The Sports Inquirer

…premier site for news and notes in the world of sports

Backoor Cut: #atlhawks earn home win over #bulls 1.9.15

By E. Marcel Pourtout, Editor The Atlanta Hawks (23-15) earned a 120-105 home win over the Chicago Bulls (22-13) on Saturday night at Philips Arena. The win was Atlanta second-consecutive victory while the loss snapped Chicago’s six-game winning streak. Al Horford scored a game-high 33 points and grabbed a team-high 10 rebounds for Atlanta in…
Fighting Peaches: Georgia Tech basketball upsets Virginia 1.9.15

By E. Marcel Pourtout, Editor Playing in front of a near sellout crowd, the Georgia Tech men’s basketball team notched its biggest win of the season, defeating third-ranked Virginia at home 68-64 on Saturday afternoon in an ACC contest. Quinton Stephens, Adam Smith and Nick Jacobs each had a team-high 16 points each for the…
Statement from Atlanta Falcons’

My commitment to our fans is to put the best possible product on the field each year. No one is satisfied with an 8-8 record, but I am very pleased with the direction of our team under the leadership of Dan Quinn and confident in his long-term approach. No question, we took some positive steps…
Georgia State Holds on for 72-68 Win Over Troy

Release from Georgia State Athletics: Led by 22 points from Jeremy Hollowell, Georgia State opened a big first half lead and held off a late Troy surge to earn a 72-68 win over the Trojans on Thursday night at the GSU Sports Arena. Led by a barrage of 3-pointers from Hollowell and senior Kevin Ware,…
FALCONS SIGN FIVE PLAYERS TO RESERVE FUTURE CONTRACTS

By E. Marcel Pourtout, Editor The Atlanta Falcons today announced that they have signed wide receiver C.J. Goodwin, running back Gus Johnson, wide receiver Jordan Leslie, offensive lineman Collin Rahrig, and quarterback Matt Simms to reserve future contracts. Goodwin, 6-3, 190 pounds, was originally signed by the Pittsburgh Steelers as a college free agent following…
Backrood Cut: @nyknicks @CarmeloAnthony postgame presser 1.5.15

By E. Marcel Pourtout, Editor The Sports Inquirer attended the postgame presser of New York Knicks’ forward Carmelo Anthony following his team’s 107-101 road win over the Atlanta Hawks on Jan. 5. He scored a game-high 23 points and grabbed a game-high 11 rebounds for a double-double. Topics included thoughts on the win and the…