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Atlanta United signs striker Kenwyne Jones

Release from Atlanta United: Atlanta United today announced the signing of 31-year-old striker Kenwyne Jones. Jones comes to Atlanta after spending the majority of his career in the English Premier League and Championship, including time at Southampton, Sunderland, Stoke City and Cardiff City. Jones is a strong striker and prolific goal scorer with 23 goals…
ACC Network Set to Launch in 2019

Release from the ACC: ESPN and the Atlantic Coast Conference will launch the ACC Network – a comprehensive linear and digital network, it was announced today by ACC Commissioner John Swofford and ESPN President John Skipper at the conference’s annual Football Kickoff media event in Charlotte, N.C. The 20-year partnership will provide ACC fans unprecedented…
Six Bulldogs Included On Preseason All-SEC Teams

Release from Georgia Athletics: Six Georgia football players have been voted onto the Preseason Media Days All-Southeastern Conference teams, according to a league announcement. Junior tailback Nick Chubb (Cedartown, Ga.) and junior offensive lineman Greg Pyke (Baltimore, Md.) were on included on the First Team Offense while junior center Brandon Kublanow (Marietta, Ga.) was named…
Two Bulldogs Named Nominees For Doak Walker Award

Release from Georgia Athletics: Georgia juniors Nick Chubb and Sony Michel have been included as nominees for the 2016 Doak Walker Award, which is presented annually to the nation’s top college running back. The award will name 10 semifinalists on November 16 and the award’s National Selection Committee will cast votes to determine the three…
Georgia Tech’s Freeman Up for a Pair of Community Service Awards

Release from Georgia Tech Athletics: Georgia Tech football’s KeShun Freeman (LaGrange, Ga./Callaway) was honored for his ongoing service to the community on Wednesday when he was officially tabbed as a nominee for the 2016 Wuerffel Trophy and the 2016 Allstate AFCA Good Works Team. Named after 1996 Heisman Trophy winner Danny Wuerffel, the Wuerffel Trophy…
Georgia’s Brandon Kublanow Included On Rimington Watch List

Release from Georgia Athletics: Georgia senior center Brandon Kublanow has been included on the 2016 Rimington Trophy Watch List, according to an announcement from the award’s committee on Wednesday. The committee will announce its finalists for the nation’s premier center on December 5. The Rimington Trophy committee uses these three prestigious All-America teams to determine…