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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Fans Prepare for SEC Championship Game, Watching Events
ATHENS, GA — Tickets to the SEC Football Championship game have become a coveted item over the last few weeks. The football game will be played between the University of Georgia and Auburn University. UGA fans want revenge against Auburn after losing badly on November 11th, 2017. Auburn obviously has other…
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College Football Recruits Respond to Twitter Controversy
The University of Georgia’s 2018 football recruitment class includes athletes like five-star quarterback Justin Fields and the nation’s number one running back Zamir White. Georgia’s 2018 football recruiting class is ranked fifth in nation according to 247-sports. However, earlier this week, UGA lost four-star defender Caleb Tannor from its 2018…
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New CTE Findings, Local Mission Earns Grant for Athletic Gear
A living patient has been diagnosed with CTE brain disease. That’s the disease some professional football players have been struggling with as a result of head trauma. The Downtown Ministry Football Program in Athens is looking into this using the 100 thousand dollar grant it just received. The Downtown Ministry…
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Athens Academy Football in State Playoffs
ATHENS, Ga– The Athens Academy Spartans are hosting their first playoff game of the season tomorrow night after coming off of a bye last week. They finished the season with a perfect 10-0 undefeated record in the Single A Private class. Athens Academy plays First Presbyterian Day tomorrow night at…
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UGA Sports Thanksgiving Update
Sports Reporter Karsen Hicks has a look at University of Georgia sports matchups that will happen over the Thanksgiving holiday.
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UGA Men’s Tennis Prescription Drug Scandal Update
The University of Georgia men’s tennis team continues to deal with a prescription drug theft crime discovered back in May. The incident happened within the tennis program and centered around assistant coach Bo Hodge. However, Alex Diaz, a former student and member of the team faces felony charges. Diaz was…
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Men’s Basketball Starts Homestand
The Georgia Bulldogs men’s basketball team hosts USC Upstate tonight as a part of its 10 day homestand. Sports reporter Karsen Hicks talks UGA Men’s basketball. Tip off is at 7:00 pm in Stegeman Coliseum.
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UGA to Take On Auburn on Several Fronts
This Saturday’s football game is not the only top ranked matchup in Auburn. The number one UGA Equestrian team will also travel to face the third ranked Auburn Tigers. Reporter Jake Stevens has more on the story.
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High School Football Playoff Season to Begin
High School Football regular season is over. Now it is time for the playoffs. 8 High Schools from around the Athens area will be competing in the Georgia High School playoffs this season. The playoffs start November 10. All the games will start at 7:30 PM. Here is the full…
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