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Street League Skateboarding Partners with FOX Sports

March 6, 2014 By admin

FOX Sports 1 inks three-year deal to broadcast world’s premier skateboard contest series

LOS ANGELES – FOX Sports 1 and Street League Skateboarding (SLS) are proud to announce a new multi-year partnership that includes live broadcasts of the world’s premier skateboarding contest series on FOX Sports 1 and global distribution through the FOX family of networks. Street League, founded by 20-year professional skateboarder, entrepreneur and TV personality Rob Dyrdek in 2010, features only the sport’s elite and biggest stars as they compete in an easy-to-follow contest format for street skateboarding. The 2014 SLS World Tour includes nationwide stops with dates and locations to be announced soon.

“I’m thrilled to bring Street League to FOX Sports,” says SLS Founder Rob Dyrdek. “Not only am I a fan of what they are doing with other key properties on the FOX Sports 1 network, but to have a media partner that truly believes in skateboarding as a stand-alone sport poised for long-term growth means the world to our business and the ability to grow the Street League audience globally.”

“Rob is a force of nature,” says Michael Bloom, SVP, Original Programming at FOX Sports. “His dedication to growing the sport is clearly evident in Street League. He delivers exciting contests, events and television that captivate both core skateboarders and casual viewers from beginning to end. Thanks to the innovative, easy-to-follow format and instant scoring, these contests and this programming delivers great athletic performances and thrilling finishes that have become instant classics — whether you skateboard or not. We’re excited to be partners with Rob and Street League Skateboarding and have them featured on Fox Sports 1.”

“I’m psyched on this new partnership with FOX Sports 1,” says Chris Cole, 2013 SLS Champion. “Not only is it an awesome opportunity for Street League and all the pros, but it brings the best skateboard series to a new network with a huge platform. FOX Sports believes in the long-term growth for the sport and that is our biggest goal. It’s a win for everyone involved.”

The 2014 SLS Pro Tour features the 22 most prolific street skaters in the world including 2013 Champion Chris Cole, 2010 and 2012 Champion Nyjah Huston, 2011 Champion Sean Malto, as

well as other notable superstars like Ryan Sheckler and Paul Rodriguez. These pros battle it out for the most respected title in skateboarding and the largest prize purse in the sport, in world-renowned arenas transformed into custom concrete skate plazas. Each course is a unique masterpiece designed to challenge the world’s top skateboarders and showcase the continuous progression of the sport.

The winners of the first two events receive a guaranteed “Golden Ticket” spot in the Super Crown World Championship. Taking place in August 2014, the Super Crown is by far the most elite skate competition in the world: only eight pros qualify for the final event of the series, and only one can claim the title of 2014 Super Crown World Champion. The title includes a Game-7-style, winner-takes-all format for the biggest prize in skateboarding history: $200,000 and a custom gold-and-diamond championship watch and ring set. Broadcasting exclusively on FOX Sports 1 and FOX Sports GO, each event’s Final features eight finalists in 90-minutes of live programming, with international webcasts of the event streaming live on Streetleague.com

About Street League Skateboarding

Street League Skateboarding (SLS) is the first-ever professional league for street skateboarding. The SLS season features 22 of the world’s most exciting skateboarders competing in an easy-to-follow, ISX™ instant scoring format on one-of-a-kind concrete skate plazas, all for the largest prize purse in skateboarding history. Each stop of the 2014 SLS season will air live on FOX Sports 1 with a live international webcast on Streetleague.com. For more information, visit www.streetleague.com and follow @streetleague.

Deportes Telemundo Signs Mexican Soccer Legend Carlos Hermosillo To Its Stellar Sportscasting Team

March 6, 2014 By admin

MIAMI- March 6, 2014 – Deportes Telemundo has announced the addition of Mexican soccer legend Carlos Hermosillo to its team of sportscasters and analysts. Hermosillo will join a distinguished Deportes Telemundo lineup that already includes world-renowned narrator Andrés Cantor, soccer expert Sammy Sadovnik, and former player and commentator Manuel Sol. His first appearance on Telemundo will be on Wednesday, March 12 as a guest on “Titulares y Más” (11:30 PM/10:30 PM CST) and he will debut as a commentator on Saturday, March 22 (10 PM EST/9 CST/6 PST), when León confronts his former Liga MX teammates, Cruz Azul.

“We are proud to have Carlos Hermosillo, a living legend of Mexican soccer and a star of sports television, on the Deportes Telemundo team,” commented Jorge Hidalgo, Executive Vice President of Deportes Telemundo. “His experience both on and off the field as a player and sportscaster, coupled with his indisputable knowledge of the world’s most popular sport and special connection with the audience, make him one of the most well-rounded soccer commentators ever to appear on television.”

Hermosillo, who holds the record as the second top scorer in Mexican soccer history, is the latest addition to the soccer division of Deportes Telemundo, the unit of Telemundo Media that produces “Rumbo al Mundial,” “Fútbol Estelar,” “Fútbol Estelar León” and the Olympic Games. Starting in 2015, it will also be the new home of the FIFA World Cup.

Hermosillo got his start in professional soccer in 1984 as a forward with Club América, which he led to four league championships. He went on to play with a number of other Mexican teams, including Monterrey, Atlante and Guadalajara, and helped bring home league titles for Necaxa and Cruz Azul. He also starred on the field in Europe with Standard Liège (Belgium), and in the United States with the Los Angeles Galaxy.

Also known as “the Giant from Cerro Azul,” Hermosillo was a key part of the Mexican national team’s performance in the Mexico 1986 and United States 1994 World Cups. He has a special place in the heart of fans of Cruz Azul, where he won three consecutive titles as top scorer and reached the high point of his career with a total of 168 goals scored.

Since retiring from the field, Hermosillo has pursued a successful career as a sports commentator and served as Director of Mexico’s National Commission of Physical Culture and Sports (CONADE).

Deportes Telemundo, Telemundo Media’s sports division, is one of the leading providers of Spanish-language sports content in the United States. The “U.S. Home of the Olympics in Spanish,” and the U.S. home of the Barclays Premier League in Spanish as well, Deportes Telemundo also offers World Cup Qualifying matches played by the Mexican National Team; all Liga MX matches played at home by Club León; the leading boxing show in U.S. Spanish-language television, “Boxeo Telemundo,” and the U.S. broadcast and online rights in Spanish language to the biggest soccer tournament in the world, the FIFA World Cup®, across all platforms (except radio), 2015 through 2022.

In addition to its biggest sporting events, Deportes Telemundo produces two leading sports entertainment shows, “Titulares y Más” and “Titulares Telemundo,” offering the latest sports news and analysis combined with entertainment and lifestyle segments. Deportes Telemundo’s award-winning broadcast team is led by internationally acclaimed sportscaster Andrés Cantor and also includes Jessi Losada, Sammy Sadovnik, Manuel Sol, Leti Coo, Edgar López, Karim Mendiburu, Mirella Grisales, Rene Giraldo and Kaziro Aoyama.

Contact: Camilo Pino. Director, Publicity & Talent Strategy/Telemundo Network/O: 305.889.7589/C: 305.322.9584/E: camilo.pino@nbcuni.com/ A: 2290 West 8th Avenue. Hialeah, FL 33010

About Telemundo Media:
Telemundo Media, a division of NBCUniversal, is a world-class media company, leading the industry in the production and distribution of high-quality Spanish-language content across its multiplatform portfolio to U.S. Hispanics and audiences around the world. Telemundo’s multiple platforms include the Telemundo Network, a Spanish-language television network featuring original productions, theatrical motion pictures, news and first-class sports events, reaching U.S. Hispanic viewers in 210 markets through its 16 owned stations, broadcast and MVPD affiliates; mun2, the preeminent voice for young Hispanics in the U.S. reaching TV households nationwide on digital and analog cable, and satellite; Telemundo Digital Media, which distributes Telemundo’s original content across digital and emerging platforms including mobile devices, www.telemundo.com and www.mun2.tv; an owned and operated full power station in Puerto Rico that reaches 99% of all TV households in that DMA; and Telemundo Internacional, the international distribution arm which has positioned Telemundo as the second largest provider of Spanish-language content worldwide by syndicating content to more than 100 countries in over 35 languages.

NASCAR on FOX, FOX Sports 1 & FOX Sports 2 from Las Vegas Motor Speedway

March 6, 2014 By admin

Following a dominating win by Kevin Harvick at Phoenix International Raceway last week in only his second start for Stewart-Haas Racing, the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series heads to Las Vegas Motor Speedway for the season’s third race, live on FOX on Sunday, March 9 (3:00 PM ET) with pre-race coverage beginning at 2:30 PM ET. Mike Joy leads the NASCAR on FOX booth with analysis from NASCAR Hall of Famer Darrell Waltrip and former crew chief Larry McReynolds. Chris Myers hosts with analysis from Michael Waltrip and pit reports from Steve Byrnes, Jeff Hammond, Krista Voda and Matt Yocum.

FOX Sports 1’s NASCAR RACEDAY (1:30 PM ET) kicks off Sunday’s coverage, immediately followed by network pre-race coverage on FOX NASCAR SUNDAY (2:30 PM ET). FOX Deportes telecasts the race live beginning at 3:00 PM ET, while FOX Sports GO, the app that provides live streaming video of FOX Sports content, offers live streaming of the race, as well as all practice and qualifying sessions telecast on FOX Sports 1 and FOX Sports 2. Customers of participating video providers may access the live streams of the race through the FOX Sports GO app for iOS devices, as well as on desktops through FOXSportsGO.com.

FOX Sports 1 features live coverage of NASCAR SPRINT CUP SERIES and NASCAR NATIONWIDE SERIES practice and qualifying sessions from Las Vegas on Friday, while FOX Sports 2 picks up on Saturday. Sunday’s NASCAR VICTORY LANE on FOX Sports 1 features complete post-race interviews and analysis of the day’s pivotal moments.

Below are quotes from NASCAR on FOX analysts Darrell Waltrip and Larry McReynolds on the week’s headlines:

DARRELL WALTRIP ON KURT BUSCH RUNNING THE INDY/CHARLOTTE DOUBLE:

“What I particularly like about Kurt is his willingness to step outside the box and take chances; do something different. He had his own drag car, which he’d always wanted to do. That was a great experience for him. Indy cars are intriguing to all of us. Even back in my driving days, there were drivers who did both Indy and NASCAR — the Allisons and Cale (Yarborough) — but it never appealed to me because the cars were dangerous and scared me a bit. I like Kurt’s willingness to take chances. That’s how he is on the track and how his whole life has been. He’s willing to take chances and put it all on the line. It’s a big risk, but it could be a big reward.”

LARRY MCREYNOLDS ON VARIETY OF TRACKS IN THE FIRST FIVE NASCAR SPRINT CUP SERIES RACES & WHEN TEAMS CAN TAKE STOCK OF THEIR PERFORMANCE: “Our first five races are run on five completely different types of tracks. Normally after we’ve been to these first five races, regardless of the rules package, we have a pretty good measure of who is in trouble and who is in good shape in the garage. The teams know this. Teams and drivers can’t control some things, such as wrecks and engine failures, but as far as sheer performance is concerned, if teams perform well and leave Fontana with good performance across the board in the fifth race, they can assume they’re in pretty good shape moving ahead through the season.”

DARRELL WALTRIP ON STEWART-HAAS RACING’S 2014 START:

“It doesn’t surprise me Kevin Harvick and Rodney Childers have had success so fast. Rodney is smart and a racer; he has driven before, so he understands the car and what a driver needs. He’s laidback where Kevin can be high strung at times. Tony Stewart has a new crew chief and has been trying to compete injured, which is hard. I haven’t seen it visibly affect him yet, but having been hurt myself, it’s a huge distraction, although you can drive through it. He’s not 100 percent yet. I can’t assess Danica. I hope we haven’t seen the best of her, but when drivers come in with high expectations and perceived potential but don’t live up to that immediately, sometimes they never do. She’s had some bad luck but most of that is because of where she has been running. She is off to a shaky start and needs something good to happen to boost her confidence.”

NASCAR ON FOX, FOX SPORTS 1 & FOX SPORTS 2 AT LAS VEGAS PROGRAMMING SCHEDULE

*All times live unless otherwise indicated & subject to change

Friday, March 7

NASCAR SPRINT CUP SERIES PRACTICE (2:00-3:30 PM ET) (FOX SPORTS 1)

NASCAR NATIONWIDE SERIES PRACTICE (3:30-4:30 PM ET) (FOX Sports 1)

NASCAR LIVE (4:30-5:00 PM ET) (FOX Sports 1)

NASCAR NATIONWIDE SERIES FINAL PRACTICE (5:00-6:30 PM ET) (FOX Sports 1)

NASCAR SPRINT CUP SERIES QUALIFYING (6:30-8:00 PM ET) (FOX Sports 1)

Saturday, March 8

NASCAR SPRINT CUP SERIES PRACTICE (11:30 AM-12:30 PM ET) (FOX Sports 2)

NASCAR NATIONWIDE SERIES QUALIFYING (12:30-2:00 PM ET) (FOX Sports 2)

NASCAR LIVE (2:00-2:30 PM ET) (FOX Sports 2)

NASCAR SPRINT CUP SERIES FINAL PRACTICE (2:30-3:30 PM ET) (FOX Sports 2)

Sunday, March 9

NASCAR RACEDAY (1:30-2:30 PM ET) (FOX Sports 1)

FOX NASCAR SUNDAY (2:30-3:00 PM ET) (FOX)

NASCAR SPRINT CUP SERIES RACING FROM PHOENIX (3:00 PM ET) (FOX)

NASCAR VICTORY LANE (8:00-8:30 PM ET; delayed) (FOX Sports 1)

– FOX SPORTS –

NBC Olympics Live Coverage Of 2014 Paralympic Winter Games Begins Friday At 11 A.M. ET With Opening Ceremony

March 6, 2014 By admin

NBCSN’s Live Saturday Coverage Begins at 1 a.m. ET & Features Alpine Skiing: Danelle Umstead to Compete in Downhill Visually Impaired with Guide and Husband Rob; Alana Nichols, Most-Decorated 2010 U.S. Paralympian, Looking to Repeat Downhill Sitting Gold

First Week Features Team USA vs. Russia in Sled Hockey Tuesday at 3 p.m. ET on NBCSN

Stamford, Conn. – March 5, 2014 – NBC Olympics’ unprecedented coverage of the 2014 Paralympic Winter Games begins Friday at 11 a.m. ET with the Opening Ceremony live, hosted by 13-time Paralympic medalist Chris Waddell and veteran Olympic announcer Steve Schlanger. NBCSN’s first six days of Paralympics coverage includes live alpine skiing, biathlon and cross-country skiing, as well as wheelchair curling and Team USA vs. Russia in sled hockey. TeamUSA.org will live stream all events from the Paralympic Winter Games.

Following are highlights of the first six days of coverage:

Date	Coverage	Network	Time (ET)
Fri., March 7	Opening Ceremony – Live	NBCSN	11 a.m.

DAY 1, SAT., MARCH 8 HIGHLIGHTS: NBCSN’s live coverage begins at 1 a.m. ET on Saturday with alpine skiing featuring men’s and women’s visually impaired, standing and sitting downhill events. Danelle Umstead, a visually impaired skier and 2010 downhill bronze medalist, looks to win her second consecutive Paralympic medal in downhill as she competes with her husband Rob, who serves as her guide. She recently won a downhill gold medal at the 2013 International Paralympic Committee Alpine Skiing World Cup Finals.

Sit-skier Alana Nichols, the first American woman to win gold medals in Summer and Winter Paralympic Games, aims for a repeat of her Vancouver Paralympics performance after becoming the most-decorated U.S. Paralympian at the Games (two gold, one silver and one bronze). Downhill marks the first of five alpine skiing events Nichols is expected to compete in. In addition, NBC presents encore coverage of the Opening Ceremony at 1 p.m. ET.

NBCSN’s Paralympics studio show, hosted by Carolyn Manno and premiering at 5:30 p.m. ET, recaps the day’s biggest events, providing full segments of action, competition coverage and in-depth analysis throughout the Games.

Date	Coverage	Network	Time (ET)
Sat., March 8 (Day 1)	Alpine Skiing (Downhill) – Live	NBCSN	1 a.m.
	Opening Ceremony (Encore)	NBC	1 p.m.
	Paralympics Day 1 Studio Coverage	NBCSN	5:30 p.m.

DAY 2, SUN., MARCH 9 HIGHLIGHTS: Live coverage begins at 1 a.m. ET Sunday on NBCSN as Russian sitting cross-country skier and biathlete Irek Zaripov looks to maintain his dominance with a second consecutive gold in the men’s 15km against teammate and 2010 Vancouver silver medalist Roman Petushkov. Studio coverage, hosted by Manno, begins at 11 p.m. ET.

Date	Coverage	Network	Time (ET)
Sun., March 9 (Day 2)	Cross-Country Skiing – Live	NBCSN	1 a.m.
	Paralympics Day 2 Studio Coverage	NBCSN	11 p.m.

DAY 3, MON., MARCH 10 HIGHLIGHTS: NBCSN presents live super G coverage at 2 a.m. ET. 2010 super G silver medalist Alana Nichols is expected to compete against defending super G champion Claudia Loesch, of Austria. Danelle Umstead looks to make the podium in the super G after placing fourth in Vancouver. Russ Thaler hosts studio coverage at noon ET.

Date	Coverage	Network	Time (ET)
Mon., March 10 (Day 3)	Alpine Skiing (Super G) – Live	NBCSN	2 a.m.
	Paralympics Day 3 Studio Coverage	NBCSN	Noon

DAY 4, TUES., MARCH 11 HIGHLIGHTS: Live biathlon coverage begins at 2 a.m. ET on NBCSN as Russia looks to extend their dominance in men’s 12.5 km individual sitting biathlon after sweeping the podium at the 2010 Vancouver Paralympics. Reigning champion Irek Zaripov competes alongside bronze medalist Roman Petushkov.

Defending 2010 Vancouver Paralympic sled hockey champion Team USA faces Russia on home ice in the final day of sled hockey qualifying at 3 p.m. ET on NBCSN. Vancouver gold medalist and goaltender Steve Cash aims to continue his flawless Paralympic career after not allowing a goal in five contests in 2010 tournament – stopping all 33 shots, including a penalty shot attempt in the gold medal game. Also headlining Team USA is U.S. Army veteran Rico Roman and U.S. Marine Corps veteran Josh Sweeney, who come off a strong 2013 season after winning silver in the International Paralympic Committee World Sled Hockey Championship.

Date	Coverage	Network	Time (ET)
Tue., March 11 (Day 4)	Biathlon – Live	NBCSN	2 a.m.
	Sled Hockey – Team USA vs. Russia	NBCSN	3 p.m.

DAY 5, WED., MARCH 12 HIGHLIGHTS: NBCSN presents live coverage of the wheelchair curling round robin at 1:30 a.m. ET on Wednesday as 2010 fourth-place finisher medalist Team USA faces China. Studio coverage, hosted by Thaler, begins at 3 p.m. ET.

Date	Coverage	Network	Time (ET)
Wed., March 12 (Day 5)	Wheelchair Curling – Team USA vs. China – Live	NBCSN	1:30 a.m.
	Paralympics Day 5 Studio Coverage	NBCSN	3 p.m.

Following is NBC and NBCSN’s coverage schedule for the Sochi 2014 Paralympic Winter Games:

Date	Coverage	Network	Time (ET)
Fri., March 7	Opening Ceremony – Live	NBCSN	11 a.m.
Sat., March 8	Alpine Skiing (Downhill) – Live	NBCSN	1 a.m.
	Opening Ceremony	NBC	1 p.m.
	Paralympics Day 1 Studio Coverage	NBCSN	5:30 p.m.
Sun., March 9	Cross-Country Skiing – Live	NBCSN	1 a.m.
	Paralympics Day 2 Studio Coverage	NBCSN	11 p.m.
Mon., March 10	Alpine Skiing (Super G) – Live	NBCSN	2 a.m.
	Paralympics Day 3 Studio Coverage	NBCSN	Noon
Tue., March 11	Biathlon – Live	NBCSN	2 a.m.
	Sled Hockey – Team USA vs. Russia	NBCSN	3 p.m.
Wed., March 12	Wheelchair Curling – Team USA vs. China – Live	NBCSN	1:30 a.m.
	Paralympics Day 5 Studio Coverage	NBCSN	3 p.m.
Thu., March 13	Sled Hockey Semifinal – Live	NBCSN	5 a.m.
	Sled Hockey Semifinal – Live	NBCSN	Noon
Fri., March 14	Snowboarding	NBCSN	3 a.m.
	Paralympics Day 7 Studio Coverage	NBCSN	11:30 p.m.
Sat., March 15	Cross-Country Skiing – Live	NBCSN	3:30 a.m.
	Sled Hockey Final	NBC	1 p.m.
	Wheelchair Curling Final	NBCSN	6:30 p.m.
Sun., March 16	Alpine Skiing (Giant Slalom) – Live	NBCSN	4:30 a.m.
	Closing Ceremony	NBCSN	3:30 p.m.
Sat., March 22	2014 Sochi Paralympic Games Review Show	NBC	1 p.m.

*All dates and times subject to change

For more information on NBC Olympics and the United States Olympic Committee’s overall coverage of the 2014 Paralympics, click here.

–NBC OLYMPICS–

Champions Will Rise on FOX Sports 1

March 6, 2014 By admin

Gus Johnson, Bill Raftery and Erin Andrews Call Four Straight Nights

of Prime-Time BIG EAST Tournament Action Live from Madison Square Garden

FOX Sports 1 Presents Pac-12 Tournament Coverage, Including Championship

FOX COLLEGE HOOPS TIP-OFF Pregame Show Is Live Each Day

From “World’s Most Famous Arena”

New York – FOX Sports 1 puts the full-court press on college basketball, presenting live coverage of the BIG EAST and Pac-12 men’s basketball tournaments next week. Home to the BIG EAST all season long, FOX Sports 1 has the entire BIG EAST Tournament from tip-off on Wednesday, March 12, until the champion is crowned on Saturday, March 15. America’s new sports network also has three nights of Pac-12 Tournament action, including Saturday’s championship game. FOX COLLEGE HOOPS TIP-OFF is on site at Madison Square Garden for full pregame, halftime and postgame highlights and analysis.

FOX Sports’ lead college basketball broadcast team of play-by-play announcer Gus Johnson and analyst Bill Raftery bring their unique brand of exciting calls to seven of the BIG EAST Tournament’s nine games, while Erin Andrews reports the latest news from behind the benches. Johnson, Raftery and Andrews call the prime-time contests each night, while Justin Kutcher and Tarik Turner have Thursday’s afternoon matchups all live from Madison Square Garden in the heart of New York City.

Across the country in Las Vegas, play-by-play announcer Aaron Goldsmith, analyst Sean Elliott and reporter Molly McGrath call three Pac-12 Tournament contests live from the MGM Grand Garden beginning with the fourth quarterfinal on Thursday, Mach 13 (11:30 PM ET). Pac-12 coverage continues with the second semifinal on Friday, March 14 (11:30 PM ET) and concludes with the championship game on Saturday, March 15 (6:00 PM ET).

In addition, FOX Sports 1 airs the semifinals and finals of the Big 12 and BIG EAST women’s basketball tournaments. Semifinals of the Big 12 women’s tournament tip off Sunday, March 9, at 3:00 and 5:00 PM ET, with the championship game set for Monday, March 10, at 9:00 PM ET. Ron Thulin and Brenda VanLengen have the call live from Chesapeake Energy Arena in Oklahoma City. FOX Sports 1’s coverage of the BIG EAST women’s tournament begins Monday, March 10 with semifinal action at 4:00 and 6:30 PM ET. The championship game gets underway at 9:00 PM ET on Tuesday, March 11 with Tiffany Greene and LaChina Robinson live from Allstate Arena in Chicago.

FOX COLLEGE HOOPS TIP-OFF host Rob Stone and analysts Austin Croshere and Turner are on site at Madison Square Garden, from Tuesday through Saturday, March 11-15, to break down all the action on and off the court. The crew also checks in with FOX Sports 1’s signature nightly news, highlights and opinion show, FOX SPORTS LIVE, for regular updates beginning Tuesday, March 11. Villanova head coach Jay Wright joins Stone, Croshere and Turner for the pregame show on Wednesday, March 12 (6:30 PM) before the BIG EAST Tournament tips off.

Throughout its tournament coverage next week, FOX COLLEGE HOOPS TIP-OFF presents exclusive behind-the-scenes access to one of the top teams in the country. CREIGHTON ALL-ACCESS is a series of backstage features chronicling the Bluejays’ journey during their first BIG EAST Tournament, with one feature running each night of the tournament. Additional stories airing during the week include PLAYING IN THE GARDEN, voiced by Brooklyn Nine-Nine’s Andre Braugher, and a conversation between legendary Georgetown head coach John Thompson and his son, FOX Sports 1 college basketball analyst Ronny Thompson.

College basketball games televised on FOX Sports 1 are streamed live via FOX Sports GO through participating video providers. For more information, including news and updates throughout March Madness, visit FOXSports.com and follow @HOOPSonFOX on Twitter.

The full schedule of college basketball conference tournament programming on FOX Sports 1, including broadcaster information, can be found below.

View the FOX Sports 1 BIG EAST Tournament promo spot: http://youtu.be/GUj6t_R4PLw.

DATE	TIME (ET)	PROGRAM	Play-by-Play / Host	Analyst	Reporter / Analyst
Sunday, March 9	3:00 PM	Big 12 Tournament Semifinal (w)	Ron Thulin	Brenda VanLengen
Sunday, March 9	5:30 PM	Big 12 Tournament Semifinal (w)	Ron Thulin	Brenda VanLengen
Monday, March 10	4:00 PM	BIG EAST Tournament Semifinal (w)	Tiffany Greene	LaChina Robinson
Monday, March 10	6:30 PM	BIG EAST Tournament Semifinal (w)	Tiffany Greene	LaChina Robinson
Monday, March 10	9:00 PM	Big 12 Tournament Final (w)	Ron Thulin	Brenda VanLengen
Tuesday, March 11	9:00 PM	BIG EAST Tournament Final (w)	Tiffany Greene	LaChina Robinson
Wednesday, March 12	6:30 PM	FOX COLLEGE HOOPS TIP-OFF	Rob Stone	Austin Croshere	Tarik Turner
Wednesday, March 12	7:00 PM	BIG EAST Tournament Game 1	Gus Johnson	Bill Raftery	Erin Andrews
Wednesday, March 12	9:00 PM	FOX COLLEGE HOOPS EXTRA	Rob Stone	Austin Croshere	Tarik Turner
Wednesday, March 12	9:30 PM	BIG EAST Tournament Game 2	Gus Johnson	Bill Raftery	Erin Andrews
Thursday, March 13	12:00 PM	BIG EAST Tournament Game 3	Justin Kutcher	Tarik Turner
Thursday, March 13	2:00 PM	FOX COLLEGE HOOPS EXTRA	Rob Stone	Austin Croshere
Thursday, March 13	2:30 PM	BIG EAST Tournament Game 4	Justin Kutcher	Tarik Turner
Thursday, March 13	6:30 PM	FOX COLLEGE HOOPS TIP-OFF	Rob Stone	Austin Croshere	Tarik Turner
Thursday, March 13	7:00 PM	BIG EAST Tournament Game 5	Gus Johnson	Bill Raftery	Erin Andrews
Thursday, March 13	9:00 PM	FOX COLLEGE HOOPS EXTRA	Rob Stone	Austin Croshere	Tarik Turner
Thursday, March 13	9:30 PM	BIG EAST Tournament Game 6	Gus Johnson	Bill Raftery	Erin Andrews
Thursday, March 13	11:30 PM	PAC-12 Tournament Game 8	Aaron Goldsmith	Sean Elliott	Molly McGrath
Friday, March 14	6:30 PM	FOX COLLEGE HOOPS TIP-OFF	Rob Stone	Austin Croshere	Tarik Turner
Friday, March 14	7:00 PM	BIG EAST Tournament Semifinal 1	Gus Johnson	Bill Raftery	Erin Andrews
Friday, March 14	9:00 PM	FOX COLLEGE HOOPS EXTRA	Rob Stone	Austin Croshere	Tarik Turner
Friday, March 14	9:30 PM	BIG EAST Tournament Semifinal 2	Gus Johnson	Bill Raftery	Erin Andrews
Friday, March 14	11:30 PM	PAC-12 Tournament Semifinal 2	Aaron Goldsmith	Sean Elliott	Molly McGrath
Saturday, March 15	5:00 PM	FOX COLLEGE HOOPS TIP-OFF	Rob Stone	Austin Croshere	Tarik Turner
Saturday, March 15	6:00 PM	PAC-12 Tournament Final	Aaron Goldsmith	Sean Elliott	Molly McGrath
Saturday, March 15	8:00 PM	FOX COLLEGE HOOPS EXTRA	Rob Stone	Austin Croshere	Tarik Turner
Saturday, March 15	8:30 PM	BIG EAST Tournament Final	Gus Johnson	Bill Raftery	Erin Andrews

— FOX SPORTS —

Britt McHenry joins ESPN as Washington, D.C.-based reporter

March 6, 2014 By admin

Britt McHenry will join ESPN as Washington, D.C.-based bureau reporter, who will serve as correspondent for various news-gathering platforms including SportsCenter, Outside the Lines and sport-specific programs like NFL Live and Baseball Tonight. The move is effective March 17.

McHenry is currently a sports reporter in Washington, D.C at ABC7/WJLA-TV (since 2010) and at News Channel 8 (since 2008) where she began her career in Washington as a community reporter and weekend morning-show anchor.

In Washington, she covered Stephen Strasburg’s first big league camp; was the first D.C. reporter to secure a sit down interview with Bryce Harper when he was just 17-years old; covered the 2012 Nationals-Cardinals NLDS; and landed 1-on-1 interviews with Redskins owner Dan Snyder (days after he sued the Washington City Paper) and Mike Shanahan during his last season. She also covered the Ravens, providing sideline post-game reports during Baltimore’s 2013 AFC Championship and co-hosting an hour long Super Bowl special.

“In a relatively short time, Britt has established a reputation for strong, aggressive reporting in the D.C. area, and an ability to land big interviews,” said Vince Doria, Sr. VP and Director of News. “Her presence there will be a great benefit to ESPN’s newsgathering, and, as with all of our bureau reporters, she will be assigned to high-profile stories around the country.”

McHenry earned her master’s degree from Northwestern University’s Medill School of Journalism, and holds a bachelor’s degree from Stetson University where she was a member of the school’s Division I soccer team. She is a native of Mount Holly Township, N.J. and grew up in Satellite Beach, Fla.

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Premiere Networks and FOX Sports Renew Long-Term Deal

March 6, 2014 By admin

LOS ANGELES – Premiere Networks and FOX Sports today announced a long-term extension of their agreement for Premiere Networks to continue producing and distributing the FOX Sports Radio Network’s leading sports entertainment programming to nearly 400 stations across North America and Canada. Specific terms were not announced.

Under the agreement, Premiere Networks and FOX Sports will continue working together across multiple platforms to synchronize the audio, digital, online and television assets of FOX Sports, FOXSports.com and FOX Sports Radio, further extending the reach, visibility and engagement of these brands with millions of consumers. Additionally, with the recently-launched 24-hour television network FOX Sports 1, the radio and television divisions will work closely to increase cross-promotional opportunities and highlight FOX Sports’ established team of top insiders, analysts and personalities, including NFL Insider Jay Glazer, NFL Analyst Kirk Morrison, NBA Insider Bill Reiter and many more.

Earlier this year, FOX Sports Radio debuted a new weekday lineup featuring the top sports talk personalities in the country. Jay Mohr, Dan Patrick, Steve Gorman, J.T. “The Brick,” Jason Smith, Andy Furman and Mike North, are among the network’s diverse program and personality offerings, which can also be heard on www.FOXSportsRadio.com, FOXSports.com on MSN, as well as iHeartRadio.com and the iHeartRadio mobile app, Clear Channel Media and Entertainment’s all-in-one digital radio service.

The 2014 FOX Sports Radio Monday through Friday lineup (all times Eastern):

6am to 9am –FOX Sports Daybreak with Andy Furman & Mike North

9am to 12pm –The Dan Patrick Show

12pm to 3pm –Jay Mohr Sports

3pm to 6pm –Steve Gorman SPORTS!

6pm to 10pm – J.T. “The Brick” with Tomm Looney

10pm to 2am – The Jason Smith Show

2am to 6am – The Ben Maller Show

“This renewed partnership affirms our commitment to sports fans, our affiliates and partners to provide the ultimate, multi-platform destination for sports entertainment,” stated Julie Talbott, President of Premiere Networks. “With our lineup of leading sports personalities and expanded opportunities through new platforms and extensive resources, we have one of the most powerful brands in sports entertainment.”

“It was a no-brainer,” said Bill Wanger, Executive Vice President, Programming, Research and Content Strategy for FOX Sports. “This broadens our fan base by putting the FOX Sports brand across audio platforms. We’re excited to continue and further enhance our relationship with Premiere Networks to provide quality programming to sports fans.”

This continued collaboration between the dominant sports media brand worldwide and one of the leading radio networks in the nation will produce the highest quality in sports talent, broadcast and events, including the upcoming NFL Draft, World Cup and others. More details will be announced at a later date.

Men’s Championship Week: 22 Conference Champions Punch Their Ticket to NCAA Tournament

March 6, 2014 By admin

92 Games Over 10 Days of Conference Tournaments Coverage
“Super Saturday”: 14 games & 10 Championships on March 15

ESPN’s 2014 Championship Week Presented by DICK’S Sporting Goods will showcase 92 men’s college basketball conference tournament games from 23 different conferences across ESPN, ABC, ESPN2, ESPNU and ESPN3 from Friday, March 7 to Sunday, March 16. ESPN’s 29th, ESPN2’s 20th and ESPNU’s ninth year of comprehensive coverage will include 22 teams earning an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament.

Championship Week will tip off on Friday, March 7, with nine games from the Big South, Ohio Valley and Southern Conference tournaments on ESPNU and ESPN3. Championship Week will conclude on Sunday, March 16, with the ACC (ESPN) and Sun Belt (ESPN2) title games at 1 p.m. ET and the SEC championship at 3:15 p.m. (ESPN).

“Super Saturday”: Lineup of 14 Games Including 10 Championships on March 15

ESPN will showcase 14 conference tournament games, including 10 championships, on Saturday, March 15. The “Super Saturday” lineup across ESPN, ABC, ESPN2 and ESPNU will be highlighted by the American and Big 12 title games and ACC and SEC semifinals.

Championship Trophy Presentations & ESPN3 Surround

ESPN3 will provide extra Championship Week coverage with the trophy presentation of all 22 conference championships on an ESPN network and special “ESPN3 Surround” applications on the ACC, American, Big 12 and SEC title games. The newest second-screen initiative, which provides an alternative viewing experience to the traditional telecast with different camera angles and audio, debuted with applications around ESPN’s telecasts of Duke at North Carolina, Syracuse at Duke and Kansas at Oklahoma State.

The ESPN3 Surround productions of the tournament games will be similar to the Syracuse at Duke and Kansas at Oklahoma State matchups, offering multiple cameras and the natural sound inside the arena.

Follow the Action on Buzzer Beater & WatchESPN

ESPN Buzzer Beaterwill provide live cut-ins, highlights and up-to-the-minute commentary from numerous Championship Week games from across the ESPN networks on Thursday, March 13, and Friday, March 14, from noon to 11 p.m.

Every Championship Week game on ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU and ESPN3 will also be available via WatchESPN, accessible online at WatchESPN.com, on smartphones and tablets via the WatchESPN app, through ESPN on Xbox LIVE to Gold members and on Apple TV to fans who receive their video subscription from an affiliated provider.

Week Concludes with Extensive Day-Long Coverage

The final day of Championship Week – Selection Sunday, March 16 – will begin at noon with College Basketball Live on ESPN, followed by the ACC Championship (on ESPN) and Sun Belt Championship (on ESPN2), both at 1 p.m. Game action will conclude with ESPN’s telecast of the SEC Championship at 3:15 p.m. Extensive coverage of the men’s NCAA Championship selection will include coverage of the brackets as they are announced on SportsCenter following the conclusion of the SEC Championship, a two-hour Bracketology Presented by Staples at 7 p.m. on ESPN and another two-hour Bracketology Presented by Staples at 9 p.m. on ESPN2. ESPNU will televise the eighth annual NIT Selection Show at 8:30 p.m. and a two-hour Tournament Countdown edition of The Experts at 9 p.m.

Debut of 30 for 30 Documentary Requiem for The BIG EAST Premieres on Selection Sunday

ESPN Films’ 30 for 30 documentaryRequiem For The BIG EAST will premiere on Sunday, March 16, at 9 p.m. after Bracketology on ESPN. The film, directed by Peabody Award-winning filmmaker Ezra Edelman, explores the meteoric ascension of the BIG EAST Conference and how it became the most successful college basketball sports league in America—but later found itself fighting for survival in a new era. The film is told primarily through the lens of famed BIG EAST coaches such as Jim Boeheim, Lou Carnesecca, Rick Pitino and John Thompson, former BIG EAST commissioner Mike Tranghese, and some of its most iconic players like Patrick Ewing, Chris Mullin and Ed Pinckney. It chronicles the rivalries and successes that led many of them to become household names.

ESPN.com

ESPN.com’s Championship Week index page will feature news, analysis, information and results for every conference tournament as well as previews, in-depth expert examination and key storylines for select conferences. ESPN.com’s Bubble Watch with writer Eamonn Brennan will give fans an in-depth look at teams on the bubble and the latest developments on NCAA tournament selection status. In addition, writers will file stories from several tournament sites, including the American, ACC, Big 12, Big East, Big Ten, Missouri Valley and SEC. ESPN.com’s Bracketologist Joe Lunardi will also update and adjust his Bracketology projections and outlook daily.

ESPN Radio

ESPN Radio’s play-by-play coverage will include the quarterfinals, semifinals, and championship of the ACC Tournament (March 14-16) for the third year, and the semifinals and championship of the Big 12 Tournament (March 14-15) for the fifth straight season.

Additionally, regularly scheduled ESPN Radio programming will include previews and reviews of key games, analysis by ESPN experts, and interviews with coaches and players preparing for the NCAA Tournament.

Championship Week Presented by DICK’S Sporting Goods Schedule

Date	Network	Time (ET)	Game / Commentators	Site
Fri 3/7	ESPN3	11 a.m.	Southern Conference Tournament: First Round Darren Goldwater & Dean Keender	Asheville, N.C.
	ESPN3	Noon	Big South Conference Tournament: Quarterfinal #1 Matt Hogue & Nate Ross	Myrtle Beach, S.C.
	ESPN3	1:30 p.m.	Southern Conference Tournament: First Round Darren Goldwater & Dean Keender	Asheville, N.C.
	ESPN3	2 p.m.	Big South Conference Tournament: Quarterfinal #2 Matt Hogue & Nate Ross	Myrtle Beach, S.C.
	ESPN3	4:30 p.m.	Southern Conference Tournament: First Round Darren Goldwater & Dean Keender	Asheville, N.C.
	ESPN3	6 p.m.	Big South Conference Tournament: Quarterfinal #3 Patrick Kinas & Ralph Patterson	Myrtle Beach, S.C.
	ESPNU	7:30 p.m.	Ohio Valley Conference Tournament: Semifinal #1 Rich Hollenberg & Adrian Branch	Nashville, Tenn.
	ESPN3	8 p.m.	Big South Conference Tournament: Quarterfinal #4 Patrick Kinas & Ralph Patterson	Myrtle Beach, S.C.
	ESPNU	9:30 p.m.	Ohio Valley Conference Tournament: Semifinal #2 Rich Hollenberg & Adrian Branch	Nashville, Tenn.
Sat, 3/8	ESPN3	Noon	Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Tournament: Quarterfinal #1 Doug Sherman & Rob Kennedy	Springfield, Mass.
	ESPN3	Noon	America East Conference Tournament: Quarterfinal #1 Eric Frede & Frank Sullivan	Albany, N.Y.
	ESPN3	Noon	Big South Conference Tournament: Semifinal #1 Patrick Kinas & Ralph Patterson	Myrtle Beach, S.C.
	ESPN3	Noon	Southern Conference Tournament: Quarterfinal #1 Darren Goldwater & Dean Keender	Asheville, N.C.
	ESPN3	2 p.m.	Big South Conference Tournament: Semifinal #2 Patrick Kinas & Ralph Patterson	Myrtle Beach, S.C.
	ESPN3	2 p.m.	America East Conference Tournament: Quarterfinal #2 Eric Frede & Frank Sullivan	Albany, N.Y.
	ESPN3	2:30 p.m.	Southern Conference Tournament: Quarterfinal #2 Darren Goldwater & Dean Keender	Asheville, N.C.
	ESPN3	2:30 p.m.	Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Tournament: Quarterfinal #2 Doug Sherman & Rob Kennedy	Springfield, Mass.
	ESPN3	6 p.m.	Southern Conference Tournament: Quarterfinal #3 Darren Goldwater & Dean Keender	Asheville, N.C.
	ESPN3	6 p.m.	America East Conference Tournament: Quarterfinal #3 Eric Frede & Frank Sullivan	Albany, N.Y.
	ESPN3	6:30 p.m.	Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Tournament: Quarterfinal #3 Doug Sherman & Rob Kennedy	Springfield, Mass.
	ESPN2	7 p.m.	Ohio Valley Conference: Championship Rich Hollenberg & Adrian Branch	Nashville, Tenn.
	ESPN3	7 p.m.	Horizon League Tournament: Semifinal #1 * Jim Barbar & Malcolm Huckaby	Green Bay, Wis.
	ESPN3	8 p.m.	America East Conference Tournament: Quarterfinal #4 Eric Frede & Frank Sullivan	Albany, N.Y.
	ESPN3	8:30 p.m.	Southern Conference Tournament: Quarterfinal #4 Darren Goldwater & Dean Keender	Asheville, N.C.
	ESPN2	9 p.m.	West Coast Conference Tournament: Quarterfinal #3 Dave Flemming & Sean Farnham	Las Vegas, Nev.
	ESPN3	9 p.m.	Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Tournament: Quarterfinal #4 Doug Sherman & Rob Kennedy	Springfield, Mass.
	ESPNU	9:30 p.m.	Horizon League Tournament: Semifinal #2 Jim Barbar & Malcolm Huckaby	Green Bay, Wis.
	ESPN2	11 p.m.	West Coast Conference Tournament: Quarterfinal #4 Dave Flemming & Sean Farnham	Las Vegas, Nev.
Sun 3/9	ESPN2	Noon	Big South Tournament: Championship Roy Philpott & Paul Biancardi	Myrtle Beach, S.C.
	ESPN2	2 p.m.	Atlantic Sun Conference Tournament: Championship Jason Benetti & Cory Alexander	TBD
	ESPN3	4:30 p.m.	Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Tournament: Semifinal #1 Doug Sherman & Rob Kennedy	Springfield, Mass.
	ESPN3	5 p.m.	America East Conference Tournament: Semifinal #1 Eric Frede & Frank Sullivan	Albany, N.Y.
	ESPN3	7 p.m.	Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Tournament: Semifinal #2 Doug Sherman & Rob Kennedy	Springfield, Mass.
	ESPN3	7:30 p.m.	America East Conference Tournament: Semifinal #2 Eric Frede & Frank Sullivan	Albany, N.Y.
Mon 3/10	ESPN2	7 p.m.	Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Tournament: Championship Doug Sherman & Tim Welsh	Springfield, Mass.
	ESPN	9 p.m.	West Coast Conference Tournament: Semifinal #1 Dave Flemming & Sean Farnham	Las Vegas, Nev.
	ESPN2	9 p.m.	Southern Conference Tournament: Championship Adam Amin & Mark Adams	Asheville, N.C.
	ESPN2	11:30 p.m.	West Coast Conference Tournament: Semifinal #2 Dave Flemming & Sean Farnham	Las Vegas, Nev.
Tue 3/11	ESPN	7 p.m.	Horizon League Tournament: Championship Bob Wischusen & TBD	TBD
	ESPN2	7 p.m.	Northeast Conference Tournament: Championship Mike Crispino & Miles Simon	TBD
	ESPN	9 p.m.	West Coast Conference Tournament: Championship Dave Flemming & Sean Farnham	Las Vegas, Nev.
	ESPN2	9 p.m.	Summit League Tournament: Championship Clay Matvick & Darrin Horn	Sioux Falls, S.D.
Wed 3/12	ESPN2	1 p.m.	ACC Tournament: First Round #1 Sean McDonough, Jay Bilas & Jeannine Edwards	Greensboro, N.C.
	ESPN2	3 p.m.	ACC Tournament: First Round #2 Sean McDonough, Jay Bilas & Jeannine Edwards	Greensboro, N.C.
	ESPN2	7 p.m.	ACC Tournament: First Round #3 Dan Shulman, Sean Farnham & Jeannine Edwards	Greensboro, N.C.
	ESPNU	7 p.m.	American Men’s Basketball Championship: First Round #1 Mike Patrick & Len Elmore	Memphis, Tenn.
	ESPN2	9:30 p.m.	American Men’s Basketball Championship: First Round #2 Dave O’Brien & Doris Burke	Memphis, Tenn.
Thu 3/13	ESPN	Noon	ACC Tournament: Second Round #1 Sean McDonough, Jay Bilas & Jeannine Edwards	Greensboro, N.C.
	ESPN2	12:30 p.m.	Phillips 66 Big 12 Championship: Quarterfinal #1 Brent Musburger, Fran Fraschilla & Holly Rowe	Kansas City, Mo.
	ESPNU	1 p.m.	American Men’s Basketball Championship: Quarterfinal #1 Mike Patrick, Len Elmore & Andy Katz	Memphis, Tenn.
	ESPN	2 p.m.	ACC Tournament: Second Round #2 Sean McDonough, Jay Bilas & Jeannine Edwards	Greensboro, N.C.
	ESPN2	2:30 p.m.	Phillips 66 Big 12 Championship: Quarterfinal #2 Brent Musburger, Fran Fraschilla & Holly Rowe	Kansas City, Mo.
	ESPNU	3 p.m.	American Men’s Basketball Championship: Quarterfinal #2 Mike Patrick, Len Elmore & Andy Katz	Memphis, Tenn.
	ESPN2	6:30 p.m.	Big Ten Conference Tournament: First Round #3 Mike Tirico, Dan Dakich & Allison Williams	Indianapolis, Ind.
	ESPN	7 p.m.	ACC Tournament: Second Round #3 Dan Shulman, Sean Farnham & Jeannine Edwards	Greensboro, N.C.
	ESPNU	7 p.m.	American Men’s Basketball Championship: Quarterfinal #3 Dave O’Brien, Doris Burke & Andy Katz	Memphis, Tenn.
	ESPN2	8:30 p.m.	Big Ten Conference Tournament: First Round #4 Mike Tirico, Dan Dakich & Allison Williams	Indianapolis, Ind.
	ESPN	9 p.m.	ACC Tournament: Second Round #4 Dan Shulman, Sean Farnham & Jeannine Edwards	Greensboro, N.C.
	ESPNU	9 p.m.	American Men’s Basketball Championship: Quarterfinal #4 Dave O’Brien, Doris Burke & Andy Katz	Memphis, Tenn.
Fri 3/14	ESPN or ESPN2	Noon	Big Ten Conference Tournament: Quarterfinal #1 Mike Tirico, Dan Dakich & Allison Williams	Indianapolis, Ind.
	ESPN or ESPN2	Noon	ACC Tournament: Quarterfinal #1 Sean McDonough, Jay Bilas & Jeannine Edwards	Greensboro, N.C.
	ESPNU	1 p.m.	SEC Tournament: Quarterfinal #1 Brad Nessler, Jimmy Dykes & Shannon Spake	Atlanta, Ga.
	ESPN or ESPN2	2:30 p.m.	Big Ten Conference Tournament: Quarterfinal #2 Mike Tirico, Dan Dakich & Allison Williams	Indianapolis, Ind.
	ESPN or ESPN2	2:30 p.m.	ACC Tournament: Quarterfinal #2 Sean McDonough, Jay Bilas & Jeannine Edwards	Greensboro, N.C.
	ESPNU	3 p.m.	SEC Tournament: Quarterfinal #2 Brad Nessler, Jimmy Dykes & Shannon Spake	Atlanta, Ga.
	ESPN3	6 p.m.	Southland Conference Tournament: Semifinal #1	Katy, Texas
	ESPN or ESPN2	7 p.m.	ACC Tournament: Quarterfinal #3 Dan Shulman, Sean Farnham & Jeannine Edwards	Greensboro, N.C.
	ESPN or ESPN2	7 p.m.	American Men’s Basketball Championship: Semifinal #1 Dave O’Brien, Doris Burke & Andy Katz	Memphis, Tenn.
	ESPNU ^	7 p.m.	Phillips 66 Big 12 Championship: Semifinal #1 Brent Musburger, Fran Fraschilla & Holly Rowe	Kansas City, Mo.
	ESPN3	8:30 p.m.	Southland Conference Tournament: Semifinal #2	Katy, Texas
	ESPN or ESPN2	9:30 p.m.	ACC Tournament: Quarterfinal #4 Dan Shulman, Sean Farnham & Jeannine Edwards	Greensboro, N.C.
	ESPN or ESPN2	9:30 p.m.	American Men’s Basketball Championship: Semifinal #2 Dave O’Brien, Doris Burke & Andy Katz	Memphis, Tenn.
	ESPNU ^	9:30 p.m.	Phillips 66 Big 12 Championship: Semifinal #2 Brent Musburger, Fran Fraschilla & Holly Rowe	Kansas City, Mo.
Sat 3/15	ESPNU	12 a.m.	Big West Conference Tournament: Semifinal #2 Mark Jones & Miles Simon	Anaheim, Calif.
	ESPNU	2 a.m.	Big West Conference Tournament: Semifinal #1 ** Mark Jones & Miles Simon	Anaheim, Calif.
	ESPN2	11:30 a.m.	America East Conference Tournament: Championship Bob Picozzi & Tim Welsh	TBD
	ESPN	1 p.m.	ACC Tournament: Semifinal #1 Dan Shulman, Dick Vitale or Jay Bilas & Jeannine Edwards	Greensboro, N.C.
	ABC	1 p.m.	SEC Tournament: Semifinal #1 Brad Nessler, Jimmy Dykes & Shannon Spake	Atlanta, Ga.
	ESPN	3 p.m.	ACC Tournament: Semifinal #2 Dan Shulman, Dick Vitale or Jay Bilas & Jeannine Edwards	Greensboro, N.C.
	ABC	3 p.m.	SEC Tournament: Semifinal #2 Brad Nessler, Jimmy Dykes & Shannon Spake	Atlanta, Ga.
	ESPN2	4:30 p.m.	Southwestern Athletic Conference Tournament: Championship Mark Neely & Jarron Collins	Houston, Texas
	ESPN	6 p.m.	American Men’s Basketball Championship: Championship Dave O’Brien, Doris Burke & Andy Katz	Memphis, Tenn.
	ESPNU	6 p.m.	Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Tournament: Championship Tom Hart & Stan Lewter	Norfolk, Va.
	ESPN2	6:30 p.m.	Mid-American Conference Tournament: Championship Bob Wischusen & LaPhonso Ellis	Cleveland, Ohio
	ESPNU	8 p.m.	Big Sky Conference Tournament: Championship Roxy Bernstein & Corey Williams	Ogden, Texas
	ESPN2	8:30 p.m.	Southland Conference Tournament: Championship Carter Blackburn & Stephen Howard	Katy, Texas
	ESPN	9 p.m.	Phillips 66 Big 12 Championship: Championship Brent Musburger, Fran Fraschilla & Holly Rowe	Kansas City, Mo.
	ESPNU	10 p.m.	Western Athletic Conference Tournament: Championship Steve Quis & Jon Crispin	Las Vegas, Nev.
	ESPN2	10:30 p.m.	Big West Conference Tournament: Championship Mark Jones & Miles Simon	Anaheim, Calif.
Sun 3/16	ESPN	1 p.m.	ACC Tournament: Championship Dan Shulman, Dick Vitale & Jeannine Edwards	Greensboro, N.C.
	ESPN2	1 p.m.	Sun Belt Conference Tournament: Championship Rich Hollenberg & Mark Adams	New Orleans, La.
	ESPN	3:15 p.m.	SEC Tournament: Championship Brad Nessler, Jimmy Dykes & Shannon Spake	Atlanta, Ga.

NBC Sports Group To Present Live Coverage Of CAA Men’s College Basketball Championship This Weekend

March 6, 2014 By admin

CAA Tournament Semifinals and Championship Game on NBCSN

Tournament Coverage Streamed on NBC Sports Live Extra

STAMFORD, Conn. – March 6, 2014 – For the second consecutive year, NBC Sports Group will present more than six-hours of live coverage of the CAA Men’s Basketball Championship, from the Baltimore Arena in Baltimore, Md. Coverage of the Conference Championship and semifinal rounds will be televised on NBCSN and will also be streamed live on NBC Sports Live Extra – NBC Sports Group’s live streaming product for desktops, mobile devices, and tablets.

NBCSN and NBC Sports Live Extra’s coverage of the 2014 CAA Men’s Basketball Tournament will tip off this Sunday at 2:30 p.m. ET, with Game 1 of the semifinals. CAA Men’s Basketball Tournament action will continue at 5 p.m. ET, with Game 2 of the semifinals. Coverage of the tournament will conclude on Monday night at 7 p.m. ET, with the Championship Game. The winner of the Championship will receive an automatic invite to the NCAA Tournament.

Mike Corey will manage play-by-play for all games and will be joined by analyst Ron Thompson. Dalen Cuff will serve as the courtside reporter.

MORE ACTION

Friday night at 7:30 p.m. ET, NBCSN will deliver a classic Ivy League matchup between Harvard and Yale as the Crimson look to clinch the very first NCAA Tournament berth this season. Scott Graham will manage play-by-play duties for the game and will be joined by Dalen Cuff, from John J. Lee Amphitheater in New Haven, Conn.

In addition, NBCSN will present first-round and quarterfinals coverage of the A-10 Men’s Basketball Championship beginning on March 13.

CAA CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIP COVERAGE

DATE	GAME	TIME (ET)
Sun., March 9	CAA Conference Semifinal Game 1	2:30 p.m.
Sun., March 9	CAA Conference Semifinal Game 2	5 p.m.
Mon., March 10	CAA Conference Championship	7 p.m.

NBC SPORTS LIVE EXTRA

NBC Sports Live Extra – NBC Sports Group’s live streaming product for desktops, mobile devices, and tablets – will live stream coverage of all CAA Men’s Basketball Championship games telecast on NBCSN.

Coverage will be streamed via “TV Everywhere,” the media industry’s effort to make quality content available to MVPD customers both in and out of the home and on multiple platforms.

For desktops, NBC Sports Live Extra can be accessed at NBCSports.com/liveextra. The NBC Sports Live Extra app for mobile devices and tablets is available at the App Store for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch, and on select Android handset and tablet devices within Google Play.

Coverage airing on NBCSN will live stream to PCs, mobile devices and tablets through NBC Sports Live Extra, and to the digital platforms of participating cable, satellite, and telco services, via “TV Everywhere,” which is available on an authenticated basis to subscribers of participating MVPDs.

Click here for the participating cable/satellite/telco companies offering NBC Sports Live Extra:
http://nbcsportsgrouppressbox.com/2013/08/16/nbc-sports-live-extra-providers/

About the Colonial Athletic Association:

The Colonial Athletic Association is a nine-member Division I athletic conference with a geographic footprint that stretches from Boston to Charleston, S.C. and encompasses several of the nation’s largest media markets. CAA men’s basketball teams have combined to win 41 games in postseason play since 2006, including 14 victories in the NCAA Tournament. Member institutions include the College of Charleston, the University of Delaware, Drexel University, Hofstra University, James Madison University, the University of North Carolina Wilmington, Northeastern University, Towson University and the College of William and Mary.

Budweiser and FOX Sports Bring RISE AS ONE to Life

March 6, 2014 By admin

sERIES HighlightinG six Inspirational Football Stories from Across the Globe will air in over 55 countries and PREMIERES MARCH 25 ON FOX SPORTS 1 in the U.S.

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEWS WITH FIFA WORLD CUP CHAMPIONS RONALDO, LILIAN THURAM PLUS OTHERS

New York, NY – (March 5, 2014) – Budweiser, the official beer sponsor of the 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil^TM, today unveiled an all new partnership with FOX Sports for a groundbreaking documentary series showcasing six of the most unique football stories from around the globe. The new series, which will air in more than 55 countries around the world, is part of Budweiser’s fully integrated, global content series supporting its new Rise As One FIFA World Cup^TM campaign.

“The FIFA World Cup^TM is such a powerful moment in time which enables the world to join together in celebration of the world’s most popular sport,” said Andrew Sneyd, Global Vice President, Budweiser. “We are delighted to collaborate with FOX Sports on this new series and through the Rise As One campaign, to share the many defining moments of football history with the millions of fans around the globe.”

The robust series of football documentaries were developed in collaboration with FOX Sports, one of the most prominent supporters of the sport globally and home of the 2018 and 2022 FIFA World Cups. Leading up to the 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil^TM, the six thirty-minute episodes celebrate humanity and perseverance through the most powerful and uplifting stories rooted in world football and also demonstrate how the sport inspires the world to Rise As One. The first installment of this series will premiere on March 25^th in the U.S. and Puerto Rico on FOX Sports 1, America’s new sports network. Globally, these films will be distributed in more than 55 countries.

“The passion and dedication that unites footballers and fans worldwide is unrivaled, incredibly inspiring, and we are thrilled to partner with Budweiser to help tell these stories,” said Michael Bloom, FOX Sports’ Senior Vice President of Original Programming. “We think that football fans across the globe will enjoy this series and learn more about how transformative and impactful the beautiful game has been.”

Veteran filmmakers Scott Boggins and Gabriel Spitzer, who have a combined 15 Emmy Awards, joined forces to produce and direct the Rise as One documentary series that features exclusive interviews with football legends including FIFA World Cup^TM Champions Ronaldo and Lilian Thuram. The FOX SPORTS ORIGINALS production premieres Tuesday, March 25 at 8:00 PM ET on FOX Sports 1, and below are brief descriptions of the six episodes:

· Power of Unity: In Power of Unity, the Japanese Women’s national team overcame intense personal pain to inspire their country after the 2011 tsunami and Fukushima nuclear disaster.

· Breaking Barriers: In Breaking Barriers, USA and Iran go head-to-head at the 1998 World Cup and amid volatile politics and intense scrutiny, broke soft diplomacy on the world stage.

· One Nation: In One Nation, the French Men’s national team uses the 1998 World Cup to help heal the racial splits within their nation and sport.

· Match for Peace: The story of how an exhibition match between World Cup champions Brazil and war torn Haiti, helped lift the spirits of the island nation during one of its darkest hours.

· Forever Heroes: Nearly 20 years after a plane crash killed all but three men from Zambia’s national team, Forever Heroes shows how the new survivor-led club overcame tragedy to capture the African Cup of Nations, just miles from the crash site.

· World War Truce: During a tense, frozen Christmas in World War I, German and British soldiers held a secret cease-fire to play a friendly soccer game.

In addition to its global partnership with FOX Sports, Budweiser also serves as the lead partner of the Kicking + Screening Soccer Film Festival, an annual series of soccer cultural events that brings together football and film enthusiasts to celebrate the beautiful game. Budweiser will debut two of its upcoming documentary series episodes on the big screen when the festival visits New York City from April 8 – 11, 2014. Tickets to the New York City festival are on sale now at kickingandscreening.com.

For more details on Budweiser’s creative content series, its partnership with FOX Sports and the Rise As One campaign, visit www.RiseAsOne.com.

About Budweiser & Football

Budweiser has a strong commitment to football globally, having served as official beer sponsor of the FIFA World Cup™ for over 25 years, and with an ongoing commitment through the 2018 and 2022 tournaments.

About Anheuser-Busch InBev

While Budweiser will serve as the official beer of the 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil^™, Anheuser-Busch InBev will once again leverage its portfolio of beers around the world by extending local sponsorship rights to its leading brands in select football markets, including Brahma (Brazil), Harbin (China), Corona (Mexico), Jupiler (Belgium and The Netherlands), Siberian Crown (Russia), Hasseröder (Germany) and Beck’s (Italy), among others.

Anheuser-Busch InBev is a publicly traded company (Euronext: ABI) based in Leuven, Belgium, with American Depositary Receipts on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE: BUD). It is the leading global brewer and one of the world’s top five consumer products companies. Beer, the original social network, has been bringing people together for thousands of years and our portfolio of well over 200 beer brands continues to forge strong connections with consumers. This includes global brands Budweiser®, Corona® and Stella Artois®; international brands Beck’s®, Leffe®, and Hoegaarden®; and local champions Bud Light®, Skol®, Brahma®, Antarctica®, Quilmes®, Victoria®, Modelo Especial®, Michelob Ultra®, Harbin®, Sedrin®, Klinskoye®, Sibirskaya Korona®, Chernigivske®, and Jupiler®. Anheuser-Busch InBev’s dedication to heritage and quality originates from the Den Hoorn brewery in Leuven, Belgium dating back to 1366 and the pioneering spirit of the Anheuser & Co brewery, with origins in St. Louis, USA since 1852. Geographically diversified with a balanced exposure to developed and developing markets, Anheuser-Busch InBev leverages the collective strengths of its more than 150,000 employees based in 24 countries worldwide. In 2013, AB InBev realized 43.2 billion USD revenue. The company strives to be the Best Beer Company in a Better World. For more information, please visit: www.ab-inbev.com.

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