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MLB on FOX: Phillies/Brewers Square-Off in Milwaukee; Astros Take on an Ace in San Fran; and the Rays Host the Mariners

NASCAR & SPEED Team Up For 40 Hours Of Hall Of Fame Coverage

FOX Sports Broadcasts UEFA Champions League Final on May 22 nd

NL CHAMPS TRAVEL TO THE MIDWEST – Week six of the FOX Saturday game of the week leads off on Saturday, May 15 at 4:00 PM ET with three enticing matchups. Following some strong play in the last week, Ryan Howard and the Phillies are on the road and looking to strengthen their position in the NL East when they face the Brewers. Out west, Giants ace Tim Lincecum tries to stop Carlos Lee and the Astros in the Bay Area. Also, the Rays put MLB’s best record on the line as they host Ichiro and the Mariners. This week, the pregame show originates live from AT&T Park in San Francisco, CA with host . Once game action begins, Rose joins analyst to handle play-by-play duties.

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KARROS: ZITO FINALLY DIRECTS ALL HIS FOCUS ON BASEBALL – One of the hottest topics in baseball is Giants ’s tremendous start and if he’s finally living up to his $124 million contract. Eric Karros , who will call the Astros at Giants game with Chris Rose on Saturday, weighs in on what changed Zito. “There isn’t anybody who wanted to go out there and show that he deserved that contract this season more than Zito. There is no question that he likes to do a lot of different things but this year he finally directed the focus in his life towards baseball to have the best season he could possibly have and so far it’s worked. For the past two years most people have written him off and it would have been very easy for him to accept that but give him credit. He has definitely made baseball his priority and he’s seeing results.”

GAME PLAY-BY-PLAY/ANALYST COV. at Milwaukee Brewers Tom McCarthy, 57% & Miller Park – Milwaukee, WI MARKETS INCLUDE: Atlanta, , Birmingham, Buffalo, Charlotte, , Cincinnati, Cleveland, Columbus, Dayton, Detroit, Greensboro, Greenville, Hartford, Indianapolis, Kansas City, Knoxville, Louisville, Memphis, Milwaukee, Minneapolis, Nashville, New York, Norfolk, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Raleigh, Richmond, St. Louis, Washington Probable : , LHP (3-2, 4.53 ERA) vs. Chris Narveson, LHP (3-0, 5.96 ERA)

Houston Astros at Chris Rose & Eric Karros 25% AT&T Park – San Francisco, CA MARKETS INCLUDE: Albuquerque, Austin, Denver, Houston, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, New Orleans, Oklahoma City, Phoenix, Sacramento, , San Antonio, San Diego, San Francisco, Tulsa Probable Pitchers: , RHP (2-4, 2.48 ERA) vs. Tim Lincecum, RHP (4-0, 1.70 ERA)

Seattle Mariners at Tampa Bay Rays Kenny Albert & Tim McCarver 17% Tropicana Field – St. Petersburg, FL MARKETS INCLUDE: Boston, Dallas, Fort Myers, Jacksonville, Miami, Orlando, Portland, Providence, Seattle, Tampa, West Palm Beach Probable Pitchers: James Shields, RHP (4-0, 3.15 ERA) vs. Joe Blanton, RHP (0-1, 5.40 ERA)

NASCAR ON FOX PRIMES FOR MONSTER MILE – On Sunday, May 16 at 12PM ET, FOX Sports begins its home-stretch of NASCAR coverage with NASCAR Sprint Cup Racing from Dover presented by Budweiser. and Denny Hamlin seem to be capturing all of the wins, but it’s that remains atop the Sprint Cup points standings. Coverage starts with FOX NASCAR SUNDAY host , along with analysts Waltrip and Jeff Hammond from the Hollywood Hotel, FOX Sports’ traveling prerace set providing live interviews with drivers, crewmen and officials shaping the day’s action. Once the green flag drops, race announcer will be alongside analysts Waltrip and Larry McReynolds to call all the twists and turns on the track while , , and patrol the pits for up-to-the-second news and notes.

For instant updates throughout the week and during the race from the entire NASCAR on FOX crew, follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/NASCARONFOX .

Date Event Coverage Begins SUN, MAY 16 NASCAR SPRINT CUP RACING FROM DOVER PRESENTED BY BUDWEISER 12:00 PM ET

FOX SPORTS TRAVELS TO MADRID FOR CHAMPIONS LEAGUE FINAL – On Saturday, May 22 FOX Sports presents the pinnacle of European club soccer as Inter Milan takes on Bayern Munich in the 2010 Champions League Final. For the first time, the Champions League Final is being held on a Saturday, and FOX Sports kicks off live HD coverage at 2:30 PM ET. The event is FOX Sports’ first-ever soccer broadcast and joins a select few major international soccer championships ever to receive broadcast television exposure in the U.S. Martin Tyler (play-by-play) and Andy Gray (expert analyst) call the action from Madrid’s Santiago Bernabéu Stadium. anchors the network’s coverage from Spain beginning with a live 15-minute pregame show. The FOX NFL SUNDAY host is joined by former US Men’s National team coach Bruce Arena and second-leading USMNT scorer and Fox Soccer Channel host Eric Wynalda .

SPEED COVERS HISTORIC WEEKEND AS HALL OF FAME OPENS ITS DOORS – As part of , SPEED is offering live and exclusive coverage of NASCAR Hall of Fame with more than 40 hours of programming in the days leading up to the epic weekend. Yesterday in Charlotte, SPEED aired live coverage of the inaugural NASCAR Hall of Fame Opening Ceremonies highlighted by appearances from NASCAR legends of the past and future. On Sunday May 23 , the ceremony for the NASCAR Hall of Fame airs on SPEED live at 12:00PM ET, starting with the Induction Ceremony preshow which leads into the celebration for each of the five members of the inaugural class: Bill France Sr. , , Bill France Jr. , and .

NASCAR on FOX & SPEED race analyst Larry McReynolds was thoroughly impressed with how interactive and hands-on the NASCAR Hall of Fame was built. “When fans walk in that Hall, they literally can see the car Red Byron drove to victory in the very first NASCAR race in 1949. It’s there on display. Our new Hall is very fan accessible and very fan-friendly. There are a lot of interactive and hands-on displays. You can change a tire. You can work a jack. You can sit in a race car and drive a simulator. You can put on a headset and call a race like Mike Joy, DW and I do every Sunday!”

Programming highlights on Speed for NASCAR Hall of Fame and NASCAR Sprint All-Star Week (all times ET and subject to change):

• NASCAR Sprint Pit Crew Challenge (May 19, 9:00 PM) • NASCAR Camping World Truck Series practice (May 21, 9:00 AM) • NASCAR Sprint Cup Series final practice (May 21, 12:00 PM) • NASCAR Sprint Cup Series qualifying (May 21, 5 PM) • NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race (May 21, 7:30 PM) • Trackside @ Charlotte: All-Star Edition (May 21, 10:30 PM) • NASCAR RaceDay Built by the Home Depot: All-Star Edition (May 22, 4:00 PM) • NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race (May 22, 7:00 PM) • NASCAR Victory Lane: All-Star Edition (May 22, 11:00 PM) • NASCAR Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony pre-show (May 23, 12:00 PM) • NASCAR Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony (May 23, 1:00 PM)

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