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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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…
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Georgia Football Seniors Look Back on Time at UGA
By Connor Riley Saturday’s game agains Georgia Southern will be the final home game for 30 seniors on the Georgia football team. Some of them took time to talk about their favorite memories as members of the UGA football team. Malcolm Mitchell is prouder of the player he has become…
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Nov. 17 Sports Wrap
By: Savannah Wilson Football coach Mark Richt speaks on the team’s preparations for the UGA v. Ga. Southern game Saturday, Nov. 21. UGA senior football player Nathan Theus says he looks forward to the game because his brother plays for the Eagles. Clarke Central basketball player Jabriel Parks talks about the…
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Parking for Game Day Versus Georgia Southern
Available parking has been issued for game day this Saturday. UGA Parking Services issued out a map referencing specific parking lots and times for gameday attendees. For details on times to leave each lot click here. GREEN lots: Make sure your vehicle is parked starting after 5:00 PM on FRIDAY…
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Mark Richt Makes Weekend Trip, Visits Five-Star Quarterback Jacob Eason
By Connor Riley Georgia beat Auburn 20-13 on Saturday. While the Bulldogs and their fans headed back to Athens, Georgia to celebrate the victory, Richt took a detour. He hopped on a plane to go visit Jacob Eason, a five-star quarterback commit, who is expected to enroll at UGA in…
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Grady Newsource Daily UGA Sports Roundup: Nov. 16
\t The UGA women’s basketball team won its first game of the season on Sunday when it beat the Stetson Hatters 76-55. This was the first win for new head coach Joni Taylor, who replaced the now retired Andy Landers. Senior Shacobia Barbee recorded a triple double in her first…
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Northeast Georgia Youth Football Conference Begins Playoffs this Weekend
By: Damian C. Reynolds Playoffs start this weekend for one local football conference. Thirty-two teams will compete, with participants from ages 6 to 12. You may follow high school and college football, but don’t forget this group. Dunta Robinson, a former Clarke Central Gladiator who went on to play for…