Chicago Machine Signs TV Deal with Comcast SportsNet

Chicago, IL – Comcast SportsNet and the Chicago Machine have signed a deal to broadcast Chicago Machine pro lacrosse games on Chicago area cable television. Combined with a previously announced deal between Major League Lacrosse and ESPN, this means that all Chicago Machine games will be available on local cable television as well as streamed live on the web.

All Chicago Machine games, except for the July 26 game against Denver which is the ESPN2 Game of the week, will be available on tape delay on Comcast SportsNet throughout the Chicago area, including Northwest Indiana and Southeastern Wisconsin. The complete schedule of games and broadcast is as follows:

Date Game Time TV Broadcast Web Broadcast
05/18/08 San Francisco @ Chicago 3:30 CT CSN-TD 7:30 pm CT ESPN360.com Live
05/25/08 Chicago @ Los Angeles 7:00 PT ^ CSN-TD 5/26 3:00 pm CT ESPN360.com Live
06/01/08 Washington@ Chicago 3:30 CT ^ CSN-TD 6/2 3:00 pm CT ESPN360.com Live
06/07/08 Chicago@ San Francisco 7:00 PT ^ CSN-TD 6/10 3:00 pm CT ESPN360.com Live
06/14/08 Chicago @ Philadelphia in St. Louis 5:00 CT ^ CSN-TD 6/15 7:30 pm CT ESPN360.com Live
06/21/08 Chicago @ Denver 7:00 MT ^ CSN-TD 6/22 7:30 pm CT ESPN360.com Live
06/29/08 Denver @ Chicago 3:30 CT CSN-TD 7:30 pm CT ESPN360.com Live
07/06/08 Los Angeles @ Chicago 3:30 CT CSN-TD 7:30 pm CT ESPN360.com Live
07/12/08 Chicago @ San Francisco 7:00 PT ^ CSN-TD 7/13 7:30 pm CT ESPN360.com Live
07/20/08 Los Angeles @ Chicago 3:30 CT CSN-TD 7:30 pm CT ESPN360.com Live
08/10/08 Rochester @ Chicago 3:30 CT CSN-TD 7:30 pm CT ESPN360.com Live


07/26/08 Chicago @ Denver 4:00 MT ESPN2-TD 7/29 2:30 pm ESPN360.com Live
07/17/08 2008 MLL All-Star Game – Denver 8:00 MT ESPN2-Live ESPN360.com Live
08/23/08 2008 MLL Semi-Finals #1, Boston 12:00 ET ESPN2-Live ESPN360.com Live
08/24/08 2008 MLL NB Zip Championship, Boston 1:00 ET ESPN2-Live ESPN360.com Live

* CSN-TD = Comcast SportsNet Tape Delay.
* ESPN2-TD = ESPN2 Tape Delay
^ Note that some games are broadcast on a date other than the game date.

The Chicago Machine home opener is Sunday, May 18, at 3:30 pm (CT) when the Machine plays their division rival the San Francisco Dragons TOYOTA PARK. Tickets to the game are still available at www.chicagomachine.com or by calling (312) 255-1540.

About the Chicago Machine
The Chicago Machine is Chicago’s outdoor professional men’s lacrosse team, members of the Western Conference of Major League Lacrosse (MLL). Now in their third season, the Chicago Machine plays at TOYOTA PARK, 15 minutes southwest of downtown Chicago. Led by head coach John Combs, the team has top players from nationally ranked college programs such as Notre Dame, Cornell, UMass, Virginia, Navy and Syracuse. The Chicago Machine opens their third season at home on Sunday, May 18, 2008, against conference rival San Francisco Dragons. Season tickets and individual game tickets are now available. For game schedule, ticketing, team and player information, visit www.chicagomachine.com.


Media Contact: Kevin Boyer, (312) 588-3713, Kevin.Boyer@allterrain.net
Josh Cole, Chicago Machine, (312) 255-1522, jcole@chicagomachine.com