AFL Jacksonville Sharks

Sharks to Make Three Appearances on CBS Sports Network

Published on February 4, 2014 under Arena Football League (AFL)
Jacksonville Sharks News Release


CHICAGO - The Arena Football League and CBS Sports Network have announced the schedule of nationally televised games that will air on the network during the 2014 as part of the League's "Net10 Wireless Arena Football Saturday" series. The 2013 South Division Champion Jacksonville Sharks will make three appearances on the network during the 2014 regular season.

Sea Best Field is set to be featured on CBS Sports Network twice in 2014, as the Sharks' first nationally televised game will take place on Saturday, May 3 against the Arizona Rattlers. The Sharks will host another game on CBS Sports Network in Week 16, as the Pittsburgh Power make their way to the Shark Tank on Saturday, June 28. Each of these two games will kick off at 7:00 p.m. ET.

In addition to the two home games, the Sharks' Week 11 game against the Tampa Bay Storm will also air on CBS Sports Network. That game kicks off at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, May 24.

The Sharks' full 2014 television schedule, including both local and national broadcasts, will be announced at a later date.

-From a League release- The complete "NET10 Wireless Arena Football Saturday" telecast schedule features at least one match-up for every AFL team over the 20-week regular season, beginning with the first Portland Thunder game in franchise history, as they take on the San Jose SaberCats on Monday, March 17, 2014 (10:00 p.m., ET).

The second National Game of the Week contest will feature a rematch of last season's National Conference championship game, as the Arizona Rattlers host the Spokane Shock. The "War on I-4" returns to CBS Sports Network in Week 3, as the Orlando Predators travel to the Tampa Bay Times Forum to battle the Tampa Bay Storm. The first month of the 2014 season finishes off with the first home game in LA KISS franchise history, as the expansion team plays host to another first-year franchise, the Portland Thunder, in front of a national television audience on CBS Sports Network. Overall, the LA KISS will appear four times on the Network throughout the season.

CBS Sports Network also will televise postseason match-ups through the semifinal round. The 2014 season is CBS Sports Network's second as the primary national television partner of the AFL. CBS Sports Network is available across the country to more than 99 million households through local cable, video and telco providers, and via satellite on DirecTV Channel 221 and Dish Network Channel 158. For more information, and to access the CBS Sports Network channel finder, go to www.cbssportsnetwork.com. The full 2014 CBS Sports Network television schedule can be found below.

Week 1: Monday 3/17 San Jose @ Portland 10:00 PM

Week 2: Sunday 3/23 Spokane @ Arizona 6:30 PM

Week 3: Saturday 3/29 Orlando @ Tampa Bay 7:00 PM

Week 4: Saturday 4/5 Portland @ Los Angeles 10:00 PM

Week 5: Friday 4/11 New Orleans @ Pittsburgh 7:00 PM

Week 6: Saturday 4/19 Los Angeles @ Iowa 8:00 PM

Week 7: Saturday 4/26 Spokane @ Tampa Bay 7:30 PM

Week 8: Saturday 5/3 Arizona @ Jacksonville 7:00 PM

Week 9: Saturday 5/10 New Orleans @ Philadelphia 6:00 PM

Week 10: Saturday 5/17 Los Angeles @ Pittsburgh 6:00 PM

Week 11: Saturday 5/24 Jacksonville @ Tampa Bay 7:30 PM

Week 12: Saturday 5/31 San Jose @ Arizona 9:30 PM

Week 13: Saturday 6/7 Iowa @ Cleveland 8:00 PM

Week 14: Saturday 6/14 Spokane @ San Jose 10:30 PM

Week 15: Saturday 6/21 Cleveland @ Philadelphia 6:00 PM

Week 16: Saturday 6/28 Pittsburgh @ Jacksonville 7:00 PM

Week 17: Saturday 7/5 Portland @ Cleveland 6:00 PM

Week 18: Saturday 7/12 Arizona @ Spokane 10:00 PM

Week 19: Saturday 7/19 San Antonio @ Los Angeles 10:00 PM

Week 20: Saturday 7/26 Arizona @ Orlando 7:00 PM

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