Just as it is trying to keep its English Premier League rights, the NBC Sports Group said Thursday that it will carry 40 weekend games on the USA Network, adding to the matches that will continue on NBC and NBCSN. The first match on USA will be Saturday between Everton and Watford at 10 a.m. Eastern, the time that most USA games will compete against a game on NBCSN.
“We determined that USA should be a key figure when we have a product that could use additional distribution,” said Mark Lazarus, the chairman of the NBC Sports Group.