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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height:115%"><b><span style="font-size:13.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><img width="270" height="163" style="width:2.8125in;height:1.6979in" id="image1.png" src="cid:image001.png@01DB6035.165712E0" alt="A logo for a sports team
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height:115%"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Inaugural
<i>Coretta Scott King Classic</i> Basketball Showcase Comes to Newark’s Prudential Center Monday, January 20
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height:115%"><a name="_Hlk186747031"><i><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">FOX Sports, Harris Blitzer Sports & Entertainment (HBSE) and Playfly Sports
</span></i></a><i><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">team up to launch first-of-its-kind event featuring Women’s College Basketball powerhouse programs #1 UCLA, #5 Texas, #8 Maryland, and Baylor at Newark’s Prudential Center airing nationally on
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">WHAT:
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Monday, January 20, 2025 – Martin Luther King Jr. Day - the inaugural
<b>Coretta Scott King Classic</b> will be held at Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey, featuring four prestigious women’s college basketball programs:
<b>#1 UCLA, #5 Texas, #8 Maryland, and Baylor</b>. <br>
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The Coretta Scott King Classic (CSKC) was formed by <b>FOX Sports, Harris Blitzer Sports & Entertainment,
</b>and<b> Playfly Sports</b> and this is the first time the names of <b>Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.</b> and
<b>Coretta Scott King</b> have been licensed for a sporting event. The CSKC joint venture partners have partnered with
<b>The King Center,</b> founded by <b>Coretta Scott King</b> and currently led by their daughter
<b>Dr. Bernice A. King</b>, to launch this event.<br>
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Broadcasted nationally on FOX, the games will take place at 3:00 PM and 5:30 PM ET, with matchups of #1 UCLA vs. Baylor and #5 Texas vs. #8 Maryland. </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right:9.35pt"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Tickets to the
<b>Coretta Scott King Classic</b> basketball showcase are on sale now: </span><a href="https://www.ticketmaster.com/coretta-scott-king-classic-newark-new-jersey-01-20-2025/event/02006136FCEB573B"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext">HERE</span></a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right:9.35pt"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">For full event details visit
</span><a href="https://prucenter.com/events/coretta-scott-king-classic"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#0563C1">https://prucenter.com/events/coretta-scott-king-classic</span></a><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Monday, January 20, 2025</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Game 1: 3:00pm ET – #1 UCLA vs. Baylor</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Game 2: 5:30pm ET – #5 Texas vs. #8 Maryland
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">WHERE:</span></b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">To apply for access & credentials to the Coretta Scott King Classic, please fill out this
</span></b><a href="https://prucenter.com/media-request"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#0563C1">Media Request Form</span></b></a><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">. All info must be filled in and accurate for consideration.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Deadline for media applications is Monday, January 13, 2025.</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#000001">Megan Ley</span></b><b><span style="font-size:1.0pt;font-family:remialcxesans;color:white"></span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#000001">PRUDENTIAL CENTER AND NEW JERSEY DEVILS</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
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