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1 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2014 FOX SPORTS HIGHLIGHTS 3 THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW NFL: Philadelphia Hosts Washington and Dallas Meets St. Louis in Regionalized Matchups COLLEGE FOOTBALL: No. 4 Oklahoma Faces West Virginia in Big 12 Showdown on FOX MLB: AL Central Battle Between Tigers and Royals, Plus Dodgers vs. Cubs in FOX Saturday Baseball ******************************************************************************************************* NFL DIVISIONAL MATCHUPS HIGHLIGHT WEEK 3 OF THE NFL ON FOX The NFL on FOX continues this week with five regionalized matchups across the country, highlighted by three divisional matchups, as the Philadelphia Eagles host the Washington Redskins, the Detroit Lions welcome the Green Bay Packers, and the San Francisco 49ers play at the Arizona Cardinals. Other action this week includes the Dallas Cowboys at St. Louis Rams and Minnesota Vikings at New Orleans Saints. FOX Sports NFL coverage begins each Sunday on FOX Sports 1 with FOX NFL KICKOFF at 11:00 AM ET with host Joel Klatt and analysts Donovan McNabb and Randy Moss. On the FOX broadcast network, FOX NFL SUNDAY immediately follows FOX NFL KICKOFF at 12:00 PM ET with co-hosts Terry Bradshaw and Curt Menefee alongside analysts Howie Long, Michael Strahan, Jimmy Johnson, insider Jay Glazer and rules analyst Mike Pereira. SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 21 GAME PLAY-BY-PLAY/ANALYST/SIDELINE COV. TIME (ET) Washington Redskins at Philadelphia Eagles Joe Buck, Troy Aikman 24% 1:00PM & Erin Andrews Lincoln Financial Field Philadelphia, Pa. MARKETS INCLUDE: Los Angeles, Philadelphia, Washington, Miami, Raleigh, Charlotte, Hartford, Greenville, West Palm Beach, Norfolk, Greensboro, Richmond, Knoxville

2 Green Bay Packers at Detroit Lions Kevin Burkhardt, John Lynch 22% 1:00PM & Pam Oliver Ford Field Detroit, Mich. MARKETS INCLUDE: Chicago, Detroit, Seattle, Denver, Orlando, Portland, Pittsburgh, Salt Lake City, Milwaukee, Las Vegas, Louisville, Fort Myers, Dayton Dallas Cowboys at St. Louis Rams Kenny Albert, Daryl Johnston 14% 1:00PM & On-field analyst Tony Siragusa Edward Jones Dome St, Louis, Mo. MARKETS INCLUDE: Dallas, St. Louis, Kansas City, San Antonio, Austin, Oklahoma City, Albuquerque, Memphis Tulsa Minnesota Vikings at New Orleans Saints Chris Myers, Ronde Barber 12% 1:00PM & Jennifer Hale Mercedes-Benz Superdome New Orleans, La. MARKETS INCLUDE: Atlanta, Tampa, Minneapolis, Birmingham, New Orleans San Francisco 49ers at Arizona Cardinals Thom Brennanman, David Diehl 27% 4:05PM & Laura Okmin University of Phoenix Stadium Glendale, Ariz. MARKETS INCLUDE: New York, San Francisco, Boston, Houston, Phoenix, Cleveland, Sacramento, Indianapolis, Baltimore, San Diego, Nashville, Columbus, Cincinnati, Jacksonville, Buffalo, Providence COLLEGE FOOTBALL FOX COLLEGE PREGAME LEADS IN TO BIG 12 SHOWDOWN Network/When: FOX / FOX Sports GO, Saturday, Sept. 20 (6:30 PM ET) Talent: Host Rob Stone and analysts Joel Klatt and Dave Wannstedt are joined in studio by insiders Bruce Feldman and Clay Travis with on-site reports from Gus Johnson, Charles Davis and Molly McGrath from Morgantown, W.Va. This Week: On this week s show, see how Oklahoma quarterback Trevor Knight developed into a leader on a team trip to Haiti. In addition, Joel Klatt looks at the Sooners offense under Knight and Dave Wannstedt examines the Mountaineers defense. In addition, WWE broadcasting legend and OU superfan Jim Ross checks in live from the field. Insiders Bruce Feldman and Clay Travis take a look at independents Notre Dame and BYU, and Molly McGrath speaks with head coaches Bob Stoops and Dana Holgorsen. NO. 4 OKLAHOMA PUTS 3-0 RECORD ON THE LINE VS. WEST VIRGINIA IN BIG 12 OPENER Network/When/Talent: o Old Dominion at Rice FOX Sports Regional Networks / FOX Sports GO, Saturday, Sept. 20 (12:00 PM ET) Mark Followill, Brian Baldinger and Lesley McCaslin #ODUvsRICE o Louisville at FIU FOX Sports 1 / FOX Sports GO, Saturday, Sept. 20 (3:30 PM ET) Craig Bolerjack and Ryan Nece #LOUvsFIU o Central Michigan at Kansas FOX Sports Regional Networks / FOX Sports GO, Saturday, Sept. 20 (3:30 PM ET)

3 Brendan Burke, Ben Leber and Christian Steckel #MCUvsKU o No. 4 Oklahoma at West Virginia FOX / FOX Sports GO, Saturday, Sept. 20 (7:30 PM ET) Gus Johnson, Charles Davis and Molly McGrath #OUvsWVU o San Diego State at Oregon State FOX Sports 1, FOX Deportes / FOX Sports GO, Saturday, Sept. 20 (10:30 PM ET) Joe Davis, Joey Harrington and Kris Budden #SDSUvsOSU Deportes: Pablo Alsina and Francisco X. Rivera (#CastoresvsAztecas) This Week: No. 4 Oklahoma heads east to Morgantown to face West Virginia in both teams Big 12 Conference opener. The Sooners are 3-0 headed into conference play, while the Mountaineers are 2-1, their only loss in Week 1 to then-no. 2 Alabama, and are coming off an emotional last-second win over border-rival Maryland. Play-by-play announcer Gus Johnson, analyst Charles Davis and sideline reporter Molly McGrath have the call live from Mountaineer Field at Milan Puskar Stadium. MLB HUNT FOR OCTOBER TAKES CENTER STAGE ON FOX & FOX SPORTS 1 Network/When/Talent: o Detroit Tigers at Kansas City Royals FOX / FOX Sports GO, Saturday, Sept. 20 (1:00 PM ET) Justin Kutcher, Tom Verducci and Ken Rosenthal o Los Angeles Dodgers at Chicago Cubs FOX / FOX Sports GO, Saturday, Sept. 20 (1:00 PM ET) Matt Vasgersian, John Smoltz and Jon Paul Morosi o Cincinnati Reds at St. Louis Cardinals FOX Sports 1 / FOX Sports GO, Saturday, Sept. 20 (7:00 PM ET) Kenny Albert and CJ Nitkowski This Week: FOX Sports has three exciting games this weekend as the MLB season enters its final weeks, highlighted by an AL Central showdown between the Detroit Tigers and Kansas City Royals on the FOX broadcast network. The Tigers are currently 1.5 games up on the Royals, while Kansas City has control of a Wild Card spot. Also in regionalized action on FOX, the Los Angeles Dodgers look to pad their cushion in the NL West, facing the Chicago Cubs. In prime time on FOX Sports 1, the NL Central-leading St. Louis Cardinals take on the Cincinnati Reds. MLB WHIPAROUND CONTINUES ON FOX SPORTS 1 Network/When/Talent: FOX Sports 1 / FOX Sports GO, weeknights o Wednesday, Sept. 17 (12:00 AM ET) Chris Myers, CJ Nitkowski and Gabe Kapler o Thursday, Sept. 18 (12:00 AM ET) Ryan Field, Frank Thomas and CJ Nitkowski o Monday, Sept. 22 (10:00 PM ET) Chris Myers, CJ Nitkowski and Gabe Kapler o Tuesday, Sept. 23 (1:00 AM ET) TBA o Wednesday, Sept. 24 (12:00 AM ET) TBA

4 What: This nightly program expands FOX Sports 1 s commitment to baseball coverage with quick-turnaround highlights of in-progress games, MLB news and analysis. The hour-long program originates from Los Angeles. STUDIO SHOWS FOX SPORTS LIVE NFL IN CRISIS SERIES FRONTS THIS WEEK S SHOW, MLB REGULAR SEASON DRAWS TO CLOSE Network/When: FOX Sports 1 / FOX Sports GO, nightly (11:00 PM ET) Talent: Jay Onrait, Dan O Toole, Charissa Thompson, Cole Wright, Ryan Field, Jay Glazer, Gabe Kapler, Joel Klatt, Matt Leinart, Donovan McNabb, Randy Moss, Petros Papadakis, Bill Reiter, Ephraim Salaam, Peter Schrager, Clay Travis. This Week: With both the college and pro football seasons in full swing, FOX SPORTS LIVE has it covered with nightly news and analysis from a host of contributors. Special to the show this week is a three-night NFL in Crisis series that takes a detailed look at the turmoil that has unfolded within the league over the last week. With the issues of domestic violence and child abuse having surged to the forefront of the conversation, the series began on Tuesday night with the question, How big is the problem? and focused on the league s failure to discipline its players. Clip: On Wednesday s show, the panel delves into the media s role in exposing these issues. and Thursday night s show asks what solutions might lie ahead. Special guests join these segments, highlighted by an all-female panel on Thursday night s show that includes the FOX SPORTS LIVE debut of FOX Sports senior correspondent Pam Oliver, as well as actress Holly Robinson-Peete, the wife of former NFL quarterback Rodney Peete. With the MLB regular season entering the final two weeks, nightly highlights and analysis continue with analyst Gabe Kapler in studio breaking down all of the significant action and previewing the Wild Card play-in games and potential Division Series matchups. FOX SPORTS LIVE: COUNTDOWN TO KICK OFF ROLLS ON, STANFORD COACH SHAW IN STUDIO Network/When: FOX Sports 1, Friday evenings (This week: 12:00 AM ET) Talent: Bruce Feldman, Todd Fuhrman, Joel Klatt, Matt Leinart, Stewart Mandel, Petros Papadakis, Clay Travis, Dave Wannstedt This Week: College football coverage remains an emphasis during the week, leading up to Friday s fourth installment of FOX SPORTS LIVE: COUNTDOWN TO KICKOFF. The format features an hour-long programming block counting down the sport s biggest stories of the week. The show boasts a stable of insiders that includes Bruce Feldman, Stewart Mandel and Clay Travis, who provide up-to-the-minute reporting and insight on programs from across the nation. Former players Joel Klatt, Petros Papadakis and Matt Leinart are also on-hand, joining longtime collegiate and professional coach Dave Wannstedt for game analysis as they count down topics from 10 to 1. Stanford head coach David Shaw joins the gang in-studio as his Cardinal enjoy their bye. The highlyregarded Shaw shares his thoughts on the state of the ultra-competitive Pac-12, his team s 2-1 start and remaining schedule, while also previewing their matchup with the University of Washington next week, a game that will air on the FOX broadcast network.. AMERICA S PREGAME ADJUSTED START TIME TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY, COLLEGE FOOTBALL PREVIEWS THURSDAY, PRE-EMPTED FRIDAY, SEPT. 19 Network/When: FOX Sports 1, weekdays (6:00 PM ET), pre-empted Friday, Sept. 19

5 Talent: Mike Hill, Molly McGrath, Jenny Taft, Royce Clayton, Jay Glazer, Joel Klatt, Kirk Morrison, Ephraim Salaam, Frank Thomas This Week: On the heels of two UEFA Champions League group stage matches this week, AMERICA S PREGAME comes on the air in the 5:00 P.M. ET time slot on both Tuesday and Wednesday, an hour earlier than its regular time. Throughout the rest of the Champions League group stage, APG will follow the action, typically including instudio recaps from a host of different soccer analysts and site hits from the various stadiums. Thursday s show previews the weekend s biggest college football games with correspondent reporting on-site from Clemson-Florida State, Florida-Alabama and Miami-Nebraska, while FOX Sports 1 college football insider Stewart Mandel reports live from Manhattan, Kan., the site of that night s Auburn-K-State matchup. NASCAR FOX SPORTS 1 OFFERS 16 HOURS OF LIVE NASCAR COVERAGE THIS WEEKEND FROM NEW HAMPSHIRE & KENTUCKY FOX Sports 1 presents comprehensive live coverage across the NASCAR SPRINT CUP SERIES, NASCAR CAMPING WORLD TRUCK SERIES and NASCAR NATIONWIDE SERIES this weekend from New Hampshire Motor Speedway and Kentucky Speedway. With the 2014 Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup in full swing, the NASCAR SPRINT CUP SERIES heads to New Hampshire this weekend for the second race of NASCAR s version of the playoffs. Brad Keselowski got off to a strong start in the Challenger Round last weekend with a victory at Chicagoland Speedway, automatically advancing to the Contender Round, the second of four rounds in the Chase. He leads Jeff Gordon (-7), Team Penske teammate Joey Logano (-10), Kevin Harvick (-12) and Dale Earnhardt Jr. (-17). The NASCAR CAMPING WORLD TRUCK SERIES also boasts a close championship race heading into New Hampshire this weekend for the 16 th race of its 22-race season. Reigning champion Matt Crafton took the point lead back last weekend from teammate Johnny Sauter by five points, followed by Ryan Blaney (-16), Darrell Wallace Jr. (-35) and German Quiroga Jr. (-59). NASCAR on FOX s Darrell Waltrip and Mike Joy return to the booth to call Friday and Saturday s NASCAR SPRINT CUP SERIES sessions alongside teammate Larry McReynolds, while two-time NASCAR CAMPING WORLD TRUCK SERIES champion Todd Bodine steps in as an analyst on Friday s NASCAR LIVE episodes. FOX Sports 1 and FOX Sports GO provide live coverage of Friday and Saturday s Truck Series, Sprint Cup and Nationwide Series on-track activities from New Hampshire and Kentucky, in addition to shoulder programming surrounding both series. FOX Sports 1 also continues to follow the latest in the investigation surrounding the death of sprint-car driver Kevin Ward Jr. at Canandaigua Motorsports Park when he was struck and killed by a car driven by Tony Stewart. On Tuesday, it was announced that the Ontario County (N.Y.) District Attorneys office has sent the case to a grand jury. NASCAR CAMPING WORLD TRUCK SERIES RACE FROM NEW HAMPSHIRE MOTOR SPEEDWAY Network/When: FOX Sports 1 / FOX Sports GO; Saturday, Sept. 20 (1:00 PM ET) Talent: Steve Byrnes, Phil Parsons, Michael Waltrip, Ray Dunlap and Hermie Sadler

6 NCWTS SETUP FROM NEW HAMPSHIRE MOTOR SPEEDWAY Network/When: FOX Sports 1 / FOX Sports GO; Saturday, Sept. 20 (12:30 PM ET) Talent: Krista Voda, Steve Byrnes, Phil Parsons, Michael Waltrip, Ray Dunlap and Hermie Sadler This Week: NCWTS SETUP sits down with former NASCAR driver Shane Hmiel 10 years after his lone NASCAR win, in the 2004 Truck Series race at Las Vegas, and updates viewers on the challenges he has faced since he was paralyzed from the neck down in an accident at Terre Haute Action Track in October In addition, NCWTS SETUP looks back at last weekend s race at Chicagoland; flashes back to some of the best Truck Series races held at New Hampshire over the years; examines strong runs by lower-profile teams last week at Chicagoland; and updates viewers on Darrell Wallace Jr. s plan to run a paint scheme honoring NASCAR Hall of Fame inductee Wendell Scott at Martinsville and four-time champion Ron Hornaday Jr. s recent announcement he will run two races with Rheem sponsorship. NASCAR RACE HUB Network/When: FOX Sports 1 / FOX Sports GO; Monday - Thursdays (5:00 PM ET) Talent: Co-hosts Steve Byrnes, Danielle Trotta and Adam Alexander; Matt Clark, Ray Dunlap, Bob Dillner, Jeff Hammond and Larry McReynolds This Week: Crunching the Numbers and Let it Ride odds segment for New Hampshire on Thursday, Sept. 18 Next Week: Driver/analyst AJ Allmendinger on Monday, Sept. 22; Grassroots Week premieres Sept. 22-Sept. 25, during which NASCAR RACE HUB airs a grassrootsthemed feature each day, profiling racing, drivers and tracks. One feature profiles Olympic swimmer Tyler Clary in his racing career s infancy, while another focuses on Millbridge Speedway, a.k.a. Little NASCAR Track, that caters to the NASCAR industry. The facility stages its races on Wednesday evenings, enabling many NASCAR drivers children and family members to compete. NASCAR RACEDAY FROM NEW HAMPSHIRE MOTOR SPEEDWAY Network/When: FOX Sports 1 / FOX Sports GO; Sunday, Sept. 21 (12:00 PM ET) Talent: John Roberts, Larry McReynolds, Kenny Wallace, Bob Dillner and Rutledge Wood This Week: Steve Byrnes sits down with Rick Hendrick regarding his four teams in the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup and a variety of topics, and a look at a Chaser s Week with AJ Allmendinger, in which NASCAR RACEDAY followed Allmendinger from Chicagoland Speedway to the race shop and around town during the week, including a go-kart outing, and then on to the weekend s race at New Hampshire. ARCA RACING SERIES MITCHELL LOOKS TO CLINCH FIRST CHAMPIONSHIP WITH TWO RACES TO GO AT KENTUCKY SPEEDWAY Network/When: FOX Sports 1 / FOX Sports GO; Friday, Sept. 19 (8:00 PM ET) Talent: Adam Alexander, Kenny Wallace, Jeff Hammond, Jim Tretow and Kaitlyn Vincie This Week: The ARCA RACING SERIES enters the home stretch of its 2014 season this weekend at Kentucky Speedway, the next-to-the-last race of the year, with 20-yearold Mason Mitchell leading Grant Enfinger by 45 points after 18 of 20 races. Although Enfinger has six wins in 2014, Mitchell s remarkable consistency -- scoring six runner-up

7 and 16 top-10 finishes in 18 starts -- has positioned him to win his first ARCA RACING SERIES championship. TUDOR UNITED SPORTSCAR CHAMPIONSHIP INAUGURAL TUDOR SPORTSCAR CHAMPIONSHIP IN THE HOMESTRETCH Network/When: FOX Sports 2 / FOX Sports GO, Saturday, Sept. 20 (12:30 PM ET; live); FOX, Sunday, Sept. 21 (adjacent NFL games; delayed) Talent: Bob Varsha, Calvin Fish and Dorsey Schroeder; Brian Till and Chris Neville reporting from pit road This Week: IMSA stages the Lone Star Le Mans, its next-to-last race of the inaugural TUDOR UNITED SPORTSCAR CHAMPIONSHIP season, at the 3.4-mile Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas, this weekend. With close championship battles on the line in the Prototype, GT Le Mans, GT Daytona and Prototype Challenge classes, Saturday s race airs live on FOX Sports 2, and re-airs Sunday on FOX in a two-hour window adjacent to the NFL on FOX singleheader coverage. UFC UFC TONIGHT KENNEDY, ALVAREZ AND NURMAGOMEDOV INTERVIEWS Network/When: FOX Sports 1 / FOX Sports GO, Wednesday, Sept. 17 (8:00 PM ET) Talent: Kenny Florian, Karyn Bryant, Daniel Cormier, Brian Stann, Ariel Helwani This Week: On UFC TONIGHT, guest hosts Daniel Cormier and Brian Stann join Kenny Florian and Karyn Bryant in studio. The crew interviews Tim Kennedy and Eddie Alvarez before their bouts at UFC 178. Plus, No. 3-ranked lightweight Khabib Nurmagomedov joins the team in studio. Bryant and Helwani provide additional reports. THE UTLIMATE FIGHTER: NO. 3-RANKED CALDERWOOD FACES NO. 15-RANKED KAGAN WITH QUARTERFINALS SPOT ON THE LINE Network/When: FOX Sports 1 / FOX Sports GO, Wednesday, Sept. 17 (10:00 PM ET) Talent: Anthony Pettis, Gilbert Melendez, Dana White This Week: This week on THE ULTIMATE FIGHTER, hard training by Team Melendez takes its toll on the fighters, while the women on Team Pettis are frustrated by their overbearing coaches. Then, second-ranked and undefeated Joanne Calderwood faces the No. 15-ranked Emily Kagan for a spot in the quarterfinals. UFC ULTIMATE INSIDER: ALVAREZ AND CERRONE S TRAINING DAY, CRUZ S RETURN Network/When: FOX Sports 1 / FOX Sports GO, Sunday, Sept. 21 (3:30 PM ET) Talent: Jon Anik This Week: Experience an exclusive training day in real time, as Eddie Alvarez and Donald Cowboy Cerrone, two of the world s most accomplished lightweights, prepare for their heavily anticipated clash. Then, watch the remarkable comeback story of former bantamweight champion Dominick Cruz, who after a nearly three year absence, is primed to make up for lost time inside the Octagon. Finally, UFC flyweight champion Demetrious Johnson breaks down the keys to his impressive rise and reveals how he intends to stay undisputed. UFC COUNTDOWN: UFC 178: JOHNSON VS. CARIASO Network/When: FOX Sports 1 / FOX Sports GO, Sunday, Sept. 21 (9:00 PM ET) Talent: Demetrious Johnson, Chris Cariaso, Eddie Alvarez, Donald Cowboy Cerrone

8 This Week: UFC COUNTDOWN takes you behind the scenes before UFC 178 as six fighters train on the brink of superstardom. Demetrious Johnson, the most active champion on the UFC roster, prepares for his sixth title fight in two years against hardhitting Arizonan Chris Cariaso. Pedigreed lightweight Eddie Alvarez makes his longawaited UFC debut, against prolific finisher Donald "Cowboy" Cerrone. And Irish instigator Conor McGregor looks to continue his meteoric rise in the featherweight division as he meets fiery scrapper Dustin Poirier. ORIGINALS FANTASY STUDS FEEL STING OF INJURY BUG IN WEEK 2; WHICH FANTASY FOOTBALL UNCENSORED TEAM DID BEST ON THE WAIVER WIRE? Network/When: FOX Sports 1 / FOX Sports GO, Thursday, Sept. 18 (7:00 PM ET) Talent: Jay Glazer, Dave Spade, Nick Swardson, Brody Stevens, Katie Nolan, Jerry Ferrara, Chuck Liddell, Jay DeMarcus This Week: With NFL on FOX insider Jay Glazer serving as the commish, comedian David Spade leads a motley crew of celebrity football fans through a season of Fantasy Football competition on FANTASY FOOTBALL UNCENSORED. Joining Spade are fellow comedians Nick Swardson and Brody Stevens, Rascal Flatts bassist Jay DeMarcus, MMA icon Chuck Liddell, No Filter s Katie Nolan and actor Jerry Ferrara. One final entry, representing NFL on FOX, consists of rotating appearances by John Lynch, Ronde Barber and David Diehl. The league competes through FOX Fantasy Football on FOXSports.com. Orthopedic surgeon and FOX Sports contributor Dr. Robert Klapper provides insight into player injuries, deciphering team talk and offering fantasy football players a leg up on their competition. FOX Sports Fantasy Football, offered online, as an iphone app or through the mobile site, provides live, automated and online drafts; customizable scoring options; up-to-the-minute live scoring and expert analysis. NFL FILMS: HUGS AND KISSES Network/When: FOX Sports 1 / FOX Sports GO, Tuesday, Sept. 23 (7:30 PM ET) Talent: Joe Buck This Week: Buck sits down with Tampa Bay defensive lineman Gerald McCoy, who has gone from being the player who gave Commissioner Roger Goodell a bear hug on Draft Day to one of the league s best defensive tackles. Viewers also learn about rock band KISS and its fascination with football, as well as enjoy an inside look at the impressive art of former NFL player and painter Ernie Barnes. RED BULL RED BULL CLIFF DIVING HEADS TO VOLCANIC STONE OF PORTUGAL S AZORES ISLANDS Network/When: FOX Sports 1 / FOX Sports GO, Monday, Sept. 22 (8:00 PM ET) Talent: Trace Worthington, David Boudia This Week: Going into the fifth stop of the Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series in the Azores archipelago, Englishman Gary Hunt is dangerously close to running away with the season points title over top competitors Jonathan Paredes of Mexico, Artem Silchenko of Russia, Steven LoBue of the US, and Orlando Duque of Colombia. Portugal's Azores Islands host the world s best divers as they drop off a series of natural rock ledges, staged on cliffs, 92-feet above a narrow ocean channel, says FOX

9 Sports 1 host Trace Worthington. With only two events left, Hunt is on a roll by winning the last three stops on the series, padding his overall lead. Meanwhile, American Steve LoBue sits fourth on the overall points list and hopes to close the gap, but he will need to bounce back from a sub-par performance in Norway. Follow the link to see highlights from the seeding round: SOCCER UEFA EUROPA LEAGUE PREGAME Network/When: FOX Sports 1 / FOX Sports 2 / FOX Sports Regional Networks / FOX Soccer Plus, Thurs., Sept. 18 (12:30 PM ET) UEFA EUROPA LEAGUE GROUP MATCH DAY 1 ACTION GETS UNDERWAY Thurs., Sept. 18 Match Network 1:00 PM FK Partizan vs Tottenham Hotspur FOX Sports 1 1:00 PM FC Salzburg vs Celtic FC FOX Sports 2 1:00 PM Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk vs Inter Milan FOX Soccer Plus 3:05 PM Everton vs VfL Wolfsburg FOX Sports 1 3:05 PM Napoli vs Sparta Praha FOX Sports 2 3:05 PM Sevilla vs Feyenoord FOX Soccer Plus CONCACAF CHAMPIONS LEAGUE MATCH DAY 4 Network/When: FOX Sports 1, Thursday, Sept. 18 (8:00 PM ET) Talent: Rob Stone hosts pregame, halftime and postgame coverage from Los Angeles with analysts Eric Wynalda, Warren Barton and Brian McBride. All matches are available for live and on-demand streaming on FOX Soccer 2Go; FOX Sports GO, the app that provides live video of FOX Sports content at home or on the go, live streams all games on FOX Sports 1 and FOX Sports 2. This Week: Sporting Kansas City faces Deportivo Saprissa in the CONCACAF Champions League Match Day 4. SPORTS LIVE EVENT AND STUDIO PROGRAMMING SCHEDULE (9/17 9/25) All Times Eastern/Subject to Change FOX SPORTS (BROADCAST) BLUE; FOX SPORTS 1 BLACK; FOX SPORTS 2 GREEN WEDNESDAY 9/17/14 FOX SPORTS 2 PREMIERE SOCCER UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE GROUP STAGE - MD 1: Juventus Football Club (ITA) vs Malmö FF (SWE) 10:00AM FOX SPORTS 1 LIVE SOCCER UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE PREGAME 2:00PM FOX SPORTS 2 LIVE SOCCER UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE PREGAME 2:00PM FOX SPORTS 1 LIVE SOCCER UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE GROUP STAGE - MD 1: FC Bayern München (GER) vs Manchester City FC (E 2:30PM FOX SPORTS 2 LIVE SOCCER UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE GROUP STAGE - MD 1: Chelsea FC (ENG) vs FC Schalke 04 (GER) 2:30PM FOX SPORTS 1 LIVE STUDIO AMERICA'S PREGAME 5:00PM FOX SPORTS 1 LIVE STUDIO NASCAR RACE HUB 6:00PM FOX SPORTS 1 PREMIERE UFC UFC TONIGHT 7:00PM FOX SPORTS 2 LIVE SOCCER CONCACAF CHAMPIONS LEAGUE GROUP STAGE - MATCH DAY 4: Impact de Montreal (CAN) vs New Y 8:00PM FOX SPORTS 1 LIVE UFC THE ULTIMATE FIGHTER Team Melendez vs Team Pettis: We All Came Here to Fight! 10:00PM FOX SPORTS 2 PREMIERE SOCCER UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE GROUP STAGE - MD 1: FC Barcelona (ESP) vs APOEL FC (CYP) 10:00PM FOX SPORTS 1 LIVE STUDIO FOX SPORTS LIVE 11:00PM FOX SPORTS 1 LIVE STUDIO MLB WHIPAROUND 12:00AM FOX SPORTS 2 PREMIERE SOCCER UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE HIGHLIGHTS 2:00AM

10 THURSDAY 9/18/14 FOX SPORTS 2 PREMIERE SOCCER UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE GROUP STAGE - MD 1: AS Roma (ITA) vs PFC CSKA Moskva (RUS) 8:30AM FOX SPORTS 2 PREMIERE SOCCER UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE GROUP STAGE - MD 1: AFC Ajax (NED) vs Paris Saint-Germain (FRA) 10:30AM FOX SPORTS 1 LIVE SOCCER UEFA EUROPA LEAGUE PREGAME 12:30PM FOX SPORTS 2 LIVE SOCCER UEFA EUROPA LEAGUE PREGAME 12:30PM FOX SPORTS 1 LIVE SOCCER UEFA EUROPA LEAGUE GROUP STAGE - MD 1: FK Partizan (SRB) vs Tottenham Hotspur FC (ENG) 1:00PM FOX SPORTS 2 LIVE SOCCER UEFA EUROPA LEAGUE GROUP STAGE - MD 1: FC Salzburg (AUT) vs Celtic FC (SCO) 1:00PM FOX SPORTS 1 LIVE SOCCER UEFA EUROPA LEAGUE GROUP STAGE - MD 1: Everton (ENG) vs VfL Wolfsburg (GER) 3:00PM FOX SPORTS 2 LIVE SOCCER UEFA EUROPA LEAGUE GROUP STAGE - MD 1: SSC Napoli (ITA) vs AC Sparta Praha (CZE) 3:00PM FOX SPORTS 1 LIVE STUDIO NASCAR RACE HUB 5:00PM FOX SPORTS 1 LIVE STUDIO AMERICA'S PREGAME 6:00PM FOX SPORTS 1 PREMIERE ORIGINAL FANTASY FOOTBALL UNCENSORED 7:00PM FOX SPORTS 1 LIVE SOCCER CONCACAF CHAMPIONS LEAGUE GROUP STAGE - MATCH DAY 4: Sporting Kansas City (USA) vs Deport 8:00PM FOX SPORTS 1 LIVE STUDIO FOX SPORTS LIVE 10:00PM FOX SPORTS 1 LIVE STUDIO MLB WHIPAROUND 12:00AM FOX SPORTS 2 PREMIERE SOCCER UEFA EUROPA LEAGUE HIGHLIGHTS 2:00AM FOX SPORTS 2 LIVE FOOTBALL AUSTRALIAN RULES FOOTBALL LEAGUE PRELIMINARY FINAL: Sydney Swans vs North Melbourne 5:30AM FRIDAY 9/19/14 FOX SPORTS 1 LIVE NASCAR NASCAR SPRINT CUP PRACTICE New Hampshire 12:00PM FOX SPORTS 2 LIVE STUDIO THE MIKE FRANCESA SHOW 1:00PM FOX SPORTS 1 LIVE NASCAR NCWTS PRACTICE New Hampshire 1:30PM FOX SPORTS 1 LIVE NASCAR NASCAR LIVE New Hampshire 2:30PM FOX SPORTS 1 LIVE NASCAR NCWTS FINAL PRACTICE New Hampshire 3:00PM FOX SPORTS 1 LIVE NASCAR NASCAR SPRINT CUP QUALIFYING New Hampshire 4:30PM FOX SPORTS 1 LIVE NASCAR NASCAR LIVE New Hampshire 6:00PM FOX SPORTS 1 LIVE NASCAR NASCAR NATIONWIDE FINAL PRACTICE Kentucky 6:30PM FOX SPORTS 1 LIVE NASCAR NASCAR LIVE Kentucky 7:30PM FOX SPORTS 1 LIVE RACING ARCA RACING Kentucky 8:00PM FOX SPORTS 1 LIVE STUDIO FOX SPORTS LIVE 10:00PM FOX SPORTS 1 LIVE STUDIO FOX SPORTS LIVE: COUNTDOWN TO KICKOFF 12:00AM FOX SPORTS 2 LIVE FOOTBALL AUSTRALIAN RULES FOOTBALL LEAGUE PRELIMINARY FINAL: Hawthorn vs Port Adelaide 2:30AM SATURDAY 9/20/14 FOX SPORTS 1 LIVE NASCAR NASCAR SPRINT CUP PRACTICE New Hampshire 9:00AM FOX SPORTS 1 LIVE NASCAR NCWTS QUALIFYING New Hampshire 10:00AM FOX SPORTS 1 LIVE NASCAR NASCAR SPRINT CUP FINAL PRACTICE New Hampshire 11:30AM FOX SPORTS 1 LIVE NASCAR NCWTS SETUP New Hampshire 12:30PM FOX SPORTS 2 LIVE RACING UNITED SPORTSCAR CHAMPIONSHIP Austin 12:30PM FOX LIVE BASEBALL MLB on FOX: KC; CHC 1:00PM FOX SPORTS 1 LIVE NASCAR NCWTS RACING New Hampshire 1:00PM FOX SPORTS 1 LIVE COLLEGE FOX SPORTS 1 COLLEGE FOOTBALL C-USA: Louisville at FIU 3:30PM FOX SPORTS 2 LIVE RACING FIA WORLD ENDURANCE CHAMPIONSHIP Circuit of the Americas 6:00PM FOX SPORTS 1 LIVE BASEBALL MLB ON FOX SPORTS 1 Cincinnati Reds at St. Louis Cardinals 7:00PM FOX LIVE COLLEGE BIG 12 FOOTBALL: Oklahoma at West Virginia 7:30PM FOX SPORTS 1 LIVE COLLEGE FOX SPORTS 1 COLLEGE FOOTBALL EXTRA 10:00PM FOX SPORTS 1 LIVE COLLEGE FOX SPORTS 1 COLLEGE FOOTBALL Pac-12: San Diego St. at Oregon St. 10:30PM FOX SPORTS 1 LIVE STUDIO FOX SPORTS LIVE 2:00AM

11 SUNDAY 9/21/14 FOX SPORTS 1 PREMIERE ORIGINAL FORBES SPORTSMONEY 9:00AM FOX SPORTS 1 LIVE STUDIO FOX NFL KICKOFF 11:00AM FOX LIVE STUDIO FOX NFL SUNDAY 12:00PM FOX SPORTS 1 LIVE NASCAR NASCAR RACEDAY New Hampshire 12:00PM FOX LIVE FOOTBALL NFL ON FOX: STL, PHI, NO, DET 1:00PM FOX SPORTS 1 PREMIERE RACING MONSTER JAM Las Vegas Review / 2015 Preview 1:00PM FOX SPORTS 2 PREMIERE SOCCER UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE MAGAZINE 1:00PM FOX PREMIERE RACING TUDOR UNITED SPORTSCAR CHAMPIONSHIP: Austin (pre-nfl) 2:00PM FOX SPORTS 1 PREMIERE BASEBALL MLB EPIC MOMENTS Wild West 2:30PM FOX SPORTS 1 PREMIERE UFC UFC ULTIMATE INSIDER 3:30PM FOX LIVE FOOTBALL NFL ON FOX: AZ 4:00PM FOX PREMIERE RACING TUDOR UNITED SPORTSCAR CHAMPIONSHIP: Austin (post-nfl) 2:00PM FOX SPORTS 1 PREMIERE NASCAR NASCAR VICTORY LANE New Hampshire 7:00PM FOX SPORTS 1 PREMIERE UFC UFC COUNTDOWN UFC 178: Johnson vs Cariaso 9:00PM FOX SPORTS 1 LIVE STUDIO FOX SPORTS LIVE 12:00AM MONDAY 9/22/14 FOX SPORTS 1 LIVE STUDIO THE MIKE FRANCESA SHOW 1:00PM FOX SPORTS 1 LIVE STUDIO NASCAR RACE HUB 5:00PM FOX SPORTS 2 LIVE STUDIO THE MIKE FRANCESA SHOW 5:00PM FOX SPORTS 1 LIVE STUDIO AMERICA'S PREGAME 6:00PM FOX SPORTS 1 PREMIERE ORIGINAL MISSION OCTOBER 7:00PM FOX SPORTS 1 PREMIERE RED BULL RED BULL CLIFF DIVING São Migue 8:00PM FOX SPORTS 1 LIVE STUDIO MLB WHIPAROUND 10:00PM FOX SPORTS 2 PREMIERE POKER WORLD POKER TOUR Seminole Hard Rock Showdown - Part 2 10:00PM FOX SPORTS 1 LIVE STUDIO FOX SPORTS LIVE 11:00PM TUESDAY 9/23/14 FOX SPORTS 1 LIVE STUDIO THE MIKE FRANCESA SHOW 1:00PM FOX SPORTS 1 LIVE STUDIO NASCAR RACE HUB 5:00PM FOX SPORTS 2 LIVE STUDIO THE MIKE FRANCESA SHOW 5:00PM FOX SPORTS 1 LIVE STUDIO AMERICA'S PREGAME 6:00PM FOX SPORTS 1 PREMIERE ORIGINAL MLB 162 7:00PM FOX SPORTS 1 PREMIERE ORIGINAL NFL FILMS PRESENTS Hugs and Kisses 7:30PM FOX SPORTS 1 LIVE SOCCER CONCACAF CHAMPIONS LEAGUE GROUP STAGE - MATCH DAY 5: Sporting Kansas City (USA) vs Real Es 8:00PM FOX SPORTS 1 LIVE SOCCER CONCACAF CHAMPIONS LEAGUE GROUP STAGE - MATCH DAY 5: Portland Timbers (USA) vs Alpha Un 10:00PM FOX SPORTS 1 LIVE STUDIO FOX SPORTSL LIVE 12:00AM FOX SPORTS 1 LIVE STUDIO MLB WHIPAROUND 1:00AM WEDNESDAY 9/24/14 FOX SPORTS 1 LIVE STUDIO NASCAR RACE HUB 5:00PM FOX SPORTS 1 LIVE STUDIO AMERICA'S PREGAME 6:00PM FOX SPORTS 1 PREMIERE UFC UFC TONIGHT 8:00PM FOX SPORTS 2 LIVE SOCCER CONCACAF CHAMPIONS LEAGUE GROUP STAGE - MATCH DAY 5: DC United (USA) vs Tauro FC (PAN) 8:00PM FOX SPORTS 1 PREMIERE UFC THE ULTIMATE FIGHTER Team Melendez vs Team Pettis: Don t Fight Fate 10:00PM FOX SPORTS 1 LIVE STUDIO FOX SPORTSL LIVE 11:00PM FOX SPORTS 1 LIVE STUDIO MLB WHIPAROUND 12:00AM -FOX SPORTS-