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Four Atlanta United players receive international call-ups for 2018 FIFA World Cup Qualifying #atlutd

Release from the Atlanta United: Atlanta United announced today that four players have received international call-ups for the upcoming FIFA window. Miguel Almirón, Carlos Carmona, Kenwyne Jones and Josef Martinez have each been called-up to the represent their respective countries for important 2018 FIFA World Cup Qualifying matches from March 23-28. Each player will leave…
Atlanta #Falcons sign Dontari Poe

Release from the Atlanta Falcons: The Falcons have agreed to terms with defensive tackle Dontari Poe. “Poe is an athletic, big guy that can push the pocket,” said General Manager Thomas Dimitroff. “He will add to our defensive line group and will mix nicely with Beasley, Jarrett, Shelby and Clayborn. We are happy to be…
Georgia Basketball Falls To Belmont In NIT

Release from Georgia Athletics: Despite 29 points from J.J. Frazier, the Georgia Bulldogs fell 78-69 to Belmont in the first round of the 2017 National Invitation Tournament. Frazier, who finishes the season with 13 games with 20 or more points, led Georgia (19-14) in scoring and added a pair of rebounds and assists. William Jackson…
Atlanta’s Josef Martinez voted MLS Player of the Week

Release from Atlanta United: Atlanta United forward Josef Martinez was voted Major League Soccer Player of the Week by the North American Soccer Reporters (NASR) for the second week of the 2017 MLS season. Martinez scored three goals during Atlanta’s 6-1 win over Minnesota, notching the league’s first hat-trick of the season. Martinez, a 23-year-old…
FALCONS RE-SIGN BLIDI WREH-WILSON

Release from the Atlanta Falcons: The Falcons have announced that they have re-signed cornerback Blidi Wreh-Wilson. The Falcons have now re-signed or extended seven players from the 2016 team, including cornerback Robert Alford and tackle Ryan Schraeder. “Blidi is a guy we had come in last year so we got a good evaluation on him…
Fighting Peaches: Georgia Tech basketball Josh Okogie post-game presser 3.14.17 #gtaa #gatech #nitatlanta

The Sports Inquirer attended the post-game presser of Georgia Tech men’s basketball player Josh Okogie following his team’s 75-63 home win over Indiana in the first round of the National Invitational Tournament on Mar. 14. He scored a game-high 24 points and grabbed seven rebounds in the victory. Topics included thoughts on the win, playing…