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KENNY PERRY SHOOTS FOR REPEAT VICTORY THIS WEEKEND AT "TRAVELERS CHAMPIONSHIP" ON CBS SPORTS, JUNE 26-27
Kenny Perry returns to Connecticut aiming for a repeat victory at the TRAVELERS CHAMPIONSHIP as CBS Sports covers all the action from TPC at River Highlands in Cromwell, Conn., broadcasting the third and final rounds on Saturday, June 26 and Sunday, June 27 (3:00-6:00 PM, ET, both days), live on the CBS Television Network. CBS Sports' Verne Lundquist and Ian Baker-Finch provide commentary from the 18th hole tower. Peter Oosterhuis calls the action at the 17th hole. Peter Kostis and David Feherty serve as on-course reporters. Last year, Perry won by three strokes over Paul Goydos a...
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CBS SPORTS SPECTACULAR FEATURES HIGH-FLYING "ALT GAMES: COLLEGE ACTION SPORTS CHAMPIONSHIPS" COVERAGE ON SATURDAY, JUNE 19
One-Hour Special on CBS Sports Highlighted by Skateboarding, Flowboarding, Wakeboarding, Snowboarding, Freeskiing, Kayaking and Beach Volleyball The Alt Games, an event showcasing numerous collegiate championships, returns with a special one-hour CBS Sports Spectacular, The Alt Games: College Action Sports Championships, on Saturday, June 19 (5:00-6:00 PM, ET; taped). Saturday's show features the most compelling action from the 2010 Alt Games, highlighting top performances from 14 college championships across nine sports. The CBS Sports show is followed by twelve hours of extensive ...
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CBS SPORTS' 2010 COLLEGE FOOTBALL SCHEDULE OFFERS BEST OF SOUTHEASTERN CONFERENCE EACH WEEK
CBS Sports' Weekly Selection of SEC Football "Game of the Week" Begins September 18 with Broadcast of Florida-Tennessee CBS Sports kick offs its 10th consecutive season of national coverage of Southeastern Conference Football on Saturday, Sept. 18 (3:30-7:00 PM, ET) with its broadcast of Florida at Tennessee. In its second year of a 15-year agreement with the SEC, CBS Sports continues to be the exclusive national network broadcaster of SEC home football games, including the SEC Championship Game. In showcasing the top conference match-ups in the package, CBS Sports will have the fir...
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TIGER WOODS RETURNS TO MUIRFIELD AND DEFENDS TITLE AT "THE MEMORIAL TOURNAMENT PRESENTED BY MORGAN STANLEY" ON CBS SPORTS JUNE 5-6
Four-time Memorial Tournament winner and defending champion Tiger Woods returns after three weeks off because of a neck injury to compete against one of the top fields of the year with 13 of the top-15 players in the FedExCup standings, including No. 2 World-ranked Phil Mickelson, at THE MEMORIAL TOURNAMENT PRESENTED BY MORGAN STANLEY. CBS Sports broadcasts the third and final rounds of the Memorial Tournament on Saturday, June 5 (3:00-6:00 PM, ET) and Sunday, June 6 (1:30-6:00 PM, ET), live from Muirfield Village Golf Club in Dublin, Ohio. Jim Nantz, the 2009 Emmy Award Winner for "...
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"TEXAS SWING" CONTINUES WITH SECOND LEG IN LONE STAR STATE AT "HP BYRON NELSON CHAMPIONSHIP" ON CBS SPORTS, MAY 22-23
The PGA TOUR's "Texas Swing" continues this weekend at the HP BYRON NELSON CHAMPIONSHIP, a tournament with one of the richest traditions in the game of golf, as CBS Sports broadcasts the third and final rounds on Saturday, May 22 and Sunday, May 23 (3:00-6:00 PM, ET, both days), live from TPC Las Colinas in Irving, Texas. The first tournament was played in 1944 at Lakewood Country Club where Byron Nelson won by 10 strokes. His victory that year was the start of a two-year run in which the World Golf Hall of Famer won 26 tournaments, including his PGA TOUR record-streak of 11 consecuti...
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CBS SPORTS GOLF SWINGS INTO TEXAS FOR PGA TOUR'S "VALERO TEXAS OPEN" THIS WEEKEND
CBS Sports' golf coverage moves to Texas for the first of three consecutive tournaments beginning this weekend with the VALERO TEXAS OPEN. This year, the VALERO TEXAS OPEN moves to the new TPC San Antonio AT&T Oaks Course where CBS Sports covers all the action on Saturday, May 15 and Sunday, May 16 (3:00-6:00 PM, ET; both days), live on the CBS Television Network. Jim Nantz, the 2009 Emmy Award Winner for "Outstanding Sports Personality - Play-by-Play" and 2009 National Sportscaster of the Year, serves as anchor of CBS Sports' golf coverage. Ian Baker- Finch joins Nantz in the 18th hol...
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CBS SPORTS BULLETIN BOARD -- CBS SPORTS TUMBLES AND RUMBLES WITH WEEKEND PROGRAMMING
CBS SPORTS HIGHLIGHTS 2010 NCAA WOMEN'S GYMNASTICS CHAMPIONSHIPS ON SATURDAY CBS Sports presents CHAMPIONSHIPS OF THE NCAA with the 2010 NCAA WOMEN'S GYMNASTICS CHAMPIONSHIPS on Saturday, May 8 (3:00-5:00 PM, ET; taped 4/22-24) from the Stephen O'Connel Center at the University of Florida in Gainesville. Florida will compete on its home floor for a first ever NCAA title in the sport, while UCLA returns to the site of its first championship in 1997 looking to win the Bruins' sixth title in the last 14 years. Utah, women's gymnastics' original dynasty team, Alabama, who won it all in 2002, ...
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CBS SPORTS BULLETIN BOARD --CBS SPORTS SPECTACULAR FINDS ITS MOJO WITH GOLF AND SUPERCROSS
CBS SPORTS SPECTACULAR FINDS ITS MOJO WITH "MOJO 6 RACEWAY GOLF" ON SATURDAY AND SUNDAY CBS SPORTS SPECTACULAR showcases a new, innovative golf format that combines the best elements of traditional play with one-on-one match-ups with the MOJO 6 RACEWAY GOLF on Saturday, May 1 and Sunday, May 2 (2:00-3:00 PM, ET; both days; taped 4/15-16) from Cinnamon Hill Golf Course at Rose Hall in Montego Bay, Jamaica. This inaugural LPGA-sanctioned tournament marks the return of professional women's golf to Jamaica and the Caribbean for the first time in two decades. Played over two days, The MOJO 6 ...
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CBS SPORTS NCAA(R) MARCH MADNESS(R) ON DEMAND IPHONE APPLICATION WINS SPORTS EMMY AWARD
LOS ANGELES, CA - April 29, 2010 - The CBS Sports NCAA March Madness on Demand (MMOD) iPhone application won an Emmy Award at the 31st Annual Sports Emmy Awards on Monday, April 26 at Lincoln Center in New York City. Produced by CBS Sports Mobile, in partnership with CBSSports.com, CBS Sports and the NCAA, the CBS NCAA March Madness on Demand iPhone application was recognized for its innovative approach; it was the first live streaming of a major sporting event on the iPhone, and for this distinction, it was recognized in the category of OUTSTANDING NEW APPROACHES, SPORTS EVENT COVERAGE...