
Other programming from outside producers – such as coverage of the Ironman Triathlon – is also presented on the network through NBC Sports. Formerly operating as "a service of NBC News", it broadcasts a diverse array of sports events, including Major League Baseball, the French Open, the Premier League, the Ind圜ar Series, NASCAR, the National Football League (NFL), Notre Dame Fighting Irish college football, the Olympic Games, professional golf,the Tour de France and Thoroughbred racing, among others. The division is responsible for sports broadcasts on the network, and its dedicated national sports cable channels. NBC Sports is an American programming division of the broadcast network NBC, owned and operated by NBC Sports Group division of NBCUniversal and subsidiary of Comcast.
