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2010 FIFA World Cup Draw Friday on ESPN Platforms contact: mac.nwulu@espn.com ESPN will offer comprehensive coverage of the 2010 FIFA World Cup Draw on Friday, Dec. 4, when the 32 teams that have qualified for next year’s 64-match tournament in South Africa (June 11-July 11) are slotted into eight groups. Bob Ley will host ESPN2 HD’s live, three-hour 2010 FIFA World Cup Draw Presented by adidas at noon ET. Former World Cup stars Efan Ekoku, John Harkes, Alexi Lalas and Steve McManaman will provide analysis. Jeremy Schaap and John Sutcliffe will provide live reports from the Cape Town International Convention Center in South Africa, site of the Draw.
College GameDay Live from SEC Championship Game in Atlanta contact: michael.c.humes@espn.com College GameDay Built by The Home Depot (Saturdays at 10 a.m. on ESPN) will originate from Atlanta, site of the SEC Championship matchup of No. 1 Florida vs. No. 2 Alabama. College GameDay is hosted by Chris Fowler with analysts Lee Corso, Kirk Herbstreit and Desmond Howard. College Football: OSU-UO Civil War Thursday, Five Top-25 Teams in Conference Championships contact: michael.c.humes@espn.com ESPN’s college football schedule this week includes the Civil War Game for the first time on Thursday night’s ESPN College Football Primetime presented by Applebee’s: No. 13 Oregon State at No. 7 Oregon on Thursday, Dec. 3, at 9 p.m. on ESPN and ESPN360.com; as well as three BIG EAST Conference showdowns Saturday, Dec. 5: No. 5 Cincinnati at No. 14 Pittsburgh, No. 24 West Virginia at Rutgers and South Florida at Connecticut. Additional highlights:
NBA: Kobe vs. Dwyane on Friday contacts: nate.smeltz@espn.com or mark.d.mandel@espn.com Dwyane Wade and the Miami Heat visit Kobe Bryant and the L.A. Lakers on Friday, Dec. 4, at 10:30 p.m. This week’s NBA schedule:
NCAA Soccer: Women’s College Cup on ESPN Networks contact: tilea.coleman@espn.com The ESPN networks will present the 2009 Women’s College Cup this weekend. UCLA and Stanford will compete in the first semifinal Friday, Dec. 4, at 5:30 p.m., followed by Notre Dame vs. North Carolina at 8 p.m. The first match will air on ESPN2, with simulcasts on ESPNU, ESPN360.com and ESPN Mobile, while the second semifinal will air exclusively on ESPNU. The National Championship will air live on ESPN2, ESPN360.com and ESPN Mobile on Sunday, Dec. 6, at 1 p.m. Beth Mowins will handle play-by-play alongside U.S. Olympian and former North Carolina soccer standout Cat Whitehill, who will provide analysis. Mayne Street Finale on ESPN.com Features Adam Carolla contacts: alison.lazar@espn.com or paul.melvin@espn.com The finale of ESPN.com’s original scripted series Mayne Street (new episodes available Tuesdays at 9 a.m.) stars Kenny Mayne and guest Adam Carolla humorously attempting to enter feature-film acting by auditioning for Never At Ease: The Roger Staubach Story. On Mayne Street, Mayne stars as himself in a fictionalized version of life at a sports television network. His reoccurring foils revolve largely around his fictional production crew, as well as other ESPN personalities. Mayne Street joins a lineup of video that is among the most popular online. ESPN.com leads the sports video category, capturing nearly 29 percent of the total minutes spent by users. For photos and clips, visit ESPNMediaZone.com. ESPN RISE: St. Thomas Aquinas – 14 Weeks and Still No. 1 contact: crystal.howard@espn.com The ESPN RISE FAB 50 national high school football team ranking has Florida’s St. Thomas Aquinas at No. 1 for the 14th week in a row. The ESPN RISE FAB 50 is compiled weekly by a panel of ESPN RISE and ESPN.com high school editors, including Doug Huff, Mark Tennis and Jon Mahoney. The ESPN RISE FAB 50 was launched in August 2008 and is a combination of three former national high school rankings (Student Sports FAB 50, RISE Magazine Top 25 and the ESPN Elite 25). The complete ESPN RISE FAB 50 ranking available at ESPNRISE.com.
ESPN RISE FAB 50 Top 10, Week 14
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