As the country gets ready for the 2010 Winter Games, Canada’s leading sports newscast will be live on location in Vancouver bringing sports fans all of the latest Olympic Games news.  SportsCentre will broadcast live from its set inside Vancouver’s International Broadcast Centre (IBC) throughout the Games. 

SportsCentre will have all angles covered for the 2010 Winter Games. Popular TSN anchors Dan O’Toole and Cory Woron will helm SportsCentre’s coverage live from the TSN set inside Vancouver’s IBC.  Today through to Thursday, Feb. 11, O’Toole and Woron will alternate hosting duties for the live edition of SPORTSCENTRE at 6:30 p.m. ET.  Beginning February 12, the duo will host live one-hour editions of SportsCentre everyday at 2 a.m. ET throughout the 2010 Winter Games as well as a special one-hour edition at 6 p.m. ET on Friday, Feb. 12 prior to coverage of the Opening Ceremony.  TSN reporters Brent Wallace and Jermain Franklin will be filing daily reports from Vancouver and Whistler. 

As part of tonight’s SPORTSCENTRE broadcast at 6:30 p.m. ET, the results of a national Angus Reid poll on Canadians’ hopes and thoughts about the upcoming Games will be revealed. 

In addition to all of the Olympic highlights and news, SPORTSCENTRE will continue to give Canadians a full recap of all of the biggest stories and events occurring around the sporting world.

 -TSN-

– TSN delivers extensive Pre-Game and Post-Game coverage live from Miami –

– ETALK, CANADA AM, CTV NEWS, ESPN Classic, MuchMusic, MTV and CHUM Radio cover the game from all angles –

Toronto, ON (February 3, 2010) – Down… Set…Watch! With CTV home to the biggest party in North America on SUPER BOWL Sunday, the network’s family of sports, news, entertainment, radio and online properties touch down in Miami to deliver a comprehensive line-up of SUPER BOWL programming across the board.  

CTV will have exclusive Canadian coverage of Super Bowl XLIV on Sunday, Feb. 7 with more than six hours of pre-game coverage starting at 12 noon ET. In addition to the coverage on CTV on Super Bowl Sunday, Canadians can experience the SUPER BOWL phenomenon from all angles across the CTV family including extensive coverage on TSN, ETALK, CANADA AM, CTV NEWS, ESPN Classic, MuchMusic, MTV and CHUM Radio.  

TSN

TSN travels to Miami where Chris Schultz, Jesse Palmer and Paul Hollingsworth quarterback SPORTSCENTRE’s coverage of the big game breaking down all the action and filing daily reports all week long.  Highlights of SPORTSCENTRE’s week-long coverage include the final edition of Schultz’s popular Risky Business segment plus special features on the Indianapolis Colts and the New Orleans Saints.  SportsCentre’s popular Top 10 feature will also look at the top Super Bowl commercials of all time. 

On Super Bowl Sunday, TSN tees up the big game with four hours of SUNDAY NFL COUNTDOWN, featuring host Chris Berman alongside Cris Carter, Mike Ditka, Tom Jackson, Keyshawn Johnson, Emmitt Smith, and NFL Insider Chris Mortensen live from Lummus Park on Miami Beach.  Analysts Trent Dilfer, Steve Young and Tedy Bruschi – all Super Bowl champions – will also appear on the show from Miami Beach, while Monday Night Football’s commentators Mike Tirico, Jon Gruden and Ron Jaworski will report from Sun Life Stadium. SUNDAY NFL COUNTDOWN airs Sunday, Feb. 7 beginning at 10 a.m. ET on TSN. 

TSN’s weekly panel show, TSN THE REPORTERS WITH DAVE HODGE checks in at 2 p.m. ET to discuss the best and worst in the world of sports leading up to SUPER BOWL XLIV. 

When the game wraps, TSN’s coverage continues with SPORTSCENTRE at 10 p.m. ET delivering extensive post-game coverage of SUPER BOWL XLIV. Schultz, Palmer and Hollingsworth will be on the field, conducting live interviews and providing analysis of the big game.   TSN will feature a special edition of NFL Primetime at 11:30 p.m. ET with Berman, Jackson and Young on the field at Sun Life Stadium. 

TSN2

TSN2 will have select encores of TSN’s Super Bowl programming (check TSN.ca for program listings) along with Super Bowl’s Greatest Commercials on Fri. Feb 5 at 7 p.m. ET.

TSN.ca

TSN.ca is the definitive online destination for SUPER BOWL fans in Canada, as the country’s leading sports website features all the latest news, analysis, interviews, photo galleries and highlights leading up to and following the championship game. 

Chris Schultz and Jesse Palmer give fans a behind-the-scenes look at SUPER BOWL XLIV with online columns and blogs, while Schultz also reveals his final pick of the season in the last instalment of his popular online feature, Schultz Against the World.  

Fans are also invited to visit TSN.ca and submit their best SUPER BOWL-related questions to Schultz and Palmer, who will answer the best ones online as part of the website’s exclusive SUPER BOWL XLIV coverage.  Along with extensive game coverage, TSN.ca will also include media day and press conference highlights from SUPER BOWL week, along with daily hits with Schultz and Palmer and post-game reaction and insight from Sun Life Stadium in Miami. 

Finally, fans can get interactive and win great prizes during SUPER BOWL XLIV with the Budweiser NFL Live online prediction and trivia game. The game enables fans to make live predictions and answer trivia questions simultaneously online as they watch SUPER BOWL XLIV on CTV. 

TSN MOBILE

Football fans on-the-go can keep tabs on all the action in Miami with up-to-the-minute SUPER BOWL news on TSN MOBILE– the portable version of TSN’s industry-leading sports website, TSN.ca.  Fans can also experience all of TSN.ca’s Super Bowl coverage on TSN Mobile iPhone Edition – a special application specifically designed for the iPhone and iTouch.

ESPN CLASSIC

ESPN Classic gets pumped for SUPER BOWL XLIV with a look back at some of the most recent SUPER BOWL match-ups throughout the weekend.  The six-hour marathon features NFL Films highlights from the last 12 SUPER BOWL games as well as a collection of the best SUPER BOWL commercials ever.

The broadcast schedule is as follows:

Friday, Feb. 5

• 8 p.m. ET                   Super Bowl XXXII – Green Bay vs. Denver
• 8:30 p.m. ET              Super Bowl XXXIII – Denver vs. Atlanta
• 9 p.m. ET                   Super Bowl XXXIV – Tennessee vs. St. Louis
• 9:30 p.m. ET              Super Bowl XXXV – Baltimore vs. New York Giants
• 10 p.m. ET                 Super Bowl XXXVI – New England vs. St. Louis
• 10:30 p.m. ET            Super Bowl XXXVIII – New England vs. Carolina
• 11 p.m. ET                 Greatest Super Bowl Commercials
• 12 midnight                Super Bowl XL – Pittsburgh vs. Seattle

Saturday, Feb. 6

• 12:30 a.m. ET            Super Bowl XLI – Indianapolis vs. Chicago
• 1 a.m. ET                   Super Bowl XLII – New York Giants vs. New England
• 1:30 a.m. ET              Super Bowl XLIII – Pittsburgh vs. Arizona

ESPN Classic’s SUPER BOWL marathon will re-air on Saturday, Feb. 6 beginning at 12:30 p.m. ET and includes NFL Films highlights of Super Bowl XXXVII featuring Oakland vs. Tampa Bay at 3 p.m. ET.

ETALK

CTV’s ETALK is Canada’s number one source for all the entertainment news, glamour and gossip of SUPERBOWL XLIV. From clips of the dynamic halftime show featuring rock legends The Who and performances by Carrie Underwood and Queen Latifah, ETALK delivers coverage of celebrity sightings. Catch all the entertainment highlights from the star-studded weekend in Miami on Monday, Feb. 8 at 7 p.m. ET.

CANADA AM

Canada’s most-watched morning show, CANADA AM will feature highlights from SUPER BOWL XLIV coverage with pre-game and post-game buzz from TSN’s team of football experts.

CTV NEWS

CTV NEWS outlets will feature SUPER BOWL XLIV reports airing on CTV NATIONAL NEWS WITH LLOYD ROBERTSON, in addition CTV and /A\ local newscasts will report from many of the SUPER BOWL festivities taking place across Canada.

CTV NEWS CHANNEL 

CTV NEWS CHANNEL will be following the Colts versus Saints as they duke it out for the SUPER BOWL XLIV title in Miami with coverage starting on Thursday, Feb. 4 and continuing to game day on Sunday, Feb. 7. Coverage will feature interviews with TSN football experts.

CP24

On Sunday, Toronto’s breaking news station; CP24 will bring Toronto SUPER BOWL XLIV highlights as they happen with CP24’s sports reporter, Ken Reid, out in the Toronto community getting game reaction from Toronto Colts and Saints fans. CP24’s coverage will be available on TV, online at cp24.com, on the go at CP24mobile which features the top stories and sports headlines and on the radio with CP24 Radio 1050.

MUCHMUSIC and MTV

The razzle-dazzle of SUPER BOWL XLIV comes to life on MuchMusic and MTV, as both networks have their fingers on the pop-culture pulse of the biggest stars and most spectacular musical acts in Miami.  Coverage surrounding SUPER BOWL XLIV will air on MuchMusic’s MUCHNEWS and MTV’s MTV NEWS and MTV LIVE.

CHUM RADIO

CHUM Radio’s TEAM stations will tackle SUPER BOWL XLIV in the days leading up to the championship game with analysis, reports and interviews. In addition, fans can listen to exclusive live Canadian radio coverage of the big game on the TEAM 1410 and TEAM 1040 in Vancouver, TEAM 1200 in Ottawa and THE TEAM 990 in Montreal.

• TEAM 1410 – Vancouver’s sports station of record for football will have it all covered, with host Jim Rome live from radio row from 9 a.m. to 12 noon PT and host Dan Patrick from 12 noon to 3 p.m. PT. They will also be sending host Bob “the Moj” Marjanovich to broadcast live and provide special Super Bowl reports, all week long. TEAM 1410 will broadcast live commentary of SUPER BOWL XLIV starting at 2 p.m. PT.  
• TEAM 1040 – Vancouver will be abuzz on the city’s sports radio leading up to Super Bowl week.  TEAM 1040 will feature special call-in guests, interviews and analysis from South Florida.  
• TEAM 1200 – Ottawa will be on the Super Bowl bandwagon as a proud broadcaster of SUPER BOWL XLIV beginning with the pre-game show “Super Sunday” immediately following the Ottawa 67’s game, starting at 4 p.m. ET.  
• THE TEAM 990 – Montreal’s sports station will have in-depth news and analysis all week leading up to the big game. TSN contributors Jesse Palmer and Chris Schultz will provide their takes and predictions in the week leading up to Super Bowl Sunday. THE TEAM 990 will have an extended pre-game show starting at 3 p.m. ET and will feature live play-by-play coverage of the big game and a three-hour post-game show.

About CTV

CTV, Canada’s Olympic Network, is also Canada’s largest private broadcaster. Featuring a wide range of quality news, sports, information, and entertainment programming, CTV is Canada’s most-watched television network. CTV Inc. also owns radio stations across the country and owns or has interests in leading national specialty channels, featuring news, sports, factual, arts, entertainment, music, youth and fashion programming. CTV Inc. is owned by CTVglobemedia Inc.Canada’s premier multi-media company, which also owns Canada’s national newspaper, The Globe and Mail. CTV is the official broadcaster of the Vancouver 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games and London 2012 Games of the Olympiad. More information about CTV may be found on the network’s website at www.ctv.ca.

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– Fans can have their say and vote for their Top Story of 2009 at TSN.ca – 

Toronto, ON (December 14, 2009) – TSN today revealed its annual list of the Top 10 Sports Stories of 2009.  Featuring all the big performances, big upsets and big personalities from the past year, the list was chosen by a panel of TSN commentators, reporters and producers.  TSN will count down to #1 and officially announce its pick for Top Sports Story of 2009 during the annual year-end special, SPORTSCENTRE: YEAR IN REVIEW on Christmas Eve, Thursday, Dec. 24, at 7 p.m. ET.  Fans can also have their say and vote for their choice for Top Sports Story of 2009 on TSN.ca. 

From A-Rod to Tiger and from Sid the Kid to Brett Favre, the past 12 months have delivered some of the most compelling and surprising storylines in sports history.  The following 10 sports stories (in random order) are in the running for Top Sports Story of 2009:

• Alex Rodriguez survives a steroid scandal and goes on to win his first World Series ring
• Jim Balsillie and the NHL fight for ownership of the Phoenix Coyotes
• Canada wins its fifth straight gold medal at the IIHF WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIP
• Violence in hockey leaves players, coaches and pundits reeling at the high incidence of serious injuries in all leagues
• Roger Federer wins his 15^th career Grand Slam title and stakes his claim as the greatest tennis player of all time
• The Pittsburgh Steelers defeat the Arizona Cardinals to win SUPER BOWL XLIII
• Brett Favre comes out of retirement (again) to play pivot for the surging Minnesota Vikings
• Tiger Woods takes an “indefinite break from professional golf” after he admits to infidelity
• Sidney Crosby leads the Pittsburgh Penguins to their first Stanley Cup win since 1992 at the age of 21
• An extra man on the field for Saskatchewan gives Montreal a second attempt at a field goal to win the 2009 GREY CUP 

Hosted by Darren Dutchyshen and Jennifer Hedger, SPORTSCENTRE: YEAR IN REVIEW is a holiday tradition on TSN.  The 60-minute special features the year’s most engaging sports stories, along with the Top 10 highlights, Top 10 sound bites, and the fan-favourite Ultimate SC of 2009. 

Official broadcaster of the Vancouver 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games and London 2012 Games of the Olympiad, TSN, a division of CTVglobemedia, is Canada’s Sports Leader and Canada’s most-watched specialty network.  TSN’s comprehensive broadcast schedule features an exciting lineup of sports including NHL, IIHF, CFL, NFL, NBA, Blue Jays Baseball, Season of Champions Curling, Golf’s Majors, F1, NASCAR Sprint Cup, Grand Slam Tennis, Championship Boxing and Mixed Martial Arts events. TSN properties include TSN2, TSN MOBILE and the industry leading sports website TSN.ca. TSN delivers more sports coverage in High Definition than any other network in Canada.

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Toronto, ON (December 4, 2009) – ‘Tis the season for holiday traditions as TSN tees up one of its favourites – the IIHF WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIP – with COUNTDOWN TO WORLD JUNIOR HOCKEY CHAMPIONSHIP, on Tuesday, Dec. 8 at 7:30 p.m. ET on TSN.  The 30-minute special, airing exactly 19 days before the puck drops on Team Canada’s quest for a 6^th consecutive gold medal, features an in-depth look at the upcoming Team Canada selection camp and analysis of the players hoping to make this year’s team.

COUNTDOWN TO WORLD JUNIOR HOCKEY CHAMPIONSHIP airs in High Definition and will also be available on-demand at TSN.ca.

James Duthie hosts COUNTDOWN TO WORLD JUNIOR HOCKEY CHAMPIONSHIP from the NHL ON TSN studio, alongside Hockey Insider Bob McKenzie and analyst Pierre McGuire.  Joining the panel in studio is Barrie Colts forward Stefan Della Rovere, who won gold with Team Canada at last year’s tournament in Ottawa.  

COUNTDOWN TO WORLD JUNIOR HOCKEY CHAMPIONSHIP also includes an interview with Regina Pats forward Jordan Eberle, who scored the tying goal for Team Canada in last year’s semifinal game against Russia, and a profile on Montreal Juniors goalie Jake Allen – a leading candidate for this year’s starting goaltender position on Team Canada.  Duthie will also take a look back at the Top 10 plays from last year’s tournament. 

SPORTSCENTRE and TSN.ca complement COUNTDOWN TO WORLD JUNIOR HOCKEY CHAMPIONSHIP with all the latest news, highlights and updates from the Team Canada selection camp.  Along with having COUNTDOWN available on-demand, TSN.ca will also have an in-depth historical archive of results and records from past tournaments, along with an all-time player registry for Team Canada. 

TSN and TSN2 have complete coverage of the 2010 IIHF WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIP, beginning December 26 with Canada vs. Latvia at 3:30 p.m. ET on TSN. 

Official broadcaster of the Vancouver 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games and London 2012 Games of the Olympiad, TSN, a division of CTVglobemedia, is Canada’s Sports Leader and Canada’s most-watched specialty network.  TSN’s comprehensive broadcast schedule features an exciting lineup of sports including NHL, IIHF, CFL, NFL, NBA, Blue Jays Baseball, Season of Champions Curling, Golf’s Majors, F1, NASCAR Sprint Cup, Grand Slam Tennis, Championship Boxing and Mixed Martial Arts events. TSN properties include TSN2, TSN MOBILE and the industry leading sports website TSN.ca. TSN delivers more sports coverage in High Definition than any other network in Canada. 

- TSN -

Toronto, ON (November 23, 2009) – After 21 weeks, 76 games and more than 4,560 minutes of football played, it all comes down to one game – the 2009 GREY CUP – and TSN is there, on site and in full-force in Calgary, covering Canada’s biggest and most prestigious sporting event of the year from all angles.  With more multi-platform coverage on TSN, TSN.ca and TSN MOBILE than ever before, Canadians will not miss any of the action on – or off – the gridiron at the 2009 GREY CUP.   

TSN’s exclusive English-language coverage of the 2009 GREY CUP, featuring the Montreal Alouettes taking on the Saskatchewan Roughriders, airs nationally on Sunday, Nov. 29 in High Definition, beginning at 1 p.m. ET with the network’s five-hour pre-game show, GREY CUP SUNDAY, live from the Scotiabank CFL Experience and McMahon Stadium in Calgary. 

TSN’s French-language counterpart, RDS, has live coverage of the 2009 GREY CUP in High Definition, beginning at 5:30 p.m. ET.  The 2009 GREY CUP will also be available on- demand at TSN.ca following the game.

Leading up to Sunday’s championship game, TSN once again has a full day of CFL programming featured on GREY CUP SATURDAY on November 28, with 12 hours of comprehensive coverage beginning at 10 a.m. ET.

All week long, TSN also celebrates Canada’s game with a comprehensive lineup of Grey Cup programming, featuring coverage from Calgary across all of the network’s properties and programs: SPORTSCENTRE, OFF THE RECORD WITH MICHAEL LANDSBERG and TSN THE REPORTERS WITH DAVE HODGE, and online at TSN.ca and on TSN MOBILE.  (See details below.)

Football fans can enjoy the 2009 GREY CUP and related Grey Cup programming in High Definition, as all HD customers will have access to TSN HD during its free preview from November 26 to January 6.  Fans are encouraged to contact their local television service provider for more information.

Below is an overview of 2009 GREY CUP programming on TSN:

Sunday, Nov. 29

• 2009 GREY CUP at 6 p.m. ET (encore at 11:30 p.m. ET on TSN2)

TSN’s Gemini-Award winning broadcast team of Chris Cuthbert and Glen Suitor are in the broadcast booth at McMahon Stadium, providing play-by-play commentary and game analysis, respectively, during the 2009 GREY CUP.  Veteran broadcaster Cuthbert has called the action in 11 previous championship games, while Suitor – a Grey Cup champion with the Saskatchewan Roughriders – makes his second appearance in the booth for the big game.

Hosts Dave Randorf and Brian Williams are live at field level inside McMahon Stadium during the game, alongside the popular CFL ON TSN panel featuring Grey Cup champion Chris Schultz, two-time Grey Cup champion Matt Dunigan, Jock Climie and Milt Stegall, plus TSN’s Farhan Lalji and Sara Orlesky reporting from the sidelines.  CFL ON TSN analyst and two-time Grey Cup champion Duane Forde is also on site, keeping up with all the action and answering fans’ questions in his second-annual live Grey Cup blog on TSN.ca.

At halftime, TSN has live coverage of the highly-anticipated Pepsi Max Halftime Show featuring Blue Rodeo playing three songs as selected by fans through a national online vote.  Randorf and the CFL ON TSN panel also return to break down all the action from the first half.

Following the game, TSN’s GREY CUP POST-GAME SHOW features CFL Commissioner Mark Cohon presenting the Grey Cup to the game’s winning team, as well as the awards for Most Valuable Player and Most Valuable Canadian. 

The CFL ON TSN panel is also on hand to provide post-game analysis and conduct live interviews with coaches and players on the field, leading up to SPORTSCENTRE at 10:30 p.m. ET, with complete highlights, plus more reaction and analysis from McMahon Stadium.

• GREY CUP SUNDAY PRE-GAME SHOW from 1 p.m. to 6 p.m. ET

TSN’s pre-game coverage kicks off with SPORTSCENTRE hosts Rod Smith and Darren Dutchyshen live from the Scotiabank CFL Experience, and then moves to McMahon Stadium, where CFL ON TSN host Dave Randorf and Brian Williams continue to tee up the championship game with in-depth analysis from the CFL ON TSN panel, interviews with players and coaches, special features on the 1948 and 1989 Grey Cup, and reports from CFL Insider Dave Naylor.  Williams also goes 1-on-1 with CFL Commissioner Mark Cohon to address some of the league’s hot-button issues.

The pre-game show also includes two episodes of JOURNEY TO THE GREY CUP.  Seen through the eyes of the players and coaches, the TSN-produced mini-documentaries follow the Montreal Alouettes and Saskatchewan Roughriders from the end of last season to now, as they each travelled towards the CFL’s championship game.  JOURNEY TO THE GREY CUP also features unprecedented access inside both teams’ locker rooms and chronicles the regular season highs and lows encountered by Alouettes and Roughriders.

Saturday, Nov. 28

• GREY CUP SATURDAY from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. ET

TSN delivers more all-encompassing coverage of the GREY CUP than ever before with GREY CUP SATURDAY, featuring SPORTSCENTRE hosts Rod Smith and Darren Dutchyshen live, on location at the Scotiabank CFL Experience in Calgary’s TELUS Convention Centre.  The comprehensive 12-hour show includes all the latest news, special reports and expert analysis in anticipation of the big game.  The CFL ON TSN panel is live from the Alouettes and Roughriders’ practices at McMahon Stadium at 11:30 a.m. and 1:15 p.m. ET, respectively, while TSN reporters are also on the sidelines to provide reports as the teams make their final preparations for the final on Sunday.

Throughout the day, Smith and Dutchyshen return to recap all the latest news from the 2009 GREY CUP, while the CFL ON TSN panel checks in with additional analysis on both teams.  GREY CUP SATURDAY will also have Blue Rodeo’s sound check live from McMahon Stadium at 7 p.m. ET.

Additional highlights from GREY CUP SATURDAY include:

• TSN THE REPORTERS WITH DAVE HODGE: GREY CUP SATURDAY SPECIAL EDITION at 10:30 a.m. ET (encore at 8 p.m. ET on TSN)

Host Dave Hodge is live, on location at the Scotiabank CFL Experience with the panel from his Sunday morning show, TSN THE REPORTERS WITH DAVE HODGE, to debate all the key issues leading up to the 2009 GREY CUP.  Joining Hodge in Calgary are Globe and Mail columnists Dave Naylor and Al Maki, and Toronto Star columnist Damien Cox.  In addition, an expanded one-hour live edition of TSN THE REPORTERS WITH DAVE HODGE will air on GREY CUP SUNDAY at 10 a.m. ET.

• XLV DESJARDINS VANIER CUP at 12 noon ET (encore at 3 p.m. ET on TSN2)

The biggest game in Canadian Interuniversity Sport football returns to TSN for the first time since 2005 as the Queen’s Gaels and Calgary Dinos do battle in the XLV DESJARDINS VANIER CUP live from Université Laval on Saturday, Nov. 28 at 12 noon ET.  Rod Black handles the play-by-play duties and is joined in the broadcast booth by analyst Duane Forde.  The game will also be available on-demand at TSN.ca.  Earlier this fall, TSN and CIS announced a two-year agreement that will see TSN and TSN2 provide exclusive English coverage of several marquee CIS events for the 2009-10 and 2010-11 university sport seasons.

• FRIDAY NIGHT GLADIATORS at 3:30 p.m. ET (encore at 8:30 p.m. ET on TSN)

Hosted by Glen Suitor and Chris Cuthbert, the 30-minute special honours standout CFL players that have demonstrated gladiator-like prowess, toughness and exceptional performance on the gridiron during the 2009 regular season.  Suitor will also reveal his choice for 2009 Gladiator of the Year.  The top contenders include Winnipeg Blue Bombers’ Fred Reid, Montreal Alouettes’ Avon Cobourne and Calgary Stampeders’ Joffrey Reynolds, proving that it was a banner year for running backs in the CFL.

• GIBSON’S FINEST CFL PLAYER AWARDS 2009 at 4:30 p.m. ET (encore at 9 p.m. ET on TSN)

The CFL honours its most outstanding players in an awards ceremony with host Dave Randorf and featuring Chris Schultz, Matt Dunigan, Jock Climie and Chris Cuthbert as presenters at this prestigious event.

• SPORTSCENTRE GREY CUP TOP 10 SPECIAL at 5:30 p.m. ET (encore at 9:30 p.m. ET on TSN)

SPORTSCENTRE hosts Jay Onrait and Dan O’Toole revisit some of the most memorable moments in Grey Cup history with the Top 10 plays, bloopers and finishes from the CFL’s championship game.  Highlights of the 30-minute special include a look back at pre-game speeches from former Toronto Argonauts head coach Mike “Pinball” Clemons and current Calgary Stampeders head coach John Hufnagel, as well as SPORTSCENTRE reporter Katherine Dolan sitting down with the CFL fan who topped the list for best Grey Cup blooper.

SPORTSCENTRE

TSN’s flagship sports news program has comprehensive coverage of the 2009 GREY CUP, with expert analysis, interviews, features and in-depth reports beginning today and continuing up to and following the CFL’s championship game.  The CFL ON TSN panel is in Calgary, filing daily reports and breaking down all the action, while SPORTSCENTRE reporters will also provide additional reports from the Alouettes and Roughriders’ camps. 

SPORTSCENTRE will also have live coverage of the Gibson’s Finest Most Outstanding Player award presentation from the GIBSON’S FINEST CFL PLAYER AWARDS 2009 on Thursday, Nov. 26 at 11 p.m. ET.

OFF THE RECORD WITH MICHAEL LANDSBERG

OFF THE RECORD travels to the 2009 GREY CUP, as host Michael Landsberg is live, on location in Calgary on November 26 and 27 for two episodes.  The daily sports talk show, which airs at 6 p.m. ET (9 p.m. ET on TSN2), will feature key CFL newsmakers and shakers as they debate all the compelling storylines.

TSN.ca

TSN.ca is the definitive online destination for Grey Cup fans in Canada, as the country’s leading sports website features all the latest news, analysis, interviews, photo galleries and video leading up to and following the big game.  In addition, TSN.ca will reveal the winner of the inaugural CFL PLAY OF THE YEAR SHOWDOWN on Thursday, Nov. 26.  Voting for the final round, featuring Saskatchewan’s Darian Durant going head-to-head against Winnipeg’s Jovon Johnson, begins today.

Chris Schultz, Matt Dunigan and Glen Suitor return to give fans a behind-the-scenes look at the 2009 GREY CUP in Calgary with online columns and blogs, while Schultz also reveals his final pick of the CFL season in the last instalment of his popular online feature, Schultz Against the World.  Duane Forde also gets in on the action with the return of his live blog during the final on Sunday, and fans are invited to participate with questions and comments.

Along with having the championship game available on-demand, TSN.ca will have wall-to-wall coverage of the 2009 GREY CUP on the TSN Video Player, featuring exclusive behind-the-scenes video from Calgary, plus news, features, 1-on-1 interviews with players and coaches, and a daily roundtable with the CFL ON TSN panel leading up to the final.  Fans will also be able to access programming from GREY CUP SATURDAY on demand, including TSN THE REPORTERS WITH DAVE HODGE, FRIDAY NIGHT GLADIATORS, SPORTSCENTRE GREY CUP TOP 10 SPECIAL and coverage of the East and West team practices. 

On Sunday, TSN.ca will have scoring updates, extended highlights and post-game coverage from inside the teams’ locker rooms available on-demand.

TSN MOBILE

CFL fans on the go can keep tabs on all the action in Cowtown with up-to-the-minute Grey Cup news on TSN Mobile – the portable version of TSN’s industry-leading sports website, TSN.ca, accessible on any wireless device with Internet capabilities.  Fans can also sign up for TSN text alerts for breaking news delivered directly to their wireless device.

ESPN CLASSIC

ESPN Classic gets pumped for the 2009 GREY CUP with Grey Cup Week from November 23 to November 28, featuring a slate of vintage Grey Cup match-ups leading up to this year’s big game.  Highlights include Saskatchewan Roughriders kicker Dave Ridgway’s game-winning field goal in the 1989 GREY CUP, plus bonus interview footage with Ridgway’s former teammate and current CFL ON TSN analyst Glen Suitor in celebration of the game’s 20^th anniversary; a Canada-U.S. match-up in the 1994 GREY CUP; and Ron Lancaster’s Grey Cup win with the Saskatchewan Roughriders in 1966. The broadcast schedule is as follows:

• Monday, Nov. 23 – 1998 GREY CUP: Calgary vs. Hamilton at 9 p.m. ET
• Tuesday, Nov. 24 – 1972 GREY CUP: Hamilton vs. Saskatchewan at 7 p.m. ET
• Tuesday, Nov. 24 – 1974 GREY CUP: Edmonton vs. Montreal at 9 p.m. ET
• Wednesday, Nov. 25 – 1994 GREY CUP: BC vs. Baltimore at 9 p.m. ET
• Thursday, Nov. 26 – 1996 GREY CUP: Toronto vs. Edmonton at 9 p.m. ET
• Friday, Nov. 27 – 1989 GREY CUP: Saskatchewan vs. Hamilton at 7 p.m. ET
• Friday, Nov. 27 – 2007 GREY CUP: Saskatchewan vs. Winnipeg at 9 p.m. ET
• Saturday, Nov. 28 – 2007 GREY CUP: Winnipeg vs. Saskatchewan at 2 a.m. ET
• Saturday, Nov. 28 – 1966 GREY CUP: Ottawa vs. Saskatchewan at 4 a.m. ET
• Saturday, Nov. 28 – 1978 GREY CUP: Edmonton vs. Montreal at 6 a.m. ET
• Saturday, Nov. 28 – 2002 GREY CUP:  Montreal vs. Edmonton at 4 p.m. ET 

Official broadcaster of the Vancouver 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games and London 2012 Games of the Olympiad, TSN, a division of CTVglobemedia, is Canada’s Sports Leader and Canada’s most-watched specialty network.  TSN’s comprehensive broadcast schedule features an exciting lineup of sports including NHL, IIHF, CFL, NFL, NBA, Blue Jays Baseball, Season of Champions Curling, Golf’s Majors, F1, NASCAR Sprint Cup, Grand Slam Tennis, Championship Boxing and Mixed Martial Arts events. TSN properties include TSN2, TSN MOBILE and the industry leading sports website TSN.ca. TSN delivers more sports coverage in High Definition than any other network in Canada.

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