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CBS SPORTSLINE DRIVES PAST THE COMPETITION WITH ITS ONLINE COVERAGE OF THE 32ND RYDER CUP

- - Desktop Scoreboard, Player and Course Profiles Spearhead Coverage - -

Ft. Lauderdale, FL (September 25, 1997) -- CBS SportsLine (cbs.sportsline.com), the Internet's most comprehensive sports site, tees up its coverage of the 32nd Ryder Cup from Valderrama Golf Club in southern Spain. The special site offers fans in-depth online coverage of one of the golf's most defining events.

CBS SportsLine's Ryder Cup coverage includes a hole-by-hole guide to Valderrama; profiles and pictures of all of the participants; exclusive columns; daily audio, courtesy of The Golf Channel; and the Cup Challenge, a compelling interactive game. Other special features in the package include:

  • Desktop Scoreboard -- Allows fans to follow all of the action of the three day event while they work. When activated, the Scoreboard occupies a small portion of the user's monitor, allowing the user to complete other tasks while following both teams and their favorite matchups.

  • Tiger Woods Interview -- An exclusive, downloadable interview with SportsLine on-air personality Scott Kaplan about golf, life and the Ryder Cup.

  • History -- The greatest moments in Ryder Cup history are examined by the "SportsLine Historian" who also takes you back to Europe's first win. Analyze past Ryder Cup tournaments and recall the most memorable moments and shots, as chosen by SportsLine.

  • News and Notes -- SportsLine's staff of more than 20 writers cover the action as it unfolds with live reporting from the event.

  • Players -- Statistics and information on every player along with bios and profiles of the top players are available. Fans can also check out the official websites of John Daly (www.gripitandripit.com) and Arnold Palmer (www.palmer.com) and read exclusive insight from Palmer on his Ryder Cup experiences.

  • Audio and Video - Fans can hear what the participants have to say before, during and after the competition via exclusive audio and video, courtesy of The Golf Channel.

  • Golf Tips -- CBS SportsLine, in conjunction with The Golf Channel, offers an online golf clinic providing tips from some of the nation's top instructors.

    Corporate sponsorship of the site came from Oldsmobile, AIG and SAP.

    SportsLine USA, Inc., the publisher of CBS SportsLine, is a Fort Lauderdale, Florida-based sports media and technology company founded in 1994. The SportsLine service was renamed CBS SportsLine as the result of an exclusive agreement with CBS Sports in March 1997. The service features more than 100,000 pages of multimedia sports information and entertainment covering all major collegiate and professional sports. SportsLine's superstar advisors include Michael Jordan, Joe Namath, Shaquille O'Neal, Wayne Gretzky, Jerry Rice, Pete Sampras, Cal Ripken, Arnold Palmer, Joe Montana, and Emerson Fittipaldi.

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