STAMFORD, Conn. (AP) — NBC is used to undertaking large presentations with the Olympics. It will face another tall task this weekend, presenting all of the Major League Baseball games as part of “Star-Spangled Sunday.”
It is the first time a media company has had all 15 games on the schedule.
While some may harken back or shudder to the days of the ill-fated Baseball Network in 1994 and '95, there are notable exceptions.
All of the games will be available nationally and without blackout restrictions. All of them will be available on Peacock and most on NBCSN.
NBC will begin coverage with the New York Mets facing the Atlanta Braves at 12 p.m. EDT. It also has the Los Angeles Dodgers hosting the San Diego Padres at 7 p.m. EDT.
Rob Hyland, NBC Sports SVP of Production and Coordinating Producer, will oversee Sunday's coverage. Hyland produced the primetime coverage of the 2024 Paris Olympics, as well as Super Bowl 60 in February.
Hyland said NBC began work on coordinating Sunday's coverage in March.
“Working together with local production teams and Major League Baseball, we are excited for ‘Star-Spangled Sunday,’ which will require constant communication and collaboration unlike any event I’ve worked on in nearly three decades with NBC Sports," he said.
Most games will feature announcers from both teams, a process that has worked well on “Sunday Night Baseball” with Jason Benetti working with analysts with ties to both teams.
The Padres-Dodgers game will feature Benetti with Orel Hershiser and Jake Peavy, along with C.C. Sabathia handling the “Inside the Pitch” analysis. It is believed to be the first time three Cy Young Award winners will work together on an MLB broadcast.
Peacock will also offer multi-view four-box presentation on Sunday.
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MLB baseballs are seen before a baseball game between the Atlanta Braves and the St. Louis Cardinals, Tuesday, June 30, 2026, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart)
NEW YORK (AP) — JuJu Smith-Schuster was there. So was Cooper Kupp, fresh off winning the Super Bowl.
NFL players and other prominent sports figures made up part of the star-studded crowd for Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift's wedding at Madison Square Garden on Friday.
Kareem Hunt was one of Kelce's many current or former Kansas City Chiefs teammates spotted in New York ahead of the wedding, which was expected to also be attended by Kelce's retired Philadelphia Eagles Super Bowl-winning brother Jason, San Francisco 49ers tight end George Kittle and others from football, golf and beyond.
Soccer even had a presence, albeit in the form of “Ted Lasso” actor Jason Sudeikis, himself a big Chiefs fan.
The wedding is taking place at the home arena of the NBA’s New York Knicks and NHL’s Rangers. Swift attended Game 4 of the NBA Finals there, sitting courtside as the Knicks pulled off the biggest comeback at that stage of the playoffs in league history by rallying from down 29 to beat San Antonio.
MSG has been the site of some iconic sports moments since the current version opened at this location atop Penn Station in 1968.
The Knicks won their first NBA title there in 1970, when Willis Reed famously returned from injury to spark their Game 7 victory against the Los Angeles Lakers.
Joe Frazier beat Muhammad Ali there in the first of the legends' three boxing matches against each other, the “Fight of the Century,” in 1971. Ali won the rematch in '74.
The Rangers ended their 54-year championship drought at the Garden in 1994, defeating the Vancouver Canucks to win the Stanley Cup.
Kelce is a three-time Super Bowl champion with Kansas City and a four-time AP All-Pro selection at his position. Jason was a seven-time All-Pro center who helped Philadelphia win the Super Bowl in the 2017 season.
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Guests arrive to Madison Square Garden ahead of a reported wedding between singer Taylor Swift and National Football League player Travis Kelce on Friday, July 3, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Ryan Murphy)
FILE - New York City police on horseback patrol the street by Madison Square Garden during Game 5 of the NBA Finals basketball series against the San Antonio Spurs, June 13, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Heather Khalifa, File)
Aerial view of Madison Square Garden ahead of a reported wedding between singer Taylor Swift and National Football League player Travis Kelce on on Thursday, July 2, 2026, in New York. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)
A view outside Madison Square Garden ahead of a reported wedding between singer Taylor Swift and National Football League player Travis Kelce on on Thursday, July 2, 2026, in New York. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)
