1. NO PURCHASE,
CONTRIBUTION OR PAYMENT OF ANY KIND IS NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN: This fantasy racing game ("Game") begins at 12:00:01 AM Eastern Time on January
25, 2010 and continues through 36 rounds of fantasy racing play ("Rounds"), ending at midnight Eastern
Time on November 21, 2010 ("Game Period"). All
references to time in these provisions are Eastern Standard Time. The Game is
designed solely as a skill and knowledge-based, non-gambling promotional
program ("Promotion") and is only
intended for the entertainment and enjoyment of the participants. The Promotion
begins with the start of registration at 12:00:01 AM Eastern Time on January
25, 2010 and continues through the end of the
"viewing period" of posted winning participants ("Winners") at midnight Eastern Time on December 12, 2010 ("Promotion Period"). From all eligible entries received,
Winners will be identified according to the process set out in paragraph 4
below. Every participant's likelihood of winning is based solely on one's
knowledge, ability and skill in evaluating and selecting winning race car
drivers, assembling those drivers into teams to accumulate the most
points in the Game during the 2010 racing season, and accurately predicting an
average speed prediction during each Round of the Game. Participation in the Game is described, regulated and clarified by and
wholly subject to the provisions of these official rules ("Official Rules").
2. ELIGIBILITY: The Game is open to individuals (only individuals may register and enter) legally residing, for purposes of all applicable state and federal tax laws, in one of the fifty (50) United States or the District of Columbia (excluding Delaware, New Jersey, Maryland, Virginia, Guam, Puerto Rico, and all other U.S. and foreign territories and possessions) ("Eligibility Area"), who are 21 years of age or older at the start of the Game Period and have the ability to enter into valid contracts in their personal jurisdiction of residence. The Game is VOID outside of the Eligibility Area and where otherwise taxed, prohibited or restricted. Employees and directors of Athlon Sports Communications, Inc. ("Athlon") and Swisher International, Inc. ("Sponsor") and each of their respective affiliates, subsidiaries, wholesalers, retailers, advertising and promotional agencies, officers, directors, employees, and agents, their immediate families (defined as spouse, child, sibling, parent or grandparent or so-called "step" or "half' variations of any of the preceding individuals), and those living in their same households are ineligible to play, win or collect prizes in the Game. Only individuals meeting all eligibility requirements and correctly registering for the Game as set out in paragraph 3 below may participate in the Game ("Players"). Each Player is required to indicate his/her acceptance to the Official Rules where indicated; provided, however, that any Player's participation in the Game constitutes and is deemed Player's agreement to the Official Rules and any and all decisions of Athlon and any third-party judges, which are final and binding in all respects. Players agree to waive any right to claim ambiguity in the Game and/or these Official Rules.
3. HOW TO
REGISTER: Beginning 12:00:01 AM Eastern Time on January 25, 2010, and
throughout the Game Period, Players will log on to www.swishersports.com ("Site") and follow the instructions for registration and access to
the Site. During registration, Player will provide the requested information,
including Player's name, e-mail address, physical address, and telephone number
and the selection of a display name for playing the game during subsequent
visits. Following registration, Players will follow the instructions in the Official Entry Form. Player may also
be asked to consent to receive promotional e-mails. Consenting
to receive promotional e-mails is optional and refusal to consent will not
render any Player ineligible to play the Game or win prizes or affect or reduce
any Player's chances of winning. Each
individual Player may only register once.
4. HOW TO PLAY/ACCRUE POINTS & PRIZES: The Swisher Fantasy Racing Game
consists of thirty-six (36) Rounds of play in two (2) sections. There are
twenty-six (26) Rounds in the first section of the Game ("Regular Season"), corresponding to the first 26 races of the "Cup" season (excluding any so-called
"All- Star" and/or special event races) in which drivers earn points towards
the Cup. There are ten (10) races in
the second section of the Game, corresponding to those races in which racing's
governing body will select 10 or more drivers to compete for that season's
championship ("Championship Challenge").
|
Round |
Date |
Race
Location |
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1 |
02/14/10 |
Daytona International |
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2 |
02/21/10 |
Auto Club |
|
3 |
02/28/10 |
|
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4 |
03/0710 |
|
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5 |
03/21/10 |
|
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6 |
03/28/10 |
|
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7 |
04/10/10 |
|
|
8 |
04/18/10 |
|
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9 |
04/25/10 |
|
|
10 |
05/01/10 |
|
|
11 |
05/08/10 |
|
|
12 |
05/16/10 |
|
|
13 |
05/30/10 |
Lowe's Motor |
|
14 |
06/06/10 |
Pocono Raceway |
|
15 |
06/13/10 |
|
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16 |
06/20/10 |
Infineon Raceway |
|
17 |
06/27/10 |
|
|
18 |
07/03/10 |
Daytona International |
|
19 |
07/10/10 |
Chicagoland Speedway |
|
20 |
07/25/10 |
|
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21 |
08/01/10 |
Pocono Raceway |
|
22 |
08/08/10 |
Watkins Glen International |
|
23 |
08/15/10 |
|
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24 |
08/21/10 |
|
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25 |
09/05/10 |
|
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26 |
09/11/10 |
|
|
Round |
Date |
Race
Location |
|
1 |
09/19/10 |
|
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2 |
09/26/10 |
|
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3 |
10/03/10 |
|
|
4 |
10/10/10 |
Auto Club |
|
5 |
10/16/10 |
Lowe's Motor |
|
6 |
10/24/10 |
|
|
7 |
10/31/10 |
|
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8 |
11/07/10 |
|
|
9 |
11/14/10 |
|
|
10 |
11/21/10 |
Homestead-Miami |
During each Round of the twenty-six (26) Rounds of the
Regular Season (tentatively scheduled as set out in the chart above), Player
will be provided with a list of thirty (30) professional race car drivers ("Available Drivers"). The list of
Available Drivers will be arranged in five (5) groups of six (6) Available
Drivers each. Within each group, each Available Driver has been previously
assigned, in ascending order, a number of points of between one (1) and six
(6), based on that Available Driver's relative value, as against the value of
the other five (5) Available Drivers in the same group ("Point Value"). Player will complete an entry for each Round of the
Regular Season ("entry" or
"entries") by: (i) selecting one (1) driver from each of the five (5) presented groups of
Available Drivers ("Team"), in each
case trying to select the driver that will earn the highest number of official
points in that Round's upcoming Race. (a) One
Available Driver must be selected
from each of the five (5) groups; and, (b) Player's "Team Value Total" (defined as the sum
of the Point Values of all Available Drivers in Player's Team in a single
Round) must not exceed a cap of twenty-three (23) points; and, (ii) evaluating
and predicting "Average Speed" for
all drivers competing in the race in each Round and entering the Average Speed
where indicated.
During each of the ten (10) Rounds of the Championship
Challenge, Player will be provided with a list of (i) those eligible drivers
qualifying for the Championship Challenge ("Chase Drivers"); and (ii) three (3) additional groups of six (6)
drivers each ("Fill Drivers"). Each
Chase Driver has been previously assigned a Point Value of between seven (7)
and twelve (12), based on that Chase Driver's relative value, as against the
value of the other Chase Drivers in the same group. Each Fill Driver has been
previously assigned a Point Value of between one (1) and six (6), based on that
Fill Driver's relative value, as against the value of the other five (5) Fill
Drivers in the same group. Player will complete an entry for each Round of the
Championship Challenge by: (i)
selecting a "Championship Challenge Team" of five (5) drivers, in each case
trying to select the drivers that will earn the highest number of official
points in that Round's upcoming Race.
Player's Championship Challenge Team: (a) must consist of two (2)
drivers from the group of Chase Drivers and one (1) driver from each of the
three (3) groups of Fill Drivers (Player may change Fill Drivers at any time
prior to the Round Entry Deadline); and, (b)
Player's Championship Team Value Total
must not exceed a cap of thirty (30) points; and (ii)
evaluating and predicting "Average
Speed" for all drivers competing in the race in each Round and entering the
Average Speed where indicated.
Entries for each
Round must be submitted electronically no later than thirty (30) minutes prior
to the official scheduled start time of each race for each Round ("Round Entry Deadline"). Entries containing a Team Value Total
exceeding thirty (30) points will be disqualified. Disqualified entries may
be revised and re-submitted at any time prior
to the Round Entry Deadline. If a Player fails to submit an entry by the Round
Entry Deadline, Player's Team for that
Round will be automatically selected and will consist of the "Last 5 Out" drivers for that Round
("Auto-Pick"). As used herein, the
"Last 5 Out" drivers are
defined as "those specific drivers not assigned to any other selectable group
and reflected in the Last Five Out chart as of the time immediately subsequent
to the Round Entry Deadline, and who, on a scale of 1 through 35 (where 1 is
the best and 35 is the worst), are rated 31 through 35 for the upcoming race."
Each Player will be entitled to receive three
(3) Auto-Pick Team during the Regular Season and one (1) additional Auto-Pick Team during the Championship
Challenge.
Players may submit only one
(1) entry for each Round. Additional
entries from any individual, using different e-mail addresses or any other
system of multiple entries, will be disqualified. Lost, late, illegible,
incomplete or misdirected entries are not eligible. All Point Value assignments
are made by Athlon in its sole discretion, independent of any third party advice,
recommendation, or influence.
Determining Winners: During the Regular Season, Players will earn that number of points that are
equal to the total number of points earned by and credited to all drivers on
Player's Team in each Round, according to the official published results as of
the end of the race, for each individual race in the Regular Season. During the Championship Challenge, Players will
earn (i) that number of points that are equal to two (2) times the total number
of points earned by and credited to all of Player's Chase Drivers on Player's
Championship Challenge Team in each Round; and
(ii) the total number of points earned by and credited to all of Player's
Fill Drivers on Player's Championship Challenge Team in each Round. No points
will be awarded for cancelled Rounds. Players
who do not submit an entry for a particular Round will not be eligible
to win prizes for that Round, regardless of whether Player was assigned an
Auto-Pick Team.
The Grand Prize
Winners are those Players earning the highest cumulative number of points
for all Rounds as of the end of the final Round of the Game. The 1st through 6th place Round Winners are those Players with the highest descending cumulative number of overall points in the particular Round. Tie-Breaking Procedure: (i) In the event of a tie between
Players at the end of the Game, the Winner will be that Player whose Average
Speed Prediction is closest to the actual
average speed of the race within the last Round in which Player submitted a
valid entry ("Final Round"); (ii) In the event of a tie between
Players at the end of any Round, the Winner will be that Player whose Average
Speed Prediction is closest to the actual
average speed of the race within the applicable Round; and, (iii) If Players remain tied after the
Average Speed Prediction tie-breaking procedure (as would be the case with
identical entries), the Winner will be that Player whose either Round entry or
Final Round entry reflects the earliest
time and date of e-mail submission, as reflected by the Athlon email database.
Athlon reserves the right to award equal prizes to any tied Players as long as
the sum total of all prizes awarded is equal to the approximate retail value ("ARV") of the prize designated for that
prize.
PRIZE SCHEDULE
REGULAR
SEASON
GRAND
PRIZE PRIZE
DESCRIPTION ARV
|
|
Trip package for two (2) to the Richard Petty Driving
Experience at the track of Winner's choice ("Destination City"). Trip includes round-trip coach class airfare
for two (2) from a commercial airport near Winner's residence,
rental car / fuel stipend for use in Destination City, two (2) nights
standard hotel accommodations (double occupancy), daily hotel breakfast, one
(1) Richard Petty Driving Experience of a Lifetime for Winner and one (1)
Ride-Along package for Winner's guest, $250.00 additional spending cash and
racing collectible welcome gift. All other meals,
gratuities, transportation and other expenses not specified are the sole
responsibility of Winner. All amounts reflected as dollar credits, gift cards
or cash awards are not intended as "per person allocations" and are payable
once and only to Winner. Trip is subject to availability and blackout dates.
All travel must be completed by December 31, 2011. Winner and his/her guest
must travel together and sign any provided and appropriate risk waivers and
hold-harmless releases no later than five (5) days prior to departure or
forfeit the prize. |
$4,400.00 |
CHASE
SEASON
GRAND
PRIZE
PRIZE DESCRIPTION ARV
|
|
Trip package for two (2) to the Richard Petty Driving
Experience at the track of Winner's choice ("Destination City"). Trip includes round-trip coach class airfare
for two (2) from a commercial airport near Winner's residence,
rental car / fuel stipend for use in Destination City, two (2) nights
standard hotel accommodations (double occupancy), daily hotel breakfast, one
(1) Richard Petty Driving Experience of a Lifetime for Winner and one (1)
Ride-Along package for Winner's guest, $250.00 additional spending cash and
racing collectible welcome gift. All other meals,
gratuities, transportation and other expenses not specified are the sole
responsibility of Winner. All amounts reflected as dollar credits, gift cards
or cash awards are not intended as "per person allocations" and are payable
once and only to Winner. Trip is subject to availability and blackout dates.
All travel must be completed by December 31, 2011. Winner and his/her guest
must travel together and sign any provided and appropriate risk waivers and
hold-harmless releases no later than five (5) days prior to departure or
forfeit the prize. |
$4,400.00 |
ROUND
PRIZES
1ST
PLACE PRIZE
DESCRIPTION ARV
|
Rounds 1 - 36 |
"Three Pack" of fan favorite merchandise, including 1:64
die-cast car, t-shirt and hat from the driver of Winner's choice |
$100.00 |
2ND
through 6th PLACE PRIZE
DESCRIPTION ARV
|
Rounds 1 - 36 |
Swishersports.com t-shirt |
$25.00 |
5. ABILITY TO WIN:
The Game is a game of skill. Each Player's ability to win depends solely
on (1) his/her knowledge of the
sport of racing and racing history; (2)
his/her knowledge of the strengths and weaknesses and both historical and
recent performance of competing drivers; (3)
his/her skill and ability to apply his/her knowledge of the above in accurately
identifying which drivers will win when
placed in specific competition with other drivers; (4) his/her skill in assessing an individual driver's effectiveness
in a specific race and statistically analyze and predict with accuracy the
total number of combined points likely to be accrued by drivers in a given
race; (5) his/her skill in assessing
an individual racer's effectiveness in a specific race and statistically
analyzing and predicting with some accuracy the average speed likely to be
achieved by drivers in a given race; and, (6)
the number of eligible Players playing the Game.
6. PRIZE
AWARDING: Upon confirmation of
eligibility and execution of requested eligibility and release documents,
Winners will be awarded the prizes described in paragraph 4 above. All prizes
will be awarded. Prizes may not be combined with any other offer. Winners will be responsible for any and all
federal, state, and local taxes incurred in winning and accepting any prizes
and all other expenses incurred in winning and accepting the prizes. Dollar amounts are expressed in
7. TERMINATION OR
DISQUALIFICATION: To cancel any Player's participation in the Game, Player
must send an email to fantasyracing@athlonsports.com
requesting that his/her registration be terminated ("Notice of Termination"). Player's
registration will be deemed terminated as of the date and time of Athlon's
receipt of the Notice of Termination as reflected by Athlon's e-mail server ("Termination"). Upon Termination, Player may not participate in the
Game and any points accrued by Player will be forfeited. The use of
robotic, automatic, macro, programmed or like methods (including without
limitation the use of any promotion/game subscription, notification, entry or
like sites or service that offers Game entry services "on behalf of"
Player) is strictly prohibited. Neither
Athlon nor Sponsor is responsible for lost, interrupted or unavailable network
server or other connections, miscommunications, failed telephone or computer or
telephone transmissions or technical failure, jumbled, scrambled or misdirected
transmissions, other error of any kind whether human, mechanical or electronic
problems or technical malfunction of any telephone network or lines, computer
systems, servers, access providers, equipment, or software, failure of any
e-mail or entry to be received for any reason, traffic congestion on the
internet or at any website, or any other technical problems related to website
entries or any combination of the foregoing, including any injury or damage to
a Player's or any other person's computer. Persons found tampering with, hacking,
illegally registering for or abusing any aspect of the Game will be immediately
disqualified, in Athlon's sole discretion. If disqualified for any of the above
abuses, Athlon will immediately terminate that Player's participation in the
Game and future contests by Athlon and Player will be ineligible to win or
collect any prizes and must return any previously received prizes awarded in
connection with the Game upon Athlon's
or Sponsor's request. Players further acknowledge that the forfeiture of
prize(s) and/or return of any prize(s) shall in no way prevent Athlon from
pursuing any remedies legally available in connection with such conduct. Any
violation set out in this paragraph or other attempt to damage any website of
Athlon and/or Sponsor, or tamper with or undermine the legitimate operation of
the Game, is a violation of these Official Rules, as well as any and all
applicable criminal and civil laws.
Athlon reserves the right to seek remedies and damages from any Players
or individuals acting in concert with any Player to the fullest extent
permitted by law. In the event any
portion of this Game is compromised by any virus, bugs, non-authorized human
intervention or other causes beyond the control of Athlon, which, in the sole
opinion of Athlon, corrupts or impairs the administration, security, fairness
or proper play of the Game, Athlon reserves the right to modify, suspend or
terminate the Game and shall thereafter have no responsibility to reinstate the
Game or award any prizes.
8. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY: By registering for and participating in the
Game, Players agree: (a) to comply with the Official Rules and the decisions of
Athlon and the judges, which shall be binding and final in all respects; (b) to
comply with Athlon's privacy policy and terms and conditions; (b) to release
Sponsor and Athlon from all liability, loss or damage arising out of any
participation in the Game or in connection with the awarding, receipt,
possession, use and/or misuse of any prize; (c) to be contacted by Athlon by
mail, telephone and/or email; and (d) that he/she acknowledges that neither
Athlon nor Sponsor makes any warranty, representation, or guarantee, expressed
or implied, in fact or in law, relative to any prize, and disclaim all
liability for the provision, quality or nature of any third-party products or
services provided to Winners. By registering for and participating in the Game,
Players and/or Winners release Athlon and Sponsor, their respective officers,
directors, employees, parent companies, affiliates, subsidiaries, wholesalers,
retailers, advertising, promotion, fulfillment, marketing agencies, public
relation firms, consultants or contractors from any and all liability, claims
or actions of any kind whatsoever for injuries, damages or losses to persons
(including personal injury, death and/or property damage, as well as any claims
based on publicity rights, violations of protected speech rights or invasion of
privacy) and property that may be sustained in connection with participation in
the Game and the receipt, ownership, possession, acceptance, enjoyment, use or
misuse of a prize, or while preparing for, participating in, and/or traveling
to any prize-related activity.
9. PLAYER, GAME
AND SITE INFORMATION AND CONTENT:
Any information provided to Athlon and Sponsor by a Player, including
Players' names, addresses, telephone numbers and e-mail addresses will be used
to administer the Game, communicate with Players in relation to the Game, for
purposes of fulfilling any applicable prizes, providing necessary notice, or in
connection with other appropriate purposes. Limited to the purposes outlined
herein, Athlon will collect, use, and protect personal data in accordance with
Sponsor's privacy policy, available for review at www.swishersports.com. Any personal
information provided by a Player for the benefit of other Players, including Player's name, address, telephone numbers and
e-mail address will be disclosed at the Player's own risk and neither Athlon
nor Sponsor shall have any liability in connection therewith. All data is proprietary to Sponsor
and/or Athlon and will not be provided to unrelated third parties or returned
to Player. Players are strongly cautioned to exercise
judgment and safety in the disclosure of personal information, understanding
that no on-line site or activity is completely impervious to outside
intervention or activity regardless of the level of security employed by Athlon
and that such information may be accessible to third parties. No Player will
engage in the posting or blogging of false, harmful, offensive, violent,
obscene, hurtful or potentially damaging language of any kind or at any time,
understanding that such language may violate public, private, federal, state or
local rights or laws governing speech, activity disguised as speech and/or any
related public or personal interest, including each Player's right to play the
Game without harassment or disregard for the rights and values embodied in the
Communications Decency Act and both common law and federally and state-enacted
legislation against violations of the Lanham Act, slander, libel, defamation,
hate speech, and gross and intentional disregard for the feelings of others or
oneself ("Protected Speech Rights").
No Player may attempt to attach any link, ancillary portal or sub-site or
upload or otherwise display any content on the Site or within the Game without
the express written permission of Athlon and Sponsor, which may be withheld for
any reason. Neither Athlon nor Sponsor
is affiliated with, endorsed by, or licensed by, any of the drivers, cars,
leagues, tracks or their sponsors, professional or trade associations,
organizations, including those organizations referred to or identified by "
NASCAR" or any other entity, award, honor or individual identified in the Game
or its promotional materials and none are a sponsor of or associated with the
Game in any way. Any of their names, brands, identifying terms and/or
designations, including any embedded or associated trademarks, service marks,
design marks, trade dress, logos and images ("Third Party Materials") found on
the Site are the trademarks, brands or other protected content of their
respective owners and are used only to reference the person, thing or event
being discussed in context and for acceptable, valid, and appropriate factual,
descriptive, identification and non-trademark purposes only and Athlon and
Sponsor are not owners of nor have any
interest in the Third Party Materials, including
as a licensee. The Site is intended for informational and entertainment
use only. Any and all software, platforms, page or menu organization,
components, content, play mechanisms, proprietary functionality, graphic or
text materials, trademarks, service marks, brands, logos, slogans, names,
music, photos, videos, sounds or any other materials in or on the Game or the
Site that are not Third Party
Materials or owned by Sponsor ("Protected
Materials"), including all acquired goodwill and market recognition
associated with the Protected Materials are the exclusive, valuable
intellectual property of Athlon, subject to copyright, trademark or other
statutory protection, and may not be copied, used, distributed, adopted,
merged, or appropriated for any purpose without the prior express written
permission of Athlon. Any and all graphic or text materials, trademarks,
service marks, brands, logos, slogans, names, or any other materials in or on
the Game or the Site that are owned by Sponsor ("Sponsor Materials"), including all acquired goodwill and market
recognition associated with the Sponsor Materials are the exclusive, valuable
intellectual property of Sponsor, subject to copyright, trademark or other
statutory protection, and may not be copied, used, distributed, adopted, merged,
or appropriated for any purpose without the prior express written permission of
Sponsor.
10. GENERAL
INFORMATION: Athlon reserves the right to modify the Official Rules at
any time for the purposes of clarifying and effectuating how the Game should be
played, how the Game will be scored, how Winners are determined, how
tie-breaking procedures are applied, how unanticipated ties are resolved, and
what prizes will be awarded. Any changes
to the Official Rules will be reasonably made with the intention of not
materially affecting the terms and conditions of the Game. In the event of
inadvertent computer or operator error, the illegal or inappropriate activity
of any Player, the unanticipated application, failure or effect of Game
mechanisms of play or individual components, software or hardware, or force
majeure events affecting the schedule(s) of registration, Player entry, Round
or entry deadlines, the determination or notification of Winners, the
application of tie-breaking procedures, or the awarding of prizes, Athlon
reserves the right to modify, revise, add-to, nullify or utilize only in part
the stated timing, commencement or termination of any Round, entry or promotion
period or schedule and/or, in its sole discretion, to implement substitute Rounds,
entry or promotion periods or schedules, or portions thereof, solely for
purposes of conducting the Game in a fair and reasonable manner and determining
Winners on an equal basis and without unfairly disqualifying otherwise eligible
Players from winning prizes. All applicable federal, state and local laws and
regulations apply. Any and all disputes in connection with the Game will be
resolved exclusively in the appropriate courts in
Presented
By: Swisher International, Inc.
Produced and
Administered By: Athlon Sports
Communications, Inc.,