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Hall of Fame NFL running back John Riggins is making his return to the Sirius Satellite Radio NFL lineup as a regular host, starting today.

Riggins hosted a daily show on Sirius NFL Radio from 2004 to 2006.

"If you're an NFL fan, you're not going to find a better place to talk football than Sirius NFL Radio," said Riggins.

Riggins will host "The Sirius Blitz" Tuesdays through Fridays, 10am - 1pm ET, every week on Sirius NFL Radio channel 124. Riggins will co-host "The Sirius Blitz" alongside longtime Sirius NFL Radio personality Adam Schein.

"I'm excited to be back and am looking forward to being part of a show that I hope will be as fun and engaging for the listeners as I know it'll be for me," added Riggins.

Sirius Satellite Radio will kick off its 4th annual Sirius NFL Radio Training Camp Tour featuring live on-site broadcasts from all 32 NFL team training camps, plus the 2008 Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony.

Over a three week period - July 26th to August 14th - Sirius NFL Radio hosts will broadcast live on location from all 32 NFL training camp sites around the country. Sirius' NFL insiders will provide an expert look at every team, interview players, coaches and franchise executives, and will evaluate everything from the performances of fresh-out-of college rookies to the intense head-to-head competitions for starting roles.

All shows will air on Sirius NFL Radio (ch 124).

On Saturday, July 26th, the tour launches with back-to-back shows from the training camps of the New York Jets and the World Champion New York Giants. Former NFL defensive lineman Tim Ryan and longtime NFL front office executive Pat Kirwan will provide a first look at the defending Super Bowl champs when they host The End Zone live (2-6pm ET) from the Giants' camp at the University at Albany in upstate New York.

Immediately before The End Zone, veteran Sirius personality Adam Schein and former NFL lineman Ross Tucker will host The Sirius Blitz live (11am-2pm ET) from the Jets' camp at Hofstra University in Hempstead, NY.

In addition to Ryan, Kirwan, Schein and Tucker, other Sirius hosts featured on the tour will include Gil Brandt, the longtime Pro Personnel exec for the Dallas Cowboys, former players Randy Cross, Shannon Sharpe, Solomon Wilcots and Jim Miller, former NFL coach Dean Dalton, plus NFL experts Vic Carucci, Zig Fracassi, Howard Balzer, Paul Allen and Steve Cohen.

Check out the full schedule and a neato interactive map here.

Sirius Satellite Radio will broadcast the 2008 UEFA European Football Championship, commonly known as the Euro 2008, in both English and Spanish-language broadcasts starting on Saturday, June 7th.

Sirius will air every match of the Euro 2008 with live play-by-play coverage of Switzerland v. Czech Republic at 12pm ET, followed by Portugal v. Turkey at 2:45pm ET.

Euro 2008 will take place in Austria and Switzerland from June 7th to June 29th. A total of 16 national teams - the two host nations and 14 other qualifiers - from around Europe participate in the tournament with the winner representing the UEFA at the 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup. Euro 2008 will feature Austria, Croatia, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and Turkey.

The Euro 2008 matches will air on Sirius' ESPN All Access (ch 121) throughout the tournament. On days when two matches are played simultaneously, the second match will air live on Sirius channel 125. Spanish-language broadcasts of Euro 2008 matches will be carried on ESPN Deportes Radio, (ch 181).

Sirius Satellite Radio has entered into an agreement with Formula One Management to become the exclusive North American radio broadcaster of all Formula 1 (F1) races.

Sirius' F1 schedule kicks off this weekend with live coverage of the Monaco Grand Prix on Sunday, May 25th at 8am ET on Sirius channel 125. Often referred to as the crown jewel of F1, the Monaco Grand Prix is one of the only street circuits in use.

The FIA Formula 1 World Championship is the highest end of open wheeled motor racing and a single season can consist of a series of 18 races, known as Grands Prix, run from March to November on road course circuits, and in a few cases on closed city streets. The cars race at high speeds, exceeding 200 mph, and the results of each race are combined to determine two annual World Championships, one for drivers and one for constructors (teams).

Sirius will broadcast the entire remainder of the 2008 calendar's races live nationwide on Sirius 125, including the first-ever F1 night race, being held in Singapore on September 28th.

Click the jump to see the full schedule...

Tony Stewart will be hosting his weekly NASCAR Radio show live from Graceland on Monday, May 12th.

Stewart and co-host Matt Yocum will host the show in front of a live audience at Elvis' home on NASCAR Radio (ch 128). As part of the show, Stewart will talk about the one-of-a-kind collection in the Elvis Presley Automobile Museum, which showcases more than 33 vehicles owned by Elvis including his famous Pink Cadillac, Harley Davidson motorcycles, the red MG he drove in the movie Blue Hawaii and more.

The two-time NASCAR Sprint Cup Series champion will also be as a guest DJ live on Sirius' Elvis Radio (ch 13) before going on "Tony Stewart Live." There he'll play a selection of his favorite Elvis songs.

"I can't sing and I can't act, but I do like Elvis' music and I can collect cars," said Stewart, who has more than 40 vehicles in his own collection.

Listen to this special "Tony Stewart Live" from Graceland on Monday from 8-10pm ET/7-9pm CT.

The Daytona 500 will be turning 50 this year, and Sirius is airing comprehensive coverage of "The Great American Race" with the live race broadcast, plus multiple channels carrying in-car audio.

On Sunday, February 17th, Sirius will give 15 hours of live coverage of the 50th running of the Daytona 500 starting at 8am ET. Sirius NASCAR Radio (ch 128) will carry the race broadcast live nationwide (2:30 pm ET) and additional Driver2Crew Chatter channels will carry the in-car audio of NASCAR's top drivers.

Sirius will combine the race broadcast with the driver-to-crew chatter on the Driver2Crew Chatter channels, allowing fans to follow the overall race call and the in-car audio of a driver on a single channel.

Here's what subscribers can hear for this weekend's Daytona 500:

• Live race call provided by Motor Racing Network - channel 128
• Jimmie Johnson in-car audio - channel 122
• Dale Earnhardt, Jr. in-car audio - channel 125
• Tony Stewart in-car audio - channel 126
• Jeff Gordon in-car audio - channel 127
• Fan's Choice - channel 123 (Driver TBD)

The "Fan's Choice" channel will feature the in-car audio of a driver as voted on by the fan (go here to choose your favorite).

Sirius NASCAR Radio will also provide full coverage of the Gatorade Duels on Thursday at 1:15pm ET, the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race on Friday at 7:30pm ET and the NASCAR Nationwide Series race on Saturday at 12:45pm ET.

In addition to NASCAR Radio being live from Daytona throughout Speedweeks with live infield action and in the "Fan Zone" atop the Cup garage; Sirius will also debut a new nighttime show during Daytona 500 week.

Entitled "Late Shift," the new show will be hosted throughout the year by Rick Benjamin and Buddy Baker and will premiere on Wednesday, February 13th (from 9pm to midnight ET) and air Wednesday and Thursday nights (8pm - 11pm ET after Daytona 500) throughout the year on NASCAR Radio.

The addition of "Late Shift," brings NASCAR Radio's programming schedule to a minimum of 15 hours of live talk every weekday.

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Photo: Jimmie Johnson and Michael Waltrip on the Daytona 500 front row.

Sirius will be increasing their coverage of Super Bowl XLII, with 12 live broadcasts featuring game calls in eight languages - up from the 11 broadcasts and seven languages from last year.

Sirius will also provide live day-long news and expert analysis every day of Super Bowl Week.

On Super Bowl Sunday, February 3rd, Sirius will air an expanded lineup of play-by-play broadcasts of Super Bowl XLII live from University of Phoenix Stadium. Among the 12 different game calls in eight languages, the local radio broadcasts of both the AFC Champion New England Patriots and NFC Champion New York Giants will also air.

Here's the channel breakdown:

• Patriots team broadcast - channel 126
• Giants team broadcast - channel 123
• Westwood One Radio broadcast - channel 124
• BBC Radio broadcast - channel 125
• Westwood One Spanish broadcast (Spanish-Latin America) - channel 181
• CANAL+ Spain broadcast (Spanish-Spain) - channel 110
• France 2 broadcast (French) - channel 143
• NHK Japan broadcast (Japanese) - channel 140
• ARD broadcast (German) - channel 130
• Telenet broadcast (Flemish) - channel 119
• NTV Plus broadcast (Russian) - channel 122
• SMG broadcast (Mandarin Chinese) - channel 121

Also, starting from next Monday through Super Bowl Sunday, Sirius NFL Radio (ch 124) will broadcast live every day from Radio Row in downtown Phoenix, providing news and analysis from a panel of expert hosts including Shannon Sharpe, Randy Cross, Tim Ryan, Pat Kirwan, Jerry Rice, Solomon Wilcots, Gil Brandt, Daryl 'Moose' Johnston, Jim Miller, Bob Papa, Adam Schein and Bryan McGovern.

On Tuesday, January 29th, Sirius NFL Radio will be live on Media Day with a slew of interviews with players and coaches from the New England Patriots and New York Giants.

Then the day before The Big Game, Sirius will have live coverage as the Pro Football Hall of Fame's Class of 2008 is announced at the Phoenix Convention Center.

Check out more info and schedules here...

Sirius Satellite Radio's Faction channel will be airing live comprehensive behind-the-scenes coverage of the 12th annual Winter X Games in Aspen, Colorado.

Faction’s coverage will be hosted by former Olympic skier Carrie Sheinberg and Faction staples Bryan Cullen and Michael Tully, with commentary coming from eight-time Winter X Game medalist, extreme skier, Jon Olsson.

Tune in to Sirius Faction (ch 28) and hear the latest results, breaking news and exclusive interviews with winter sports superstars.

The wall-to-wall coverage starts on Thursday, January 24th and runs through Monday, January 28th.

As NASCAR comes to New York City to cap another season and crown the 2007 NASCAR Series Champions, Sirius Satellite Radio is providing listeners with access to the week's events, press conferences and parties - including the 2007 NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series Awards Ceremony.

Starting on Wednesday, November 28th, during NASCAR's "Victory Lap" festivities in Times Square, Sirius will take listeners live inside Sirius on-air host Tony Stewart's #20 car as he and nine other drivers navigate their 850hp cars in a procession around midtown Manhattan.

The live cut-in will be part of the Sirius NASCAR Radio (ch 128) show "The Morning Drive," hosted by Marty Snider and David Poole. Snider and Poole will broadcast live from the Hard Rock Cafe in Times Square from 7am - 11am ET Wednesday, where they will interview the NASCAR Chase drivers after they complete their "Victory Lap."

Then on Thursday, November 29th, Dave Moody will host "Sirius Speedway" live from the Aflac Fan Fest at the Hard Rock Cafe (3pm - 6pm ET) on Sirius NASCAR Radio.

Immediately following Sirius Speedway, Tony Stewart and Matt Yocum will announce the winners of the inaugural "Stewie Awards" during a special broadcast of "Tony Stewart Live" at Sirius' NYC studios (6pm ET).

On Friday, November 30th, Sirius will broadcast live from the Hard Rock Cafe hosted by 2007 NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series Rookie of the Year Juan Pablo Montoya, Chip Ganassi, owner of Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates, and Sirius host and AP writer Jenna Fryer (11am ET on Sirius NASCAR Radio). Ganassi Racing driver Dario Franchitti, the 2007 IndyCar Series champion who will compete in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series in 2008, will be a guest on the program.

On Friday night, Sirius' coverage will include a live broadcast of the 2007 NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series Awards Ceremony at the Waldorf-Astoria in New York (7pm ET), where 2007 champion Jimmie Johnson will be feted among the sport's elite drivers.

Throughout the week, Sirius NASCAR Radio's intrepid reporter, Steve Post, will provide Sirius listeners with up-to-the minute reports and interviews from the week's events, parties and press conferences.

Sirius has partnered with the World Championship Sports Network (WCSN) to cover the international alpine skiing events during the 2007-08 FIS World Cup ski season.

The 2007-08 FIS World Cup season starts tomorrow, October 27th and Sunday, October 28 with the Men's and Women's Giant Slalom competition at Soelden, Austria.

Race coverage of Saturday's Women's Giant Slalom will air on Sirius channel 110 (CourtTV) starting at noon ET, while Sunday's Men's Giant Slalom will air on Sirius channel 151 (Chicago/St. Louis), also starting at noon ET.

The FIS World Cup features world-class American skiers ranging from Bode Miller and Julia Mancuso; to Ted Ligety and Lindsey Kildow. International men's and women's ski racing champions include Benjamin Raich (Austria), Didier Cuche (Switzerland), Aksel Svindal (Norway), and many more.

Sirius will provide coverage from top FIS World Cup stops in Kitzbuehel, Austria; Aspen, Colorado; Val d'Isere, France; Vancouver, Canada and St. Moritz, and Switzerland. Sirius will also cover the Men's and Women's Alpine World Cup Finals from Bormio, Italy in March.