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CBS SPORTS BROADCASTS PGA TOUR'S FINAL REGULAR-SEASON EVENT AT WYNDHAM CHAMPIONSHIP ON AUGUST 21-22
The final run to the PGA TOUR Playoffs for the FedExCup is this weekend at the WYNDHAM CHAMPIONSHIP, the last event of the PGA TOUR's regular-season, as CBS Sports broadcasts third- and final-round coverage of the Wyndham Championship from historic Sedgefield Country Club in Greensboro, N.C., on Saturday, Aug. 21 and Sunday, Aug. 22 (2:00-5:00 PM, ET, both days), live on the CBS Television Network. Bill Macatee and lead analyst Sir Nick Faldo, winner of six major championships and 40 tournaments worldwide provide commentary from the 18th tower. Ian Baker-Finch calls the play from the...
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CBS SPORTS BULLETIN BOARD -- CBS SPORTS ALSO HAS EYE ON FOOTBALL AND TENNIS THIS WEEKEND
CBS SPORTS' COLLEGE FOOTBALL CREW PREVIEWS 2010 SEASON ON SATURDAY, AUGUST 21 CBS Sports' Tim Brando, Gary Danielson, Spencer Tillman and Tony Barnhart give their expert insights into what to expect during the upcoming 2010 college football season on CBS SPORTS' COLLEGE FOOTBALL PREVIEW presented by EA SPORTS NCAA FOOTBALL 11 on Saturday, Aug. 21 (1:00-2:00 PM, ET). CBS Sports' college football crew discusses everything in this hour-long warm-up to the season from which teams to watch; who will hold the Heisman Trophy; how all these new coaches in new places will do; and who they see play...
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CBS SPORTS BULLETIN BOARDS -- CBS SPORTS REVS ITS ENGINES WITH "ROAD WARRIORS -- AMERICAN LeMANS MID-OHIO presented by PORSCHE" ON SUNDAY, AUG. 15
CBS SPORTS SPECTACULAR presents ROAD WARRIORS - AMERICAN LeMANS MID-OHIO presented by PORSCHE on Sunday, Aug. 15 (12:30-2:00 PM, ET; taped 8/7) from the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course in Lexington, Ohio. This race marks the start of the Series' championship run and is the first of three races in a four-week span. One of the most competitive tracks in the United States, Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course serves as a host for a diverse number of drivers and riders throughout the year. This permanent road-racing circuit features two primary configurations: a 2.4-mile, 15-turn, and a 2.25-mile, 13-turn ...
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CBS SPORTS BROADCASTS SEASON'S FINAL MAJOR -- THE 92nd PGA CHAMPIONSHIP FOR 20th CONSECUTIVE YEAR FROM WHISTLING STRAITS ON AUGUST 12-15
Late Night Highlights of First Two Rounds Broadcast on Thursday, August 12 and Friday, August 13 on The CBS Television Network For the 20 consecutive year CBS Sports will be on-hand with live 18-hole coverage as the 92nd PGA Championship is contested for the second time at Whistling Straits -- Straits Course in Kohler, Wisc., this August. South Korea's Y.E. Yang will defend his 2009 title at the season's final major against the strongest field in golf. Last summer Yang chased down and out-played four-time PGA Championship winner Tiger Woods with a record PGA ...
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*** CONFERENCE CALL ADVISORY *** 2010 PGA CHAMPIONSHIP ON CBS SPORTS Golf's Final Major of the Year MONDAY, AUG. 9 @ 4:30 PM, ET -- 1:30 AM, PT DIAL IN # (719) 325-4817
Sean McManus, President, CBS News and Sports; golf anchor Jim Nantz; lead golf analyst and six-time major championship winner Sir Nick Faldo; Vice President, Production, Harold Bryant; and Coordinating Producer of Golf, Lance Barrow, will be available on a conference call to discuss the 2010 PGA Championship on CBS Sports. For the 20th consecutive year CBS Sports will be on-hand with live 18-hole coverage of the 2010 PGA CHAMPIONSHIP on Saturday, Aug. 14 and Sunday, Aug. 15 (2:00-7:00 PM, ET, both days), from Whistling Straits in Kohler, Wisc. CBS Sports will broadcast ...
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WOODS, MICKELSON, WESTWOOD, STRICKER, FURYK AND ELS TEE UP AT "WORLD GOLF CHAMPIONSHIPS: BRIDGESTONE INVITATIONAL" THIS WEEKEND, AUGUST 7-8, ON CBS SPORTS
Defending champion Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson are among the world's top players aiming for a WORLD GOLF CHAMPIONSHIPS: BRIDGESTONE INVITATIONAL title this week as CBS Sports broadcasts the third and final rounds of the star-powered tournament on Saturday, Aug. 7 (2:00-6:00 PM, ET) and Sunday, Aug. 8 (1:00-6:00 PM, ET), live from Firestone Country Club in Akron, Ohio. Seven-time winner Tiger Woods looks for another victory at the World Golf Championships: Bridgestone Invitational which would tie Sam Snead's PGA TOUR record for the most wins in a single tournament with eight. Snead wo...
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CBS SPORTS BROADCASTS PGA TOUR'S INUAGURAL "THE GREENBRIER CLASSIC" FROM "OLD WHITE" COURSE IN WEST VIRGINIA, JULY 31-AUGUST 1
The PGA TOUR moves to White Sulphur Springs in the Allegheny Mountains of West Virginia this week for the inaugural GREENBRIER CLASSIC. CBS Sports wil be on hand with third- and final-round coverage of the Greenbrier Classic from the venerable Old White course on Saturday, July 31 and Sunday, Aug. 1 (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. Sir Nick Faldo, winner of six major championsh...
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CBS SPORTS BULLETIN BOARD -- CBS SPORTS AIRS ARMSTRONG'S AU REVOIR TO TOUR DE FRANCE
CBS SPORTS AIRS ARMSTRONG'S AU REVOIR TO "TOUR DE FRANCE" WITH HIGHLIGHT COVERAGE OF FINAL STAGES ON SUNDAY, JULY 25 CBS SPORTS SPECTACULAR's coverage of the 2010 TOUR DE FRANCE highlights the final stages of the 2,600-mile race on Sunday, July 25 (1:00-2:00 PM, ET; SD TAPE) in this hour-long recap on the CBS Television Network. Seven-time Tour winner and one of the greatest cyclists of all-time, American Lance Armstrong makes the final Tour de France appearance of his legendary career as coverage also highlights what could be a dramatic finish between two-time defending champion Alberto ...
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NATHAN GREEN LOOKS TO DEFEND AT "RBC CANADIAN OPEN" ON CBS SPORTS THIS WEEKEND, JULY 24-25
Australian Nathan Green aims to defend his title at the RBC CANADIAN OPEN as Canada's national championship returns to historic St. George's Golf and Country Club for the first time since 1968 and the fifth time overall. CBS Sports covers all the action from Etobicoke, Ontario, broadcasting the third and final rounds on Saturday, July 24 and Sunday, July 25 (3:00-6:00 PM, ET, both days), live on the CBS Television Network. Bill Macatee anchors CBS Sports' coverage of the RBC Canadian Open from the 18th hole tower this weekend alongside Ian Baker-Finch. Peter Oosterhuis, who won the 1...