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NBC SPORTS ANNOUNCES ITS COMPLETE 2025-26 NBA REGULAR-SEASON SCHEDULE, FEATURING 100 GAMES ACROSS NBC AND PEACOCK
The NBA Returns to NBC After 8,532 Days and Debuts on Peacock Sunday Night Basketball Begins with Lakers-Knicks and Thunder-Nuggets Doubleheader on Feb. 1, 2026, on NBC and Peacock Coast 2 Coast Tuesday Debuts Oct. 28 with Knicks-Bucks to NBC Stations in ET/CT followed by Clippers-Warriors to PT/MT in Most Markets; Both Games Stream Nationwide on Peacock NBA Tip-Off Doubleheader on Oct. 21; Peacock NBA Monday Doubleheader on Oct. 27; and Quadrupleheader on Martin Luther King Jr. Day on Jan. 19, 2026 Schedule Packed with Star-Studded Matchups, Postseason Rematches, and Historic Rivalries STAMFORD, Conn. – Aug. 14, 2025 – For the first time in more than two decades, the NBA is back on NBC -- and making its Peacock debut -- with 100 regular-season games across three marquee nights of the week: Sunday Night Basketball, beginning Feb. 1, 2026; Peacock NBA Monday, debuting Oct. 27; and Coast 2 Coast Tuesday, premiering Oct. 28. NBC Sports' 2025-26 NBA slate begins with an NBA Tip-Off doubleheader on Tuesday, Oct. 21, and also features the NBA Mexico City Game 2025, the first-ever quadrupleheader on Martin Luther King Jr. Day, All-Star Weekend, and comprehensive playoff coverage. All NBA games presented by NBC Sports will stream live on Peacock. Telemundo, NBCUniversal's Spanish-language broadcast network, will present 10 Sunday Night Basketball games as well as the NBA All-Star Game on Feb. 15, 2026. 'Over the past year, we've felt the excitement growing for the NBA's return to NBC and its debut on Peacock,' said Rick Cordella, President, NBC Sports. 'With today's schedule release, the countdown is officially on to our first NBA broadcast in more than 20 years and our first-ever NBA live stream. From the iconic sound of Roundball Rock to cutting-edge streaming on Peacock to a lineup of award-winning and Hall of Fame voices, we plan to celebrate the NBA and its players from the moment we tip off in Oklahoma City on October 21. We love this game.' There will be 8,532 days between NBC Sports' last NBA game – Game 4 of the NBA Finals when the Los Angeles Lakers swept the New Jersey Nets on June 12, 2002 – and its 2025-26 season debut on Oct. 21 on NBC and Peacock. NBC Sports' first NBA schedule in 24 years is loaded with star-studded matchups, postseason rematches, historic rivalries, and intriguing storylines. All 30 teams are represented, with the defending NBA champion Oklahoma City Thunder, Eastern Conference finalist New York Knicks, and 2024-25 NBA Playoff teams Golden State Warriors, Houston Rockets, and Los Angeles Lakers making the maximum number of appearances with 11. Additionally, the 2025 Western Conference finalist Minnesota Timberwolves, 2025 Eastern Conference No. 1 seed Cleveland Cavaliers, plus '25 NBA Playoff teams Boston Celtics, Dallas Mavericks (Play-In Tournament), and Los Angeles Clippers have 10 games each. The first six games on NBC Sports' schedule include every member of last year's All-NBA Teams (excluding two players due to injury) and 14 of the last 17 NBA MVP selections. In addition to the NBA Tip-Off doubleheader, Peacock NBA Monday debut doubleheader, and Martin Luther King Jr. Day quadrupleheader, which were announced Tuesday, NBC Sports' 2025-26 NBA regular-season schedule highlights include: On Feb. 1, LeBron James, Luka Dončić and the Lakers visit Jalen Brunson, Karl-Anthony Towns and the Knicks at famed Madison Square Garden followed by Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and the Thunder visiting Nikola Jokić and the Denver Nuggets in the debut of Sunday Night Basketball. In the debut of Coast 2 Coast Tuesday on Oct. 28, Giannis Antetokounmpo and the Milwaukee Bucks host Brunson and the Knicks followed by Kawhi Leonard, James Harden and the Clippers visiting Stephen Curry, Jimmy Butler and the Warriors. Streaming on Peacock NBA Monday on Nov. 24, the Rockets face Kevin Durant's former team, the Phoenix Suns, at 9:30 p.m. ET in his first visit back to Phoenix after being traded to Houston this offseason. One day later, on Tuesday, Nov. 25, James, Dončić, and the Lakers host Leonard, Harden, and the Clippers in a crosstown L.A. battle as part of the Emirates NBA Cup Group Play. In NBC Sports' lone Saturday night game of the regular season on Nov. 1, 2025 No. 1 overall pick Cooper Flagg and the Mavericks face 2021 No. 1 overall pick Cade Cunningham and the Detroit Pistons from Arena CDMX in Mexico City on Peacock. This matchup marks the NBA's 34th game in Mexico since 1992 (the most of any country outside of the U.S. and Canada) and coincides with the country's 'Day of the Dead' celebrations. On Tues., Dec. 2, Brunson and the Knicks visit the Celtics at TD Garden in a rivalry game that doubles as a playoff rematch after New York defeated Boston in the Eastern Conference Semifinals. On Mon., Jan. 5, 2023, in a battle of MVP centers, Joel Embiid and the Philadelphia 76ers host Jokić and the Nuggets. On Mon., Feb. 9, four-time NBA MVP LeBron James and the Lakers take on reigning MVP Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and the Thunder. On Sun., Feb. 22, James, Dončić, and the Lakers host 2024 NBA Finals MVP Jaylen Brown and the Boston Celtics in a matchup of franchises that have met a record 12 times in the NBA Finals. On Sun., April 5, Dončić, James, and the Lakers visit Flagg, Anthony Davis, and the Dallas Mavericks, a little over a year after the stunning blockbuster trade that sent Dončić to L.A. and Davis to Dallas. COMMENTATORS AND PRODUCTION In July 2024, NBCUniversal and the NBA announced an 11-year agreement to present NBA and WNBA regular-season and playoff basketball games across numerous platforms beginning with the 2025-26 season. For more information on the agreement, click here. NBC Sports has announced that Jamal Crawford, Reggie Miller, Grant Hill, Brad Daugherty, Derek Fisher, Robbie Hummel, Austin Rivers, and Brian Scalabrine will serve as game analysts; Carmelo Anthony and Vince Carter as studio analysts; Maria Taylor and Ahmed Fareed as studio hosts; and Mike Tirico, Noah Eagle, Terry Gannon and Michael Grady as play-by-play voices. Jordan Cornette, Ashley ShahAhmadi, and Zora Stephenson were announced as courtside reporters and Grant Liffmann as an NBA Insider. Michael Jordan has been announced as a special contributor. Emmy Award-winning producer Frank DiGraci is NBC Sports' NBA coordinating producer. In a nod to its original era of NBA coverage from 1990-2002, NBC Sports is bringing back Roundball Rock, one of the most iconic and beloved theme songs in sports history, and will use an AI-generated voice of the late Jim Fagan, a longtime NBC Sports narrator whose voice was synonymous with its NBA coverage and promotion. On Peacock, NBA fans will be able to enjoy new intuitive and interactive features that amplify the streaming experience and celebrate the dynamic culture around the sport, league, teams and players, including Peacock Performance View and Peacock ScoreCard, alongside existing features such as Can't Miss Highlights on mobile and Catch Up with Key Plays, plus Courtside Live coming in the second half of the season. *** Following is NBC Sports' complete 2025-26 NBA regular-season schedule (all times ET): *The NBA Mexico City Game 2025 from Arena CDMX **Emirates NBA Cup Group Play games ^For Coast 2 Coast Tuesday, the 8 p.m. ET game will usually be presented to NBC stations in the Eastern and Central time zones in most markets, and an 8 p.m. PT game to NBC stations in the Pacific and Mountain time zones. Check local listings each week. Both games will stream live nationwide on Peacock. NBA TIP-OFF NBC Sports' 2025-26 NBA season begins with an NBA Tip-Off doubleheader on Tuesday, Oct. 21. In the first game, Gilgeous-Alexander and the NBA champion Oklahoma City Thunder will raise their championship banner and receive their championship rings just before they host the Houston Rockets and Durant, who is making his Rockets debut against the franchise he spent the first nine seasons of his career with, at 7:30 p.m. ET. Mike Tirico (play-by-play), Reggie Miller (analyst), Jamal Crawford (analyst), and Zora Stephenson (reporter) will call the game from Paycom Center in Oklahoma City. A one-hour, on-site studio show will begin coverage at 6:30 p.m. ET featuring host Maria Taylor and analysts Carmelo Anthony and Vince Carter. In the second game, Curry, Butler, and the Golden State Warriors travel to Los Angeles to face James, Dončić, and the Lakers in a Western Conference showdown at 10 p.m. ET. Noah Eagle (play-by-play), Grant Hill (analyst), and Ashley ShahAhmadi (reporter) will have the call from Arena in Los Angeles. Host Ahmed Fareed and analyst Tracy McGrady will anchor studio coverage on-site. Both games will be shown on NBC and Peacock. PEACOCK NBA MONDAY Starting Oct. 27, Peacock NBA Monday will stream up to three Monday night games each week throughout the regular season, beginning Oct. 27 and concluding April 6, 2026. A 30-minute studio program will lead into game coverage each Monday night. Peacock NBA Monday will debut with an exclusive streaming doubleheader on Monday, Oct. 27, when Donovan Mitchell and the Cavaliers face Cunningham and the Pistons at Little Caesars Arena in Detroit at 7 p.m. ET followed by Anthony Edwards and the Minnesota Timberwolves hosting Jokić and the Nuggets at Target Center in Minneapolis at 9:30 p.m. ET. Additional matchups headlining Peacock NBA Monday include Antetokounmpo and the Bucks visiting Mitchell and the Cavaliers in an Eastern Conference Central Division showdown (Nov. 17), and the two most recent NBA MVPs in Jokić and Gilgeous-Alexander squaring off when the Thunder host the Nuggets (March 9). COAST 2 COAST TUESDAY Following NBA Tip-Off on Tuesday, Oct. 21, Coast 2 Coast Tuesday will begin on Oct. 28 and present doubleheaders on Tuesday nights throughout the regular season on NBC and Peacock. On most Tuesdays, an 8 p.m. ET game will be presented to NBC stations in the Eastern and Central time zones, and an 8 p.m. PT game to NBC stations in the Pacific and Mountain time zones. Check local listings each week. Both games will stream live nationwide on Peacock. A 30-minute studio program will lead into coverage each week on Peacock. Coast 2 Coast Tuesday debuts with a star-studded doubleheader on Oct. 28 when Brunson and the Knicks visit Antetokounmpo and the Bucks at 8 p.m. ET followed by Curry and the Warriors hosting Leonard and the Clippers at 11 p.m. ET. NBC/Peacock will have two Emirates NBA Cup Group Play games on Tues., Nov. 25, when the 76ers host the Magic (8 p.m. ET) and the Clippers visit the Lakers (11 p.m. ET). On Dec. 2, Gilgeous-Alexander and the Thunder visit Curry and the Warriors, while on Jan. 20, James and the Lakers visit Jokić and the Nuggets. The fourth annual Rivals Week – the NBA's dedicated week in January to classic and budding rivalries between teams and players – will be included on Coast 2 Coast Tuesday, with the Jan. 20 doubleheader of Spurs vs. Rockets and Lakers vs. Nuggets. # Emirates NBA Cup Group Play games SUNDAY NIGHT BASKETBALL After Sunday Night Football and NFL playoff coverage concludes in 2026, NBC Sports will launch Sunday Night Basketball across NBC and Peacock on Feb. 1, 2026. This year, Sunday Night Basketball will pause on Feb. 8 and Feb. 15, 2026, due to NBC Sports' coverage of Super Bowl LX, the NBA All-Star Game, and the 2026 Milan Cortina Olympics. It will resume on Feb. 22 and run through April 5, 11 games in total including three doubleheaders. A one-hour, on-site studio program will lead into game coverage each week on NBC and Peacock. Sunday Night Basketball premieres with a can't-miss doubleheader as James and the Lakers visit iconic Madison Square Garden to take on Brunson and the Knicks at 7 p.m. ET, followed by an MVP showdown between Gilgeous-Alexander and the Thunder and Jokić and the Nuggets. On March 15, the Warriors and Curry visits MSG – where he broke the all-time three-point field goals record in 2021 – to face the Knicks. On April 5, Curry and the Warriors host Durant and the Rockets, as Durant faces the franchise that he won two NBA Championships with and earned back-to-back NBA Finals MVP honors in 2017 and 2018. Sunday Night Basketball (excluding Knicks-Thunder on March 29) and the 2026 NBA All-Star Game (Feb. 15) will be available in Spanish on Telemundo. MARTIN LUTHER KING DAY QUADRUPLEHEADER In an NBA first, NBC Sports will present a quadrupleheader on Martin Luther King Jr. Day – January 19, 2026 – featuring such stars as Antetokounmpo, Trae Young, Gilgeous-Alexander, Mitchell, Flagg, Brunson, Brown, Cunningham, and more. 1:00 p.m. ET Milwaukee Bucks at Atlanta Hawks (Peacock exclusive) 2:30 p.m. ET Oklahoma City Thunder at Cleveland Cavaliers (NBC/Peacock) 5:00 p.m. ET Dallas Mavericks at New York Knicks (NBC/Peacock) 8:00 p.m. ET Boston Celtics at Detroit Pistons (NBC/Peacock) ALL-STAR WEEKEND AND NBA PLAYOFFS As the new home of NBA All-Star (Feb. 13-15), Peacock will stream the Castrol Rising Stars, while NBC/Peacock will present State Farm All-Star Saturday Night and the NBA All-Star Game from Intuit Dome in Inglewood, Calif., home of the Clippers. Telemundo/Peacock will also present the All-Star Game in Spanish. More information about NBC Sports' NBA All-Star Weekend and playoff coverage will be announced at a later date. ABOUT NBC SPORTS NBC Sports connects sports fans to the moments that matter most with premier live events, insightful studio shows, and compelling original programming. As the sports division of NBCUniversal, NBC Sports produces, programs, and promotes premier content across numerous linear and digital platforms, including NBC and Peacock. NBC Sports possesses an unparalleled collection of media rights agreements, partnering and presenting many of the most prestigious sports properties in the world: the International Olympic Committee, International Paralympic Committee, United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee, the NFL, NBA, WNBA, Notre Dame, Big Ten Conference, Big East Conference, Big 12 Conference, NASCAR, PGA TOUR, USGA, PGA of America, The R&A, Churchill Downs, Premier League, and many more. It is renowned for making big events bigger and has produced some of the most-watched sporting events in U.S. media history, including Olympic Games, Super Bowls, and Sunday Night Football, primetime television's No. 1 show for 14 consecutive years. --NBC SPORTS--
NBC Sports
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- NBC Sports
NBA returns to NBC, debuts on Peacock: Check out the full slate of more than 100 games
Crank up the Roundball Rock! For the first time in 24 years, the NBA has returned to NBC — and is debuting on Peacock — with more than 100 games, featuring the biggest stars, some playoff rematches, and some of the NBA's classic rivalries all taking their turn in the spotlight. Many of those games will be highlighted in the big three nights of games on NBC and Peacock every week: Peacock NBA Monday, Coast 2 Coast Tuesday, and Sunday Night Basketball (starting after the NFL season). Everything tips off on the NBA's opening night, Oct. 21, with a double header on NBC and streaming on Peacock. First, the Houston Rockets visit the NBA champion Oklahoma City Thunder, marking the night the players receive their rings and OKC raises its championship banner. In the second game of the night, it's Stephen Curry and the Golden State Warriors visiting LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers in a showdown of two NBA icons. After that dramatic opening, we get into the weekly games. Peacock NBA Monday Starting on Oct. 27 and every Monday throughout the season, as many as three games will be streamed exclusively on Peacock. This Monday night series opens with a must-watch doubleheader: Donovan Mitchell and the Cleveland Cavaliers travel to Detroit to take on the fast-rising Pistons led by Cade Cunningham. In the second game, two of the West's top teams face off when Nikola Jokic and the Nuggets travel to Minnesota to take on Anthony Edwards and the Timberwolves. Another Peacock NBA Monday game to circle on your calendar comes on March 9, when the last two MVPs — the Thunder's Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and the Nuggets' Jokic — face off when Denver travels to Oklahoma City. Check out the full Peacock NBA Monday schedule: Coast 2 Coast Tuesday One week after the NBA season tips off, Coast 2 Coast Tuesday, Oct. 28, with doubleheaders on NBC and Peacock. Tuesday nights will begin with a 30-minute studio show leading into the double header. The first game starts at 8 p.m. ET and will be presented on NBC stations in the Eastern and Central time zones. That will be followed by an 8 p.m. PT game shown on NBC stations in the Pacific and Mountain time zones. Both games will stream on Peacock. Coast 2 Coast Tuesday tips off Oct. 28 with a doubleheader of the New York Knicks at the Milwaukee Bucks at 8 p.m. ET, followed by the Los Angeles Clippers at the Golden State Warriors at 8 p.m. PT. Here are some of the other games not to miss on what will be a weekly showcase of the best in the league. • Nov. 4, the Orlando Magic at the Atlanta Hawks (8 ET). Two teams that had some of the best offseasons in the NBA and two teams with top-four aspirations in the East meet in an early-season showdown. Trae Young and Paolo Banchero are always worth tuning in to see. • Nov. 25, the Orlando Magic at the Philadelphia 76ers (8ET). If Paul George, Joel Embiid and the core of the 76ers are healthy, this is one of the best teams in the East, but will they be? Good test around Thanksgiving against the fast-rising Magic. • Jan. 20, the San Antonio Spurs at the Houston Rockets. This is going to be one of the big rivalries in the NBA in the coming years, and we get to see Kevin Durant, Amen Thompson and the Rockets' deep roster try to attack a defense led by Victor Wembanyama (the preseason favorite to win Defensive Player of the Year). Also, it's a chance to check in on No. 2 pick Dylan Harper and how he is progressing in San Antonio. • March 10: the Dallas Mavericks at the Atlanta Hawks. The No. 1 picks of the last two seasons — Dallas' Cooper Flagg and Atlanta's Zaccharie Risacher — face off. Check out the full Coast 2 Coast Tuesday schedule: Sunday Night Basketball Sports fans have come to expect the best games being on Sunday, and that will be no different when Sunday Night Basketball is launched on Feb. 1, 2026. That coverage starts after NBC's NFL coverage but will pause for two weeks — on Feb. 8, NBC and Peacock will broadcast Super Bowl LX, and on Feb. 15, there will be coverage of the NBA All-Star Game, and the 2026 Milan Cortina Olympics — but will restart on Feb. 22 with some fascinating games (all of which also will be streamed on Peacock). Among the must-watch games on Sunday Night Basketball are: • Feb. 1, a double header featuring LeBron and the Lakers traveling to Madison Square Garden to take on the Knicks (7 pm ET) — LeBron has a long history of showcase games in that building — which will be followed by a showdown between two of the last three NBA champions, Oklahoma City at Denver. • Feb. 22, the Boston Celtics at the Los Angeles Lakers, a renewal of the league's greatest historic rivalry. • March 8, Kevin Durant and Houston travel to San Antonio to take on Victor Wembanyama and the fast-rising Spurs in a West showdown. These Texas teams could form the NBA's best rivalry for the rest of this decade. • April 5, Luka Doncic returns to Dallas wearing Lakers colors as he takes on Cooper Flagg, Anthony Davis and the Mavericks. Here is the full Sunday schedule on NBC and Peacock: Martin Luther King Jr. Day Quadrupleheader Some of the NBA's biggest names — Giannis Antetokounmpo, Trae Young, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Donovan Mitchell, Cooper Flagg, Jalen Brunson, Jaylen Brown and more — will be featured as NBC Sports will present a quadrupleheader on Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Jan. 19, 2026. All four games will be streamed on Peacock. Those games are: • 1:00 p.m. ET: Milwaukee Bucks at Atlanta Hawks (Peacock exclusive) • 2:30 p.m. ET: Oklahoma City Thunder at Cleveland Cavaliers (NBC/Peacock) • 5:00 p.m. ET: Dallas Mavericks at New York Knicks (NBC/Peacock) • 8:00 p.m. ET: Boston Celtics at Detroit Pistons (NBC/Peacock)
The Citizen
25-05-2025
- The Citizen
Help ‘Save a Fishie'
Environmental activist Zoë Prinsloo (23) from Cape Town will be heading to the South Coast's shores for her annual Save a Fishie's Coast 2 Coast 2025 campaign. Zoë, is the not only the founder of Save a Fishie, but she is the world record holder for the longest beach clean-up (27 hours), award-winning and one of the panellists at The Our Oceans Conference in Busan, Korea, recently. This year's countrywide campaign kicked-off on May 17, and will run until July 5. The Save a Fishie team has started in Cape Town to clean the beaches of the Atlantic Ocean. They will then head to the Indian Ocean beaches in KZN, and all the way south, back to Cape Town. This will be Save a Fishie's third Coast 2 Coast and the team will stop to clean a total of 33 beaches. Everyone is encouraged to get involved and help make a difference. 'Whether you're on the West Coast, in KwaZulu-Natal, or the Eastern Cape, there's a stop near you. Let's make waves together for a cleaner, healthier ocean,' said Zoë. Support the campaign and join the Port Shepstone Teddies, Brownies, Girl Guides and Rangers at The Block in Port Shepstone on June 10 at 15:00 or at Oslo Beach on June 11 at 10:00. Come and help Zoë meet her goal of collecting seven tons of litter. HAVE YOUR SAY Like our Facebook page, follow us on Twitter and Instagram At Caxton, we employ humans to generate daily fresh news, not AI intervention. Happy reading!
BBC News
17-05-2025
- General
- BBC News
Wolverhampton students to take on 170-mile relay for charity
Students will be running a relay from one side of the country to the other to raise money for their local team of 11 Year 10 pupils from Wolverhampton Grammar School will begin the annual Coast2Coast challenge in St Bees, Cumbria, at about 07:00 BST on 24 support from parents and staff, they will run the 170 miles to Robin Hood's Bay in North Yorkshire, aiming to complete the relay within 24 challenge has become a tradition at the school, having taken place annually for the last 25 years and raising more than £100,000 for charity. The school has chosen to donate any money it raises this year to the neonatal unit at New Cross Hospital in member Tony French, organiser of the Coast2Coast challenge, said the students had "truly outdone themselves" in their four months of "intense" training for the relay."They are not only representing our school with pride but also continuing a remarkable tradition that spans 25 years," he school has set up a fundraising page on Just Giving for the challenge, which has so far raised more than £6,000. Follow BBC Wolverhampton & Black Country on BBC Sounds, Facebook, X and Instagram.
Edinburgh Reporter
29-04-2025
- Health
- Edinburgh Reporter
Parents join charity cycle for Simpsons
Parents Paul and Meghan Godsman are to join the charity cycle challenge, bp Coast to Coast, to raise funds for the charity which helped them after their baby's early arrival. Blake Godsman was born in May 2024 nine weeks early and was admitted to the Simpson Neonatal Unit at Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh. He was cared for there for nine weeks until he was allowed to go home with his parents. During his stay Paul and Meghan could stay over allowing them to be close to Blake while he was quite ill. This made a huge difference to them. Paul said: 'As much as the neonatal unit is there to care for the babies, there is a huge support need for parents who are navigating this terrifying experience. 'We were so grateful to stay in one of two parent rooms on the neonatal ward for the first four weeks of Blake's life when we really needed it. It meant we could wake up and walk along the corridor to be beside him. If we'd been driving home to Linlithgow every night, we'd have been an hour away from the hospital should anything happen. That would have put an even bigger strain on us. 'Our goal is to raise money to help the unit improve its support for parents, refurbish family rooms and facilities and buy specialist equipment. 'I was also extremely grateful to my employer bp, which allowed me to have extended leave so I could be with my wife and son while he was being cared for in hospital.' The Neonatal Unit is supported by Simpsons Special Care Babies (SSCB), a charity that exists to enhance the support and advice provided by the NHS to families of babies admitted to the unit from across the country. Paul has completed the cycle before but Meghan will be undertaking the challenge for the first time. He said: 'Although I've completed Coast 2 Coast a couple of times prior and seen the incredible amounts of money raised for charity, I've never had that personal connection with the charity before but this year I'll be cycling in a totally different headspace.' Meghan added: 'When I first went into labour, Paul was with two members of the bp Coast 2 Coast committee cycling in Inverness so it seems fitting that we will now cycle together with Paul's colleagues to help raise funds for the charity that saved Blake's life. We were naive to the reality of what it felt like to have a baby in the neonatal unit and we were shocked to learn how common this is for families. 'Before Blake was born, we hadn't realised there are only three centres of excellence in Scotland for babies requiring complex specialist care and people from across the country must travel to come to these centres in Edinburgh, Glasgow or Aberdeen. 'Now that Blake is out of hospital and doing well, we want to support the charity that gave him life and make sure other parents who find themselves in a similar position can receive the same support we did and go on to experience parenthood like we are now.' Emma Coffey, trustee at Simpsons Special Care Babies, said: 'We can't thank Paul and Meghan and the Coast 2 Coast team enough for selecting SSCB as one of the charities to benefit from this year's fundraising. It's thanks to supporters like them that our specialised staff can continue to provide care for the 750 families who attend the neonatal unit each year. 'Voluntary donations and fundraising are crucial for SSCB and this donation will help us purchase new specialist equipment such as the latest video laryngoscopes, which allow our staff to better visualise the airways of extremely small babies when inserting breathing tubes. This improves time, comfort and safety and ultimately helps save lives. 'We wish all the riders the best of luck and look forward to hearing how they get on.' The cycling challenge is 234 miles through Grantown-on-Spey, the Lecht and Aberfeldy over three days from 6 June 2025. Since it was established 16 years ago it has raised more than £2 million for charity. It is open to cyclists of all abilities with everyone covering their own expenses. Each cyclist must raise at least £1,000 and the fundraising is split between four charities: Russell Anderson Foundation, the Teddy Bear Development Playgroup and Murtle Market by Camphill School, as well as Simpsons Special Care Babies. To sponsor one of the four Coast 2 Coast charities, you can select your preferred charity by clicking the link below. Russell Anderson Foundation Murtle Market by Camphill Schools Simpsons Special Care Babies The Teddy Bear Development Playgroup Like this: Like Related
