2007 WNBA All-Star Game To Be Presented by Discover(R) Card.-- Discover Card Logo To Appear On The WNBA WNBA Women's National Basketball Association WNBA World Ninepin Bowling Association WNBA Wannabe Nasty Boys Association WNBA Women's National Book Association, Inc. WNBA Warszawski Nurt Basketu Amatorskiego All-Star Jersey -- WASHINGTON -- The WNBA and Discover Financial Services The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view of the subject. Please [ improve this article] or discuss the issue on the talk page. today announced that Discover[R] Card will be the official presenting partner of the 2007 WNBA All-Star Game An all-star game is an exhibition game played by the best players in their sports league. The players are often chosen by a popular vote of fans of the sport and the game often occurs at the halfway point of the regular season, although this is not the case for some all-star games . The 2007 WNBA All-Star Game presented by Discover Card will be televised live on ABC ABC in full American Broadcasting Co. Major U.S. television network. It began when the expanding national radio network NBC split into the separate Red and Blue networks in 1928. at 3:30 p.m. ET on Sunday, July 15 from the Verizon Center For the arena in Manchester, New Hampshire, see Verizon Wireless Arena. Current arenas in the National Hockey League in Washington, D.C. As the official credit card of the WNBA, Discover Card will be presenting a series of pre-game activities for children during the week leading up to the All-Star game, as well as a "WNBA All-Star Discover Card Fan Lounge" immediately following the game. In addition, the Discover Card logo will appear on the front of the WNBA All-Star jersey that will be worn by the 2007 East and West All-Stars, marking the first time a logo other than the uniform manufacturer will appear on the WNBA uniform. Currently, the adidas logo appears on the upper right corner of the jersey signifying their status as the WNBA's official outfitter. Key events include: * On-Court Clinics: On Thursday, July 12, 200 local children from Washington D.C. will participate in on-court clinics with WNBA players as part of the "WNBA Cares" program, sponsored by Discover Card. At the clinic, the children will have the opportunity to learn from the experts as they hear about the players' training and preparation. Children who participate in the clinics will also be invited to attend the 2007 WNBA All-Star Game on Sunday, courtesy of Discover Card. * "Be Financially Fit" Area: On Saturday, July 14 through Sunday, July 15, as part of the WNBA's "BE" Tour, the WNBA's interactive mobile fitness program, Discover Card will host a "Be Financially Fit" exhibition area on F Street at the Verizon Center where children can learn the basics of savings and banking through creative tools such as a giant interactive calculator. * WNBA All-Star Discover Card Fan Lounge: Immediately following the 2007 WNBA All-Star Game, the first 300 WNBA fans who show their Discover Cards (or apply for one) will have access to the "WNBA All-Star Discover Card Fan Lounge," located in the Verizon Center's Dewar's 12 Clubhouse, where they can enjoy complimentary food, music, and games as well as meet with and get photos and autographs from their favorite WNBA players. "Discover Card's partnership with WNBA All-Star 2007 gives us another opportunity to deepen our connection with fans and provide them with access to players, affordable entertainment, and educational services, in addition to the incentive programs already in place through Discover Card's special credit card and rewards offerings," said Donna Orender Donna Orender is a sports executive and a former collegiate and professional basketball player. She is the current president of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). , President of the WNBA. "This sponsorship is yet another example of how we bring our Cardmembers and WNBA fans special access to exciting events like the WNBA All-Star Game and the post-game fan lounge," said Dana Traci, Vice President of Prepaid & Partner Marketing for Discover Card. "In addition, our broader relationship with the WNBA helps us to promote financial responsibility to children." Discover Card's presentation of the WNBA All-Star Game is in addition to a multi-year agreement signed last year between Discover Card and the WNBA. Under the agreement, Discover Card recently launched its WNBA Team Affinity Cards, which feature logos of the 13 WNBA teams. Additionally, last season Discover Card was the first-ever partner of the league to display its logo on the court and now the first-ever non-apparel partner to have its logo appear on the WNBA All-Star jersey. The Discover Card logo appears on the court during WNBA games televised nationally on ESPN ESPN Entertainment and Sports Programming Network 2, ABC and NBA TV NBA TV is a television network that is dedicated to showcasing the sport of basketball in the United States. The network is financially backed by the National Basketball Association (NBA), which also used NBA TV as a way of advertising their Pay Per View programming. . As the official credit card of the WNBA, Discover Card offers special incentives and benefits to WNBA fans, including exclusive team card designs and the opportunity to make a $20 donation to WNBA Cares upon the applicant's first purchase. About the WNBA The WNBA will tip off its second decade of play in 2007 and will feature a record number of national telecasts. Comprehensive coverage of the WNBA regular season will include 92 national telecasts on ABC, ESPN2 and NBA TV. The season will begin on May 19 when the defending champion defending champion n (SPORT) → defensor/a m/f del tÃtulo defending champion n (Sport) → champion(ne) en titre Detroit Shock The Detroit Shock is a Women's National Basketball Association team based in Detroit, Michigan. Debuting in 1998, they were one of the league's first expansion franchises. They are also the first WNBA expansion franchise to win a WNBA Championship. host the Sacramento Monarchs The Sacramento Monarchs is a Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) team based in Sacramento, California. The team is one of the WNBA's eight original franchises and was noted early on for standout players Ticha Penicheiro, Ruthie Bolton and Yolanda Griffith. in a rematch of last year's WNBA Finals. The WNBA All-Star Game will be played at Verizon Center in Washington, D.C. on July 15 at 3:30 pm ET with live coverage on ABC. In 2006, the WNBA concluded its historic tenth season with an action-packed WNBA Playoffs. The 2006 WNBA Finals capped a playoff run in which the WNBA saw significant increases in attendance and viewership. The Finals, which aired live on ESPN2, saw the Detroit Shock top the Sacramento Monarchs in the first WNBA Finals match up ever to go to a fifth and deciding game. For more information on the WNBA, please visit WNBA.com. About Discover Financial Services Discover Financial Services (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange : DFS (Distributed File System) An enhancement to Windows NT/2000 and 95/98 that allows files scattered across multiple servers to be treated as a single group. With Dfs, a network administrator can build a hierarchical file system that spans the organization's LANs and ) operates the Discover Card with more than 50 million cardmembers, the Discover Network with millions of merchant and cash access locations, and the Goldfish credit card business in the United Kingdom. Discover Financial Services also operates the PULSE ATM/debit network, which serves more than 4,400 financial institutions and includes nearly 260,000 ATMs, as well as POS (1) See point of sale and packet over SONET. (2) "Parent over shoulder." See digispeak. POS - point of sale terminals, nationwide. For more information, visit www.discoverfinancial.com. |
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