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CBS SPORTS NETWORK KICKS OFF NINTH COLLEGE FOOTBALL SEASON
Rich Rodriguez, Gary Thorne and James Bates Join CBS Sports Network Network to Feature Three Boise State Football Games; Returns as Home of Service Academy Football CBS Sports Network kicks off its ninth season of college football coverage with an extensive lineup of games featuring the best of the Mountain West, Conference USA, Army and Navy football, NCAA Division II and the Patriot League. The Network will air 42 games this season and again feature a top roster of announcers and analysts including seven new voices highlighted by former University of Michigan football coach ...
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"GAME! SET! MATCH!" PREVIEWS CBS SPORTS' COVERAGE OF U.S. OPEN TENNIS WITH EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW WITH ROGER FEDERER ON SUNDAY, AUG. 14 CBS Sports' Bill Macatee hosts a one-hour CBS SPORTS SPECTACULAR special, GAME! SET! MATCH! presented by Mercedes-Benz on Sunday, Aug. 14 (1:00-2:00 PM, ET). Highlighted by an exclusive interview with Roger Federer, the five-time U.S. Open champion talks with former professional tennis player and current television analyst Justin Gimelstob about his extraordinary career, playing in New York and his quest for a sixth U.S. Open title in the coming weeks. "It'...
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THE NFL ON CBS MEDIA DAY LUNCHEON TUESDAY, AUGUST 23, 2011 12:30 PM, ET
WHO: CBS SPORTS NFL TALENT INCLUDING PHIL SIMMS, DAN MARINO, SHANNON SHARPE, BOOMER ESIASON, BILL COWHER, DAN DIERDORF, DAN FOUTS, RANDY CROSS, RICH GANNON, SOLOMON WILCOTS, STEVE TASKER, STEVE BEUERLEIN, JAMES BROWN, JIM NANTZ, GREG GUMBEL AND MARV ALBERT AND CBS SPORTS EXECUTIVES SEAN McMANUS, CHAIRMAN, CBS SPORTS AND EXECUTIVE PRODUCER, "THE NFL ON CBS"; JOHN BOGUSZ, EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT, SPORTS SALES; HAROLD BRYANT, EXECUTIVE PRODUCER & VICE PRESIDENT, PRODUCTION WHAT: INFORMAL ROUND TABLE DISCUSSION OF 2011 NFL SEASON AND ONE-ON-ONE INTERVIEWS. Elec...
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CBS SPORTS BROADCASTS SEASON'S FINAL MAJOR -- THE 93rd PGA CHAMPIONSHIP FOR 21st CONSECUTIVE YEAR FROM ATLANTA ATHLETIC CLUB ON AUGUST 11-14
Late Night Highlights of First Two Rounds Broadcast on Thursday, August 11 and Friday, August 12 on The CBS Television Network For the 21st consecutive year CBS Sports will be on-hand this August with live 18-hole coverage of the 93rd PGA Championship contested for the third time at Atlanta Athletic Club in Johns Creek, Ga. Germany's Martin Kaymer will defend his title at the season's final major against the strongest field in golf. Last summer Kaymer beat Bubba Watson in a three-hole playoff to become his country's first PGA Champion and second ever to win one of golf's four majors. Jim ...
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CBS SPORTS' JIM NANTZ TO BE HONORED BY PRO FOOTBALL HALL OF FAME AS PETE ROZELLE RADIO-TELEVISION AWARD WINNER
Nantz Becomes Youngest Ever Recipient of Award CBS Sports' Jim Nantz is the 2011 recipient of the Pro Football Hall of Fame's Pete Rozelle Radio-Television Award. The award, given annually by the Pro Football Hall of Fame, recognizes "long-time exceptional contributions to radio and television in professional football." Nantz will receive the award during the Enshrinees Dinner on Friday, August 5. He is the youngest recipient ever of this award. Nantz, the two-time Emmy Award winning commentator for "Outstanding Sports Personality - Play-by-Play" and five-time National Sport...
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*** CONFERENCE CALL ADVISORY ***
2011 PGA CHAMPIONSHIP ON CBS SPORTS Golf's Final Major of the Year MONDAY, AUG. 8 @ 4:00 PM, ET - 1:00 PM, PT DIAL: 719-457-2714 Sean McManus, Chairman, CBS Sports; golf anchor Jim Nantz; lead golf analyst and six-time major championship winner Sir Nick Faldo; on-course reporter David Feherty; Vice President, Production, Harold Bryant; and Coordinating Producer of Golf, Lance Barrow, will be available on a conference call to discuss the 2011 PGA Championship on CBS Sports. For the 21st consecutive year CBS Sports will be on-hand with live 18-hole covera...
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WORLD'S BEST PLAYERS INCUDING DONALD, WESTWOOD, MICKELSON, McILROY, WOODS AND DEFENDING CHAMPION MAHAN TEE UP AT "WORLD GOLF CHAMPIONSHIPS: BRIDGESTONE INVITATIONAL" THIS WEEKEND, AUGUST 6-7, ON CBS SPORTS
Defending champion Hunter Mahan along with Luke Donald, Lee Westwood, Rory McIlroy, Phil Mickelson and Tiger Woods are among the world's elite players aiming for a WORLD GOLF CHAMPIONSHIPS: BRIDGESTONE INVITATIONAL title this week as CBS Sports broadcasts the third and final rounds of the star-powered tournament on Saturday, Aug. 6 and Sunday, Aug. 7 (2:00-6:00 PM, ET, both days), live from Firestone Country Club in Akron, Ohio. Woods returns to competitive golf at the World Golf Championships: Bridgestone Invitational where he has seven victories. Another victory would tie Sam Snead's ...
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CBS SPORTS' SHANNON SHARPE TO BE INDUCTED INTO PRO FOOTBALL HALL OF FAME ON SATURDAY
Former Denver Broncos and Baltimore Ravens tight end, and current NFL TODAY studio analyst Shannon Sharpe will be inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame on Saturday, August 6 in Canton, Ohio. He joins the 2011 Class that includes Richard Dent, Marshall Faulk, Chris Hanburger, Les Richter, Ed Sabol and Deion Sanders. Sharpe, who played 14 seasons, 12 with the Broncos and two with the Ravens, has been a studio analyst for the CBS Television Network's pre-game show, THE NFL TODAY, since 2004. Sharpe is second all-time in the NFL in yards gained (10,060) by a tight end, and the NF...
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CBS SPORTS BULLETIN BOARD
CBS SPORTS SPECTACULAR PREVIEWS ADIDAS NATIONS CHAMPIONSHIP ON SUNDAY CBS SPORTS SPECTACULAR previews the Adidas Nations Championship with the 2011 ADIDAS NATIONS CHAMPIONSHIP PREVIEW SHOW on Sunday, August 7 (12:00 Noon-1:00 PM, ET; taped). The world's top basketball players, 18-and-under, will be selected to comprise eight regional teams from Africa, Asia Pacific, Canada, China, Europe, Latin America and the United States. Teams partake in regional training and educational activities that aim to provide insight on what it takes to make it to the next level in their basketball careers. ...