The Accenture Match Play Championship will get primetime exposure and a Kentucky Derby lead-in on NBC. In other news, the NHL Draft Lottery will air on NBC in primetime, and NASCAR will pay tribute to Fox Sports’ Steve Byrnes on Sunday.
Golf: WGC-Accenture Match Play (7:30 PM ET May 2, NBC)
- NBC will air third round coverage of the WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship live in primetime May 2, immediately following the network’s coverage of the Kentucky Derby. Coverage is scheduled to run from 7:30-11 PM ET. The telecast will compete with the Floyd Mayweather/Manny Pacquiao fight and possible Game 7s in the NBA Playoffs. (WGC via twitter.com/genosportsguy)
NHL: NHL Draft Lottery (8 PM ET Saturday, NBC)
- The NHL Draft Lottery will air live on NBC Saturday night, immediately before the network’s coverage of the Penguins/Rangers first round game. According to Awful Announcing, the telecast marks the first time the event has ever been televised in primetime on broadcast. (via Awful Announcing)
NASCAR: Food City 500 in Support of Steve Byrnes and Stand Up to Cancer (1 PM ET Sunday, FOX)
- Sunday’s NASCAR Sprint Cup race from Bristol will pay tribute to Fox Sports NASCAR broadcaster Steve Byrnes, who is battling a recurrence of head and neck cancer. The race, normally titled the Food City 500, will this year be called the “Food City 500 in Support of Steve Byrnes and Stand Up to Cancer.” Byrnes has broadcast NASCAR events on Fox Sports since the latter began airing races in 2001. (Fox Sports)
