Jan. 8, 2011

BETHESDA, Md. - Comcast SportsNet Mid-Atlantic, the region's premier source for television and online sports coverage, announced it will present a special half-hour edition of Geico SportsNet Central to preview the Maryland at Duke NCAA men's basketball game on Sunday, Jan. 9, at 7:30 p.m.

The pregame show will lead in to Comcast SportsNet's live coverage of the Atlantic Coast Conference match-up, which is part of the network's ACC Sunday Night Hoops schedule, which begins at 8 p.m.

The special SportsNet Central presentation will be led by host Chick Hernandez and analyst Ron Thompson, who will be live from Cameron Indoor Stadium in Durham, N.C. The pregame coverage will be highlighted by special guests, including former Terps' guard Greivis Vasquez, and a one-on-one interview with Terps' Head Coach Gary Williams. The program will also present complete pregame news and in-depth analysis and provide a detailed history of the historic rivalry.

CSNwashington.com and CSNbaltimore.com will continue to provide expanded coverage of the Terrapins all season. Led by Terps Insider Chris Knoche and a stable of experienced local reporters, Comcast SportsNet is the one-stop source for online news, videos, blogs and interactive features surrounding the Maryland Terrapins.

Comcast SportsNet Mid-Atlantic - the official sports network of the Washington Redskins, Baltimore Ravens, Washington Capitals, Washington Wizards, D.C. United, Atlantic Coast Conference and Colonial Athletic Association - delivers more than 500 live sporting events per year, along with Emmy Award-winning news, analysis and entertainment programming, to more than 4.7 million homes throughout the District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia. Comcast SportsNet's digital portfolio, highlighted by CSNwashington.com and CSNbaltimore.com, is the region's leading source for online sports news and information.

Comcast Sports Group operates 14 local networks that deliver 2,400 sporting events annually and breaking news and analysis to more than 50 million cable and satellite homes. Comcast Sports Group's sports networks are: Comcast SportsNet Bay Area, Comcast SportsNet California, Comcast SportsNet Chicago, Comcast SportsNet Mid-Atlantic, Comcast SportsNet New England, Comcast SportsNet Northwest, Comcast SportsNet Philadelphia, SNY, The Mtn. - Mountain West Sports Network, CSS and Comcast Sports Southwest. Comcast Sports Group also manages NECN (New England Cable News), the nation's largest regional news network, and The Comcast Network, based in Philadelphia and Washington, which delivers community-oriented programming. For more information, see ComcastSportsNet.com.