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VERSUS SPORTS PROGRAMS
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 ABA
The ABA features 60 teams in cities large and small throughout the US, including NY, LA, Chicago, Detroit, Dallas, Houston, Las Vegas, San Francisco, Cleveland, Kansas City, Atlanta as well as Lexington KY, Beaumont TX, the Bahamas, Honolulu, Nashville, Newark, Charlotte and others. Teams play with the legendary red, white and blue ball. Versus will carry 11 of the ABA’s professional basketball games throughout the 2009/10 season. Official website: www.abamediagroup.com http://www.abamediagroup.com or http://www.abalive.com. |
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American Drag Racing League
The National Guard American Drag Racing League is the fastest 1/8th mile door-slammer drag racing in the world. Watch the race coverage, highlights, personality profiles and more from the first event of the 2009 tour at Houston Raceway Park where over 70,000 fans packed the house to set the record for the largest single day crowd in drag racing history.
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 Atlanta Football Classic
The Bank of America Atlanta Football Classic presented by 100 Black Men of Atlanta is one of the nation's largest Black college football games pitting long–term rivals Florida A&M University against Tennessee State University on the gridiron. The event also is 100 Black Men of Atlanta's largest fundraiser for its mentoring, academic support and scholarship program, Project Success. But the Classic is far more than just a game between two fine Black colleges. Atlanta, the geographic midpoint between both schools, has become ground zero for one of the most intense and deepest college football rivalries in the nation, the Tennessee State Tigers versus the Florida A&M Rattlers, it's the Aristocrat of Bands versus the "Marching 100" – it's big blue versus orange and green. It's an HBCU and an Atlanta tradition! |
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 AVP Pro Beach Volleyball Tour
The AVP Pro Beach Volleyball Tour is the world’s pre-eminent professional beach volleyball tour and features more than 150 of the top men and women competitors in the sport. AVP athletes captured both the women’s and men’s Gold Medals at the 2008 Games in Beijing. In 2009, the AVP will stage 16 tournaments all over the United States. For more information, log onto www.avp.com. |
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 COLLEGE FOOTBALL
VERSUS covers Big 12, Pac 10, Mountain West and the Ivy League Conferences. |
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 EPIC CYCLE
Cycling on Versus doesn't begin and end with the Tour de France -- it's just one chapter in the saga. Week after week, the best cyclists in the world compete for the privilege to torture themselves in the mountains of France. Cycling on Versus is an epic cycle. |
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 FIGHT NIGHT LIVE
A series of live fights promoted by Bob Arum's Top Rank group. Wally Matthews, a veteran boxing writer who has covered the sport for two decades, and Bob Papa, who has called boxing for ESPN and currently for NBC, will host Fight Night on VERSUS. Michael Buffer, the tuxedoed announcer who coined the catchphrase "Let's get ready to rumble!" will serve as the ring announcer for the live fights.
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 INDY RACING LEAGUE
The IndyCar Series is the premier open-wheel series in the United States, competing on a challenging combination of superspeedways, short ovals, scenic road courses and temporary street circuits. In 2008 the IndyCar Series is conducting 15 events in the U.S. and one each in Australia, Canada and Japan, all available worldwide through a comprehensive, long-term agreement with ESPN, including all races broadcast in High-Definition, including a motorsports first 360-degree in-car camera. A leader in motorsports technology, the IndyCar Series is the first racing series to power its Honda engines on 100 percent fuel-grade ethanol, a renewable and environmentally friendly fuel. The IndyCar Series continues to the be the fastest, most competitive and innovative racing series, attracting a diverse lineup of drivers with participants from the United States, Japan, Brazil, England, France, Spain, Australia and New Zealand. The stars of the IndyCar Series include 2005 Indianapolis 500 and IndyCar Series champion Dan Wheldon, 2004 IndyCar Series champion Tony Kanaan, two-time Indianapolis 500 champion Helio Castroneves, 2005 Bombardier Rookie of the Year Danica Patrick and 2006 Bombardier Rookie of the Year Marco Andretti. Other standouts include Scott Dixon, Buddy Rice, Graham Rahal, Will Power and Justin Wilson.
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 MOUNTAIN WEST BASKETBALL
Mountain West Basketball is back for its third year on VERSUS and year three looks like it could be the best yet. December gets off to a torrid start with a pair of mouth watering non-conference matchups. First, after a season where they made a surprise run to the NIT Semi-Finals, the young Ole Miss Rebels will be looking to start the season off in style. In their way however is the New Mexico Lobos who have postseason aspirations of their own. Coach Steve Alford brought in another stellar recruiting class that he hopes will have the Lobos challenging for the Mountain West title.
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MOUNTAIN WEST FOOTBALL
The Mountain West Conference kicks off its tenth season in 2008. BYU has won the last two conference titles and the Cougars are expected to make it three straight this season. Utah, TCU, Air Force and New Mexico are all coming off bowl appearances and each program is expected to be strong again. Colorado State, San Diego State, UNLV and Wyoming finished out of the bowl picture last year.
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 National Auto Sport Association
The National Auto Sport Association (NASA) was formed in 1991 to deliver high quality motorsports events to enthusiasts at major racing venues throughout the nation. NASA is dedicated to organizing and promoting racing activities for both the aspiring and accomplished racer. NASA programs allow owners of both high-performance street-driven vehicles and racecars to enjoy the full performance capabilities of their cars in a controlled environment. NASA presents many different programs that allow drivers to enjoy motorsports on a number of different levels, including High Performance Driving Events (HPDE), Time Trial, NASA-X, Rally Sport and Competition Racing programs. With a membership base of more than 10,000 strong and a program in place that helps our membership gain experience and move forward toward their goals whether that be wheel to wheel racing, or simply competing in our Time Trail series, we will continue to experience the tremendous growth we have had in the past. |
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 NHL
The National Hockey League, founded November 22, 1917, is the second oldest of the four major team sports leagues in North America. Today, the NHL consists of 30 Member Clubs based in the United States and Canada. More than 33 percent of NHL players hail from outside North America from 22 different countries. The 2006/2007 season returns to the ice on Versus with a double-header on October 4th, and with an exclusive Game of the Week throughout the season.
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 USSA EVENTS
Versus continues its coverage of world class alpine skiing with an invigorated commitment to spanning the globe to bring viewers the best action on powder. Versus takes the viewers to the most prestigious and storied locations that are synonymous with the sport.
Official Website: www.usskiteam.com and www.ussnowboarding.com
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 WEC'S GREATEST KNOCKOUTS
The special presentation will feature the top knockouts to date in the WEC organization's history and will include three knockouts from the live WEC event on February 13 when Rob McCullough succumbed to Jamie Varner, Leonard Garcia overpowered Hiroyuki Takaya and Yoshiro Maeda put the beat down to Charlie Valencia. Also featured in the hour is “The All American” Brian Stann’s knockout over Doug Marshall in March 2008, in which Stann claimed the light heavyweight title and two standouts from 2007 including Brock Larson’s defeat of Kevin Knabjian and Brian Bowles knockout of Marcos Galvao.
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 WEC WREKCAGE
WEC WrekCage is 60 minutes of action packed cagefighting featuring the best fighters from World Extreme Cagefighting. Each episode contains the excitement of WEC events, revealing the raw toughness and intensity of the fighters.
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 WORLD EXTREME CAGEFIGHTING
World Extreme Cagefigting (WEC), formed in 2001, is the world's leading mixed martial arts sports organization. With a history of exciting MMA events and a record of 24 straight sell out crowds, the WEC has proven itself to be the premier fighting event in MMA. WEC focuses on lighter weights, such as featherweight, bantamweight and lightweight and brings together the most disciplined martial arts experts from around the globe to compete within the steel cage.
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