CNNSI.com Kicks Off Free Fantasy Football with Sandbox Entertainment's SportSim.NEW YORK--(BW SportsWire)--July 22, 1997-- Player Registration and Fantasy Football Fantasy football can refer to:
Selection Begins Today Sports fans on the Internet are doing the "virtual wave." CNNSI CNNSI Cable News Network and Sports Illustrated .com, Time Warner's sports Web site featuring content from CNN CNN or Cable News Network Subsidiary company of Turner Broadcasting Systems. It was created by Ted Turner in 1980 to present 24-hour live news broadcasts, using satellites to transmit reports from news bureaus around the world. , Sports Illustrated Sports Illustrated is the largest weekly American sports magazine owned by media conglomerate Time Warner. It has over 3 million subscribers and is read by 23 million adults each week, including over 18 million men, 19% of the adult males in the country. , Turner Sports Turner Sports is the division of Turner Broadcasting System responsible for sports broadcasts on Turner channels including TBS and TNT. Sports TBS
Starting today, players can register for SportSim and begin drafting professional football players for the Full Contact fantasy football game. Hard-core sports fans can field complete fantasy teams, and go head-to-head against other players in public leagues or compete in private leagues with their friends. Players can also compete for weekly prizes in a variety of challenging mini-games, ranging from sports trivia to forecasting a superstar's performance. Unlike most competitive fantasy sports sites, which charge users as much as $29.95 to participate and access content, CNNSI.com's SportSim is free to the user. All SportSim users have one-click access to CNNSI.com's breaking sports news, up-to-the-minute stats and scores that will give SportSim players a winning edge. "SportSim gives sports fans everything they demand from a premium fantasy sports site, including access to the world-class sports coverage of CNN and Sports Illustrated," said Steve Zales, general manager of CNN/SI Interactive. "SportSim contains different games that cater to fans who have many hours or a just few minutes to devote each week. By offering free fantasy sports, weekly contests and prizes, SportSim has created a new standard for fantasy sports on the Web." "We've designed SportSim to be the most interactive and content-rich fantasy sports site on the Internet," said Chad Little Chad Little (born April 23, 1963 in Spokane, Washington) is a former NASCAR driver. He holds a degree in marketing from Washington State University, and a law degree from Gonzaga University. While attending Washington State University he joined the Delta Upsilon Fraternity. , president and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of Sandbox Entertainment. "In addition to traditional team-management, SportSim lets players compete for prizes in a variety of sports-related mini-games, giving them more reasons to stay on the site." In Full Contact, players create and manage a "dream team" of offensive and defensive players, and earn "fantasy points" based upon their team's accomplishments in the real games (i.e., scoring touchdowns, completing passes, making tackles, etc.). Full Contact features 17 games of head-to-head competition against other players in the same league. Players who earn more fantasy points than their scheduled opponent score a victory. The player with the most regular-season victories wins the League Championship, entering them into a special prize pool. The player who earns the most fantasy points overall wins the grand prize. There are no registration fees, transaction fees or other costs to participate in SportSim. Players can create an initial fantasy sports team, and access all of SportSim's features and content, at no cost; additional teams can be purchased for $19.95 each. First-time users must register for a User ID and Password to participate in SportSim. Existing Sandbox members do not need to re-register. Other SportSim Features SportSim delivers a complete spectrum of sports games to enthusiasts of all interest and skill levels. Players can take advantage of SportSim's other features at any time, including and competing against other players for prizes in weekly mini-games, tracking their fantasy team's progress via a Java-based sports ticker, and discussing everything sports-related in the SportSim forums. -- Coach's Clipboard -- Aspiring coaches strive to build the perfect starting line-up from a list of superstars provided each week by the SportSim staff. Weekly and year-end prizes are up for grabs -- dont fumble this one! -- Game Breakers -- Each week, fans predict which quarterback and other key players will turn in the best performance during Sunday night football Sunday Night Football can refer to one of three National Football League television series:
-- Overtime -- These three mini-games are designed to entertain and educate. In Fantasy Trivia, players put their sports knowledge to the test. In MVP (Multimedia Video Processor) A high-speed DSP chip from Texas Instruments, introduced in 1994. Officially introduced as the TMS320C80, it combines RISC technology with the functionality of four DSPs on one chip. Watch, players predict which sports superstar will earn the best performance stats for the week. In Crunch Time Crunch Time may refer to:
-- SportSim Java Ticker -- SportSim will feature a Java-based sports ticker that lets players monitor their fantasy players and teams, as well as track their standings in Full Contact, from their desktop. -- Player Arena -- Players can check their current rankings; communicate with other players in the SportSim forums; submit SportSim "news" articles for possible inclusion in the weekly "Sound Off" column; and get help about making trades and other aspects of SportSim. Prizes SportSim will award more than $25,000 in prizes to players who participate in Full Contact. The grand prize winner who accumulates the most fantasy points will receive a 51" color TV and satellite dish satellite dish n. A dish antenna used to receive and transmit signals relayed by satellite. satellite dish A parabolic antenna used to receive signals relayed by satellite. . The Coaches Corner winner will receive a 32" color TV. The Game Breakers winner will receive a Digital Satellite System. Overtime winners will win a U.S. Robotics (U.S. Robotics, Inc., Schaumburg, IL, www.usr.com) A modem manufacturer highly regarded for its quality products. The company manufactures its own chipsets (data pumps) and often leads with innovations. Its HST protocol was a high-speed, reliable protocol before V. Palm Pilot and other prizes. Sandbox will also be awarding more than 500 virtual "Smart Cards Example of widely used contactless smart cards are Hong Kong's Octopus card, Paris' Calypso/Navigo card and Lisbon' LisboaViva card, which predate the ISO/IEC 14443 standard. The following tables list smart cards used for public transportation and other electronic purse applications. ," which can be used to purchase items in Sandbox's Toy Store A toy store, or toy shop, is a retail business specializing in the services of selling toys. No longer held to the limitations of the brick and mortar outlet, the toy store has successfully created a presence within the e-commerce industry. . Sandbox Entertainment (http://www.sandbox.net) is a leading producer of interactive entertainment programs on the Internet. Sandbox's programs are designed to maximize the user's online experience while leveraging the ability of advertisers to effectively, but non-intrusively, interact with a registered audience. Web content is promoted through strong media partners, such as CNNSI.com, who can reach millions of online users via multiple promotion channels. This combination of creative content, Internet marketing See Internet advertising. expertise and leading-edge technologies allows Sandbox to generate high volumes of Web site traffic, build loyal user communities, and develop innovative Internet advertiser platforms. CNNSI.com is Time Warner's sports Web site featuring content from CNN, Sports Illustrated, Turner Sports and CNN/SI. The site, the first venture of CNN/SI Interactive, is the sports site for two Web leaders, CNN Interactive and The Pathfinder Network. CNNSI.com provides up-to-the-minute scores, news and statistics of domestic and international sports as well as free fantasy sports, a customized scoreboard and a local sports section for more than 150 cities. It also features polls, quizzes and chats with athletes, writers, anchors and reporters. CONTACT: CNN/SI Interactive Andy Mitchell, 404/827-5021 Email: andy.mitchell@turner.com or Sandbox Entertainment Corp. Jim Layne, 602/468-6400 Email: jlayne@sandbox.net or TSI TSI Total Solar Irradiance (sum solar light in energy per unit of time) TSI Trading Standards Institute (UK) TSI Transportation Safety Institute (US DOT) Communications Eric Sokolsky/Michele Lambrech, 212/696-2000 Email: esokolsky@tsipr.com / mlambrech@tsipr.com or CNN Interactive Kerrin Roberts, 404/827-5340 Email: kerrin.roberts@turner.com or For advertising information Turner Interactive Marketing and Sales Richy Glassberg, 212/852-6963 Email: richy.glassberg@sales.turner.com |
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