Fox Sports is the brand name for a number of sports channels, broadcast divisions, programming, and other media around the world that are either owned or partially owned by News Corporation.^[1] The name originates from News Corporation's Fox Entertainment Group based in the United States, which in turn was derived from the name of the Fox Film Corporation. The Fox Sports name has since been used in News Corporation's other sports media assets around the world.

Channels and divisions[link]

International[link]

• Fox Sports International, an international sports programming and production entity of the Fox International Channels Group, which distributes sports programming to various countries.
• Fox Sports Latinoamérica, is a Spanish cable television network broadcasting to various Latin American countries.

• • Fox Sports North: Venezuela, America Central and Rep. Dominicana
  • Fox Sports East: México
  • Fox Sports South: Colombia, Perú, Bolivia and Ecuador.
  • Fox Sports West: Argentina, Paraguay and Uruguay
  • Fox Sports Premium: Chile
  • Fox Sports Basic: Chile
  • Fox Sports+: All latin american countries

Australia[link]

• Fox Sports (Australia), a group of sports channels owned by the Premier Media Group, which is in turn a joint venture between News Corporation and the Australian company Consolidated Media Holdings.
• Fox Sports News is a cable and satellite channel that continuously televises sports news 19 hours per day.
• Fox Footy Channel is a reinstated channel that operated from 2002 to 2006 that primarily featured the Australian Football League.

Brazil[link]

• Fox Sports (Brazil) is a Brazilian sports channel launched on February 5, 2012.

Canada[link]

• Fox Sports World Canada is a specialty channel primarily featuring soccer and other events around the world.

Turkey[link]

• Fox Sports Türkiye is a former sports channel that was distributed by the Turkish provider Digiturk.

United States[link]

• Fox Sports (United States), the sports division of the Fox Broadcasting Company, one of commercial television broadcast networks.
• Fox Sports Radio is a national sports talk radio network.
• Fox College Sports is a sports channel devoted to college sports.
• Fox Deportes, formerly Fox Sports en Español, presents sports programming in Spanish.
• Fox Soccer, formerly Fox Sports World and Fox Soccer Channel, is a television specialty channel devoted to soccer.
• Fox Sports Net is a collection of cable TV regional sports networks broadcasting across the United States. These regional channels include:
  • Fox Sports Arizona
  • Fox Sports Bay Area, another name for Comcast SportsNet Bay Area
  • Fox Sports Carolinas also SportSouth
  • Fox Sports Detroit also Fox Sports Detroit Plus
  • Fox Sports Florida also Sun Sports
  • Fox Sports Houston
  • Fox Sports Indiana
  • Fox Sports Kansas City
  • Fox Sports Midwest
  • Fox Sports North
  • Fox Sports Ohio
  • Fox Sports Oklahoma
  • Fox Sports Pittsburgh, another name for Root Sports Pittsburgh
  • Fox Sports Rocky Mountain, another name for Root Sports Rocky Mountain
  • Fox Sports San Diego
  • Fox Sports South also SportSouth
  • Fox Sports Southwest
  • Fox Sports Tennessee also SportSouth
  • Fox Sports West and Prime Ticket
  • Fox Sports Wisconsin
• Speed is a network for motor sports.

Other media[link]

News Corporation has also used the Fox Sports name in its other sports media assets. Foxsports.com, a web site operated by News Corp. Digital Media, provides sports news online. The Fox Sports College Hoops '99 basketball video game is published by their Fox Interactive division.

References[link]

Riley Reiff (born December 1, 1988) is an American football offensive tackle for the Detroit Lions. He is one of the top ranked offensive tackles of his class and was a first-round selection in the 2012 NFL Draft.^[1][2]

High school career[link]

Reiff attended Parkston High School in Parkston, South Dakota, where he was a two-way lineman. In fact, he was listed as a three-star defensive end prospect by Rivals.com in 2008.^[3] Reiff chose Iowa over offers from Minnesota and Nebraska.

College career[link]

After redshirting his initial year at Iowa, Reiff started 11 of 13 games on the Hawkeyes' offensive line—three at left tackle, seven at left guard and final game at right tackle. He was named third team Freshman All-America by College Football News. In his sophomore year, Reiff replaced Bryan Bulaga at left tackle, starting all 13 games of the season. He was named second team All-Big Ten by league coaches and media.

A preseason All-American, Reiff started all 13 games at left tackle in his junior season as well. He was named All-Big Ten by coaches and media, as well as All-American by Pro Football Weekly, which evaluates players on NFL prospects and draft value rather just college production.^[4] On January 4, 2012, only a few days after Iowa's loss in the 2011 Insight Bowl, Reiff announced his decision to forgo his final year of eligibility at Iowa, entering the 2012 NFL Draft.^[5]

Professional career[link]

2012 NFL Draft[link]

Already prior to his junior season, Reiff has been projected as a potential first round NFL Draft.^[6][7] In October 2011, Sports Illustrated′s Tony Pauline ranked him as the No. 14 prospect on his midseason draft board.^[8] Prior to the NFL Combine in February 2012, Reiff was still perceived as a top-15 pick.^[9] At the combine, Reiff displayed decent athleticism but disappointed with his measureables; his 33+¹⁄₄ in (84.5 cm) arms—although longer than those of Joe Thomas (32+¹⁄₂ in/82.6 cm) and Jake Long (32+⁷⁄₈ in/83.5 cm)—were deemed too short for an NFL left tackle.^[10] As a result, Reiff dropped out of the first round in some post-combine mock drafts.^[11][12] However, Mike Mayock still ranked him the No. 2 offensive tackle, behind Matt Kalil, after the combine,^[13] just as he did prior to the combine.^[14]

Reiff was drafted by the Lions as No. 23 overall. He was the second of only two offensive tackles selected in the first round of the 2012 NFL Draft (besides Matt Kalil).

Personal[link]

While an incoming freshman at Iowa, Reiff was charged with public intoxication, being arrested only after a 20 minute foot chase through downtown Iowa City, Iowa.^[15]

References[link]

External links[link]

• NFL Combine bio
• Iowa Hawkeyes bio

Robert P. Griffin
United States Senator from Michigan
In office May 11, 1966 – January 3, 1979 Serving with Philip A. Hart (1966-1975) and Donald W. Riegle, Jr. (1975-1979)
Preceded by	Patrick V. McNamara
Succeeded by	Carl Levin
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Michigan's 9th district
In office January 3, 1957 – May 10, 1966
Preceded by	Ruth Thompson
Succeeded by	Guy Vander Jagt
14th Minority Whip of the United States Senate
In office September 7, 1969 – January 3, 1977
Leader	Hugh D. Scott, Jr.
Preceded by	Hugh D. Scott, Jr. (R)
Succeeded by	Ted Stevens (R)
Personal details
Born	(1923-11-06) November 6, 1923 (age 88) Detroit, Michigan
Nationality	American
Political party	Republican
Alma mater	Central Michigan College University of Michigan Law School
Religion	Congregationalist
Military service
Service/branch	United States Army
Years of service	1943–1946
Unit	71st Infantry Division
Battles/wars	World War II

Robert Paul Griffin (born November 6, 1923) was a U.S. Representative, U.S. Senator from the state of Michigan and Justice of the Michigan Supreme Court.

Griffin was born in Detroit, Michigan and attended public schools in Garden City and Dearborn. During the Second World War, he enlisted in the 71st Infantry Division in 1943 and spent fourteen months in Europe. After the war, he graduated from Central Michigan College (now Central Michigan University) at Mount Pleasant in 1947. He received a law degree from the University of Michigan Law School and was admitted to the bar in 1950. He commenced the practice of law in Traverse City.

Griffin was elected as a Republican to U.S. House of Representatives from the Michigan's 9th congressional district in 1956, unseating incumbent Ruth Thompson in the Republican primary. He served in the Eighty-fifth United States Congress and to the four succeeding Congresses, serving from January 3, 1957, until his resignation May 10, 1966. He was appointed by Governor George Romney on May 11, 1966, to the United States Senate to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Patrick V. McNamara. He was elected November 8, 1966, to a full six-year term, defeating former Governor Soapy Williams by a 56% to 44% margin, commencing January 3, 1967 and was reelected in 1972, winning a tough race against state Attorney General Frank J. Kelley, and served from May 11, 1966, to January 2, 1979. He was Republican Whip 1969–1977. He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1978, narrowly defeated by Democrat Carl Levin. He was a justice of the Michigan Supreme Court 1987–1994. His son, Richard Allen Griffin, was a judge on the Michigan Court of Appeals from 1989 to 2005, until he was appointed by President George W. Bush to the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit in 2005.

During Griffin's first Senate campaign in 1966, a suburban Detroit rock band, Doug Brown and the Omens, released a promotional flexidisc in support of his candidacy. The song, "Give Bob The Ball" (which extolled Griffin's "youth and experience") has been included on the garage rock compilation album Friday At The Hideout.

Robert Griffin is currently (as of 2010^[update]) a resident of Traverse City.

Bibliography[link]

• Griffin, Robert P. "The Landrum-Griffin Act: Twelve Years of Experience in Protecting Employee Rights." Georgia Law Review 5 (summer 1971): 622–42
• Griffin, Robert P. "Rules and Procedure of the Standing Committees." In We Propose: A Modern Congress, edited by Mary McInnis, pp. 37–53. New York: McGraw-Hill Book Co., 1966.

External links[link]

• Presentation of the Portrait of the Honorable Robert P. Griffin
• Robert P. Griffin at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress

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Leo Howard (born July 13, 1997) is an American actor, model and martial artist. Beginning his martial arts training at the age of four and an acting career at the age of seven, Howard is known for incorporating his karate and wushu skills into his feature film and television roles; as "Young Snake Eyes" in the 2009 action film, G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra, as "Young Conan" in the 2011 fantasy film, Conan the Barbarian and as "Jack" on the Disney XD comedy series, Kickin' It.

Early life[link]

Leo Howard was born on July 13, 1997 in Newport Beach, California, the son of Randye and Todd "The Big Bulldog" Howard.^[1][2][3][4] His parents are professional dog breeders and operate The Big Bulldog Ranch, where they specialize in breeding english and french bulldogs.^[5][6] Howard attended Tri-City Christian Schools in Vista, California and spent much of his childhood growing up in the small town of Fallbrook in Northern San Diego County, before devoting himself to a full-time acting career.^[1][2][3]

Career[link]

Martial arts[link]

Howard developed an interest in martial arts at the age of three, and began studying at the age of four when his parents enrolled him at a dojo in Oceanside, California.^{[3][4][7][8][9]} A year later, his parents enrolled him at another dojo which specialized in the Okinawan discipline of Shōrin-ryū and at the age of seven, he began developing his extreme martial arts skills by adding gymnastics to his routine.^[1][3][7] Howard began training under martial arts world champion Matt Mullins when Mullins made an exception allowing Howard to become the youngest student in his class.^[3][10] By the age of eight, Howard had won three world championships.^[1][3][7] His specialty is Shōrin-ryū, in which he holds a black belt.^[1][3][10]

At the age of nine, Howard became the youngest member to perform with Mullins' Sideswipe Performance Team, a traveling martial arts-based group that entertains audiences across the country with a combination of martial arts, dance and acrobatics.^[1][3][10] In June 2011, Howard spoke of the experience performing with Sideswipe – "I think that's what really got me addicted to performing. My role changed as I've grown as a performer and just plain grown. I was OK, I wasn't that great at the start, so they would do cool moves and then poof! Here'd be this cute kid running out there to do some karate. But for the last couple of years I've been one of the main performers."^[3]

Acting[link]

From a young age, Howard was a fan of Bruce Lee and Chuck Norris films, and admired their ability to incorporate martial arts into their acting.^[1][7][10] At the age of seven, Howard told his mother that he wanted to be an actor.^[7][8] It was at a martial arts tournament that Howard was first spotted by someone who thought he had the looks to go into show business and referred him to their talent agent.^[3][7] This led to work as a model for print advertorials and then as an actor in commercials.^[3] In 2010, Howard remembered his excitement about breaking into show business, saying – "The commercials were just insane to me. Getting a commercial was like getting a lead role in a movie to me."^[3]

In 2005, Howard made his television debut shortly before his eighth birthday with a small guest-starring role on the USA Network series, Monk dressed as a "little karate kid" for Halloween, his one line in the episode being "Maybe he's afraid of karate".^[1][2][3][7] Howard would spend the next several years performing with Sideswipe Performance Team before returning to acting in 2009.^[1][10]

In 2009, Howard landed his first steady job interviewing celebrities as "Leo Little", the host of the short-form Disney Channel talk show series, Leo Little's Big Show and made his feature film debut as "Eric Brooks" in the family film Aussie and Ted.^{[1][2][3][10]} In August of that year, Howard gained notoriety for his martial arts skills when he appeared as "Young Snake Eyes", performing all of his own stunts in a flashback scene for the Paramount action-adventure film G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra.^{[1][2][3][10]} Later that same month, he appeared in a co-starring role as "Laser", one of the three "Short" brothers in the family comedy film Shorts, which earned the cast the Young Artist Award for that year as "Best Young Ensemble Cast".^[1][10][11] In November of 2009, Howard began a recurring role as "Hart Hamlin" on the Disney XD series, Zeke and Luther.^[1][3] In 2010, Howard landed in his first leading role playing "Logan Hoffman" in the independent feature film, Logan.^[1][10]

In August of 2011, Howard starred as "Young Conan", once again performing all of his own stunts in the sword and sorcery film, Conan the Barbarian.^{[1][2][7][9][12]} The film received mixed reviews, but Howard was praised for his performance, with film critic, Ty Burr of The Boston Globe writing – "The star (Jason Mamoa) is arguably outshined by Leo Howard, the feral 13-year-old actor who plays the young Conan in the opening scenes."^[13] In an interview with Empire Magazine, director Marcus Nispel spoke of working with Howard, – "After we finished the film, I went to Lionsgate and said 'Y’know, the movie to do next is Conan: The Early Years.' Leo absolutely blew me away. Almost the entire first act of Conan is the kid, which is unheard of. At the start, reading the script, everyone was like 'We have to cut that down to ten minutes'. And now everyone’s like ‘Can we make that longer?!’ He worked out like a charm. There aren’t many young actors who could carry that sort of weight."^[12]

In June of 2011, Howard landed a starring role as "Jack", a teenage karate expert who befriends a group of high school misfits on the Disney XD comedy series, Kickin' It.^[1][2][3][7] Howard recalled his reaction when he first got the script to audition for the show, saying – "I saw it was a martial arts show and I thought, 'Oh! I have to do this!'"^[3] With Howard receiving top billing and performing all of his own stunts, the series quickly became Disney XD's number 1 original series in the network's history, and in September 2011, Disney XD announced the show had been renewed for a second season.^[9][14]

Personal life[link]

Howard is home-schooled to accommodate his busy work schedule on Kickin' It and spends most of his time living in the Howard family's home in Studio City, California when he's working, but says he still considers his childhood town of Fallbrook home.^[2][3] While still devoted to his passion for martial arts, Howard has stated that he has become more careful when it comes to "fighting" and "sparring" matches, due to the potential for injuries that could interfere with his obligations as an actor.^[7][8][10]

Howard's hobbies include cooking, playing guitar and collecting antique weapons, including swords and knives.^{[4][8][9][15]} The centerpiece of his collection being the big "Conan" sword that was presented to him after filming was completed on Conan the Barbarian.^[9] Howard has expressed a love for animals and has a pet bulldog named "Bella".^[4][9] He's also interested in veterinary medicine and volunteers at his local veterinary clinic in his free time.^[4]

In August 2011, Spike TV announced it had ordered ten half-hour episodes of a new reality series starring Leo Howard's parents, Todd and Randye Howard, titled World's Worst Tenants.^[16] The series will reportedly follow Todd and Randye Howard as they confront "the most despicable, dirty, outrageous, dangerous and insane tenants imaginable" and forcibly evict them from residential and commercial properties, and is scheduled to premiere June 12, 2012.^[16]

Filmography[link]

Awards[link]

References[link]

External links[link]

• Official website
• Leo Howard on Twitter
• Leo Howard at the Internet Movie Database
• Leo Howard at AllRovi
• Leo Howard at TV Guide