FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (March 5, 1998) -- "March Mayhem" has hit the Internet as CBS SportsLine (cbs.sportsline.com) complements CBS Sports' exclusive coverage of the entire NCAA Men's Basketball tournament with a comprehensive Web site that gets fans more involved with the event than ever before through a wide range of information and innovative multimedia features.
In order to deliver up-to-the-minute scores and stories, the site was designed to make the most of advanced HTML formatting capabilities, allowing users to enjoy quick downloads, regardless of their connection speed. Internet users from novice to expert will find the site easy to use and navigate. In addition to live audio broadcasts of all 63 tournament games through an exclusive relationship with AudioNet, the site features live scores for every game, as well as the innovative Tournament Tracker features. Tournament Tracker lets fans follow their favorite teams throughout the tournament. Users enter the appropriate scoring information, names of the participants, and their selections. Tournament Tracker does all the work, displaying scoring and ranks. Other top features of the site include: · Audio Highlights -- Highlights from every game and many press conferences, along with on-site interviews and teleconferences, available on demand throughout the tournament. · Matchup Breakdown -- Statistics of any two teams can be matched up graphically to help analyze the contest and look towards potential future matchups. · Team Pages -- CBS SportsLine continues its extensive team coverage with breakdowns of each of the teams, including rosters, results, starting lineups, statistics, current scores, and analysis by writers who have followed the team all year. · ScoreCenter -- Up-to-the-second scores available in traditional scoreboards, JAVA ticker boards, VRML rooms, plus scoring leaders, and news updated every 30 seconds during tournament play. There is also a JAVA Scoreboard Chat where fans can view updated news and stats while chatting with other fans. · Live Interactive Regional Brackets -- All the games at a glance, with scores updated and links to game summaries and team pages. · Printable Bracket -- High-quality 8 1/2" x 11" printable bracket fans can use to follow all the action. · History -- Detailed database of College Basketball Tournament history dating back to 1939, provided by Mike Douchant, CBS SportsLine's college basketball historian. · Live CBS SportsLine Radio Shows -- Leading up to the finals, regional correspondents will be on-site at every game of the tournament providing live reports. "The Drive," hosted by Scott Kaplan and Sid Rosenberg, will broadcast live from San Antonio, site of the finals, and feature interviews with top coaches from the NCAA and expert analysis leading up to the games. · NCAA Tournament Flash News -- User-created desktop news delivery system with NCAA Tournament headlines and stories. · Trivia and Tournament Contests -- Trivia contest with daily and weekly winners. Contests for Conference tournaments, full-bracket and Sweet 16 grid, and Final Forecast predictions. A new contest launches every week of the Tournament. · Visa 3-Point Shootout -- Shockwave (TM) "Shooting" contest in which users can test their skills against others, with updated leader board showing just where they stand. · Chat and Fan Forums -- Chat rooms dedicated to the tournament overall and specific regions; chat guests including CBS on-air talent and former NCAA players. · Extensive Women's Tournament Coverage -- Soup-to-nuts coverage of the women's tournament, from the first round all the way to Kansas City. Sponsors of CBS SportsLine's tournament coverage include Budweiser, Chevrolet, Intel, Microsoft and VISA. SportsLine USA, Inc. (NASDAQ: SPLN) is a leading Internet-based sports media company that provides branded, interactive information and programming as well as merchandise to sports enthusiasts worldwide. SportsLine USA publishes several sports Web sites including CBS SportsLine (cbs.sportsline.com), Soccernet (www.soccernet.com), GolfWeb (www.golfweb.com) and exclusive Web sites for sports teams, organizations and superstars such as Michael Jordan, Tiger Woods and Shaquille O'Neal. SportsLine USA's flagship Web site, CBS SportsLine, features more than 300,000 pages of multimedia sports information, entertainment and merchandise covering all major collegiate and professional sports. SportsLine USA was founded in 1994, and its primary Web site was renamed CBS SportsLine in March of 1997 as part of an exclusive five-year promotional and content agreement with CBS Sports.
For information contact:
Larry Wahl
954-351-2120, ext. 7225
Kathy Bradley
954-351-2120, ext. 7519