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CBS Sports Spectacular Fires Up BBQ on Saturday
May 23, 2011 ****************************************************************************** CBS SPORTS BULLETIN BOARD ****************************************************************************** CBS SPORTS SPECTACULAR FIRES UP BARBECUE WITH "THE ULTIMATE BARBECUE SHOWDOWN" ON SATURDAY, MAY 28 CBS SPORTS SPECTACULAR presents THE ULTIMATE BARBECUE SHOWDOWN on Saturday, May 28 (2:00-3:00 PM, ET; taped 4/2/11) from outside Reliant Stadium in Houston, Texas during the 2011 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Final Four. THE ULTIMATE BARBECUE SHOWDOWN has a host, four competitors...
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RATINGS RISE 110% FOR CROWNE PLAZA INVITATIONAL AT COLONIAL's FINAL ROUND ON CBS SPORTS
RATINGS RISE FOR CBS SPORTS' COVERAGE OF PGA TOUR'S "CROWNE PLAZA INVITATIONAL AT COLONIAL" FINAL ROUND WITH 110% INCREASE CBS Sports' final-round coverage of the PGA TOUR's CROWNE PLAZA INVITATIONAL AT COLONIAL on Sunday, May 22 (3:00-6:00 PM, ET), which saw David Toms rally from behind to beat Charlie Wi by one stroke, scored an average overnight household rating/share of 2.1/5, up +110% from last year's 1.0/3 in the metered markets. Sunday's final-round rating peaked at a 3.1/7 (5:30-6:00 PM, ET). In addition, Sunday's 2.1/5 was the highest overnight rating for the final rou...
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FURYK, SCOTT, FOWLER, MAHAN, GLOVER, GARCIA AND TOMS TEE IT UP IN THIRD LEG OF PGA TOUR'S TEXAS SWING AT "CROWNE PLAZA INVITATIONAL AT COLONIAL" MAY 21-22 ON CBS SPORTS
For the 38th straight year, CBS Sports returns to historic Colonial Country Club in Fort Worth, Texas, with third- and final-round coverage of the CROWNE PLAZA INVITATIONAL AT COLONIAL on Saturday, May 21 and Sunday, May 22 (3:00-6:00 PM, ET, both days), live on the CBS Television Network. The Colonial dates back to 1946 and is the longest-running event on the PGA TOUR to be played on the same course, and the 10th oldest overall. Jim Nantz, the 2009 and 2008 Emmy Award Winner for "Outstanding Sports Personality - Play-by-Play" and five-time National Sportscaster of the Year, serves as...
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CBS Sports Spectacular Vaults to Coverage of 2011 NCAA Women's Gymnastics Championships
CBS SPORTS SPECTACULAR presents the 2011 NCAA WOMEN'S GYMNASTICS CHAMPIONSHIPS presented by Buick on Saturday, May 14 (3:00-5:00 PM, ET; taped 4/15-17) from the Wolstein Center in Cleveland, Ohio. No. 1-seed Alabama attempts to win its first NCAA team title since 2002, while defending champion UCLA tries to win its seventh championship in the last 15 years. Also competing are the University of Utah, women's gymnastics' original dynasty team; as well as Oklahoma, Nebraska and Michigan, who are all seeking their first NCAA team gymnastics championship. This year marks the 30th anniversary o...
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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...