July 26, 2007

New York - CSTV is showcasing the most exciting Conference USA action that took place on the network from the past school year with a week-long programming block, "Seven days of Conference USA." The special week of programming begins Monday, July 30, and runs through Sunday, August 5, and will feature a variety of games as well as original programming.

On Monday, July 30 at 5:00 pm CT, CSTV will air a special two and a half-hour exclusive broadcast live from the Conference USA Football Media Day in New Orleans. Hosted by Carter Blackburn and Brian Jones, the Conference USA Football Media Blitz will offer fans an inside look at C-USA football and preview the 2007 season, featuring interviews with all 12 head football coaches, two players from each team and C-USA Commissioner Britton Banowsky.

University of Memphis quarterback Martin Hankins and running back Joseph Doss will represent the Tigers, along with coach Tommy West, at C-USA Media Day next Monday and Tuesday. Fans will have the opportunity to watch the events on-line as well as live on CSTV. Links to the streaming video will be available on Memphis' website at GoTigersGo.com and through the league website at ConferenceUSA.com. The streaming video will be free of charge, but fans will have to log in or sign up to receive the content through CSTV's All-Access service. West, Doss and Hankins will be featured on Monday's show at approximately 5:35 p.m. CT. The segments will be archived on the website in the event that fans are unable to catch it live.

In addition to C-USA Media Day coverage, viewers will also be able to relive great moments from this past season in basketball, football and softball. Some of the games to be featured include:

Conference USA Men's Basketball Tournament Quarterfinals
Rice vs. UCF - Played on 3/8/07
Airs Tuesday, July 31 at 2:00 pm CT
Morris Almond's three-point basket with just 2.8 seconds left put Rice ahead 53-51 and propelled the Owls to an upset victory against No. 2-seed UCF. Almond, a 2007 first-round NBA draft pick, poured in 30 points in the victory.

Conference USA Men's Basketball Tournament Quarterfinals
Houston vs. Southern Miss - Played on 3/8/07
Airs Tuesday, July 31 at 4:00 pm CT
The Cougars held off a late rally by Southern Miss to escape with a 62-59 victory and advance to the semi-finals. The No. 3 seeded Cougars were led by 28 points from Robert McKiver.

Conference USA Softball Championship
Houston vs. East Carolina - Played on 5/12/07
Airs Wednesday, August 1 at 6:00 pm CT
In the conference championship, the top-seeded Cougars knocked off ECU behind a superb pitching performance by tournament MVP Angel Shamblin. Shamblin led the Cougars to a 1-0 victory in a pitchers duel, where she gave up only two hits and had seven strikeouts.

C-USA Football: East Carolina at Southern Miss
Played on 10/28/06
Airs Wednesday, August 1 at 1:30 p.m. CT
In an overtime contest, the Pirates knocked off the home team 20-17 as one of five victories in a five-game winning streak during the 2006 season. Junior Travis Williams intercepted a Jeremy Young pass in the end zone in the extra period. There were several big plays in the game, including a 96-yard kickoff return for a touchdown by ECU's Chris Johnson and a school-record 87-yard interception return for a TD by USM's Eddie Hicks.

NCAA Football: Tulsa at Navy
Played on 9/23/06
Airs Friday, August 3 at 11 a.m. CT
Tulsa senior DB Nick Graham and senior DE Moton Hopkins combined to block an extra-point attempt in the first overtime as the Golden Hurricane won at Navy, 24-23. Junior QB Paul Smith passed for a career-high 285 yards and three touchdowns to lead the Golden Hurricane to the win.

For the full programming schedule, log on to www.CSTV.com.

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