It had been an innerving week for golf when former Georgia golfer Hudson Swafford, now an aspiring touring pro, reached for the winner’s trophy late Sunday at the UGA Golf Course. - Full Story
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May. 7, 2012
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Apr. 25, 2012
Charley Trippi is a Georgia treasure. Though not a native — like another remarkable transplant to achieve super stardom in these parts, Hank Aaron — Trippi was of the ilk of Georgians Bobby Jones and Ty Cobb. - Full Story
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Mar. 31, 2012
JUPITER, Fla. — - Full Story
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Mar. 26, 2012
Two weeks ago, I called Furman Bisher from Ft. Myers, Fla., to tell him about the showcase Boston Red Sox training facilities, which were officially christened in February. He was an eager listener. - Full Story
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Mar. 13, 2012
KISSIMMEE, Fla. — When he was pitching for the Dodgers, Don Sutton was imbued with the notion that when you started a job, it should be your mission to finish it. - Full Story
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Mar. 9, 2012
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Feb. 28, 2012
Defining moments in sports are never forecast. You identify them by looking back, but there was something special about the last two minutes of Georgia’s basketball game with Florida this past weekend, which should bode well for the future. - Full Story
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Feb. 27, 2012
Doc Blanchard and Glenn Davis, owing to their Eastern status at Army in the ’40s, got more recognition, but anybody who saw Georgia’s Frank Sinkwich and Charley Trippi in the same backfield in 1942 would never be convinced that any team ever had two better players in the lineup at the same time. The Eastern [...] - Full Story
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Feb. 17, 2012
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Feb. 6, 2012
LOUISVILLE – Here last week, Brandon Boykin was the featured celebrity in a galaxy of headliners as he received the Paul Hornung Award as the nation’s most versatile athlete. - Full Story
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Perhaps Joe Paterno stayed too long. Presidents and coaches, even when they do good things, become too familiar with their constituency. - Full Story
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Jan. 11, 2012
All the analysts providing cogent insights into the strengths of the two teams, Alabama and LSU, playing in the BCS National Championship Game — there seemed to be no weaknesses — didn’t give enough emphasis to one point: It is tough to beat the same team twice in the same year. - Full Story
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Dec. 31, 2011
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Dec. 15, 2011
NEW YORK – Last week there were plenty of marquee headliners from college football with the annual Hall of Fame induction ceremonies and the crowning of the new Heisman Trophy winner. There was star power all over Manhattan. - Full Story
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Nov. 22, 2011
While it is common knowledge, supported by historical reference, football teams usually experience letdowns after peak performance. Further, they are often blindsided when caught looking ahead. - Full Story
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Nov. 18, 2011
Those who saw Michael Bennett’s 7-yard catch in the spring game in April did not place his name on the list of high expectations. - Full Story
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Nov. 17, 2011
Nobody said a word last week, at least to my knowledge, about Mark Richt’s sideline demeanor, which is exactly the same as it was when he made his debut between the hedges against Arkansas State on Sept. 1, 2001. He has had the same gameday presence lately that he had when he won conference championships in 2002 and 2005. - Full Story
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Nov. 11, 2011
As a kid, Drew Butler thought it was cool that his dad played for the Chicago Bears, even if Kevin missed a field-goal attempt and a beer-filled fan cut loose with a few boos. - Full Story
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Oct. 7, 2011
It was Jan. 12, 2010, and I was having dinner with Johnny Majors at a restaurant in Orlando, Fla. when the former Tennessee coach answered his cell phone, which prompted a look of shock. Before long, I realized something major was happening in Knoxville. By the time he closed out his conversation, I was [...] - Full Story
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Sep. 30, 2011
If you endure a life-threatening experience, as David Jacobs did, your attitude changes and your perspective becomes indelibly brushed with gratefulness and appreciation. Here is a man who was one of the best defensive linemen in the country when he was a junior at Georgia in 2001. Though a bit undersized at 6-foot-4, 275 pounds, [...] - Full Story
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Sep. 23, 2011
OXFORD, Miss. — In bygone years of the Southeastern Conference, not too many teams on the western side of the league played teams in the east. Few teams in the East wanted to go play the powerhouses of the West — Ole Miss and LSU. There were no television dollars to fatten budgets. Traveling costs [...] - Full Story
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Sep. 18, 2011
Coastal Carolina is known as the Chanticleers, but in the beginning it was a club football team known as the Bulldogs. - Full Story
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Sep. 16, 2011
The town of Wrightsville remained virtually unheard of — until Herschel Walker came along. - Full Story
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Sep. 9, 2011
The Georgia sports teams often bring smiles to our faces and make us puff out our chests with pride. And being a fan of Bulldog sports teams is a prerequisite if you want to work for Georgia’s athletic program. Georgia’s homegrown athletic director, Greg McGarity, whom I am motivated to pay tribute to, is no [...] - Full Story
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Sep. 2, 2011
Richard Tardits, the one-time holder of the Georgia career sack record, lost out in the NFL to a veteran’s experience, but he played long enough to start drawing a retirement check at age 55. A prudent man, he’ll take the money, but the day “Le Sack” really retires, hell will experience a cooling trend. [...] - Full Story
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