FORT LAUDERDALE, FL, August 6, 2007 - CBS SportsLine, the leading Internet sports media organization and part of CBS Interactive, is gearing up for another exciting season of Fantasy Football (
fantasy.sportsline.com) with their award-winning Fantasy Football Commissioner product, Premium Games as well as free offerings.
"Whether you have hosted your Fantasy Football league with us for five years, are only interested in College Fantasy Football, are a fantasy rookie looking for the best free game to play or just want a great product to manage your office pool, CBS SportsLine has something for everyone this football season", said
Jason Kint, Senior Vice President and General Manager of CBS SportsLine.
In addition to its products, there are a number of reasons why CBS SportsLine has become the ultimate Fantasy Football experience for serious players in 2007 and beyond:
Fantasy Football fanatics get your cheat sheets ready as CBS Sports presents
The 2007 CBS SportsLine Fantasy Football Show on Sunday, August 12 (1:00-2:00 PM, ET). The show will feature a number of CBS Sports' NFL talent including
Gus Johnson (host) as well as analysts
Randy Cross and
Steve Beuerlein. They will be joined by CBS SportsLine Fantasy Football expert Dave Richard to offer their insight on everything from the Top 12 overall players to the late-round sleepers of the 2007 Draft Class.
For the third year on CBS, this one-hour special will not only highlight the top overall Fantasy players, but will break them down by position, including quarterbacks, running backs and wide receivers. After the experts break down who to pick and why, they will discuss draft strategies, impact players on new teams and the 2007 Draft Class including which rookies will start, and which will shine.
The
2007 CBS SportsLine Fantasy Football Guide is now available on newsstands and in bookstores across the country. Produced in conjunction with Pro Football Weekly, the guide offers a variety of draft cheat sheets, in-depth player profiles and position rankings that no serious Fantasy Football player should be without before or during the season. In 2005, the CBS SportsLine Fantasy Football magazine won the Fantasy Sports Trade Association award for the Best Fantasy Football Magazine. The magazine is also available for purchase online by simply visiting
fantasy.sportsline.com.
Original Fantasy Football Video: Following the first week of NFL regular season action, CBS SportsLine will produce four original video programs geared to keep Fantasy Football fans up on the latest news, rumors and analysis.
Jason Horowitz and
Amber Wilson, the face of much of CBS SportsLine's original video will host the following weekly programs with various CBS SportsLine Fantasy Football experts.
- GMC Professional Grade Players: Jason Horowitz is there every Monday morning to review the top Fantasy Football performances from across the NFL.
- Move Makers: Lets viewers know which players are the most added/dropped and activated/deactivated as well as other trends from CBS SportsLine Fantasy Football Leagues.
- Who's Hot, Who's Not: Amber Wilson helps fantasy fanatics focus on which way individual NFL players' performances are trending in recent weeks.
- Start 'em and Sit 'em: Helps with those hard decisions that every Fantasy Football player has before setting their lineup for the upcoming week.
Mobile: CBS SportsLine Mobile offers two products for the Fantasy Football player this season, both of which allow you to control your team anytime, anywhere. Available across all major carriers (
check with carrier for pricing details), the downloadable CBS SportsLine Fantasy Football Companion allows users complete access to their CBS SportsLine Fantasy Football leagues and the ability to fully manage their teams just like they were at their computer, but optimized for the phone. In addition to the downloadable application, CBS SportsLine Mobile is now offering many of the same key features and functions for FREE on our CBS SportsLine Mobile Web Site. Go to
mobile.sportsline.com on your mobile phone browser and activate/reserve players, follow a live game, or read your team's player news.
The 2007 CBS SportsLine Fantasy Football Products
Anheuser Busch, GMC, Toyota and T-Mobile are the sponsors of CBS SportsLine's 2007 Fantasy Football products.
- Fantasy Football Commissioner: The most customizable product on the market and one able to handle leagues with up to 20 teams with premium features such as live scoring for no additional cost. $149.95 per league, with an "early bird" discount of $20 (to $129.95) for leagues that pay on or before August 8, 2007. With an average league size of 12 to 16 teams, users will pay approximately $10 a piece for the top rated Commissioner league management product available and one that has been recognized as the best Fantasy Football Commissioner product for the last six years by the Fantasy Sports Trade Association. Sponsored by Anheuser Busch & GMC.
- Free Fantasy Football: Sponsored by Toyota & T-Mobile, one of the most popular Fantasy Football games on the planet is 100% FREE. Free Fantasy Football delivers all the great features that you expect from CBS SportsLine Fantasy Sports - live scoring and stats, cutting edge team management tools, player news and expert analysis - with absolutely no upgrade fees or hidden costs. It's a great way for beginners to learn about Fantasy Football. The first-place finisher in each Free Fantasy Football league will be entered into a random drawing to determine the winner of The NFL Today on CBS VIP package, which includes an all expenses paid trip to New York to visit the NFL Today studio. (Visit site for full details fantasy.sportsline.com)
- Heads Up Fantasy Football: No matter what service Fantasy Football leagues use, all players can come to CBS SportsLine for Heads Up Fantasy Football. A great game for Fantasy rookies and veterans, Heads Up Fantasy Football allows users to challenge other players to a one-on-one game of Fantasy Football each and every week. With the pool of draft-able players consisting of NFL teams participating in either the early or late Sunday games, participants in the Heads Up game can conduct add/drops as well as activate and reserve players while live games are played. Best of all? Heads Up Fantasy Football is offered completely free of charge.
- CBS SportsLine "College Fantasy Football": After its initial release in 2005, CBS SportsLine continues to be the only major fantasy company to offer a collegiate Fantasy Football game. Again offered completely free of charge, "College Fantasy Football" allows users to participate in a public or private league of eight teams and draft a squad of college football players from any of the 119 Division I programs or customize their player pool to include any conference they choose. (Players will be categorized by position and school) At the end of the season the first-place finisher in each College Fantasy Football league will be entered into a random drawing to determine the winner of a $10,000 cash prize. (See site for full details)
- Office Pool Manager: It's easy and efficient to run your office pool online when you use Office Pool Manager from CBS SportsLine. Make picks the traditional way or run a survivor pool where it's one wrong pick and you're out. Office Pool manager is easy to use, 100% free and comes complete with LIVE scoring and customizable scoring systems.
CBS SportsLine Fantasy Football Premium Games: Face off against dedicated competition in a twelve-team league for the chance to win cold, hard cash. With five levels of play and pay, there is a CBS SportsLine Fantasy Football Premium Game for every player.
- Fantasy Football Double Diamond**: For individuals wanting to compete at the highest levels of Fantasy Football. With a price of $499.95 per team, each league champion will win a $3,500 league prize.
- Fantasy Football Diamond**: Think you are a Fantasy Football All-Star? Fantasy Football Diamond gives fans the chance to prove it. With a price of $249.95 per team, each league champion will win a $1,600 league prize.
- Fantasy Football Platinum**: Ready to wade into a more experienced pool of Fantasy Football players? Fantasy Football Platinum will give you that opportunity. With a price of $99.95 per team, each league champion will win a $600 league prize.
- Fantasy Football Gold*: Time to get serious about Fantasy Football? We certainly understand. With a price of $39.95 per team, each league champion will win a $200 league prize.
- Fantasy Football Silver*: A great game for Fantasy Football rookies who want a serious start to their playing career. At $14.95 per team, each league champion will win a $50 league prize.
* CBS SportsLine.com Fantasy Football Silver and Gold are open to: (a) Registered Users; (b) legal residents of one (1) of the fifty (50) United States, Washington DC, and Canada (excluding Quebec) (for purposes of clarity, Puerto Rico is expressly excluded); and (c) at least eighteen (18) years of age or the age of majority in their state of residence at the date of registration in the Contest. PLEASE NOTE: Notwithstanding the foregoing: (i) eligible legal residents of Canada (excluding Quebec), Arizona, Iowa, Louisiana, Maryland, Montana, and Vermont may play Fantasy Football Silver and/or Gold, but are not eligible to win any prizes; and (ii) in all events you must be eighteen (18) years of age or older (if the age of majority in a jurisdiction is over 18, you must be of the age of majority within your jurisdiction) in order to win any prizes.
**CBS SportsLine.com Fantasy Football Platinum, Diamond, and Double Diamond are open to: (a) Registered Users; (b) legal residents of one (1) of the fifty (50) United States (excluding residents of Arizona, Iowa, Louisiana, Maryland, Montana, and Vermont) (for purposes of clarity, Puerto Rico is expressly excluded) and Washington D.C.; and (c) at least eighteen (18) years of age or the age of majority in their state of residence at the date of registration in the Contest.
All 2007 CBS SportsLine.com Fantasy Football games are subject to the complete applicable Official Rules. Void where prohibited by law.
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NFL, and
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