Live Baseball Returns to MLB.com on Saturday
MLB.TV 2011 live streaming schedule begins with three Spring Training matchups: Phillies-Yankees, Braves-Mets, Rockies-Diamondbacks
MLB.com will present the first of more than 150 live Spring Training games from Florida and Arizona camps beginning tomorrow with a trio of games, the Philadelphia Phillies-New York Yankees (1:05 p.m. EST), Atlanta Braves-New York Mets (1:10 p.m. EST) and Colorado Rockies-Arizona Diamondbacks (3:10 p.m. EST).
The entire allotment of select Spring Training broadcasts, along with every out-of-market game of the 2011 regular season, is available as part of a MLB.TV subscription. As one of the largest subscription video offerings on the Internet, MLB.TV has served one billion live video streams since its inception, 25% of which were delivered in 2010 alone.
Spring Training 2011
Fans again will be able to watch select live games from Spring Training on their Mac/PC and on iPhone, iPod touch and iPad devices with a free MLB.TV sneak preview included within the top-selling MLB.com At Bat applications for each. It marks the earliest availability ever for live streaming Spring Training games on mobile devices.
Opening Day 2011
In addition to the accessible devices offered for Spring Training, MLB.TV subscribers will be able to watch every regular season game with support across select Android devices through At Bat 11, Sony PS3 and other connected devices. Additional platform offerings for MLB.TV live streaming will be announced as they become available.
Subscribers will get a host of cutting-edge features in the award-winning MLB.TV media player, including HD quality picture, alternate audio options, in progress highlights and fantasy player tracker alerts, clickable linescores, multi-game viewing options (Premium), home and away feeds (Premium) and DVR functionality (Premium).
MLB.TV and MLB.TV Premium with complete portability are available to subscribers for annual fees of $99.99 and $119.99, respectively, for the entire 2011 season.
Food Lion Announced 2011 CIAA Tournament Sponsorships
Food Lion announced its continuing support of the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA) Tournament. As a major corporate sponsor, Food Lion invites its customers and CIAA fans to enjoy a number of events this year sponsored by their grocer of choice, including the women’s tournament, a health and wellness symposium and the Miss CIAA Pageant.
As an official corporate partner of the CIAA for more than 17 years, Food Lion will be the title sponsor for the 2011 Food Lion Women’s Tournament, which begins on Monday, Feb. 28 and concludes Saturday, March 5. The tournament is held at the Time Warner Cable Arena.
Back by popular demand, the Taste of Food Lion stage will be set up at the CIAA Fan Experience on Thursday, March 3; Friday, March, 4; and Saturday, March 5, and will feature celebrity chef B. Smith, as well as product sampling, cooking demonstrations and coupons for those in attendance. Admission is free.
CIAA patrons are also invited to attend the CIAA Women’s Health & Wellness Symposium sponsored by Food Lion and Thompson Hospitality, held at the Time Warner Cable Arena Thursday, Friday and Saturday of the tournament week. There will be free health screenings, panel discussions about health-related issues, product sampling, workout sessions and giveaways.
Food Lion Day at the CIAA on Friday, March 4, will be held at the Time Warner Cable Arena and will feature the CIAA Scholarship check presentation, interactive games on the floor, premium giveaways and the Diversity Booth. Read more
43 Year Old Olympic Champion Qualifies for 2012 U.S. Olympic Trials only 16 Months after Major Surgery
In her first competitive swim meet since the 2009 world championships, 43 year old Dara Torres qualified for the 2012 U.S. Olympic Trials. She took this enormous step in yet another Olympic comeback attempt by earning a time of 25.9 seconds in the 50-meter freestyle preliminaries at the Missouri Grand Prix.
Torres’ two year layoff from competitive swimming included a reconstructive knee surgery 16 months ago that initially left her unable to climb stairs or play with her four year old daughter.
Dara Torres tells Fitness Nutrition that she credits the supplement company’s Gold Medal Aminos product for helping her body recover from surgery far ahead of schedule. She consistently takes the 100% free form amino acid supplement as a way to improve her muscle endurance, develop lean muscle, and recover from her daily training.
Torres says, “I take my Fitness Nutrition Gold Medal Aminos everyday and can definitely tell my body is able to recover from the aches, pains, and wear and tear from my surgical rehab and Olympic training regimen.”
In the fall of 2011, on national television, Torres announced she had decided to train for a return to the Summer Olympics. When the London Olympics come around in 2012, she will be 45 years old. Torres is a 12 time Olympic medalist and 5 time Olympian. She already owns the record as the oldest Olympic swimming medalist in history after winning 3 silver medals at 41 years old during the 2008 Olympics in Beijing. During those races, as in the Missouri Grand Prix, Torres raced against swimmers half her age or more.
Torres adds, “I call Fitness Nutrition Gold Medal Aminos my ‘miracle powder’, it is the only supplement I take.” All Fitness Nutrition products, like Gold Medal Aminos, are certified to have no banned substances by an independent quality assurance organization.
“When I take any Fitness Nutrition supplement, I know what I am putting in my body is safe, clean, and effective,” says Torres.
Walmart and NASCAR Team Properties Announce Relationship Featuring Discounted Tickets, Merchandise and Special Events for Race Fans
Walmart will offer NASCAR licensed merchandise and discounted tickets to select races as part of the largest retail promotion in NASCAR history
Walmart and NASCAR, the country’s most popular motorsport, announced a new relationship designed to give Walmart customers and race fans new NASCAR branded merchandise and special savings on race tickets available on Walmart.com/NASCAR for select races. The new retail program, branded “Race Time”, is the largest retail promotion in NASCAR’s history and launches in 1,500 Walmart stores just in time for the start of the season with the 53rd running of the Daytona 500 (FOX, Sunday, Feb. 20 at 1 p.m. ET).
This new relationship will begin with select NASCAR and NASCAR team licensed merchandise in Walmart stores and grow in the future to include more merchandise and various sponsor products.
Participating Walmart stores will offer exciting merchandise such as T-shirts, racing flags, and tailgating food and beverages with even more selection of merchandise on Walmart.com/NASCAR. In addition, Walmart customers and NASCAR fans can save money by purchasing a discount ticket package available exclusively through Walmart.com/NASCAR for select NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races. Ticket packages include four race tickets, four hot dogs, four beverages and one race program for just $99, a savings of approximately $100.* Read more
International Soccer Tournament Coming to Dallas Features Four National Teams, Feb. 26-27
Cotton Bowl to Host Teams From Nigeria, Mexico, Costa Rica and Panama in Green Soccer Bowl Event
The highest level of soccer competition in the world is coming to Dallas for the Green Soccer Bowl tournament, Feb. 26-27 at the Cotton Bowl.
The weekend tournament will pit the national teams from Nigeria, Mexico, Costa Rica and Panama against each other. Nigeria will be using the tournament as a tune-up in preparation for its upcoming Africa Nations qualifier.
Tournament brackets and weekend games are currently scheduled as follows:
| Saturday, February 26 | |
| Game #1:Costa Rica vs. Panama — 4:30 p.m. | |
| Game #2:Nigeria vs. Mexico Olympics Team — 7:00 p.m. | |
| Sunday, February 27 | |
| Game #3:Game #1 Loser vs. Game #2 Loser (Third Place) — 4:30 p.m. | |
| Game #4:Game #3 Winner vs. Game #4 Winner (Championship) — 7:00 p.m. | |
Tickets for the event are $30 general admission. They are available online at ticketmaster.com and Ticketmaster outlets including Fiesta, HEB and select Macy’s stores. To purchase tickets by phone, call 800-745-3000. Admission is free to children 12 years and younger.