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Rivals.com All-America Team Members to Guest in Recruiting Chats, Fans to Ask Prep Football Superstars Questions Tonight to Feb. 2.


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 and High School (Prep) Football/Technology Writers

SEATTLE--(BW SportsWire)--Jan. 6, 2000

Standout Players Include Brock Berlin Brock Berlin (born July 4, 1981 in Shreveport, Louisiana) is an American football quarterback for the St. Louis Rams of the NFL. He attended the University of Miami after transferring from the University of Florida. He also played for the Hamburg Sea Devils of NFL Europa in 2006. , Michael Michael, archangel
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Rivals.com (www.Rivals.com), the world's largest network of sports team and specialty channel A specialty channel (or speciality channel) is a television channel which consists of programming focused on a single type or targeted at a specific demographic.  Web sites, today announced that its Rivals.com All-America For other uses, see All-American (disambiguation).

An All-America "team" is an honorary sports team composed of outstanding amateur players, those considered the best players of a specific season for each team position, who are referred to as All-American
 Team, starring the best prep football players in North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. , will participate in online chats with fans at the Network's Rivals100.com (www.Rivals100.com) recruiting site tonight through Letter of Intent Day on February February: see month.  2. Additionally, the Rivals.com Player of the Year and other honors will be announced at the Rivals.com Hula Bowl Maui Maui (mou`ē), island (1990 est. pop. 82,500), 728 sq mi (1,886 sq km), second largest island in the state of Hawaii, separated from the island of Hawaii by the Alenuihaha Channel and from Molokai by the Pailolo Channel.  -- Official All Star Game of NCAA NCAA
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 Football on January 22 at War Memorial Stadium on Maui.

J.C. Heckman, chairman 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 Rivals.com, said, "Rivals.com's authoritative team of the nation's top recruiting experts has created an unprecedented opportunity for fans to personally interact with future college and NFL NFL
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 greats, who are potentially the next Ron Dayne Ron Dayne (born March 14, 1978 in Berlin, New Jersey) is an American football running back for the Houston Texans of the NFL. He is best known for holding the NCAA record for career rushing yards and a memorable performance against the Dallas Cowboys on Thanksgiving in 2005 as a  or Peyton Manning Peyton Williams Manning (born March 24, 1976 in New Orleans, Louisiana) is an American football quarterback who plays for the Indianapolis Colts of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Colts with the first overall pick in the 1998 NFL Draft. . We will announce the winners of our top awards and honor As a verb, to accept a bill of exchange, or to pay a note, check, or accepted bill, at maturity. To pay or to accept and pay, or, where a credit so engages, to purchase or discount a draft complying with the terms of the draft.  the team at the Rivals.com Hula Bowl, 11 days before Letter of Intent Day."

Bobby Burton, the nation's top college football recruiting analyst and editor-in-chief of the network's Rivals100.com recruiting site, collaborated with other senior Rivals.com analysts. They traveled to hundreds of high school football games to personally assess and interview this elite group of candidates. The analysts also selected the Rivals.com overall Player of the Year, as well as Offensive Player of the Year and Defensive Player of the Year. Additionally, in recognition of the significant contributions of female high school athletes, an Athlete of the Year Athlete of the Year
  • IAAF World Athlete of the Year
  • ACC Athlete of the Year
  • Associated Press Athlete of the Year
  • U.S. Soccer Athlete of the Year
  • United Press International Athlete of the Year Award
 award has been established. These honors will be presented at the Rivals.com Hula Bowl.

Kirkwood High School (St. Louis) linebacker Darrell Lee chats tonight at 8 PM EST EST electroshock therapy.

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, which has been designated as the time for all subsequent chats. To find the updated player schedule and to participate in the chats, visitors simply have to go to Rivals100.com (www.Rivals100.com) and click "chat" on the left-hand navigation bar A set of buttons or graphic images typically in a row or column used as a central point that link you to major topic sections on a Web site. If the navigation bar is a single graphic image with multiple selections, it is known as an imagemap. See imagemap. . Visitors will be guided through the process through a series of prompts that will connect them with the chat room.

Brock Berlin, the highly regarded senior from Evangel Christian Academy Evangel Christian Academy is a prepartory school in Shreveport, Louisiana with two campus spanning K-12, owned & operated privately in association with Shreveport Community Church (formerly First Assembly of God Church) which is located on the property of the grade school sister  in Shreveport, LA, who will attend the University of Florida University of Florida is the third-largest university in the United States, with 50,912 students (as of Fall 2006) and has the eighth-largest budget (nearly $1.9 billion per year). UF is home to 16 colleges and more than 150 research centers and institutes.  next year, was named the Rivals.com All-America Team quarterback. The chats will also feature highly recruited linebacker, D.J. Williams of De La Salle High School De La Salle High School is the name of several educational institutions affiliated with the Institute of the Brothers of the Christian Schools, also known as the Lasallian Brothers, a Roman Catholic religious teaching order founded by French Priest Saint Jean-Baptiste de la Salle:  in Concord Concord, cities, United States
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Following is a break down of the complete Rivals.com All-America Team 2000 and their respective chat dates and times:

----------- --------- ------------- -------- ----------- -------------
Position    Player    Hometown      Height/  Schools     Chat Date/
            Name      High          Weight   Considering Time
                      School                 /Committed
                                             To
----------- --------- ------------- -------- ----------- -------------
Defensive   Nautyn    (Toronto,     6-4,     Miami       January 5
End         McKay-    Canada)       245 lbs. (Fla.),     8 PM EST/
            Loescher  Central                Ohio State, 5 PM PST
                      Tech                   Arizona
                      High
                      School
----------- --------- ------------- -------- ----------- -------------
Linebacker  Darrell   (St. Louis,   6-5,     Missouri,   January 6
            Lee       MO)           230 lbs  Michigan,   8 PM EST/
                      Kirkwood               Florida,    5 PM PST
                      High                   Colorado,
                      School                 UCLA
----------- --------- ------------- -------- ----------- -------------
Offensive   Wes       (Weatherford, 6-5,     Oklahoma    January 10
Lineman     Sims      OK)           300 lbs  (Committed) 8 PM EST/
                      Weatherford                        5 PM PST
                      High
                      School
----------- --------- ------------- -------- ----------- -------------
Defensive   Travis    (Sherman      6-5,     FSU,        January 11
End         Johnson   Oaks,         240 lbs. Michigan,   8 PM EST/
                      CA)                    USC,        5 PM PST
                      Notre Dame             UCLA,
                      High                   Tennessee
                      School
----------- --------- ------------- -------- ----------- -------------
Cornerback  Bryant    (Hollywood,    6-1,    FSU,        January 12
            McFadden  FL)            180 lbs Miami       8 PM EST/
                      McArthur               (Fla.),     5 PM PST
                      High                   Michigan,
                      School                 Georgia,
                                             Tennessee
----------- --------- ------------- -------- ----------- -------------
Offensive   Kwame     (Newark,      6-7,     Michigan,   January 13
Lineman     Harris    DE)           325 lbs. Wisconsin,  8 PM EST/
                      Newark                 California, 5 PM PST
                      High                   Stanford,
                      School                 UCLA,
                                             Tennessee,
                                             Texas
----------- --------- ------------- -------- ----------- -------------
Quarterback Brock     (Shreveport,  6-2,     Florida     Visit
            Berlin    LA)           200 lbs. (Committed) Rivals100.com
                      Evangel                            for chat date
                      Christian                          and time.
                      Academy
----------- --------- ------------- -------- ----------- -------------
Running     Sam       (Harrison,    6-2,     FSU,        Visit
back        Maldonado NY)           215 lbs. Maryland,   Rivals100.com
                      Harrison               Pittsburgh, for chat date
                      High                   Ohio        and time.
                      School                 State,
                                             Penn
                                             State,
                                             Syracuse
----------- --------- ------------- -------- ----------- -------------
Running     Marcus    (Denver,      6-2,     FSU,        Visit
back        Houston   CO)           200 lbs. Colorado,   Rivals100.com
                      Jefferson              USC,        for chat date
                      High                   UCLA,       and time.
                      School                 Texas,
                                             Ohio State,
                                             Notre Dame

----------- --------- ------------- -------- ----------- -------------
Wide        B.J.      (Grand        6-0,     FSU,        Visit
Receiver    Johnson   Prairie,      180 lbs. Tennessee,  Rivals100.com
                      TX)                    Texas       for chat date
                      South Grand                        and time.
                      Prairie
                      High
                      School
----------- --------- ------------- -------- ----------- -------------
Wide        Charles   (Saginaw,     6-4,     FSU,        Visit
Receiver    Rogers    MI)           189 lbs. Tennessee,  Rivals100.com
                      Saginaw                UCLA,       for chat date
                      High                   Michigan,   and time.
                      School                 Michigan
                                             State
----------- --------- ------------- -------- ----------- -------------
Tight       Terrell   (Chandler,    6-4,     Oklahoma,   Visit
End         Suggs     AZ)           235 lbs. Arizona,    Rivals100.com
                      Hamilton               ASU,        for chat date
                      High                   Washington, and time.
                      School                 Tennessee
----------- --------- ------------- -------- ----------- -------------
Offensive   Antonio   (Canton,      6-5,     FSU,        Visit
Lineman     Hall      OH)           300 lbs. Ohio State, Rivals100.com
                      McKinley               Michigan,   for chat date
                      High                   Kentucky,   and time.
                      School                 Tennessee
----------- --------- ------------- -------- ----------- -------------
Offensive   Jason     (Warner       6-3,     Florida,    Visit
Lineman     Respert   Robins,       290 lbs. Tennessee,  Rivals100.com
                      GA)                    Georgia     for chat date
                      Northside                          and time.
                      High
                      School
----------- --------- ------------- -------- ----------- -------------
Offensive   Michael   (Cincinnati,  6-7,     Tennessee   Visit
Lineman     Munoz     OH)           285 lbs. (Committed) Rivals100.com
                      Moeller                            for chat date
                      High                               and time.
                      School
----------- --------- ------------- -------- ----------- -------------
Defensive    Albert   (Memphis,     6-6,     Georgia,    Visit
Tackle       Means    TN)           305 lbs. Kentucky,   Rivals100.com
                      Trezevant              Alabama,    for chat date
                      High                   Mississippi and time.
                      School                 State,
                                             Texas
----------- --------- ------------- -------- ----------- -------------
Defensive    Mac      (Bessemer,    6-6,     Alabama     Visit
Tackle       Tyler    AL)           305 lbs. (Committed) Rivals100.com
                      Bessemer                           for chat date
                      High                               and time.
                      School
----------- --------- ------------- -------- ----------- -------------
Linebacker  D.J.      (Concord,     6-2,     FSU,        Visit
            Williams  CA)           220 lbs. Miami       Rivals100.com
                      De La Salle            (Fla.),     for chat date
                                             Michigan,   and time.
                                             Texas,
                                             California
----------- --------- ------------- -------- ----------- -------------
Linebacker  Eric      (Pahokee,     6-5,     FSU,        Visit
            Moore     FL)           225 lbs. North       Rivals100.com
                      Pahokee                Carolina,   for chat date
                      High                   Tennessee,  and time.
                      School                 Miami
                                             (Fla.),
                                             West
                                             Virginia,
                                             Ohio State,
                                             Florida,
----------- --------- ------------- -------- ----------- -------------
Safety      O.J.      (New London,  6-0,     FSU,        Visit
            Owens     NC)           190 lbs. North       Rivals100.com
                      North                  Carolina,   for chat date
                      Stanley                Nebraska,   and time.
                      High                   Tennessee,
                      School                 East
                                             Carolina
----------- --------- ------------- -------- ----------- -------------
Safety      Yohance   (Atlanta,     6-0,     FSU         Visit
            Buchanan  GA)           190 lbs. (Committed) Rivals100.com
                      Douglas                            for chat date
                      High                               and time.
                      School
----------- --------- ------------- -------- ----------- -------------
Cornerback  Corey     (Hialeah,     5-10,    Auburn,     Visit
            Bailey    FL)           165 lbs. FSU,        Rivals100.com
                      American               Miami       for chat date
                      High                   (Fla.),     and time.
                      School                 Michigan,
                                             Notre Dame
----------- --------- ------------- -------- ----------- -------------


Last year's Rivals.com Player of the Year, T.J. Duckett, is currently a stand out freshman running back and linebacker at Michigan Michigan (mĭsh`ĭgən), upper midwestern state of the United States. It consists of two peninsulas thrusting into the Great Lakes and has borders with Ohio and Indiana (S), Wisconsin (W), and the Canadian province of Ontario (N,E).  State. Last season, Duckett was the Midwest's top defensive player his senior season at Loy Norrix High School Loy Norrix High School is located in Kalamazoo, Michigan, serving students from ninth through twelfth grades. It is one of two high schools in the Kalamazoo Public Schools district. They educate roughly 1400 students.  in Kalamazoo, Mich. with 102 tackles, nine sacks and four forced fumbles. Playing both sides of the ball, he also rushed for 1,623 yards (11.2 yard average) and scored 21 touchdowns. Duckett followed his older brother Tico to Michigan State, who is the Spartans' second-leading all-time rusher with 4,212 career yards. During the 1999 season, Duckett again played both offense and defense. In addition to 10 tackles as a linebacker, Duckett gained 529 rushing yards, scoring a team-leading 10 touchdowns and averaging 5.1 yards per carry.

Fans can access detailed information about the Rivals.com All-America Team members and more than 3,000 of the nation's top high school athletes via the exclusive and free Rivals.com Player Database by clicking on "Recruiting" or "Prospect Search" from any of the networks college team or recruiting Web sites such as Rivals100.com (www.Rivals100.com).

The searchable database Refers to databases on the Web that are searchable by typing in a query. The term is quite redundant because all databases are searchable. In fact, that is one of their major features.  includes detailed player information such as height, weight, schools interested in, 40-time, and strength statistics as well as analyst notes. Visitors can also access digital video of assessment drills, game footage and interviews of many players. The extensive database of player profiles took more than a year and a half to build and is updated daily.

Rivals.com college team sites enable fans to directly access team-specific recruiting information. By clicking on the "recruiting" link on the team site navigation bar, fans can interact with profiles of players who are either interested in or committed to their favorite team. Network sites for schools receiving strong player interest include: Florida State (www.FSUnoles.com), Florida (www.GatorCountry.com), Penn State (www.BlueWhite.net), Alabama Alabama, indigenous people of North America
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UCLA University of Carrollton, TX and Lower Addison, TX
 (www.BruinReportonline.com), Oklahoma (www.SoonersIllustrated.com) and Stanford (www.TheBootleg.com).

Based in Seattle and formed in September of 1998, Rivals.com is the world's largest network of more than 460 sports team and specialty Web sites, with more than 700 writers and experts who deliver leading in-depth team and player coverage. Fans can access the latest information on their favorite team's Web site with one mouse click, and immediately go deep into community, "inside information" and details that interest them most. Investors include Hummer Winblad Venture Partners (humwin.com), Intel Corporation (company) Intel Corporation - A US microelectronics manufacturer. They produced the Intel 4004, Intel 8080, Intel 8086, Intel 80186, Intel 80286, Intel 80386, Intel 486 and Pentium microprocessor families as well as many other integrated circuits and personal computer networking , News Corp.'s News Digital Media (NYSE NYSE

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