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*OGILVY, WESTWOOD, FURYK, McILROY, POULTER, GARCIA, ELS AMONG FIELD AT "WORLD GOLF CHAMPIONSHIPS: ACCENTURE MATCH PLAY CHAMPIONSHIP" THIS WEEKEND ON CBS SPORTS
Defending champion *Geoff Ogilvy, Lee Westwood, Jim Furyk, Rory McIlroy, Paul Casey, Ian Poulter, Sergio Garcia and Ernie Els are among the world's top players competing at the WORLD GOLF CHAMPIONSHIPS: ACCENTURE MATCH PLAY CHAMPIONSHIP this week as CBS Sports broadcasts the star-powered tournament on Saturday, Feb.20 and Sunday, Feb. 21 (2:00-6:00 PM, ET; both days), live from the Ritz-Carlton Golf Club in Dove Mountain, Ariz. CBS Sports will broadcast the semifinal matches on Saturday and the final and consolation matches on Sunday. Jim Nantz, 2009 National Sportscaster of the Year,...
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CBS SPORTS' WEEKEND OF COLLEGE BASKETBALL HIGHLIGHTED BY *NO. 3 VILLANOVA VS. *NO. 19 PITTSBURGH AND *NO. 9 OHIO STATE VS. NO. 11 MICHIGAN STATE ON SUNDAY, FEB. 21
CBS Sports' college basketball schedule continues on Saturday, Feb. 20 (12:00 NOON-2:00 PM, ET) with regional coverage featuring ACC and SEC match-ups as North Carolina takes on Boston College and Florida plays Ole Miss. On Sunday, Feb. 21 (12:00 NOON-2:00 PM, ET) *No. 3-ranked Villanova battles *No. 19-ranked Pittsburgh in a Big East showdown and *No. 9-ranked Ohio State challenges *No. 11-ranked Michigan State in a Big Ten match-up. Gus Johnson and Greg Anthony call the action from Conte Forum in Chestnut Hill, Mass. for the North Carolina-Boston College game. Steve Scheer produces a...
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CBS SPORTS' COLLEGE BASKETBALL FEATURES ACC AND BIG TEN SHOWDOWNS MARYLAND vs. NO. 8-RANKED DUKE AND NO. 13-RANKED OHIO STATE vs. ILLINOIS
CBS Sports' college basketball schedule continues with national broadcasts on Saturday, Feb. 13 and Sunday, Feb. 14 (1:00-3:00 PM, ET, both days). Saturday's broadcast features an ACC match-up as Maryland takes on *No. 8-ranked Duke. On Sunday, *No. 13-ranked Ohio State plays Illinois in a Big Ten battle. Verne Lundquist joins CBS Sports' lead college basketball analyst Clark Kellogg to call the action from Cameron Indoor Stadium in Raleigh, N.C. for the Maryland-Duke game. Bob Dekas, CBS Sports' coordinating producer for college basketball, produces and Bob Fishman directs. Gus Jo...
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CBS SPORTS PRESENTS LIVE THIRD AND FINAL-ROUND COVERAGE OF AT&T PEBBLE BEACH NATIONAL PRO-AM ON FEBRUARY 13-14
Dustin Johnson Looks to Defend 2009 Title Against Field Highlighted by Former Champions Phil Mickelson, Vijay Singh, Mark O'Meara, Davis Love III and Steve Lowery CBS Sports travels to the picturesque Monterey Peninsula to cover the AT&T PEBBLE BEACH NATIONAL PRO-AM, contested at the world renowned Pebble Beach Golf Links, Spyglass Hill Golf Club and Poppy Hills Golf Club in Pebble Beach, Calif. CBS Sports broadcasts the third and final-rounds live on Saturday, Feb. 13 (3:00-6:00 PM, ET) and Sunday, Feb. 14 (3:00-6:30 PM, ET). Jim Nantz, now in his 25th year covering golf at CBS, s...
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CBS SPORTS' COVERAGE OF SUPER BOWL XLIV SCORES HIGHEST RATING IN 23 YEARS
New Orleans Win Over Indianapolis Garners Overnight Rating/Share of 46.4/68 in Metered Markets CBS Sports' coverage of Super Bowl XLIV featuring the NEW ORLEANS SAINTS' 31-17 win over the INDIANAPOLIS COLTS on Sunday, Feb. 7 (6:30-9:45 PM, ET), earned an average overnight household rating/share of 46.4/68, the highest-rated Super Bowl in the metered markets in 23 years (1/25/87; 47.8/68; CBS Sports' coverage of Super Bowl XXI - Phil Simms-led New York Giants' win over Denver). This year's 46.4/68 is up +10% from last year's 42.1/65 (Pittsburgh-Arizona) in the metered markets. The ...
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CBS SPORTS BULLETIN BOARD
NFL FILMS FOLLIES ALONG WITH "THE NEW YEAR MIS-TACKULAR" ON SATURDAY ON CBS SPORTS NFL FOLLIES: THE NEW YEAR MIS-TACKULAR features all the best and worst from the 2009 NFL season, including bad snaps, bad falls, dropped balls, and funky fans on Saturday, Feb. 6 (2:00-3:00 PM, ET). From plays that go bad to mascots gone wild. All those special moments that the players and coaches wish our cameras and microphones didn't capture. Peter Coyote narrates the NFL Films produced special. Ross Schneiderman serves as coordinating producer. CBS SPORTS AND NFL FILMS PRESENT AFL HISTORY IN FULL C...
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CBS SPORTS' COLLEGE BASKETBALL FEATURES NO. 16-RANKED WISCONSIN vs. MICHIGAN AND CALIFORNIA vs. UCLA ON SATURDAY, FEB. 6
CBS Sports' college basketball schedule continues with regional action on Saturday, Feb. 6 (4:00-6:00 PM, ET) featuring *No. 16-ranked Wisconsin taking on Michigan and California playing UCLA. Kevin Harlan and analyst Bill Raftery will be on hand at Crisler Arena in Ann Arbor, Mich. to handle the call for Wisconsin at Michigan. Ross Schneiderman produces and Andy Goldberg directs. Verne Lundquist joins CBS Sports' lead college basketball analyst Clark Kellogg to call the action from Pauley Pavilion in Los Angeles, Calif. for the California-UCLA game. Bob Dekas, CBS Sports' coordin...
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JIM NANTZ REMEMBERS 25 TOP MOMENTS IN 25 YEARS WITH CBS SPORTS
CBS Sports culminates its coverage of the 2009-10 NFL season with SUPER BOWL XLIV on Sunday, Feb. 7 (6:28 PM, ET kick-off) from Sun Life Stadium in Miami, Fla., live on the CBS Television Network. Super Bowl XLIV will be the Network's 17th Super Bowl broadcast overall. CBS Sports' Jim Nantz, 2008 Emmy Award winner for "Outstanding Sports Personality - Play-by-Play" and five time National Sportscaster of the Year (2009, 2008, 2007, 2005, 1998), calls the action, marking the second time in his illustrious 25-year CBS Sports broadcasting career that Nantz calls play-by-play for the Super ...
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"PHIL SIMMS ALL-IRON TEAM: SUPER BOWL EDITION" HIGHLIGHTS ALL-TIME SUPER BOWL TEAM TO BE UNVEILED ON SUPER BOWL SUNDAY, FEB. 7 ON CBS SPORTS
CBS Sports lead NFL analyst, New York Giants Super Bowl XXI MVP and 15-year NFL veteran Phil Simms, along with his play-by-play partner, Jim Nantz will unveil the PHIL SIMMS ALL-IRON TEAM: SUPER BOWL EDITION on Sunday, Feb.7 (1:00-2:00 PM, ET), prior to THE SUPER BOWL TODAY on the CBS Television Network. Hosted from Miami, Fla., home of Super Bowl XLIV, this year's All-Iron Team highlights the All-Time Super Bowl Team. These men make up Simms' All-Time Super Bowl team that best represent the qualities of Iron Men and have defined their roles in their teams winning a championship. ...
