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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Blackout Planned in Support of Coach Richt
By Savannah Brock Georgia Public Service Comissioner Tim Echols is calling for “Blackout” for Coach Mark Richt this Saturday, Dec. 5. Echols ask for fans to show their solidarity for Richt by wearing a black hat or shirt throughout Saturday. If you decide to particpate in the “Blackout” on social media, use…
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Daily Sports Wrap-Up: Dec. 2
By Nicole Castrellon UGA: \t UGA Men’s Basketball (3-2) defeated Oakland Tuesday night 86-82. J.J. Frazier lead the team with 23 points with Yante Maten close behind with 21 points. Team also got a big offensive effort from freshman Mike Edwards, who came away with 14 points for the night.…
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Coach Fox Gets Emotional Over Richt’s Departure
By Nicole Castrellon The Georgia Men’s Basketball team came away with a win Tuesday night over Oakland, but following the game head coach Mark Fox was anything but happy. An emotional Coach Fox expressed why it has been a hard week and his admiration for former UGA football head coach Mark…
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Daily Sports Wrap-Up: Nov. 30
By Nicole Castrellon UGA: \t Football head coach Mark Richt steps down. Here is a recap of the press conference from Monday morning where Richt talks feeling “blessed” and what he looks forward to in the future. \t Georgia Men’s Basketball lost to Seton Hall (5-0) Saturday in their first…
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UPDATE: Richt addresses the media with McGarity
Only a day after Georgia’s 13-7 victory over in-state rival Georgia Tech, the University of Georgia announced that head football coach Mark Richt would be stepping down following the Bulldogs bowl game. On Monday morning, both Richt and J. Reid Parker Director of Athletics Greg McGarity took the podium to…
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Social Media Reacts to Mark Richt Stepping Down
By Savannah Brock On Sunday Nov. 29 Dawg Nation was rocked from its core. It was announced that Georgia head coach Mark Richt had stepped down after 15 years. Fans, alumni, players past and present took to social media to express their feelings on Richt’s departure. Grady Newsource has social…
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BREAKING: UGA Football Head Coach Mark Richt Steps Down
By Savannah Brock On Sunday Nov. 29, The University of Georgia released a statement on football head coach Mark Richt stepping down. Below is the statement on behalf of athletic director Greg McGarity: “Coach Richt and I met Sunday morning to discuss the status of our football program, said UGA J.…
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Light It Up at Sanford Stadium on Saturday
By: Damian C. Reynolds Georgia’s football team hosts Georgia Southern Saturday night, and the lights will be on. Not just the stadium lights. A couple of Georgia Redcoat members started a Facebook event calling for Georgia fans to turn on their cell phone flashlights right before the fourth quarter begins. The flashlights…
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‘Que’ to be named UGA X on Saturday
By: Damian C. Reynolds The University of Georgia will formally introduce “Que” as Uga X at Saturday night’s game against Georgia Southern. Que succeeds UGA IX, formerly known as Russ, as the Georgia mascot. Russ retired at age 11 after working 63 Georgia football games. Russ served as the Georgia…
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Baseball 2015 Signees Named; In-State Reign Continues
By Sammy O’Brien Georgia baseball has announced six signees from the state of Georgia for 2015, and plans to release information on two more recruits a day for the rest of the week. The 2014 recruiting class consisted of 16 players total, all of which hailed from Ga. Today, head…