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CBS Sports
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NEWS, NOTES & QUOTES FROM CBS SPORTS’ “THE NFL TODAY” WITH JAMES BROWN, DAN MARINO, SHANNON SHARPE, BILL COWHER AND BOOMER ESIASON FOR WEEK 2 ON SEPTEMBER 16
► THE NFL TODAY’s host James Brown sat down with Eagles quarterback Michael Vick. Click to view interview: http://cbsprt.co/Pp82MU Michael Vick on talking about his team becoming a “dynasty”: When I mentioned the word dynasty, it's something that we all want to create. It's not something that I just talked about. We all talked about it as a team. I don't think anything is wrong with being optimistic and believing. (Reaction to Michael Vick) BILL COWHER: I believe that Michael Vick is putting more pressure on himself. That interview to me just reaffirms to me that he's ...
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CBS SPORTS
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CBS SPORTS SPECTACULAR Goes Off Road on Saturday with Lucas Oil Pro2
************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************ CBS SPORTS BULLETIN BOARD ****************************************************************************************************************************************************************** CBS SPORTS RACES OFF ROAD WITH LUCAS OIL ON SATURDAY, SEPT. 15 CBS SPORTS SPECTACULAR features the Lucas Oil Off Road Racing Series with LUCAS OIL OFF ROAD PRO2 on Saturday, Sept. 15 (1:30-2:30 PM; taped 8/5/12) from Gle...
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NFL ON CBS
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“THE NFL TODAY’s” JAMES BROWN VISITS WITH PHILADELPHIA EAGLES QUARTERBACK MICHAEL VICK FOR WEEK 2 OF “THE NFL TODAY” ON SUNDAY, SEPT. 16
THE NFL ON CBS, broadcasting its 53rd year of the NFL, kicks off its 2012 NFL season on Sunday, Sept. 16 (1:00-7:00 PM, ET) beginning with THE NFL TODAY (12:00 Noon-1:00 PM, ET). THE NFL TODAY’s host James Brown previews Week 2’s Baltimore Ravens-Philadelphia Eagles game when he sits down with Eagles quarterback Michael Vick. Last season, Philadelphia finished a disappointing 8-8. This year, Vick suffered an injury-filled preseason and made headlines saying his team was good enough to become an NFL “dynasty.” That “dynasty” almost became a Week 1 disaster as Vick threw fou...
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College Football
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COLORADO AT FRESNO STATE HIGHLIGHTS COLLEGE FOOTBALL TRIPLEHEADER ON CBS SPORTS NETWORK
CBS Sports Network airs a college football tripleheader on Saturday, Sept. 15, highlighted by a primetime matchup between Colorado and Fresno State (8:00 PM, ET). James Bates, Aaron Taylor and reporter Lauren Gardner call the action at Bulldog Stadium in Fresno, Calif. Saturday’s live action begins at 12:00 NOON, ET as Northern Illinois visits Army to kick off the Network’s third season of Army football coverage. Ben Holden, Randy Cross and guest sideline reporter Cadet Brad Strimel announce from Michie Stadium in West Point, N.Y. ECU at Southern Miss foll...
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College Football
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CBS SPORTS KICKS OFF 12th SEASON OF NATIONAL COVERAGE OF “SEC ON CBS” WITH #1-RANKED ALABAMA TAKING ON ARKANSAS ON SATURDAY, SEPT. 15
CBS Sports kicks off its 12th season of national coverage of SEC football with the “Game of the Week” on Saturday, Sept. 15 (3:30-7:00 PM, ET) with *#1-ranked Alabama taking on Arkansas. Verne Lundquist and Gary Danielson, CBS Sports’ lead college football announce team call the action with Tracy Wolfson reporting from the sidelines from Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium in Fayetteville, Ark. Craig Silver, the Network’s coordinating producer of college football, produces and Steve Milton directs. COLLEGE FOOTBALL TODAY, the Network’s pre-game, halftime ...
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NFL ON CBS
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THE NFL ON CBS: WEEK 2 (SUNDAY, SEPT. 16) AUDIBLES WITH “NFL ON CBS’s” DAN DIERDORF AND “THE NFL TODAY’s” BILL COWHER
The CBS Television Network, home of Super Bowl XLVII, continues its 53rd year broadcasting the NFL with coverage of THE NFL ON CBS on Sunday, Sept. 16 (1:00-7:00 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 New York Jets-Pittsburgh Steelers game live from Heinz Field in Pittsburgh, Pa. Lance Barrow is the coordinating producer and lead game producer and Mike Arnold is the lead game director...
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CBS SPORTS
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CBS SPORTS NAMES BESS BARNES VICE PRESIDENT, COLLEGE SPORTS PROGRAMMING
CBS Sports has named Bess Barnes Vice President of College Sports Programming. The announcement was made today by Sean McManus, Chairman, CBS Sports and David Berson, Executive Vice President, CBS Sports and President, CBS Sports Network. In addition, CBS Sports announced expanded programming roles for Rob Correa, Executive Vice President, Programming, CBS Sports and Dan Weinberg, Senior Vice President, Programming. Barnes will be responsible for the day-to-day management of college sports programming for CBS Sports’ broadcast and cable properties, including scheduling, acquisitions an...
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CBS Entertainment
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CBS LAUNCHES TWO INITIATIVES TO HELP VIEWERS NAVIGATE ADJUSTED START TIMES FOR SUNDAY SERIES ON NFL DOUBLEHEADER WEEKENDS
CBS’s Primetime Shows Will Be Listed to Start 30 Minutes Later Than Usual on NFL Doubleheader Dates In Eastern and Central Time Zones, With “60 Minutes” Leading the Night at 7:30 PM, ET/6:30 PM, CT CBS’s Enhanced Multi-Platform Eye-lert System Enables Viewers to Receive Updates on Further Changes To Primetime Series Affected by Sunday Football Overruns Via SMS Texts, Twitter, Facebook Posts and/or the Previously Established Email Alerts In an effort to further assist CBS’s Sunday night viewers in navigating primetime series time changes due to NFL overruns, C...
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CBS Sports
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NEWS AND NOTES FROM THE PREMIERE OF “NFL MONDAY QB” ON CBS SPORTS NETWORK
NFL MONDAY QB, the first regularly scheduled NFL programming on CBS Sports Network, premiered last night, Monday, Sept. 10, recapping Week 1 of the NFL season – from a quarterback’s perspective. Led by THE NFL ON CBS lead analyst and Super Bowl XXI MVP, Phil Simms; Super Bowl XXXVII quarterback and 2002 NFL MVP, Rich Gannon; and 17-year veteran and 1999 NFL All Pro quarterback, Steve Beuerlein, NFL MONDAY QB brings together an elite roster of quarterbacks providing their unique and compelling opinions, breaking down the week’s games and focusing on how quarterback play ...