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-- Advance Scout, Commissioner, Challenge Game Provide Everything For The
Serious Fantasy Player; Grand Prize Of $10,000 To Be Awarded To Challenge Champ --
Ft. Lauderdale, FL (July 31, 1997) -- Football training camps are in full swing, and not just for the players on the gridiron. Fantasy football players are getting their clicking fingers ready for another season of fun with CBS SportsLine (cbs.sportsline.com), which offers the most complete Fantasy package, on or off the Web.
CBS SportsLine's lineup starts with Advance Scout, the most comprehensive and up-to-date player analysis tool available anywhere. With SportsLine's Advance Scout, fantasy GM's can prepare for the 1997 season by examining past performances and future projections for hundreds of professional players. Who will be the top rookies? Which veterans will have "break-out" seasons? SportsLine's fantasy experts rate every player to give members an important advantage in their league drafts.
SportsLine's innovative Fantasy Football Commissioner lets league owners track their stats throughout the season, for even the most complicated league rules and scoring. The easy-to-use interface saves time in setup and weekly transactions, and produces clear, concise league reports. SportsLine's Commissioner saves leagues hundreds of dollars over traditional stat services and provides 24-hour access to accurate, up-to-date stats. For less than $50 per league, the Commissioner creates a personalized league Website complete with chat room, individual team pages, and the deepest statistical reports on the Internet or via e-mail.
Fans can also show off their knowledge of football by competing in the popular Fantasy Football Challenge Game. Team managers hand-pick a team of players to score "fantasy points" in various categories, including scoring, yardage, and sacks, with bonuses for exceptional performances. Each week, player values change based on their performance, making the game a dynamic, active test of the manager's skills. League and Weekly prizes will be awarded. Additionally, the contestant who has scored the most fantasy points at the end of the season will receive the $10,000 Grand Prize. Football Challenge lets fantasy players keep up with their teams with daily personalized reports an analysis. Newcomers can use the automated Team Selector function to save long hours of prep work and studying.
"We offer something for everyone, whether you are a seasoned fantasy veteran or a first-year player." said Michael Levy, CEO of CBS SportsLine. "Experienced players will appreciate the depth of detail and analysis found in the Advance Scout and the flexibility of the League Commissioner. Participants will also enjoy the hands-on Challenge Game, while newcomers will like the ease of use and toll-free support that are a staple of all our products."
The Fantasy Football package augments CBS SportsLine's award-winning football coverage. SportsLine's newsroom provides in-depth, compelling content, and has a decided advantage over traditional media in lacking the limits of time and space. The combination of journalism with audio, video, SportsLine Radio, interactivity, features and chat cannot be found elsewhere, on or off the Net.
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 a comprehensive five-year promotional 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. Programming includes exclusive editorials by nationally acclaimed writers; award-winning, real time animated baseball and football coverage via "virtual stadiums"; a merchandise superstore; and the only Internet-based all-sports radio station. SportsLine's superstar advisors include Michael Jordan, Arnold Palmer, Joe Namath, Shaquille O'Neal, Wayne Gretzky, Jerry Rice, Pete Sampras, Cal Ripken, Joe Montana, and Emerson Fittipaldi.