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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Grady Newsource Daily Sports Roundup: Oct. 28
The Florida Gators and Georgia Bulldogs meet on the gridiron again in Jacksonville for their annual Halloween showdown. The two schools also face each other on the soccer field. High school football is coming to an end soon and some local teams look to continue their momentum to the playoffs.
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Georgia-Florida Season Ticket Struggles
By Sammy O’Brien Season ticket holders don’t have trouble getting tickets to Georgia-Florida – but some seldom make the trip. Reporter Sammy O’Brien found out what’s keeping some of Georgia’s biggest fans away from arguably the biggest game of the season. The Georgia-Florida contract with Everbank Field ends in 2016.…
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What to Know About the Georgia-Florida Rivalry
Impress your friends with these Georgia-Florida need to know facts: Check out our broadcast at 5 pm for one of the Georgia Bulldogs biggest fans!
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Grady Newsource Daily UGA Sports Roundup: Oct. 28
\t Former Georgia basketball player Kentavious Caldwell-Pope scored 21 points for the Detroit Pistons in a 106-94 victory over the Atlanta Hawks. Caldwell-Pope’s 21 points led all scorers. He is starting his third season in the league and is the only active Bulldog in the NBA. \t Georgia football practiced…
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Georgia Prepares for Saturday Showdown Against Florida
By: Damian C. Reynolds The Georgia-Florida game on Saturday in Jacksonville repeats a highly anticipated Halloween showdown. Florida won last year’s matchup 38-20. Well, it’s a new year, and records don’t matter this weekend. Both teams are coming off a bye week, but here are a few important notes on…
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Meet Uga X
By Abby Jessen Que will officially become the next UGA mascot at the Georgia Southern game on Nov. 21. Want to get to know him a little bit better? Watch this: Also, listen as a UGA student talks about the special way he met Que.
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Gurley Gone Wild + More #DawgsInTheNFL
The #DawgsInTheNFL created a rumbled on Sunday and people took notice. [View the story “Gurley Gone Wild + More #DawgsInTheNFL” on Storify]
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UGA Mascots: From Then to Now
By Jordynn Abernathy The University of Georgia has a new dawg in town! After our beloved “Russ” retired, his grandson “Que” is now here to take over! Here is a timeline of history of mascots throughout UGA’s history. To see the names of each Uga and fun facts, be sure to click…
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Grady Newsource Daily UGA Sports Roundup: Oct. 26
\t The SEC announced the kickoff time for the Nov. 7 game against Kentucky. The game will kick at noon EST and will be shown on either ESPN, ESPN2 or the SEC Network. Last season, The Bulldogs beat Kentucky 63-31. \t Georgia tennis player Caroline Brinson won the USTA/ITA Southeastern…
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‘Que’ to Replace ‘Russ’ as UGA Mascot
By: Chelsea Beimfohr Uga IX is retiring and Uga X is ready to take over the Dawg house! The University of Georgia announced Thursday that Uga IX, affectionately known as “Russ,” will retire as Georgia’s bulldog mascot at age 11, after working 25 games as an interim mascot from 2009-12,…