Georgia’s football players officially reported to campus on Tuesday. All expected to be on hand were present. - Full Story
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Monthly Archives: July 2012
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Jul. 31, 2012
Georgia’s incoming freshmen on the men’s basketball team had something important on their to-do list when they arrived on campus in June. They needed to get passports. - Full Story
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Georgia was loaded with experience last year at tight end with Orson Charles, Aron White and Bruce Figgins at the position. That allowed coaches to redshirt Jay Rome as a freshman. Don’t look for freshman Ty Flournoy-Smith to be redshirted this year. “We’ve generally, ever since I’ve been here, played three at some point,” tight [...] - Full Story
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Jul. 30, 2012
Georgia basketball player Donte’ Williams said this afternoon that a charge of misdemeanor possession of marijuana he was facing has been dismissed. - Full Story
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Georgia basketball player Donte’ Williams said this afternoon that a charge of misdemeanor possession of marijuana he was facing has been dismissed. Williams, a junior center who started every game last season, said he has passed multiple drug tests since his May 25 arrest at a parking lot at Lenox Square Mall in Atlanta. “In [...] - Full Story
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Jul. 29, 2012
ATHENS — Georgia added to their ever-growing recruiting class when Thomson tight end Jordan Davis picked the Bulldogs over Florida Sunday night. - Full Story
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Let the games begin! OK, we’ll have to settle for preseason football practices cranking up this week at Georgia. The Bulldogs officially report on Tuesday night — along with Auburn the earliest of any Southeastern Conference team. Players have been working out on campus for much of the summer with Georgia’s overhauled strength and conditioning [...] - Full Story
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Jul. 27, 2012
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — Alonzo Highsmith Jr. grew up comfortable in the imposing shadow cast by his father, the former standout Miami running back and NFL veteran with the same name. - Full Story
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CHICAGO — Penn State linebacker Michael Mauti said Friday he knows of only two or three players who are planning to leave the Nittany Lions after the severe sanctions imposed earlier this week by the NCAA. - Full Story
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Georgia football coach Mark Richt began the week by telling hundreds of Bulldogs fans at an Atlanta appearance that his staff would “try to get in touch” with some Penn State football players about a possible transfer. On Friday evening, Georgia issued a statement from Richt that the recruitment of any current Nittany Lions was [...] - Full Story
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Recruiting is an everyday thing for college football coaches trying to load up on talent for their teams. Some days it’s just not that important. Georgia inside linebackers coach Kirk Olivadotti has tried to approach his job as “business as usual,” even after his daughter Kasyn was diagnosed last year with acute lymphoblastic leukemia, but [...] - Full Story
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Jul. 26, 2012
Longtime Georgia men’s tennis coach Manny Diaz has seen his former players go on to compete at such august events as Wimbledon, the U.S. Open, the French Open and the Davis Cup. - Full Story
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A pulled hamstring kept Malcolm Mitchell sidelined during the final week of spring practices, but Georgia coaches saw enough to think that the sophomore who has yet to play a college snap at cornerback can be a big help on defense. “He’s probably our best corner,” secondary coach Scott Lakatos said. “He’s good. He’s a [...] - Full Story
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Jul. 25, 2012
Former Georgia defensive back Chris Sanders is no longer on the Georgia Military College football team. GMC coach Bert Williams, returning from a trip to Alaska with his staff, confirmed via text this afternoon that Sanders was dismissed from the team. Sanders “fell back to his old ways,” according to Williams. The chances of Sanders [...] - Full Story
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Jul. 24, 2012
An NFL salary can afford an athlete plenty of ways to while away the offseason. - Full Story
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Jul. 23, 2012
ATLANTA — Georgia athletic director Greg McGarity was out of town finishing up a vacation on Monday morning when he made sure to watch the news on television coming out of NCAA headquarters in Indianapolis. - Full Story
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ATLANTA–Some news and notes from the `UGA Day’ event Monday night at the Cobb Galleria Centre, where talk of Penn State even trickled into coach Mark Richt’s talk to the crowd. –Host Chuck Dowdle brought up the subject early. “A lot of colleges around the country certainly will be interested in some of those players,” [...] - Full Story
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Jul. 20, 2012
LYTHAM ST. ANNES – Harris English, tall and erect, dressed smartly in a red pullover, moved sprightly about the Royal Lytham & St. Annes golf links Friday with the confidence of a seasoned veteran. You would never know that he was a rookie playing in his first major championship. - Full Story
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Jul. 19, 2012
HOOVER, Ala. — Fresh off its first appearance in the Southeastern Conference championship game since 2005, there should be plenty for the Georgia football team to be excited about heading into a new season. - Full Story
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HOOVER, Ala. — Georgia has an experienced quarterback, a stout defense loaded with returning starters and an inviting schedule. - Full Story
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HOOVER, Ala. — Georgia’s offense already was braced to start the season with explosive receiver Malcolm Mitchell focused on playing cornerback. - Full Story
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HOOVER,Ala.–Georgiacoach Mark Richt met with beat reporters earlier this morning prior to his appearance at the podium today at SEC Media Days. It was the first time he addressed publicly the dismissal of Isaiah Crowell, Georgia’s leading rusher last season. Crowell was arrested on June 29 on felony weapons charges. “No decision to dismiss a [...] - Full Story
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HOOVER,Ala.—Georgia has an experienced quarterback, a stout defense loaded with returning starters and an inviting schedule. Those are some of the compelling reasons to make the Bulldogs’ a favorite to repeat as Southeastern Conference Eastern Division champions. The Bulldogs are the pick in the East in voting by SEC media that was released this morning. [...] - Full Story
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Jul. 18, 2012
HOOVER, Ala. — It’s been a hectic last week for Zach Mettenberger. - Full Story
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