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06.02.15 Good morning. It’s Tuesday June 2, 2015, and this is your first early morning Sports briefing.
FOX Sports booked its 2015 college football plans, launching the season with Jim Harbaugh and Michigan visiting Utah on Sept. 3 at 8:30p on FOX Sports 1. Overall nearly 100 games will run on FOX Sports’ national and regional platforms, anchored by Big 12, Pac-12 and Conference USA contests via the FOX broadcast network, FOX Sports 1, FOX Sports Networks, FOX College Sports, FOX Deportes and FOX Sports GO. Labor Day weekend will see seven games hit the field including Virginia/UCLA on Sept. 5 at 3:30p and Mississippi St/Southern Miss at 10p while Purdue/Marshall takes the stage the next day at 3p. The 2015 slate includes 14 straight Saturdays of afternoon or primetime action on FOX broadcast network, capped off by the Big Ten Championship Game on Saturday, Dec. 5 with FOX Sports 1 carrying one to three contests from the Big 12, Pac-12 and Conference USA as well as a package of Thursday and Friday night games.
After blowing up the Internet with the emergence of Caitlyn Jenner yesterday, ESPN announced that the 2015 ESPYS will present Jenner with the Arthur Ashe Courage Award on July 15 on ABC. The Award celebrates Bruce coming out as a transgender woman "In the past few months, the overwhelming outpouring of support from all over the world for my journey has been incredible,” said Jenner. “However, being honored with this award, which is named after one of my heroes, is truly special. For the first time this July, I will be able to stand as my true self in front of my peers." In addition, the ESPYS will present the Jimmy V Perseverance Award to Devon Still and his daughter Leah for her fight against cancer.
Meanwhile, ESPN also detailed plans for the 2015 NBA Finals on ABC, beginning with Game 1 on Thursday at 9p. Mike Breen will call his 10th NBA Finals and will be joined by analysts Jeff Van Gundy and Mark Jackson and reporter Doris Burke. Officiating expert Steve Javie will also contribute to coverage throughout the series. NBA Countdown, ABC’s NBA pre-game show travels to both Golden State and Cleveland. Sage Steele will host the shows with analysts Doug Collins and Jalen Rose. First Take will also be on the road at the NBA Finals starting Thursday June, 4.
American Pharoah’s run for history on Saturday (4:30p on NBC) will feature coverage that includes a Bob Costas essay on the elusive Triple Crown while Josh Elliott hosts a feature on American Pharoah’s road. For the first time at the Belmont Stakes, NBC Sports will utilize a 4K super-slow-motion, reverse finish-line camera with talent that includes hosts Bob Costas and Tom Hammond as well as analysts Randy Moss and Jerry Bailey.
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FOX Sports’ “Summer of Soccer” will see the UEFA Champions League wrap up their 2014-2015 season on Saturday with Juventus/Barcelona to determine Europe’s champion for the 2014-2015 season on FOX and FOX Deportes at 2p. On FOX, Tyler partners with analyst Alan Smith and Friedel while FOX Deportes will see Trujillo and Laguna joined by Claudio Suarez and Alvaro Izquierdo to call the action live on site with Ariel Torrone from Los Angeles.
Speaking of soccer, FOX Sports detailed plans for more than 60 features airing throughout the FIFA Women’s World Cup tournament on FOX, FOX Sports 1 and FOX Sports 2. Every feature will be available on demand and distributed across FOX Sports Digital social media accounts. Jennifer Pransky leads production, Alex Morgan and more.
Pac-12 Networks announced 17 live football games in the first three weeks of the 2015 season, starting September 3. That span will feature home openers for nine schools: Arizona, Arizona State, California, Colorado, Oregon, Oregon State, Washington, Washington State, USC. The season begins with six games over three days starting Sept. 3 at 7p with University of Texas-San Antonio/Arizona at 7p.
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The NHL has a new franchise, signing on for a partnership with PLAYMOBIL to produce a new line of NHL toys. This marks the first time PLAYMOBIL struck a deal for a U.S. and Canadian licensed line of products. The first sets will hit the market in October and focus on the Original Six franchises Boston Bruins, Chicago Blackhawks, Detroit Red Wings, Montreal Canadiens, New York Rangers and Toronto Maple Leafs. The line of 16 playsets will also feature a full ice rink with score-keeper, a Zamboni ice resurfacing machine, NHL referees, and the Stanley Cup trophy.
ESPN and Special Olympics announced a one-year extension to the two-year global initiative in a move that will extend ESPN’s role as the global presenting sponsor and official media sponsor of Special Olympics Unified Sports. ESPN will continue to support Special Olympics’ goal of registering one million Unified Sports participants, including athletes (individuals with intellectual disabilities), teammates (individuals without intellectual disabilities) and coaches, by the end of 2015.
Delta Air Lines launched Delta Dugout 2015, a baseball promotion that rewards fans with game experiences and prizes, activated in conjunction with five teams it sponsors: the New York Yankees, New York Mets, Atlanta Braves, Detroit Tigers and Minnesota Twins. The promotion sees Delta reward fans through digital promotions on each of the teams’ websites and through social media. In September, one fan from each of the five teams will receive the grand prize: on-field access to batting practice and four game tickets in the Delta Sky360 suite at the team’s venue.
Jif signed on for the launch of the new Halftime Heroes program as part of its sponsorship of the 2015 Kick It Tour, the world’s largest 3v3 soccer tournament. Christie Rampone, captain of the U.S. Women’s National Soccer Team anchors the promotion with Jif To Go to help raise $25,000 for the Boys and Girls Clubs of America. From May 30, 2015 through August 9, 2015, Jif is encouraging families attending the Kick It tournaments to share a photo of how they’re having fun at the Jif tent as part of the #JifToGo Halftime Heroes Photo Promotion and post using the hashtags #JifToGo and #PromoEntry. The “Kick It” tour will stop in the top 50 markets across the U.S.
FOX Soccer Plus is getting a temporary rebrand, transforming into the FIFA Women’s World Cup Channel for the span of the tournament from June 6 to July 5. The channel will offer replays of all FIFA Women’s World Cup 2015 matches and programming that air live on FOX, FOX Sports 1 and FOX Sports 2, as well as 17 matches from the FIFA Women’s World Cup archive and a FIFA Women’s World Cup historical documentary.
OneUp Sports announced the relaunch of the MLB Connect live second screen social gaming platform. The interactive, real-time game offers new features and allows players to select the live game that they want to view from the LineUp schedule. MLB Connect “Xchange” credits that players accumulate can be redeemed for prizes, team wallpapers and exclusive MLB prizes including tickets to the World Series.
The NBA announced named Oris Stuart as Chief Diversity & Inclusion Officer for the league. Stuart is charged with overseeing diversity and inclusion strategies for the NBA, WNBA, and NBA D-League and spent the past two years as a Senior Partner with Korn Ferry, an executive search and talent management firm, where he led its Inclusion and Diversity practice.
Kevin Cote joined Facebook to lead the company’s partnership efforts with sports teams. Cote will work collaboratively to help athletic teams understand how best to engage sports fans on Facebook and utilize the social media company’s products and services – including Instagram – to grow their fanbase, sell tickets, drive sponsorship revenue, increase digital referral traffic and broadcast tune-in.
Pirates/Giants on MLB Network at 10p.
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SUPER-TARGETING: HOW TECHNOLOGY IS LAUNCHING YET ANOTHER EVOLUTION OF SPORTS Speakers Include:
Joie Chitwood III I President I Daytona International Speedway
Matt Higgins I Co-Founder & CEO I RSE Ventures
Russell Silvers I SVP Partnership Activation I AEG Global Partnerships
Brad Allen I Executive Chairman I NextVR
Bryce Townsend I CEO I GroupM Entertainment & Sports Partnerships
ON THIS DAY in 1935: Babe Ruth retires.
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Answer to Our Last Sports Trivia Question: Other than the US, what other country has won the FIFA Women’s World Cup more than once? Answer: Germany. Kudos: Michael Ritz-BucStar Consulting/NY; Andreas Droste-NBC Sports/NY; Max Winter-Evolution Group LLC/NY; Molly Tow-MSG Networks/NY; Synda Kollman-Charter Marketing Group/Boca Raton; Andy Pittman-TAMU/College Station; Anne Wettig-Fox Cable Networks/LA; Judie Henninger-Valentine Productions Inc/Santa Monica; Tom Moore-Kalt Productions/LA; David Westberg-SAG-AFTRA Federal Credit Union/LA.
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