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Emmy-Nominated Series ‘A Football Life’ Returns Wednesday, September 12 at 8:00 PM ET on NFL Network

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‘The Faces of Tebow’ Kicks off 13-Episode Season Airing This Fall on Wednesday Nights at 8:00 PM ET

Ray Lewis, Jimmy Johnson, Steve McNair, Tom Coughlin & Marcus Allen Among Iconic Figures Examined

The Emmy-nominated documentary series A Football Life produced by NFL Films returns for a second season Wednesday, September 12 at 8:00 PM ET on NFL Network. Airing on Wednesday nights throughout the fall, the 13-episode season examines the iconic individuals and subjects that have had an undeniable and profound impact on the history of the National Football League, offering an inside look into their untold stories.

Beginning on September 12 with a unique profile on the immensely popular backup quarterback for the New York Jets, Tim Tebow, A Football Life focuses on the life and career of provocative subjects intertwined in the fabric of NFL history. On September 19, Ray Lewis: A Football Life chronicles the Baltimore Ravens linebacker’s life on and off the football field, providing an unprecedented look into the life of an NFL player. Following in the footsteps of last year’s critically-acclaimed Bill Belichick: A Football Life, Lewis became the first player in NFL history to wear a wireless microphone in every game for an entire season.

Additional subjects profiled this season include:

  • Super Bowl-winning head coaches Tom Coughlin & Jimmy Johnson
  • Late Tennessee Titans quarterback Steve McNair
  • Hall of Fame running backs Marcus Allen & Barry Sanders
  • Former owner of the San Francisco 49ers Eddie DeBartolo, Jr.
  • Pro Bowl linebacker Chris Spielman
  • The Los Angeles Rams’ Fearsome Foursome
  • A celebration of “The Immaculate Reception” on its 40th anniversary
  • The untold legacy of the 1995 Cleveland Browns

Emmy-nominated actor from CBS’ The Good Wife, Josh Charles, returns as narrator for the series.

Please click on the following link to view the trailer for this season of A Football Life:

http://www.nfl.com/videos/nfl-videos/0ap2000000055575/A-Football-Life-Sneak-peek

Below is the September and October broadcast schedule for A Football Life, airing on Wednesday nights at 8:00 PM ET:

  • September 12 – Tim Tebow
  • September 19 – Ray Lewis
  • September 26 – Tom Coughlin
  • October 3 – Cleveland ‘95
  • October 10 – Fearsome Foursome
  • October 17 – Steve McNair
  • October 24 – Eddie DeBartolo
  • October 31 – Chris Spielman

The eight-episode debut season of A Football Life – which earned an Emmy Award nomination in the category of Outstanding Edited Sports Series/Anthology – examined the following prominent and influential individuals: New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick; late Philadelphia Eagles teammates Reggie White and Jerome Brown; Chicago Bears Hall of Fame running back Walter Payton and Hall of Fame head coach Mike Ditka; former Super Bowl MVP and current NFL Network analyst Kurt Warner; NFL Films founder Ed Sabol; Dallas Cowboys Hall of Fame head coach Tom Landry; and the late Oakland Raiders owner Al Davis.

Every episode of A Football Life and all NFL Network programming is streamed live on NFL Mobile from Verizon, 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

NFL Network airs seven days a week, 24 hours a day on a year-round basis and is the only television network fully dedicated to the NFL and the sport of football.  For more information, log on to www.nfl.com/nflnetwork.  NFL.com is the exclusive internet home of NFL Network.

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College Football on Fox Deportes Makes U.S. Latino Media History

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17-Game Schedule is Most Aired by Any U.S. Latino Media Network

Live Coverage Includes Pac-12 Championship Game,

Big Ten Championship Game & AT&T Cotton Bowl Classic

LOS ANGELES — FOX Deportes, the No. 1 U.S. Latino sports network, makes history by broadening its program offerings with the addition of the incredibly popular American sport of college football to its telecast schedule.  The announcement was made today by Vincent Cordero, Executive Vice President & General Manager, FOX Deportes.  The network’s coverage of 17 games is the most-ever carried in one season in the history of U.S. Latino media, and none have been televised on FOX Deportes since 1996.

The addition of major college football to FOX Deportes comes just a week after the network announced its plans to carry 15 NASCAR Sprint Cup races next season, including, for the first time ever, live Spanish-language coverage of the storied Daytona 500.

“We are thrilled to work with the Big 12 and Pac-12, and proud to expand our event portfolio by offering the biggest sports brands that reflect and serve today’s U.S. Latino,” said Cordero.  “U.S. Latinos are the New Face of America, representing the largest minority at our nation’s colleges, with 2.1 million students enrolled.  Latinos comprise 74% of the growth in total U.S. collegiate enrollment since 2010.”

FOX Deportes is set to present 14 regular-season college football games live in Spanish, primarily from the Pac-12 or Big 12 conferences, plus the Pac-12 and Big Ten Football Championship games and the AT&T Cotton Bowl Classic, one of the oldest and most respected of all bowl games, in January.  First up is Hawai’i at No. 1 USC on Saturday, Sept. 1, live from the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum (7:30 PM ET/4:30 PM PT).  Other early season match-ups announced today are Miami (FL) vs. K-State on Saturday, Sept. 8 (12:00 PM ET/9:00 AM PT) and USC at Stanford on Saturday, Sept. 15 (7:30 PM ET/4:30 PM PT). Calling the gridiron action for FOX Deportes are veteran broadcasters Pablo Alsina and Francisco Rivera.

“The Big 12 is proud of its long-standing partnership with FOX Sports Media Group, and we welcome the opportunity this increased exposure will have in expanding and energizing the fan base of Big 12 football,” commented Big 12 Commissioner Bob Bowlsby.  “Our member institutions will benefit from the exposure FOX Deportes will provide their football programs and universities to this tremendously significant demographic nationwide.”

“We are pleased that FOX Deportes will be showcasing our exciting brand of Pac-12 football this season,” said Larry Scott, Commissioner of the Pac-12.  “FOX Deportes is a leader in Spanish-language sports media and offers us a valuable national cable platform that reaches new fans in new places around the country.”

In addition to the 14 regular-season and three postseason telecasts, FOX Deportes is producing four original half-hour programs in anticipation of the 2012 season to introduce America’s Spanish-speaking audience to college football’s long and storied history, teams and highlight who to watch as the season unfolds.  Three of the programs have already aired, one a week since Aug. 11, however the final show, a season preview, COLLEGE FOOTBALL ON FOX DEPORTES – KICKOFF, airs on Friday, Aug. 31 (9:30 PM ET).

For more information, please visit www.foxdeportes.com.

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ESPN Launches All-New ESPN College Football App

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Available for Apple iOS and Android; Replaces popular Bowl Bound app;

Includes up-to-the-minute highlights, scores, news and alerts for all teams.

The new ESPN College Football app is now available at the Apple App Store and Google Play Store. Redesigned from the ground up for both Android and iOS, including an iPad-optimized version, the app will provide fans with unprecedented coverage of the biggest stories in college football and breaking news for all Football Bowl Series teams.

The ESPN College Football app is designed to be the ultimate game day companionwith up-to-the-minute video clip highlights of key plays from select games,customizable scoreboards and easy access to live games on WatchESPN. The app will also prepare, engage and recap college football fans year-round with enhanced content, including news, video and alerts for all 124 FBS schools.

“We think the responsiveness and in-progress elements of the app will deliver a unique and indispensable game day experience for college football fans,” said Jay Lee, Senior Director of Product Development for ESPN Digital Media. “We’ve also combined the unmatched depth of ESPN’s college football content across platforms with highly customizable features to keep fans informed and engaged 24/7 year-round, not just on game days.”

Key features of the ESPN College Football app include:

In-progress Information

  • Video clips of select plays made available in the app within a minute of the live action on the field
  • Alerts for scoring plays, potential upsets and breaking news
  • Curated tweets from fans around the nation, as well as ESPN’s college football analysts
  • Easy access to live games on WatchESPN

Comprehensive Coverage and Analysis

  • Game previews, recaps and highlights
  • Signature videos from ESPN’s team of college football analysts, plus exclusive clips from College GameDay, College Football Live, ESPNU, and more
  • Pregame analysis with College GameDay voting, video features and matchup breakdowns
  • A “Bowl Bound” section with weekly projections for every bowl game from ESPN BCS expert Brad Edwards

Personalization

  • A personalized “My Games” scoreboard to follow favorite teams and matchups
  • Synchronization of multiple favorite teams utilizing a fan’s ESPN profile
  • “Clubhouses” for all FBS and FCS schools featuring news, videos, rosters, discussion andteam news alerts

New Design

  • iPad optimized version designed for Apple’s retina display

About ESPN Digital Media

ESPN’s Digital Media properties include ESPN.com, the world’s leading online sports service; WatchESPN and ESPN3, the company’s 24/7 live sports broadband network; ESPN Mobile, which includes the leading mobile web destination and top-ranked apps for iPhone, iPad and Android; as well as Digital Audio, Interactive Games, Fantasy Sports, and other emerging digital media including Grantland.com. ESPN’s total digital footprint – ESPN.com, ESPN Mobile web and apps, WatchESPN, etc. – reaches more sports fans each month than any other digital sports entity.

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Team USA’s Olympic Gold Medal Woman’s Team Headlines NBC Sports Group’s Three Soccer Games This Weekend

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NBC Will Feature the Gold Medal Winning Women’s USA Soccer Team against Costa Rica in a ‘Friendly’ on Sat. at 2:30 p.m. ET

NBC Sports Network Schedule has Portland Hosting Colorado, Fri. at 10:30 p.m. ET and Chivas USA Facing San Jose on Sun. at 9 p.m. ET

Second Episode of Dream On: The Journey of Wembley FC Airs Tonight at 8 p.m. ET on NBC Sports Network

 

NEW YORK – August 28, 2012 – NBC Sports Group will broadcast three soccer games this weekend with MLS coverage Friday and Sunday on NBC Sports Network, and the Women’s Gold Medal USA team in a friendly against Costa Rica from Sahlen’s Stadium in Rochester, N.Y., on Sat. at 2:30 p.m. ET on NBC. MLS action starts Friday when the Portland Timbers host the Colorado Rapids live from Jeld-Wen Field in Portland, Ore., at 10:30 p.m. ET, and continues on Sunday when the San Jose Earthquakes host Chivas USA at 9 p.m. ET.

Additionally, NBC Sports Network will air the second episode of Dream On: The Journey of Wembley FC tonight at 8 p.m. ET. The soccer docu-series follows the development of Wembley FC, an amateur English soccer club, as they prepare for the annual FA Cup competition. The club, sponsored by Budweiser, looks for help to win the title by recruiting former FC Barcelona and England manager Terry Venables as a technical advisor, and a roster of former FIFA World Cup stars, including Brian McBride, Claudio Caniggia, David Seaman and Martin Keown, as mentors. The eight episode series airs every Tuesday night at 8 p.m. ET.

COMMENTATORS: Arlo White (play-by-play) and Kyle Martino (“Between the Benches” analyst) will call all the action for the Team USA game. Russ Thaler (studio host) and Kate Markgraf (studio analyst) will be on-site in Rochester, N.Y. for the pre-game and halftime analysis. White, Martino and Thaler will team up again on Sunday’s MLS game, with John Strong (play-by-play), Brian Dunseth (analyst) and Carolyn Manno (host) calling Friday’s game in Portland.

RATINGS: The MLS game on Sunday, August 26, which featured FC Dallas against the Los Angeles Galaxy, was up 82 percent from the 2011 regular-season average on Fox Soccer. After 27 regular season games, the MLS on NBC Sports Network is up 101 percent in average viewership compared to the 2011 regular season average on Fox Soccer (137,000 vs. 68,000).

UPCOMING MLS GAMES: (All Times ET, Home Team Listed First)

Wed., Sept. 5, Colorado vs. Portland, 9 p.m. (NBC Sports Network)

Fri., Sept. 14, Kansas City vs. Houston, 8:30 p.m. (NBC Sports Network)

Sat., Sept. 15, Portland vs. Seattle, 3:30 p.m. (NBC)

For the full NBC Sports Group 2012 MLS Schedule visit www.NBCSports.com. Viewers can also follow all the action on Twitter @MLSonNBCSports.

ProSoccerTalk on NBCSports.com: Steve Davis (@SteveDavis90), a respected soccer journalist for more than two decades, is the featured writer for ProSoccerTalk on NBCSports.com. Davis, who has covered Major League Soccer, since its inception in 1996 contributes regular posts and will provide video reports to NBCSports.com, and is expected to be an occasional guest on NBC SportsTalk, the daily hour-long news and information show on NBC Sports Network.

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Last August, Major League Soccer (MLS) and the NBC Sports Group announced a three-year media rights agreement that calls for 46 MLS games and four U.S. National Team contests to be televised live across both NBC and NBC Sports Network each season. This agreement was the first rights deal for the new NBC Sports Network. All telecasts on NBC and NBC Sports Network will consist of pre-game and post-game coverage.

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Episode #4 Hard Knocks debuts tonight at 10:00 p.m.

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HARD KNOCKS: TRAINING CAMP WITH THE MIAMI DOLPHINS

AUG. 28 EPISODE

HBO Sports, in association with NFL Films and the Miami Dolphins, provides an all-access look at what it takes to make it in the National Football League in HARD KNOCKS: TRAINING CAMP WITH THE MIAMI DOLPHINS. Presented in HD, the next episode of the first sports-based reality series – and one of the fastest-turnaround reality series – debuts TUESDAY, AUG. 28 (10:00-11:00 p.m. ET/PT), exclusively on HBO, followed by the season finale on Tuesday, Sept. 4 at the same time.

Episode #4

Debut: TUESDAY, AUG. 28 (10:00-11:00 p.m. ET/PT)

Other HBO playdates: Aug. 29 (7:00 p.m., 11:00 p.m.), 30 (2:30 p.m., 1:45 a.m.) and 31 (9:00 p.m., 12:30 a.m.), and Sept 1 (11:00 a.m., 12:45 a.m.), 2 (11:00 a.m.) and 3 (11:00 a.m., 11:00 p.m.)

HBO2 playdates: Aug. 31 (5:10 p.m.) and Sept. 2 (midnight)

Player personnel moves are made and tension mounts to make the 53-man roster. HARD KNOCKS reviews the pre-season encounter with the Atlanta Falcons; the game recap will include exclusive NFL Films audio and video.

A 30-person NFL Films crew is living at the Dolphins’ training camp, shooting up to 1,200 hours of video over the course of the series. Camera and sound crews are given unrestricted access to players’ and coaches’ meeting rooms, training facilities, living quarters and practice fields.

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Golf Channel Original Series Chronicles Personal Struggles To Make It Ongolf’s Biggest Stage

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‘Chasing the Dream’ Takes Exclusive Journey with Professional Golfers Robbie Biershenk and Chris Anderson

Tuesday Nights at 10 p.m. ET This Fall, Beginning Tuesday, Oct. 2 Following ‘Big Break Greenbrier’

Series Premieres Tuesday Oct. 2 at 10 p.m.

Chasing the Dream Website: Chasing the Dream Website

Video Promo: Chasing the Dream Series Promo

ORLANDO, Fla., Aug. 27, 2012 – Chasing the Dream, a nine-part Golf Channel series premiering Tuesday, Oct. 2, will chronicle the stories of two men from opposite sides of the country and opposite sides of life as they attempt to realize their dream of competing on the PGA TOUR.

For professional golfers Chris Anderson and Robbie Biershenk, the quest to make it to the big leagues of golf is filled with professional and personal sacrifices, highs and lows, successes and failures. Anderson, 41, from Yorba Linda, Calif., has tasted success in professional golf and is looking to resurrect a once-promising career, highlighted by two stints on the PGA TOUR in 2003 and 2005 and a victory on the Web.com Tour (formerly Nationwide Tour) in 2004. Biershenk, 35, owner of Shank’s Driving Range in Greenville, S.C. and a former competitor on Golf Channel’s popular Big Break series, has set a goal to join his older brother Tommy on the PGA TOUR. Their stories are not the same, but they have the same dream – to walk the fairways among the game’s elite players.

Throughout the 2012 golf season, Golf Channel cameras have captured the personal and professional journeys of Anderson and Biershenk, both on and off the golf course. Through unique storytelling, each episode of Chasing the Dream will provide an intimate look at the sacrifice of each man as he pursues his dream. Actor James Remar, best known for his roles in Sex and the City and Dexter, provides the narration for the series.

“Athletes all over the world spend a lifetime sacrificing for a very slim chance at a brief moment of glory. Chasing the Dream will give viewers an up-close look at the ups and downs that Robbie, Chris, their friends and families have been willing to endure in order for them to chase their ultimate dream of playing on the PGA TOUR,” said Golf Channel President Mike McCarley. “Through the use of unique storytelling NBC has made famous at the Olympics, the quests of these two men will resonate not only with golfers, but also with anyone who has to sacrifice to pursue their own dream.”

Biershenk is a real-life “Tin Cup” story, referring to the 1996 movie starring Kevin Costner as a driving range pro who attempts to fulfill his golf potential by qualifying for the U.S. Open. Biershenk took ownership of a decrepit driving range six years ago, and is attempting to turn it around to be one of the top golf practice ranges in South Carolina. But the range is just a means to the end; ultimately, he is hoping to realize his potential as a golfer and make it on tour. An accomplished junior golfer, he admits he made some bad decisions early on that sidetracked his golf career.

“I had a very successful junior career, but I took a left when most guys that I was competing with – and beating – took a right,” said Biershenk. “Most of these guys that I used to beat, there is a handful of them on the PGA TOUR now. They made better decisions at that age.”

Anderson competed on the PGA TOUR in 2003 and 2005 – highlighted by a T4 finish at the 2003 Southern Farm Bureau Classic – and finished that year ranked 152nd on the PGA TOUR money list. After playing the year in between on the Web.com Tour (formerly the Nationwide Tour) in 2004 – which included a win at the SAS Carolina Classic – he returned to the PGA TOUR in 2005 and incorporated swing changes in the hope of keeping his play at a high level. The changes were too much and soon he lost confidence in his game, as his scoring results showed. That was when things began to unravel.

After several years of lackluster performances, coupled with family business issues constantly tugging at him, Anderson hung up the golf clubs and joined the family forklift business. Currently, Anderson is vice president of Industry Lift, Inc. He has a steady paycheck and he gets to tuck his kids into bed every night. But he never lost his passion for the game and is ready to give professional golf another go.

“It is really, really hard to get on the PGA TOUR. It is even harder to stay out there,” said Anderson. “I’ve learned a lot over the years, not only about the game but also about myself. I also know that my scorecards don’t reflect the caliber of the player I can be.”

The premiere of Chasing the Dream will join a new season of Golf Channel’s popular Big Break series – Big Break Greenbrier – to bolster the network’s Tuesday fall primetime lineup. Golf Channel is the fastest-growing network on television among those serving more than 80 million homes, based on achieving six consecutive quarters of growth since becoming part of the NBC Sports Group.

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SiriusXM to Air More than 50 Live Games Over College Football Season’s Opening Week

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Throughout 2012 season, SiriusXM will offer live play-by-play from the SEC, ACC, Big Ten, Big 12, Big East and Pac-12, plus Notre Dame, Army, Navy & others

SiriusXM College Sports Nation channel offers comprehensive daily news and expert commentary from former star players and coaches including Eddie George, Rick Neuheisel, Houston Nutt, Gino Torretta, Chris Leak & Dan Hawkins

NEW YORK – August 28, 2012 – Sirius XM Radio (NASDAQ: SIRI) announced today that it will air 59 live game broadcasts in the opening week of the 2012 college football season, August 30-September 3.

Throughout the 2012 season, SiriusXM’s extensive college sports coverage will feature dozens of college football games each week from the SEC, ACC, Big Ten, Big 12, Big East and Pac-12, plus Notre Dame, Army, Navy, BYU, as well as the Historically Black College and University (HBCU) Game of the Week.

For a schedule of games on SiriusXM, go to www.siriusxm.com/collegesports. 

In addition to live play-by-play, SiriusXM College Sports Nation (channel 91), SiriusXM’s 24/7 college sports channel, offers a daily lineup of college sports talk programming that provides news, highlights and year-long analysis of the nation’s teams and conferences.  SiriusXM College Sports Nation’s roster of hosts features some of the college game’s most accomplished players and coaches including: Heisman Trophy winners Eddie George and Gino Torretta; former college coaches Rick Neuheisel, Houston Nutt and Dan Hawkins; former Florida Gators QB Chris Leak, College Football Hall of Famer Randy Cross; plus experts Paul Finebaum, Jack Arute, Mark Packer, Bill King and Chris Childers.

During the 2012 season, SiriusXM College Sports Nation will also offer exclusive weekly interviews with several head coaches including: USC’s Lane Kiffin, West Virginia’s Dana Holgorsen, Wisconsin’s Bret Bielema, Oklahoma State’s Mike Gundy and TCU’s Gary Patterson.

For more info on SiriusXM’s college sports programming, visit www.siriusxm.com/collegesports.  Follow the SiriusXM College Sports Nation channel on Twitter @SiriusXMCollege.

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The Riggle Era Begins on FOX NFL SUNDAY

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Actor/Comedian Rob Riggle Joins America’s Favorite Pregame Show For Weekly Segment Debuting Sunday, Sept. 9

New York – FOX Sports has invited Rob Riggle, one of America’s most popular comedians, to join Terry Bradshaw, Curt Menefee, Howie Long, Jimmy Johnson, Michael Strahan, and Jay Glazer on FOX NFL SUNDAY, Americas No. 1 NFL pregame show.  The announcement was made today live on-air during the network’s coverage of the San Francisco 49ers vs. Denver Broncos preseason game.

An actor, comedian, and writer, Riggle assumes the role of the show’s comedic prognosticator in a weekly segment where, in addition to lampooning the game, its stars and his co-stars, he challenges Bradshaw, Long, Johnson and Strahan as they vie for the coveted “Lead Dog” trophy for the most correct selections at season’s end.
“We’ve been No. 1 since Day 1 because we’ve never strayed from our formula to inform and entertain in the right mix, and our audience is going to really like Rob’s comedy and what he brings to the show,” said producer Bill Richards.

Riggle is best known for his starring role in the hit movie 21 Jump Street, as well as hilarious roles in blockbuster films such as The Hangover and Step Brothers.  He’s also a former Saturday Night Live cast member and Daily Show correspondent, and recently hosted the 2012 ESPY Awards.  None of those roles are more important than Riggle’s distinguished military background and career.  Currently a Lieutenant Colonel in the United States Marine Corps Reserves, he has served our nation in uniform for over 22 years, including nine years as an active duty service member.  He has received numerous military honors throughout his career.

“I’m very excited to join the FOX NFL SUNDAY team!  Wait, what does NFL stand for again?” quipped Riggle.

Riggle follows a short but distinguished line of comedians who have raised their profile on FOX NFL SUNDAY.  He succeeds comedic impersonator Frank Caliendo, now one of the hottest comics in the country, whose nine-year run ended last season.  Caliendo’s spot-on impersonations of John Madden, Jack Nicholson, Terry Bradshaw, George W. Bush, among many others, combined with the playful shots he took at NFL owners, coaches and players, delighted fans for nearly a decade.

Preceding Caliendo was the wise-cracking Jimmy Kimmel, FOX NFL SUNDAY’s first comedian, who left to launch his career as a late night talk show host.  Kimmel appeared on the show from 1999 to 2002, and for four years skewered Bradshaw and company along with the game’s newsmakers and playmakers with his nothing-held-back style.

Riggle was raised in Overland Park, Kansas where he quickly became a Kansas City Chiefs fan.  He graduated with a B.A. in Theater & Film from the University of Kansas and received a Masters in Public Administration while serving in the United States Marine Corps.

Veteran On-Air Host Chris Rose Joins NFL Network

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Rose to Host NFL GameDay Highlights, NFL GameDay Final and the Thursday Night Edition of NFL Total Access

NFL Network has added veteran on-air talent Chris Rose to its ranks, it was announced today. Rose will host NFL Network’s signature Sunday night shows NFL GameDay Highlights and NFL GameDay Final, as well as the postgame edition of NFL Total Access following the network’s Thursday Night Football telecast.

“We’re happy to have Chris on board and he will serve as yet another valuable addition to our talented roster of hosts and analysts,” said NFL Network Executive Producer Eric Weinberger. “Both NFL GameDay Highlights and NFL GameDay Final have shown tremendous growth over the past few seasons and we have no doubt Chris will build on the success of these shows.”

NFL GameDay Highlights airs on NFL Network on Sunday nights at 7:30 PM ET during the NFL regular season and features analysts Steve Mariucci and Deion Sanders joining Rose to recap all of the day’s action with game highlights, post-game press conferences and commentary, as well as preview the upcoming Sunday night matchup.

Rose will also host NFL GameDay Final at 11:30 PM ET with a trio of Hall of Famers, joining Sanders, Marshall Faulk, and Michael Irvin to dissect all of Sunday’s action. With video of post-game press conferences, game highlights, player/coach interviews, expert analysis, a preview of Monday’s game and more, NFL GameDay Final provides everything viewers need to know about the week in the NFL.

In addition to his work for NFL Network, Rose hosts Intentional Talk on MLB Network. Previously, Rose served as an on-air host and play-by-play announcer for FOX Sports between 2000-2012 covering MLB, NFL, College Football and hosting The Best Damn Sports Show for nine years.

Chris can be followed on Twitter at: @ChrisRose.

NFL Network airs seven days a week, 24 hours a day on a year-round basis and is the only television network fully dedicated to the NFL and the sport of football.  For more information, log on to www.nfl.com/nflnetwork.  NFL.com is the exclusive internet home of NFL Network.

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MLB Playoff Hopefuls Meet as “Sunday MLB on TBS” Continues with Angels @ Tigers – August 26 at 1 p.m. ET

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“Sunday MLB on TBS” Continues with Angels @ Tigers, August 26 at 1 p.m. ET

“Sunday MLB on TBS” heads to Detroit on August 26 at 1 p.m. ET for a match-up of American League contenders featuring rookie phenom Mike Trout and the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim visiting Miguel Cabrera and the Tigers at Comerica Park.  Max Scherzer (13-6) is scheduled to start for the Tigers against Angels’ probable starter Ervin Santana (7-10). Calling the action will be Ernie Johnson (play-by-play), Ron Darling and John Smoltz (analysts).

In October, TBS will exclusively televise the American League (AL) and National League (NL) Wild Card games and will once again provide coverage of all four MLB Division Series (DS) and exclusive coverage of the American League Championship Series (ALCS). TBS has broadcast MLB games for more than 30 years, including the MLB Division Series (DS) and one League Championship Series (LCS) since 2007, and was the home of Atlanta Braves coverage from 1977 to 2007.

The network will announce future games on its schedule coinciding with its selection windows. The games included in the TBS MLB package will not be televised in the team’s home television territory.

Visit the Turner Sports online pressroom for additional press materials; follow Turner Sports on Twitter at @TurnerSportsPR.

 

“SUNDAY MLB ON TBS” SCHEDULE:

 

Sun., August 26
1 p.m. ET Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim @ Detroit Tigers
Announcers: Ernie Johnson (play-by-play), Ron Darling and John Smoltz (analysts)

 

UPCOMING “SUNDAY MLB ON TBS” SCHEDULE:

Sun., September 2
1 p.m. Baltimore Orioles @ New York Yankees
Announcers: Brian Anderson (play-by-play) and Dennis Eckersley (analyst)

 

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