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US OPEN MEN'S FINAL TO BE STREAMED LIVE ON CBSSPORTS.COM & USOPEN.ORG

CBS Sports and CBSSports.com team up with USTA to provide free live video of first  

US Open Men's Final to be played on Monday since 1987

 

FT. LAUDERDALE, FL & FLUSHING MEADOWS, NY, September 7, 2008 - CBS Sports, CBSSports.com, a division of CBS Interactive, and USopen.org the official website of the US Open, have partnered to bring tennis fans live streaming video of CBS Sports' broadcast of the US Open Men's Final, which due to a weather delay is scheduled to be played on Monday, September 8, at 5:00 PM, ET.

 

Free live video of the US Open Men's Final can be seen on both CBSSports.com, as well as USopen.org.

 

The Men's Final will feature the No. 2-seeded Roger Federer against No. 6-seeded Andy Murray. This is the first time since 1987 that the Men's Final has been delayed until Monday.

 

CBSSports.com is a leader in providing live streaming video of major sporting events with productions such as NCAA March Madness on Demand, live video of the NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship and Masters Live, live video of the Masters® Tournament from the Augusta National Golf Club.

 

CBSSports.com and CBS Sports production of NCAA March Madness on Demand was awarded an Emmy at the 59th Annual Technology & Engineering Emmy Awards on January 7th 2008 for Outstanding Achievement in Advanced Media Technology for Synchronous Enhancement of Original Television Content For Interactive Use.

 

About CBS Interactive

CBS Interactive, a division of CBS Corporation (NYSE: CBS.A and CBS), is the premier online content network for information and entertainment.  Its portfolio of leading brands, which include CNET, CBS.com, CBSSports.com, GameSpot, TV.com, BNET, and Last.fm span popular categories like technology, entertainment, sports, news, music and business.  With more than 150 million people visiting its properties each month, CBS Interactive is a top 10 web property globally.

More information about CBS and its businesses is available at http://www.cbscorporation.com/.

 

For Information Contact:

 

CBSSports.com: Alex Riethmiller 954.489.4235 or ariethmiller@cbs.com

CBS Sports:  Jen Sabatelle 212.975.4120 or jsabatelle@cbs.com

USTA: Chris Widmaier 718.760.6319 or widmaier@usta.com

 

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