Veteran sportscaster Mike Tirico is a late scratch at the 2025 Kentucky Derby. Tirico, who has led NBC Sports' Triple Crown coverage since 2017, was on the call Saturday for the network ahead of "The ...

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Mike Tirico stepped away from his role as NBC’s host for the Kentucky Derby due to an allergic reaction for a nut allergy. Ahmed Fareed filled in for Tirico — who was in his ninth year hosting ...

NBC Sports’ Mike Tirico stepped away from coverage of the Kentucky Derby on May 3 due to a nut allergy but says he’s doing well now. “I feel fine. I have my coffee, watching the (TODAY ...

Mike Tirico has earned a reputation as a jack-of-all-trades personality for NBC, handling everything from "Sunday Night Football" to the Olympics, the Kentucky Derby and golf coverage. As NBC ...

UPDATE — 5/5/25, 10:50 a.m. ET: Mike Tirico has explained the details behind the severe nut allergy reaction that prevented him from broadcasting the Kentucky Derby. “Whatever I ended up ...

NBC Sports‘ Mike Tirico says he “wasn’t feeling well, couldn’t go on with the show” on his exit Sunday from coverage of the Kentucky Derby. Tirico was having a severe reaction to a nut a ...

WASHINGTON — NBC Sports host Mike Tirico has addressed his departure from Kentucky Derby coverage after a strong reaction to his nut allergy. "I feel fine. I have my coffee, watching the show ...

Mike Tirico was, as usual, manning the anchor position for NBC at the 2025 Kentucky Derby ... and then he wasn't. As he announced on Saturday -- as did the broadcast -- Tirico had to deal with a ...

He was replaced by Ahmed Fareed, who relayed to the viewers that Tirico was “feeling a little under the weather.” Mike Tirico is feeling "under the weather" and has stepped away from NBC's ...

NBC's Kentucky Derby coverage was missing a key figure when lead broadcaster Mike Tirico had to step off set Saturday. Tirico address his absence in a social media post around Saturday evening ...

Since 2017, Mike Tirico has been a mainstay as the host of NBC’s studio coverage of the Kentucky Derby. But unfortunately, what was supposed to be his ninth year covering the storied event has ...