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SEC on CBS 9/25 Game Selection
THIS JUST IN... ...from CBS Sports CBS Sports has announced its college football game for Saturday, Sept. 25. (3:30-7:00 PM, ET) will feature *No. 1-ranked Alabama taking on *No. 12-ranked Arkansas. Verne Lundquist and Gary Danielson will call the contest, along with reporter Tracy Wolfson. COLLEGE FOOTBALL TODAY kicks off the day (3:00 PM, ET) with host Tim Brando, Spencer Tillman and Archie Manning. The game will be available in high definition. * AP Poll as of 09/13/10 * * * CBS Sports Contact: Jennifer Sabatelle 212/975-4120 jsabatelle@cbs.com ...
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WOMEN'S SEMI-FINALS HIGHLIGHT CBS SPORTS' COVERAGE OF U.S. OPEN TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIPS ON FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 10
CBS Sports' continuing coverage of the U.S. Open Tennis Championships on Friday, Sept. 10 (12:30-6:00 PM, ET) is highlighted by the women's semi-final matches following the men's doubles final. Coverage is highlighted by No. 1-seeded Caroline Wozniacki taking on No. 7-seeded Vera Zvonareva followed by No. 2-seeded Kim Clijsters against No. 3-seeded Venus Williams. The men's doubles final precedes the women's matches. CBS Sports' "Super Saturday" coverage on Saturday, Sept. 11 will feature the men's semi-final matches, (12:00 NOON-6:00 PM, ET) and will be highlighted by the women's ...
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*** CBS SPORTS MEDIA ADVISORY *** CBS SPORTS COLLEGE FOOTBALL KICKOFF CALL MONDAY, SEPT. 13 (12:30 PM, ET/9:30 AM, PT) DIAL: (719) 325-2447
CBS Sports will host a conference call on Monday, Sept. 13 (12:30 PM, ET/9:30 AM, PT) with the Networks' lead college football announce team GARY DANIELSON and VERNE LUNDQUIST, COLLEGE FOOTBALL TODAY'S TIM BRANDO and SPENCER TILLMAN, plus CBS COLLEGE SPORTS NETWORK'S analyst PHILLIP FULMER to kick-off and preview the 2010 college football season. CBS Sports kicks off its 10th year of national coverage of Southeastern Conference (SEC) football on Saturday, Sept. 18 with No. 8-ranked Florida taking on Tennessee (3:30 PM, ET). COLLEGE FOOTBALL TODAY leads off the day at 3:00 PM, ET. (...
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CBS SPORTS' 2010 U.S. OPEN TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIPS COVERAGE HIGHLIGHTED BY DEFENDING CHAMPION KIM CLIJSTERS, VENUS WILLIAMS AND RAFAEL NADAL ON SUNDAY, SEPT. 5
CBS Sports continues its 43rd year covering the U.S. OPEN TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIPS on Sunday, Sept. 5 (11:00 AM-6:00 PM, ET) with men's third-round and women's fourth-round action. Headlining CBS Sports' coverage is the defending women's champion and No. 2-seed Kim Clijsters playing Ana Ivanovic; the women's No. 3-seed and two-time champion American Venus Williams taking on No. 16-seeded Shahar Peer and the men's No. 1-seed Rafael Nadal against Gilles Simon. Other matches scheduled include men's No. 4-seed Andy Murray against No. 25-seed Stanislas Wawrinka and the men's No. 20-seed Ame...
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*** CBS SPORTS MEDIA ADVISORY *** "THE NFL ON CBS" MARKS 51st YEAR OF BROADCASTING THE NFL CONFERENCE CALL: WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 8 (12:30 PM, ET/9:30 AM, PT) DIAL: (913) 312-1520
CBS Sports will host a conference call on Wednesday, Sept. 8 (12:30 PM, ET/9:30 AM, PT) featuring Sean McManus, President, CBS News and 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, Vice President, Production, CBS Sports. In addition, CBS Sports' NFL TODAY analysts Dan Marino, Boomer Esiason, Bill Cowher and Shannon Sharpe will participate in the call. The CBS Television Network kicks off its 51st year of broadcasting the NFL on Sunday, Sept. 12 (12:00 Noon-4:00 PM, ET). And, CBS Sports' pre-game stu...
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CBS SPORTS SERVES UP 2010 U.S. OPEN TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIPS FOR 43rd CONSECUTIVE YEAR
Men's and Women's Finals Highlight CBS Sports' Coverage CBS Sports presents the U.S. OPEN TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIPS, tennis' final grand slam of the year and the only one played in the United States, for the 43rd consecutive year. Coverage begins on Saturday, Sept. 4 (11:00 AM-6:00 PM, ET) with men's and women's third-round action and concludes with the men's singles final on Sunday, Sept. 12 (4:00 PM, ET). CBS Sports will broadcast over 37 hours of the 2010 U.S. Open from the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Flushing Meadows, N.Y. Lead play-by-play announcer Dick Enberg ...
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CBS SPORTS TO BROADCAST WOMEN'S FINAL OF U.S. OPEN SERIES "PILOT PEN TENNIS" LIVE ON SATURDAY, AUG. 28
CBS Sports broadcasts the women's final of the U.S. OPEN SERIES "PILOT PEN TENNIS," the final tournament of the U.S. Open Series, on Saturday, Aug. 28 (1:00-3:00 PM, ET). Last year's PILOT PEN women's champion Caroline Wozniacki looks to defend her title, as well as overtake Kim Clijsters on the top spot in the standings to capture the U.S. Open Series Bonus Challenge. The U.S. Open Series, which leads up to the U.S. Open Tennis Championships, was launched in 2004 in order to create a cohesive, six-week summer tennis season for ATP and WTA Tour professional tournaments in North Am...
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CBS SPORTS TO BROADCAST FIRST PGA TOUR PLAYOFFS EVENT FOR THE FEDEXCUP AS WORLD'S BEST GOLFERS TEE OFF AT "THE BARCLAYS" AUGUST 28-29
ELS, STRICKER, MICKELSON, ROSE, WOODS, SLOCUM AMONG THOSE COMPETING The PGA TOUR Playoffs for the FedExCup begin this week at THE BARCLAYS, the first of four playoff tournaments to determine the FedExCup champion. CBS Sports broadcasts the third and final rounds of the star-powered tournament on Saturday, Aug. 28 (3:00-6:00 PM, ET) and Sunday, Aug. 29 (2:00-6:00 PM, ET), from Ridgewood Country Club in Paramus, N.J., live on the CBS Television Network. Jim Nantz, the 2008 and 2009 Emmy Award Winner for "Outstanding Sports Personality - Play-by-Play" and 2008 and 2009 National Spor...
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CBS SPORTS 2010 U.S. OPEN TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIPS CONFERENCE CALL THURSDAY, AUGUST 26 -2:30 PM, ET (11:30 AM, PT) JOHN McENROE & MARY CARILLO DIAL: 719-325-4848
CBS Sports will host a U.S. Open Tennis Championships conference call featuring John McEnroe and Mary Carillo. Replay: 719/457-0820 (Passcode: 9338470) * * * CBS Sports Contacts: Jerry Caraccioli 212 975-7466 gwcaraccioli@cbs.com Jen Sabatelle 212-975-4120 jsabatelle@cbs.com ...