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(PRWEB) March 18, 2004

“We are delighted to announce that these outstanding footballers will represent Sweden in our UEFA EURO 2004™ collection,” commented Brown. “CD Cardz are the digital extension of traditional paper stickers and trading cardz, offering fans a truly comprehensive interactive insight into their favourite players’ careers and lives. We anticipate that these unique collectibles will fly off the shelves, as one of the coolest souvenirs of this exciting competition.”

The CD Cardz representing Ljungberg and Mellberg are both Win/Mac compatible and feature original editorial written by commentator, Nick Webster of Fox Sports World ®. With clever interactive design, the fan navigates through episodes including, The Road to Portugal – detailing the player’s route to qualification, The Birth of a Star – biographical and statistical information, International Records with significant matches and career highlights, as well as a Head 2 Head comparison with another footballer from the tournament. All these sections are supported with dynamic video clips, stunning match photography, challenging trivia, desktop goodies and original music specially written by world drum legend, Gary Husband.

The UEFA EURO 2004™ series will include 60 superstars from the countries participating in the event, including England’s David Beckham, the Netherlands’ Ruud Van Nistelrooy, Germany’s Oliver Kahn to France’s Thierry Henry and Portugal’s Luis Figo. Randomly blind-packaged as singles, each pack has a suggested retail value of €2.99, there is also a branded collectible storage case available for purchase.

Headquartered in New York with additional offices in London and Singapore, Serious USA is a privately owned, worldwide publisher of interactive DVD and CD Cardz™. Reminiscent in shape to traditional trading cards, with up to 80 megabytes of content, all CD Cardz are both Windows™ and Mac® compatible, requiring no additional software or installation. DVD Cardz™ can be played in any standard DVD player including PlayStation2, Xbox and GameCube. A pioneer in ‘21st Century Collectible DVD and CD Cardz,’ Serious products are presently being sold at over 40,000 retail outlets worldwide and online at http://www.serious.com, where pre-orders for EURO 2004 are being taken. In addition to their current partners at the NFL, NBA, UEFA EURO 2004 and Manchester United, Serious has produced CD Cardz for New-Line Cinema, Sony Pictures, Columbia Pictures, Warner Brothers Pictures, Miramax Films, Universal Pictures and 20th Century Fox, bringing movie fans some of the hottest Hollywood titles including Spider-Man and The Lord of the Rings.

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New York, NY (PRWEB) April 24, 2004

Serious Global Holdings Ltd, announced today that it’s UEFA EURO 2004™ CD Cardz (Win/Mac) will be available in 30,000 outlets throughout the UK from early May, in time for the highly anticipated football competition in Portugal this June. Stores carrying the cardz include: Tescos, Woolworths, WH Smith (High Street)and Costcutter, in addition to independent newsagents and convenience stores. The cardz retail at ?1.99 each, or £159 for the entire collection in an exclusive collector case.

The sixty player cardz feature informative interactive content written by Fox Sports World commentator Nick Webster, all supported by official match footage, action photography, trivia, desktop goodies, music etc. Chosen star footballers who are due to play in the Championship this summer, include key members of the England team; David Beckham, Michael Owen, Wayne Rooney, Steven Gerrard, Joe Cole, Frank Lampard Jnr, Sol Campbell, Paul Scholes and Gary Neville, in addition to fifty-one other players from eleven national teams.

“Serious are manufacturing 1.5 million cardz in English for the UK market alone,” commented Kathy Heslop, Chief Licensing and Production Officer at Serious “and judging by retail reaction, we anticipate that they are going to be one of the hottest collectables of this positive and festive European event. The UEFA philosophy is that the tournament will transcend political and cultural boundaries, and this spirit is dynamically encompassed both by the comprehensive selection of international players and in the cardz’ colourful and energetic content.”

Headquartered in New York with offices in London and Singapore, Serious Global Holdings Ltd is a privately owned, worldwide publisher of interactive CD and DVD Cardz™. Reminiscent in shape to traditional American trading cards and expanding on the concept of the collectable European football sticker, the cardz hold up to 80 megabytes each. All CD Cardz are Windows™ and Mac® compatible and require no additional software or installation. DVD Cardz can be played in any standard DVD player including PlayStation 2, Xbox and GameCube. A pioneer in ‘21st Century Collectible,’ Serious products are presently being sold at over 40,000 retail outlets worldwide and online at http://www.serious.com. In addition to their current partners at the NFL, NBA, UEFA EURO 2004™ and Manchester United, Serious has produced CD Cardz for New-Line Cinema, Sony Pictures, Columbia Pictures, Warner Brothers Pictures, Miramax Films, Universal Pictures and 20th Century Fox, bringing movie fans some of the hottest Hollywood titles, including Spider-Man and The Lord of the Rings.

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London (PRWEB) June 10, 2004

Serious Global Holdings Ltd have announced that sales of their UEFA EURO 2004™ CD trading Cardz are well underway. Millions of units have been distributed throughout retail outlets within European territories. UK retailers include Harrods, WH Smith, Woolworth, COOP as well as Tesco Stores, newsagents and petrol stations. The cardz are available throughout European news kiosks and petrol stations too, including France, Spain and Italy, in addition to WalMart and Toom-Markt in Germany and the official Portuguese stadium stores. They will also available online at http://www.euro2004.com and http://www.serious.com

Randomly packaged, the 60 concealed interactive cardz, with up to 80 MB of content each, are available for just £1.99 per card and £199.00 for the complete collector album. Descended from the concept of traditional sports stickers and trading cards, these avant-garde CD (ROM) Cardz (Win/Mac) of 60 football stars from UEFA EURO 2004™, are driving old school paper products off the 21st century pitch.

Each card features a single star from the national squads competing in the June Finals and players include David Beckham, Zinedine Zidane, Luis Figo, Thierry Henry and Michael Owen. Content includes video clips, photos, on line voting poll, trivia and desktop goodies, with exclusive editorial written by commentator, Nick Webster of Fox Sports, mapping out the player’s career leading up to their selection for Portugal 2004. The cardz are also available in French, German, Portuguese, Spanish and Italian.

“Judging by international retail reaction, we anticipate that these cardz are going to be one of the hottest collectables of the world’s 3rd largest sporting event,” commented Kathy Heslop, Chief Licensing and Production Officer at Serious. “In this accelerated information age, fans expect a multi-dimensional collectible, packed with interactive content and our CD Cardz certainly deliver all that and more!”

With offices in London, New York and Singapore, Serious is a privately owned, worldwide publisher of interactive and CD and DVD Cardz™. Reminiscent in shape to traditional trading cards and expanding on the principle of the European football sticker, but with up to 80 megabytes of content, CD Cardz are both Windows and Mac compatible, requiring no additional software or installation. DVD Cardz can be played in any standard DVD player including PlayStation2, Xbox and Game Cube. A pioneer in ‘21st Century Collectible,’ Serious products are presently being sold at over 40,000 retail outlets worldwide and online at http://www.serious.com. In addition to their current partners at the NFL, NBA, UEFA EURO 2004™ and Manchester United, Serious has produced CD Cardz for New-Line Cinema, Sony Pictures, Columbia Pictures, Warner Brothers Pictures, Miramax Films, Universal Pictures and 20th Century Fox, bringing movie fans some of the hottest Hollywood titles, including Spider-Man and The Lord of the Rings.

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Atlanta, GA (PRWEB) July 29, 2004

The Spinks clan is known throughout the world for its fighting and boxing capabilities. Corey Spinks is the latest fighter in the family line of great fighters. Gerard Spinks is a fighter; however in a different sense of the word.

Gerard describes growing up in the Spinks family as fun, exciting, financially challenging, and very humbling. Although he received a full scholarship to play college football as a quarterback, this version of the Spinks’ decided that his battles were outside of the ring and in the business world.

Gerard Spinks is a self described “serial entrepreneur”. He fights everyday to win business and grow his personal empire. He runs a real estate investment business, is the author of the best selling “How To Be Rich, Nigga” series of money educational books for ghetto youth, and manages a software development company.

Gerard Spinks loves what his family has created and admires the legacy of the Spinks name. He wants that legacy to transfer over into the entrepreneurial world and sees himself as a business fighter. “Boxing is what I originally loved as I watched Michael and Leon win the Olympics as a kid. I wanted to be just like them and would pretend to box and ask my moms to box all the time. I wanted to fight so badly that I would sometimes go search for a fight in my neighborhood with so-called neighborhood thugs.”

Gerard Spinks would eventually change his whole life around after playing football at The University of Texas Arlington. He was a standout quarterback and nearly went on to play professional football. After being told repeatedly that he wasn’t tall enough to play quarterback, he settled on becoming driven to fight corporate battles and excel as a software engineer and company owner in the Silicon Valley, CA.

He signed up clients including Cisco Systems, Oracle, SEGA, Lucas Arts and Film, Verizon Wireless, and Logitech Corporation. He made millions of dollars in income in the Silicon Valley and is now a prominent author and writer of the “How To Be Rich, Nigga” book series.

“I have to fight each and everyday to excel and perform well in the business world. My drive is wealth, plain and simple, no apologies. I seek financial, spiritual, and emotional wealth. I wish to grow my businesses and amass millions of dollars to pass on to family members and help others achieve wealth along the way.”

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(PRWEB) September 13, 2004

In towns all across America, local high school football is a passionate affair shared by the entire community but some of the best moments of that experience are being discarded because they are thought to have no future value.

As part of the overall game plan, most coaches video tape their games and review them later to analyze the plays and gain insight into their team’s performance. These tapes are for the most part erased after the season is over to be re-used during the next season. In some cases they are just erased and re-used on a weekly basis. Unfortunately, these tapes probably contain “once in a lifetime moments” that are gone forever and a valuable educational resource is lost.

All Sports Videos.com (ASV) http://www.allsportsvideos.com provides archival service that provides a entertaining way of preserving the past for the future by extracting the most exciting moments from game tapes and setting the action against a high energy soundtrack then delivering them on DVD or VHS tape. The tapes or DVDs are in turn viewed during banquets and kept as mementos by the players and the coach. A master copy can be archived by the school to refer to in the future.

Besides it’s entertainment value, highlight tapes also provide a valuable historic resource for developing new talent and can be an effective morale booster and inspiring educational tool. Who wouldn’t like to sit down and watch a Barry Sanders’ high school football highlight tape? Was he that good back then? Or did a coach see the latent talent and nurture it?

Tom Conner, the owner of ASV and a veteran documentarian and music producer, got the idea from his son Andrew who was on his high school wrestling team at John Glen High School in Westland, Michigan. He was also taking a video-editing course at John Glen’s Voctech High School.

“Drew shows up one day with this highlight video he put together for his wrestling team’s banquet and it blew my mind. At first I thought is was some kind of ESPN music video but realized within a minute or two that it wasn’t because I saw Drew in it.” Conner said.

The pair decided to establish a new imprint through the senior Conner’s company, TCL Communications, Inc and All Sports Videos.com (ASV) was born in 2002 when the pair launched a website http://www.allsportsvideos.com offering their services for the sole purpose of creating highlight videos for high schools sports.

The production cost for a highlight video varies between $ 300.00 for a short version about 10 minutes or less in length to $ 750.00 for a 30 minute long version. Even at these low prices, schools sometimes have funding issues because sports budgets are tight however; there are some unique ways to finance a highlight video. Sponsorships by local businesses or community boosters are one way. The sponsor pays the cost of editing in exchange for a screen credit and perhaps a message or inclusion of his or her own TV spot.

ASV most recently completed a highlight video for the St Augustine Wolves the 2003 Texas State Champions.

All Sports Videos.com (http://www.allsportsvideos.com) is a brand name owned by TCL Communications, Inc of Howell, MI 48843.

CONTACT INFORMATION:

Tom Conner

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Willemstad, Curacao (PRWEB) September 19, 2004

SportsbookReview.com (SBR) warns online sports bettors of outright Scam Operations that open up around football season. These deposit only sportsbooks make millions of dollars doing whatever it takes to gets players to make a deposit with no intention of ever making pay-outs.

Most sign-ups at online sports betting sites occur during the first few weeks of football season. Bonuses are created to attract new business. Since the bonus itself is attractive enough to entice a bettor to make a deposit with any given book, these perks are commonly used by scam operations as well. It’s difficult to know the difference between a legitimate sportsbook trying to generate new business and a scam sportsbook trying to lure unaware players.

But according to a popular players advocate website, there is a way to detect if a sports betting website is out to steal your money. “If a cash sign-up bonus is over 25%, or you receive a high-pressure call requiring an immediate deposit, or you can’t find an address or phone number anywhere on the site, consider them suspect and do more research before making a deposit.” says Bill Dozer, Analyst for SportsbookReview.com

He adds that scam websites are part of the Internet industry that affects all online users. “The safe bet is to do research before sending your money through cyber-space.” says Mr. Dozer. SportsbookReview.com has a Scam Alert and Rating Guide to help players distinguish between the good and the bad online sports betting websites.

A victim of the seemingly scam operation BetCSI.com (SBR Rated F), who was lured by a cold-call offering a 40% bonus, made the following statement:

“I have been trying to get my money for about 3+ weeks, and all I get is a song and dance… The main guy is named Roy Rameriz and I sent them $ 1500 and got a $ 600 bonus, I turned the account over the required 6 times and got my balance up to over $ 3,000. Just for the heck of it I requested $ 1,000 to see if in fact they do pay out. Much to my dismay, I have not received a penny and since have requested my whole $ 3,200 to be sent to me…”

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SportsbookReview.com is a resource for online bettors who want to research online sportsbooks before making a deposit. The website provides up-to-date research, reviews and ratings of online sportsbooks. The mission of SportsbookReview.com is to identify the best sportsbooks as well as warn players about rouge operators.

For more information visit: http://www.SportsbookReview.com.

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(PRWEB) September 22, 2004

Southern California is the number one team in the inaugural Internet Writer’s and Radio Broadcaster’s Poll. The Trojans racked up half of the first place votes and was the only team to be named to the top five on every ballot.

The Oklahoma Sooners finished second in the poll followed by the Miami Hurricanes. SEC teams Georgia and Tennessee round out the top five

Texas starts the second five with Ohio State right behind. The Auburn Tigers, off their strong performance against LSU, come in at eighth. California and Virginia round out the top ten in a tie for ninth.

West Virginia and Utah slot in at tenth and eleventh followed by the Florida State Seminoles. The Big Ten gets its second team in the poll at number fourteen with Purdue. Pat Hill’s Fresno State Bulldogs round out the top fifteen.

The LSU Tigers and Florida Gators are the SEC’s 4th and 5th teams and Nos. 16 and 17 followed by the Big Ten’s 2nd and 3rd teams Minnesota and Wisconsin. The Boise State Broncos finish up the top twenty.

Michigan comes in at number twenty with Oklahoma State right behind. Riding the momentum of the big win against Iowa, Arizona State takes the 23rd slot followed by the Louisville Cardinals. The last team in the top twenty-five is the 3-0 Boston College

Eagles.

Only the top five teams (USC, Oklahoma, Miami, Georgia, and Tennessee) received top five votes from at least half of all voters. USC receieved ten first place votes, Oklahoma had seven, Miami had two, and Georgia received the final one.

Maryland, Virginia Tech, Southern Miss, Iowa, and Colorado just missed out on making the top twenty five.

The Internet Writer’s and Radio Broadcaster’s Poll is comprised of voters from across the nation who are either free-lance writers, work for alternative media, or are radio broadcasters. The poll is designed to give votes to people who get to watch more than one or two games per weekend (AP beat writers) and have no systematic bias (coaches). We believe it is the most accurate of the polls when it comes to evaluating teams from the vantage point of actually watching the teams play multiple times against different opponents in varying situations. In a nutshell, the jobs that writers and coaches have actually impair their ability to evaluate all teams fairly. Our voters don’t have that problem. The poll will be released every Tuesday morning.

For information regarding the poll, please contact Joey Ware at poll@sportswritersdaily.com

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(PRWEB) October 6, 2004

The University of Southern California Trojans remain number one in the latest Internet Writers and Radio Broadcasters College Football Poll.

Oklahoma remains number two, but Georgia, following the impressive win against LSU, jumps Miami and Texas to land in the number three spot. The Hurricanes and Longhorns round out the top five.

Auburn jumps from No. 9 to No. 6 with their big win against Tennessee while Purdue takes a leap from No. 12 to No. 7. The Cal Bears shoot to No. 8, followed by Virginia and Florida State.

Utah moves up to start the second ten. Florida, Minnesota, and Arizona State follow. The Wisconsin Badgers jump up five spots to close out the top fifteen.

Tennessee lands ten spots lower after the home loss to Auburn. Michigan continues the slow climb back up the polls at No. 17. Louisville shuffles up four spots to No. 18 followed by Ohio State and Boise State.

Oklahoma State jumps to No. 21. LSU lands at No. 22 with West Virginia and Maryland trailing. South Carolina enters the poll at No. 25.

North Carolina State just missed the top twenty five behind South Carolina.

Fresno State was the only team to drop out of the poll.

The full poll follows:

1. Southern California(9)

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(PRWEB) October 12, 2004

Oklahoma Pulls Even With USC at No. 1 in iTwentyFIve Poll

The Oklahoma Sooners have tied the Southern California Trojans in the latest iTwentyFive College Football Poll. The Trojans garnered one more first place vote than the Sooners. Auburn moves up three spots to No. 3, followed by Miami. The Purdue Boilermakers, after their win at Penn State, round out the top five.

Virginia moves up three spots to No. 6 after crushing Clemson. FSU and their new quarterback also move up three slots followed by Utah. Texas dropped only five spots after their loss to Oklahoma. Wisconsin jumps up five spots and claims the last spot in the top ten.

The Cal Bears drop only three after nearly pulling off the upset at USC and Tennessee jumps up four spots to No. 12 after the win against Georgia. Arizona State, with USC on the schedule this weekend, moves up one with Georgia and Michigan finishing up the top fifteen.

Oklahoma State rockets up five to come in at No. 15. Louisville and LSU follow with Boise State behind them at No. 19. The Golden Gophers of Minnesota drop seven spots all the way to No. 20 after the extremely disappointing loss to Michigan.

Southern Miss enters the poll at No 21, followed by the shrinking Florida Gators at No. 22. Next, West Virginia slots in at No. 23. The Big XII ends the top twenty-five with new entries the Texas A&M Aggies and the Missouri Tigers.

Ohio State, Maryland, and South Carolina dropped from the poll with the Buckeyes just missing out at No. 26.

The iTwentyFive poll was previously named the Internet Writers and Radio Broadcasters Poll

The poll can be found at http://www.iTwentyFive.com

The full poll follows:

1(tie). Southern California(8)

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Spokane, WA (PRWEB) October 28, 2004

As the WSU Cougars and the #1 ranked USC Trojans resume their rivalry at Martin Stadium in Pullman, Washington on Saturday October 30th, fans will be yelling the theme “Cougar Rah”. Cuda Apparel Inc. announced today that it is sponsoring a Cougar Rah contest during the game, and will be giving away a new Dodge Neon to a lucky attendee. The promotion is co-sponsored by Dave Smith Motors in Kellogg, ID, and Varsity Sportswear in Pullman.

The car will be won after 200 T-Shirts shaped like footballs saying Cougar Rah are launched into the crowd between the third and fourth quarters of the nationally televised game. One fan will catch a T-Shirt imprinted with “You Win”, and that fan will receive the car. If the fan is under 18 years of age, his or her parents will receive the car. The winner will be instructed to meet with Cuda Apparel and WSU Marketing representatives.

The game is a complete sellout, but fans can get two free tickets and a chance to possibly win the car by entering a drawing at the Cuda Apparel/Vyper Sportswear location at 2015 North Division. There is no purchase necessary. The drawing will take place Friday, October 29th at noon. The winner need not be present.

Cuda Apparel’s new “Cougar Rah” theme is designed to help the Cougars rise to the occasion and spring a big upset. “Cougar Rah is way of saying hurrah Cougars” said Zane Troester, General Manager for Cuda Apparel Inc. The entire promotion has been approved by Washington State University.

Troester notes, “This is a one of a kind promotion. When has anyone been able to simply go to a football game and win a new car?” Vice President George Badner adds, “Cuda Apparel is proud to be a licensee of Washington State University, and proud to be able to offer this incredible promotion to loyal Cougar fans.”

The Cougar Rah car promotion is being supported with over $ 35,000 in advertising and prizes. The car will be on display at the main entrance prior to and during the game.

All fans and media are invited to Cuda Apparel at 2015 North Division on Wednesday, October 27th to view the “Cougar Rah” design that will be launched into the crowd.

Cuda Apparel Inc. manufactures and distributes custom screen-printed, embroidered and tackle-twilled apparel, bags, caps and accessories in addition to selling over 50,000 various promotional products. The company features a website at http://www.cudaapparel.com where the new Cougar Rah garments can also be purchased.

For More Information Contact:

Zane Troester

General Manager

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