FOX Sports Net Florida Announces A ‘Home Run’ May Programming Schedule

SUNRISE, FL – FOX Sports Net Florida heats up the month of May with 30 Major League baseball games featuring 15 Florida Marlins, 12 Tampa Bay Devil Rays and 3 Thursday Night Baseball telecasts including the NY Mets, Pittsburgh Pirates, St. Louis Cardinals and Arizona Diamondbacks. FOX Sports Net Florida will also bring viewers a Major League baseball triple-header on Thursday, May 25th.
NCAA baseball fans can watch the #11 ranked Miami Hurricanes face #5 Georgia Tech in a three game series on FOX Sports Net in May, as the ‘Canes defend their National Championship title. FOX Sports Net’s final Hurricanes telecast of the season will be a home game against New York Tech.


Football fans can catch exciting NFL action as FOX Sports Net telecasts four NFL Europe games in May. Heating up the NFL Europe gridiron include former University of Florida QB and 1996 Heisman Trophy winner Danny Wuerffel (Rhein Fire) and former Florida State University linebacker Deon Humphrey (Amsterdam Admirals).


Sports fans can get the best sports coverage every night with the National Sports Report, which made its nightly debut in Florida on April 25th. The National Sports Report airs live at 10:00pm and Midnight, or immediately following live primetime programming. Veteran sportscaster Keith Olbermann joins Kevin Frazier for the 10pm show and South Florida native Chris Myers teams up with former Major Leaguer Steve Lyons for the Midnight show.


Other highlights of the month include live PGA Tour coverage of the first and second rounds of the GTE Byron Nelson Classic in Irving, Texas and the MasterCard Colonial Classic in Ft. Worth, Texas.


The springtime brings heated competition throughout the state with FHSAA Baseball and Softball Championships available only on FOX Sports Net.


Weekly FOX Sports Net shows include Sports Geniuses weeknights at 6:00pm and 11:00pm, The Last Word with Jim Rome weeknights at 6:30pm and 11:30pm, Goin’ Deep with Chris Meyers on Sunday evenings at 7:00pm, Sunday Night Fights at 8:00pm and many more.


Baseball season is in full swing with Marlins Weekly Sunday mornings at 10:30am followed by Devil Rays Magazine at 11:00am. Baseball Today, a new half-hour show dedicated to the true baseball fans, brings viewers the latest baseball news and highlights weekdays at 5pm.


The following page highlights FOX Sports Net’s May programming schedule:

FOX Sports Net Florida May Programming Schedule
(All events are live unless otherwise noted)

MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL:
All Marlins and Devil Rays games are preceded by a pregame show

Mon 5/1 Florida Marlins @ San Diego Padres 10:00pm
Tue 5/2 Florida Marlins @ San Diego Padres 10:00pm
Wed 5/3 Texas Rangers @ Tampa Bay Devil Rays 7:00pm
Wed 5/3 Florida Marlins @ San Diego Padres 10:30pm
Thur 5/4 Texas Rangers @ Tampa Bay Devil Rays 7:00pm
Sat 5/6 Tampa Bay Devil Rays @ Boston Red Sox 1:00pm
Sun 5/7 New York Mets @ Florida Marlins 1:00pm
Tue 5/9 Atlanta Braves @ Florida Marlins 7:00pm
Wed 5/10 Tampa Bay Devil Rays @ New York Yankees 7:00pm
Thur 5/11 NY Mets @ Pittsburgh Pirates 7:00pm
Fri 5/12 Toronto Blue Jays @ Tampa Bay Devil Rays 7:00pm
Sat 5/13 Toronto Blue Jays @ Tampa Bay Devil Rays 7:00pm
Sun 5/14 Florida Marlins @ New York Mets 1:00pm
Mon 5/15 Tampa Bay Devil Rays @ Texas Rangers 8:00pm
Wed 5/17 Tampa Bay Devil Rays @ Texas Rangers 3:00pm
Thur 5/18 St. Louis Cardinals @ Philadelphia Phillies 7:00pm
Fri 5/19 Tampa Bay Devil Rays @ Seattle Mariners 10:00pm
Sun 5/21 Los Angeles Dodgers @ Florida Marlins 1:00pm
Tue 5/23 Oakland Athletics @ Tampa Bay Devil Rays 7:00pm
Wed 5/24 Florida Marlins @ St. Louis Cardinals 8:00pm
Thur 5/25 Florida Marlins @ St. Louis Cardinals 1:00pm
Thur 5/25 Oakland Athletics @ Tampa Bay Devil Rays 7:00pm
Thur 5/25 Pittsburgh Pirates @ Arizona Diamondbacks 10:00pm
Fri 5/26 Seattle Mariners @ Tampa Bay Devil Rays 7:00pm
Sat 5/27 Florida Marlins @ Cincinnati Reds 7:00pm
Sun 5/28 Florida Marlins @ Pittsburgh Pirates 7:00pm
Mon 5/29 Florida Marlins @ Pittsburgh Pirates 7:00pm
Tue 5/30 Florida Marlins @ Pittsburgh Pirates 7:00pm
Wed 5/31 Florida Marlins @ Pittsburgh Pirates 7:00pm


NCAA BASEBALL, SOFTBALL, TRACK & FIELD:

Sat 5/6 Georgia Tech @ University of Miami 7:00pm
Sun 5/7 Georgia Tech @ University of Miami 7:00pm
Mon 5/8 Georgia Tech @ University of Miami 7:00pm
Sat 5/13 Big 12 Softball Tournament 12:00am
Sun 5/14 Conference USA Softball Tournament 12:00am
Sat 5/20 NY Tech @ University of Miami 7:00pm
Sun 5/21 Conference USA Baseball Tournament (From St. Pete, FL) 12:00am
Mon 5/22 Big 12 Baseball Tournament 1:00am
Thur 5/25 Big 12 Men’s & Women’s Track & Field Final 2:00am
Sat 5/27 Pac-10 Men’s & Women’s Track & Field Final 12:00am


NFL EUROPE:

Sat 5/6 Rhein Fire @ Barcelona Dragons 4:00pm(SDD)
Sat 5/13 Barcelona Dragons @ Franfurt Germany 7:00pm (SDD)
Sat 5/20 Amsterdam Admirals @ Barcelona Dragons 1:00pm
Sat 5/27 Berlin Thunder @ Rhein Fire 1:00pm

FHSAA BASEBALL AND SOFTBALL CHAMPIONSHIPS
Mon 5/15 Class 1A Girl’s Softball Final 3:00pm
Tue 5/16 Class 5A Girl’s Softball Final 3:00pm
Sat 5/20 Class 4A Boy’s Baseball Final 4:00pm
Mon 5/22 Class 5A Boy’s Baseball Final 1:00pm
Mon 5/22 Class 6A Boy’s Baseball Final 7:00pm


ADDITIONAL MAY PROGRAMMING:

Tue 5/9 WTA Tour International: Betty Barclay Cup Finals 3:00pm (D)
Thur & Fri.
5/12 & 13
PGA Tour: GTE Byron Nelson Classic 3:30pm
Thur & Fri
5/18 & 19
PGA Tour: MasterCard Colonial Classic 4:00pm

Contact:

Michelle Stevens
Communications Manager
954-845-9994