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FOX SPORTS NOTES, QUOTES & ANECDOTES

Yankees/Red Sox Battle & Rangers Potential Division Clinching Game Added to FOX Saturday Schedule

Dallas & Houston Battle for Texas NFL Supremacy Sunday on FOX

Billick: Reid’s Decision to Go with Vick Surprised Me

THE POSTSEASON BECKONS; REDS, RANGERS PLAY POTENTIAL DIVISION CLINCHING GAMES – The FOX SATURDAY GAME OF THE WEEK kicks off coverage of its penultimate weekend of regular season MLB action on Saturday, Sept. 25 at 4:00 PM ET . With playoff positioning on their minds, Alex Rodriguez and the Yankees look to put the Red Sox away for good when these historical rivals hookup in the Bronx. In San Diego, the Padres hope to remain in the tight NL playoff race when they host the NL Central-leading Reds. This week, the pregame show originates live from PETCO Park in San Diego with host . Once game action begins, Rose joins in the booth to call play-by-play of Cincinnati’s potential division-clinching game.

FOX Sports, at the request of FOX Sports Southwest and the , has added Saturday’s Rangers at game to its FOX SATURDAY BASEBALL GAME OF THE WEEK schedule. The game was not scheduled for broadcast on any outlet, so the move enables Rangers fans throughout the region to view what could potentially be the Rangers’ A.L. West division clinching game.

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SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 25

GAME PLAY-BY-PLAY/ANALYST COV. Red Sox at Yankees , Tim McCarver 67% & – Bronx, NY MARKETS INCLUDE: , Baltimore, Birmingham, Boston, Buffalo, Charlotte, , Detroit, Fort Myers, Greensboro, Greenville, Hartford, Jacksonville, Kansas City, Knoxville, Memphis, Miami, Milwaukee, Minneapolis, Nashville, New Orleans, New York, Norfolk, , Orlando, , , Providence, Raleigh, Richmond, San Antonio, Seattle, St. Louis, Tampa, Washington, West Palm Beach Probable Pitchers: Jon Lester, LHP (18-8, 3.06 ERA) vs. Ivan Nova, RHP (1-0, 4.11 ERA)

Cincinnati Reds at San Diego Padres Chris Rose & Mark Grace 26% PETCO Park – San Diego, CA MARKETS INCLUDE: Albuquerque, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Columbus, Dayton, Denver, Indianapolis, Las Vegas, , Louisville, Phoenix, Portland, Sacramento, Salt Lake City, San Diego, San Francisco Probable Pitchers: Travis Wood, LHP (5-4, 3.43 ERA) vs. Jon Garland, RHP (14-12, 3.55 ERA)

Texas Rangers at Oakland A’s & 6% Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum – Oakland, CA MARKETS INCLUDE: Austin, , Houston, Oklahoma City, Tulsa Probable Pitchers: Derek Holland, LHP (3-4, 4.56 ERA) vs. Gio Gonzalez, LHP (14-9, 3.36 ERA)

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2-0 TEXANS FACEOFF WITH 0-2 COWBOYS – Week 3 of the NFL on FOX schedule kicks off on Sunday, Sept. 26 with singleheader coverage of six games— each presented in true HD. At 1:00 PM ET, most eyes will be on Houston as Matt Schaub and the 2-0 Texans host and the 0-2 Cowboys. , and call all the action of this Lone Star State battle live from Reliant Stadium. In New Orleans, Drew Brees and the defending champs return home to take on Matt Ryan and the Falcons in a matchup of NFC South rivals. Both the Vikings and Lions are 0-2 but the mood around them couldn’t be anymore different. The Vikings host the Lions with their season on the brink, while Detroit brings electrifying rookie Jahvid Best to the Metrodome. Also, the surprising 2-0 Chiefs host the Niners. At 4:00 PM ET, newly named starting QB Michael Vick and the Eagles travel to Jacksonville to take on the Jaguars. Philly Andy Reid surprised many by choosing to go with Vick after initially claiming that Kevin Kolb would return from injury to make the start. In St. Louis, the Rams welcome Mike Shanahan ’s Redskins to the Edwards Jones Dome.

Coverage begins at 12:00 PM ET with America’s most-watched pregame show, FOX NFL SUNDAY. and co-host the Emmy Award-winning program and are joined by analysts , and Jimmy Johnson . NFL Insider presents the latest league news and scoops and comedic prognosticator Frank Caliendo contributes his weekly “Frank’s Picks” segment. NFL rules analyst is also on hand to go over any impactful officiating issues from the last week. In this week’s show, Oliver sits down with Falcons TE for a feature on his Hall of Fame-bound career and his quest to reach his first .

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SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 26

GAME PLAY-BY-PLAY/ANALYST/SIDELINE COV. TIME Dallas Cowboys at Houston Texas Joe Buck, Troy Aikman 30% 1:00PM & Pam Oliver Reliant Stadium – Houston, TX MARKETS INCLUDE: Albuquerque, Austin, Dallas, Dayton, Hartford, Houston, Indianapolis, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Memphis, Miami, Oklahoma City, Phoenix, Salt Lake City, San Antonio, Seattle, St. Louis, Tulsa, West Palm Beach

Atlanta Falcons at New Orleans & 15% 1:00PM New Orleans Superdome – New Orleans, LA MARKETS INCLUDE: Atlanta, Birmingham, Fort Myers, Greenville, Jacksonville, Knoxville, Louisville, New Orleans, Orlando, Portland, San Diego

Detroit Lions at , 13% 1:00PM & Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome – Minneapolis, MN MARKETS INCLUDE: Chicago, Detroit, Milwaukee, Minneapolis

San Francisco 49ers at Kansas City Chiefs , 10% 1:00PM & Arrowhead Stadium – Kansas City, MO MARKETS INCLUDE: Denver, Kansas City, Sacramento, San Francisco

Philadelphia Eagles at Jacksonville Jaguars Ron Pitts & John Lynch 22% 4:05PM Jacksonville Municipal Stadium – Jacksonville, FL MARKETS INCLUDE: Boston, Buffalo, Charlotte, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Columbus, Nashville, New York, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Providence, Tampa

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Washington Redskins at St. Louis Rams Dick Stockton, Charles Davis 9% 4:05PM & Jim Mora Edward Jones Dome – St. Louis, MO MARKETS INCLUDE: Baltimore, Greensboro, Norfolk, Raleigh, Richmond, Washington

BRIAN BILLICK ON ANDY REID’S DECISION TO START MICHAEL VICK SUNDAY IN JACKSONVILLE : “I’m surprised Andy Reid declared Michael Vick the starter. He seemed very resolved about starting Kevin Kolb against Jacksonville,” said NFL on FOX analyst Brian Billick. “It seems like these conversations should have gone on within the Eagles organization before Reid said anything publicly about starting Kolb and Vick. Vick’s a dynamic player and it looks like he’s able to operate within the pocket now, but I’m a little surprised Andy Reid made the choice to go with him this week.”

BILLICK: FALCONS HAVE LEGIT SHOT TO UPSET SUPER BOWL CHAMP THIS WEEKEND -- “Atlanta is coming off a really solid performance against Arizona where they found that they have a great one-two punch with Michael Turner and Jason Snelling,” said NFL on FOX analyst Brian Billick. “Drew Brees continues to play at a high level each and every week so it’s important that Atlanta protect the ball and avoid turnovers. If they can do that, we’re going to have an exciting game in New Orleans and the Falcons will have a shot to pull off the upset over the Saints.”

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