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 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,…
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Weekend Sports Update: Oct. 22
UGA football has a bye week, but other UGA teams have big games this weekend. The volleyball team will play Sunday at The University of Alabama. Women’s soccer is hoping to make it to post-season and will play Friday at Vanderbilt and Sunday at Auburn. Reporter Savannah Wilson has more for you at…
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UGA Women’s Tennis Preview
The UGA women’s tennis team is hosting the ITA Southeast Regional Tournament this weekend. The tournament begins today, and it will continue through Monday the 26. UGA has six players competing in the tournament. USTA/ITA Southeast Regional completed qualifying bracket
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Grady Newsource Daily UGA Sports Roundup: Oct. 21
\t The Georgia baseball has developed a new way of communicating with its players. But here’s the catch, rather than using hand signals, it’s with a new piece of technology. \t The Georgia men’s basketball team was picked to finish fifth in the SEC by the media at SEC Media…
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Mark Richt Talks About Injuries, Surgery for Nick Chubb
While the Georgia football team has its bye this week, there is still news being made. Head coach Mark Richt addressed the health of Jordan Jenkins and Isaiah McKenzie, who both missed the Missouri game. Richt also provided the latest on Nick Chubb as he recovers from his knee injury.…