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In an effort to meet the ever-growing demands of the common sports fan, the Big East Conference announced on Thursday that their streaming services will be expanding.
In a press release, which you can find on the conference's official website, it was reported that 17 spring championship events will be broadcasted on the networks of FOX Sports 1 and FOX Sports 2, on the FOX Sports Go application, as well as on the conference's official website.
In full, these championship events will include Baseball, Softball, as well as Men's and Women's Lacrosse starting on May 1. This will extend until May 25, when the Big East Baseball Championship will take place at 1:00 PM ET on FOX Sports 1, live from MCU Park in Brooklyn, N.Y.
On April 27, Big East enthusiasts can find the Men's and Women's Tennis Championships on the conference's official website, and then on May 11, they will be able to find recaps of the Men's and Women's Track & Field Championships as well.
Here is the full press release, provided by the conference's website:
April 24, 2014
NEW YORK - The BIG EAST Conference will have coverage of 17 championship events via national broadcasts on FOX Sports 1 and FOX Sports 2, live streaming and highlight packages on www.bigeast.com.
Beginning on April 27, a total of eight BIG EAST Spring Championships will be covered through FOX Sports national broadcasts and production partnerships with Ross Mobile Productions and LINACRE Media.
Live coverage begins with the Men’s and Women’s Lacrosse Semifinals on Thursday, May 1 as fans can enjoy a full day of BIG EAST Lacrosse action. The full-service digital production company, Ross Mobile Productions, is set to produce all four men’s and women’s lacrosse games on www.bigeast.com. On Saturday, May 3, fans can tune in to the Women’s Lacrosse Championship on FOX Sports 2 and the Men’s Lacrosse Championship on FOX Sports 1.
Beginning on May 9, the entire BIG EAST Softball Tournament will be broadcast nationally from the Ballpark at Rosemont. The semifinals will be carried on FOX Sports 2 with championship coverage the following day on FOX Sports 1.
All six games of the BIG EAST Baseball Championship at MCU Park in Brooklyn, N.Y. are set for live coverage, as the five preliminary contests will be live streamed on www.bigeast.com. The title game is set to air on FOX Sports 1. Consulting and production service company, LINACRE Media has been brought on to produce all five of the preliminary round games of the BIG EAST Baseball Championship.
In addition to the live coverage, the BIG EAST and Ross Mobile Productions will also feature complete multi-camera HD recap packages of the Men’s and Women’s Tennis Championships on Sunday, April 27 and the Men’s and Women’s Track Championships on Sunday, May 11. Video from both championships will be available shortly after the conclusion of those events at www.bigeast.com.
Fans can find all BIG EAST Championship video content, live and on-demand, on the BIG EAST All-Access player, located under the "WATCH" tab on the conference homepage, www.bigeast.com.
BIG EAST Broadcast Schedule
Date Event Time Coverage
5/1/14 Men's Lacrosse Semifinals 4:30 p.m. ET BIG EAST Digital
5/1/14 Women's Lacrosse Semifinals 5:30 p.m. ET BIG EAST Digital
5/1/14 Men's Lacrosse Semifinals 7:00 p.m. ET BIG EAST Digital
5/1/14 Women's Lacrosse Semifinals 8:15 p.m. ET BIG EAST Digital
5/3/14 Women's Lacrosse Championship 2:30 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2
5/3/14 Men's Lacrosse Championship 4:30 p.m. ET Fox Sports 1
5/9/14 Softball Semifinals 2:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2
5/9/14 Softball Semifinals 4:30 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2
5/10/14 Softball Championship 12:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 1
5/22/14 Baseball First Round TBA BIG EAST Digital
5/22/14 Baseball First Round TBA BIG EAST Digital
5/23/14 Baseball Second Round TBA BIG EAST Digital
5/23/14 Baseball Second Round TBA BIG EAST Digital
5/24/14 Baseball Third Round TBA BIG EAST Digital
5/25/14 Baseball Championship 1:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 1
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About LINACRE Media LINACRE Media is a 360-degree consulting and production services company born out of 60-game ESPN3 packages for St. John’s University (N.Y.) that led the nation in 2012-13 and 2013-14. Based in New York City, LINACRE Media specializes in A) the creation of digital-to-digital and digital-to-broadcast H.D. television networks; B) on-site live H.D. digital production/packaging/distribution; C) H.D. video hardware/software procurement.