NLL Returns to CBS Sports Network on Saturday
April 5, 2013 - National Lacrosse League (NLL) News Release
The National Lacrosse League on CBS Sports Network telecasts begin on Saturday, April 6, as the Philadelphia Wings take on the Rochester Knighthawks, live at 6 p.m. Eastern. Saturday's game marks the first of six consecutive weekends of live NLL broadcasts on the network. The national broadcasts continue into the 2013 Playoffs and culminate with the Championship Game on the weekend of May 11.
Reebok is the presenting sponsor of the NLL on CBS Sports Network telecasts. Additional sponsors include Marriott, Moe's Southwest Grill, Bayer & the new movie, Fast & Furious 6.
Brent Stover returns for his second season as the lead play-by-play announcer for NLL on CBS Sports Network, with Ben Holden handling play-by-play for select games. Ryan Powell will serve as the primary color analyst. Powell played for Buffalo and Edmonton as part of an eleven-year NLL career (2001-2001) in which he scored 145 goals in 122 games played. Prior to the NLL, he played at Syracuse University, winning the NCAA Championship in 2000. Former NLL player Steve Panarelli will serve as color analyst for select games. Panarelli played as a defenseman for the Stealth franchise & Philadelphia Wings during three NLL seasons (2008-2010). He also played at Syracuse and was a member of the NCAA title winning team in 2004. The broadcast schedule is listed below.
About CBS Sports Network
CBS Sports Network is the 24-hour cable home of CBS Sports, available to 104 million homes throughout the United States and Canada. CBSSN is available on local cable, video and telco providers and via satellite on DirecTV Channel 613 and Dish Network Channel 158. The network is available in Canada on on Rogers (Ch. 416), Cogeco (Ch. 744), Bell ExpressVu (Ch. 1432), Eastlink (Ch. 134, 206 or 168), Sasktel (Ch. 425) and BellAliant TV (Ch. 479).
For more information, and to access the CBS Sports Network channel finder, visit cbssportsnetwork.com .
About the National Lacrosse League
The National Lacrosse League (NLL) is North America's professional indoor lacrosse league, featuring the best lacrosse players in the world. Founded in 1987, the league opened its 27th season on January 5, 2013. Average game attendance is over 9,500 fans per game. The NLL is comprised of nine franchises in the U.S. & Canada: Buffalo Bandits, Calgary Roughnecks, Colorado Mammoth, Edmonton Rush, Minnesota Swarm, Philadelphia Wings, Rochester Knighthawks, Toronto Rock and Washington Stealth. NLL games are televised on CBS Sports Network and on YouTube. For more information, visit NLL.com.
NLL on CBS Sports Network Schedule (all times Eastern)
Sat. April 6, Philadelphia at Rochester, 6 p.m.
Sat. April 13, Toronto at Philadelphia, 4:30 p.m.
Sat. April 20, Rochester at Buffalo, 7:30 p. m.
2013 Playoffs
Weekend of April 26- 28 Divisional Semifinals
Weekend of May 3-5 Semifinals (East & West Division Championship Games)
Weekend of May 10-12 Championship Game, presented by Reebok
National Lacrosse League Stories from April 5, 2013
- 'Speedy' McCready Ends 17-Year Run - Rochester Knighthawks
- Matthews Rookie of the Month - Edmonton Rush
- Colin Doyle Named March Player of the Month - Toronto Rock
- Toronto's Doyle wins Player of the Month, Edmonton's Matthews wins third-straight Rookie of the Mont - NLL
- Rock Can Clinch Eastern Division Title Sunday - Toronto Rock
- League's Hottest Teams Square off on Saturday - Colorado Mammoth
- NLL Returns to CBS Sports Network on Saturday - NLL
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