On media: ESPN looking at ways to schedule more non-conference college basketball games in the ...
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The most anticipated college basketball game of the regular season arrives this weekend. Smack in the middle of conference play, in this golden window after playoff football, top-ranked Michigan and No. 3 Duke will duel on a neutral court in Washington, D.C. The get-in price for their collision Saturday afternoon? A mere $383. It’s exactly the type of inter-conference matchup the sport needs when attention is greatest. And ESPN is pondering ways to create more in future seasons. “That’s one thing we’re kind of kicking around,“ said Nick Dawson, ESPN senior vice president for college sports acquisitions and programming. Dawson’s comments came in December, during a discussion about the future...