The March to Madness on CBSSports.com Begins With A Countdown of the Greatest NCAA Tournament Games of the Decade
06 Enero 2010 - 3:49PM
PR Newswire (US)
Countdown of the 10 Best NCAA(R) March Madness(R) games of the
decade will lead up to the largest live sports event on the
Internet, NCAA March Madness on Demand FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla., Jan.
6 /PRNewswire/ -- CBSSports.com has announced that beginning today
it will be unveiling the 10 best NCAA March Madness games from this
decade, complete with the ability to watch video of the CBS Sports
broadcast of the entire game. Each Wednesday, on both CBSSports.com
and NCAA.com, CBSSports.com college basketball columnist Gary
Parrish will unveil his selection of a great March Madness game
from this decade until the No. 1 game of the decade is revealed on
March 10, the week leading into CBS Sports' broadcast of the NCAA
Basketball Championship Selection Show for the NCAA Division I
Men's Basketball Championship. Beginning with the Selection Show on
CBS Sports on March 14, CBSSports.com will again provide NCAA March
Madness on Demand, live video of 63 games from the NCAA Division I
Men's Basketball Championship, from the first round of the
tournament through the semifinal and final games of the Men's Final
Four®. NCAA March Madness on Demand is the largest annual live
sports event broadcast on the Internet and the only major sports
event that is broadcast live and in its entirety for free on the
Internet. The second-round South Regional game from the 2007
tournament between Ohio State vs. Xavier was selected
CBSSports.com's Parrish as the 10th greatest March Madness game of
this decade. In that contest, Ohio State rallied from an 11-point
deficit in regulation, highlighted by a 3-pointer with two seconds
left to force overtime. In the extra session, Mike Conley Jr.
scored 11 points to lead the Buckeyes to a 78-71 victory over the
Musketeers. College basketball fans can visit
http://www.ncaa.com/mmod to watch a highlight package or video of
the entire game. "Counting down the greatest March Madness games of
this past decade is the perfect way to lead up to one of the most
anticipated sports events in the world," said Jason Kint, Senior
Vice President and General Manager, CBSSports.com. "Preparations
are in high gear to make this year's version of March Madness on
Demand the best yet and to again raise the bar of excellence for
live sports events on the Internet." Over the course of the
2009-2010 college basketball season, CBSSports.com is providing
College Basketball Live, live streaming webcasts of select CBS
Sports broadcasts of the NCAA on CBS, featuring NCAA basketball
games from the Big East, Big Ten and SEC conferences. College
Basketball Live is the culmination of an incredible year of video
on CBSSports.com, cementing the site as the leading provider of
live streaming sports video on the Internet. Over the course of
2009, CBSSports.com has provided live audio and video webcasts of
over 11,000 games/events, more than all the other major sports
media networks combined. The CBSSports.com production of NCAA March
Madness on Demand, providing live streaming video and audio of the
NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship, recorded 7.52
million unique visitors in 2009, a 58% increase over 2008 figures.
Additionally, there were 8.6 million total hours of video and audio
consumed, a 75% increase over 2008 figures. About CBSSports.com
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About the NCAA The NCAA is a membership-led nonprofit association
of colleges and universities committed to supporting academic and
athletic opportunities for more than 400,000 student-athletes at
more than 1,000 member colleges and universities. Each year, more
than 54,000 student-athletes compete in NCAA championships in
Divisions I, II and III sports. Visit http://www.ncaa.org/ and
http://www.ncaa.com/ for more details about the Association, its
goals and members and corporate partnerships that help support
programs for student-athletes. The NCAA is proud to have the
following elite companies as official Corporate Champions-AT&T
and Coca-Cola-and the following elite companies as official
Corporate Partners-Enterprise, The Hartford, Hershey's, LG, Lowe's
and State Farm. DATASOURCE: CBSSports.com CONTACT: Alex Riethmiller
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