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MSC Sports to present Inagural National Baseball Day on Friday, July 4th, 2025.

MSC Sports and Major League Baseball announced today the first ever National Baseball Day presented by Geico, which will be played on Friday, July 4th, 2025. During this national holiday, MSC Sports will present regional games all day long to ensure fans get a chance to easily watch their favorite team.  MSC will present three exclusive windows of games on July 4th. Action will begin at 11AM ET to present the inagural 4th of July game in Washington D.C. on MSC+ (MSC in local markets). Regional action begins at 1PM ET, with pregame coverage at 12PM ET, headlined by the Yankees taking on the Mets. Regional action continues at 4:30PM ET, headlined by the Cardinals taking on the Cubs. Finally, the Houston Astros will play against the Los Angeles Dodgers, nationally in primetime, at 8PM ET.  Every game will air on MSC and MSC Sports Extra. To improve visibility, in-market fans will be able to stream their team for free on MSC Sports Live as well. MLB.tv will also air all out-of-mar...

Soccer on MSC schedule through April 29th

Thursday, March 27th: Barcelona vs Osasuna, 4PM, MSDN/MSC Sports Live Friday, March 28th: Necaxa vs QuerĂ©taro, 9PM, MSDN/MSC Sports Live Saturday, March 29th: Fulham vs Crystal Palace, 8:15AM, MSC+ Bayern MĂ¼nchen vs St. Pauli, 10:30AM, MSC+2 Brighton & Hove Albion vs Nottingham Forest, 1:15PM, MSC2 Saint-Étienne vs PSG, 2PM, MSDN/MSC Sports Live Real Madrid vs LeganĂ©s, 4PM, MSDN/MSC Sports Live Kansas City Current vs. Utah Royals, 7:30PM, MSC+2  Portland Thorns vs. NC Courage, 10PM, MSC+2 Guadalajara vs Cruz Azul, 11PM, MSC+ Sunday, March 30th: Preston North End vs Aston Villa, 8:30AM, MSC+ Freiburg vs Union Berlin, 9:30AM, MSC+2 Barcelona vs Girona, 10:15AM, MSDN/MSC Sports Live AFC Bournemouth vs Manchester City, 11:30AM, MSC+ Monday, March 31st: Celta de Vigo vs Las Palmas, 3PM, MSC+2 Tuesday, April 1st: Dunkerque vs PSG, 3PM, MSC+2 Inter Miami CF II (NP) vs. Miami FC (USLC), 7:30PM, MSC+2 AmĂ©rica vs Cruz Azul, 9PM, MSDN/MSC Sports Live LA Galaxy vs Tigres UANL, 11PM, MSC+ W...

April Motorsports Announcers

Saturday, April 5th: Xfinity Series Practice, 10AM, MSC+2 (Bestwick/Gordon/Clinchfille) Xfinity Series Qualifying, 11AM, MSC+2 (Bestwick/Gordon/Clinchfille) Xfinity Darlington, 3:30PM, MSC (Bestwick/Gordon/Clinchfille/Waltrip) Friday, April 11th: IndyCar Practice 1, 6PM, MSDN/MSC Sports Live (Wilson/Bell/Bagley) Saturday, April 12th: Xfnity Series Practice, 11:30AM, MSC+2 (Bestwick/Gordon/Waltrip) IndyCar Practice 2, 11:30AM, MSDN/MSC Sports Live (Wilson/Bell/Murphy) Xfnity Series Practice, 12:30PM, MSC+2 (Bestwick/Gordon/Waltrip) IndyCar Qualifying, 2:30PM, MSC+2 (Wilson/Bell/Murphy) Xfinity Bristol, 4PM, MSC (Bestwick/Gordon/Clinchfille/Waltrip) IMSA Long Beach, 5PM-7PM, MSC+ (Lee/Welch/Williams/Johnson) Sunday, April 13th: IndyCar Warm Up, 12PM, MSC+2 (Wilson/Bell/Bagley) IndyCar Long Beach, 4:30PM, MSC+ (Wilson/Bell/Bagley/Murphy) Friday, April 18th: Xfinity Series Practice, 3PM, MSC+2 (Bestwick/Gordon/Waltrip) Saturday, April 19th: Xfinity Series Practice, 11:30AM, MSC+2 (Bestwick...

MSC Sports announces coverage plans for 2025 NCAA Division 1 Men's Hockey Tournament

MSC Sports revealed today its exclusive coverage plans for the 2025 NCAA Division 1 Men's Hockey Tournament, across MSC Sports Extra, MSDN, MSC+2 and MSC+.  Commentary pairings include: Tom Caron and Steve Ryerzon in Manchester, with Sara Wilson joining them as a rink-side reporter for their call of the Frozen Four and National Championship, Dave Turnip and Mike Wilson in Allentown, Sara Wilson and Steve Budgeon in Toledo, and Lucus Micker and Deshawn Wilson in Fargo.  In the studio, Phillip Ryan-Jones and Ellis Stevenson will be featured on  The Ultimate College Hockey Show  in Long Island throughout the first four days. During the Frozen Four and national championship in Saint Louis, Dave Turnip, Mike Wilson and Ellis Stevenson will be live on-site to provide studio coverage. Thursday, March 27th:  No. 2 Boston University vs. No. 3 Ohio State, 2PM, MSDN/MSC Sports Live No. 1 Western Michigan vs. No. 4 Minnesota State-Mankato, 5PM, MSC Sports Extra No. 1 Michig...

March/April MLB commentators

Tuesday, March 18th: Dodgers at Cubs, 6AM, MSC (Davis/Ortiz/Smith) Wednesday, March 19th: Dodgers at Cubs, 6AM, MSC (Davis/Ortiz/Smith) Thursday, March 27th: Tigers at Dodgers, 7PM, MSC (Davis/Ortiz/Smith) Cubs at DBacks, 10PM, MSC+ (Rouco/Thomas/Grier) Friday, March 28th: Rockies at Rays, 3PM, MSC+2 (Zarzour/Scotty) Tuesday, April 1st: Angels at Cardinals, 7:30PM, MSC+ (Rouco/Thomas) Cubs at Athletics, 10PM, MSC+2 (Shappel/Rindwhistle) Thursday, April 3rd: Astros at Twins, 3PM, MSC+2 (Zarzour/Scotty) DBacks at Yankees, 8PM, MSC (Davis/Ortiz/Smith) Monday, April 7th: Padres at Athletics, 10PM, MSC+2  (Shappel/Rindwhistle) Tuesday, April 8th: Twins at Royals, 7:30PM, MSC+ (Rouco/Thomas) Thursday, April 10th: Phillies at Braves, 8PM, MSC (Davis/Ortiz/Smith) Monday, April 14th: Rockies at Dodgers, 10PM, MSC+2 (Shappel/Rindwhistle) Thursday, April 17th: Giants at Phillies, 4PM, MSC+ (Zaun/Thomas) Cardinals at Mets, 8PM, MSC (Davis/Ortiz/Smith) Sunday, April 20th: GOTM: Twins at Braves,...

April NBA Commentators

Friday, April 4th: 76ers at Celtics, 7:30PM, MSC+ (Rouco/Webber/McNight) Saturday, April 5th: Knicks at Hawks, 3PM, MSC+2 (Quickly/Filborn) Bucks at Heat, 8:30PM, MSC (Tirico/Jackson and Van Gundy/Williams) Monday, April 7th: Kings at Pistons, 7PM, MSC+2 (Quickly/Filborn) Friday, April 11th: Cavaliers at Knicks, 7:30PM, MSC+ (Rouco/Webber and Pierce/McNight) Clippers at Kings, 10PM, MSC+2 (Timsfield/Nighthurst) Sunday, April 13th: Clippers at Warriors, 3:30PM, MSC (Tirico/Jackson and Van Gundy/Williams)

MSC Sports announces 2025 WNBA national schedule

MSC Sports revealed today its national television selections for MSC+2.  MSC holds the exclusive national rights to the WNBA, with select games sublicened to CBS Sports, Ion Television and NBA TV. All games, with exception of games airing on the sublicensed networks, are avaliable to stream on MSC Sports Extra Preseason: Sunday, May 4th: Brazil National Team at Indiana Fever, 6PM, MSC+2 Regular season: Friday, May 16th: Lynx at Wings, 7:30PM, MSC+ Sparks at Valkyries, 10PM, MSC+ or MSC+2 (depends on NBA playoffs) Saturday, May 17th: Chicago Sky at Indiana Fever, 1PM, MSC or MSC+ (depends on NBA playoffs) Sunday, May 18th: Lynx at Sparks, 6PM, MSC+ Wednesday, May 21st: Wings at Lynx, 8PM, MSC+ Saturday, May 24th; Liberty at Fever, 12:30PM, MSC Sunday, May 25th: Aces at Storm, 6PM, MSC+ Saturday, May 31st: Sky at Wings, 8:30PM, MSC Sunday, June 1st: Sun at Liberty, 3PM, MSC Tuesday, June 3rd: Mercury at Lynx, 8PM, MSC+2 Saturday, June 7th: Aces at Valkyries, 3PM, MSC Fever at Sky, 8P...

MSC Sports to present additional postseason college basketball coverage

MSC Sports revealed today its coverage plans for its coverage of select postseason NCAA college basketball tournaments. MSC Sports will present coverage from the NIT, CBI, WBIT, Division 2 Men's tournament, Division 2 women's tournament, and Division 3 men's tournament. Additional games may be announced at a later date. Announcers are listed below. For the CBI, WBIT, and Division 2 Men's basketball tournament, MSC Sports will present studio coverage. That coverage will be presented as The Ultimate College Basketball Show and feature Curt Nicholson and Lamar Cooding. NIT: Tuesday, March 18th: First Round: Chattanooga at Middle Tennessee, 8PM, MSDN/MSC Sports Live (Smith/Tuuling) Wednesday, March 19th: First Round: UAB at Saint Joseph's, 5PM, MSC+2 (Onion/Adams) First Round: Samford at George Mason, 7PM, MSDN/MSC Sports Live (LaMont/Braun) First Round: Northern Colorado at UC Irvine, 10PM, MSDN/MSC Sports Live (Custer/Elliot) Saturday, March 22nd: Second Round: Bradle...

MSC Sports announces 2025 Women's March Madness Coverage Plans

MSC Sports, in partnership with ESPN and NCAA Women's March Madness, revealed today its  coverage plans for the 2025 Women's March Madness Tournament.  All tournament long, Beth Mowins, Brenda VanLangen and Carolyn Peck will be the lead commentary crew. They will call games from Los Angeles, along with Sweet 16 and Elite 8 in Spokane, the Final Four and national championship. Other commentators are listed below. Sara Lawrence, Debbie Antonelli and Cam Wilson will be the lead studio commentary team all tournament long. Their coverage will originate from the MSC Sports studios in New York City until the final four. Other studio teams are listed below. Studio coverage, across MSC Sports and ESPN, will be presented as part of The Ultimate Women's March Madness Show presented by Geico. Announcing pairings: Beth Mowins, Brenda VanLangen, Carolyn Peck (Los Angeles – UCLA, Spokane, and Final Four) Dave O’Brien, Christy Winters-Scott and Holly Rowe (Columbia, S.C. and Birmingham) Sa...

MSC Sports reveals 2025 Women's March Madness schedule

MSC Sports, in partnership with ESPN, revealed today its schedule plans for the 2025 Women's March Madness Tournament.  ESPN, across ESPN, ESPN2 and ESPNU, will air 16 games, with the remaining games on the networks of MSC Sports. Every game, except the 3 on ABC, will be simulcast on MSC Sports Extra. This year 20 games will air over-the-air on MSC or ABC. That is an increase of 6 from last season. Full coverage plans, including announcers, will be announced at a later date. Wednesday, March 19th: No. 11 Princeton vs. No. 11 Iowa State, 7PM, MSC+2 No. 16 Southern U vs. No. 16 UC San Diego, 9PM, MSC+2 Thursday, March 20th: No. 11 Washington at No. 11 Columbia, 7PM, ESPN2 and MSC Sports Extra No. 16 William & Mary at No. 16 High Point, 9PM, ESPN2 and MSC Sports Extra Friday, March 21st: No. 11 Princeton/Iowa State vs. No. 6 Michigan, 11:30AM, MSDN/MSC Sports Live No. 13 Liberty vs. No. 4 Kentucky, 12PM, MSC+ No. 9 Indiana vs. No. 8 Utah, 1:30PM, MSDN/MSC Sports Live No. 14 Stephe...

MSC Sports announces 2025 March Madness schedule and coverage plans

MSC Sports, in partnership with March Madness, CBS Sports and TNT Sports, revealed today its coverage plans and schedule for First Four and First Round March Madness games for the 2025 season. Kevin Calabro, Stephen Bardo, Jim Jackson and Sara Strong will be MSC Sports' primary commentary team throughout the tournament. Brian Anderson, Steve Lappas and Evan Washburn will also call games. Rich Waltz, Robbie Hummel and Lauren McNight will also call games during the first four. Steve Willhops, Wally Sczerbiak, John Rothstein and Robbie Hummel (Cam Wilson during the First Four) will present studio coverage live from its state-of-the-art studios in Long Island. Kurt Villehouse and Alex Williamson will present The Ultimate March Madness Show featuring live-lookins on MSC+2 all tournament long. Commentator pairings: 1) Ian Eagle/Bill Raftery and Grant Hill/Tracy Wolfson 2) Kevin Harlan/Dan Bonner and Stan Van Gundy/Lauren Shehadi 3) Kevin Calabro/Stephen Bardo and Jim Jackson/Sara Strong ...

MSC Sports announces 2025 NWSL coverage plans and March announcer schedule

MSC Sports revealed today its coverage plans for the 2025 National Women's Soccer League season.  David Pasterak and Louis Rojas, with Missy Smith-Jones as a pitchside reporter, return as MSC's lead NWSL commentary team, calling select games on MSC. Dalen Cuff and Kate Markgraf join MSC Sports as its #2 NWSL team calling weekly games on MSC and MSC+. Play-by-play announcers Josh Eastern and Sara Longhord, and color analysts Shane Street and Curt Feildman also will call select games on MSC, MSC+, MSC+2 and MSC Sports Extra.  New in 2025, MSC Sports will handle production for all games, including those on MSC Sports Extra and MSC Sports Distribution. This will increase the quality of these games. Longhord and Feildman will be the lead commentary team for these games. Nick Sampson and Mitchell Jones will also commentate on some games.  NWSL studio programming on MSC Sports will be presented as  The Ultimate NWSL Show presented by Ally . Lara Jones, Juan Garcia and Micky...

MSC Sports reveals 2025 Men's college hockey tournament coverage

MSC Sports revealed today its coverage plans for the 2025 Men's College Hockey Tournaments from the Hockey East and Big East Conference.  MSC Sports will utalize three crews for these games. Lucus Micker and Deshawn Wilson will call Notre Dame/Minnesota, New Hampshire/UMass Lowell and the Maine Hockey East quarterfinal. Sara Wilson and Steve Budgeon will call Penn State/Michigan, Northeastern/Merrimack, and the Boston University Hockey East quarterfinal. Dave Turnip and Mike Wilson will call Wisconsin/Ohio State, Vermont/UMass, the Boston College Hockey East quarterfinal, and the Hockey East semifinals and final. Phillip Ryan-Jones and Mike Wilson will provide studio coverage for the semifinals and final of the Hockey East tournament. Friday, March 7th: Wisconsin vs Ohio State, 7PM, MSC Sports Distribution/MSC Sports Extra Penn State vs Michigan, 7PM, MSC Sports Distribution/MSC Sports Extra Notre Dame vs Minnesota, 8PM, MSC Sports Distribution/MSC Sports Extra Saturday, March 8th:...

2025 Postseason NCAA Women's Ice Hockey coverage plans

MSC Sports revealed today its coverage plans for the 2025 NCAA Women's Ice Hockey Tournament and 2025 Hockey East Women's Hockey Final. Tom Caron and Steve Budgeon will call all games. Sara Wilson and Ellis Stevenson will provide studio coverage on-site in Minneapolis. Saturday, March 8th: Hockey East Women's Final, 12PM, MSC Sports Distribution/MSC Sports Extra Friday, March 21st: Women's Semifinal 1, 5PM, MSC Sports Distribution/MSC Sports Extra Women's Semifinal 2, 8:45PM, MSDN/MSC Sports Live Sunday, March 23rd: Women's Final, 12PM, MSC+2

MSC Sports announces Miami Open tennis schedule

MSC Sports revealed today its schedule and coverage plans for the 2025 Miami Open tennis tournament. Bill MaCatee and Mary Carillo will be the primary announcers throughout the tournament. Other hit-by-hit commentators include Luke Warner, Mike De Beu and Lauren Willville. Other analysts include Sara Wright, Tabor DeGood and Nick Foreceton. Tennis Channel and MSC Sports will partner to share talent and production, when appropriate.  Studio coverage will be presented live from MSC's Los Angeles rooftop studio. Brett Haber will host alongside James Blake and Mike David. Tuesday, March 18th: WTA First Round: 11AM-6PM, MSC+ WTA First Round: 6PM-7:30PM, MSC Sports Extra Wednesday, March 19th: ATP/WTA First Round: 11AM-6PM, MSC+ ATP/WTA First Round: 6PM-11:30PM, Tennis Channel and MSC Sports Extra Thursday, March 20th: ATP First/WTA Second round: 11AM-11:30PM, Tennis Channel and MSC Sports Extra Friday, March 21st: ATP/WTA Second round: 11AM-11:30PM, Tennis Channel and MSC Sports Extra (...

2025 College Basketball Conference Tournaments Schedule and Coverage

The ACC, American, Atlantic 10, Big Sky, Big Ten, Big 12, MAC, Missouri Valley Conference, Mountain West, Northeast Conference, Patriot League, Southland Conference, Sun Belt and Western Athletic Conference, West Coast Conference. Men's ACC: Wednesday, March 12th: ACC Second Round: #9 vs. #8, 11:30AM, MSC+2 ACC Second Round: #12/#13 vs. #5, 2PM, MSC+ Friday, March 14th: ACC Semifinal, 7:30PM, MSC+ Saturday, March 15th: ACC Championship, 8:30PM, MSC AAC: Wednesday, March 12th: American First Round: #13 vs. #12, 1PM, MSC Sports Extra Thursday, March 13th: American Second Round: #9 vs. #8, 12:30PM, MSC+2 American Second Round: #12/#13 vs. #5, 3PM, MSC+2 Friday, March 14th: American Qurterfinal, 1PM, MSC+ American Qurterfinal, 3:30PM, MSC+2 Saturday, March 15th: American Semifinal, 3:30PM, MSC Sunday, March 16th: American Final, 3:15PM, MSC Atlantic 10: Wednesday, March 12th: A10 Tournament First Round: #13 vs. #12, 11:30PM, MSDN/MSC Sports Live A10 Tournament First Round: #15 vs. #10,...