But when showtime hit, correspondent Ahmed Fareed was seated in Tirico’s place. “I am Ahmed Fareed. Mike, as you may have heard, is feeling under the weather right now so I’m going to step ...

It’s a good thing NBC had Ahmed Fareed warming up in the bullpen on Saturday so he could step in and relieve Mike Tirico. Tirico began hosting NBC’s coverage of the Kentucky Derby on Saturday ...

With Tirico battling an unspecified illness ahead of the Kentucky Derby, Ahmed Fareed jumped in to take his place. "Mike, as you may have heard, feeling a little under the weather right now ...

Ahmed Fareed filled in for Tirico — who was in his ninth year hosting the Derby for NBC — and revealed during a segment of the broadcast Saturday that Tirico has a nut allergy and had a reacti ...

NBC Sports anchor Ahmed Fareed was starting to feel like the Maytag repairman while serving as Mike Tirico's understudy at last weekend's Kentucky Derby. He knew he'd be handling USA's pre-race ...

3. Ahmed Fareed undoubtedly raised his stock with NBC Sports brass on Saturday. Fareed is a regular part of the Derby coverage but had to take over as the main host of the coverage in the 3:00 p.m ...

Ahmed Fareed entered in relief of Tirico Saturday afternoon, announcing Tirico had an unspecified illness. "Mike, as you may have heard, feeling a little under the weather right now, so I'm going ...

Fareed began working with NBC Sports Network in 2019. He has provided college football and college basketball coverage for them, while also filling in on NBC’s NFL package occasionally.