2008 NBA Summer League Presented by EA Sports

2008 NBA Summer League to be Presented by EA Sports

Additional Participating Partners Include adidas, Spalding and T-Mobile
The National Basketball Association (NBA) and EA SPORTS announced that EA SPORTS will be the presenting partner of the 2008 NBA Summer League, the league’s summer showcase in Las Vegas for top free agents and members of the 2008 Draft class.

As the presenting partner EA SPORTS will have a prominent in arena presence during all Summer League games and will receive advertising inventory in Summer League broadcasts on NBA TV and live webcasts on NBA.com. EA SPORTS will also welcome members of the media to Las Vegas by hosting a dinner at the Hardwood Suite at Palms Casino Resort where EA SPORTS is expected to make a major product announcement.

Additional partners of the 2008 NBA Summer League include adidas, Spalding, and T-Mobile USA. Each partner will conduct a variety of NBA-themed promotions surrounding the event and will have a strong branding presence in arena and in NBA Summer League media.

“The NBA Summer League presented by EA SPORTS is an annual right of passage where a new crop of talented players will take the court in search of securing a spot on an NBA team,” said Mark Tatum, NBA Senior Vice President of Marketing Partnerships. “As a long time partner of the NBA, EA SPORTS continues to expand their relationship with the league. Along with all of the event’s partners this year, the Summer League showcase will once again be a success for players and fans."

“NBA LIVE allows fans to extend the NBA season to 365 days a year,” said Jordan Edelstein, Director of Marketing, EA SPORTS. “We are fortunate to be a part of the NBA Summer League which achieves a similar goal of enabling fans to follow players from their favorite teams all year long.”

A total of 21 teams will compete in this year’s event in the desert and will feature 12 teams that appeared in this year’s NBA Playoffs, including the 2008 Western Conference Champion Los Angeles Lakers. From July 11 – 20, a 53-game schedule will be played at the Thomas & Mack Center and the COX Pavilion on the campus of the University of Nevada Las Vegas.

Recent participants in NBA Summer League presented by EA SPORTS include the last three NBA Rookie of the Year winners, Seattle’s Kevin Durant (2008), Brandon Roy of the Portland Trailblazers (2007) and New Orleans’ Chris Paul (2006).

The NBA LIVE video game franchise, is recognized worldwide for delivering the most authentic interactive basketball experience for more than a decade. The newest iteration in the series, NBA LIVE 09, is scheduled to be available in North America on October 7, and worldwide on October 14.

About the NBA
The NBA, founded in 1946, is a global sports and entertainment brand that features 30 teams in the United States and Canada. During the 2007-08 season, the NBA will distribute games and programming to 215 countries and territories in 41 languages. The league’s worldwide reach can also be seen with 76 international players from 31 countries and territories on NBA rosters.

NBA Cares is the league's social responsibility initiative that builds on the NBA's long tradition of addressing important social issues in the United States and around the world. Through this umbrella program, the NBA, its teams and players have committed to donating $100 million to charity, providing a million hours of hands-on service to the community, and creating 250 places where kids and families can live, learn or play. NBA Cares works with internationally recognized youth-serving programs that support education, youth and family development, and health-related causes, including: UNICEF; the Make-A-Wish Foundation; and the Global Business Coalition on HIV/AIDS, Malaria and Tuberculosis.

About Electronic Arts
Electronic Arts Inc. (EA), headquartered in Redwood City, California, is the world's leading interactive entertainment software company. Founded in 1982, the Company develops, publishes, and distributes interactive software worldwide for video game systems, personal computers, cellular handsets and the Internet. Electronic Arts markets its products under four brand names: EA SPORTSTM, EATM, EA SPORTS Freestyle TM and POGOTM. In fiscal 2008, EA posted GAAP net revenue of $3.67 billion and had 27 titles that sold more than one million copies. EA's homepage and online game site is www.ea.com. More information about EA's products and full text of press releases can be found on the Internet at http://info.ea.com

Extreme Thing Las Vegas Video

Dave Farra of X107.5 Xtreme Disorder hosts the 2008 Extreme Thing Sports & Music Festival Las Vegas. Some of this year's attractions include bmx/skateboard/inline competitions, pro skate/bmx exhibitions, as well as performances from Pennywise, Nonpoint, and many more.

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Local Bands Chosen - Extreme Thing

Local Bands Chosen to Play Extreme Thing

Fans Chose Seven Bands to Rock XPOZ Stage at Festival March 29
When looking for local bands to play this year’s Findlay Chevrolet’s Extreme Thing Sports and Music Festival, organizers looked to the fans. After the last preliminary concert was held on March 19, This Romantic Tragedy, Val-halla, Think, The Seventh Plague, The Countdown, Ministry of Love and Eyes Like Diamonds prevailed to rock the XPOZ stage at the festival March 29. The seven bands were voted into the gig by fans that bought tickets to six preliminary competitions and voted online.

Concerts were held on Wednesdays from Feb. 13 through March 19 at Jillian’s in downtown Las Vegas. The top seven hardest working bands secured their spots on stage. Bands will perform at various times throughout the festival from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. at Desert Breeze Skate Park, 8275 Spring Mountain Road at Durango Drive. The festival, now in its 13th year, will feature bands Pennywise, Chiodos, Escape the Fate, Nonpoint, Streetlight Manifesto, Alesana and In This Moment on the main stage along with a world class BMX Dirt Jump Competition hosted by local pro-rider Ricardo Laguna, professional wrestling by Adrenaline Unleashed and the Vegas AmJam Skate and BMX amateur competition.

Val-halla, out of Henderson, Nev. is Tyler Simmons, 15; Jake Massanari, 15; and Andrew Decker, 11. The band recently finished recording a 10-song CD with plans to release it in April. This Romantic Tragedy is a hardcore, experimental band that relies on guitar and keyboard harmonies and strong rhythms by Jay Camillerri, 22; David Diaz, 16; Kyle Huender, 18; Carlin Leavitt, 17; Mark Neuhardt, 16; and Gabe Centeno, 16. Eyes Like Diamonds was created in the wake of the A Dying Fate break up. Members Farahn Gaiter,18; Mason Wright, 18; Aaron Aufman, 19; and Tony Pell, 19, picked up former Fletch vocalist Diego Perez, 19, and created the band with pop and heavy tendencies. And the list goes on. Every band has a story and is psyched to play on the XPOZ stage.

Extreme Thing, produced by Clark County Parks & Recreation and House of Blues Concerts, is Nevada’s only premier action sports and music festival. Tickets are $17 in advance, $20 day of show, if available. All ages are welcome.

Only a personal bottle of water can be brought to the festival along with still cameras, sunscreen and cash, as there is no ATM on site and no re-entry. And array of food will be available, from barbecue to Thai, along with beverages. No alcohol will be sold. No animals, coolers, weapons or chairs are permitted.

Sponsors include Findlay Chevrolet , Jillian’s Las Vegas, 107.5 FM Xtreme Radio, City Life, My LVTV, The CW Las Vegas and XPOZ. Those interested can visit the Web site at www.extremething.com. Tickets can be purchased online at www.ticketmaster.com or www.hob.com or by phone at (702) 474-4000. Additional information can be found by calling Clark County Parks and Recreation at 455-8200 or visiting the Web site at www.accessclarkcounty.com/parks.

Ricardo Laguna - Extreme Thing 3-29

International champion Ricardo Laguna launches contest during Extreme Thing March 29

Local BMX professional and course creator Ricardo Laguna has put the “extreme” into Findlay Chevrolet’s Extreme Thing sports and music festival for the last four years. At 13, the festival has entered its teen years, which means the Ricardo Laguna Pro BMX Dirt Jump Competition will pull more gravity defying tricks than ever before. The challenge will take place on a specially designed course from 4 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Saturday, March 29. The festival is from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. All events take place at Desert Breeze Skate Park, 8275 Spring Mountain Road at Durango Drive. Tickets are $17 in advance, $20 day of show, if available. All ages are welcome.

Elite riders from around the world will compete in the season’s first National dirt contest of the year, where Laguna and Clark County Parks & Recreation create an extreme setting where riders will showcase their latest stunts in preparation for the upcoming season.

Renowned riders scheduled to compete include Australians Luke Parslow and Ryan Guettler and Dew Action Sports Tour reigning champion Antony Napoliton. Local competitors include Isaac McNeal, Kyle O’Hara and Reuel Erickson, who recently started the non-profit organization Action Sports United, which teaches children about the sport. Many of the riders competing also participate in the X Games and Dew Action Sports as well as other well-known contests worldwide.

Laguna, who came in second place at this year’s world championships, moved to Las Vegas at age 13 and graduated from Eldorado High School. The 25-year-old’s backyard, located in east Las Vegas, is his playground and canvas for future tracks.

In addition to extreme sports, this year’s festival will feature bands Pennywise, Chiodos, Escape the Fate, Nonpoint, Streetlight Manifesto, In This Moment, Scary Kids Scaring Kids and Alesana, professional wrestling by Adrenaline Unleashed and the Vegas AmJam Skate and BMX amateur competition. The XPOZ Zone also will welcome seven local bands performing in the smoke-free zone promoting the www.smokefreescene.com.

Only a personal bottle of water can be brought to the festival along with still cameras, sunscreen and cash, as there is no ATM on site and no re-entry. An array of food will be available, from barbecue to Thai, along with beverages. No alcohol will be sold. No animals, coolers, weapons or chairs are permitted.

Sponsors include: Findlay Chevrolet , Jillian’s Las Vegas, 107.5 FM Xtreme Radio, City Life, My LVTV, The CW Las Vegas, XPOZ House of Blues and Clark County Parks & Recreation.

Those interested can visit the Web site at www.extremething.com. Tickets can be purchased online at www.ticketmaster.com, at www.hob.com or by phone at (702) 474-4000. Additional information can be found by calling Clark County Parks and Recreation at (702) 455-8200 or visiting the web site at www.accessclarkcounty.com/parks.

AVP Crocs Hot Winter Nights - Orleans Arena

AVP AND LA SUNSET TAN TEAM UP TO OFFER FANS A UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY AT FINAL STOP OF THE CROCS HOT WINTER NIGHTS TOUR IN LAS VEGAS SATURDAY, FEB. 23

WHAT: The AVP Hot Winter Nights Tour will hold its 19th and final event at the Orleans Arena in Las Vegas, Nev., this Saturday, Feb. 23. Top AVP players Elaine Youngs, Nicole Branagh, Jenny Johnson Jordan, and April Ross will compete on the women’s side, while Las Vegas native Casey Jennings, Todd Rogers, Mike Lambert, and Sean Rosenthal will vie for the men’s title.

Fans attending the final stop of the AVP Hot Winter Nights tour will be offered the unique opportunity to meet one of the stars of E! Television Network’s hit reality series, “Sunset Tan.” Janelle Perry, manager of LA Sunset Tan’s newest location opening in Las Vegas at Palms Place in March 2008, will be at the AVP Hot Winter Nights Tour finale to demonstrate what many Hollywood celebrities already know and love about LA Sunset Tan’s luxurious treatments. Fans will also have the chance to compete to win a LA Sunset Tan gift basket.

Interested fans can stop by the Sunset Tan booth to sample products and LA Sunset Tan’s custom bronzing by Janelle and the Sunset tan staff on-site at the final AVP CROCS Hot Winter Nights Tour stop.

LA Sunset Tan was founded in 2003 by Devin Haman and Jeff Bozz. Over four successful years, they partnered with longtime friend Larry Rudolph and expanded the business. LA Sunset Tan gained national exposure in 2006 with the E! reality series documenting the foibles of the tanning salon industry called “Sunset Tan.” LA Sunset Tan at Palms Place will be the first salon located outside of California.

For more information on the AVP and the AVP Crocs Hot Winter Nights Tour, visit www.avp.com.

WHEN: Saturday, February 23, 2008 at 7:30 p.m.

WHERE:
Orleans Arena
The Orleans Hotel & Casino
4500 West Tropicana Avenue
Las Vegas, NV 89103

The AVP Crocs Hot Winter Nights Tour is the first indoor volleyball tour of its kind and will travel to 19 cities throughout the country. The tour kicked off Jan. 10, 2008 in Oklahoma City, OK, and ends Feb. 23 in Las Vegas, NV. The AVP Crocs Hot Winter Nights Tour will bring the excitement of beach volleyball indoors, with over 200 tons of sand and the most popular and talented AVP players. The event will include a three-hour competition and a beach festival designed to re-create the fun and exciting warm-weather beach atmosphere indoors when it is cold outside.

Extreme Thing Harnesses Music and Action March 29

Pennywise Headlines Extreme Sports Music Festival

Findlay Chevrolet’s Extreme Thing 2008, sports and music festival roars back for the 13th year, with a lineup featuring concerts, professional BMX and wrestling demonstrations and skate competitions. Extreme Thing, produced by Clark County Parks & Recreation and House of Blues Concerts, is Nevada’s only premier action sports and music festival and is set for 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. on Saturday, March 29 at the Desert Breeze Skate Park, 8275 Spring Mountain Road at Durango Drive. Tickets are $17 in advance, $20 day of show, if available. All ages are welcome.

Extreme Thing will feature bands Pennywise, Chiodos, Escape the Fate, Nonpoint, Streetlight Manifesto, Alesana and In This Moment along with a world class BMX Dirt Jump Competition hosted by local pro-rider Ricardo Laguna, professional wrestling by Adrenaline Unleashed and the Vegas AmJam Skate and BMX amateur competition. The XPOZ Zone will welcome seven to eight local bands performing in the smoke-free zone promoting the www.smokefreescene.com.

Pennywise, this year’s headliner, hails from Hermosa Beach and cracked into the public consciousness in 1991. The death of original bassist Jason Thirsk in 1996 sent the band reeling, but it regrouped with new bassist Randy Bradbury for the album Full Circle. Since then, the band released Straight Ahead in 1999, Live at the Key Club in 2000 and Land of the Free? in 2001. After a brief hiatus, the band returned in 2003 with From the Ashes. The most recent album, The Fuse, takes politics, societal issues and pop culture and puts them on the chopping block. The band consists of Bradbury, frontman Jim Lindberg, drummer Byron McMackin and guitarist Fletcher Dragge.

The “chaotic mischief” of Escape the Fate returns home to Las Vegas for this event. The hometown band conquered crowds at last summer’s Van’s Warped Tour and sold out venues with bands Bless the Fall and Bullet for My Valentine. The group plans to release its next record this year, which Alternative Press magazine has called one of its “Most Anticipated Albums of 2008.”

Nonpoint has survived ten years in the music business and paid witness to the rise and fall of trends, record albums and the “next big things.” In the last two years, Nonpoint’s music has appeared on television and film, including a remake of Phil Collins’ “In the Air Tonight” for “Miami Vice” as well as the movie trailer for Quentin Tarantino’s “Grindhouse.” The band is fit for Extreme Thing, as it has partnered with the WWE for a pre-Wrestlemania performance, and the song “Everybody Down” appears in the 2008 edition of the WWE’s flagship video game “Raw vs. Smackdown.”

The Alternative Press called Chiodos “an arresting piece of post-modern musical art,” but it’s nothing new to the fans. Chiodos is supporting Linkin Park during its 2008 North American Tour, and its sophomore album Bone Palace Ballet debuted at number five on the Billboard charts last fall. The sextet includes vocalist Craig Owens, bassist Matt Goddard, keyboardist and vocalist Brad Bell, drummer Derrick Frost and guitarists Jason Hale and Pat McManaman.

Six old friends and once members of the New Jersey ska underworld, came together to form Streetlight Manifesto nearly seven years ago. The band is comprised of members from two popular New Jersey ska bands Catch 22 and One Cool Guy. The group was signed to Victory Records in 2002, and even though the line up has changed, the vibe of punk, ska and reggae band is still the same.

Born in the wake of hardcore rock in Raleigh, N.C. in 2004, Alesana brings a tenderness to rock music with its gut-wrenching vocals, emotion and “intelligent breakdowns.” The band has appeared on the MTV Show “My Super Sweet Sixteen” and released its first national album On Frail Wings of Vanity and Wax in 2006.

As a band, In This Moment takes its name as its mantra – five people trying to carve out a niche instead of waiting for one to come to them. The band formed in 2005 when Southern California residents Chris Howorth, guitar, and Maria Brink, vocals, met and crafted five songs, calling the project In This Moment. Drummer Jeff Fabb, guitarist Blake Bunzel and bassist Jesse Landry joined and the band signed with Century Media Records. The band scored single hits on Sirius radio from the first album Beautiful Tragedy. Organic buzz and tours with bands such as 36 Crazyfists, Dead to Fall, Walls of Jericho and Kittie are creating a wide fan base for In This Moment.

Only a personal bottle of water can be brought to the festival along with still cameras, sunscreen and cash, as there is no ATM on site and no re-entry. And array of food will be available, from barbecue to Thai, along with beverages. No alcohol will be sold. No animals, coolers, weapons or chairs are permitted.

Sponsors include Findlay Chevrolet , Jillian’s Las Vegas, 107.5 FM Xtreme Radio, Red Bull, CityLife, My LVTV, The CW Las Vegas and XPOZLV.com.

Those interested can visit the Web site at www.extremething.com. Tickets can be purchased online at www.ticketmaster.com or www.hob.com or by phone at (702) 474-4000. Additional information can be found by calling Clark County Parks and Recreation at (702) 455-8200 or visiting the Web site at www.accessclarkcounty.com/parks.