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3 unusual facts about CBS Sports Network


2012 Calder Cup playoffs

In the United States, CBS Sports Network picked up the broadcast rights in the United States beginning with game 3, while Norfolk-area CW affiliate WGNT aired the games in simulcast with their Canadian broadcaster.

2012 NLL season

Beginning with the 2012 NLL season, U.S. broadcast rights shifted to CBS Sports Network, which carried eight regular season games, all of them live.

W.B. Mason Stadium

On Thursday, October 18, 2012, Stonehill hosted the University of New Haven Chargers in Stonehill's first ever nationally televised football game, broadcast as part of CBS Sports Network's Thursday night Division II game of the week.


Adam Schein

Schein, who has been with SNY since 2006, is also the host of NFL Monday QB on the CBS Sports Network with Phil Simms, Rich Gannon, and Steve Beuerlein.

Allie LaForce

Alexandra Leigh "Allie" LaForce (born December 11, 1988) is the co-host (with Doug Gottlieb) of "Lead Off", CBS Sports Network's live, hour-long late night show.

Ben Holden

Holden calls college football, basketball, and ice hockey for the CBS Sports Network and done similar roles for the Big Ten Network and Comcast SportsNet and is the voice of the Lake Erie Monsters.

Ben Holden (born November 3, 1970 in Lansing, Michigan) is a sportscaster with CBS Sports Network and has been with the Big Ten Network.

Bright House Sports Network

The first few games were rebroadcasts from Comcast/Charter Sports Southeast (CSS) and the CBS College Sports Network; however, on January 6, 2009 Bright House Sports Network produced its first UCF basketball game against the College of the Holy Cross.

Women's National Invitation Tournament

The national championship game is currently carried on cable on the CBS Sports Network.


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Ari Wolfe

Wolfe served as the main play-by-play voice for MWC Digital Network coverage of the 2013 Mountain West Conference Men's Basketball Tournament, called all the women's games for the tournament on MWC Digital and CBS Sports Network.

Brad Johansen

Brad Johansen is the former radio play-by-play announcer for the Cincinnati Bengals, He is the current play-by-play TV announcer for Bengals preseason games along with, being the current play-by-play announcer for the Xavier University men's basketball telecasts and College Football on CBS Sports Network.