2010 “NFL Opening Kickoff” and “Sunday Night Football” on NBC
By Ryan Berenz
We already gave you the complete NFL TV schedule for 2010, but we’ve got tons of other football information from the NFL’s TV partners coming your way this week. We’ll start with NBC, who has the first NFL game of the season on Thursday night between the Vikings and Saints and also carries the Sunday Night Football Week 1 matchup between the Cowboys and Redskins. NBC also has the Football Night in America studio show returning. Here’s the complete press release from NBC, including lots of analyst quotage as well as the entire Sunday Night Football schedule:
SUPER BOWL CHAMPION SAINTS HOST BRETT FAVRE AND THE VIKINGS IN THURSDAY NIGHT “NFL OPENING KICKOFF” ON NBC – COVERAGE STARTS AT 7:30 PM ET
COWBOYS-REDKINS RESUME HEATED NFC EAST RIVALRY IN “NBC SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL” DEBUT: This is a very very different looking Washington Redskins team.” – SNF’s Collinsworth
NEW YORK – Sept. 8, 2010 – The NFL season kicks off as the Super Bowl champion New Orleans Saints host Brett Favre and the Minnesota Vikings in a rematch of last season’s NFC Championship Game. Coverage begins Thursday night at 7:30 p.m. ET on NBC with NFL Kickoff 2010 featuring music from Taylor Swift and the Dave Matthews Band and the “Football Night in America” team. In a tradition that began in 2004, the Super Bowl champions annually host the NFL Thursday night “NFL Kickoff” the following year.
“NBC SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL” KICKS OFF 2010 SEASON WITH HALL OF FAME GAME, COWBOYS VS. BENGALS, SUNDAY AT 8 PM ET
The X Games are back in Los Angeles July 29-Aug. 1 for the 16th edition, and ESPN has plenty of ways to keep the kids plugged in to all things X. There’s even something called “Hookit,” which up until now I thought was some kind of fancy tobacco pipe. Since I’m about 15 years older than the oldest X Games viewer, I’m not going to attempt to be “rad.” I’ll just let this pair of press releases from ESPN explain it:
ESPN will air the 2010 State Farm Home Run Derby, annually one of the summer’s most popular TV sports events, on Monday, July 12, at 8pm ET. This year’s derby field is a little strange — there are no past winners participating, and no one from last year’s derby is in it this year (Prince Fielder, pictured, was last year’s winner). So here is the lineup of guys taking batting practice for three long, exhausting hours tonight:
The World Cup is down to its final match, and I am a little sad to see the tournament coming to an end. This is the most fun I’ve ever had watching soccer (which doesn’t say much, because I almost never watch it otherwise), and I want to especially thank Univision for streaming all the games for free (without the pesky ESPN3.com requirements). The Univision announcers have an infectious enthusiasm for the game, and even though I only understand about every fifth word they say, “Gooooooolaaaaaaaaaasssssooooooo!” needs no translation.
The Chicago Blackhawks will take on the Philadelphia Flyers in the best-of-seven Stanley Cup Finals beginning Saturday, May 29, at 8pm ET on NBC. Here’s the complete Stanley Cup TV schedule:
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Boston Red Sox pitcher Curt Schilling, he of bloody sock fame, announced via his blog 
