washingtonpost.com Launches Press Break: College Basketball Browser

WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--washingtonpost.com today launched Press Break, a comprehensive source for news and information on NCAA Division I men’s college basketball teams in D.C., Maryland and Virginia. The interactive page includes a wide variety of features that give users a forum to compare area teams, discuss their players, coaches and seasons, and see how they fit in to the national college basketball scene.

Press Break will feature a new blog from Washington Post sports reporter Eric Prisbell and other college basketball news from other Post staffers as well as top sites around the Web, bringing users team and conference updates, stats and a big-picture analysis.

“Press Break is a unique resource that combines expert reporting from The Washington Post, recommended stories from other sites and interactive polls to enhance the coverage of Washington area men’s teams and stay on top of their overall position in the NCAA,” says Jon DeNunzio, sports editor at washingtonpost.com.

Other Press Break features include:

• Bracketized: A feature that lets fans vote on bracket-style matchups daily, deciding which local team is best in a in a particular category and narrowing down to a single winner at the end of each week.
• Bracket Watch: Eric Prisbell makes a weekly projection on how the NCAA will field its 65-field championship tournament.
• Cover Us: This allows users to vote in a poll to choose which of two matchups The Washington Post will cover in the coming week.
• News Feed: This presents the latest headlines about local men’s basketball teams, including significant web-only content.

• Must Reads: This daily feature links to some of the best coverage of national college basketball from other sites around the web.
• My Reading List: These are the Web sites, message boards and blogs notable college basketball fans consider essential reading.
• Atlantic 11 Poll: This is the new home for Washington Post blogger Dan Steinberg’s weekly ranking of the top 11 Division I men’s basketball teams in D.C., Maryland and Virginia.
• By the Numbers: These are the key stats you need to know about college basketball that day.
• Up Next: This lists the next game for each of the nine major local teams.

To visit Press Break, go to: http://voices.washingtonpost.com/press-break/

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