Etienne Marcel Pourtout

  • de Sousa named to All-Star team Center Erika de Souza has been named a reserve for the Eastern Conference for Boost Mobile WNBA All-Star 2014, the league office announced Tuesday evening. It will be the third All-Star appearance for de Souza, and second in as many years. The Dream will be well represented at the All-Star game,

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  • The Atlanta Hawks have announced a completed a sign-and-trade deal with the Oklahoma City Thunder that will bring guard/forward Thabo Sefolosha to Atlanta, as well as the draft rights to Giorgos Printezis, in exchange for the draft rights to Sofoklis Schortsanitis. “Thabo is an unselfish, competitive and playoff-tested player, and does many things well on

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  • The Atlanta Silverbacks threw away a two-goal halftime lead and fell to the Tampa Bay Rowdies, 3-2, in the NASL Fall Season Opener at Al Lang Stadium in St. Petersburg, Fla. Rowdies forward Georgi Hristov struck in second-half stoppage time with a header from a corner kick, sealing all three points for the home side.

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  • Atlanta Dream guard/forward Angel McCoughtry has been named the WNBA Eastern Conference Player of the Week, the league office announced Monday. It marks the 13th Player of the Week award for McCoughtry during her six-year career, and second this season. McCoughtry – the Eastern Conference Player of the Month for June – led the Dream to a

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  • The Oklahoma Sports Hall of Fame has announced its Watch List for the 2014 Jim Thorpe Award honoring the nation’s top defensive back. Nine of the 39 nominees came from the SEC and ACC. Those players were: Jeremy Cash, Duke, Jr. Landon Collins, Alabama, Jr. Kendall Fuller, Virginia Tech, So. Vernon Hargreaves, Florida, So. Anthony

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  •   Georgia Tech senior offensive lineman and 2013 first-team All-ACC secection Shaquille Mason was named to the preseason watch list for the Outland Trophy, selected by the Football Writers Association of America. The Outland Trophy goes annually to the nation’s top down lineman, including both offense and defense. Mason, a native of Columbia, Tenn., has helped

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