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CBS SPORTS AND CBS SPORTS NETWORK TEAM UP FOR SIXTH CONSECUTIVE YEAR WITH LIVE BROADCAST OF NCAA ? DIVISION I MEN'S AND WOMEN'S OUTDOOR TRACK AND FIELD CHAMPIONSHIPS ON FRIDAY, JUNE 10 and SATURDAY, JUNE 11
CBS Sports and CBS Sports Network team up for the sixth consecutive year to provide live coverage of the NCAA DIVISION I MEN'S AND WOMEN'S OUTDOOR TRACK AND FIELD CHAMPIONSHIPS during four hours on Friday and Saturday from Des Moines, Iowa. The event is highlighted by CBS Sports' broadcast on Saturday, June 11 (1:00-3:00 PM, ET) when the 2011 men's and women's team champions are crowned. Both team titles are expected to be hotly contested. Texas A&M is the defending champion in both the men and women's competition. On the men's side, they will be challenged by...
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LEGENDARY BROADCASTER MARV ALBERT JOINS "THE NFL ON CBS"
Legendary sports broadcaster Marv Albert joins CBS Sports as a play-by-play announcer for the CBS Television Network's coverage of THE NFL ON CBS. The announcement was made today by Sean McManus, Chairman, CBS Sports. "Marv Albert is recognized throughout sports broadcasting as one of its true legends," says McManus. "Very few in the broadcasting industry can claim his combined accomplishments and remarkable longevity. We are extremely excited to add Marv to our NFL ON CBS team." Albert will continue in his lead role as basketball play-by-play announcer for TNT's exclusive Th...
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CBS SPORTS' FALDO ON DONALD HOLDING NO. 1 AND MEMORIAL FIELD AS CBS BROADCASTS PGA TOUR'S "THE MEMORIAL TOURNAMENT PRESENTED BY NATIONWIDE INSURANCE" JUNE 4-5
DONALD, MICKELSON, McILROY AND WATSON AMONG TOP FIELD AT "THE MEMORIAL TOURNAMENT PRESENTED BY NATIONWIDE INSURANCE" ON CBS SPORTS JUNE 4-5 One of the year's top fields is competing with eight of the top-10 players and 25 of the top 30 in the FedEx Cup standings, including No. 1 World-ranked Luke Donald and No. 4 World-ranked Phil Mickelson, at THE MEMORIAL TOURNAMENT PRESENTED BY NATIONWIDE INSURANCE. CBS Sports broadcasts the third and final rounds of the Memorial Tournament on Saturday, June 4 (3:00-6:00 PM, ET) and Sunday, June 5 (2:30-6:00 PM, ET), live from Muirfield Village Go...
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CBS Sports Announces 2011 SEC ON CBS Football Sked
CBS SPORTS' 2011 COLLEGE FOOTBALL SCHEDULE OFFERS BEST OF SOUTHEASTERN CONFERENCE EACH WEEK CBS Sports' Weekly Selection of SEC Football "Game of the Week" Begins September 17 with Broadcast of Tennessee-Florida CBS Sports kicks off its 11th consecutive season of national coverage of Southeastern Conference Football on Saturday, Sept. 17 (3:30-7:00 PM, ET) with its broadcast of Tennessee at Florida. In its third year of a 15-year agreement with the SEC, CBS Sports continues to be the exclusive national network broadcaster of SEC home football games, including the SEC Championsh...
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McCORD ON DUSTIN JOHNSON: TIME TO QUIT FALLING ASLEEP OUT THERE...START WINNING ON A CONSISTENT LEVEL; CBS SPORTS BROADCASTS HP BYRON NELSON CHAMPIONSHIP MAY 28-29
"TEXAS SWING" WINDS DOWN IN LONE STAR STATE AT "HP BYRON NELSON CHAMPIONSHIP" ON CBS SPORTS, MAY 28-29 The PGA TOUR's "Texas Swing" winds down this weekend at the HP BYRON NELSON CHAMPIONSHIP, a tournament with one of the richest traditions in the game of golf, as CBS Sports broadcasts the third and final rounds on Saturday, May 28 and Sunday, May 29 (3:00-6:00 PM, ET, both days), live from TPC Four Seasons Resort Las Colinas in Irving, Texas. Defending champion Jason Day aims to become the first player to win back-to-back titles here since Tom Watson won three straight from 1978-80...
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CBS Sports Spectacular Fires Up BBQ on Saturday
May 23, 2011 ****************************************************************************** CBS SPORTS BULLETIN BOARD ****************************************************************************** CBS SPORTS SPECTACULAR FIRES UP BARBECUE WITH "THE ULTIMATE BARBECUE SHOWDOWN" ON SATURDAY, MAY 28 CBS SPORTS SPECTACULAR presents THE ULTIMATE BARBECUE SHOWDOWN on Saturday, May 28 (2:00-3:00 PM, ET; taped 4/2/11) from outside Reliant Stadium in Houston, Texas during the 2011 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Final Four. THE ULTIMATE BARBECUE SHOWDOWN has a host, four competitors...
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RATINGS RISE 110% FOR CROWNE PLAZA INVITATIONAL AT COLONIAL's FINAL ROUND ON CBS SPORTS
RATINGS RISE FOR CBS SPORTS' COVERAGE OF PGA TOUR'S "CROWNE PLAZA INVITATIONAL AT COLONIAL" FINAL ROUND WITH 110% INCREASE CBS Sports' final-round coverage of the PGA TOUR's CROWNE PLAZA INVITATIONAL AT COLONIAL on Sunday, May 22 (3:00-6:00 PM, ET), which saw David Toms rally from behind to beat Charlie Wi by one stroke, scored an average overnight household rating/share of 2.1/5, up +110% from last year's 1.0/3 in the metered markets. Sunday's final-round rating peaked at a 3.1/7 (5:30-6:00 PM, ET). In addition, Sunday's 2.1/5 was the highest overnight rating for the final rou...
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FURYK, SCOTT, FOWLER, MAHAN, GLOVER, GARCIA AND TOMS TEE IT UP IN THIRD LEG OF PGA TOUR'S TEXAS SWING AT "CROWNE PLAZA INVITATIONAL AT COLONIAL" MAY 21-22 ON CBS SPORTS
For the 38th straight year, CBS Sports returns to historic Colonial Country Club in Fort Worth, Texas, with third- and final-round coverage of the CROWNE PLAZA INVITATIONAL AT COLONIAL on Saturday, May 21 and Sunday, May 22 (3:00-6:00 PM, ET, both days), live on the CBS Television Network. The Colonial dates back to 1946 and is the longest-running event on the PGA TOUR to be played on the same course, and the 10th oldest overall. Jim Nantz, the 2009 and 2008 Emmy Award Winner for "Outstanding Sports Personality - Play-by-Play" and five-time National Sportscaster of the Year, serves as...
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CBS Sports Spectacular Vaults to Coverage of 2011 NCAA Women's Gymnastics Championships
CBS SPORTS SPECTACULAR presents the 2011 NCAA WOMEN'S GYMNASTICS CHAMPIONSHIPS presented by Buick on Saturday, May 14 (3:00-5:00 PM, ET; taped 4/15-17) from the Wolstein Center in Cleveland, Ohio. No. 1-seed Alabama attempts to win its first NCAA team title since 2002, while defending champion UCLA tries to win its seventh championship in the last 15 years. Also competing are the University of Utah, women's gymnastics' original dynasty team; as well as Oklahoma, Nebraska and Michigan, who are all seeking their first NCAA team gymnastics championship. This year marks the 30th anniversary o...