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Academy Bus Returns as an Associate Sponsor

Princeton, NJ (November 6, 2003) - The Gazelle Group is pleased to announce that Academy Bus returns as an associate sponsor of the Coaches vs. Cancer Classic.

Academy (www.academybus.com) is the largest provider of bus transportation for professional and collegiate sports teams in the NY, NJ & Philadelphia areas. Academy is proud to return as a sponsor and once again looks forward to being involved with such a beneficial event.

Match-ups for the event are as follows:

All four games will be televised nationally on ESPN2.

Last year's Coaches vs. Cancer Classic field included three eventual Final Four teams from the 2003 NCAA tournament -- Marquette, Syracuse and Texas. In addition to featuring 14 preseason Top 20 teams over the past four years, the event has opened the season with the last two eventual national champions competing at the Garden (Maryland in 2001-02 and Syracuse in 2002-03).

The Coaches vs. Cancer ® program, created by the American Cancer Society and the National Association of Basketball Coaches exists to leverage the strength, community leadership and celebrity of our country's basketball coaches to raise awareness and in turn, reduce cancer risk through education programs while raising funds for the American Cancer Society.

Since 1995, Gazelle, producer of the Coaches vs. Cancer Classic, has raised over $2 million for Coaches vs. Cancer ®. Tickets for the 2003 Coaches vs. Cancer Classic are on sale now through the Madison Square Garden Box Office, by calling TicketMaster at (212) 307-7171 or by logging on to the Coaches vs. Cancer Classic page of Ticketmaster.com.

For more information about the Coaches vs. Cancer Classic, please contact Michael Matkowski at (609) 921-1300 or mmatkowski@gazellegroup.com. General information about the Coaches vs. Cancer Classic can be found by logging on to www.cvcclassic.com.

Members of the media can download a Credential Application and visit the Media Page for event history and records, logos, and photos. visit the Media Page for event history and records, logos and photos.