TSN Casts a S-p-e-l-l with the SCRIPPS NATIONAL SPELLING BEE, Live on Friday
Toronto, ON (June 2, 2010) – Canadians will be b-u-z-z-i-n-g with excitement this week as TSN has coverage of the prestigious SCRIPPS NATIONAL SPELLING BEE on Friday, June 4. Spelling gets underway at 2 p.m. ET on TSN with Early Round coverage, followed by live coverage of the final round at 8 p.m. ET. SPORTSCENTRE will also feature the Top 10 Spelling Bee moments tomorrow (Thursday, June 3).
A total of 273 spellers will participate in the SCRIPPS NATIONAL SPELLING BEE for the chance to win $30,000 cash and other prizes. Among the competitors this year is 11-year-old Laura Newcombe from Toronto, who won the CanWest CanSpell National Spelling Bee in March to advance to the SCRIPPS competition.
An annual event since 1925, the SCRIPPS NATIONAL SPELLING BEE takes place in Washington, D.C., and is the U.S.’s largest and longest-running educational promotion. It is administered on a not-for-profit basis by the E.W. Scripps Company and attracts spellers under the age of 16 from around the world.
TSN is Canada’s Sports Leader and Canada’s most-watched specialty network. Delivering more sports coverage in High Definition than any other network in Canada, TSN’s comprehensive broadcast schedule features an exciting lineup of sports including NHL, IIHF, CFL, NFL, NBA, MLB, Season of Champions Curling, Golf’s Majors, F1, NASCAR Sprint Cup, Grand Slam Tennis and Championship Boxing events. TSN properties include TSN2, TSN MOBILE and the industry leading sports website TSN.ca. Official broadcaster of the Vancouver 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games and London 2012 Games of the Olympiad, TSN is a division of CTVglobemedia.
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