Exclusive Live Basketball and Hockey Match-Ups Highlight TSN2’s Broadcast Schedule in February
– Exclusive schedule includes live NHL, NBA, NASCAR, PGA TOUR,
NCAA Basketball, NLL and Boxing match-ups –
Toronto, ON (January 28, 2010) – TSN2 has a full slate of exclusive live action from across the sporting world in February. The month gets started with back-to-back nights of NHL action on TSN2 then continues with 10 NBA games and NBA All-Star Weekend, three races each from the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series and NASCAR Nationwide Series as well as 13 marquee NCAA Basketball match-ups and live PGA TOUR, NLL and boxing events throughout the month.
NHL
TSN2 is home to two exclusive NHL games this month. On February 1, the Buffalo Sabres visit Sidney Crosby and the Pittsburgh Penguins in a marquee Eastern Conference match-up. In the second TSN2 match-up the Minnesota Wild travel to the Lone Star State to take on the Dallas Stars on February 2.
Monday, Feb. 1 Buffalo @ Pittsburgh 7 p.m. ET
Tuesday, Feb. 2 Minnesota @ Dallas 8 p.m. ET
NBA
TSN2 has exclusive coverage of 10 NBA match-ups in February as well as coverage of the first two days of NBA All-Star Weekend on February 12 and 13 including the fan-favourite Slam Dunk contest. Five Toronto Raptors games and five games featuring LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers highlight the schedule along with marquee match-ups such including superstars Dwyane Wade of the Miami Heat, Dwight Howard of the Orlando Magic and Kevin Garnett of the Boston Celtics.
Wednesday, Feb. 3 New Jersey @ Toronto 7 p.m. ET
Thursday, Feb. 4 Miami @ Cleveland 8 p.m. ET
Friday, Feb. 5 Chicago @ Atlanta 8 p.m. ET
Sunday, Feb. 7 Sacramento @ Toronto 12 noon ET
Monday, Feb. 8 New Orleans @ Orlando 8 p.m. ET
Wednesday, Feb. 10 Philadelphia @ Toronto 7 p.m. ET
Thursday, Feb. 11 Orlando @ Cleveland 8 p.m. ET
Friday, Feb. 12 NBA All-Star Celebrity Game 7 p.m. ET
NBA All-Star Rookie Game 9 p.m. ET
Saturday, Feb. 13 NBA All-Star Saturday Night 8 p.m. ET
Thursday, Feb. 18 Denver @ Cleveland 8 p.m. ET
Friday, Feb. 19 Toronto @ New Jersey 8 p.m. ET
Thursday, Feb. 25 Cleveland @ Boston 8 p.m. ET
Friday, Feb. 26 Cleveland @ Toronto 7 p.m. ET
Auto Racing
TSN2 puts the pedal to the metal in February with coverage of six races and three qualifying sessions from the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series and NASCAR Nationwide Series.
NASCAR Sprint Cup Series
Saturday, Feb. 6 Budweiser Shootout at Daytona 8 p.m. ET
Sunday, Feb. 21 Auto Club 500 2 p.m. ET
Sunday, Feb. 28 Shelby 427 2 p.m. ET
NASCAR Nationwide Series
Friday, Feb. 12 Qualifying: Camping World 300 3 p.m. ET
Saturday, Feb. 13 Camping World 300 12 noon ET
Saturday, Feb. 20 Qualifying: Stater Bros. 300 12:30 p.m. ET
Saturday, Feb. 20 Stater Bros. 300 5 p.m. ET
Saturday, Feb. 27 Qualifying: Sam’s Town 300 12 noon ET
Saturday, Feb. 27 Sam’s Town 300 4 p.m. ET
NCAA Basketball
With March Madness just one month away, TSN2 features 13 games of NCAA Division-I Basketball action in February featuring some of the best teams in college basketball*.
Saturday, Feb. 6 Villanova(3) vs. Georgetown(7) 12 noon ET
Duke(8) vs. Boston College 2 p.m. ET
Texas(6) vs. Oklahoma 4 p.m. ET
Monday, Feb. 15 Connecticut(19) vs. Villanova(3) 7 p.m. ET
Kansas(2) vs. Texas A&M 9 p.m. ET
Tuesday, Feb. 16 Michigan State(5) vs. Indiana 7 p.m. ET
Kentucky(1) vs. Mississippi State 9 p.m. ET
Wednesday, Feb. 17 Notre Dame vs. Louisville 7 p.m. ET
Texas(6) vs. Missouri 9 p.m. ET
Monday, Feb. 22 West Virginia(9) vs. Connecticut(19) 7 p.m. ET
Oklahoma vs. Kansas(2) 9 p.m. ET
Tuesday, Feb. 23 Georgetown(7) vs. Louisville 7 p.m. ET
Wednesday, Feb. 24 Florida State vs. North Carolina 7 p.m. ET
*Note: AP Rankings as of Jan. 25, 2010
PGA TOUR
TSN2 has final-round coverage of the Northern Trust Open on February 7, as well as the final two rounds of the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am on February 13 and 14.
Sunday, Feb. 7 Northern Trust Open: Final Round 2:30 p.m. ET
Saturday, Feb. 13 Pebble Beach Pro-Am: Third Round 4 p.m. ET
Sunday, Feb. 14 Pebble Beach Pro-Am: Final Round 1 p.m. ET
Pebble Beach Pro-Am: Final Round 3 p.m. ET
NLL
TSN2’s coverage of the 2010 National Lacrosse League season continues in February with two all-Canadian match-ups featuring the East Conference-leading Toronto Rock taking on the Calgary Roughnecks and the Edmonton Rush. Later in the month, the Rock return to Toronto to take on the Orlando Titans.
Sunday, Feb. 14 Toronto @ Calgary 6:30 p.m. ET
Sunday, Feb. 21 Toronto @ Edmonton 7 p.m. ET
Saturday, Feb. 27 Orlando @ Toronto 8 p.m. ET
Boxing
TSN2’s broadcast schedule features four exclusive FRIDAY NIGH FIGHTS match-ups in February including a welterweight re-match between Joey Hernandez and Ed Paredes and a featherweight bout between #1-ranked contender Antonio Escalante and Miguel Roman.
Friday, Feb. 5 Joey Hernandez vs. Ed Paredes 10:30 p.m. ET
Friday, Feb. 12 Ji-Hoon Kim vs. Tyrone Harris 11 p.m. ET
Friday, Feb. 19 Shawn Porter vs. Russell Jordan 10:30 p.m. ET
Friday, Feb. 26 Antonio Escalante vs. Miguel Roman 9:30 p.m. ET
Throughout the year, TSN2 features more than 800 hours of exclusive live programming from major sports leagues and associations around the world. For more information on TSN2 and a complete list of participating television providers, visit TSN.ca.
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