Author: Etienne Marcel Pourtout
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Passing the Guard: This Week in Mixed Martial Arts 7/2/15
By E. Marcel Pourtout, Editor Music to listen to: Prelude / Kiara by Bonobo (live) -Jose Aldo is out and Chad Mendes is in to face Conor McGregor for the interim UFC featherweight title at UFC 189. Mixed Martial Arts is a cruel sport. Aldo and McGregor have been slated to fight for months in…
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Backdoor Cut: The Sports Inquirer’s 2015 NBA Free Agency Primer
By E. Marcel Pourtout, Editor Its time for the 2015 NBA Free Agency Primer. Music to listen to: Silently Falling by Chris Squire (RIP) We’re less than 24 hours away from the most frantic period of the NBA offseason, free agency. Unlike professional leagues such as the National Football League, National Hockey League and to…
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Georgia Tech men’s basketball fills out non-conference portion of schedule
Release from Georgia Tech Athletics: Three games against NCAA Tournament teams – Georgia, VCU and Wofford – plus the resumption of an old rivalry with Tennessee highlight a strong non-conference men’s basketball schedule for Georgia Tech in 2015-16. Tennessee begins a four-game series with the Yellow Jackets with a visit to McCamish Pavilion on Nov.…
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Georgia’s Keturah Orji Earns Third-Place Honors At USATF Championships
Release from Georgia Athletics: Georgia true freshman Keturah Orji finished third in the triple jump at the USATF Outdoor Championships in Eugene, Ore., over the weekend. A native of Mount Olive, N.J., Orji traveled 45 feet, 3 ¾ inches on her fourth of six attempts to top 13 other competitors at the meet. Only adidas…
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ATLANTA HAWKS ACQUIRE TIM HARDAWAY JR.
Release from Atlanta Hawks: The Atlanta Hawks acquired guard Tim Hardaway Jr. from the New York Knicks in exchange for the draft rights to Notre Dame guard Jerian Grant, the 19th pick in the 2015 NBA Draft. Earlier in the draft, Atlanta selected Kansas forward Kelly Oubre with the 15th pick in the first round…
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Inside the Inquirer: Interview w/ former Georgia State player & Boston Celtics’ draft pick R.J. Hunter
By E. Marcel Pourtout, Editor The Sports Inquirer caught up with former Georgia State guard R.J. Hunter following his selection in the first round of the 2015 NBA Draft by the Boston Celtics. Topics included overall thoughts on the selection, his draft night and representing Georgia State as a professional.
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