Fans of the Bay Area CyberRays will be able to see all of their teamÆs matches on television this season. Thanks to the club's local TV package, most of the games will be shown live. The
CyberRays today announced an agreement with Fox Sports Net Bay Area and KICU Channel 36 in which the two television outlets will televise 15 matches between them. That package of games û- in addition
to the six CyberRays matches included in the WUSA national TV package -û means all 21 CyberRays regular-season games will be shown. "It is critically important to the success of the CyberRays and
the WUSA that we make our games accessible to fans in person as well as through the media," said Marlene Bjornsrud, the teamÆs general manager. "This partnership with broadcasters having such strong
Bay Area sports reputations as Fox Sports Net and KICU will help us achieve that success." Fox Sports Net Bay Area will carry eight of the CyberRays' games including the April 29 home opener
against the Boston Breakers. "We're excited that Fox Sports Net is going to be a major part of the CyberRays' television coverage this year," said Jeff Krolik, senior vice president and general
manager of Fox Sports Net Bay Area. "Our viewers have come to rely on Fox Sports Net for 'home team' coverage, and the CyberRays will be an important part of Northern California sports. Marlene
Bjornsrud and her executive team have done a first-rate job in building the team's visibility in their inaugural season. We think that fans can look forward to a fine season of WUSA soccer." KICU
will show seven matches, among them a mid-season game against Mia Hamm and the Washington Freedom. "KICU is proud to be the TV home of the Bay Area CyberRays," said Tom Raponi, KICU's station
manager. "Soccer has been a growing sport in America for years, and the world-class competition of the WUSA and the CyberRays will provide quality sports entertainment for families and kids." As
part of the local television package, the CyberRays have changed the kickoff of three Sunday home matches to 2 p.m. instead of 3 p.m. as announced in the original schedule. Those matches are the home
opener against the Boston Breakers, May 13 against the Carolina Courage and June 17, also against the Courage. Turner Network Television and CNN/Sports Illustrated have the WUSAÆs national
television package, which includes the remaining six CyberRays matches as well as all playoff games this season. TNT's broadcast of the league opener between the CyberRays and Washington, scheduled
to kick off at RFK Stadium at 2 p.m. Eastern Time/11 a.m. Pacific Time, will be tape-delayed on the West Coast. Below is the revised CyberRays schedule with kickoff times and television outlets:
2001 Bay Area CyberRays Schedule | Day | Date | Opponent | Time (PDT)
| Network |
| Saturday | April 14 | @ Washington | 11 a.m. | TNT (2 p.m. tape delay)
|
| Sunday | April 29 | Boston | 2 p.m. | Fox Sports Net Bay Area |
| Sunday
| May 6 | @ Philadelphia | 1 p.m. | Fox Sports Net Bay Area |
| Sunday | May 13 | Carolina
| 2 p.m. | Fox Sports Net Bay Area |
| Wednesday | May 16 | Boston | 7 p.m. | KICU 36
|
| Sunday | May 27 | Atlanta | 7 p.m. | KICU 36 |
| Saturday | June 2
| @ San Diego | 4 p.m. | Fox Sports Net Bay Area |
| Sunday | June 10 | @ New York | 3 p.m.
| CNN/SI |
| Sunday | June 17 | Carolina | 2 p.m. | Fox Sports Net Bay Area |
|
Wednesday | June 20 | Philadelphia | 7 p.m. | KICU 36 |
| Sunday | June 24 | @
San Diego | 3 p.m. | CNN/SI |
| Sunday | July 8 | New York | 3 p.m. | CNN/SI
|
| Thursday | July 12 | @ Washington | 4 p.m. | KICU 36 |
| Sunday | July 15
| @ Boston | 3 p.m. | CNN/SI |
| Thursday | July 19 | @ Atlanta | 4 p.m. | Fox
Sports Net Bay Area |
| Sunday | July 22 | Washington | 3 p.m. | CNN/SI |
| Wednesday
| July 25 | San Diego | 7 p.m. | KICU 36 |
| Sunday | July 29 | @ Carolina
| Noon | KICU 36 |
| Thursday | August 2 | Philadelphia | 7 p.m. | Fox Sports Net Bay Area
|
| Sunday | August 5 | @ New York Power | 1 p.m. | Fox Sports Net Bay Area |
| Thursday
| August 9 | @ Atlanta Beat | 4 p.m. | KICU 36 |
Home games in bold.
