SportsLine.com and PGATOUR.com Catch a Tiger by His Tale
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FORT LAUDERDALE, FL (February 7, 2000) - For many golf fans at work around
the world, the only way to follow Tiger Woods' historic come-from-behind
victory at the AT&T National Pro-Am at Pebble Beach, his sixth consecutive
PGA TOUR win, was through PGA TOUR.com (http://www.PGATOUR.com). The
largest, most comprehensive golf content, community and e-commerce site on
the Internet, PGATOUR.com, co-produced by the PGA TOUR and SportsLine.com,
Inc. (NASDAQ:SPLN), provided golf fans with two ways to follow the
tournament: 1) Real-time scoring and 2) a live Internet audio broadcast,
featuring CBS SportsLine and PGA TOUR.com's award-winning senior golf
writer Mark Soltau at the 18th green. "This is a shining example of the unique, one-of-a-kind content available only on the Web, that make SportsLine.com and PGATOUR.com the clear leaders in sports programming," said Michael Levy, founder and chief executive officer of SportsLine.com, Inc. "For working people without television access, PGATOUR.com was the only place to follow the final round of the tournament live." PGA TOUR Commissioner Tim Finchem added, "We're delighted that the Tour's new media efforts are allowing our fans to follow every minute of play by our dramatic and talented athletes." In addition to co-producing PGATOUR.com, SportsLine.com is publisher of CBS SportsLine (http://cbs.sportsline.com) and the official Web site of Tiger Woods, (http://www.tigerwoods.com). About SportsLine.com, Inc. SportsLine.com, Inc. is at the leading edge of media companies providing Internet sports content, community and e-commerce on a global basis. SportsLine.com, Inc.'s content includes more than 400,000 pages of multimedia sports information, entertainment and merchandise. Founded in 1994 as SportsLine USA, Inc., the Company changed its name to SportsLine.com, Inc. in November 1999. Its flagship Internet sports service (http://cbs.sportsline.com) was renamed CBS SportsLine in March of 1997 as part of an exclusive promotional and content agreement with CBS Sports. SportsLine.com, Inc. produces the official league Web sites for Major League Baseball, the PGA TOUR and NFL Europe League, and serves as the primary sports content provider for America Online, Netscape and Excite. In May 1999, the Company commenced operations in Europe through its majority-owned subsidiary, Sports.com Limited. For further Information, contact:
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