ITHACA, N.Y. — Up close and personal: Cornell University's CornellCast presents Sidelines, a new weekly show featuring interviews with coaches and athletes from the university's Big Red teams, starts Feb. 9 at 7 p.m. 

Throughout the semester, a new Sidelines will be available on demand each Tuesday at 7 p.m. at http://www.cornell.edu/video/

Also, the show will also be available on iTunesU, YouTube on Cornell's dedicated channel, http://www.youtube.com/user/CornellUniversity, and on Time Warner Cable's Tompkins County Channel 13. 

The first show will feature Steve Donahue, Cornell men's basketball coach, who has taken the Big Red to the NCAA Tournament for the past two seasons. Sidelines will be hosted by Blaine Friedlander, assistant director of the Cornell Press Office. 

CornellCast is Cornell's Internet television channel featuring recent recordings of compelling lectures, discussions, and performances Cornell community members and distinguished guests.