The NBA's return to NBC with a doubleheader on Tuesday night averaged 5.61 million viewers, marking the most-watched October opening night in 15 years.

Michael Jordan has made his debut as a special contributor to NBC Sports' return to NBA broadcasting.

Michael Jordan is joining NBC Sports as a special contributor to its NBA coverage when the 2025-26 season begins.

NBC Sports makes its first foray into doing an NFL alternate broadcast on Saturday when it puts the matchup between the Houston Texans and Kansas City Chiefs into the realm of the Madden video game universe.

Sports fans may be able to click on a personalized version of the “SportsCenter” highlights show, developed with the help of artificial intelligence, as soon as next year on a new streaming service that is in the works at ESPN.

Fox Sports has acquired the rights to broadcast IndyCar starting in 2025.

How to watch the 2024 U.S. Canoe Slalom Olympic Team Trials take place this weekend in Oklahoma City.

Noah Eagle is broadcasting his second Olympics this summer.

Al Michaels won’t be calling an NFL playoff game for NBC for the first time since the network returned to televising the league in 2006.

Nothing ramps up speculation in golf like an opening in the broadcast booth.

NASCAR has added Atlanta Motor Speedway and the road course at Watkins Glen in upstate New York to the playoffs as part of the 2024 Cup Series schedule.

Jack Swarbrick will step down as Notre Dame’s athletic director next year after a 16-year run in which he helped the school maintain the football program's independent status amid an unprecedented flurry of conference realignment.

Chasing Gold: Paris 2024 introduces fans to Olympic and Paralympic hopefuls from around the world.

Although NBC’s “Sunday Night Football” featured new faces in the booth and production truck before the season started, the broadcasts continue to deliver at a high level.

Since its launch in 2020, NBCUniversal has had its share of big events to showcase its Peacock Streaming Service.

Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy are bringing their own version of team golf to the PGA Tour.

Drew Brees is officially done at NBC Sports after one year.

The Closing Ceremony of the 2022 Winter Olympics on NBC and Peacock, as it happened via live updates and video.

When, where and how to watch and stream the Closing Ceremony of the 2022 Winter Olympics on NBC and Peacock.

Get ready for the Alpine skiing men's super-G with all the ways to watch on NBC Sports and Peacock.

Al Michaels finally gets to call a Super Bowl in Los Angeles and will tie the late Pat Summerall for the most by a lead announcer on television.

Most of NBC’s announcers for the Winter Olympics in Beijing are going to be stationed stateside.

Details on how to watch and stream the 2022 Winter Olympics on NBC, Peacock, cable networks and the NBC Sports app.

John Shuster, Vernon Davis and other members of the curling community discuss diversity initiatives on the "My New Favorite Olympian" podcast.

A person familiar with the deal says NBC will continue to broadcast England’s Premier League with a bid of more than $2.7 billion over six years.

Here's how you can watch all the action from the U.S. Olympic Team Curling Trials.

Brooks Koepka says in an interview with Golf Digest that Ryder Cup week is hectic and takes him from his individual routine and leaves him no time to decompress.

How, where and when to watch and stream the Closing Ceremony of the Tokyo Olympic Games on NBC.

Follow along with results and highlights from each event as the heptathlon unfolds in Tokyo.

Watch Simone Biles' return to action on beam at 4:50 a.m. ET on Tuesday, Aug. 3.

Live stream and full event replay links for the final round of women's golf at the Tokyo Olympic Games

Live stream and full event replay links for the third round of women's golf at the Tokyo Olympic Games.

Live stream and full replay links for the second round of women's golf at the Tokyo Olympic Games.

Live stream and full replay links for the first round of women's golf at the Tokyo Olympic Games.

Live stream and full event replay links for the final round of men's golf at the Tokyo Olympic Games.

Live stream and full event replay links for round 3 of men's golf at the Tokyo Olympic Games.

Live stream and full event replay links for round 2 of men's golf at the Tokyo Olympic Games.

Live stream and full event replay links for round 1 of men's golf at the Tokyo Olympic Games.

Maria Taylor will cover the Tokyo Olympic Games in her first assignment for NBC Sports.

IndyCar has signed a multi-year extension with NBC Sports that guarantees a majority of the racing schedule will air on its main NBC channel.

The U.S. Olympic Gymnastics Trials kick off Thursday in St. Louis and NBC has your viewing needs covered from the first routine through the naming of the men's and women's Olympic teams.

NBC Sports is in the final year of its contract with IndyCar.

Leigh Diffey has carved a niche as the voice of speed for NBC Sports.

NBC Sports Chairman Bevacqua announced the move Friday, Jan. 22, 2021, in an internal memo to staff. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson, File)The NBC Sports Network, which is best known for its coverage of the NHL and English Premier League, will be going away at the end of the year. It changed its name to Versus in 2006 and then to NBC Sports Network six years later after Comcast bought NBC Universal in 2011. Bevacqua said in the memo that Stanley Cup playoff games and NASCAR races would be moving to USA Network this year. USA Network, which is available in 85.6 million homes, had already been airing early-round playoff games since 2012.

(Photo by Maddie Meyer/Getty Images)Former Detroit Red Wings coach Mike Babcock has a new job as a studio analyst for NBC Sports. Babcock spent 10 seasons with the Red Wings from 2005-2015, posting a record of 458-223-105 in 786 career games. Babcock left Detroit in 2015 when he signed an 8-year, $50 million deal with the Toronto Maple Leafs. Read back: Chelios says Babcock caused Franzen to have nervous breakdown on Red Wings benchJohan Franzen went as far as calling Babcock “the worst person” had ever met. Read more: Ex-Red Wings D Colaiacovo on Babcock: Guys hated him in Detroit, tried to get him fired every year

Mike “Doc” Emrick is calling it a career. NBC announced Monday that Emrick, 74, is retiring from broadcasting after a career that included his voice over more than 3,750 professional and Olympic hockey games. After 3,750+ Professional and Olympic hockey games, 100 different verbs used to describe a pass or shot, and 22 Stanley Cup Finals, the legendary Mike "Doc" Emrick has announced his retirement from broadcasting. From hockey fans around the world, we say #ThankYouDoc! His career took him to New Jersey, Philadelphia and all over the world for international hockey coverage.

Here’s the NBC and NBC Sports Network TV schedules for the 2020 NHL Stanley Cup qualifiers. ETSat., August 1Game 1 – Carolina vs. N.Y. Rangers – NBCSN – 12 p.m. ETMon., August 3Game 2 – Carolina vs. N.Y. Rangers – NBCSN – 12 p.m. ETRound Robin – Dallas vs. Vegas – NBCSN – 6:30 p.m. ETGame 3 – Carolina vs. N.Y. Rangers – NBCSN – 8 p.m.

NEW YORK Time to cut a conversation with Bob Costas short. The new boss CNN chief Jeff Zucker is calling on the other line. Costas, who ended his 40-year hitch at NBC Sports more than a year ago, this week signed on as a CNN contributor to offer commentary on the intersection of news and sports. My relationship with Jeff makes me comfortable with the whole arrangement, Costas said. But Costas has the hardest time justifying college football, a sport with constant contact, resuming when student attendance in general will be restricted at many schools.

Tim Bradbury/Getty ImagesNBC Sports will have live coverage of the Pittsburgh Steelers vs. New England Patriots beginning at 7 p.m. ET Sunday, Sept. 8. Fans can catch all the action in spectacular high definition via NBC Sports online at NBCSports.com/Live, or through the NBC Sports app which is available on the iTunes App Store, Google Play, Windows Store, Roku Channel Store, Apple TV and Amazon Fire. Game Time: 7 p.m.TV: NBCCopyright 2019 by WDIV ClickOnDetroit - All rights reserved.

McGuire demotedSo here we are today: McGuire is being demoted from NBC's and NBC Sports' top NHL coverage team. Less Pierre McGuire seems to be what a lot of hockey fans have wanted for years. Back here in Red Wings land, we await the start of Training Camp (Sept. 13-16). It's an end of an era on the Red Wings blue line. Earlier this week NHLTradeRumors posted a note about a "massive" trade between the Detroit Red Wings and Buffalo Sabres.

(Photo by Justin K. Aller/Getty Images)Pierre McGuire will not be in the starting lineup this season for NBC Sports' coverage of NHL games. That's according to The Athletic's Rick Carpiniello, who tweeted earlier this week:"Per impeccable source, Pierre McGuire has been removed from NBC Sports' No. Carpiniello said McGuire will still work NHL games for NBC, but Brian Boucher will replace him on the No. McGuire, 58, joined NBC Sports after the network acquired NHL games in 2006. McGuire started out as a coach at Hobart College, then became an assistant coach in the NHL for Pittsburgh and Hartford.

Pierre McGuire will not be in the starting lineup this season for NBC Sports' coverage of NHL games. That's according to The Athletic's Rick Carpiniello, who tweeted earlier this week:"Per impeccable source, Pierre McGuire has been removed from NBC Sports' No. Carpiniello said McGuire will still work NHL games for NBC, but Brian Boucher will replace him on the No. McGuire, 58, joined NBC Sports after the network acquired NHL games in 2006. McGuire started out as a coach at Hobart College, then became an assistant coach in the NHL for Pittsburgh and Hartford.

Dale Earnhardt Jr. signs autographs during practice for the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Consumers Energy 400 at Michigan International Speedway on Aug. 9, 2019, in Brooklyn, Michigan. (CNN) - Having just survived a plane crash in Tennessee, Dale Earnhardt Jr. will be excused from participating in the broadcast of Saturday's NASCAR Cup race at Bristol Motor Speedway, NBC Sports says. Earnhardt popular figure in racingEarnhardt was voted as NASCAR's most popular driver in 2017 for the 15th straight year. Earnhardt, son of the late racing legend Dale Earnhardt, has survived a fiery crash in the past. In 2004, he was driving a Corvette during a practice session at an American Le Mans Series race at the Sonoma Raceway in California.

It's called the Premier Lacrosse League (PLL). All-star professional lacrosse player Paul Rabil left the Major League Lacrosse (MLL) that's been around for nearly two decades, to pursue a new vision for the way fans watch professional lacrosse. The league also tweaked some of the traditional rules to make the game a faster-paced viewing experience for at-home viewers, Paul Rabil said. Week two of play brought the most-watched outdoor professional lacrosse game in history garnering over 400,000 viewers across all platforms, according to a PLL press release. Historically professional lacrosse players don't make enough to make a career of it, most have full-time jobs to make ends meet.