Howard announces new webcast scheduleAlumni and fans of Howard University are now just one click away from watching their favorite sports teams in action. The Howard University Athletics Department, in conjunction with Broadcast Urban.com, proudly announces that selected contests for all Howard Athletic teams will be broadcast on the internet in 2007. The broadcasts will feature live video and audio, and will be available on the Howard Athletics website at
www.howard-bison.com.
According to Howard Director of Athletics, Mr. Dwight Datcher, "This is a great opportunity which allows us to reach out to our alumni, students and friends of Howard University. This also provides us with an excellent recruiting tool that showcases Howard Athletics and allows potential students, along with their coaches, counselors and teachers to view the products that we are placing on the field and courts. I would also like to give a special thanks to Bison Express and others who helped us in the initial stages when we did audio-only broadcasts on the internet."
Howard alumni and fans can now watch Bison sports teams just by clicking a link on the Howard Athletics' website. The athletics department utilized the services of Broadcast Urban to transmit the 2006 football season live on the internet through video streaming. The broadcasts not only allowed fans throughout the country and world to watch all of the action, but also provided commentary from play-by-play announcers and analysts, for every play. Selected games for every Bison sports team will now be available on the web in this format. Webcasts for football and basketball will be broadcast live, while webcasts for all other sports will be archived and shown on-demand after the events.
Webcasting will begin with a live broadcast on January 20, 2007, as the Howard men's basketball team takes on Bethune Cookman College at 4 PM from Burr Gymnasium.
Log onto
www.howard-bison.com information and to view the broadcasts.
2007 Howard Athletic Webcasting Schedule (Spring Semester)
Sport Date Time Opponent Location of Game/Meet
M Basketball 1/20 4PM vs. Bethune Cookman Burr Gymnasium (Howard)
W Basketball 1/22 6PM vs. FAMU Burr Gymnasium (Howard)
W Basketball 1/27 2PM vs. Coppin State Burr Gymnasium (Howard)
W Basketball 1/29 6PM vs. Morgan State Univ. Burr Gymnasium (Howard)
M Basketball 1/29 8PM vs. Morgan State Univ. Burr Gymnasium (Howard)
M & W Indoor Track 2/3 All Day Black Colleges Track Classic Landover, MD
M &W Swimming/Diving 2/3 Noon HBCU Swimming & Diving Burr Pool (Howard) Championship
W Basketball 2/5 6PM vs. NC A&T University Burr Gymnasium (Howard)
M Basketball 2/5 7:30PM vs. NC A&T University Burr Gymnasium (Howard)
M Basketball 2/10 6:30PM vs. Delaware State Burr Gymnasium (Howard)
W Bowling 2/17 Noon at Morgan State Invite Perry Hall, MD
W Lacrosse 2/25 TBA vs. Monmouth Greene Stadium (Howard)
W Basketball 3/3 2PM vs. UMES Burr Gymnasium (Howard)
M Basketball 3/3 4PM vs. UMES Burr Gymnasium (Howard)
Softball 3/18 1PM vs. Hampton Banneker Field (D.C.)
M&W Outdoor Track 3/31 All Day at George Mason Fairfax, VA
M & W Tennis 4/4 2PM vs. Coppin State Banneker Courts
Softball 4/9 1PM vs. Delaware State Banneker Stadium (D.C.)
W Lacrosse 4/22 TBA vs. Davidson Greene Stadium (Howard)