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Hawks’ grip on 8th playoff seed slipping

They remain in control of their postseason destiny with a two-game lead over Indiana for the eighth and final Eastern Conference playoff spot with four games to play.
But that sense of invincibility of the past three weeks took a major blow during a 112-98 loss to the Pacers. Atlanta trailed by as many as 29 […]

Thursday, April 10th, 2008

Falcons’ exhibition season finalized

The Falcons announced the completion of their exhibition schedule Wednesday.
First up will be an Aug. 9 game at Jacksonville. After that the Falcons will play games at the Georgia Dome against Indianapolis on Aug. 16 and Tennessee on Aug. 22. The final exhibition game will be at Baltimore on Aug. 28.
All games are scheduled to […]

Thursday, April 10th, 2008

Montgomery County football coach resigns

Montgomery County head football coach Brant Smith has resigned, principal Luke Smith said Wednesday.
Brant Smith, who was at Montgomery County for one season, said he was taking the offensive coordinator position at Appling County.
“It didn’t seem to me there was a commitment from our [school] board for the football team,” Brant Smith said. “They’re going […]

Thursday, April 10th, 2008

Two defensive backs that need to step up for Tech

Jerrard Tarrant didn’t play last fall. Mario Butler played almost exclusively on special teams.
Both must take a big step forward for Georgia Tech to succeed on defense in 2008.
One of them is likely to start at cornerback opposite Jahi Word-Daniels, and both are likely to play when the Yellow Jackets use five defensive backs. Getting […]

Thursday, April 10th, 2008

College football player charged with attempted murder

The Associated Press, Daytona Beach, Fla. — A Bethune-Cookman University football player was charged with attempted felony murder after he pulled a shotgun on a man who owed him money, authorities said Wednesday.
Brandon Wright, a back-up quarterback and running back on the Wildcats, was being held in the Volusia County Branch Jail on several charges […]

Thursday, April 10th, 2008

Jackets handle Bulldogs in baseball

Two college baseball polls rank Georgia Tech ahead of Georgia. Two others say the Bulldogs have the better team.
Give credit to Collegiate Baseball and the USA Today/ESPN coaches’ poll, which had it right Wednesday night when the Yellow Jackets beat the Bulldogs 9-4 before a Russ Chandler Stadium record crowd of 4,609.
Whoever is on top, […]

Thursday, April 10th, 2008

Andrew Ranger se blesse à Valcourt

Le Québécois Andrew Ranger se serait fracturé la cheville gauche lors d’un accident qui est survenu durant les qualifications d’une course de motos sur glace au Grand Prix ski-doo de Valcourt.
Le pilote de 21 ans a quitté le circuit en ambulance.
Ranger a dérapé en tentant un dépassement dans un virage alors qu’il voulait prendre la […]

Monday, February 18th, 2008