ESPN RISE Games: Coverage on ESPNU & ESPN3.com

ESPN RISE Games: Coverage on ESPNU & ESPN3.com

More than 38 Hours of Game Action Featuring Elite and Competitive Events

 ESPNU and ESPN3.com will provide extensive coverage of the third annual ESPN RISE Games beginning Sunday, July 17 through Wednesday, July 27.  Event coverage will include more than 38 hours of live and taped programming featuring elite and competitive level student-athlete sporting events from ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex at Walt Disney World Resort  in suburban Orlando, Fla.

 ESPNU programming will include elite event coverage of the Champion All-American Showcase (lacrosse), the AAU 10^th Grade Boys Basketball Super Showcase Presented By Champion®, the AAU 11^th Grade Boys Basketball Super Showcase Presented by Champion®, the Under Armour High School All-America Softball game and the  Champion® Gridiron Kings. ESPN3.com live event streaming will include basketball, lacrosse and track & field events. 

 This year’s commentators will include Tom Luginbill and Justin Kutcher calling the action during the Champion Gridiron Kings telecast. Garland Cooper, Mike Corey, Quint Kessenich and Paul Biancardi will provide event analysis and play-by-play commentary for softball, lacrosse and basketball coverage on ESPNU.  On ESPN3.com, Kevin Corke, Mike Cain, Dan O’Brien and Mark Wise will provide the play-by-play and analysis.

 ESPN RISE Games ESPNU & ESPN3.com Schedule (all times ET):

 The ESPN RISE Games, which debuted in 2009, are a two-week long elite and competitive level student-athlete focused event and are anchored by four elite high school sports events: Champion® All-American Showcase, a US Lacrosse boys and girls event; the AAU 11^th Grade Boys Basketball Super Showcase presented by Champion®; the Under Armour High School All-America Softball game; and the elite 7 on 7 high school football event Champion® Gridiron Kings.

 In addition to its elite events, the ESPN RISE Games will include the following competitive youth sports: boys and girls lacrosse: US Lacrosse U15 National Championship, presented by Champion®, softball: USSSA Fast Pitch World Series (U15, U16 and U18); football: the Florida Premier 7s, an invite only, 7-on-7 event to feature 32 Florida high school teams; baseball: USSSA  Baseball World Series (U13, U14, U18), basketball: AAU Super Showcases (8th grade, 9th grade and 10^th grade) and AAU 8^th Grade National Championship, field hockey: Disney’s Junior Field Hockey Showcase, a USA Field Hockey Event and track & field: AAU National Club Championships (13-18). The ESPN RISE Games has grown from hosting 4,000 student athletes in 2009 to nearly 14,000 expected student athletes for the 2011 event.

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About ESPN RISE Games

The ESPN RISE Games is a two-week-long elite and competitive level student-athlete focused event, anchored by four elite high school sports events: the Champion® All-American Showcase, a US Lacrosse boys and girls event, the AAU 11^th Grade Boys Basketball Super Showcase Presented By Champion®, the Under Armour High School Softball All-America game and the elite 7-on-7 high school football event Champion® Gridiron Kings. The ESPN RISE Games’ competitive channel youth sports include boys and girls lacrosse, softball, football, baseball, basketball, field hockey and track & field. The ESPN RISE Games expects to host more than 14,000 student athletes during the 2011 event.

About ESPN RISE

ESPN RISE represents ESPN’s commitment to engage and elevate high school student-athletes by providing them with recognition, resources, information and inspiration to improve their skills and achieve their goals.  ESPN RISE assets include ESPN RISE Guy and Girl magazines, with special issues for football, basketball, track and recruiting; ESPNRISE.com; mobile and social media products (Facebook.com/ESPNRISE and Twitter @ESPNRISE); and more than 160 high school events including Elite 11, Elite 24, ESPN RISE Games, ESPN RISE National High School Invitational, Area Code Baseball, ESPN RISE Girls Showcase, and ESPN RISE Nike Football Combines/Nike Football Training Camps.  ESPN RISE is uniquely positioned to provide high school student-athletes and the company’s core fans with compelling high school sports content across multiple ESPN platforms. To follow ESPN RISE Girls on Facebook, please visit www.Facebook.com/espnrisegirl.

 About ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex

ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex, which hosts more than 300 events a year, is the leading multi-sport venue for amateur and professional sports in the United States, accommodating 70 different sports and athletes from more than 70 countries.  Designed to take youth sports to the next level, the 230-acre facility features the ESPN Innovation Lab, a real-world testing ground for the ESPN Emerging Technology Group to develop ground-breaking on-air products like Ball Track and ESPN Snap Zoom, as well as development of its new 3-D television channel.  In addition, the complex features 56 high-definition cameras (42 robotic, 10 hand-held and four studio) and 40 high-definition video screens, including three jumbo screens, that can capture and display footage from any event taking place at the complex.  The camera and video screens, as well as a 20-zone audio system, are controlled through the state-of-the-art HD and 3-D Broadcast Center that features eight edit bays and links to ESPN facilities in Bristol, Conn., New York and Los Angeles.  For more information, visit www.wdwnews.com for press releases, photos and videos.  Follow us on Twitter at @DisneySports

Champion®
Since 1919 Champion athleticwear has offered a full line of innovative athletic apparel for men and women including sports bras, activewear, team uniforms, sweats and accessories.  Champion athleticwear can be purchased at most sporting goods and department stores.  For more information please contact us at 1-800-999-2249, visit www.championusa.com or at www.facebook.com/champion or follow us on Twitter @Championusa.  Champion is a brand of Hanesbrands Inc. (NYSE:HBI)

Under Armour^® (NYSE: UA) is a leading developer, marketer, and distributor of branded performance apparel, footwear, and accessories. The brand's moisture-wicking synthetic fabrications are engineered in many different designs and styles for wear in nearly every climate. The Company's products are sold worldwide and worn by athletes at all levels, from youth to professional, on playing fields around the globe.  The Under Armour global headquarters is in Baltimore, Maryland, with European headquarters in Amsterdam’s Olympic Stadium, and additional offices in Denver, Hong Kong, Toronto, and Guangzhou, China. For further information, please visit the Company's website at www.underarmour.com.