Broadcaster Mike Tirico stepped away from NBC's Kentucky Derby coverage Saturday, and his replacement pointed to illness as the reason.

Tirico, who has served on NBC Sports’ coverage of the famed “Run for the Roses” for many years, told followers on social ...

Mike Tirico left the 2025 Kentucky Derby after a severe nut allergy reaction disrupted his live broadcast at Churchill Downs ...

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 the ...

Tirico said his nose and throat "clogged up" and swelled. He added that the allergy can affect your breathing as well. Tirico decided he could not perform his duties as a broadcaster due to the ...

The 58-year-old Tirico, best known as the voice of "Sunday Night Football," is coming off a bustling year that saw him cover the Olympics from Paris before the NFL season started up. He's also set to ...

"Mike, as you may have heard, is a little under the weather right now," announced NBC Sports host Ahmed Fareed, who took over for Tirico on the NBC Sports desk on the racetrack. It's not clear if ...

Fans who had tuned into NBC Sports’ coverage of the Kentucky Derby on Saturday, May 3, grew concerned for host Mike Tirico when he suddenly left the broadcast. NBC Sports correspondent Ahmed Fareed ...

Longtime sports announcer Mike Tirico has shared details on his absence from the 151st Kentucky Derby over the weekend.

Mike Tirico was scratched from Kentucky Derby anchoring duties on Saturday due to feeling "under the weather." ...

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 ...