REAL CITIES, The largest network of local media sites in the US, Real Cities, chooses Covers.com:
Real Cities to offer exclusive Covers.com sports statistics to over 60 American cities including 20 of the top 30 U.S. markets.
September 16, 2003HALIFAX, Canada and SAN JOSE, California
Covers.com, a world leader in online sports statistics, today announced that the Real Cities Network has selected Covers.com to provide dynamic sports content for its network of local web sites. Real Cities joins USAToday.com and MSNBC.com in offering subscribers the industry leading mix of statistical match-up information, odds and injury updates for college and professional sports from Covers.com.
Real Cities includes 32 Knight Ridder-owned sites and 51 affiliate sites and covers 62 cities and more than half of the top 50 US markets. Real Cities will use Covers.com content to further expand its leading position as a local market news and information provider to more than 17 million visitors a month.
"Choosing Covers.com to provide this information for our network of sites was an easy choice," said Tim Lambert, vice president of sales for Knight Ridder Digital, the founder and operator of the Real Cities network. "Covers.com has been the leader in sports statistics since 1995. Our readers expect timely, accurate and valuable information from our sites and we know they have the experience and knowledge to deliver it."
"Delivering the best mix of news and statistics for sports fans is what covers.com is all about," said Paul Lavers, President of Comprehensive Sports Information Ltd., Covers' parent company. "The Real Cities sites are market leaders in providing consumers with news, sports and community information; partnering with us will add more valuable content to their sites."
The partnership between Covers.com and Real Cities marks another step in the evolution of Covers.com in becoming the single source for sports fans who want not only odds, statistics and match-ups but also general sports news and opinion.
About SportsDirect Inc:
SportsDirect Inc. is the world's leading online media organization for sports statistics, odds and news from a gaming perspective. SportsDirect Inc. and its subsidiaries operate properties such as Covers.com, Wagerline.com and Coversexperts.com and were founded in 1995. In addition to publishing, SportsDirect Inc. provides content to companies in the online and wireless industries such as USAToday and MSNBC. For more information please visit: www.sportsdirectinc.com.Media Contact For SportsDirect Inc:
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