"We are building upon the solid foundation established this year with the inaugural season of our College Fanz 2009-2010 NAIA Football and NAIA Basketball Game of the Week broadcasts." said Rasmussen, founding partner and Chief Executive Officer of College Fanz. "The dedication of the teams and the enthusiasm of the fans I saw on campuses across the country were absolutely electric. This nationwide reaction led us to expand the universe of events that can be viewed live by the students, fans and alumni of hundreds of colleges and universities."

Grand Island, Nebraska – December 8, 2009 – College Fanz™ Sports Network, the world's largest online college sports community launched by ESPN Founder Bill Rasmussen, tips off their live broadcasts of college basketball this Saturday, December 12^th with a men's and women's basketball doubleheader, as the MidAmerica Nazarene Pioneers travel to Liberty, Missouri to face the William Jewell College Cardinals.

The premiere of "College Fanz Game Day" basketball features one of the most intense hoops rivalries in the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA), with both colleges located in the Kansas City Metro area and competing in the Heart of America Conference.

"I didn't think I was going to be out there very long," Sanchez said.

He lasted just long enough to make history.

Merging improbable circumstances with impressive pitching, Sanchez recorded the first no-hitter of the 2009 season in the Giants' 8-0 victory Friday night over the Padres.

Only a one-out fielding error in the eighth inning by third baseman Juan Uribe separated Sanchez from a perfect game. "It's [part of] the game," Sanchez said. "It can happen."

"We are very excited for this game to come," said Jason Dannelly, Director of NAIA Relations for the College Fanz Sports Network. "Not only is it a historic game but it will be an extremely entertaining game between two very well coached programs."

The McKendree Bearcats won their final three games of 2008 and finished 6-4. Head coach Carl Poelker enters his 28th season as a college head coach and 14th season with the Bearcats. During his tenure at McKendree, Poelker has led the Bearcats to a 94-41 overall record and seven NAIA playoff appearances in a span of 12 years. McKendree made five consecutive trips to the NAIA post-season from 2001-05. Under Poelker's leadership, McKendree has amassed 71 victories over the last nine years.

It was probably three years ago I had my famous run in with "hater" on the VSN message board. For those of you who missed it, it involved a camera, a smoothie and a really sarcastic attitude by yours truly. The run in with "hater" was just one of many run-ins I have had over the years with some of the more ambitious or self serving anonymous message board users on the site.

I love the message boards and I love the comments from day-to-day about the world of the NAIA. I've spent almost every waking minute of my professional life studying small college athletics and working in it from day to day.

Grand Island, Neb. – March 25, 2009 -- The initial rosters for the 3^rd annual College Fanz/Victory Sports Network NAIA "Senior Classic" have been released. Players range from 50 different NAIA schools from states across the country.

"This is an extremely talented group of football players," said Jason Dannelly, Director of NAIA Relations for the College Fanz Sports Network and founder of the annual football showcase. "This is easily the highest concentration of first team, second team and honorable mention All-Americans that we have ever had compete in this showcase event."