Sports
This sports reporting has been created by students in the Sports Media Certificate program within the John Huland Carmical Sports Media Institute, along with contributions from other courses at the Grady College of Journalism & Mass Communication.
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Georgia Gymnastics Relying on Fans to Help Bring Home Trophy
The University of Georgia gymnastics team will be competing in the NCAA National Championships this weekend in Fort Worth, Texas, and they’re taking a lot of fans with them. The GymDogs held an open practice this week that gave fans who cannot travel one last look at the team before…
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Georgia Women’s Tennis Finishes Regular Season Undefeated, SEC Champions
The University of Georgia women’s tennis team is the regular season 2019 Southeastern Conference Champion. The Bulldogs clinched the championship at home with a 4-0 win over Kentucky, giving them their ninth-straight shutout. “To win this championship here in front of our home crowd was really great,” head coach Jeff…
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Local School Credits Athletics With Lowering Crime Rates
A recent study shows that 68 percent of incarcerated males do not have a high school diploma. The Athens-Clarke County school system is striving to help reduce crime rates by strengthening the school system. “The single best thing we can do as educators to reduce crime is to start in…
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UGA Women’s Golf Prepares for Postseason with Liz Murphey Collegiate Classic
The University of Georgia women’s golf team hopes to gain momentum this weekend at the 47th Liz Murphey Collegiate Classic. The team is winless in the regular season for the first time since 2013-2014. The Liz Murphey will give the Bulldogs one last chance to win in the regular season…
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Georgia Baseball Off to Historic Start With Series Win Over Vanderbilt
The second-ranked University of Georgia baseball team defeated seventh-ranked Vanderbilt on Sunday 3-1 to win the series 2-1. Georgia has now won their first four SEC series for the first time since 2008, the last time the Bulldogs made an appearance in the College World Series. The series win pushes…
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Oconee County Community Gathers to Remember Life of Sam Elsner
Prior to last night’s game, the Oconee County High School baseball team held a ceremony to honor former student and second baseman Sam Elsner. Elsner was killed in a car accident on July 12, 2018. He had graduated from OCHS two months earlier. Everything a warrior is supposed to be,…
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Devon Gales Returns to the Sidelines in a New Role at Jefferson High School
Devon Gales, the former Southern University football player who sustained a life-altering injury in a game against UGA in 2015, has accepted a coaching position at Jefferson High School. “I’m just anxious to see how I react during a game. It’s something I’ve just been having going in my head…
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Former Bulldogs Work Out at UGA Pro Day
The University of Georgia football team had 21 former players work out in front of NFL scouts, coaches and general managers on Pro Day Wednesday. All 32 NFL teams had representatives in attendance. “Certainly it helps our program when you have the likes of all these organizations on your campus,…
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Madison County Basketball Player Wins Georgia Gatorade Player of the Year
Kayla McPherson, a sophomore at Madison County High School, was recently named the Gatorade girls’ basketball state player of the year. McPherson earned the award after scoring 64 points in one game and playing with a broken hand in two other games this season. McPherson broke one of her metacarpal…
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In Honor of International Women’s Month: Young Women Athletes Recognized from Northeast Georgia
For the first week of March, two young women athletes were recognized within Northeast Georgia to kick off International Women’s Month. Both women work to put their best foot forward within and outside of their sport, making them an inspiration to those around them. Kendall Burton A former UGA softball…