Announcers January 2nd-January 8th

MSC Sports announced today their Men's and Women's college basketball announcer schedule for January 2nd through January 8th. Games not listed here airing on MSC Sports Extra or MSC Sports Live will have their announcers chosen by the host conference or team. Announcers listed with the T- prefix are subject to change and will call the game from MSC's state of the art broadcasting center in Somerville, Massachusettes) Monday, January 2nd: Army at Lafayette, 7PM, MSC Sports Distribution/MSC Sports Extra Tuesday, January 3rd: Temple at South Florida (W), 5PM, MSC+2 (Kurtfield/Murphey) Syracuse at Louisville, 7PM, MSC+ (Kugler/Greenburg) Ball State at Toledo, 7PM, MSC+2 (Durham/Adams) Baylor at Oklahoma, 7PM (W), MSDN (Lillington/Cooding) Utah State at Air Force, 9PM, MSC+ (Robinson/Elmore) Virginia at Pitt, 9PM, MSC+2 (Custer/Elliot) San Jose State at Boise State, 9PM, MSDN (T-Smith/Tuuling) New Mexico at Fresno State, 11PM, MSC+2 (Brando/Gottlieb) Wednesday, January 4th: Pitt...