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2007 Track on TV ScheduleWhat to watch for Among the highlights of the 2007 season: * Live coverage of the AT&T USA Indoor Championships in Boston and the AT&T USA Outdoor Championships in Indianapolis - where the Team USA roster for the IAAF World Championships will be selected. The AT&T USA Outdoor Championships coverage will include four shows on NBC and ESPN2. * Live and taped coverage on NBC and ESPN2 of the 100th Millrose Games early next month. The Millrose Games, which attracts the largest crowd of any indoor track meet in the world, is the longest-running continuously staged event in New York's Madison Square Garden and will feature many special "Centenary" events in 2007. * Live coverage of the USA versus the World relay events at the Penn Relays on ESPN2. Last year's Penn Relays attracted a three-day crowd of over 114,000 spectators, including 49,000 on the day that top American relay teams took on the world's best. * Live coverage on NBC of the Nike Prefontaine Classic from Eugene, Oregon, site of the U.S. Olympic Team Trials -- Track & Field in 2008. "Our athletes have told us time and again that the best way for them to prepare to take on the world's best at the Osaka World Championships and Beijing Olympics is to have high-quality domestic competitions with significant prize money and wide public exposure. The Visa Championship Series and the TV lineup we announce today continues to provide the opportunities the athletes have been seeking," Masback added. 2007 Track on TV Schedule (All times Eastern; subject to change; check local listings) Indoor Visa Championship Series Reebok Boston Indoor Games Jan. 28, 3:00 -5:00 PM, ESPN2 100th Millrose Games February 2, 7-9 p.m., ESPN2; February 3, 2-3 p.m., NBC Tyson Invitational February 11, 1-3 p.m., ESPN2 AT&T USA Indoor Championships February 25, 4-6 p.m., ESPN2 Outdoor Visa Championship Series USA vs. The World at Penn Relays April 28, 1-3 p.m., ESPN2 adidas Track Classic May 19, 5-7 p.m., ESPN Reebok Grand Prix June 2, 11 p.m.-12:30 a.m., ESPN2; June 3, 1-2 p.m., CBS Prefontaine Classic June 10, 4-6 p.m., NBC AT&T USA Outdoor Championships June 22, 8-9 p.m., ESPN2 June 23, 2-3 p.m., NBC June 23, 7-8 p.m., ESPN2 June 24, 1-3 p.m., NBC Additional coverage IAAF World Outdoor Championships August 26, 12:30-2:30, NBC Sept. 1, 2-3:30, NBC Sept. 2, 1-3, NBC ** Additional, daily coverage on Versus (formerly OLN). NCAA Indoor and Outdoor Championships ESPN/CBS, times and dates TBA 2007 Visa Championship Series event schedule Indoor January 27 Reebok Boston Indoor Games Boston February 2 100th Millrose Games New York February 9 Tyson Invitational Fayetteville, AR February 24-25 AT&T USA Indoor Championships Boston Outdoor April 28 USA vs. The World at Penn Relays Philadelphia May 19 adidas Track Classic Los Angeles June 2 Reebok Grand Prix New York June 10 Prefontaine Classic Eugene, OR June 21-24 AT&T USA Outdoor Championships Indianapolis For more information on the Visa Championship Series, visit visachampionshipseries.com |