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SEC And CBS Sports Agree To 15-year Extension

POSTED: 1:37 pm PDT August 14, 2008

(Sports Network) - The Southeastern Conference and CBS Sports announced a 15-year contract extension Thursday for broadcast rights to SEC football and basketball games.

Beginning with the 2009-10 season CBS Sports will continue to cover SEC home football games including the SEC championship, as well as SEC regular-season basketball. Under the agreement, CBS will showcase each week's conference matchup with the SEC "Game of the Week."

In addition to the broadcast rights, the deal includes certain digital, Internet, wireless, video-on-demand and enhanced highlight rights.

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Samardo Samuels scored 18 points with five rebounds and Earl Clark added 13 points as the third-ranked Louisville Cardinals began their season by running past Morehead State, 79-41, in the opening game of the Billy Minardi Classic at Memorial Hall. The Cardinals will take on South Alabama Sunday afternoon. Also hitting double figures in scoring for Louisville (1-0) was Jerry Smith with 12 and Preston Knowles with 10. Terrence Williams grabbed 11 rebounds and Edgar Sosa dished off 10 assists. Leon Buchanan led Morehead State (0-4) with 10 points. Morehead State, which had 17 turnovers, plays in the consolation game Sunday.


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