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The XFL Kicks Off On TNN Sunday, February 11 AT 4:00 PM, ET

             Former NFL Lineman and Outspoken Sports Personality
                Bob Golic Headlines TNN's XFL Announcing Team

           Craig Minervini, Kip Lewis, and Lee Reherman Join Golic
                  For TNN's Inaugural Season of XFL Football

    NEW YORK, Feb. 6 /PRNewswire/ -- TNN kicks off its live XFL coverage on
Sunday, Feb. 11 (4:00 PM, ET) with a match-up featuring the Birmingham
Thunderbolts and the New York/New Jersey Hitmen at Giants Stadium. Former NFL
defensive lineman Bob Golic serves as TNN's color analyst for the inaugural
season of XFL football. Golic is joined in the broadcast booth by veteran
announcer Craig Minervini. Former Detroit Lion Kip Lewis and former Miami
Dolphin Lee "The Hawk" Reherman round out TNN's announcing team as sideline
reporters.
    The colorful and outspoken Golic starred in the late 1970's at Notre Dame,
where he was a member of the 1977 national championship team, and was a
unanimous All-American linebacker in 1978.  Golic spent the next 14 years
terrorizing opposing offenses for the New England Patriots, Cleveland Browns
and Los Angeles Raiders. Currently, Golic is an analyst for FOX Sports Net's
"NFL This Morning" and "Football Today" and hosts "The Bob Golic Show" on Fox
Sports Radio Network.
    Minervini, the current sports anchor for WTVJ in South Florida, has worked
on NBC's broadcasts of Notre Dame Football.  Minervini, a Syracuse University
graduate, has worked as a play-by-play commentator for ESPN and ESPN2's hockey
coverage and for Prime Network's "Toughman" competitions.
    Lewis, the son of Minnesota Vikings' offensive coordinator Sherm Lewis,
was a standout wide receiver for the University of Arizona before joining the
Detroit Lions in 1990.  After stints in the WLAF and CFL, Lewis began a
broadcasting career as sports anchor in Lansing, Michigan.  Recently, Lewis
served as a reporter for NBC's coverage of the 2001 Gator Bowl.
    Reherman is a former captain of the Cornell football team and spent one
year with the Miami Dolphins.  Known as "The Hawk" from his appearance on
American Gladiators, Reherman's varied television background includes TNN's
RollerJam, NBC's 2001 Gator Bowl, ESPN's "Fitness Club," and UPN's "I Dare
You -- The Ultimate Challenge."
    In all, nine XFL games will air on TNN (see schedule below).  TNN
telecasts will be produced by the XFL.

    The XFL schedule on TNN (all games begin at 4:00 PM ET):

    Sunday, February 11      Birmingham at New York/New Jersey
    Sunday, February 18      Chicago at Birmingham
    Sunday, February 25      Las Vegas at San Francisco
    Sunday, March 4          Las Vegas at Chicago
    Sunday, March 11         New York/New Jersey at San Francisco
    Sunday, March 18         Orlando at Los Angeles
    Sunday, March 25         New York/New Jersey at Orlando
    Sunday, April 1          Los Angeles at Memphis
    Sunday, April 8          New York/New Jersey at Birmingham


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