Courage Set for Eight Live Telecasts on Fox Sports Net
Published on May 29, 2002 under Women's United Soccer Association (WUSA)
Carolina Courage News Release
Eight (8) regular season games featuring the WUSA's Carolina Courage are set for live telecast on Fox Sports Net this summer. The telecasts air ONLY within the states of North Carolina and South Carolina, and two of the games will air ONLY in the eastern half of North Carolina (see schedule below). The first Courage telecast is Saturday, 6/1, when Carolina hosts the New York Power (7 p.m. EDT) at SAS Stadium in Cary, N.C. (suburban Raleigh).
The second-year WUSA is comprised of eight teams - Carolina, Atlanta Beat, Boston Breakers, New York Power, Philadelphia Charge, San Diego Spirit, San Jose CyberRays and Washington Freedom.
Carolina's SAS Stadium is the WUSA's first-ever soccer-specific facility and is the centerpiece of a seven-field, 150-acre soccer complex. The 7,000-seat stadium also served as a practice facility for the U.S. Men's National Soccer Team as it prepared for 2002 FIFA World Cup play.
Dean Linke calls the Courage play-by-play for Fox Sports Net, with Bill Palladino providing analysis and Drew Smith reporting from the field. Linke is a former Fox Sports Net Rocky Mountain announcer for the Major League Soccer's Colorado Rapids games and is president of VilCom Network, a Chapel Hill-based marketing company. Palladino is the longtime assistant women's soccer coach for the 17-time NCAA champion North Carolina women's soccer program. Smith is sports director at WTVD-TV (ABC affiliate in the Raleigh-Durham-Fayetteville market) and is active in area youth soccer.
6/1 (Sat.) NEW YORK Power 7 p.m.
6/8 (Sat.) @ Boston Breakers 7 p.m.
6/15 (Sat.) @ Atlanta Beat 7 p.m.
6/19 (Wed.) PHILADELPHIA Charge - * 7 p.m.
6/29 (Sat.) SAN DIEGO Spirit 7 p.m.
7/13 (Sat.) BOSTON Breakers 7 p.m.
7/27 (Sat.) @ Atlanta Beat 7 p.m.
7/31 (Wed.) WASHINGTON Freedom - * 7 p.m.
* - game airs ONLY in eastern half of North Carolina
Women's United Soccer Association Stories from May 29, 2002
- Beat Announces Signing of Anne Remy Former UNC Chapel Hill Standout - Atlanta Beat
- Spirit Suffers Setback in New York - San Diego Spirit
- WUSA Rosters to Add Reserve Player - WUSA
- Courage Set for Eight Live Telecasts on Fox Sports Net - Carolina Courage
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