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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Hawks Head to Brooklyn in Playoffs
ATLANTA- The Atlanta Hawks will travel to Brooklyn this Saturday to take on the Nets in game three of their playoff series, after taking game one and two. Atlanta was carried by Paul Millsap in Game 2, whose hot shooting helped the Hawks through a rough stretch in the middle of…
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Georgia Softball Takes Down Panthers
ATHENS-The University of Georgia Lady Bulldogs hope to carry some momentum into the weekend. The team will wrap up their regular season in Lexington Kentucky tomorrow to battle the Wildcats after winning their last home game of the season last night. The team played its last home game last night with…
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Clarke Central Girls Soccer Team Just Misses Region Playoffs
ATHENS- They were close, but just not close enough. The Clarke Central Lady Gladiators fell 4-1 last night to Heritage at home in Billy Henderson Stadium. A win would have landed the Lady Gladiators in the Region 8-AAAAA playoffs for the first time since 2009. Their star sophomore, Alexa Bernal, scored Clarke…
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Clarke Central pitcher throws no hitter against Cedar Shoals
ATHENS- The Clarke Central Baseball team will try to extend its winning streak to three games tonight when the players take on Lanier High School in Gwinnett. The Gladiators won both games of a double header yesterday against cross-county rival Cedar Shoals. Each team desperately needed a victory going into…
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Clarke Central Girls Soccer Taking Aim at Playoffs
ATHENS- The Clarke Central Lady Gladiators are one step closer to the playoffs. The team survived a thrilling over-time game against Flowery Branch last night to keep their playoff hopes alive. It now comes down to one game. The Lady Glads must beat Heritage High School to get into the…
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Bulldog Basketball Player Cameron Forte to Transfer Upon Graduation
ATHENS– Head basketball coach Mark Fox announced today that reserve forward Cameron Forte will transfer as a graduate from UGA this summer. This is according the press release below, sent out by UGA today: Forte, from Tempe, Ariz., averaged 3.7 points and 2.4 rebounds as a reserve forward over the past two…
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UGA Baseball Gets Big Win Against Clemson
The UGA Baseball team will go on the road this weekend to take on the Auburn Tigers. They’ll hope to repeat the same kind of success they had yesterday against a different team of Tigers. The dogs got a big win against Clemson last night… snapping their rival’s five game…
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Local Sports Updates
ATHENS- UGA Baseball UGA’s Baseball team hosts the Clemson Tigers at Foley Field tonight at 7.  The Bulldogs are looking to sweep the two game series against the Tigers after defeating them 3-2 earlier this month. The Dawgs are looking for some late season momentum after going 20-20 this…
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Atlanta Hawks Coach Named Coach of the Year
ATLANTA- Atlanta Hawks coach Mike Budenholzer was voted the National Basketball Association (NBA) Coach of the Year. His team finished the season with a 60-22 record, which gave the Hawks the top seed in the Eastern Conference playoffs. The Hawks are currently playing the Brooklyn Nets in the first round…
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National Football Foundation Honors Sports and Community Figures
ATHENS- The University of Georgia Chapter of the National Football Foundation held its 30th Annual Awards Presentation last night at the Athens Country Club. The keynote speaker of the event was Brian Griese, a former quarterback at the University of Michigan. He played football in the NFL for 13 years.…