CSN Mid-Atlantic

2016-17 COLLEGE HOOPS PACKAGE FEATURES 87 MEN’S AND 46 WOMEN’S GAMES FROM NATION’S BEST CONFERENCES, INCLUDING ACC, CAA AND A-10

COVERAGE INCLUDES AT LEAST 64 APPEARANCES BY REGION’S TOP PROGRAMS

Bethesda, Md. (Nov. 10, 2016) – CSN Mid-Atlantic has announced its 133-game college basketball schedule for the 2016-17 season, which features 87 men’s and 46 women’s games from the nation’s top conferences, including the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC), Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) and Atlantic 10 (A-10).

CSN’s men’s schedule – which tips off Nov. 11 – includes at least 66 appearances by 15 of the region’s top programs. Set to make multiple appearances this season are Richmond, Towson, American University, George Washington, Virginia Tech, William & Mary, George Mason, Virginia, VCU, James Madison and Radford

CSN, the region’s official network of the ACC, will present 43 men’s games featuring conference teams this season. Virginia Tech is scheduled for four games and Virginia set to make three appearances. During the season, all 15 ACC teams will appear on CSN.

As the official network of the CAA, CSN will present 18 men’s conference games this season. Towson and William & Mary are set to make five appearances, with James Madison scheduled for two. CSN’s CAA men’s coverage will also include six conference tournament quarterfinal and semifinal games in March.

CSN’s men’s schedule will also feature several games from top regional programs from other conferences, highlighted by 19 combined appearances by the A-10 programs Richmond (8), George Washington (4), VCU (4) and George Mason (3).

The Patriot League’s American University is scheduled four times on CSN. Radford (2), Liberty, Old Dominion, Loyola (Maryland) and UMBC will also make CSN appearances this season.

CSN’s 46-game women’s college basketball schedule, which opens Nov. 16, includes 36 games from the ACC. Virginia is scheduled to make six appearances with Virginia Tech set for two games. CSN’s ACC coverage will also include 11 conference tournament games.

The CAA women’s basketball schedule on CSN includes coverage of James Madison (2) and William & Mary. CSN will televise six CAA women’s games overall, including the conference tournament semifinals and championship.

A-10 women’s teams featured this season include Richmond (2), George Mason (2) and George Washington. Overall, the region’s top women’s programs will make at least 16 appearances this season.

Please see the below for CSN’s 2016-17 NCAA men’s and women’s basketball schedules.

Date	Teams	Time	TV
Nov. 11	Georgia at Clemson*	11 p.m.	CSN
Nov. 12	Grand Canyon at Duke	5:30 p.m.	CSN
Nov. 14	William & Mary at Louisville	7 p.m.	CSN
Nov. 14	Old Dominion at Richmond	7 p.m.	CSN+
Nov. 15	VCU at Liberty	7 p.m.	CSN+
Nov. 20	Robert Morris at Richmond	1:30 p.m.	CSN+
Nov. 22	Hampton at Richmond	12 p.m.	CSN
Nov. 22	Grambling State at Virginia	7 p.m.	CSN
Nov. 22	Wagner at American	7:30 p.m.	CSN+
Nov. 26	Appalachian State at Duke	12 p.m.	CSN
Dec. 3	Boston University at NC State	4:30 p.m.	CSN
Dec. 4	Radford at North Carolina	2 p.m.	CSN+
Dec. 6	East Carolina at Virginia	7 p.m.	CSN+
Dec. 7	Southern Illinois at Louisville	7 p.m.	CSN
Dec. 10	Boston University at Syracuse	12 p.m.	CSN
Dec. 10	Texas Southern at Louisville	2 p.m.	CSN
Dec. 10	Youngstown State at American	2 p.m.	CSN+
Dec. 10	Tennessee State at NC State	4 p.m.	CSN
Dec. 10	UMBC at Richmond	6 p.m.	CSN+
Dec. 17	Eastern Kentucky at Louisville	12 p.m.	CSN
Dec. 17	Middle Tennessee State at VCU	7 p.m.	CSN+
Dec. 21 St.	John’s at Syracuse	7 p.m.	CSN+
Dec. 27	Cornell at Syracuse	7 p.m.	CSN+
Dec. 31	Clemson at Wake Forest	12 p.m.	CSN+
Dec. 31	Richmond at Davidson	2 p.m.	CSN+
Dec. 31	NC State at Miami	4:30 p.m.	CSN
Jan. 3	Boston College at Wake Forest*	TBD	CSN
Jan. 4	VCU at Duquesne	7 p.m.	CSN+
Jan. 4	Miami at Syracuse	7 p.m.	CSN
Jan. 4	Virginia at Pittsburgh	9 p.m.	CSN
Jan. 7	East Carolina at Temple	12 p.m.	CSN
Jan. 7	Boston College at Duke	2 p.m.	CSN
Jan. 10	George Mason at Saint Joseph’s	7 p.m.	CSN+
Jan. 11	Pittsburgh at Louisville	7 p.m.	CSN+
Jan. 11	NC State at Boston College	9 p.m.	CSN+
Jan. 12	Clemson at Georgia Tech	7 p.m.	CSN
Jan. 14	Miami at Pittsburgh	12 p.m.	CSN
Jan. 14	Northeastern at Towson	2 p.m.	CSN
Jan. 14	Army at American	2 p.m.	CSN+
Jan. 14	Boston College at Syracuse	4 p.m.	CSN
Jan. 18	Notre Dame at Florida State	7 p.m.	CSN+
Jan. 18	Georgia Tech at Virginia Tech	9 p.m.	CSN+
Jan. 21	High Point at Radford	12 p.m.	CSN
Jan. 21	Towson at Delaware	2 p.m.	CSN
Jan. 21	Drexel at UNC Wilmington	4 p.m.	CSN+
Jan. 22	George Mason at Richmond	1 p.m.	CSN+
Jan. 25	George Washington at George Mason	7 p.m.	CSN+
Jan. 25	Florida State at Georgia Tech	7 p.m.	CSN
Jan. 25	Boston College at Miami	9 p.m.	CSN
Jan. 28	Clemson at Pittsburgh	12 p.m.	CSN
Jan. 28	College of Charleston at Drexel	2 p.m.	CSN
Jan. 28	Saint Louis at George Washington	4 p.m.	CSN+
Jan. 28	UNC-Wilmington at William & Mary	4 p.m.	CSN
Jan. 28	Duquesne at Richmond	6 p.m.	CSN
Feb. 1	Georgia Tech at Clemson	7 p.m.	CSN
Feb. 4	Lehigh at American	1 p.m.	CSN+
Feb. 4	Georgia Tech at Wake Forest	3 p.m.	CSN+
Feb. 4	William & Mary at Towson	4 p.m.	CSN

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CSN Mid-Atlantic, part of NBC Sports Regional Networks, is the official sports network of the NHL’s Washington Capitals, NBA’s Washington Wizards, NFL’s Washington Redskins and Baltimore Ravens, ACC and CAA. CSN Mid-Atlantic – the leading multiplatform sports media organization serving the District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia – delivers more than 400 live events per year, along with Emmy Award-winning news, analysis and entertainment programming, to more than 4.5 million homes. CSN Mid-Atlantic’s digital portfolio, highlighted by CSNmidatlantic.com, is the region’s top source for written, video and interactive sports content.

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NBC SPORTS DIGITAL “BYTES”

July 2, 2015 – Vol. 60

NBC Sports Digital “Bytes” is a collection of highlights, information and metrics for NBC Sports Digital properties. Previous editions can be found on NBCSportsGroupPressbox.com.

NBC Sports Digital Posts Second Quarter Gains

Live content from the NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs and Final, Premier League, and Triple Crown horse racing contributed to NBC Sports Group’s digital sites posting an 8% second-quarter gain in time spent on the sites versus the same quarter last year (1.56 billion total minutes vs. 1.45 billion).

Additional second-quarter metric highlights include:

Golf Channel Digital posted its best quarter ever for both page views (267 million views) and average monthly unique devices (6 million devices) to site and mobile app.
Short form VOD web content finished the quarter with nearly 18.5 million starts, an increase of 69% over the same period last year (11 million).
The “American Pharoah Ends Triple Crown Drought” VOD clip was viewed 1.3 million times – nearly three times more than the top performing VOD clip in the same period last year (“California Chrome Wins Preakness Stakes”; 453,000 starts).

Rotoworld.com Posts Best June Ever

Boosted by coverage of the NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs and Final, the NBA Finals and MLB, Rotoworld.com posted its best June ever with 3.4 million uniques and 14.1 million visits, up 16% and 8%, respectively, over June 2014. Following are the most-visited player pages on Rotoworld.com during June:

Stephen Curry (NBA, Golden State Warriors)
LeBron James (NBA, Cleveland Cavaliers)
Kyrie Irving (NBA, Cleveland Cavaliers)
Bryce Harper (MLB, Washington Nationals)
Carlos Correa (MLB, Houston Astros)
Joey Gallo (MLB, Texas Rangers)
Byron Buxton (MLB, Minnesota Twins)
Kevin Love (NBA, Cleveland Cavaliers)
Dwyane Wade (NBA, Miami Heat)
Alex Rodriguez (MLB, New York Yankees)

NBC Sports Social Media Deploy Around-the-Clock Coverage for NASCAR on NBC Debut

To gear up for the launch of NBC Sports Group’s 10-year chapter as the home of NASCAR’s championship run, NBC Sports’ social media team is deploying around-the-clock coverage across all of NBC Sports’ social media platforms this week.

Throughout the week, NBC Sports Group will debut exclusive NASCAR content, including Twitter Takeovers, Vine tours of the track at Daytona, and ‘A Day in the Life’ Instagram takeovers. Click here for more information.

NBC Sports Live Extra Gears Up For NASCAR On NBC with Exclusive Camera Angles and Interactive Features

NBC Sports Live Extra, NBC Sports Group’s live streaming product for desktops, mobile devices, tablets, and connected TVs, will provide racing fans with unparalleled interactive digital access to every NASCAR Sprint Cup series race, including exclusive camera angles, custom diver information, and insider track information. Sprint Cup Series coverage begins with the 57th running of the Coke Zero 400 Powered by Coca-Cola race this Sunday at 7 p.m. ET on NBC. Click here for more information.

CSNwashington.com and CSNbaltimore.com Present “Best of the Best”

On Monday, June 29, CSN Mid-Atlantic launched an interactive, multiplatform campaign to determine the top Washington Redskin and Baltimore Raven of the last 50 years. The bracket-style tournaments started with each teams’ 16 greatest players of the Super Bowl era, which will be pared down by fan voting at CSNwashington.com and CSNbaltimore.com over four weekly rounds. The campaign will culminate when the “best-of-the-best” are revealed July 28, the day before NFL training camps kickoff. The matchups and results will be highlighted nightly on “Countdown to Training Camp” and across the network’s digital and social platforms throughout the month-long tournament.

ICYMI on NBC SportsWorld, NBC Sports Digital’s Long-Form Website

Ahead of NASCAR’s debut on NBC, Joe Posnanski headed out to California to spend time with six-time Sprint Cup champion Jimmie Johnson. Johnson opens up about how he first fell in love with the sport, what it would mean to pass Dale Earnhardt on the all-time wins list, and why his Management By Strengths profile test might not have the results that most would expect. Click here for the long form story on NBC SportsWorld.

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CSN MID-ATLANTIC ANNOUNCES 133-GAME NCAA BASKETBALL SCHEDULE

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