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To: Magic212 who wrote (638)	3/26/1999 2:51:00 PM
From: James Fulop	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 858

Strange. Now this is more disconcerting than the first ESPN article. You would think CBS Sports would have done their homework (like reading a few past articles on the web about SPLN.) Sheesh, will wonders never cease.

To: Magic212 who wrote (638)	3/31/1999 9:08:00 AM
From: Magic212	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 858

SportsLine USA Scores Slam Dunk With NCAA Championships Wednesday March 31, 8:19 am Eastern Time (Company Press Release) Company Sets Records for Advertising Sales and Traffic FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 31, 1999-- SportsLine USA, Inc. (Nasdaq:SPLN - news), publisher of CBS SportsLine (http://cbs.sportsline.com), today announced that its coverage of the 1999 NCAA Basketball Championships set all-time records both in advertising sales and traffic to its web sites. Sponsorships for the NCAA Basketball Championships totaled in excess of $3 million, representing SportsLine USA's largest sponsorship revenues for a single event. Sun Microsystems was the presenting sponsor, and provided the platform that enabled SportsLine to manage peak spikes in traffic during the tournament. Other major sponsors included Anheuser Busch, Arthur Anderson, BMW, Career Path, Cellular One, Chevrolet Trucks, Hewlett-Packard, Honda, Intel, Pepsi, Sony, T/Gel, VISA and Volvo. The first two days of the 1999 NCAA Men's Basketball Championship resulted in SportsLine USA's top two days ever for page views and visits. On Thursday, March 11, the opening day of the championship, SportsLine received approximately 21 million page views and 1.4 million visits, while on Friday, March 12, SportsLine received approximately 21.5 million page views and 1.5 million visits. During the 23 days from CBS Sports' announcement of the tournament brackets through the championship game, SportsLine averaged more than 9.2 million page views and more than 850,000 visits per day. ''The results from the NCAA Championships clearly demonstrate the ability of SportsLine to attract fans, deliver the content they want, and to create valuable opportunities for advertisers to reach their customers in an exciting, interactive environment,'' said Michael Levy, president and CEO of SportsLine USA, Inc. ''SportsLine USA has raised the bar once again, setting a new standard for advertising and sponsorship sales surrounding a single sporting event on the Internet.'' * * * * * And yes, I did pick the Huskies to win it all... -Magic212 (formerly known as ShortstopNYC.)