Coming to you from WKEN: Sports Television and Radio Happenings

The New York Liberty will have 13 home games televised by MSG Network, starting with Saturday’s home opener with the Connecticut Sun at 4 p.m. The game has been moved from MSG to MSG Plus due to the Rangers-Devils post-game show on MSG (the game will be replayed on MSG at 11 p.m.).
The Liberty will also have two road games carried by NBA TV and one road contest on ESPN2. Seven home Liberty games on NBA TV will be blacked out in the New York market.
Mike Crisipino will handle play-by-play, with Kym Hampton and Rosalyn Gold-Onwude providing analsys.
May — Sat. 19 vs. Connecticut, 4 p.m. (MSG Plus).
June — Sun. 3 vs. Indiana, 6 p.m.; Sun. 10 vs. Chicago, 4 p.m.; Sun. 24 — vs. Atlanta, 4 p.m.
July — Sun. 8 vs. San Antonio, 4 p.m.
August — Thur. 16 vs. Connecticut, 7 p.m.; Thur. 30 vs. Indiana, 7 p.m.
Sept. — Sat. 1 vs. Washington, 4 p.m.; Wed. 5 vs. Phoenix, 7 p.m.; Fri. 7 vs. Chicago, 7:30 p.m.; Sun. 9 vs. Los Angeles, 4 p.m.

The NBC Sports Network will carry the decisive game 7 of the NHL Eastern Conference semifinal series between the New York Rangers and Washington Capitals at 7:30 p.m. Saturday.
NBC analyst Eddie Olczyk — who won a Stanley Cup with the Rangers in 1994 — said the Capitals have succeeded because of the strong play of their second, third and fourth forward lines.
“I think the difference to this point in this series has been the depth players for the Capitals have outplayed the Rangers’ depth players to this point,” Olczyk told the Times Herald-Record on Thursday. “Players like Chimera and Hendricks and Laich, all to a certain extent, have outplayed the Rangers’ depth guys. I think the big guys have washed themselves out … Backstrom, Ovechkin (for the Caps), Richards and Gaborik (for the Rangers), have washed each other out.”
Olczyk said he is not surprised the series has gone this far, and believes New York fans are probably surprised at the fine play of the Capitals’ defense.
“I don’t think they realized how good the Caps were defensively,” he said. “They work as hard as the Rangers do. They play the very same way. The question mark was could the young kid do it again, in (goalie) Braden Holtby, and he has. You just give yourself a chance.”
Renowned hockey author and commentator Stan Fischler said he picked the New York Rangers to beat the Washington Capitals in six games before the playoff series began and he’s not going away from that pick now that it’s going seven.
“They beat Ottawa at home in seven (in the first round) so why shouldn’t they do it again?’’ Fischler said. “I have the utmost respect for the Capitals and their coach (Dale Hunter) and the fact they are winning with a third-string goalie (Braden Holtby) but my conviction is based on the old World War II song, “We Did It Before And We Can Do It Again.”
NHL Network host E.J. Hradek is also going with the Rangers.
“It’s been back and forth between those teams,’’ Hradek said. “They play similar styles. I will pick the Rangers to win because they’re at home and it’s their turn to win.’’
Barry Melrose, an analyst on NHL Network and ESPN, said with the Rangers’ inability to score many goals in five-on-five skating situations, New York is going to have to force the special teams issue.
“You have to make sure you draw penalties against the Washington Capitals and make it a special teams series,’’ Melrose said on NHL Live on Wednesday. “If you do that, you have a chance of winning the series.’’

Perhaps that is an exaggeration but basketball fans in the Hudson Valley will get to see plenty of Minisink Valley graduate Stefanie Dolson now that the Connecticut women’s basketball team has signed a four-year deal to have most of its non-national games aired by SportsNet New York (SNY). A minimum of 17 live UConn games will be aired by SNY, and approximately 325 hours of annual coverage will be provided.
The rights fee is anticipated to be $1.14 million annually, a jump over the $900,000 fee by former rights holder Connecticut Public TV (CPTV), which has televised games the past 18 seasons.
“I am very excited that SNY will be our television home for the next four years,” said UConn coach Geno Auriemma. “This agreement will continue to provide all of our loyal fans in the state of Connecticut an opportunity to watch our team play and will also help us develop a whole new group of UConn women’s basketball fans throughout the Northeast and the entire nation. SNY will also allow us to showcase UConn women’s basketball to a larger audience, which will support our recruiting efforts and help us maintain the level of success in our program.”

Fox Sports will be carrying nine of the 10 Premier League English soccer matches on Sunday’s final day of the season. All nine matches will be played simultaneously at 10 a.m. so Fox will be utilizing a number of its sports channel properties to carry the matches.
Manchester City can wrap up its first Premier League title against visiting Queens Park Rangers in a 9:30 a.m. match on ESPN.
Manchester United needs a win to keep its title hopes alive as it plays at Sunderland, a match set for FX and Fox Deportes (Spanish language).
Tottenham Hotspur is bidding for a top-four finish and berth into next year’s UEFA Champions League as it hosts Fulham on Fox Soccer channel.
Likewise, Arsenal wants to secure an UEFA Champions spot as it travels to West Bromwich Albion in a match set for the Fox Sports Network regional telecast, locally aired on MSG Plus Network.
Chelsea needs a win to stay in contention for European qualification as it hosts Blackburn Rovers on Speed channel (normally reserved for auto racing).
Liverpool takes on Swansea City on Fuel TV and Bolton Wanders face Stoke City on Fox Soccer Plus; Newcastle United takes on Everton on FoxSoccer.com; and FoxSoccer 2GO will air Aston Villa vs. Norwich City and Wolverhampton Wanderers s. Wigan Athletic.

The Knicks and Miami Heat will have games 1 and 4 of their NBA Eastern Conference quarterfinal series air nationally on ABC, and the two middle games in the early evening slots on TNT.
Saturday, April 28 — Philadelphia at Chicago (1), 1 p.m. (TNT); Knicks at Miami (1), 3:30 p.m. (ABC, ESPN Radio); Orlando at Indiana (1), 7 p.m. (ESPN); Dallas at Oklahoma City (1), 9:30 p.m. (ESPN)
Sunday, April 29 — Utah at San Antonio (1), 1 p.m. (ESPN); Denver at L.A. Lakers (1), 3:30 p.m. (ABC, ESPN Radio); Boston at Atlanta (1), 7 p.m. (TNT); L.A. Clippers at Memphis (1), 9:30 p.m. (TNT)
Monday, April 30 — Knicks at Miami (2), 7 p.m. (TNT); Orlando at Indiana (2), 7:30 p.m. (NBA TV); Dallas at Oklahoma City (2), 9:30 p.m. (TNT)
Tuesday, May 1 — Boston at Atlanta (2), 7:30 p.m. (NBA TV); Philadelphia at Chicago (2), 8 p.m. (TNT); Denver at L.A. Lakers (2), 10:30 p.m. (TNT)
Wednesday, May 2 — Utah at San Antonio (2), 7 p.m. (TNT); Indiana at Orlando (3), 7:30 p.m. (NBA TV); L.A. Clippers at Memphis (2), 9:30 p.m. (TNT)
Thursday, May 3 — Miami at Knicks (3), 7 p.m. (TNT); Oklahoma City at Dallas (3), 9:30 p.m. (TNT)
Friday, May 4 — Atlanta at Boston (3), 7:30 p.m. (ESPN2); Chicago at Philadelphia (3), 8 p.m. (ESPN); L.A. Lakers at Denver (3), 10:30 p.m. (ESPN)
Saturday, May 5 — Indiana at Orlando (4), 2 p.m. (ESPN); Memphis at L.A. Clippers (3), 4:30 p.m. (ESPN); Oklahoma City at Dallas (4), 7:30 p.m. (TNT, ESPN Radio); San Antonio at Utah (3), 10 p.m. (TNT)
Sunday, May 6 — Chicago at Philadelphia (4), 1 p.m. (ABC); Miami at Knicks (4), 3:30 p.m. (ABC, ESPN Radio); Atlanta at Boston (4), 7 p.m. (TNT); L.A. Lakers at Denver (4), 9:30 p.m. (TNT)
Monday, May 7 — San Antonio at Utah (4), time TBD; Dallas at Oklahoma City (5), time TBD; Memphis at L.A. Clippers (4), time TBD
Tuesday, May 8 — Philadelphia at Chicago (5), TBD; Orlando at Indiana (5), TBD; Boston at Atlanta (5), time TBD; Denver at L.A. Lakers (5), time TBD
Wednesday, May 9 — Knicks at Miami (5), time TBD; Utah at San Antonio (5), time TBD; L.A. Clippers at Memphis (5), time TBD
Thursday, May 10 — Chicago at Philadelphia (6), time TBD; Atlanta at Boston (6), time TBD; Oklahoma City at Dallas (6), time TBD; L.A. Lakers at Denver (6), time TBD
Friday, May 11 — Miami at Knicks (6), time TBD; Indiana at Orlando (6), time TBD; San Antonio at Utah (6), time TBD; Memphis at L.A. Clippers (6), time TBD
Saturday, May 12 — Boston at Atlanta (7), time TBD (TNT); Philadelphia at Chicago (7), time TBD (TNT); Dallas at Oklahoma City (7), time TBD (TNT); Denver at L.A. Lakers (7), time TBD (TNT)
Sunday, May 13 — Knicks at Miami (7), time TBD; Orlando at Indiana (7), time TBD; Utah at San Antonio (7), time TBD; L.A. Clippers at Memphis (7), time TBD

With the Rangers and Devils advancing to the conference semifinals, the NHL playoffs got a bit more interesting in the Metropolitan region.
Fresh off three game sevens, the second round of the postseason gets underway on Friday evening when Nashville opens a Western Conference series at Phoenix at 9 p.m. on NBC Sports Network.
All remaining playoff games will air nationally on NBC Sports Network or CNBC. Locally, MSG will air hour-long post-game shows following Rangers games and MSG Plus will do the same following Devils games.
Friday, April 27 — Nashville at Phoenix (1), 9 p.m. (NBC Sports Net)
Saturday, April 28 — Washington at Rangers (1), 3 p.m. (NBC); Los Angeles at St. Louis (1), 7:30 p.m. (NBC Sports Net)
Sunday, April 29 — Devils at Philadelphia, 3 p.m. (NBC); Nashville at Phoenix (2), 8 p.m. (NBC Sports Net)
Monday, April 30 — Washington at Rangers (2), 7:30 p.m. (NBC Sports Net); Los Angeles at St. Louis (2), 9 p.m. (CNBC)
Tuesday, May 1 — Devils at Philadelphia (2), 7:30 p.m. (NBC Sports Net)
Wednesday, May 2 — Rangers at Washington (3), 7:30 p.m. (NBC Sports Net); Phoenix at Nashville (3), 9 p.m. (CNBC)
Thursday, May 3 — Philadelphia at Devils (3), 7:30 p.m. (NBC Sports Net); St. Louis at Los Angeles (3), 10 p.m. (NBC Sports Net)
Friday, May 4 — Phoenix at Nashville (4), 7:30 p.m. (NBC Sports Net)
Saturday, May 5 — Rangers at Washington (4), 12:30 p.m. (NBC)
Sunday, May 6 — St. Louis at Los Angeles (4), 3 p.m. (NBC); Philadelphia at Devils (4), 7:30 p.m. (NBC Sports Net)
Monday, May 7 — Washington at Rangers (5), 7:30 p.m. (NBC Sports Net); Nashville at Phoenix (5), 10 p.m. (NBC Sports Net)
Tuesday, May 8 — Devils at Philadelphia (5), time TBD (NBC Sports Net); Los Angeles at St. Louis (5), time TBD (CNBC)
Wednesday, May 9 — Rangers at Washington (6), time TBD (NBC Sports Net or CNBC); Phoenix at Nashville (6), time TBD (NBC Sports Net or CNBC)
Thursday, May 10 — Philadelphia at Devils (6), time TBD (NBC Sports Net or CNBC); St. Louis at Los Angeles (6), time TBD (NBC Sports Net or CNBC)
Friday, May 11 — Nashville at Phoenix (7), time TBD (NBC Sports Net)
Saturday, May 12 — Washington at Rangers (7), time TBD (NBC, NBC Sports Net or CNBC); Devils at Philadelphia (7), time TBD (NBC, NBC Sports Net or CNBC); Los Angeles at St. Louis (7), time TBD (NBC, NBC Sports Net or CNBC)

The radio nickname ESPN 1050 is on its way out thanks to a bold move that could transform New York metropolitan radio but a gain for New York City listeners may be a loss for sports fans in the Hudson Valley.
ESPN owner Disney Corporation has purchased WRKS 98.7-FM from Emmis Communications. Starting at midnight on Monday, ESPN 1050 will be simulcast on 98.7, vastly improving 1050’s weak signal range. The move makes ESPN 98.7 an immediate player in radio rights bids for the Yankees and Mets, whose contracts expire at the end of the year with WCBS-AM (880) and WFAN-AM (660), respectively. ESPN 98.7 already has the radio rights for the Jets, Knicks and Rangers.
However, the plans are to convert ESPN 1050 into a Spanish-language all-sports affiliate, ESPN Deportes, between September 15-October 15 during Hispanic Heritage month.
The 98.7-FM signal is strong through most of Rockland County, southern Westchester, western Nassau and out to Long Branch and Town, N.J. A distant signal covers southern Orange County, southern Putnam, down to Brick Township, N.J. and out through eastern Nassau County. The signal becomes fringe over the rest of Orange County, Putnam County, southern Dutchess, Marlboro in southern Ulster, Matamoras, Pa., and out through Danbury and Bridgeport in Connecticut and down through Atlantic City and Trenton, N.J.
Sports fans in the Orange-Ulster-Sullivan region have been frustrated for years with the weak signal on 1050-AM, which will fade in and out on many nights, but the 98.7-FM signal may be even worse. In parts of the region, the 98.7 signal is interfered with by the 98.5-FM signal out of Catskill (WCTW).
Gone is long-time Kiss 98.7, an adult urban station which has merged with its chief competitor, WBLS, on the 107.5-FM signal. The two stations started simulcasting on Thursday morning in what will become a four-day tribute to the history of Kiss 98.7. Kiss plays classic soul and rhythm and blues.
ESPN Radio has 364 full-time affiliates with 137 on the FM band, where there has been a growth rate of 120 percent over the past 2 1/2 years. Thirty percent of all ESPN Radio affiliates are on the FM dial (not all are full-time).
ESPN 1050 is shaking up its lineup a bit. Stephen A. Smith will join Ryan Ruocco for a 1-3 p.m. shift, sending Robin Lundberg to weekend duty. Mike Lupica’s afternoon hour has been moved from 2 p.m. to noon. Patrick McEnroe, best-known for his tennis commentary, will host a Saturday morning show (10 a.m.-noon) and fill in during the week.

In the middle of the NHL playoffs, NBC Sports Network will add to its hockey programming with the IIHF men’s World Championships from Helsinki, Finland, and Stockholm, Sweden.
The cable network will air seven Team USA preliminary round games, all four quarterfinal matchups, one semifinal and the gold-medal game on May 20.
NBC will produce pre-game, intermission and post-game shows. No details were provided on the announcers, or whether NBC might pick up a Canadian television feed.
The schedule:
Friday, May 4 — USA vs. France, 5 a.m.; Saturday, May 5 — USA vs. Canada, tape delay at 10:30 p.m.; Monday, May 7 — USA vs. Slovakia, 1 p.m.; Thursday, May 10 — USA vs. Belarus, 9 a.m.; Friday, May 11 — USA vs. Kazakhstan, 9 a.m.; Sunday, May 13 — USA vs. Finland, 9 a.m.; Tuesday, May 15 — USA vs. Switzerland, 1 p.m.; Thursday; May 17 — Quarterfinals at 6 a.m., 8:30 a.m., 11 a.m. and 2 p.m.; Saturday, May 19 — Semifinal, time TBD; Sunday, May 20 — Gold-medal game, tape delay at 9 p.m.

The National Football League released its 2012 schedule on Tuesday, and there’s no surprise with the Giants and Jets making nine national appearances.
The Giants will play five night games. As Super Bowl champs, the Giants open the season in the annual kickoff game on Wednesday, Sept. 5. The Giants travel to Carolina on Thursday, Sept. 20; play at Philadelphia on Sunday, Sept. 30; host Green Bay on Sunday, Nov. 25; and, play at Washington on Monday, Dec. 3.
The Jets will play in prime time on four occasions. The Jets host Houston on Monday, Oct. 8; host New England on Thanksgiving night, Nov. 22; play at Tennessee on Monday, Dec. 17; and, host San Diego on Sunday, Dec. 23.
A new wrinkle is the expansion of the Thursday Night Football schedule on NFL Network, with 13 games between weeks 2-15 (excluding Thanksgiving night, which now belongs to NBC). Those games are exclusive to the network, with the simulcast on a broadcast station in the market of the two participating teams. That’s the same policy for ESPN’s Monday Night Football, which features six divisional matchups, and one Saturday night contest.
NBC airs the NFL Kickoff game (Cowboys-Giants), a Thanksgiving night game (Patriots-Jets) and 17 Sunday Night Football contests at 8:20 p.m. From week 11-16, NBC has the option of changing its Sunday night contest (on 12-day notice) by moving a Sunday afternoon game into the slot. The week 17 game will be decided six days prior.
NBC’s schedule includes Peyton Manning’s debut with Denver on Sept. 9; and, an AFC championship rematch between Baltimore and New England on Sept. 23. Sixteen of NBC’s 18 scheduled games include at least one playoff team and 10 include two post-season teams.
Fox presents the National Football Conference and CBS airs the American Football Conference, with games split by virtue of the visiting team. Each network will air nine doubleheaders, sharing the final weekend. However, a doubleheader game on one network cannot be shown against a home-market game on another network. In New York, that means we lose the extra game on Sept. 9 (Fox), Sept. 16 (CBS), Oct. 21 (CBS) and Dec. 2 (CBS).

As for radio, Dial Global/Westwood One will carry all prime-time games, plus Sunday doubleheaders. In New York, those games are most-often heard on WFAN (660-AM), with some games on WBBR (1130-AM). Likely Sunday 4 p.m. games on WFAN would be scheduled for Sept. 9, Sept. 23, Oct. 7 (in progress), Nov. 18, Dec. 2, Dec. 16 (in progress), Dec. 23 (in progress) and Dec. 30 (in progress). There’s also a 1 p.m. slot open on Nov. 25.
Compass Media airs a package of Sunday afternoon games — last season, those broadcasts aired on WALL (1340-AM) and WEOK (1390-AM).
The Giants Radio Network airs on WFAN (660-AM), although preseason and early season games could get moved by conflicts with the Mets. The Jets Radio Network airs on WEPN (1050-AM).

Here is the schedule of games we can expect to see in the New York market, plus the Northeast Pennsylvania/Philadelphia market (for our friends in Pike County and the Pocono region).

Wednesday, September 5
Dallas at Giants, 8:30 p.m. (NBC)
Sunday, September 9
Buffalo at Jets, 1 p.m. (CBS)
Philadelphia at Cleveland, 1 p.m. (Fox in Northeast Pa./Philly market)
No Fox early game in New York
San Francisco at Green Bay – or – Seattle at Arizona – or – Carolina at Tampa Bay, 4:15 p.m. (Fox)
Pittsburgh at Denver, 8:20 p.m. (NBC)
Monday, September 10
Cincinnati at Baltimore, 7 p.m. (ESPN)
San Diego at Oakland, 10:15 p.m. (ESPN)

Thursday, September 13
Chicago at Green Bay, 8:20 p.m. (NFL Network)
Sunday, September 16
Tampa Bay at Giants, 1 p.m. (Fox)
Baltimore at Philadelphia, 1 p.m. (CBS in Northeast Pa./Philly market)
No CBS early game in New York
Jets at Pittsburgh, 4:15 p.m. (CBS)
Detroit at San Francisco, 8:20 p.m. (NBC)
Monday, September 17
Denver at Atlanta, 8:30 p.m. (ESPN)

Thursday, September 20
Giants at Carolina, 8:20 p.m. (NFL Network, New York broadcast TV station TBA)
Sunday, September 23
Jets at Miami, 1 p.m. (CBS)
Tampa Bay at Dallas – or – St. Louis at Chicago – or – San Francisco at Minnesota – or – Detroit at Tennessee, 1 p.m. – or – Philadelphia at Arizona – or – Atlanta at San Diego, 4 p.m. (Fox in New York)
Philadelphia at Arizona, 4 p.m. (Fox in Northeast Pa./Philly market)
Pittsburgh at Oakland – or Houston at Denver, 4:15 p.m. (CBS)
New England at Baltimore, 8:20 p.m. (NBC)
Monday, September 24
Green Bay at Seattle, 8:30 p.m. (ESPN)

Thursday, September 27
Cleveland at Baltimore, 8:20 p.m. (NFL Network)
Sunday, September 30
San Francisco at Jets, 1 p.m. (Fox)
Tennessee at Houston – or – San Diego at Kansas City – or – 4 p.m. New York choices (CBS in Northeast Pa./Philly market)
Oakland at Denver – or – Miami at Arizona – or – Cincinnati at Jacksonville, 4 p.m. (CBS in New York)
New Orleans at Green Bay – or – Washington at Tampa Bay, 4:15 p.m. (Fox)
Giants at Philadelphia, 8:20 p.m. (NBC)
Monday, October 1
Chicago at Dallas, 8:30 p.m. (ESPN)

Thursday, October 4
Arizona at St. Louis, 8:20 p.m. (NFL Network)
Sunday, October 7
Cleveland at Giants, 1 p.m. (CBS in New York)
Philadelphia at Pittsburgh, 1 p.m. (CBS in Northeast Pa./Philly market)
Green Bay at Indianapolis – or – Atlanta at Washington, 1 p.m. – or – 4 p.m. New York choices (Fox in Northeast Pa./Philly market)
Seattle at Carolina – or – Chicago at Jacksonville, 4 p.m. (Fox in New York)
Denver at New England – or – Buffalo at San Francisco, 4:15 p.m. (CBS)
San Diego at New Orleans, 8:20 p.m. (NBC)
Monday, October 8
Houston at Jets, 8:30 p.m. (ESPN, a New York broadcast station TBA)

Thursday, October 11
Pittsburgh at Tennessee, 8:20 p.m. (NFL Network)
Sunday, October 14
Detroit at Philadelphia, 1 p.m. (Fox in Northeast Pa./Philly market)
Dallas at Baltimore – or – Detroit at Philadelphia – or – St. Louis at Miami, 1 p.m. (Fox in New York)
Indianapolis at Jets, 1 p.m. (CBS)
Giants at San Francisco, 4:15 p.m. (Fox)
Green Bay at Houston, 8:20 p.m. (NBC)
Monday, October 15
Denver at San Diego, 8:30 p.m. (ESPN)

Thursday, October 18
Seattle at San Francisco, 8:20 p.m. (NFL Network)
Sunday, October 21
Washington at Giants, 1 p.m. (Fox in New York)
Washington at Giants – or – Dallas at Carolina – or – Arizona at Minnesota – or – Green Bay at St. Louis – or – New Orleans at Tampa Bay, 1 p.m. (Fox in Northeast Pa./Philly market)
No CBS early game in New York market
Jets at New England, 4:15 p.m. (CBS)
Pittsburgh at Cincinnati, 8:20 p.m. (NBC)
Monday, October 22
Detroit at Chicago, 8:30 p.m. (ESPN)

Thursday, October 25
Tampa Bay at Minnesota, 8:20 p.m. (NFL Network)
Sunday, October 28
Miami at Jets, 1 p.m. (CBS in New York market)
Atlanta at Philadelphia, 1 p.m. (Fox in Northeast Pa./Philly market)
Atlanta at Philadelphia – or – Carolina at Chicago – or – Seattle at Detroit – or – Washington at Pittsburgh, 1 p.m. (Fox in New York market)
Oakland at Kansas City, 4 p.m. (CBS in Northeast Pa./Philly market)
Giants at Dallas, 4:15 p.m. (Fox)
New Orleans at Denver, 8:20 p.m. (NBC)
Monday, October 29
San Francisco at Arizona, 8:30 p.m. (ESPN)

Thursday, November 1
Kansas City at San Diego, 8:20 p.m. (NFL Network)
Sunday, November 4
Denver at Cincinnati – or – Baltimore at Cleveland – or – Buffalo at Houston – or – Miami at Indianapolis, 1 p.m. (CBS)
Arizona at Green Bay – or – Detroit at Jacksonville – or – Chicago at Tennessee – or – Carolina at Washington, 1 p.m. (Fox in New York)
Tampa Bay at Oakland – or – Minnesota at Seattle – or – 1 p.m. New York choices (Fox in Northeast Pa./Philly market)
Pittsburgh at Giants, 4:15 p.m. (CBS)
Dallas at Atlanta, 8:20 p.m. (NBC)
Monday, November 5
Philadelphia at New Orleans, 8:30 p.m. (ESPN)

Thursday, November 8
Indianapolis at Jacksonville, 8:20 p.m. (NFL Network)
Sunday, November 11
Giants at Cincinnati, 1 p.m. (Fox)
Oakland at Baltimore – or – Denver at Carolina – or – Tennessee at Miami – or – Buffalo at New England – or – San Diego at Tampa Bay, 1 p.m. (CBS in Northeast Pa./Philly market))
Jets at Seattle, 4 p.m. (CBS in New York)
Dallas at Philadelphia, 4:15 p.m. (Fox)
Houston at Chicago, 8:20 p.m. (NBC)
Monday, November 12
Kansas City at Pittsburgh, 8:30 p.m. (ESPN)

Thursday, November 15
Miami at Buffalo, 8:20 p.m. (NFL Network)
Sunday, November 18
Jets at St. Louis, 1 p.m. (CBS in New York)
Jets at St. Louis – or – Cleveland at Dallas – or – Jacksonville at Houston – or – Cincinnati at Kansas City – or – Indianapolis at New England, 1 p.m. (CBS in Northeast Pa./Philly market)
Philadelphia at Washington, 1 p.m. (Fox in Northeast Pa./Philly market)
San Diego at Denver, 4:15 p.m. (CBS)
Baltimore at Pittsburgh, 8:20 p.m. (NBC), game may be flexed out
Monday, November 19
Chicago at San Francisco, 8:30 p.m. (ESPN)

Thursday, November 22 (Thanksgiving)
Houston at Detroit, 12:30 p.m. (CBS)
Washington at Dallas, 4:15 p.m. (Fox)
New England at Jets, 8:20 p.m. (NBC)
Sunday, November 25
Minnesota at Chicago – or – Atlanta at Tampa Bay – or – Seattle at Miami, 1 p.m. (Fox)
Oakland at Cincinnati – or – Pittsburgh at Cleveland – or – Buffalo at Indianapolis – or – Tennessee at Jacksonville – or – Denver at Kansas City, 1 p.m. – or – Baltimore at San Diego, 4 p.m. (CBS)
San Francisco at New Orleans – or – St. Louis at Arizona, 4:15 p.m. (Fox)
Green Bay at Giants, 8:20 p.m. (NBC), game may be flexed out
Monday, November 26
Carolina at Philadelphia, 8:30 p.m. (ESPN; a Philly broadcast station TBA)

Thursday, November 29
New Orleans at Atlanta, 8:20 p.m. (NFL Network)
Sunday, December 2
Arizona at Jets, 1 p.m. (Fox in New York market)
Arizona at Jets – or – Seattle at Chicago – or – Minnesota at Green Bay – or – Carolina at Kansas City – or – San Francisco at St. Louis, 1 p.m. (Fox in Northeast Pa./Philly market)
No CBS early game in New York market
Jacksonville at Buffalo – or – Seattle at Chicago – or – Indianapolis at Detroit – or – New England at Miami – or – Houston at Tennessee, 1 p.m. (CBS in Northeast Pa./Philly market)
Pittsburgh at Baltimore – or – Cleveland at Oakland – or – Cincinnati at San Diego, 4:15 p.m. (CBS)
Philadelphia at Dallas, 8:20 p.m. (NBC), game may be flexed out
Monday, December 3
Giants at Washington, 8:30 p.m. (ESPN, a New York broadcast station TBA)

Thursday, December 6
Denver at Oakland, 8:20 p.m. (NFL Network)
Sunday, December 9
Jets at Jacksonville, 1 p.m. (CBS)
Philadelphia at Tampa Bay, 1 p.m. (Fox in Northeast Pa./Philly market)
Philadelphia at Tampa Bay – or – Dallas at Cincinnati – or – St. Louis at Buffalo – or – Atlanta at Carolina – or – Chicago at Minnesota, 1 p.m. (Fox in New York market)
Jets at Jacksonville – or – Kansas City at Cleveland – or – Tennessee at Indianapolis – or – San Diego at Pittsburgh – or – Baltimore at Washington, 1 p.m. – or – Miami at San Francisco, 4 p.m. (CBS in Northeast Pa./Philly market)
New Orleans at Giants, 4:15 p.m. (Fox)
Detroit at Green Bay, 8:20 p.m. (NBC), game may be flexed out
Monday, December 10
Houston at New England, 8:30 p.m. (NBC)

Thursday, December 13
Cincinnati at Philadelphia, 8:20 p.m. (NFL Network, a Philly broadcast station TBA)
Sunday, December 16
Giants at Atlanta, 1 p.m. (Fox in New York market)
Giants at Atlanta – or – Green Bay at Chicago – or – Washington at Cleveland – or – Tampa Bay at New Orleans – or – Minnesota at St. Louis, 1 p.m. – or – Detroit at Arizona – or – Seattle vs. Buffalo – or – Carolina at San Diego, 4 p.m. (Fox in Northeast Pa./Philly market)
Denver at Baltimore – or – Indianapolis at Houston – or – Jacksonville at Miami, 1 p.m. (CBS)
Pittsburgh at Dallas – or – Kansas City at Oakland, 4:15 p.m. (CBS)
San Francisco at New England, 8:20 p.m. (NBC), game may be flexed out
Monday, December 17
Jets at Tennessee, 8:30 p.m. (ESPN, a New York broadcast station TBA)

Saturday, December 22
Atlanta at Detroit, 8:30 p.m. (ESPN)
Sunday, December 23
Giants at Baltimore, 1 p.m. (Fox)
Washington at Philadelphia, 1 p.m. (Fox)
Oakland at Carolina – or – Tennessee at Green Bay – or – New England at Jacksonville – or – Indianapolis at Kansas City – or – Buffalo at Miami – or – Cincinnati at Pittsburgh, 1 p.m. – or – Cleveland at Denver, 4 p.m. (CBS in New York market)
Cleveland at Denver, 4 p.m. (CBS in Northeast Pa./Philly market)
Chicago at Arizona – or – San Francisco at Seattle, 4:15 p.m. (Fox)
San Diego at Jets, 8:20 p.m. (NBC), game may be flexed out
Monday, December 24
No game scheduled

Sunday, December 30
Jets at Buffalo, 1 p.m. (CBS in New York market)
Jets at Buffalo – or – Baltimore at Cincinnati – or – Houston at Indianapolis – or – Miami at New England – or – Cleveland at Pittsburgh – or – Jacksonville at Tennessee, 1 p.m. (CBS in Northeast Pa./Philly market)
Philadelphia at Giants, 1 p.m. (Fox)
Arizona at San Francisco – or – St. Louis at Seattle, 4:15 p.m. (Fox)
Kansas City at Denver – or – Oakland at San Diego, 4:15 p.m. (CBS)
TBA, 8:20 p.m. (NBC)

Saturday, January 5
AFC and NFC wild-card playoffs TBD, 4:30 p.m. and 8 p.m. (NBC)
Sunday, January 6
AFC wild-card playoff TBD, time TBD (CBS)
NFC wild-card playoff TBD, time TBD (Fox)
Saturday, January 12
AFC Divisional playoff TBD, time TBD (CBS)
NFC Divisional playoff TBD, time TBD (Fox)
Sunday, January 13
AFC Divisional playoff TBD, time TBD (CBS)
NFC Divisional playoff TBD, time TBD (Fox)
Sunday, January 20
AFC Championship TBD, time TBD (CBS)
NFC Divisional playoff TBD, time TBD (Fox)
Sunday, January 27
NFL Pro Bowl, time TBD (NBC)
Sunday, February 3
Super Bowl XLVII in New Orleans (CBS)

The NHL playoffs get underway Wednesday night with two games on NBC Sports Network and one on business channel CNBC. There will be four more games on Thursday, with the Rangers opening their run on MSG Network and the Devils opening Friday on MSG Plus.
All Rangers playoff games will open with an hour-long pregame show hosted by Al Trautwig and reports from John Giannone. An hour-long post-game show will follow each telecast, with analysis from Ron Duguay and Mike Keenan.
All Devils playoff games will open with a 30-minute pregame show hosted by Deb Placey and Ken Daneyko, with reports from Stan Fischler. An hour-long post-game show follows every telecast.
NBC’s coverage will open each night (generally at 6:30 p.m.) with “NHL Live” on NBC Sports Network. “NHL Live” will also air between games and following the last game.
NHL Network will provide its usual game-night coverage with “NHL Live” from 5-7 p.m., “NHL On the Fly” from 7-10 p.m. and “NHL Tonight” starting at 10 p.m.

By the way, if an early telecast on NBC Sports Network runs late due to overtime, the start of the second telecast will be seen on NHL Network. On-screen tickers will tell fans where to go.