Rapids Announce Local Broadcast TV Schedule
March 31, 2007 - Major League Soccer (MLS)
Colorado Rapids News Release
Commerce City, Colo. (March 31, 2007) - The Colorado Rapids announced today that Altitude Sports & Entertainment (Altitude) will feature eighteen games of the 2007 Colorado Rapids season. The 18 games broadcast by Altitude, along with the nationally televised games, will result in all thirty Rapids games being on television in the Denver area for the first time in the club's history.
Nine home games and nine road contests round out the scheduled Altitude television coverage. Thirty minutes before each home game on Altitude, fans will also be able to watch the "Rapids Kickoff" pre-game show, featuring all the current MLS news and standings, as well as Rapids player profiles.
"We are excited to continue our relationship with Altitude Sports & Entertainment," said Colorado Rapids Managing Director Jeff Plush. "Having every Rapids game in 2007 available to our home audience on television was a priority and I am pleased we have accomplished this task for the first time in club history."
Culminating the broadcasts on Altitude will be the Rapids' defense of the Rocky Mountain Cup against Real Salt Lake, live from Dick's Sporting Goods Park on Saturday, October 20, the last regular season home game of 2007. Colorado will face rivals Real Salt Lake in a match that could determine the winner of the trophy.
Marc Stout, longtime Rapids announcer, will be once again calling the play by play for all Altitude games. He will be joined by color analyst Brian Crookham, whose inside knowledge of the Rapids and the game of soccer acquired during his years as a coach has been expanded in the last two years as he traveled with the Rapids to both of the team's preseason tours to Europe.
Here follows the complete Altitude Colorado Rapids Broadcast Schedule (for the complete local and national Rapids TV schedule, visit www.ColoradoRapids.com) :
Sunday, April 15 6:00pm vs. Chicago Fire *
Sunday, April 22 1:00pm at FC Dallas
Monday, April 30 7:00pm at Real Salt Lake
Sunday, May 13 1:00pm at New York Red Bulls
Saturday, May 26 6:30pm vs. Los Angeles Galaxy *
Saturday, June 2 1:30pm at Toronto FC
Saturday, June 16 8:30pm at Chivas USA
Saturday, June 23 7:00pm vs. FC Dallas *
Sunday, July 1 5:00pm at Chicago Fire
Wednesday, July 4 7:30pm vs. Columbus Crew *
Sunday, July 8 6:00pm vs. New York Red Bulls *
Saturday, July 21 8:00pm MLS All-Star Game at Denver (Replay)
Sunday, July 22 6:00pm at Kansas City Wizards
Sunday, August 26 5:00pm vs. Los Angeles Galaxy *
Sunday, September 2 1:00pm at Columbus Crew
Sunday, September 16 1:00pm vs. Chivas USA *
Saturday, September 29 5:30pm at New England Revolution
Sunday, October 7 6:00pm vs. Toronto FC *
Saturday, October 20 7:00pm vs. Real Salt Lake *
Schedule is subject to change. All times are Mountain and reflect Kickoff time
*30 minute pre-game show airs prior to kickoff time.
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