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NFL spotlight turn to off field labor issues
FORT LAUDERDALE , Fla. – A memorable season capped by a super title game with a record TV audience has NFL executives and fans beaming. The smiles might soon disappear. Pro football is ...
February 09, 2010 01:00 AM | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
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Georgia Tech’s Brigitte Ardossi (35) scored 17 points as the Yellow Jackets defeated Clemson, 68-53. Yellow Jackets reach 20 wins
CLEMSON , S.C. – MaChelle Joseph was glad her Georgia Tech seniors got to enjoy another milestone in her program’s rise the past seven seasons. And the Yellow Jackets coach thinks the...
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Thirty-seven girls from Cobb, Cherokee, Paulding, Bartow and Douglas counties were honored and 22 coaches were recognized at the 20th anniversary of the Kennesaw State University National Girls and Women in Sports Night. Bailey awards honor a crowd
KENNESAW – With this being the 20th annual Bobbie Bailey Awards ceremony at the Kennesaw State University’s M. Bobbie Bailey and Family Performance Hall, the organizers took a slight...
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New Orleans’ Drew Brees looks over the Super Bowl MVP trophy on Monday. Brees, head coach Sean Payton and the rest of the Saints will have their victory parade in New Orleans on Tuesday. Payton, Brees bask in glory of Saints' title
FORT LAUDERDALE , Fla. – Clearly exhausted from a late night of post-Super Bowl celebrations, Sean Payton leaned on a podium Monday morning, clutching the Vince Lombardi trophy in his rig...
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Quarterback and game MVP Drew Brees, left, embraces Saints coach Sean Payton after the team won the Super Bowl over the Colts Sunday night. The Associated Press Brees wins MVP; Payton was worthy
MIAMI – Sean Payton put in an MVP -like performance. From the sideline. The New Orleans coach made all the right calls in the Super Bowl – even one that didn’t look so good at...
February 08, 2010 01:00 AM | 0 0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
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Melanie Oudin celebrates with a U.S. flag after defeating Julie Coin of France during their Fed Cup World Group first round tennis match on Sunday. Oudin defeated Coin 7-6, 6-4 to lead the U.S. into the semifinals. The Associated Press Oudin lifts U.S. into Cup semis
LIEVIN , France – Melanie Oudin won her two singles matches to lead the United States to a 4-1 victory over France and secure a spot in the Fed Cup semifinals. The teenager from East Cobb b...
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Regular season hoops wrap up
The regular season is winding down this week and many teams will be making a final push with region tournaments just days away. In boys basketball, McEachern, Walker and Whitefield Academy will at...
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Zachery Peacock keeps a watchful eye on the hoop as he shoots a free throw Saturday. <br>Associated Press photo Hewitt not happy after narrow win
ATLANTA – Zachery Peacock has seen Georgia Tech coach Paul Hewitt angry plenty of times. But after a Yellow Jackets victory? This might have been a first. Peacock scored 22 points, freshma...
February 07, 2010 01:00 AM | 0 0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
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Circled by three Sequoyah defenders, Allatoona’s Cam Baerman (44) tries to flip a shot up Saturday. <Br>Staff photo by Samantha Wilson Bucs drop into third after loss
CANTON – Allatoona continued its struggles going into the final week of the regular season as the Buccaneers lost to Sequoyah 56-50 on Saturday at the War Lodge. It was the third loss in f...
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After winning her second county championship, Kennesaw Mountain diver Ansley Long will compete for her second Class AAAAA diving title on Wednesday. The Associated Press Long focused on second state title
MARIETTA – Staying focused has never been an issue for senior Kennesaw Mountain diver Ansley Long. The defending Class AAAAA champion has an uncanny ability to concentrate as soon as s...
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Pope’s Brooks Climmons, right, locks up with Milton’s Matt Schneider in the 145-pound final Saturday in the Area 6AAAAA traditional tournament at Kell. <br>Staff photo by Samantha Wilson Greyhounds send 13 on to state sectional
MARIETTA – Pope clinched Saturday’s Area 6AAAAA traditional title when it sent 12 to the finals in a dominating showing. Six emerged as champions as the Greyhounds won their third c...
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Kennesaw Mountain’s Chris Murdock, left, gets twisted up with Etowah’s Walter Leyva in the 119-pound final in the Area 5AAAAA tournament Saturday. <br>Staff photo by Samantha Wilson Kennesaw Mountain crowns four champions, only to lose team title
POWDER SPRINGS – There was good news and bad news for Kennesaw Mountain on Saturday in the Area 5AAAAA traditional tournament at McEachern’s Lovinggood Gym. The good news was that ...
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Life’s James Hooper tries to drive around Southern Poly’s Xavier Dawson on Thursday in the renewal of the series between neighboring NAIA rivals. <br>Staff photo by Laura Moon Life renews rivalry with win
MARIETTA – Life came out on top in its first game with Southern Poly in eight years as the Running Eagles defeated the eighth-ranked Runnin’ Hornets 83-74 on Thursday at the Eagles N...
February 05, 2010 01:00 AM | 4 4 comments | 7 7 recommendations | email to a friend
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Kennesaw State’s Spencer Dixon (5) goes in for a layup against Mercer’s E.J. Kusnyer on Thursday at the KSU Convocation Center. <br>Staff photo by Laura Moon Dixon's workhorse effort sends streaking Owls to another win
KENNESAW – Kennesaw State had two things going for it Thursday in the closing minute of its game against Atlantic Sun rival Mercer. The Owls had a 57-56 lead and they held the advantage in...
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The elite of Cobb County’s football talent pool will be bound for college football’s top level after signing with a variety of Football Bowl Subdivision programs Wednesday. <br>Staff photo by Laura Moon County's best make their college choices final
MARIETTA – Even with the likes of Georgia Tech and Georgia nearby, it seems as if Cobb County could soon be nicknamed “Vanderbilt South.” That’s because three of the coun...
February 04, 2010 01:00 AM | 0 0 comments | 12 12 recommendations | email to a friend
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Not to be outdone by their FBS-bound brethren, Cobb County will also be well-represented in the former Division I-AA, sending more than 15 players on to the NCAA’s Football Championship Subdivision. <br>Staff photo by Laura Moon FCS signees think hard for future
MARIETTA – On National Signing Day, when football dominates the sporting world’s headlines, some of Cobb County’s newest college signees admittedly had more than football on th...
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McGehee takes Mustangs' reins
As a player at Alabama, and as a coach with such prominent programs as Parkview and Grayson, Chad McGehee has experienced his share of success on the gridiron. Now, McGehee is hoping to bring that...
February 03, 2010 01:00 AM | 0 0 comments | 9 9 recommendations | email to a friend
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After just two seasons at Lassiter, Chip Lindsey, left, will be leaving the east Cobb school to coach quarterbacks at Troy University. <br>Staff photo by Thinh D. Nguyen Lindsey leaving Lassiter for college job
When Chip Lindsey was hired as football coach at Lassiter High School, he said he wanted to turn the Trojans’ offense into fast-break basketball on grass. After two seasons where the Trojans...
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Kennesaw State’s Markeith Cummings goes up for a dunk in the Owls’ 73-62 victory over Stetson on Monday night. KSU is currently on a five-game winning streak and has pulled within three games of first place Jacksonville with eight games left in the regular season. Kennesaw State wins fifth straight
KENNESAW — It wasn’t long ago when the Kennesaw State men’s basketball team was just trying to earn a spot into the Atlantic Sun Conference Tournament. Based on their performances over the last ...
February 02, 2010 01:00 AM | 0 0 comments | 7 7 recommendations | email to a friend
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