he is an expert at finding games and such online. i think he's in costa rica.
and the slingbox should work perfect for you. find a friend in the local area (who will have all the games). put the slingbox on a cable tv that he doesn't use very often. with the slingbox, you can actually control the channels and, i believe, a dvr if there is one on the other end. at least from what i read somewhere.