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Sep 10 2007 12:00am EDT

Sirius Satellite Radio Adds All Sports Channel to Lineup

Continuing its domination of sports programming, Sirius Satellite Radio will have a new all-sports channel featuring several new exclusive talk programs, Sporting News Radio programming and live game broadcasts.

"Sirius Sports Central" will be the all-sports complement to channels dedicated to the National Football League, Nascar and the National Basketball Association.

The channel will be home to "Sirius Fight Club," hosted on Tuesdays by Randy Gordon, the former editor-in-chief of The Ring magazine, and "Sirius College Football Coaches Show," with by Jack Arute and former Auburn Tigers head coach Terry Bowden on Wednesdays. "Fair Play: Making Organized Sports a Great Experience for Your Kids," hosted by Scott Lancaster will air on Thursdays.

Sirius also carries NCAA football and basketball, English Premier League Soccer, UEFA Champions League Soccer, the Canadian Football League and Wimbledon. XM Satellite broadcasts Major League Baseball and National Hockey League games.

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