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CBS Sports Re-lives Jimmy Connors' Magical 1991 U.S. Open Run
THIS JUST IN... (IN CASE YOU MISSED IT) ...FROM CBS SPORTS During its U.S. Open Tennis Championships coverage on Sunday, Sept. 4, CBS Sports aired a feature on five-time U.S. Open champion Jimmy Connors on the 20th anniversary of his magical semi-final run in the 1991 U.S. Open at age 39. In the feature, Connors recounts his U.S. Open run describing it as "the best 11 days of my career." Among those interviewed in the piece include Patrick McEnroe, who Connors defeated in the first round after trailing two sets and down 3-0 in the third set; Aaron Krickstein, who Connor...
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CBS SPORTS' 2011 U.S. OPEN TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIPS LABOR DAY COVERAGE HIGHLIGHTED BY FOURTH-ROUND ACTION -NO. 16-SEED ANA IVANOVIC vs. NO. 28-SEED SERENA WILLIAMS; NO. 8-SEED MARDY FISH vs. NO. 11-SEED JO-WILFRIED TSONGA; AND NO. 7-SEED FRANCESCA SCHIAVONE vs. NO. 17-SEED ANASTASIA PAVLYUCHENKOVA ON MONDAY, SEPT. 5
Men's No. 1-Seed Novak Djokovic-No. 22-seed Alexandr Dolgopolov Match Also Featured CBS Sports presents the U.S. OPEN TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIPS, tennis' final major of the year and the only one played in the United States, for the 44th consecutive year. Labor Day coverage continues on Monday, Sept. 5 (11:00 AM-6:00 PM, ET) with men's and women's fourth-round action. Headlining CBS Sports' coverage is the women's No. 16-seed Ana Ivanovic taking on No. 28-seed Serena Williams; men's No. 8-seed Mardy Fish against No. 11-seed Jo-Wilfried Tsonga; and women's No. 7-seed Francesca Schiavone ag...
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CBS SPORTS' 2011 U.S. OPEN TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIPS THIRD-ROUND COVERAGE HIGHLIGHTED BY NO. 3-SEED ROGER FEDERER vs. NO. 27-SEED MARIN CILIC; NO. 1-SEED CAROLINE WOZNIACKI vs. VANIA KING AND NO. 4-SEED VICTORIA AZARENKA vs. NO. 28-SEED SERENA WILLIAMS ON SATURDAY, SEPT. 3
CBS Sports presents the U.S. OPEN TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIPS, tennis' final major of the year and the only one played in the United States, for the 44th consecutive year. Coverage begins on Saturday, Sept. 3 (11:00 AM-6:00 PM, ET) with men's and women's third-round action. Headlining CBS Sports' coverage is the men's No. 3-seed Roger Federer taking on No. 27-seed Marin Cilic; women's No. 1-seed Caroline Wozniacki versus Vania King; and the women's No. 4-seed Victoria Azarenka against No. 28-seed Serena Williams. Also scheduled include No. 8-seed Mardy Fish against Kevin Anderson. Lead...
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"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 CBS Television Network kicks off its 52nd year of broadcasting the ...
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CBS SPORTS AND PGA TOUR ANNOUNCE NEW TELEVISION AGREEMENT
CBS Sports and the PGA TOUR announced today the completion of an unprecedented broadcast network television agreement with CBS, which will secure the PGA TOUR's television rights for the next 10 years. With the current deal running through 2012, the new nine-year agreement will extend from 2013 through the 2021 season. "CBS Sports is delighted to continue our long-standing relationship with the PGA TOUR," said Sean McManus, Chairman, CBS Sports. "As we have for more than 50 years, we value our partnership with the TOUR and have tremendous confidence that the TOUR is well-positioned fo...
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VETERAN COLLEGE FOOTBALL JOURNALIST BRUCE FELDMAN JOINS CBS
Award-winning columnist with more than 20 years of experience will report on College Football across multiple CBS platforms SEPT. 1, 2011: CBS today announced that veteran journalist and New York Times best-selling author Bruce Feldman has joined CBS to cover the sport of college football. With over two decades experience covering college athletics, Feldman joins CBS after 17 years working for ESPN. In addition to writing for CBSSports.com, Feldman will report on college football across multiple CBS platforms. Feldman's hire comes on the heels of the recent addition of three award-win...
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CBS SPORTS NETWORK KICKS OFF COLLEGE FOOTBALL SEASON WITH UMASS AT HOLY CROSS ON THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 1
CBS Sports Network kicks off its ninth season of live college football coverage on Thursday, Sept. 1 (8:00 PM, ET) as University of Massachusetts takes on Holy Cross. Play-by-play announcer James Bates and analyst Aaron Taylor call the game, with Brooke Collins reporting from the sidelines. The Network provides live, pre- and post-game coverage beginning with INSIDE COLLEGE FOOTBALL (7:00-8:00 PM, ET). Adam Zucker anchors and is joined by analysts Brian Jones and Rich Rodriguez. On Saturday, Sept. 3 (3:30 PM, ET), the Network's coverage of Service Academy football kicks off with Dela...
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CBS SPORTS SERVES UP 2011 U.S. OPEN TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIPS FOR 44th CONSECUTIVE YEAR
Men's and Women's Championships Highlight CBS Sports' Coverage CBS Sports presents the U.S. OPEN TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIPS, tennis' final major of the year and the only one played in the United States, for the 44th consecutive year. Coverage begins on Saturday, Sept. 3 (11:00 AM-6:00 PM, ET) with men's and women's third-round action and concludes with the men's singles championship on Sunday, Sept. 11 (4:00 PM, ET). CBS Sports will broadcast over 37 hours of the 2011 U.S. Open from the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Flushing Meadows, N.Y. Lead play-by-play announcer Dic...
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CBS SPORTS BULLETIN BOARD
CBS SPORTS PREVIEWS U.S. OPEN TENNIS ON SUNDAY, AUG. 28 CBS Sports, in anticipation of its coverage of the 2011 U.S. Open Tennis Championships, previews tennis' final major of the year and the only one played in the United States, with the U.S. OPEN PREVIEW SHOW on Sunday, Aug. 28 (1:30-2:00 PM, ET). CBS Sports' Bill Macatee hosts the show and is joined by CBS Sports tennis analysts Mary Carillo, John McEnroe and Jim Courier to serve and volley who they think will win the women's and men's championships. The half-hour special also takes a look back 20 years ago at the epic and surprising...