MEDIA PLAY OF SELECTED PORTIONS OF AN EVENT

1 . A method of selectively presenting a portion of an event to a user, the method comprising:

displaying a plurality of sub-events that characterize an event at a first device whereby a user selects a sub-event from the plurality of sub-events;

sending a request from the first device to a second device, the request comprising information associated with the selected sub-event;

selecting media data at the second device that represents the selected sub-event from a database accessible by the second device using the information;

sending the selected media data from the second device to the first device; and

presenting the selected media data at the first device.

2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the information comprises an event identifier.

3 . The method of claim 2 , wherein the information comprises a sub-event code.

4 . The method of claim 3 , wherein the information comprises a sub-event performer.

5 . The method of claim 3 , wherein selecting the media data comprises:

identifying a media file using the event identifier; and

identifying a media play time window within the identified media file using the sub-event code.

6 . The method of claim 4 , wherein selecting the media data comprises:

identifying a media file using the event identifier; and

identifying a media play time window within the identified media file using the sub-event code and the sub-event performer.

7 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of sub-events comprise sub-events of a sporting event.

8 . The method of claim 7 , wherein the sporting event is selected from the group consisting of a golf tournament, a baseball game, a football game, a basketball game, a soccer match, a softball game, and a hockey game.

9 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of sub-events comprise the sub-events of a baseball box score.

10 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of sub-events comprise the sub-events of a golf scorecard.

11 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the sub-event is selected from the group consisting of an at bat, a run, a hit, a run batted in, a base on balls, a strikeout, a left on base, an earned run, a single, a double, a triple, an error, and a home run.

12 . The method of claim 1 , wherein sending the selected media data comprises streaming the media data.

13 . The method of claim 1 , wherein sending the selected media data uses a service selected from the group consisting of a multimedia messaging service, a short messaging service, and an e-mail service.

14 . A computer program product for selectively presenting a portion of an even a user, the computer program product comprising:

computer code configured to:

display a plurality of sub-events that characterize an event;

receive an input from a user whereby the user selects a sub-event from the plurality of sub-events;

send a request to a device, the request comprising information associated with the selected sub-event;

receive media data from the device whereby the media data represents the selected sub-event; and

present the received media data.

15 . (canceled)

16 . A device for selectively presenting a portion of an event to a user, the device comprising:

an application, the application comprising computer code configured to:

display a plurality of sub-events that characterize an event;

receive an input from a user whereby the user selects a sub-event from the plurality of sub-events;

send a request to a second device, the request comprising information associated with the selected sub-event;

receive media data from the second device whereby the media data represents the selected sub-event; and

present the received media data;

a communication interface, the communication interface configured to provide an interface between the application and the second device;

a memory, the memory configured to store the application; and

a processor, the processor coupled to the memory and configured to execute the application.

17 . (canceled)

18 . (canceled)