CSTV To Present The Most Championships On One Network In One Month

CSTV'S CHAMPIONSHIP MAYHEM FEATURES SIX LIVE NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS, 21 CHAMPIONSHIPS OVERALL IN MAY

CSTV To Present The Most Championships On One Network In One Month


NEW YORK, April 26, 2004 - CSTV: College Sports Television (www.collegesports.com), the fastest-growing independent cable network, will present six live NCAA national championships and a total of 21 championships overall within its month-long Championship Mayhem programming initiative launching May 1, the most championships televised on one network in one month. College Sports TV's Championship Mayhem will feature live Official NCAA Selection Shows for Division I, II and III women's lacrosse and Division II and III men's lacrosse, as well.

College Sports TV will also introduce new versions of its popular Tourney Talk and Full Court Press live studio shows in conjunction with the network's numerous championship telecasts. CSTV will also premiere the latest installment of its Nike Training Camp original series, which will take an intimate look at the University of Arizona's softball program, which has captured six NCAA national titles since 1991.

NCAA Championships On Championship Mayhem

Women's Gymnastics, Friday, May 7, 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT

Live Women's Water Polo, Sunday, May 9, 7 p.m. ET/4 p.m. PT

Live Division II Women's Lacrosse, Saturday, May 15, 12 p.m. ET/9 a.m. PT

Live Division III Women's Lacrosse, Sunday, May 16, 1 p.m. ET/10 a.m. PT

Live Division I Women's Lacrosse, Sunday, May 23, 2 p.m. ET/11 a.m. PT

Live Division III Men's Lacrosse, Sunday, May 30, 12 p.m. ET/9 a.m. PT

Live Division II Men's Lacrosse, Sunday, May 30, 3 p.m. ET/12 p.m. PT

Additional National Championships On Championship Mayhem

ACIC Intramural Basketball, Saturday, May 8, 6:30 p.m. ET/3:30 p.m. PT

USA Rugby Men's Division I, Saturday, May 8, 7 p.m. ET/4 p.m. PT

USA Rugby Women's Division I, Sunday, May 9, 2 p.m. ET/11 a.m. PT

USA Rugby Men's Division II, Sunday, May 16, 4:30 p.m. ET/1:30 p.m. PT

USA Rugby Women's Division II, Sunday, May 16, 6:30 p.m. ET/3:30 p.m. PT

Conference Championships On Championship Mayhem

Live Eastern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association Men's Volleyball, Saturday, May 1, 5 p.m. ET, 2 p.m. PT

Live Midwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association Men's Volleyball, Saturday, May 1, 7:15 p.m. ET/4: 15 p.m. PT

Live Mountain Pacific Sports Federation Men's Volleyball, Saturday, May 1, 9:30 p.m. ET/6:30 p.m. PT

Big Ten Softball, Saturday, May 15, TBD

Conference USA Softball, Saturday, May 15, 6 p.m. ET/3 p.m. PT

Ivy League Heptagonal Track & Field, Saturday, May 22, 5 p.m. ET/2 p.m. PT

Big Ten Track & Field, Monday, May 24, 9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT

Big Ten Baseball, Saturday, May 29, TBD

Conference USA Baseball, Sunday, May 30, TBD, 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT

Live Official NCAA Selection Shows On Championship Mayhem

Division II and III Women's Lacrosse, Sunday, May 2, 8:30 p.m. ET/5:30 p.m. PT

Division I Women's Lacrosse, Sunday, May 9, 6:30 p.m. ET/3:30 p.m. PT

Division II and III Men's Lacrosse, Sunday, May 9, 8:30 p.m. ET/5:30 p.m. PT

Additional Championship Mayhem Highlights

Nike Training Camp: Arizona Softball, Sunday, May 23, 5:30 p.m. ET/2:30 p.m. PT; the latest installment of this original series reveals the secrets of success of the Wildcat softball program, which has won six NCAA championships under coach Mike Candrea; Arizona is currently ranked #1

Tourney Talk - the live interactive studio show in which fans, coaches and media call in to exchange opinions with hosts and discuss on-field action and off-field storylines

Full Court Press - blocks of NCAA tournament pre-game and post-game press conferences

Live Texas A&M at #15 Nebraska softball, Sunday, May 2, 1 p.m. ET/10 a.m. PT

Live #9 Rutgers @ UMass men's lacrosse, Saturday, May 8, 1 p.m. ET/10 a.m. PT

Live Tulsa @ #12 Fresno State softball, Saturday, May 8, 4 p.m. ET/1 p.m. PT

Live #3 UCLA @ #10 Stanford softball, Sunday, May 9, 4 p.m. ET/1 p.m. PT

Live #25 North Carolina @ #4 Miami (Fla.) baseball (produced in high-definition), Friday, May 14, 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT

Live Arizona State @ Arizona baseball, Friday, May 21, 10 p.m. ET/7 p.m. PT

College Sports TV, the first 24-hour college sports network, is available to more than 20 million homes nationally on cable and satellite. The network is available on Time Warner, Adelphia and Insight cable systems, among others, and is also available on DirecTV (channel 610). For information on CSTV availability in particular markets, consumers can log on to www.collegesports.com or call their cable or satellite operator.

CSTV is comprised of two primary business units: College Sports TV and CollegeSports.com. College Sports TV televises regular season and championship event coverage of 30 men's and women's college sports from every major collegiate athletic conference, in addition to nine NCAA Championships. The network also has a programming and marketing agreement with the U.S. Olympic Committee. CollegeSports.com, the most-trafficked college sports Web site, and its network of 150 official athletic sites for top colleges, universities and athletic associations, are the number one online source for college sports news, information, scores and analysis.

CSTV was co-founded by President/CEO Brian Bedol, Chairman Stephen Greenberg and Executive Vice President Chris Bevilacqua. Bedol and Greenberg co-founded Classic Sports Network, which they sold to ESPN and which is now ESPN Classic. Bevilacqua is a former senior executive with Nike Inc., where he headed the company's successful foray into the college market.

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Eric Handler
CSTV: College Sports Television
212-342-8760
ehandler@cstv.com