Author: Etienne Marcel Pourtout
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Passing the Guard: December 2014 MMA Power Rankings and UFC 181 Primer
By E. Marcel Pourtout, Editor Music to listen to: Burn Out by The Cinematic Orchestra Hope everyone had a good Thanksgiving weekend, we’ve hit December which means its time for another set of Power Rankings and some teasers for UFC 181 which takes place this Saturday. Heavyweight: 1. Cain Velasquez 2. Fabricio Werdum 3. Junior…
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Georgia Tech’s Paul Johnson Named ACC Coach of the Year
Release from Georgia Tech Athletics: Georgia Tech head coach Paul Johnson has been named the 2014 ACC Coach of the Year, announced Tuesday by the Atlantic Coast Sports Media Association (ACSMA). It is the third time Johnson has been named ACC Coach of the Year (2008, 2009). He was the first coach in ACC history to…
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Big Ten Announces Football All-Conference Teams and Select Individual Awards
Release from Big Ten Conference: The Big Ten on Monday announced the 2014 All-Big Ten teams as well as 10 postseason individual award winners. Michigan State, Minnesota and Ohio State each claimed two individual trophies, while one standout each from Iowa, Maryland, Penn State and Wisconsin earned an award. Michigan State’s Kurtis Drummond was named…
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Seven Jackets Named All-ACC by ACSMA
Release from Georgia Tech Athletics: Seven Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets were named to the 2014 All-ACC Football teams, announced Monday by the Atlantic Coast Sports Media Association (ACSMA). Six of Tech’s seven All-ACC performers are first-time honorees. Four players were named second-team All-ACC. Senior B-Back Zach Laskey and senior OG Shaquille Mason represented the Jackets…
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Kennesaw State’s McAllister Lands Second-Straight A-Sun Newcomer of the Week Accolade
Release from Kennesaw State Athletics: For the second-consecutive week, junior Jasmine McAllister has earned Atlantic Sun Conference Newcomer of the Week honors after registering back-to-back double-doubles during the Owls’ Thanksgiving trip to New York and New Jersey, it was announced Monday (Dec. 1) by the league office. It is the second such honor for the Memphis native…
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Georgia Tech’s Mason, White Named ACC Players of the Week
Release from Georgia Tech Athletics: Georgia Tech senior OG Shaquille Mason and junior DB D.J. White have been named ACC Co-Offensive Lineman and Defensive Back of the Week, respectively, Monday by the league office. Mason, his third honor of the season, anchored Tech’s offensive line that allowed the Jackets to rush for 399 yards and…
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