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McILROY, MICKELSON, WATSON, KAYMER, WATNEY AND FOWLER COMPETE IN STAR-PACKED FIELD AT "WELLS FARGO CHAMPIONSHIP" ON CBS SPORTS MAY 7-8
The world's top players, including defending champion Rory McIlroy, Phil Mickelson, Bubba Watson, Martin Kaymer, Nick Watney and Rickie Fowler compete this weekend at the PGA TOUR's WELLS FARGO CHAMPIONSHIP as CBS Sports broadcasts third- and final-round coverage from Quail Hollow Club in Charlotte, N.C., on Saturday, May 7 and Sunday, May 8 (3:00-6:00 PM, ET; both days), live on the CBS Television Network. Jim Nantz, five-time National Sportscaster of the Year and 2009 and 2008 Emmy Award winner for "Outstanding Sports Personality, Play-by-Play," now in his 26th year covering golf at C...
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CBS SPORTS WINS SIX EMMY AWARDS
NCAA Tournament, Super Bowl XLIV, Golf and U.S. Open Tennis Championships Garner Honors for Network at 32nd Annual Sports Emmy Awards CBS Sports won six Emmy Awards at the 32nd Annual Sports Emmy Awards on Monday, May 2 at the Frederick P. Rose Hall Home of Jazz at Lincoln Center in New York City. Highlighting CBS Sports' winning night were Emmy Awards for its 2010 coverage of the NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship, Super Bowl XLIV, GOLF ON CBS and the U.S. Open Tennis Championships. CBS Sports garnered trophies for OUTSTANDING PLAYOFF COVERAGE (The NCAA Men's Bas...
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CBS SPORTS BULLETIN BOARD
CBS SPORTS SPECTACULAR GOES OFF ROAD FOR ROUND 3 OF "LUCAS OIL OFFROAD RACING SERIES ON SUNDAY, MAY 8 CBS SPORTS SPECTACULAR once again presents short-course racing with Round Three of the LUCAS OIL OFFROAD PRO 2 & PRO 4 on Sunday, May 8 (1:00-2:00 PM, ET; taped 4/17/11) from Arizona's Speedworld Off-Road Park. Showcasing 800hp trucks racing door-to-door while flying 80 feet through the air, it features both the Pro2 (two-wheel drive) and Pro4 (four-wheel drive) classes. Often compared to a mix of rally racing, stock-car racing, and supercross racing, two-dozen thunderous trucks pound th...
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CLEVELAND BROWNS STAR PEYTON HILLIS, THE COVER ATHLETE FOR THE "MADDEN NFL 12" VIDEO GAME, TO PRESENT THE TOP TEN LIST ON CBS's "LATE SHOW with DAVID LETTERMAN," THURSDAY, APRIL 28
THIS JUST IN... ...from CBS Entertainment NEW YORK - April 28, 2011 - Cleveland Browns running back Peyton Hillis, the cover athlete for the new "Madden NFL 12" video game, will present the Top Ten List on the LATE SHOW with DAVID LETTERMAN, Thursday, April 28 (11:35 PM-12:37 AM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network. Selected by fans in a special online vote, Hillis was announced Wednesday as the latest NFL star to grace the cover of the new edition of the popular EA Sports video game. The "Madden NFL 12" video game will be released August 30. Also featured on the...
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LUKE DONALD, RICKIE FOWLER, GRAEME McDOWELL, CAMILO VILLEGAS, STEVE STRICKER AND DEFENDING CHAMPION JASON BOHN IN STRONG FIELD AT PGA TOUR'S "ZURICH CLASSIC OF NEW ORLEANS" ON CBS SPORTS THIS WEEKEND, APRIL 30-MAY 1
CBS Sports and the PGA TOUR head down to the Bayou this weekend with coverage of the ZURICH CLASSIC OF NEW ORLEANS. CBS Sports broadcasts third- and final-round coverage on Saturday, April 30 and Sunday, May 1 (3:00-6:00 PM, ET; both days), live from TPC Louisiana in Avondale, La. The tournament returned to TPC Louisiana in 2007 after extensive damage from Hurricane Katrina had moved the event to English Turn Golf and Country Club. The 2006 Zurich Classic was the first major sporting event to be held in New Orleans since Hurricane Katrina. Jim Nantz, the 2009 and 2008 Emmy Award w...
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CBS SPORTS TO AIR NCAA WINTER CHAMPIONSHIPS SHOW APRIL 30
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Thursday, April 28, 2011 INDIANAPOLIS --- For the ninth consecutive year, all 88 NCAA championships will ...
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CBS Sports Spectacular Also Has Racing Weekend Away with Supercross and Off Road
************************************************************************************************************************* CBS SPORTS BULLETIN BOARD ************************************************************************************************************************* CBS SPORTS SPECTACULAR'S "MONSTER ENERGY AMA SUPERCROSS" HEATS UP AGAIN IN SALT LAKE CITY ON SUNDAY, MAY 1 With just two races to go in the 2011 season of MONSTER ENERGY AMA SUPERCROSS, an FIM World Championship, CBS SPORTS SPECTACULAR rides into Rice Eccles Stadium in Salt Lake City this weekend on Sunday, May 1 (...
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"CBS SPORTS SPECIAL: SUNRISE TO SUNSET - A PGA PROFESSIONAL'S LIFE" BROADACST SUNDAY, MAY 1
CBS SPORTS SPECIAL, ‘SUNRISE TO SUNSET - A PGA PROFESSIONAL'S LIFE,' AIRS SUNDAY, MAY 1, HIGHLIGHTING GOLF TEACHERS OF IMPACT PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. - "Sunrise to Sunset: A PGA Professional's Life," a personalized profile of special PGA Professionals, will kick off PGA Free Lesson Month by celebrating the 95th anniversary of The PGA of America and its 27,000 men and women professionals' passion to teach, grow and promote the game of golf. Presented by CBS Sports, Sunday, May 1, from 2:00 to 3:00 p.m. ET, the program takes viewers coast to coast behind the scenes to meet premier PGA go...
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CBS SPORTS TEES UP GOLF DOUBLEHEADER WITH PGA TOUR'S "THE HERITAGE" AND CHAMPIONS TOUR'S "LIBERTY MUTUAL LEGENDS OF GOLF" ON APRIL 23-24
Defending FedExCup and Heritage champion Jim Furyk, five-time Heritage winner Davis Love III, Luke Donald, Ian Poulter, Ernie Els, Stewart Cink, Stuart Appleby and young stars in their 20s including Jason Day, Rickie Fowler, Camilo Villegas, Bill Haas, Sean O'Hair and last week's Valero Texas Open winner Brendan Steele tee it up at the THE HERITAGE which marks the half-way point of the PGA TOUR regular season. CBS Sports broadcasts the third and final rounds of the 2011 Heritage on Saturday, April 23 and Sunday, April 24 (3:00-6:00 PM, ET; both days), live from one of the most picturesque ...