UGA Sports
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Zero Waste Athletics at Georgia Soccer Score Goal
Looking at concessions alone, sporting events produce a considerable amount of waste. Denise Plemmons, the waste reduction coordinator for the Athens-Clarke County Recycling Division, said the landfill typically receives an additional 35-40 tons of landfill waste after a University of Georgia home football game. According to the University of Georgia…
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Sanford Stadium Renovations Bring Praise, Criticism from Fans and Media
Sanford Stadium at UGA normally sits quiet during the football off-season. But, this year is different. The sound of heavy construction equipment fills the air along Sanford Drive as workers push forward on a $68.5 million renovation. The massive construction project will feature improvements to the concession walkways and bathrooms…
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UGA Hopes To Revamp Baseball Program With Upgrades To Foley Field
Foley Field has a unique feel that is not commonly seen in SEC baseball programs. It is tucked between a quiet Athens neighborhood and the campus of the University of Georgia. However, Foley Field has fallen behind when compared to other stadiums in the SEC when it comes to facilities…
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Mark Richt is Boxing Out Parkinson’s
Mark Richt is fighting Parkinson’s — literally. Using non-contact boxing exercises, Richt, a former UGA football coach, works out at D1 Training Athens to help slow the disease’s progression. The concept comes from Rock Steady Boxing, which works to help those with Parkinson’s disease extend their capabilities. More than 1 million…
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Quinn sets himself apart as top recruit for UGA tennis
It doesn’t take long to see that Ethan Quinn is different compared to most college freshmen, and the 2022 No. 1 overall tennis recruit has already proven why he had every school in the nation clamoring for his talents. Quinn became a well-known name in college tennis after winning his…
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Evans hits UGA volleyball milestone, sets stage for season
Georgia volleyball coach Tom Black gathers his team around a whiteboard and begins to explain practice. The players listen intently and disperse to the surrounding courts, and the gym is suddenly filled with the sound of bouncing volleyballs. On the middle court, the only player in red takes her stance,…
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Just One of the Guys: UGA Female Golfer Breaks Glass Ceiling for Many
Soundbite from Griff Moody, former UGA men’s golf athlete Over the past five decades, thousands of women on athletic scholarships at the University of Georgia can be traced back to one woman: Terri Moody Hancock. Golfing in her DNA Growing up, Athens native Moody Hancock learned the sport of golf…
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Finding a Team in New Ways: The Legacy of the 1990 Championship UGA Baseball Team
As the wind blows in a new season, it blows the flags at Foley Field. Two flags hang, one smaller but with great significance — the 1990 National Championship pennant–recognizing a baseball team made up of 40 individual men who shared the same goal 30 years ago — to win.…