February 15, 2008

Cox Sports Airs Bryant vs. Southern Connecticut Men's Basketball Game

West Warwick, RI - Cox Communications will air exclusive coverage of the Bryant University men's basketball team as the Bulldogs take on the Southern Connecticut State University Owls on Saturday, Feb. 16 at 3:30 p.m. The game will air tape delayed on Cox Sports (Cox Ch. 3) on Sunday, Feb. 17 at 7 p.m.

"This match-up between Bryant and Southern Connecticut provides us a great opportunity to highlight teams from our Rhode Island and Connecticut service areas. This type of programming emphasizes our commitment to provide compelling local sports programming to our customers," said Paul Cronin, senior vice president and general manager, Cox New England. 

"We are thrilled to have Cox Sports on the Bryant campus for the second year in a row," said Bryant Director of Athletics Bill Smith. "The opportunity to showcase our campus with what should be an exciting game will provide great exposure for our men's program throughout the state.  We appreciate everything Cox Sports has done to help promote our program."

Bryant enters Saturday's game 15-9 overall and 11-8 in the Northeast 10 Conference. Southern Connecticut is 6-17 overall and 2-16 in conference play.

Cox Sports' complete schedule is available at http://www.cox-sports.com/.

About Cox Sports (http://www.cox-sports.com/)
Cox Sports is a regional sports network that delivers exclusive, compelling, high profile professional, amateur and collegiate men's and women's sporting events to viewers in its coverage area of Rhode Island and Connecticut. Cox Sports features the BIG EAST Conference, Atlantic 10 Conference, Providence College, University of Rhode Island and Central Connecticut State University athletics, Pawtucket Red Sox, New England Revolution and more. The channel also features exclusive coverage of Rhode Island Interscholastic League Championships and other local high school games. In addition, CS features locally produced programs and syndicated sports programming.

About Cox Communications
Cox Communications is a multi-service broadband communications and entertainment company with more than 6 million total residential and commercial customers.  The third-largest cable television company in the United States, Cox offers an array of advanced digital video, high-speed Internet and telephony services over its own nationwide IP network, as well as integrated wireless services in partnership with Sprint (NYSE: S).  Cox Business Services is a full-service, facilities-based provider of communications solutions for commercial customers, providing high-speed Internet, voice and long distance services, as well as data and video transport services for small to large-sized businesses.  Cox Media offers national and local cable advertising in traditional spot and new media formats, along with promotional opportunities and production services.  More information about the services of Cox Communications, a wholly owned subsidiary of Cox Enterprises, is available at http://www.cox.com/, http://www.coxbusiness.com/, and http://www.coxmedia.com/.  Cox Communications wholly owns and operates the Travel Channel.

In Rhode Island, Cox has nearly 300,000 basic cable subscribers.