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MSC Sports announces coverage plans for 2026 Women's March Madness

MSC Sports, in partnership with ESPN and NCAA Women's March Madness, revealed today its  coverage plans for the 2026 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 Storrs CT, along with Sweet 16 and Elite 8 in , 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. Beth Mowins, Brenda VanLangen, Carolyn Peck (Storrs, Conn.) Courtney Lyle, Rebecca Lobo and Holly Rowe (Columbia, S.C.) Sara Kurtfield, Mary Murphy, and Sam Mittifield (Ann Arbor, Mich.) Dave O’Br...

MSC Sports to acquire multi-country broadcast rights for the 2028 World Cup of Hockey

MSC Sport, the global broadcast division of, announced today it had reached an agreement with the National Hockey League to acquire multi-country rights to the 2028 World Cup of Hockey.  In the United States, Canada, France, the United Kingdom, Mexico, Spain and Australia, MSC Sports will hold the exclusive rights to all games from the tournament. MSC Sport and its partners will produce five seperate feeds for select games in the tournament. All games will feature an English and French world feed, with select games also getting country specific broadcasts in the United States, Canada and France.  Further coverage details will be announced at a later date. MSC Sports is a global leader is supporting and promoting international sports events. The network holds the rights, in the United States, to the World Baseball Classic, FIBA Basketball World Cup, the UEFA Nations League and CONCACAF Gold Cup, among other events. 

MSC Sports announces 2026 Women's March Madness schedule

MSC Sports, in partnership with ESPN and the NCAA, revealed today its television schedule for the 2026 Women's March Madness tournament. For the first time ever, every game will be avaliable on linear television platforms. All games, including those airing on ABC, ESPN and ESPN2, will be simulcast on MSC Sports Extra. Wednesday, March 18th: First Four: No. 11 Richmond vs. No. 11 Nebraska, 7PM, ESPN2 and MSC Sports Extra First Four:  No. 16 SFA vs. No. 16 Missouri State, 9PM, ESPN2 and MSC Sports Extra Thursday, March 19th: First Four: No. 16 Samford vs. No. 16 Southern U., 7PM, MSC+ First Four: No. 10 Arizona State vs. No. 10 Virginia, 9PM, MSC+ Friday, March 20th: First Round: No. 14 College of Charleston at No. 3 Duke, 11:30AM, ESPN and MSC Sports Extra  First Round:  No. 14 UC San Diego at No. 3 TCU, 12PM, MSC+ First Round: No. 9 Virginia Tech vs. No. 8 Oregon, 1:30PM, ESPN and MSC Sports Extra  First Round:  No. 11 Nebraska/Richmond vs. No. 6 ...

MSC Sports announces 2026 March Madness First Round schedule

MSC Sports revealed today its first round schedule for the 2025 NCAA Division 1 Men's Basketball tournament. MSC Sports' full coverage plans will be announced at a later time.  Tuesday, March 17th: First Four: (16) UMBC vs. (16) Howard, 6:30PM, MSC+ First Four: (11) Texas vs. (11) NC State, 9:15PM, MSC+ Wednesday, March 18th: First Four: (16) Prairie View vs. (16) Lehigh, 6:30PM, MSC+ First Four: (11) Miami (OH) vs. (11) SMU, 9:15PM, MSC+ Thusday, March 19th: First Round: (13) Troy vs (4) Nebraska, 12:30PM, MSC+ First Round: (11) USF vs (6) Louisville, 1:30PM, MSC First Round: (12) McNeese vs (5) Vanderbilt, 3:15PM, MSC+ First Round: (14) North Dakota State vs (3) Michigan State, 4PM, MSC First Round: (10) Texas A&M vs. (7) Saint Mary's, 7:30PM, MSC First Round: (15) Idaho vs. (2) Houston, 10:10PM, MSC Friday, March 20th: First Round: (12) Akron vs. (5) Texas Tech, 12:30PM, MSC First Round: (13) Hofstra vs. (4) Alabama, 3:15PM, MSC First Round: (15) Queens (NC) vs. (2) ...