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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Wednesday, June 11, 2014 FOX SPORTS HIGHLIGHTS – 3 THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW MLB: FOX Sports 1 Game of the Week: Minnesota Twins at Detroit Tigers MOTOR SPORTS: FOX Sports Offers Live, Multi-Platform, Flag-to-Flag Coverage of Iconic 24 Hours of Le Mans UFC: Sonnen Steroid Conversation Continues on UFC TONIGHT; Stage Set for UFC 174 on FOX #ICYMI: Chael Sonnen Fails Drug Test; Out of UFC 175 Sonnen’s AMERICA’S PREGAME Interview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NIdMXe9xDsU ************************************************************************************************************* STUDIO SHOWS FOX SPORTS LIVE – NBA & NHL FINALS, 2011 NBA CHAMPION JASON TERRY IN STUDIO, DAILY WORLD CUP PREVIEWS AND WRAPS UNDERWAY, BUCK AND NORMAN MAKE PARTNERSHIP DEBUT AT U.S. OPEN, GORDON FEATURE AIRS SUNDAY Network/When: FOX Sports 1, nightly (11:00 PM ET) Talent: Jay Onrait, Dan O’Toole, Charissa Thompson, Ryan Field, Cole Wright, Gabe Kapler, Donny Marshall, Petros Papadakis, Gary Payton, Bill Reiter, Andy Roddick, Clay Travis, Darren Pang, Jason Terry, Cobi Jones, Warren Barton, Eric Wynalda, Grant Wahl. This Week: With both the NBA and NHL in the thick of their respective championship series, FOX SPORTS LIVE has it covered both on-site and in-studio with comprehensive nightly coverage and analysis on a nightly basis. With FOX Sports 1 basketball analysts Jim Jackson and Gary Payton on location at the NBA Finals, the FOX SPORTS LIVE crew welcomes Sacramento Kings’ guard and 2011 NBA Champion (Dallas Mavericks) Jason Terry to the studio this week for nightly insights on the Miami Heat-San Antonio Spurs showdown. Bill Reiter and Colleen Dominguez deliver on-site reporting, in addition to contributions from Yahoo Sports/FOX Sports 1 NBA insider Adrian Wojnarowski. For hockey, the coverage remains steady with longtime analyst Darren Pang in-studio each night, in addition to reports and on-site analysis from reporter Julie Stewart-Binks and FOX Sports 1 hockey contributor Jim Fox. With U.S. Open tournament play beginning on Thursday from Pinehurst, N.C., FOX SPORTS LIVE ramps up its golf coverage this week. The presence at Pinehurst is highlighted by the debut of FOX Sports’ top golf pairing, Joe Buck and Greg Norman, who make appearances, beginning Wednesday night and continuing throughout the week. Capping a content-filled week on the network’s flagship news program will be Sunday night’s feature on Los Angeles Dodgers’ second baseman Dee Gordon, whose mother was tragically murdered when he was just six years old. Gordon’s father, longtime Major League reliever Tom Gordon, assumed custody and raised Dee into adulthood. AMERICA’S PREGAME – COMPREHENSIVE FINALS COVERAGE, U.S. OPEN 1-ON-1’s Network/When: FOX Sports 1, weekdays (6:00 PM ET), preempted Friday, June 13 Talent: Mike Hill, Jenny Taft, Raja Bell, Royce Clayton, Peter Schrager, Eric Wynalda This Week: Jenny Taft fills in for Molly McGrath opposite Mike Hill, making her AMERICA’S PREGAME debut. As a special feature for this week, the show is scheduled to air exclusive sitdown interviews from FOX Sports 1 golf analyst Robert Lusetich in advance of this week’s U.S. Open in Pinehurst, N.C. Interview subjects include Justin Rose, Adam Scott and Bubba Watson. Each night’s episode will also include live pregame reporting from the NBA and NHL Stanley Cup Finals. Colleen Dominguez, Jim Jackson, Gary Payton and Bill Reiter appear live from Miami with coverage of the Heat- Spurs series, while Julie Stewart-Binks and Jim Fox follow the New York Rangers and Los Angeles Kings, in anticipation of what could be an elimination game as early as Wednesday evening. Daily World Cup studio coverage includes opinions from U.S. Soccer Hall of Famers Eric Wynalda, Cobi Jones and Joe-Max Moore who all played in three World Cups. Former England international Warren Barton and former Dutch international Mario Melchiot also provide unparalleled analysis throughout the month- long tournament. Each weekday highlights, news and analysis come first on AMERICA’S PREGAME (daily, 6:00 PM ET) and later on FOX SPORTS LIVE (nightly, 11:00 PM ET) beginning with the opening match on Thursday, June 12. The U.S. kicks-off its FIFA World Cup quest against familiar foe Ghana on Monday, June 16. ORIGINALS BACK OF THE SHOP IS IN A NEW YORK STATE OF MIND Network/When: FOX Sports 1, Tuesday, June 17 (8:30 PM ET) Talent: CC Sabathia and Carlos Beltran of the New York Yankees, Amar’e Stoudemire from the New York Knicks and MLB legend Cecil Fielder all take their turn with Jordan the barber. This Week: A new series from FOX Sports Originals and Relativity Media, BACK OF THE SHOP showcases some of the biggest names in sports and entertainment as they talk smack, let their opinions fly and share hilarious stories. In this week’s episode, the players talk about the NBA postseason, and Carlos Beltran dishes on some of his and his teammates’ more unique grooming habits. TRIGGERS PLAYOFF HOPES COME DOWN TO THE WIRE Network/When: FOX Sports 1, Tuesday, June 17 (9:30 PM ET) Talent: Trinidad Triggers player Sam DiMatteo This Week: Far Removed from the glamorous life of Major League Baseball, Pecos League players are given a jersey, a hat and $50 a week to keep their big league dreams alive. FOX Sports 1 examines what it’s like to play in the lowest rung of professional baseball in the original series THE PECOS LEAGUE. In this week’s series finale, the Triggers are on top of their division until a late season slump threatens to derail the team’s playoff hopes, and the squad’s championship hopes are pinned to the final game of the season. 24 HOURS OF LE MANS FOX SPORTS DELIVERS MULTI-PLATFORM, FLAG-TO-FLAG COVERAGE OF DEFINITIVE ENDURANCE RACE Network/When: FOX Sports 1, Saturday, June 14 (8:30 AM ET); FOX Sports 2, Saturday, June 14 (4:00 PM ET); FOX Sports 2, Saturday, June 14 (6:30 PM ET); FOX Sports 1, Sunday, June 15 (2:00 AM ET); FOX Sports 2, Sunday, June 15 (7:30 AM ET); entire race streamed LIVE on FOX Sports GO Talent: Bob Varsha, Brian Till (play-by-play), Calvin Fish, Dorsey Schroeder, Tommy Kendall and Darren Law (analysts) and Justin Bell, Jamie Howe, Andrew Marriott, Greg Creamer (pit reporting). This Week: Veteran race broadcaster Bob Varsha leads a team of 10 on-air personalities and analysts as FOX Sports delivers live multi-platform coverage of the 82nd running of the iconic 24 HOURS OF LE MANS from famed Circuit de la Sarthe in France, beginning Saturday. June 14. Said Varsha: “Some events need no hype whatsoever; think The Masters, the Kentucky Derby, the Tour de France. Le Mans is one of those. Dale Earnhardt once told me it was the one race he wanted to do outside of NASCAR, and I'm sure Mario Andretti would tell you that, for all he achieved, Le Mans was the one that got away. That's how the drivers see it. It's that big a challenge, and that rewarding.” NASCAR NASCAR ON FOX SPORTS 1 & FOX SPORTS 2 FROM MICHIGAN INTERNATIONAL SPEEDWAY & GATEWAY INTERNATIONAL RACEWAY FOX Sports 1 continues exclusive, live coverage of the entire 2014 NASCAR CAMPING WORLD TRUCK SERIES season with this weekend’s stop at Gateway International Raceway on Saturday, June 14 (9:00 PM ET), the series’ first trip to the St. Louis track since 2010. In addition, FOX Sports 1 and FOX Sports 2 offer shoulder programming surrounding the NASCAR SPRINT CUP SERIES and NASCAR NATIONWIDE SERIES live from Michigan International Speedway. After six races, defending Truck Series champion Matt Crafton, who won at Texas in dominating fashion last weekend, marking the first time he has posted multiple victories in one season, once again leads the point standings. He is followed by ThorSport Racing teammate Johnny Sauter, four-time champion Ron Hornaday Jr., Ryan Blaney and Timothy Peters. FOX Sports GO, the app that provides live streaming video of FOX Sports content, offers live streaming of the race, as well as all practice and qualifying sessions and shoulder programming telecast on FOX Sports 1. Customers of participating video providers may access the live streams of the race through the FOX Sports GO app for iOS devices, as well as on desktops through FOXSportsGO.com. NASCAR CAMPING WORLD TRUCK SERIES RACE FROM GATEWAY INTERNATIONAL RACEWAY Network/When: FOX Sports 1 & FOX Sports GO on Saturday, June 14 (8:30 PM ET) Talent: Rick Allen, Phil Parsons, Michael Waltrip, Ray Dunlap and Hermie Sadler RAY DUNLAP SAYS PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE AT GATEWAY COULD GIVE VETERANS A SLIGHT LEG UP THIS WEEKEND: “I’ll be watching Ron Hornaday Jr. this weekend because he has a lot of experience at Gateway. Not only that -- his team has been on a roll lately and probably should have finished second at Texas. With so many unknowns at Gateway, those who ran there a few years ago should have an advantage over the young guys who have never seen the place. It’s a hard track to get a hold of and wears the tires out quickly, so the guys who have been around a while and know how to manage their tires will do well. Experience from five or 10 years ago won’t guarantee a trip to Victory Lane, but it certainly can’t hurt.” DUNLAP SAYS TEAMS CANNOT RELY ON SETUPS FROM LAST RACE AT GATEWAY: “A team’s notebook from having raced at Gateway in the past is useless today because the body styles of the trucks and horsepower numbers are so different than a few years ago when they last raced there.