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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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…
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High School Football Fans May Be Gone This Weekend
Athens, GA- High school teams may not get all the support from their fans tomorrow night. North Oconee High School and Prince Avenue Christian School’s football teams both have games Friday night, but because of Halloween and Georgia-Florida, many people might not show up. However, the teams say they aren’t too worried about…
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UGA Volleyball Loss
Athens, GA- Georgia’s women’s volleyball team lost in three games to the eighth ranked Florida Gators last night at Stegeman Coliseum. More than 1400 fans showed up at Georgia’s Dig Pink match against the Gators. People purchased pink t-shirts for a minimum $5 donation in support of breast cancer awareness. The Bulldogs…
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Local Response to Gurley Reinstatement
Athens, GA – Georgia running back Todd Gurley will not play in the Georgia Florida game this weekend, but you will see him back on the field this season. The NCAA made a statement this morning that he sit a total of four games (30% of season) for accepting more than $3,000…
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Todd Gurley WILL NOT Play Against Florida
Athens, GA – Georgia running back Todd Gurley will not play in the Georgia Florida game this weekend, but you will see him back on the field this season. The NCAA made a statement this morning that he sit a total of four games (30% of season) for accepting more than $3,000…
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Oconee County Looks To Rebound Against Jefferson
Watkinsville, GA- Oconee County High School takes on its second undefeated team in a row on Friday. The team will travel to Jefferson High School to try to turn things around after suffering its first loss of the season to Hart County High School. The Warriors turned the ball over four…
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UGA Athletes Graduation Rate Up
Athens, GA- The NCAA released figures today on student-athlete graduation rates. UGA student-athletes graduated at a rate of 84 percent, which is the highest graduation percentage rate for the Bulldogs since 2005. Georgia ranked first among SEC schools in gymnastics, women’s swimming and diving, and women’s tennis, all with a 100…
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No More “Free Gurley” T-shirts
Athens, GA- The “Free Gurley” t-shirt operation is officially out of business. The Collegiate Licensing Company, Legal Affairs Office at UGA, and assistant athletic director Alan Thomas have sent cease and desist letters to those selling non-trademarked merchandise, such as the t-shirts that say “Free Gurley”. Senior Business Management major Peyton Bennett has been…
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UGA Soccer Adds Two L’s To Their Record This Weekend
Athens, GA – Imagine losing a game. Then imagine it being the last time you will ever play on your home field at The University of Georgia. That’s what happened for the ladies soccer team, adding two loses to their season record, one of them on Senior Night. On friday, Georgia…