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Fever TV Schedule Announced

May 2, 2008 - Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA)
Indiana Fever News Release


INDIANAPOLIS - The Indiana Fever begins its ninth year in the Women's National Basketball Association, and for the ninth consecutive season, the Fever has completed its local television package with regional sports network FSN Indiana. For the seventh straight year, the tandem of Chris Denari and Debbie Antonelli will call the action on Indiana's local telecasts.

Nearly one-third (10 of 34) of the Fever's regular season games will be on television.

Indiana's opening game of the regular season, May 17 against the Washington Mystics, will be the first of eight home games televised on FSN Indiana. A pair of games against Eastern Conference contender Connecticut highlights the package, featuring a rivalry which produced four overtime periods in a three-game playoff series last summer. The package also includes a pair of dates against Eastern Conference playoff foes Detroit and New York, and Western Conference powerhouse Sacramento.

Last year's local TV package included a road game for the first time in Fever history, which was produced by FSN Arizona when the Fever battled the Phoenix Mercury. Any road TV games for 2008 are yet to be announced.

In addition, Indiana will appear on a pair national telecasts during the 2008 regular season. Its game on Tuesday, May 27 at Connecticut is part of the league's ESPN Tuesday package which runs exclusively on ESPN2, with almost every Tuesday night showcasing the WNBA with an East Coast game followed by a West Coast game on ESPN2. A second national game airs on ESPN2 when Indiana is at New York, Thursday, June 26.

The complete TV schedule is as follows:

Date Opponent Time TV

MAY

Sat. 17 Washington 7:00 p.m. FSN Indiana

Tue. 27 at Connecticut 7:00 p.m. ESPN2

Sat. 31 Detroit 7:00 p.m. FSN Indiana

JUNE

Sat. 7 Houston 7:00 p.m. FSN Indiana

Tue. 24 Sacramento 7:00 p.m. FSN Indiana

Thu. 26 at New York 7:00 p.m. ESPN2

JULY

Sat. 5 Connecticut 7:00 p.m. FSN Indiana

Thu. 24 Minnesota 7:00 p.m. FSN Indiana

AUGUST

Thu. 28 Connecticut 7:00 p.m. FSN Indiana

SEPTEMBER

Thu. 11 New York 7:00 p.m. FSN Indiana

All Times Eastern

The Indiana Fever hosts a preseason game on May 7 against the Minnesota Lynx (7:00 p.m.). Its regular season opener is May 17 at Conseco Fieldhouse against the Washington Mystics (7:00 p.m.). Led by WNBA All-Stars Tamika Catchings, Katie Douglas and Tammy Sutton-Brown, the Fever bids for its first WNBA Finals appearance after reaching the Eastern Conference Finals in two of the past three seasons. Season tickets are available at FeverBasketball.com or by calling (317) 917-2500.

FSN Indiana, a regional sports television network, reaches more than 1.2 million cable and satellite homes and telecasts more than 200 regional events annually including Indiana Pacers basketball, Indiana Fever basketball and Cincinnati Reds baseball. FSN is the nation's leading provider of local sports. FSN's 16 owned-and-operated regional networks and its affiliated networks reach more than 70 million homes across the U.S. and serve as the TV home to nearly two-thirds of all MLB, NHL and NBA teams based in the United States. In addition to home team games and locally produced sports programs, FSN telecasts national sports events and programming, including ACC, Big XII and Pac-10 basketball; Big XII and Pac-10 football; Best Damn Sports Show Period and The FSN Final Score.

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