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/CNW/ – Score Media Inc. (TSX: SCR), today announces
that University Rush – covering the hottest games in OUA football – is
back and this year, theScore brings fans closer to the action with its
multiplatform OUA content.
Calling all the action is the one and only Tim Micallef, the 2009 winner
of the CIS Fred Sgambati Media Award recognizing his contribution to
the development and growth of Canadian university sport. theScores
University Rush coverage marks the networks 9th season of
OUA, including the most-watched OUA event in history, the 102nd Yates
Cup final on Nov. 14, 2009. Joining Tim during each broadcast is former
OUA and CFL all-star, Mike Morreale, who returns to the booth for his
third season.
Ive been hosting University Rush on theScore since 2002 and each year
the games get more exciting and our coverage gets better, says Tim
Micallef, play-by-play announcer, theScore. This year, were taking
our coverage to the next level by inviting the OUA community to get even
more involved in the action whether it be on Twitter, Facebook, at
theScore.com or on TV and with the addition of our guest bloggers
representing each school appearing in live games on theScore, well not
only be the source for everything OUAbut well be continuing our quest
to take CIS sport to the next level.
A proud supporter of OUA football, theScore will bring fans 10 games
this season, including 6 regular season games, the quarter-finals,
semi-finals and the Yates Cup:
MCMASTER @ WESTERN – September 11th at 1:00 pm
QUEENS @ GUELPH – September 18th at 1:00 pm
WESTERN @ GUELPH – September 25th @ 1:00 pm
QUEENS @ WESTERN – October 2nd @ 1:00 pm
QUEENS @ LAURIER – October 16th @ 1:00 pm
MATCH-UP TO BE DETERMINED – October 23rd @ 1:00 pm
QUARTER-FINAL GAME – October 30th @ 1:00 pm
SEMI-FINAL DOUBLE-HEADER – November 6th @ 1:00 pm & 4:30 pm
YATES CUP – November 13th @ 1:00 pm
We are thrilled to be entering our 9th season of
University Rush on theScore, says Ward Dilse, Executive Director, OUA.
Last season ended with one of the most exhilarating Yates Cup finals in
recent history, and yet again this year fans across the country will be
in store for nine weeks of high caliber football, featuring the talented
student-athletes of Ontario University Athletics.
In addition to live matches on the network, theScore.com will bring
fans:
Live streaming and recaps of every OUA game airing on theScore
A video channel dedicated to OUA news and features
Live chats
Full video highlights of all OUA games
Content from guest bloggers representing each OUA team appearing on
theScore
theScores sideline reporter and former Western football star Donnovan
Bennett (@donnovanbennett) will also offer fans unparalleled access to
the action with live tweets from each game as well as weekly features
available on theScore.com. And finally www.facebook.com/UniversityRush
will give OUA fans the chance to have their say and stay connected to
other fans across the country.
About Score Media Inc.
Score Media is a media company
committed to delivering interactive and authentic sports entertainment.
Created in 1997 in response to the growing desire for increased
participation in the consumption of sports, the Company has now
established itself as the home for hardcore sports fans. Score Medias
primary asset, theScore Television Network (theScore), is a national
specialty television service providing sports news, information,
highlights and live event programming in more than 6.8 million homes
across Canada. The Companys digital media assets include theScore.com,
theScore iPad Edition and the mobile sports applications ScoreMobile and
ScoreMobile FC which are available on BlackBerry, iPhone and Android
devices. Score Media also operates theScore Satellite Radio which is
available across North America on Sirius Satellite Radio Channel 98.
Growing from a team of 60 in 1997 to over 230 employees in 2010, Score
Media is a revolutionizing interactive media company.