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UFL Announces Broadcast Schedule

July 26, 2010 - United Football League (UFL 1) News Release


JACKSONVILLE, FL - Monday, July 26 - The United Football League announced today its 10-week, 20-game 2010 regular season broadcast schedule and kickoff times.

Returning broadcasters VERSUS and HDNet are joined in 2010 by the New England Sports Network (NESN), which will broadcast two of the Hartford Colonials' home games during the upcoming fall season. Games will also be streamed live on [1]www.UFL-Football.com.

"We continue to make progress in bringing our games to a wider television audience through three established and innovative broadcaster partners," said UFL Commissioner Michael Huyghue. "VERSUS and HDNet were pioneers in introducing our quality product to the nation's sports fans in 2009 and we are delighted to partner with them again and to also welcome another strong broadcasting ally in NESN."

VERSUS will feature eight regular season UFL games on Saturdays and one Thursday evening, beginning with the Sacramento Mountain Lions' first home game against the Florida Tuskers at Hornet Stadium in Week 2 on Saturday, September 25 at 8pm PST / 11pm EST. VERSUS will also broadcast the UFL Championship Game on the Thanksgiving holiday Friday, November 26 at 3pm between the top two teams in the final regular season standings at a venue to be determined.

"We look forward to the second year of the UFL on VERSUS," said Jeff Goldberg, Vice President of Programming for the network. "Through our telecasts, these five teams will have national exposure on the fastest growing sports cable network in the country."

HDNet, whose Chairman Mark Cuban became a UFL investor in 2010, will broadcast ten regular season games, including the 2009 UFL Championship Game rematch between the Las Vegas Locos and Florida Tuskers at Sam Boyd Stadium on Saturday, September 18 at 8pm PST / 11pm EST. The much-anticipated clash moves back 24 hours from the original UFL schedule.

"The game is fun, it's exciting and the talent level is off the charts and we want to be a part of it," said HDNet Chairman Mark Cuban. "We believe last year was just the beginning and the best is yet to come from the UFL. We are going to broadcast games in the highest quality nationwide and our priority is to grow viewership, grow the fan base and really help the UFL succeed."

The HDNet cameras will also televise the debut of the expansion franchise Omaha Nighthawks at Rosenblatt Stadium against the Hartford Colonials at 7pm on Friday, September 24 at 7pm CST / 8pm EST.

HDNet is the independent network with unique and thought provoking content that is delivered in true high definition and is available on AT&T, Charter Communications, Comcast, DIRECTV, Dish Network, Insight, and Verizon FiOs.

The UFL 2010 season-opening game will now be played in Hartford, CT, when the New England Sports Network (NESN) cameras capture the hometown Colonials at home to the Sacramento Mountain Lions at 2.30pm EST on Saturday, September 18.

NESN is delivered to more than four million homes throughout the six-state New England region and nationally via DirecTV and Dish Network. The definitive home for New England sports programming; NESN has been the top rated regional sports network in the country for six consecutive years.

"We are excited for this opportunity to help showcase the UFL," said Joel Feld, NESN's executive vice president and executive producer. "We feel that the UFL is a television property that offers us great upside and is poised to grow in the coming years once fans see the entertaining and competitive football action that the league offers."

For season ticket information, fans may visit [2]www.UFL-Football.com/tickets.

2010 United Football League Broadcast Schedule Wk. Date Game Kickoff Kickoff Network

(local) (EST)

1 Sat., Sept 18 Sacramento at Hartford 2:30pm 2:30pm NESN

Sat., Sept 18 Florida at Las Vegas 8:00pm 11:00pm HDNET

2 Fri., Sept 24 Hartford at Omaha 7:00pm 8:00pm HDNET

Sat., Sept 25 Florida at Sacramento 8:00pm 11:00pm VERSUS

3 Thurs., Sept 30 Las Vegas at Florida 6:00pm 6:00pm VERSUS

Sat., Oct 2 Sacramento at Omaha 7:30pm 8:30pm HDNET

4 Fri., Oct 8 Omaha at Las Vegas 7:00pm 10:00pm HDNET

Sat., Oct 9 Florida at Hartford 3:00pm 3:00pm VERSUS

5 Fri., Oct 15 Las Vegas at Sacramento 8:00pm 11:00pm HDNET

Sat., Oct 16 Omaha at Hartford 3:00pm 3:00pm NESN

6 Thurs., Oct 21 Sacramento at Florida 7:00pm 7:00pm HDNET

Sat., Oct 23 Hartford at Las Vegas 12:30pm 3:30pm VERSUS

7 Thurs., Oct 28 Las Vegas at Omaha 7:00pm 8:00pm HDNET

Sat., Oct 30 Hartford at Sacramento 8:00pm 11:00pm VERSUS

8 Fri., Nov 5 Omaha at Florida 8:00pm 8:00pm HDNET

Sat., Nov 6 Sacramento at Las Vegas 8:00pm 11:00pm VERSUS

9 Thurs., Nov 11 Hartford at Florida 7:00pm 7:00pm HDNET

Sat., Nov 13 Omaha at Sacramento 8:00pm 11:00pm VERSUS

10 Fri., Nov 19 Florida at Omaha 7:30pm 8:30pm HDNET

Sat., Nov 20 Las Vegas at Hartford 3:30pm 3:30pm VERSUS

Fri., Nov 26 Championship Game tbc 3:00pm VERSUS

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