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Thursday November 18, 10:52 am Eastern Time
Company Press Release
Sportcut.com Engages Pete Rose to Promote the Launch of Its Web Site On November 30th
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 18, 1999--Sportcut.com, Inc., a subsidiary of Worldwide Entertainment & Sports Corp. (NASDAQ: WWES - news) today announced that it has signed an exclusive agreement with baseball great Pete Rose for promotional activities surrounding the launch of the Company's new dot.com business on Tuesday, November 30, 1999. In conjunction with the launch, Pete Rose will conduct a press conference at 1:00 p.m. on the date of the launch at the All-Star Cafe in New York City during which he will make an announcement regarding his status with the Baseball Hall of Fame.
Worldwide Entertainment & Sports' President and CEO, Marc Roberts, commented, ''We are excited to have Pete Rose associated with sportcut.com. Pete Rose is one of the greatest baseball players of all time and indicative of the stature of athletes we anticipate being involved with sportcut.com. The press conference on November 30th is the first in a series of events sportcut.com will be conducting to establish their brand in the marketplace.''
About Sportcut.com
Sportcut.com (www.sportcut.com ) will be a unique sports Web site that entertains the user through a combination of content and unique e-commerce. Sportcut.com will cultivate the growing trend of athlete as celebrity and capture the excitement and fan interest related to the thrilling world of sports by providing users with access to the activities and lifestyles of those celebrities. The site will provide users with an ''insider's'' perspective, while focusing on the business, entertainment, and lifestyles of professional sports and athletes, all the while offering users a unique e-commerce venue. By utilizing the content and expertise of a variety of entertainment industry figures, sports figures, professional leagues, and other sports entities, sportcut.com hopes to occupy a differentiated, unparalleled space in the marketplace.
Sportcut.com intends to create a total sports experience by delivering the site on the users' terms. The fan will have access to a magazine with the exclusive stories they crave while being part of a sports and entertainment community offering unparalleled sports experiences, merchandise and unique memorabilia.
Sportcut.com will combine five major areas of interactivity that include original content, an online auction and store, a robust fan community along with interactive games. Content and commerce will be bridged through an exciting e-currency whereby users earn through participation. Following the launch on November 30th, sportcut.com will continue to roll out additional content and games through the year 2000.
About Worldwide Entertainment & Sports, Inc.
Worldwide Entertainment & Sports provides management, marketing and commercial endorsement agency services to various entertainment and sports entities. Its clients include professional athletes in boxing, football and motorsports. Worldwide Entertainment & Sports is on the World Wide Web at www.wwentertainment.com.
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