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American Airlines Returns as a Presenting Sponsor of the 2004 Coaches vs. Cancer Classic

Princeton, NJ (November 9, 2004) – The Gazelle Group is pleased to announce that American Airlines will return as a Presenting Sponsor of the 2004 Coaches vs. Cancer Classic for the sixth straight year. American Airlines (www.aa.com) has been proud to play a part in many charitable events in New York and looks forward to once again teaming up with the National Association of Basketball Coaches in the fight against cancer.

Rick Giles, President of the Gazelle Group comments, "This marks the seventh year of support American Airlines has provided to the American Cancer Society through the Coaches vs. Cancer Classic. American Airlines is a valued partner in the fight against Cancer."

The Coaches vs. Cancer Classic features 16 teams from 16 conferences competing at four regional sites hosted by top-ranked teams -Syracuse, Memphis, Cal and Mississippi State (in Birmingham, AL). Regional action begins November 11th - 13th. The winners from each site will advance to play in the Championship Rounds at Madison Square Garden in New York City on November 18th - 19th. All four Championship Round games will be nationally televised on ESPN2.

Teams scheduled to participate at the regional host sites include: Alabama A&M, Belmont, Birmingham-Southern, Bucknell, Fairfield, George Mason, IPFW, Northern Colorado, Princeton, Savannah State, St. Mary's and UC Riverside. Outlined below are the dates, locations and match-ups for the event (Click here for a complete bracket):

Credential Requests for the Championship Rounds:
To request a credential for the Championship Rounds of the Coaches vs. Cancer Classic on November 18th & 19th at Madison Square Garden in New York City, please fax your Championship Round application (attached) to the Gazelle Group, Attn: Christopher Makos, (609) 921-2332. The deadline for the requests is Monday, November 15, 2004 at 5:00 PM. Those who have requested a credential request form will be notified of their status via email. Confirmed credentials can be picked up at Media Will Call at Madison Square Garden. Download a request form here.

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 1993, The Gazelle Group, producer of the Coaches vs. Cancer Classic, has raised over $2.1 million for Coaches vs. Cancer.

For more information about the Coaches vs. Cancer Classic, please visit www.coachesvscancer.com or contact Christopher Makos at (609) 921-1300 or cmakos@gazellegroup.com.