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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Conley Named To Capital One Academic All-District Football Team
Athens, GA– Senior wide receiver Chris Conley has been named to the 2014 Capital One Academic All-District Football Team. The College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) announced today that he will now be placed on the national ballot for Academic All-America. All honorees will be selected later this month.…
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Concussion Safety
Athens, GA– The players at North Oconee High School don’t live in fear of concussions, even as the understanding of the dangers of concussions increases each day.
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5 Things to Know for November 6, 2014
Athens, GA- Over 46% of parents are worried about their children playing football. Many are experiencing concussions and deaths because of the sport. Find out what the study showed and how parents are responding. Abu Dhabi, UAE– According to CNN, an Athens man is in a prison in United Arab Emirates for…
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UGA Soccer is Out
Athens, GA– The UGA Soccer team was eliminated in the SEC Quarterfinals. The eighth-seeded team, played against top seed Texas A&M in Orange Beach, Alabama. Last night’s loss drops Georgia to 10-7-2 on the season. Head Coach Steve Holeman said, “It was a tough assignment. [Texas] A&M is very good, credit…
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UGA Football Heads to Lexington
Athens, Ga- The Georgia Dawgs will head to Lexington to face the Kentucky Wildcats on Saturday. This will be the fourth consecutive road game for the Dawgs. Kentucky will present a run-heavy offense to try to wear the Dawgs down. Kentucky has 5 players with more than 200 rushing yards…
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UGA Mens Basketball set to begin the season
Athens, Ga-The UGA Men’s Basketball squad will kick off their season tomorrow in an exhibition game against Georgia Southwestern. This will be the first game since the Dawgs fell in the National Invitational Tournament last March to Louisiana Tech. The Dawgs come into the season with one of the most…
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UGA Soccer Advances to Quarterfinals of SEC Tournament
Athens, Ga- The UGA Women’s Soccer team advances to the quarterfinals in the SEC tournament as they defeated the nine seeded Arkansas Razorbacks in a penalty kick shootout on Monday. They will face the top seeded Texas A & M Aggies tonight at 6 P.M. on the SEC Network in…
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Crunch Time in High School Football
It is Week 10 of the high school football season and things are heating up as the weather is cooling down. Region titles are now ready to be claimed. In Region 8, 3-AAA, the Jefferson Dragons and Hart County face-off in a winner-take-all for the region reign. Hart County will have…
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UGA Soccer Wins!
Athens, GA– The UGA soccer team has just moved up to the SEC quarterfinals. The Dawgs finished the match against the Arkansas Razborbacks with a score of 4-3. They will take on number one Texas A and M tomorrow.
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Gurley Appeal Fails
Athens, GA- The NCAA announced Thursday evening that the Division-1 Student-Athlete Reinstatement Committee upheld their previous ruling of suspending Georgia running back Todd Gurley for four games. Georgia filed an appeal Wednesday to try and reduce the NCAA’s disciplinary measures for their star running back, but to no avail. Gurley will be…