I have a leftover press release from last night plus a viewing reminder for tonight.
First, ESPN2 carries the MLS All-Star Game on Wednesday.
2009 MLS All-Star Game Wednesday on ESPN2
Landon Donovan and MLS’s Best vs. English Premier League’s Everton FC
First MLS All-Star Event at Rio Tinto Stadium in Sandy, Utah
ESPN2 will present live coverage of the 2009 MLS All-Star Game Wednesday, July 29, beginning at 9:30 p.m. ET from Rio Tinto Stadium in Sandy, Utah. The special presentation of MLS Game of the Week series will feature the MLS All-Stars versus Everton FC of the English Premier League. The match will be aired in high definition and will be available on ESPN360.com and ESPN Mobile.
Seattle Sounders’ Freddie Ljungberg, making his MLS All-Star debut, will join Chicago Fire midfielder and former Mexican National Team star Cuauhtemoc Blanco, and Los Angeles Galaxy captain Landon Donovan, as the roster of 18 top-tier MLS players faces 2009 FA Cup finalists Everton FC, which features U.S. Men’s National Team goalkeeper Tim Howard. Other international stars on Everton’s roster include Tim Cahill (Australia), Louis Saha (France), Marouane Fellaini (Belgium) and Steven Pienaar (South Africa).
JP Dellacamera and John Harkes, ESPN and ABC’s lead soccer play-by-play and analyst team for the U.S. National Team and MLS, will call the action, with sideline reporter Allen Hopkins. Rob Stone, Alexi Lalas and Julie Foudy will host the studio coverage including pre-game, halftime and post-game segments live from Rio Tinto Stadium. Coverage will also include live, in-game interviews with select coaches and/or players.
Golfer Anna Rawson who’s been getting some buzz on the sports blogosphere is going to be on ESPN’s E:60 tonight.
Anna Rawson on E:60
Tune in to see Anna Rawson on E:60 this Tuesday at 7 pm EST on ESPN. Tom Farrey interviews Rawson about her unique career, controversial comments, and the state of the LPGA. See commentary by LPGA players Annika Sorenstam, Morgan Pressel, and Jan Stephenson.
Also, join Anna live on ESPN SportsNation to chat about her first year on tour, the financial future of the tour, and her modeling career.
http://espn.go.com/sportsnation/chat/_/id/27633/lpga-anna-rawson
See Anna Rawson play in the 2009 British Open this week. July 30-31 on TNT and August 1-2 on ABC.
Here’s a preview of the E:60 feature tonight:
That’s it before I start doing the links.
