NBC Sports Group kicks off coverage of the Team USA Summer Champions Series presented by Comcast today, Thursday, June 22, at 2:45 p.m. ET, with the USA Track and Field Outdoor Championships in Sacramento, Calif., streamed live on NBC Sports Gold's “Track and Field Pass.” The series continues with coverage of the Phillips 66 USA Swimming National Championships in Indianapolis, Ind., next week across NBC, NBCSN and Universal HD, and concludes with the USA Diving National Championships in August in Columbus, Ohio on NBCSN.
The full cast has been announced for the world stage premiere of John Boyne's highly acclaimed and best-selling international novel The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas which opens at Chichester Festival Theatre on 19 February, from where it will tour England until 27 June. The book, which is a KS3 level school text for 11 - 14 year olds, has been adapted for the stage by Angus Jackson. The press night is Thursday 26 February at 7 pm.
The U.S. Olympic Committee, NBC and USA Track & Field today announced the network will broadcast the U.S. Olympic Trials for the men's and women's marathon, to be held Saturday, January 14 in Houston.