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MSC Sports announces May MLB schedule and commentators

MSC Sports's full MLB schedule and announcers for Mayas follows: W ednesday, May 1st: Royals at Blue Jays, 3PM, MSC+2   (Zaun/Scotty) Thursday, May 2nd: Giants at Red Sox, 4PM, MSC+ (Lowhart/Thomas) Guardians at Astros, 8PM, MSC (Davis/Ortiz/Smith) Monday, May 6th: Marlins at Dodgers, 10PM, MSC+2  (Shappel/Rindwhistle) Thursday, May 9th: Astros at Yankees, 8PM, MSC (Davis/Ortiz/Smith) Cardinals at Brewers, 8PM, MSC (Zaun/Thomas) Monday, May 13th: Reds at DBacks, 9:30PM, MSC+2  (Shappel/Rindwhistle) Wednesday, May 15th: Royals at Mariners, 4PM, MSC+2  (Lowhart/Scotty) Thursday, May 16th: Mets at Phillies, 8PM, MSC (Benetti/Thomas) Pirates at Cubs, 8PM, MSC  (Davis/Ortiz/Smith) Thursday, May 23rd: Braves at Cubs, 2PM, MSC+ (Benetti/Thomas) Orioles at White Sox, 8PM, MSC+  (Davis/Ortiz/Smith) Saturday, May 25th: Giants at Mets, 1:30PM, MSC+2  (Shappel/Rindwhistle) Sunday, May 26th: Yankees at Padres, 4PM, MSC    (Davis/Ortiz/Smith) Tuesday,...

MSC Sports announces schedule and coverage plans for Round of 32 of the U.S. Open Cup

MSC Sports announced today its schedule and coverage plans for the Round of 32 of the 2024 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup.  For the first time, Sara Wilson and David Smith will host a whiparound show " The Ultimate U.S. Open Cup Show" on Wednesday, May 8th at 7PM on MSC+2. The whiparound show will feature games primarily between lower level teams. Wilson and Smith will also host studio coverage on Tuesday, May 7th. Lara Jones, Mikey Johnson and Juan Garcia will be featured in studio coverage on Wednesday, May 8th. Josh Eastern and Shane Street will call Seattle/Louisville. Sara Longherd and Curt Fieldman will call San Jose/Oakland, Nick Sampson will call Houston/Detroit, Missy Smith-Jones will call Las Vegas/LAFC, Don Johnson will call Dallas/Memphis, Tim Phillips will call New Mexico/Salt Lake, Sara Smith will call Omaha/Kansas City, David Lawrence-Taylor will call Atlanta/Charlotte.  Games on MSC Sports Live will be produced by the host team in conjuction with MSC Sports. Schedul...

MSC Sports, MSC Outdoor and TNT Sports announce coverage plans for 2024 NHL playoffs

MSC Sports, in partnership with MSC Outdoor in Canada and TNT Sports in the United States, revealed today its coverage plans for the 2024 NHL Stanley Cup playoffs in the United States and Canada.  MSC Sports and Loty TV in Canada, along with MSC and MSC+ in the United States, will have the rights to exclusive games through the first two rounds of the tournaments through sublicense agreements with Sportsnet in Canada and TNT Sports in the United States. All of these games will be produced by MSC Outdoor in Toronto, in conjunction with MSC Sports. MSC in the United States will also simulcast select games airing on TNT.  Justin Foxworthy and David Zenning, with Scott Perry inside the glass, return as the lead Canada based commentary crew. For the first time, Tom Caron and Steve Ryerzon, with Sara Wilson inside the glass, will be the lead United States commentary crew. Other commentary crews include William Axenrodhen and Ryan Cushmaker, with Lucus Micker inside the glass, and...

MSC Sports announces coverage plans for 2024 NBA Playoffs

MSC Sports revealed today its coverage plans for the 2024 NBA Playoffs, with games on MSC and MSC+, streaming on MSC Sports Extra.   MSC Sports's playoff coverage begins with first round action on Saturday, April 20th and concludes with its exclusive coverage of the Eastern Conference Finals.  MSC Sports's coverage will be headed by its lead broadcast crew featuring  Mike Tirico, Jeff Van Gundy, Mark Jackson and Curt Wright. Other commentary crews include  Ryan Rouco, Chris Webber and Melissa Villa, J ason Benetti, Paul Pierce and Jenny Taft and  Chuck Timsfield, Sara Nighthurst and Sara Strong. During the conference finals, Taft will join the lead broadcast crew and a second courtside reporter.  Throughout the playoffs, Sara Lauding, Dave Pershfield and David Filborn, with Chuck Timsfield as a fill-in analyst during the conference semifinals, will be featured on The Ultimate NBA Show presented by Dr. Pepper. Pierce will join the show during the c...

MSC Sports announces exclusive coverage plans of 2024 NBA Play-in tournament

MSC Sports revealed today its exclusive schedule and coverage plans for the 2024 NBA Play-In Tournament presented by AT&T. All 6 games of the tournament will exclusively air on MSC+ and MSC Sports Extra. MSC Sports's coverage begins on Tuesday, April 16th with the Western Conference play-in games, the Eastern Conference play-in games will take place on Wednesday, April 17th. MSC Sports's lead broadcast crew of Mike Tirico, Jeff Van Gundy, Mark Jackson and Curt Wright will be on the call of Heat/76ers on Wednesday, and the final Eastern Conference play-in game on Friday. Ryan Rouco, Chris Webber and Melissa Villa will be on the call of Kings/Warriors on Tuesday and the final Western Conference play-in game on Friday. Jason Benetti, Paul Pierce and Jenny Taft will be on the call of Pelicans/Lakers on Tuesday. Chuck Timsfield, Sara Nighthurst and Sara Strong will be on the call of Hawks/Bulls on Wednesday. All throughout the tournament, MSC Sports will present studio coverage ...

MSC Sports announces exclusive coverage of 2024 WNBA season

MSC Sports revealed today its coverage plans and schedule for the 2024 WNBA Season. MSC Sports is, for the third consecutive year, is the exclusive television home of the of the WNBA. Every WNBA game will air on MSC Sports Extra, with no blackout restrictions. Additionally teams hold the right to sell a package of games not airing on MSC or MSC+ to local broadcast partners. MSC Sports will produce a clean feed for all locally televised games, unless a seperate local agreement has been reached for one of the teams playing. Games may also air nationally on NBA TV.  For national games, Pam Ward and Carolyn Peck, with Melissa Villa reporting return as the lead commentary team for the WNBA on MSC Sports. Terry Gannon and Debbie Antonelli, along with LaChina Robinson and Swin Cash, will call select WNBA games on MSC+. Other play-by-play talent for WNBA games on MSC include Noah Eagle and Jason Benetti, other color commentators include Brenda VanLangen and Mary Murphy, other coutside...

MSC Sports announces exclusive coverage plans of 2024 WNBA Draft

MSC Sports revealed today its exclusive coverage plans for the 2024 WNBA Draft on Monday, April 15th at 7:30PM ET from the Brooklym Academy of Music. MSC+ will be the exclusive home of draft coverage beginning at 7PM ET with The Ultimate WNBA Draft preview. Terry Gannon, Debbie Antonelli and Carolyn Peck, live from the MSC Sports studios in Long Island, New York, will preview the draft. With a special feature on each teams needs and the specific player talent. Reporters Lauren McNight and Sean Murphy will be live on the draft floor talking to draftees, general managers and other special guests, including family members.  When the draft begins at 7:30PM ET, Sara Lawrence, Mary Murphy and Swin Cash will join Draft coverage live from a on-site set. Both crews will provide live analysis of draft picks, and select draftees, including Iowa basketball star Caitlin Clark, will join the on-site studio team to provide a conversation about their future in the WNBA.  Following the dr...

[Internal] NBA Playoff Schedule

Not for external publication until after embargo lifts on Sunday, April 14th or when NBA releases full listed schedule of play-in tournament. NBA Play-In Tournament: Tuesday, April 16th: NBA Play-in Tournament, 7:30PM, MSC+ NBA Play-in Tournament, 10PM, MSC+ Wednesday, April 17th: NBA Play-in Tournament, 7:30PM, MSC+ NBA Play-in Tournament, 10PM, MSC+ Friday, April 19th: NBA Play-in Tournament, 7:30PM, MSC+ NBA Play-in Tournament, 10PM, MSC+ Saturday, April 20th: NBA First Round, 1PM, MSC NBA First Round, 8:30PM, MSC Sunday, April 21st: NBA First Round, 1PM, MSC NBA First Round, 9:30PM, MSC+

MSC Sports announces April soccer schedule

MSC Sports revealed today its soccer schedule for April of 2024.  Tuesday, April 2nd: Columbus vs Tigres UANL, 7PM, MSC+2 New England vs Club America, 9PM, MSC+2 Wednesday, April 3rd: Inter Miami vs Monterrey, 8PM, MSC+ Herediano vs Pachuca, 10PM, MSC+2 Friday, April 5th: LOSC vs Marseille, 3PM, MSDN/MSC Sports Extra Saturday, April 6th: SC Freiburg vs RB Leipzig, 9:30AM, MSC+2 Dortmund vs VFB Stuttgart, 12:30PM, MSC PSG vs Clermont Foot, 3PM, MSC Tigres UNAL vs Pachuca, 9PM, MSC+ Cruz Azul vs Monterrey, 11PM, MSC+ Sunday, April 7th: Nice vs Reims, 9AM, MSC+2 Tuesday, April 9th: Real Madrid vs Manchester City, 3PM, MSC Arsenal vs Bayern, 3PM, MSC+2 Tigres UANL vs Columbus, 8:15PM, MSDN/MSC Sports Extra Club America vs New England, 10:30PM, MSC+2 Wednesday, April 10th: PSG vs Barcelona, 3PM, MSC Atletico Madrid vs Dortmund, 3PM, MSC+2 Pachuca vs Herediano, 8:15PM, MSC+ Monterrey vs Inter Miami, 10:30PM, MSC+ Saturday, April 13th: Girona vs Atletico Madrid, 8AM, MSC Mallorca vs Real ...

MSC Outdoor announces exclusive coverage plans for Canadien Premier League

MSC Outdoor revealed today its exclusive plans for coverage of the 2024 Canadien Premier League season which begins on Saturday, April 13th.  Josh Eastern and Shane Street will be the lead broadcast crew for Canadien Premier League matches on Loty TV and MSC Sports. Sara Longhord and Curt Fieldman will also provide commentary on select matchweeks, Longhord will also be a pitchshide reporter for select matches.  In the Toronto studios, Shane Lull and Will Rightsworth will present The Ultimate Soccer Show presented by Purolator. They will provide pregame and halftime analysis and a weekly coverage show on Monday evenings on MSC Sports or MSC Sports +.  For the 2024 season, in both the United States and Canada, MSC Sports Extra will air every Canadian Premier League match. Canadien audiences will see at least one weekly game on either LotyTV or MSC Sports and select additonal matches on MSC Sports+. United States auidences will see three matches a year on MSC+ or MSC+2....

MSC Sports reveals plans for the 2024 Concacaf Champions Cup quarterfinals, semifinals and final

MSC Sports announced today its coverage plans for the 2024 CONCACAF Champions Cup quarterfinals, semifinals and final. David Pasternak and Louis Rojas, joined by pitchside reporter Sara Wilson during the final, return as the lead commentary team for the tournament. They will call Inter Miami/Monterrey, one semifinal and the final. Luego Jones and Steve Fillmore will be the secondary commentary crew, they will call Club America/New England, along with one semifinal.  Other commentary crews include Lemon Wilk and Steve Durham, calling Columbus/Tigres UANL, and Charlie Willhouse and Daniel Ramhadan, calling Pachuca/Herediano. During Wednesday quarterfinal games, the semifinals and the final, Lara Jones, Juan Garcia and Mikey Johnson will present The Ultimate Soccer Show live from the MSC Sports studios in Los Angeles. They will be on-site for the final. For the Tuesday quarterfinal games, Sara Wilson and David Smith will present the show from MSC Sports's Long Island studios. Schedule...

MSC Sports reveals coverage plans for 2024 UEFA Champions League Quarterfinals, Semifinals and Finals

MSC Sports revealed today its coverage plans for the quarterfinals, semifinals and finals of the 2024 UEFA Champions League. Luke Noomhouse and Ryan Ricky, with Will Tucko pitchside for the semifinal and final, and Nick Norman pitchside for the final, return as the lead commentary crew for the remainder of the tournament. They will call Real Madrid/Manchester City, the semifinal the winner of that game plays in, and the championship.  Sam Stern and Rick Lawn, with Nick Norman for the semifinal, will be the #2 commentary team. Calling PSG/Barcelona and the semifinal the winner of that game plays in.  Nick Norman and Will Tucko will call Arsenal/Bayern. Juan Hernangomez and Sara Strade, MSC Sports's lead Liga MX commentary team, will call Atletico Madrid/Dortmund.  At 2PM ET every matchday, MSC and MSC+2 will present The Ultimate UEFA Champions League Show presented by IBM live from the MSC Sports studios London. Host Lara Nighting will be joined by Luke Toomy and Roger Rak...

MSC Sports announces April NASCAR Commentators

Friday, April 5th: Truck Martinsville Practice, 3PM, MSC+2 (Welch/Waltrip/Bagley) Truck Martinsville Qualifying, 3:30PM, MSC+2 (Welch/Waltrip/Bagley) Truck Martinsville, 7:30PM, MSC+ (Welch/Waltrip/Bagley/Murphy) Saturday, April 6th: Cup Martinsville Practice, 4:30PM, MSC+ (Bestwick/Gordon/Mittifield) Cup Qualifying Practice, 5:15PM, MSC+ (Bestwick/Gordon/Mittifield) Sunday, April 7th: Cup Martinsville, 3PM, MSC (Bestwick/Gordon/McNight/Mittifield) Friday, April 12th: Truck Texas Practice, 4PM, MSC+2 (Welch/Waltrip/Murphy) Truck Texas Qualifying, 4:30PM, MSC+2 (Welch/Waltrip/Murphy) Truck Texas, 8:30PM, MSC+ (Welch/Waltrip/Bagley/Murphy) Saturday, April 13th: Cup Texas Practice, 10:30AM, MSC+  (Bestwick/Gordon/McNight) Cup Texas Qualifying, 11:15AM, MSC+ (Bestwick/Gordon/McNight) Sunday, April 14th: Cup Texas, 3:30PM, MSC (Bestwick/Gordon/McNight/Mittifield) Friday, April 19th: Xfinity Qualifying, 5:30PM, MSC+2  (Bestwick/Gordon/Mittifield) Saturday, April 20th: Arca Talladega...