USA TODAY Introduces New Sports Features In Print and Online

MCLEAN, Va., March 17 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- USA TODAY will introduce new sports features today in the newspaper and online. In the newspaper, page 3 in the Sports section is now Page 3.0 - your connection to sports coverage online and on television each day. On USATODAY.com, a new sports blog is launching. Game On! will be written by two veteran USA TODAY sports reporters, Reid Cherner and Tom Weir.

Page 3.0 in the newspaper will be your daily resource for sports coverage online and on television each day. Columnists Christine Brennan, Michael Hiestand, and Mike Lopresti will be anchored on the page Mondays through Thursdays. Full weekend TV listings will remain a part of Friday's coverage. Page 3.0 will also serve as an appetizer to a smorgasbord of content online, including:

-- Programming guide: A list of the daily chats, anticipated news events, live audio/video game coverage and more.

-- The Ticker: A glance at the day's most popular stories on the Web.

-- Reader comments: Reader perspective on the news of the day.

-- Plus: Survey results, blog highlights, snippets from reporter profile pages and more about what readers are talking about.

Game On! can be found online at www.gameon.usatoday.com. Two veteran USA TODAY sports reporters who've seen it all will be bringing you the buzz on sports and inviting your participation through their blog. Reid Cherner joined USA TODAY in 1982 and has covered everything from preps to horse racing. Tom Weir joined USA TODAY in 1982 and has covered Super Bowls, Final Fours, World Series and the last 13 Olympic Games.

They want to be entertained and informed by you, the reader, then try to return the favor. Watch for their daily features, such as "Who's in Your Five?" college basketball entry every day at 11 a.m. ET, plus the latest news and cool stuff from across the Web.

USA TODAY is the nation's top-selling newspaper. It is published via satellite at 34 locations in the USA and at four sites abroad. With a total average daily circulation of 2.3 million, USA TODAY is available worldwide. USA TODAY is published by Gannett Co., Inc. NYSE: GCI. The USA TODAY brand also includes: USATODAY.com, an award-winning news and information Web site that is updated 24 hours per day; USA TODAY Sports Weekly, a magazine for enthusiasts of college and professional football and baseball; USA TODAY Mobile, offering up-to-the minute news and information on a variety of mobile platforms and devices; and USA TODAY LIVE, the television arm of the USA TODAY brand that brings the spirit and quality of the newspaper to television.