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MSC Sports announces rights deal with the Northeast Conference

MSC Sports announced today a multi-year rights deal with the Northeast Conference. As part of the agreement MSC Sports Live, MSC Sports's free sports streaming platform, will become the exclusive streaming home of all Northeastern conference athletic events not selected for national television.  MSC Sports Extra will also broadcast weekly conference men's basketball and football games, produced by MSC Sports, MSDN will simulcast at least 2 men's basketball game and 1 football game, along with 1 women's college basketball games. MSDN or MSC+2 will also air the semifinals of the NEC Men's and Women's Basketball tournaments. MSC Sports and the Northeast Conference will begin their rights agreement during the 2024-25 athletic year.

Week 18 College Basketball Schedule

Monday, March 4th: Weber State at Montana State, 9PM, MSC+2 Tuesday, March 5th: Purdue at Illinois, 7PM, MSC+ Syracuse at Clemson, 7PM, MSC+2 Virginia Tech at Louisville, 7PM, MSDN/MSC Sports Extra Florida State at Pitt, 9PM, MSC+ Dayton at Saint Louis, 9PM, MSC+2 San Diego State at UNLV, 11PM, MSC+ Nevada at Boise State, 11PM, MSC+2 Sun Belt First Round, 6PM, MSC Sports Extra Tulane at South Florida, 7PM, MSC Sports Extra Duquesne at VCU, 7PM, MSC Sports Extra/MSC Sports Distribution Cincinnati at Oklahoma, 8PM, MSC Sports Extra Air Force at Wyoming, 8:30PM, MSC Sports Extra Sun Belt First Round, 8:30PM, MSC Sports Extra  Wednesday, March 6th: MAC TBD (W), 5PM, MSC+2 Boston College at Miami, 7PM, MSC+2 Big Ten First Round (W), 6:30PM, MSC Sports Extra Rice at Charlotte, 7PM, MSC Sports Extra Houston at UCF, 7PM, MSC Sports Extra Loyola Chicago at Davidson, 7PM, MSC Sports Extra/MSC Sports Distribution Saint Joseph's at Richmond, 7PM, MSC Sports Extra/MSC Sports Distribution Fordha...

Week 17 Announcers College Basketball

Tuesday, February 27th: Cincinnati at #1 Houston, 7PM, MSC+ (Calabro/Bardo/Strong) Virginia Tech at Syracuse, 7PM, MSC+2 (Revshine/Akromada) NC State at Florida State, 9PM, MSC+ (Waltz/Crispin/McNight) UNLV at Wyoming, 9PM, MSC+2 (Robinson/Elmore) San Jose State at #20 San Diego State, 11PM, MSC+ (Blackburn/Hummel) George Mason at Fordham, 7PM, MSC Sports Distribution/MSC Sports Extra (Smith-Jones/Phillips Sr.) Wisconsin at Indiana, 7PM, MSC Sports Extra (Durham/Adams) Boise State at Air Force, 9PM, MSC Sports Distribution/MSC Sports Extra (Phillips/White) #22 Utah State at Fresno State, 10PM, MSC Sports Extra (Jones/Jackson) Wednesday, February 28th: Michigan at #2 Ohio State (W), 7PM, MSC+2 (T-Curtfield/Antonelli) #6 Iowa at Minnesota (W), 8PM, MSDN/MSC Sports Extra (Kurtfield/Murphey/Johnson) Virginia at Boston College, 9PM, MSC+2 (Kugler/Greenburg) North Texas at Tulane, 7PM, MSC Sports Extra (Celway/Culdrip) La Salle at Duquesne, 7PM, MSC Sports Distribution/MSC Sports Extra (Lawr...

MSC Soccer Schedule (February 23-March 26)

Friday, February 23rd: Real Sociedad vs Villareal, 3PM, MSDN/MSC Sports Extra TBD vs Mexico, 7:30PM, MSC Sports Extra Argentina vs USWNT, 10:15PM, MSC+ Saturday, February 24th: Barcelona vs Getafe, 10:15AM, MSDN/MSC Sports Extra Bayern vs RB Leipzig, 12:30PM, MSDN/MSC Sports Extra TBD vs Panama, 7:30PM, MSC Sports Extra Punas UNAM vs Gaudalajara, 8PM, MSDN/MSC Sports Extra Columbia vs Brazil, 10PM, MSDN/MSC Sports Extra Sunday, February 25th: Lens vs Monaco, 7AM, MSC+2 Eintracht Frankfurt vs Wolfsburg, 9:30AM, MSC+2 Paraguay vs Canada, 5PM, MSC Sports Extra TBD vs Costa Rica, 8PM, MSC Sports Extra Monday, February 26th: Girona vs Rayo Vallencano, 3PM, MSC+2 Argentina vs TBD, 7PM, MSC+2 USWNT vs Mexico, 10:15PM, MSC+ Tuesday, February 27th: Luton Town vs Manchester United, 3PM, MSDN/MSC Sports Extra Orlando City SC vs Cavalry, 6PM, MSDN/MSC Sports Extra Philadelphia Union vs Deportivo Saprissa, 8:15PM, MSDN/MSC Sports Extra Houston Dynamo vs St. Louis City, 10:30PM, MSDN/MSC Sports Extr...

MSC Sports announces March NBA schedule and announcers

Saturday, March 2nd:  Nuggets at Lakers, 8:30PM, MSC (Tirico/Jackson and Van Gundy/Wright) Monday, March 4th:  Clippers at Bucks, 8PM, MSC+ (Rouco/Webber and Pierce/Villa) Saturday, March 9th:  Celtics at Suns, 8:30PM, MSC (Tirico/Jackson and Van Gundy/Wright) Monday, March 11th:  Warriors at Spurs, 8PM, MSC+ (Rouco/Webber and Pierce/Villa) Sunday, March 17th:  Hawks at Clippers, 8PM, MSC+ (Tirico/Jackson and Van Gundy/Wright) Tuesday, March 19th: Nuggets at Timberwolves, 9PM, MSC+2 (Quickly/Filborn) Friday, March 22nd:  Pelicans at Heat, 8PM, MSC+ (Rouco/Webber/Quickly) Saturday, March 23rd:  Nets at Knicks, 1PM, MSC+2 (Benetti/Derkey) Suns at Spurs, 8:30PM, MSC (Tirico/Jackson and Van Gundy/Wright) Sunday, March 24th: Pelicans at Pistons, 3PM, MSC+2 (Quickly/Filborn) Monday, March 25th:  Celtics at Hawks, 7:30PM, MSC+ (Benetti/Pierce/Villa)      Pacers at Clippers, 10:30PM, MSC+2 (Timsfield/Nighthurst) Saturday, March 30th:  ...

MSC Sports announces expanded rights deal for FIA World Endurance Championship

MSC Sports, in partnership with FIA World Endurance Championship, announced today an expanded agreement headlined around the famous 24 Hours of Le Mans.  The international agreement, which includes rights in Australia, Canada and the United States, will ensure that every race in those three countries is avaliable on MSC Sports Extra. In the United States, the finish of the 24 Hours of Le Mans will be guranteed to air on MSC or MSC+, while the start will air on an MSC Sports linear network. In Canada, the finish will be guranteed to air on Loty TV or MSC Sports, while the start will air on any MSC Sports linear network. In Australia, the finish will be guranteed to air on MSC Sports. With the exception of the 24 Hours of Le Mans, MSC Sports will carry the English world feed on MSC Sports Extra. For the 24 Hours of Le Mans, MSC Sports lead IMSA team of  Mike Bagley and James Clinchfille, Sean Murphy and Liam Johnson will be on the call of the race.

[Internal] Preliminary schedule for 2024 Women's March Madness and Men's March Madness

[[Internal release]] The following is the preliminary schedule for Women's March Madness and Men's March Madness. Subject to change.  Women's: Sunday, March 17th: Selection Show, 8PM, MSC Wednesday, March 20th: First Four, 7PM, ESPNU and MSC Sports Extra First Four, 9PM, ESPNU and MSC Sports Extra Thursday, March 21st: First Four, 7PM, ESPNU and MSC Sports Extra First Four, 9PM, ESPNU and MSC Sports Extra Friday, March 22nd: First Round, 12PM, MSC+ First Round, 1:30PM, ESPN and MSC Sports Extra First Round, 2PM, MSC+ First Round, 2:30PM, ESPNU and MSC Sports Extra First Round, 3PM, ESPN2 and MSC Sports Extra First Round, 3:30PM, ESPN and MSC Sports Extra First Round, 4PM, MSC+ First Round, 6PM, ESPN2 and MSC Sports Extra First Round, 7PM, ESPNU and MSC Sports Extra First Round, 7:30PM, MSC Sports Extra First Round, 8PM, ESPN2 and MSC Sports Extra Saturday, March 23rd: First Round, 12PM, ESPN2 and MSC Sports Extra First Round, 1PM, ESPN and MSC Sports Extra First Round, 1:30...

Week 17 College Basketball Schedule

Tuesday, February 27th: Cincinnati at Houston, 7PM, MSC+ Virginia Tech at Syracuse, 7PM, MSC+2 NC State at Florida State, 9PM, MSC+ UNLV at Wyoming, 9PM, MSC+2 San Jose State at San Diego State, 11PM, MSC+ George Mason at Fordham, 7PM, MSC Sports Distribution/MSC Sports Extra Wisconsin at Indiana, 7PM, MSC Sports Extra Boise State at Air Force, 9PM, MSC Sports Distribution/MSC Sports Extra Utah State at Fresno State, 10PM, MSC Sports Extra Wednesday, February 28th: Michigan at Ohio State (W), 7PM, MSC+2 Iowa at Minnesota (W), 8PM, MSDN/MSC Sports Extra Virginia at Boston College, 9PM, MSC+2 North Texas at Tulane, 7PM, MSC Sports Extra La Salle at Duquesne, 7PM, MSC Sports Distribution/MSC Sports Extra Wichita State at UAB, 8PM, MSC Sports Extra Richmond at Saint Louis, 8PM, MSC Sports Distribution/MSC Sports Extra Tulsa at UTSA, 8PM, MSC Sports Extra Temple at Rice, 8PM, MSC Sports Extra Thursday, February 29th: Florida State at Louisville (W), 7PM, MSC+2 Memphis at East Carolina, MSC+...

Week 16 College Basketball Announcers

Monday, February 19th: #19 Notre Dame at Duke (W),7PM, MSC+ (Curtfield/Antonelli) Colgate at Lafayette, 7PM, MSC+2 (Brando/Gottlieb) #6 Iowa State at #2 Houston, 9PM, MSC+ (Calabro/Bardo/Strong) Tuesday, February 20th: Iowa at Michigan State, 7PM, MSC+ (Anderson/Lappas/Mittifield) Syracuse at NC State, 7PM, MSC+2 (Gaudin/Williams) #11 Baylor at #25 BYU, 9PM, MSC+ (Eagle/VanLangen/McNight) Maryland at Wisconsin, 9PM, MSC+2 (Revshine/Akromada) Wyoming at Nevada, 11PM, MSC+2 (Durham/Adams) Saint Louis at Duquesne, 7PM, MSC Sports Extra/MSC Sports Distribution (Smith-Jones/Phillips) Fordham at Davidson, 7PM, MSC Sports Extra/MSC Sports Distribution (Lawrence-Taylor/Widows) Wednesday, February 21st: #16 Dayton at George Mason, 7PM, MSDN/MSC Sports Extra (Johnson/Sauce) Belmont at Drake, 8PM, MSC+2 (Robinson/Elmore) Tulsa at Wichita State, 9PM, MSDN/MSC Sports Extra (Brando/Gottlieb) George Washington at Duquesne (W), 11AM, MSC Sports Extra/MSC Sports Distribution (Smith-Jones/Phillips) UMas...

MSC Sports and MSC Sports Outdoor announces exclusive agreement with the Canadien Soccer Association

Pending legal action, MSC Sports in the United States and MSC Outdoor in Canada has acquired the exclusive rights to the Canadien Soccer Association in the United States and Canada. As part of the agreement, MSC Sports has acquired the exclusive rights to the Canadien Premier League, Canadien Championship and home matches from the Canadien National Women's and Men's Soccer League.  In Canada, every Canadien Men's Soccer Team match will be guranteed to air on linear television. Loty TV and MSC Sports will both air weekly Premier League matches. Every other match will air on MSC Sports Extra. During the Canadien Championship, all matches involving MLS teams along with the semifinals and championship will be guranteed to air on linear television. Every other match is guranteed to air on MSC Sports Extra. In the United States, MSC Sports Extra will become the exclusive home of the Canadien Soccer Association. 3 Premier League matches and Canadien Championship final are also gur...

MSC Sports announces special programming for Caitlin Clark's record breaking attempt

MSC Sports revealed today its special programming surrounding Michigan versus Iowa Women's Basketball on Thursday, February 15th. Entering the game, Iowa star guard Caitlin Clark is 8 points away from becoming the NCAA Division I women's basketball career scoring leader. The game will air at 8PM ET on MSC as part of Thursday Night Hoops presented by State Farm.  During This is What's Trending Now at 7AM ET, 12PM ET and 6PM ET, Dave Smith will present the This is What's Trending Now Sports Report presented by Spectrum Mobile live from Iowa City to provide an exclusive preview of the game.  The Ultimate Sports Show at 6PM ET on MSC+ will be live from Iowa City with Steve Lowhart and Sharon Wilson live from the Carver-Hawkeye Arena.  At 7PM ET on MSC, Sara Lawrence, Debbie Antonelli and Swin Cash will present a special edition of The Ultimate College Basketball Show live from the  Carver-Hawkeye Arena. Lawrence will have an exclusive interview with Caitli...

MSC Sports announces February and March CONCACAF Coverage Plans

Over the two months, MSC Sports will present 3 important Concacaf tournaments across Women's National Teams (Women's Gold Cup), Men's National Teams (Nations League) and Men's club teams (Champions Cup).  David Pasternak and Louis Rojas return as the lead commentary crew for these Concacaf tournaments. They will call all matches involving the USNT. Luego Jones and Steve Fillmore will call other primary matches, including Independiente vs New England on February 21st and two quarterfinal games from the Gold Cup. Shane Lull and Will Rightsworth will call games involving the Vancouver Whitecaps. Lara Jones, Juan Garcia and Mikey Johnson will be the primary team in The Ultimate Soccer Show studio presented by T-Mobile in Los Angeles. Sara Wilson and David Smith will also do select studio coverage. Champions Cup Schedule: Tuesday, February 6th: Comunicaciones vs Monterrey, 8PM, MSC Sports Extra Real Estelí vs América, 10PM, MSC Sports Extra  Wednesday, February 7th: Heredian...

2024 Future TV Schedule

Sunday, December 1st: Pacers at Grizzlies, 1PM, MSC+* Indianapolis Colts at New England Patriots, 1PM, MSC Middle Tennessee at UAB, 4PM, MSC+ GOTW: Philadelphia Eagles at Baltimore Ravens, 4:25PM, MSC Creighton at Tulsa (W), 6PM, MSC+ Lakers at Jazz, 8PM, MSC Nuggets at Clippers, 10PM, MSC+2 Monday, December 2nd: Tampa Bay Buccanears at Carolina Panthers, 7PM, MSC Chicago at Toronto, 7:30PM, MSC+ Lakers at Timberwolves, 8PM, MSC+2 Tuesday, December 3rd: Arkansas at Miami (FL), 7PM, MSC+ Evansville at Murray State, 7PM, MSC+2 Kentucky at Clemson, 9PM, MSC+ UTSA at Saint Mary's, 9PM, MSC+2 Wednesday, December 4th; Oklahoma at Louisville (W), 5PM, MSC+ Illinois State at Belmont, 7PM, MSC+2 Alabama at North Carolina, 7:15PM, MSC Lakers at Heat, 7:30PM, MSC+ Oklahoma State at Tulsa, 9PM, MSC+2 Auburn at Duke, 9:15PM, MSC Timberwolves at Grizzlies, 10:30PM, MSC+ Thursday, December 5th: Kentucky at North Carolina (W), 5PM, MSC+2 Texas at Notre Dame (W), 7PM, MSC+ Ole Miss at NC State (W),...

MSC Sports presents Spring Training baseball on MSC Sports

MSC Sports revealed today its schedule of Major League Baseball spring training games during the 2024 MLB season. MSC Sports will air 5 spring training games, plus 4 exibition games in Korea involving the San Diego Padres and the Los Angeles Dodgers.  MSC Sports's lead broadcast team of Joe Davis and David Ortiz, with Sara Smith reporting, will be on the call for all games in Korea.  David Shappel and Ryan Rindwhistle will call a 4 of the 5 Spring Training games. All from MSC Sports's state of the art Boston studios. Ryan Rouco and Frank Thomas will call Athletics and Giants live from Oracle Park on Tuesday, March 26th. MSC Sports's regular season MLB coverage begins on Wednesday, March 20th with the MLB Korea Series between the San Diego Padres and Los Angeles Dodgers live on MSC. Joe Davis, David Ortiz and Sara Smith will be on the call of the game at 6AM ET. The Padres and Dodgers play a second time on Thursday, March 21st at 6AM on MSC. (This telecast will be blacked ...

Week 16 College Basketball Schedule

Monday, February 19th: Notre Dame at Duke (W),7PM, MSC+ Colgate at Lafayette, 7PM, MSC+2 Iowa State at Houston, 9PM, MSC+ Tuesday, February 20th: Iowa at Michigan State, 7PM, MSC+ Syracuse at NC State, 7PM, MSC+2 Baylor at BYU, 9PM, MSC+ Maryland at Wisconsin, 9PM, MSC+2 Wyoming at Nevada, 11PM, MSC+2 Saint Louis at Duquesne, 7PM, MSC Sports Extra/MSC Sports Distribution Fordham at Davidson, 7PM, MSC Sports Extra/MSC Sports Distribution Wednesday, February 21st: Belmont at Drake, 8PM, MSC+2 Tulsa at Wichita State, 9PM, MSDN/MSC Sports Extra George Washington at Duquesne (W), 11AM, MSC Sports Extra/MSC Sports Distribution Dayton at George Mason, 7PM, MSC Sports Extra/MSC Sports Distribution UMass at Loyola Chicago (W), 7PM, MSC Sports Extra Thursday, February 22nd: SMU at Florida Atlantic, 7PM, MSC+ Thursday Night Hoops: Iowa at Indiana (W), 8PM, MSC Sun Belt TBD, 9PM, MSC+ Gonzaga at Portland, 9PM, MSC+2 San Francisco at Gonzaga (W), 9PM, MSC Sports Extra/MSC Sports Distribution Friday...

Week 15 College Basketball Announcers

Tuesday, February 13th: #7 North Carolina at Syracuse, 7PM, MSC+ (Calabro/Bardo/Strong) #10 Iowa State at Cincinnati, 7PM, MSC+2 (Gaudin/Williams) Duquesne at #16 Dayton, 7PM, MSDN/MSC Sports Extra (LaMont/Braun) Ohio State at Wisconsin, 9PM, MSC+ (Anderson/Lappas/McNight) Florida State at Virginia Tech, 9PM, MSC+2 (Kugler/Greenburg) New Mexico at Nevada, 11PM, MSC+2 (Johnson/O'Neil) Michigan at #14 Illinois, 7PM, MSC Sports Extra (Robinson/Elmore) George Washington at George Mason, 7PM, MSC Sports Distribution/MSC Sports Extra (Johnson/Sauce) La Salle at Davidson, 7PM, MSC Sports Distribution/MSC Sports Extra (Lawerence-Taylor/Widows) UCF at #19 BYU, 9PM, MSC Sports Extra (Johnson/Mitterfield) Air Force at San Jose State, 10PM, MSC Sports Distribution/MSC Sports Extra (Phillips/White) Wednesday, February 14th: Tulsa at South Florida, 7PM, MSC+2 (Jones/Jackson) Nebraska at #2 Ohio State (W), 7PM, MSDN/MSC Sports Extra (Curtfield/Antonelli) #14 Indiana at Wisconsin (W), 9PM, MSC+2 (...

Week 15 College Basketball Schedule

Tuesday, February 13th: North Carolina at Syracuse, 7PM, MSC+ Iowa State at Cincinnati, 7PM, MSC+2  Duquesne at Dayton, 7PM, MSDN/MSC Sports Extra Ohio State at Wisconsin, 9PM, MSC+ Florida State at Virginia Tech, 9PM, MSC+2 New Mexico at Nevada, 11PM, MSC+2 Michigan at Illinois, 7PM, MSC Sports Extra George Washington at George Mason, 7PM, MSC Sports Distribution/MSC Sports Extra La Salle at Davidson, 7PM, MSC Sports Distribution/MSC Sports Extra UCF at BYU, 9PM, MSC Sports Extra Air Force at San Jose State, 10PM, MSC Sports Distribution/MSC Sports Extra Wednesday, February 14th: Tulsa at South Florida, 7PM, MSC+2 Nebraska at Ohio State (W), 7PM, MSDN/MSC Sports Extra Indiana at Wisconsin (W), 9PM, MSC+2 UMass at Richmond, 7PM, MSC Sports Extra/MSC Sports Distribution Saint Joseph's at Loyola Chicago, 8PM, MSC Sports Extra/MSC Sports Distribution Thursday, February 15th: Memphis at North Texas, 7PM, MSC+2 Georgia State at James Madison, 8PM, MSDN/MSC Sports Extra Thursday Night Ho...

Week 14 College Basketball Announcers

Monday, February 5th: #15 Louisville at #3 NC State (W), 6PM, MSC+ (Mowins/VanLangen/Mittifield) Tuesday, February 6th: Clemson at #3 North Carolina, 7PM, MSC+ (Calabro/Bardo/Strong) Oklahoma State at #5 Houston, 7PM, MSC+2 (Gaudin/Williams) Wake Forest at Georgia Tech, 7PM, MSDN/MSC Sports Extra (Kurtfield/Murphey) Michigan State at Minnesota, 9PM, MSC+ (Waltz/Crispin/McNight) Charlotte at USF, 9PM, MSC+2 (Kutcher/Williams) Boise State at Colorado State, 9PM, MSDN/MSC Sports Extra (Revshine/Akromada) Indiana at Ohio State, 7PM, MSC Sports Extra (Custer/Eliot) VCU at Fordham, 7PM, MSC Sports Extra/MSC Sports Distribution (Johnson/Sauce) #21 BYU at Oklahoma, 8PM, MSC Sports Extra (Jones/Jackson) #25 New Mexico at Wyoming, 8:30PM, MSC Sports Extra (LaMont/Braun) Nevada at #22 Utah State, 9PM, MSC Sports Extra/MSC Sports Distribution (Phillips/White) Fresno State at San Jose State, 10PM, MSC Sports Extra/MSC Sports Distribution (Smith/Mitchell) Wednesday, February 7th: UMass at St. Bonave...

2024 College Softball and Baseball Schedule on MSC Sports

MSC Sports revealed today its 2024 linear schedule of College Baseball and Softball on MSC Sports. On linear television, during the regular season, MSC Sports will air games from the ACC and Patriot League. Select games from other conferences may be added at a later date. Steve Lowhart and Shawn Downahugh are the lead commentary crew for College Baseball. Sasha DeLavi and Mikey Wilson are the lead commentary for College Softball games. Jose Suarez and Sara Dooby are an alternate commentary crew for both softball and baseball.  In the studio, Lemon Squeeze hosts with analysts Chang Rocker and Kara Wilson. Baseball: Saturday, March 23rd: Army at Navy, 12PM, MSC+ Duke at NC State, 3PM, MSC+ Thursday, April 4th: North Carolina at Virginia, 7PM, MSC+ or MSC+2 Saturday, April 6th: Michigan at Iowa, 3PM, MSC+2  Clemson at Notre Dame, 6PM, MSC+ or MSC+2 Tuesday, April 9th: Florida at Florida State, 7PM, MSC+2 Saturday, April 13th: NC State at Clemson, 8PM, MSC+ or MSC+2 Sunday, April ...