Sirius XM Radio, Learfield Sports and IMG College announced today a multi-year broadcasting agreement that will make live play-by-play broadcasts from 11 conferences available to SiriusXM listeners across the country.

Throughout the 2011-12 season and beyond SiriusXM will broadcast live college football and men’s basketball from the ACC, Big Ten, Big 12, Big East, Pac 12 and Army, as well as men’s basketball from Xavier, Gonzaga and teams from several mid-major conferences.  In addition, SiriusXM will air live select game broadcasts during the athletic season that includes women’s basketball, baseball, hockey and other sports.

SiriusXM listeners will also get access to post-season football and basketball games involving ACC, Big East and Big Ten teams and post-season basketball from theMissouri Valley, Sun Belt and West Coast conferences.

In addition, weekly shows hosted by football and basketball coaches from many programs around the country will air throughout their respective seasons on SiriusXM College Sports Nation, channel 91, SiriusXM’s 24-hour college sports channel.  Subscribers will hear weekly shows hosted by the nation’s top college football coaches including Oklahoma’s Sooner Sports Talk with Bob Stoops, Ducks Tailgate Tuesday with Oregon coach Chip Kelly, Florida State’s Jimbo Fisher Call In Show, Wisconsin’sBadger Sports Talk with Bret Bielema, Nebraska’s Bo Pelini Show, Missouri’s Tiger Talk with Gary Pinkel and many others.  College basketball coaches’ shows, including those from North Carolina, Kansas, Ohio State, Purdue, Pittsburgh, Indiana and others, will begin airing this fall.

On college football’s opening week, Sep. 1-5, SiriusXM will air 59 college football games, featuring every team in the current Associated Press Top 25 poll.  For a schedule of upcoming games on SiriusXM and channel assignments, visit www.siriusxm.com/collegesports.

SiriusXM is the leading broadcaster of live college sporting events.  SiriusXM now offers play by play from the ACC, Big Ten, Big 12, Big East, Pac 12, SEC, Conference USA, Sun Belt, Missouri Valley, and Western Athletic conferences, plus Notre Dame and others.

“IMG College is pleased to bring dozens of our collegiate partners’ games to SiriusXM, which has become a prime destination for college sports fans to get game broadcasts, news, information and coaches’ shows,” said Joe Potter, SVP Media Operations for IMG College. “With 172 million college sports fans coast-to-coast,SiriusXM College Sports Nation is a vital part of the fan experience.”

“We’re thrilled to continue our long-standing partnership with SiriusXM,” said Learfield’s Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer Andy Rawlings.  “This is certainly great news for our school partners, who can extend their brands so that fans everywhere may follow their favorite teams as the game action unfolds.”

“We’re very pleased to work with both Learfield Sports and IMG College and their extensive portfolios of colleges and universities to provide fans with the most comprehensive college sports coverage available,” said Scott Greenstein, SiriusXM’s President and Chief Content Officer.  ”With our unparalleled schedule of live games all year round, coaches’ shows and the daily talk and analysis on our SiriusXM College Sports Nation channel, college sports fans will have exceptional access to their favorite team from anywhere in the country.”

Access to some play-by-play broadcasts may require a subscription to the Sirius Premier or XM Premier (formerly known as “The Best of XM” and “The Best of Sirius”) programming packages.

SiriusXM College Sports Nation, channel 91, is available to college sports fans nationwide and offers comprehensive coverage of the college game 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.  SiriusXM College Sports Nation offers live games, daily college sports talk hosted by experts like former Texas Tech football coach Mike Leach, Heisman Trophy winner Eddie George, veteran broadcasters Jack Arute and Paul Finebaum, plus dozens of weekly college coaches’ shows.

Sirius XM Radio, the Official Satellite Radio Partner of the NFL, will kick off the seventh annual SiriusXM NFL Radio Training Camp Tour today, August 3, broadcasting live from all 32 NFL team training camps between now and the start of the 2011 regular season.

All shows will air on SiriusXM NFL Radio, SiriusXM’s 24-hour NFL channel, available nationwide on channel 88 on Sirius and XM Premier (formerly known as “The Best of Sirius”).

SiriusXM NFL Radio hosts will broadcast live on location from training camp sites around the country, giving listeners access to their favorite teams and players as they prepare for the coming season.  The series will present an expert breakdown of every team, one-on-one interviews with players, coaches and franchise executives, and reports on rookies, veterans and free agents.  A schedule detailing show times, hosts and locations appears below.

SiriusXM NFL Radio hosts on the tour include former players, coaches, front office executives and other insiders including: former NFL MVP Rich Gannon, former NFL head coach Brad Childress, three time Pro-Bowl offensive lineman Randy Cross, longtime Dallas Cowboys pro personnel executive Gil Brandt, former NFL defensive lineman Tim Ryan, former NFL front office executive Pat Kirwan, former NFL QB Jim Miller, former NFL defensive back Solomon Wilcots, former NFL lineman Ross Tucker, former All-Pro linebacker Carl Banks, plus NFL experts Adam Schein, Peter King and Bob Papa.

On Saturday, August 6, SiriusXM NFL Radio will present live coverage from the Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton, OH, for the 2011 enshrinement ceremonies.  Listeners will hear live coverage as the class of 2011 is inducted – which includes Richard Dent, Marshall Faulk, Chris Hanburger, Les Richter, Ed Sabol, Deion Sandersand Shannon Sharpe.

Connect with SiriusXM NFL Radio on Twitter @SiriusXMNFL and Facebook facebook.com/SiriusXMNFLRadio for alerts on upcoming guests and topics.  Visit www.siriusxm.com/nfl for more programming information.

SIRIUS XM Radio announced today that former New York Mets general manager Steve Phillips has joined the cast of Mad Dog Radio, SIRIUS XM’s national all-sports talk channel headlined by Chris ‘Mad Dog’ Russo, as co-host of a new morning show.

Starting Monday, October 4, Phillips will join Gary Williams to co-host Gary and Phillips in the Morning every weekday (6:00 – 10:00 am ET) exclusively on Mad Dog Radio, SIRIUS channel 123 and XM channel 144. Phillips and Williams will start the daily sports conversation, discussing the biggest stories of the day with listeners around the country, covering the spectrum of sports from college to the pros, and interviewing newsmakers and personalities from the sports world and beyond.

Phillips will also continue to host the SIRIUS XM Fantasy Baseball show on SIRIUS XM Fantasy Sports Radio, the 24/7 fantasy sports channel that launched on SIRIUS XM in July.

“Having served as a player, director of player personnel, scout and general manager I have a unique perspective on all issues in sports,” said Phillips. “To have the chance to do a national daily radio show, in drive time, on a top notch channel like Mad Dog Radio, is one of the more thrilling opportunities of my career. For the past several months I’ve seen first-hand the broadcasting quality and freedom that SIRIUS XM offers and I’m excited about taking on a more expanded role.”

“I’ve known Steve a long time and I’m thrilled to have him join our team at Mad Dog Radio on SIRIUS XM,” said Russo. “I covered him when he was with the Mets and I’ve had him on my show many times. He’s an outstanding broadcaster, his sports knowledge is superb and he’s eager to share his opinion. He and Gary will deliver a first rate show for our listeners each and every day.”

Phillips worked in the New York Mets front office from 1990 to 2003. He was named the club’s general manager in 1997 and assembled the Mets team that won the National League pennant in 2000. A talented athlete, he was offered a football scholarship to Northwestern University after high school but signed a contract to play professional baseball after being drafted by the Mets.

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SIRIUS XM Radio announced today that as part of its SIRIUS XM Celebrity Fantasy Football Draft it will host an all-day showcase event featuring live music and a series of special broadcasts from a wide variety of SIRIUS XM hosts at the Hard Rock Cafe in New York City’s Times Square on July 21, 2010.

The event will celebrate the launch of SIRIUS XM Fantasy Sports Radio, the new 24/7 fantasy sports channel airing on XM channel 147 and SIRIUS channel 211 for subscribers with the “Best of XM” programming package. SIRIUS XM subscribers will be invited to attend or tune in from around the country and will be treated to a variety of programming from across the SIRIUS XM spectrum.

SIRIUS XM personalities Chris ‘Mad Dog’ Russo, Maurice Jones-Drew, Steve Phillips, Jeremy Roenick, Rich Gannon, Gary Dell’Abate, Jay Thomas, Scott Ferrall, Adam Schein, Jon Hein, fantasy experts and SIRIUS XM hosts from RotoExperts.com, RotoWire.com, FantasyGuru.com, and FanBall.com, and Nicole, Rich, Stanley and Ryan from the SIRIUS XM Hits 1 Morning Mash Up show will be in attendance.

“On July 21 we will showcase a range of SIRIUS XM’s programming centered around the SIRIUS XM Fantasy Football Draft,” said Scott Greenstein, SIRIUS XM’s President and Chief Content Officer. “We’re assembling intriguing personalities from sports, talk, comedy and music in one place for an unprecedented event in the world of fantasy sports and we’re thrilled to share it with our subscribers.”

The event will kick off at 10:00 am ET with a broadcast of the Howard Stern Wrap Up Show, hosted by Stern Show executive producer Gary Dell’Abate and Jon Hein, live from the Hard Rock Cafe on Howard 100, one of Howard Stern’s two exclusive SIRIUS XM channels.

At 12:00 pm ET Southside Johnny, one of New Jersey’s legendary Rock and Rollers, will perform live on the Hard Rock stage. The performance will air live on E Street Radio (SIRIUS channel 10 and XM channel 58).

SIRIUS NFL Radio’s Adam Schein and Rich Gannon will host a special pre-draft show. Schein and Gannon, a 17-year NFL quarterback and the 2002 NFL MVP, will take questions from fans at the Hard Rock and preview the celebrity draft event which will start at 1:00 pm ET.

This year’s draft will feature 12 teams which will be managed by personalities from across the spectrum of SIRIUS XM programming, from the new SIRIUS XM Fantasy Sports Radio channel to SIRIUS XM’s talk and music channels.

Schein and Gannon will emcee the event, which will be conducted live on the Hard Rock stage and will air nationwide on SIRIUS XM Fantasy Sports Radio allowing fantasy sports fans around the country to tune in as celebrity team managers select their rosters and engage in some playful jousting with their competitors.

The 2010 SIRIUS XM Fantasy Football Celebrity League will include the following team managers:

In addition to airing in its entirety on SIRIUS XM Fantasy Sports Radio, the SIRIUS XM Fantasy Football Draft will also be simulcast on SIRIUS NFL Radio (SIRIUS channel 124 and XM channel 124 as part of the “Best of SIRIUS”) and Mad Dog Radio (SIRIUS channel 123 and XM channel 144) from 1:00-3:00 pm ET.

Through the 2010 season, fans can follow the SIRIUS XM Fantasy Football League competition at www.sirius.com/siriusxmfantasysportsradio or www.xmradio.com/siriusxmfantasysportsradio.

SIRIUS XM Radio announced today that it will launch a new 24/7 channel dedicated entirely to fantasy sports, offering sports fans from coast to coast fantasy sports advice and news from a collection of experts.

SIRIUS XM Fantasy Sports Radio will debut July 1 on XM channel 147 and on SIRIUS channel 211 for subscribers who purchase the “Best of XM” package, covering a full spectrum of fantasy sports, including football, baseball, basketball, NASCAR, hockey, soccer and golf.

The channel will offer live programming every weekday, plus weekend programming, and will feature a lineup of talk shows hosted by an exceptional roster of fantasy sports experts, including Jacksonville Jaguars Pro Bowl running back Maurice Jones-Drew, former Major League Baseball general manager Steve Phillips, nine-time NHL All-Star Jeremy Roenick, golf analyst Alex Miceli, NBA veteran Dennis Scott, plus experts from well-known fantasy brands RotoExperts.com, RotoWire.com, FantasyGuru.com, FanBall.com and FantasyPros911.com. Fantasy leaguers from coast-to-coast can tune in for the latest fantasy sports news, stats and injury updates and call in to the hosts for advice on drafts, trades, waiver wire moves and other fantasy sports matters. Hosts will conduct mock drafts and furnish player rankings, player of the week picks and more.

“We’ve created a unique destination for fantasy sports fans,” said Scott Greenstein, SIRIUS XM’s President and Chief Content Officer. “Our listeners get live play-by-play from the NFL, MLB, NASCAR, NHL, NBA, PGA, soccer and more that allows them to follow all their fantasy players or teams in real time. Now they have a dedicated fantasy sports channel that they can tune into 24 hours a day that will give them the stats, injury news and expert advice they’ll need to dominate their fantasy sports leagues.”

SIRIUS XM Fantasy Sports Radio is available to Premium Online subscribers through XM Radio Online and SIRIUS Internet Radio and will be available later this July through the SIRIUS XM App for the Apple iPhone, iPod touch and several BlackBerry and Android-powered smartphone devices. (Access to channel online and through the App may require a subscription upgrade.)

Starting in August, Maurice Jones-Drew, the star running back for the Jacksonville Jaguars and a fantasy football favorite who finished the 2009 NFL season in the top 5 in rushing yards, TDs and all-purpose yards, will host a show every Friday (7:00 pm ET) throughout the NFL season. Jones-Drew, who is an avid fantasy football player, will take calls from listeners, manage his own fantasy football team on the show, and share his first-hand knowledge on the best fantasy football performers from around the league. Wondering who has the league’s best run defense? Call Maurice for advice that comes straight from the gridiron.

Former Major League Baseball general manager Steve Phillips, who assembled the New York Mets team that won the National League pennant in 2000, will host SIRIUS XM Fantasy Baseball every weekday (8:00 pm ET). Fantasy GMs can call into the show on a nightly basis to get Phillips’ expert front office advice on roster moves throughout the season.

Prior to the NHL season, nine-time NHL All-Star Jeremy Roenick will begin hosting a weekly fantasy hockey show on SIRIUS XM Fantasy Sports Radio. Roenick, an outstanding and outspoken center for 18 NHL seasons and only the third American-born player to score 500 goals, will take calls from fantasy hockey fans each week and offer unparalleled advice and insight into the game and its players.

Other programs will include a weekly fantasy basketball show hosted by former NBA forward Dennis Scott, one of the best three-point shooters in NBA history and a former ACC Men’s Basketball Player of the Year, a weekly fantasy golf show hosted by Golf.com founder Alex Miceli, a weekly fantasy soccer show, and a weekly fantasy NASCAR show. Each show will be co-hosted by RotoExperts.com’s Scott Engel.

SIRIUS XM will also leverage its position as the leader in audio entertainment to bring together other celebrity fantasy sports enthusiasts from the worlds of music, entertainment and sports, who will contribute to the channel in various ways, including participating in celebrity fantasy leagues and hosting fantasy sports shows.

“This is the kind of channel that exemplifies what can be delivered by satellite radio,” said Greenstein. “To complement the in-depth and informative fantasy talk from the industry’s experts, listeners will hear from all kinds of personalities, from actors and musicians in addition to current and former athletes, all with real fantasy sports knowledge. We will present a daily listening experience that is informative, and always engaging and entertaining.”

SIRIUS XM Fantasy Sports Radio Broadcast Lineup: (All times ET)

• RotoExperts, weekdays (7:00 – 11:00 am), hosted by RotoExperts.com’s Scott Engel and Adam Ronis.

• RotoWire Fantasy Sports Today, weekdays (11:00 am – 2:00 pm), hosted by RotoWire.com’s Jeff Erickson and Chris Liss.

• SIRIUS XM Fantasy Football, weekdays (2:00 – 5:00 pm), Saturday & Sunday (11:00 am – 2:00 pm), hosted by John Hansen of FantasyGuru.com and Adam Caplan, who have hosted their show on SIRIUS NFL Radio since 2004. Matt Camp and Joe Dolan will be the weekend hosts.

• FanBall Fantasy Drive, weekdays (5:00 – 8:00 pm), hosted by FanBall.com’s Ray Flowers and Kyle Elfrink.

• SIRIUS XM Fantasy Baseball, weekdays (8:00 – 11:00 pm), hosted by former NY Mets GM Steve Phillips and Jeff Rickard.

• Maurice Jones-Drew Show, Fridays starting in August (7:00 – 9:00 pm), hosted by Pro Bowl RB Maurice Jones-Drew.

• SIRIUS XM Fantasy Hockey, weekly starting this fall (10:00 am), hosted by nine-time NHL All-Star Jeremy Roenick.

• SIRIUS XM Fantasy Basketball, weekly (10:00 am), hosted by Dennis Scott and Scott Engel.

• SIRIUS XM Fantasy Golf, weekly (10:00 am), hosted by Alex Miceli and Scott Engel.

• SIRIUS XM Fantasy Soccer, weekly (10:00 am).

• SIRIUS XM Fantasy Sports Recap, Monday – Friday (11:00 pm – 2:00 am).

• FantasyPros911, Saturday & Sunday (8:00 – 11:00 am), hosted by Lenny Melnick, Paul Greco and Tony Cincotta.

• The Fantasy Consultant Live, Fridays (5:00 – 7:00 pm) with Nathan Zegura.

• Fanball Fantasy Sports Recap, Sundays (8:00 pm – midnight) with Ray Flowers and Kyle Elfrink.

SIRIUS XM Radio announced that it will broadcast every 2010 Formula 1 race live, offering unmatched access to the sport to both SIRIUS and XM listeners nationwide.

SIRIUS XM is the only U.S. broadcaster to offer live coverage of every F1 race in 2010. The next event on the calendar is the ING Australian Grand Prix in Melbourne on Sunday, March 28 (2:00 am ET) and SIRIUS XM will carry the race live in its entirety on SIRIUS channel 127 and XM channel 242.

In addition to live coverage of each race, SIRIUS XM will offer multiple replays, giving listeners several opportunities to hear every event. The Australian Grand Prix will be rebroadcast Sunday, March 28 (7:00 am ET and 7:00 pm ET) and Monday, March 29 (7:00 am ET) on SIRIUS channel 127 and XM channel 242.

“We’re in our third year of carrying Formula 1 and we’re proud to be the only broadcaster to offer U.S. fans live coverage of every race,” said Scott Greenstein, SIRIUS XM’s President and Chief Content Officer. “F1 races are spectacular worldwide events, featuring the most advanced motorsports technology and many of the world’s best drivers. Our listeners will not only have access to turn-by-turn action as it happens but also several race replays, giving them multiple chances to experience the excitement of each race.”

SIRIUS XM’s coverage will also feature the BBC 5 Live F1 Preview Show, which will lead in to every Grand Prix race, offering listeners the latest team news and information, a recap of qualifying results, driver interviews and an in-depth look at that weekend’s circuit.

The FIA FORMULA ONE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP is the highest end of open wheeled motor racing. The 2010 season runs from March to November and consists of 19 Grand Prix races run on road course tracks, as well as some closed city streets circuits. The results of each race are combined to determine two annual World Championships, one for drivers and one for constructors (teams).

For more information and a schedule of upcoming F1 races on SIRIUS XM please visit www.sirius.com/f1.

SIRIUS XM Radio announced today that it will offer baseball fans extensive coverage of the 2009 Major League Baseball postseason starting Wednesday, October 7, with live play-by-play of every game on XM, plus playoff talk and analysis every day on SIRIUS XM’s MLB Home Plate and Mad Dog Radio channels.

As the Official Satellite Radio Partner of Major League Baseball, XM broadcasts every MLB game from Opening Day through the World Series. Starting with the League Championship Series games, XM will offer listeners the official team radio broadcasts for both the home and visiting ball clubs for every game, in addition to national ESPN Radio broadcasts throughout the postseason and Spanish language broadcasts for select games.

SIRIUS XM’s 24 hour baseball talk channel, MLB Home Plate (XM channel 175, SIRIUS channel 210 with the “Best of XM”), will offer fans the latest news and analysis from a panel of expert hosts that includes Cal Ripken Jr., Bill Ripken, Rob Dibble, Kevin Kennedy, Buck Martinez, Jim Duquette, Mitch Williams, Rico Petrocelli and others. MLB Home Plate will broadcast live from ballparks before and after games, offering game previews and post-game interviews with players, managers and coaches.

Every Tuesday through the World Series, Hall of Famer Reggie Jackson will host a new edition of the exclusive talk radio series, October Nights, (7:00 – 9:00 pm ET) on Mad Dog Radio (SIRIUS channel 123, XM channel 144). The six-week series, running through November 10, will feature Jackson and co-host Bill Pidto talking about the playoff picture in the American and National Leagues and Jackson’s own experiences in the postseason.

Mad Dog Radio, SIRIUS XM’s all-sports talk channel, will offer fans a place for two-way baseball talk all day, every day of the postseason. During the LCS and World Series, headliner Chris ‘Mad Dog’ Russo will host his daily show, Mad Dog Unleashed, (weekdays, 2:00 – 7:00 pm ET) live on select dates from the AL or NL ballpark.

For more info visit www.xmradio.com/mlb or www.sirius.com.