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Team Sports Entertainment, Inc. Adds Duo to Board

    CHARLOTTE, N.C.--May 19, 2003--Team Sports Entertainment, Inc. announces the addition of two individuals to its Board of Directors.
    Terry Hanson is the current President and Chief Operating Officer of Team Sports Entertainment, Inc. and its wholly owned subsidiary Team Racing Auto Circuit (TRAC). Dr. Jay Klompmaker is a former member of Team Sports Entertainment Inc.'s Board of Advisors, former Academic Program Director of the Kaiser-Permanente Leadership Program, and retired Professor of Business Administration at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
    Team Sports Entertainment, Inc. Chairman of the Board, Robert Wussler, announced the additions and stated, "Terry Hanson has served TSEI and TRAC well over the last two years and has been vital to cementing our relationship with ESPN, Raycom and all our other partners." Hanson is a seasoned sports executive with over 30 years of experience in sports television. During his career, Hanson has held senior executive posts at Turner Broadcasting, the PGA Tour, and Raycom Sports, who has recently been retained to sell and market all of TRAC's in-house and league-wide sponsorships including the television advertising package. He also owns and operates Hanson Enterprises, a consulting company in sports marketing and broadcasting.
    Team Sports Entertainment, Inc. Chief Executive Officer, Charlie Bradshaw commented, "Having Jay Klompmaker join the Board of Directors will add the marketing expertise that this company needs to begin to build and manage the TRAC brand." Klompmaker brings over 30 years of marketing and educational experience to the company. He is extensively published in many business and marketing trade publications and currently serves as an ad hoc reviewer on several editorial boards. Klompmaker serves on the Boards of Directors for Harriet and Henderson Yarns, Inc., Scott Madden and Associates, L.P. Thebault Company, On Target, Inc, and serves as an Ex officio member of the Governor's Commission for Sports Development.
    Team Racing Auto Circuit (TRAC) is a newly formed national motorsports league that will be televised live on ESPN and ESPN2 beginning in May, 2004. By combining the best qualities of traditional motorsports with the best attributes of traditional team sports leagues, TRAC is creating a new and exciting form of stock car racing designed to reach the mainstream sports fan. Initially, the league is expected to consist of six, four-car teams that will be located in major U.S. cities with motorsports venues in the area. Each team will represent its city or region, will participate in a season long schedule of races, and conclude with a season-ending championship race.