TORONTO - October 3, 2007 - Global new media network, b5media, is proud to announce the re-launch of their sports channel. The sports channel is now expanding to a total of 24 sports blogs. With the new additions, b5media now has over 275 blogs across 14 channels.

The sports channel portfolio, headed by channel editor Kori Ellis, features blogs on the topics of professional and college football, professional and college basketball, baseball, hockey, golf, tennis, soccer, fantasy sports, Olympic sports, NASCAR, cricket, poker, wrestling, boxing, weightlifting, fishing, sports betting and even sports gossip.

Jeremy Wright, chief executive officer of b5media says, "We are excited about the relaunch of the Sports channel, as sports is a hugely popular genre. We look forward to producing excellent original coverage in a wide range of subjects."

To kick off the Sports Channel launch, b5media is giving away six fabulous sports prize packs. All the contest details can be found at b5media.com/blog. Prizes are provided by Dr. Adrianne Ahern (Snap Out of It Now), Bender/Helper Impact, Bill Romanowski/Nutrition53, Langmarc Publishing (The Happy Athlete), Life Fitness, Milliken Rugs, MIO, Square One Publishers (Ricky Barry's Super Sports Trivia), The Lyons Press (Haunted Baseball), The Vermont Teddy Bear Company, Thomas Nelson Publisher (Greatest Team Ever), Trident Cards, WPT Enterprises, Inc. ( WorldPokerTour.com).