ESPNET SportsZone takes Fantasy Football to the Cyber-Gridiron Internet-based Fantasy Game allows owners to compete against their league and against the world.NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 20, 1996--Football fans worldwide can now take to the Cyber-Gridiron for even more sports enjoyment as ESPN ESPN Entertainment and Sports Programming Network and Starwave Corporation officially launch the 1996 Fantasy Football Fantasy football can refer to:
ESPNET SportsZone Fantasy Football '96 lets players become team owners and draft their ultimate pro-football roster. These fantasy teams compete within 10-team leagues while vying vy·ing v. Present participle of vie. vying vie for the overall distinction of the world's best Fantasy Football team owner. Points are awarded based on player performance during real NFL NFL abbr. National Football League NFL (US) n abbr (= National Football League) → Fußball-Nationalliga games each week. ESPNET uses the power of the Internet Internet Publicly accessible computer network connecting many smaller networks from around the world. It grew out of a U.S. Defense Department program called ARPANET (Advanced Research Projects Agency Network), established in 1969 with connections between computers at the to take fantasy games to an entirely new level, surpassing paper-based and phonebased counterparts. ESPNET SportsZone Fantasy Football 96 allows mouse pad A fabric-covered rubber pad roughly 9" square that provides a smooth surface for rolling a mouse. There are also mouse pads that provide a better surface; for example, 3M makes the Precise Mousing Surface, an ultra-thin mouse pad that is engineered to reduce friction. coaches to instantly make trades, pick up free-agents, cut players, and participate in live fantasy chat sessions. Team owners can choose to play in a league with friends and co-workers, or be assigned as·sign tr.v. as·signed, as·sign·ing, as·signs 1. To set apart for a particular purpose; designate: assigned a day for the inspection. 2. to a public league with other players from around the globe. Transactions are free and unlimited as players can tinker with their roster to their heart's content. Participants also compete weekly in a head-to-head matchup with others within their league. Geoff Reiss, vice president of sports publishing for Starwave, said, "For 1996, ESPNET SportsZone provides one of the most enjoyable, technologically advanced ways to play Fantasy Football. Participants can play the game for an entire season for a one-time fee, without having to worry about hidden costs associated with drafts and trades. "The game is perfect for all types of fans - rookies or avid AVID Cardiology A clinical trial–Antiarrhythmics Versus Implantable Defibrillators that compared the effect of implantable defibrillators vs the best medical therapy–antiarrhythmics for survivors of MI or those with nonsustained ventricular tachycardia fantasy players - and accommodates the neighborhood, college, or corporate league members. We've put together all of the elements needed for the ideal Fantasy Football environment," Mr. Reiss added. The ESPNET SportsZone Fantasy Football "franchise" fee for the 1996 full-season is $29.95 -- $19.95 for current ESPNET annual SportsZone premium subscribers. The one- time fee covers all transactions including drafts, free- agent transactions, trades, and provides free access to all premium content areas on ESPNET SportsZone's entire service, including expert commentary from ESPN analysts and Pro Football Weekly magazine. Tom Hagopian, general manager of ESPNET SportsZone, said, "We took a great game and made it even better based on player feedback from our first year. It's a lot cheaper than buying your own pro football team and probably even more fun." Sign-up deadline for the full season is midnight, Thursday, August 29. To date, more than twice the number of players who played in 1995 have registered for the 1996 season. Specific features of ESPNET SportsZone's Fantasy Football '96 include: -- Free and unlimited roster transactions - updated immediately. -- Free scouting scouting: see Boy Scouts; Girl Scouts. scouting Activities of various national and worldwide organizations for youth aimed at developing character, citizenship, and individual skills. Scouting began when Robert S. reports and expert team and player analysis from ESPN and Pro Football Weekly magazine. -- League chat rooms - each league has its own bulletin board where team owners can easily communicate and negotiate trades. -- The option to form private leagues (10 teams), or join a public league with help from ESPNET SportsZone. ESPNET SportsZone offers in-depth coverage of professional and college sports and news, expert analysis, scores, user surveys and contests. The service delivers more than 60,000 pages of original stories, as well as photographs, audio, video, live chat and statistics for all big league teams, NCAA NCAA abbr. National Collegiate Athletic Association schools and two dozen other sports. ESPNET SportsZone received the 1995 Codie award for "Best World Wide Web Site" by the Software Publisher's Association. In July, I/PRO, the leading web page auditing and on-line marketing firm, completed a survey which found ESPNET SportsZone to be the most visited site among 75 major Internet destinations. CONTACT: Bernard Walker Edelman Public Relations public relations, activities and policies used to create public interest in a person, idea, product, institution, or business establishment. By its nature, public relations is devoted to serving particular interests by presenting them to the public in the most 212/704-8114 or Ronni Faust ESPN 212/916-9241 |
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