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THIS JUST IN... ...FROM CBS SPORTS
THE NFL TODAY's Lesley Visser sits down with former New England Patriots offensive lineman Joe Andruzzi and his brothers Billy and Marc, New York City firefighters on September 11, 2001, to relive their memories of the events that happened 10 years ago. To view a clip of the feature, click: http://bit.ly/oMgDzl * * * * * CBS Sports Contacts: Jen Sabatelle 212/975-4120 jsabatelle@cbs.com Robin Brendle 212/975-1533 rlbrendle@cbs.com Jerry Caraccioli 212/975-7466 gwcara...
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MEN'S AND WOMEN'S SEMI-FINALS HIGHLIGHT CBS SPORTS' U.S. OPEN TENNIS COVERAGE ON SATURDAY, SEPT. 10
No. 1 Novak Djokovic Takes on No. 3 Roger Federer; No. 2 Rafael Nadal vs. No. 4 Andy Murray in Men's Semi-Finals in Afternoon No. 1 Caroline Wozniacki Takes on No. 28 Serena Williams in Women's Semi-Final in Prime Time CBS Sports' continuing coverage of the U.S. Open Tennis Championships on Saturday, Sept. 10 (12:00-6:00 PM, ET) and (8:00-10:00 PM, ET) is highlighted by the men's semi-finals during the day, and a women's semi-final match in prime time. Coverage during the day is highlighted by the top four men's seeds vying to play in the championship on Monday, Sept. 12 (4:00 ...
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MEN'S QUARTERFINALS HIGHLIGHT CBS SPORTS' COVERAGE OF U.S. OPEN TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIPS ON FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 9
CBS Sports' continuing coverage of the U.S. Open Tennis Championships on Friday, Sept. 9 (12:30-6:00 PM, ET) is highlighted by the men's quarterfinal matches. Coverage is highlighted by No. 2-seed Rafael Nadal taking on No. 21-seed Andy Roddick preceded by No. 4-seed Andy Murray against No. 28-seed John Isner. Lead play-by-play announcer Dick Enberg will be joined by expert analysts Mary Carillo and John McEnroe in the booth for the 12th consecutive year. Bill Macatee and analyst Jim Courier also will call tennis action for CBS Sports. Mary Joe Fernandez serves as reporter. Bob Mansbach...
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DIDDY AND JUSTIN COMBS TALK RECRUITING ON CBS SPORTS NET
THIS JUST IN... ...From CBS Sports Network CBS Sports Network's football recruiting show, LEMMING REPORT, returns on Friday, Sept. 9 (7:00-7:30 PM, ET) and features a special sit-down interview with Justin Combs, a highly-recruited senior cornerback from Iona Prep (New Rochelle, N.Y.) and his father, media mogul Sean "Diddy" Combs. During the segment, Justin was presented with an official invitation to one of the nation's top high school football all-star games, the Semper Fidelis All American Bowl. A video clip from the interview is available via: http://on.fb.me/rfwxhC ...
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AUDIBLES WITH "NFL ON CBS" LEAD ANNOUNCE TEAM JIM NANTZ AND PHIL SIMMS AND DAN DIERDORF
The CBS Television Network begins its 52nd year broadcasting the NFL with regional coverage as THE NFL ON CBS kicks off its 2011 NFL season broadcast schedule on Sunday, Sept. 11 (1:00-4:00 PM, ET) beginning with THE NFL TODAY, the Network's one-hour studio show (12:00 NOON-1:00 PM, ET), live from THE NFL TODAY studio in New York City. THE NFL ON CBS lead announce team of Jim Nantz and Phil Simms call the action from the Pittsburgh Steelers-Baltimore Ravens game live from M&T Bank Stadium in Baltimore, Md. Lance Barrow is the coordinating producer and lead game producer and Mike Arnold is...
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"THE NFL TODAY" REMEMBERS SEPTEMBER 11, 2001 AS LESLEY VISSER TALKS WITH FORMER NEW ENGLAND PATRIOT JOE ANDRUZZI AND HIS NEW YORK CITY FIREFIGHTING BROTHERS FOR WEEK 1 OF "THE NFL TODAY" ON SUNDAY, SEPT. 11
THE NFL ON CBS, broadcasting its 52nd year of the NFL, kicks off its 2011 NFL season on Sunday, Sept. 11 (1:00-4:00 PM, ET) beginning with THE NFL TODAY (12:00 Noon-1:00 PM, ET). THE NFL TODAY's Lesley Visser sits down with former New England Patriots offensive lineman Joe Andruzzi and his brothers Billy and Marc, New York City firefighters on September 11, 2001, to relive their memories of the events that happened 10 years ago. On the morning of September 11, 2001 Andruzzi, an offensive lineman for the New England Patriots, was at the dentist's office in Foxborough when the first p...
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CBS SPORTS ADDS FOUR-TIME PRO BOWLER KRIS JENKINS AS NTRIBUTING ANALYST DURING SEASON FOR "THE NFL TODAY" STUDIO SHOW
Jenkins Also to Contribute to INSIDE THE NFL ON SHOWTIME Former New York Jets and Carolina Panthers defensive tackle Kris Jenkins joins CBS Sports for selected weeks throughout the NFL season as a contributing analyst for the Network's NFL studio show, THE NFL TODAY, and CBS Sports-produced INSIDE THE NFL ON SHOWTIME. The announcement was made today by Sean McManus, Chairman, CBS Sports and Executive Producer, THE NFL ON CBS. His first appearance is scheduled for Week 2 on THE NFL TODAY. "We are always looking for ways to include the latest players' perspectives to our cover...
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CBS SPORTS NETWORK RETURNS "INSIDE COLLEGE FOOTBALL" AND THE "THE TONY BARNHART SHOW"
"TACKLING THE TRENDS" DEBUTS ON WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 7 Season Premiere of "The Tony Barnhart Show" Features Interview with Political Pundit and LSU Fan James Carville CBS Sports Network returns tonight popular roundtable studio show INSIDE COLLEGE FOOTBALL, airing live from 8:00-10:00 PM, ET on Tuesdays throughout the season. INSIDE COLLEGE FOOTBALL features host Adam Zucker along with analysts Rich Rodriguez, Aaron Taylor, Brian Jones and Randy Cross. In addition, "Mr. College Football" Tony Barnhart returns to CBS Sports Network for a thir...
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*** CBS SPORTS MEDIA ADVISORY ***
"THE NFL ON CBS" MARKS 52nd YEAR OF BROADCASTING THE NFL CONFERENCE CALL: WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 7 (2:00 PM, ET/11:00 AM, PT)DIAL: (719) 325-2456 CBS Sports will host a conference call on Wednesday, Sept. 7 (2:00 PM, ET/11:00 AM, PT) featuring Sean McManus, Chairman, CBS Sports and Executive Producer of THE NFL ON CBS, THE NFL ON CBS's lead team of Jim Nantz and Phil Simms, and Harold Bryant, Executive Producer & Vice President, Production, CBS Sports. In addition, CBS Sports' NFL ON CBS analyst Dan Dierdorf and NFL TODAY analyst Shannon Sharpe will participate in the call. The C...