Article: EA SPORTS Teams With Intersport and Basketball Legend Sonny Vaccaro for the 2001 EA SPORTS Roundball Classic; Annual High School All-Star Game Finds a New Home in Chicago.

Business Editors/Sports and Entertainment Writers

REDWOOD CITY, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 17, 2001

EA SPORTS(TM) is pleased to announce that it has reached an agreement with Intersport Inc. to be the title sponsor of the 2001 EA SPORTS Roundball Classic. The former Sonny V Roundball Classic, the 2001 EA SPORTS Roundball Classic will take place on Monday, April 9 at 8 p.m. CDT, and will be broadcast live on ESPN2. Tickets for the event will be available through Ticketmaster at 312/559-1212 with proceeds benefiting a select group of children's charities in the Chicago area.

The 2001 EA SPORTS Roundball Classic moves north from Raleigh, N.C., ...

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