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Georgia State’s R.J. Hunter Drafted No. 28 by Boston Celtics

Release from Georgia State Athletics: Following an amazing three-year career at Georgia State, R.J. Hunter was selected with the 28th pick in the first round of the NBA Draft on Thursday night by the Boston Celtics. Hunter becomes the highest draft pick in Georgia State history and first since Joe Brown went to the Cleveland…
Albertson Named ACC Scholar-Athlete of the Year

Release from Georgia Tech: Senior Anders Albertson has been named Atlantic Coast Conference Men’s Golf Scholar-Athlete of the Year, and all five members of Georgia Tech’s starting five for the NCAA Championship have been named to the ACC All-Academic golf team, announced Thursday by the conference office. It is the third time in four years…
Ohio State’s Stieber and Maryland’s Cummings Named Big Ten Athletes of the Year

Release from the Big Ten: Ohio State wrestler Logan Stieber was named the Big Ten Jesse Owens Male Athlete of the Year and Maryland lacrosse standout Taylor Cummings was tabbed the Big Ten Female Athlete of the Year, the conference announced on Wednesday. Stieber and Cummings combined to record four individual national championships, three NCAA…
United States Men’s Soccer announces final CONCACAF Gold Cup Roster

Release from CONCACAF: The Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Association Football (CONCACAF) made public today the official final rosters submitted by the 12 Participating Member Associations for the CONCACAF Gold Cup 2015, to be played from July 7-26 in 13 cities across the U.S. and Canada. United States is the defending champion of…
Fighting Peaches: Atlanta Dream Week in Review (6/23/15)

By E. Marcel Pourtout, Editor Atlanta 74, Chicago 73 Behind a game-winning shot at the buzzer by Angel McCoughtry, the Atlanta Dream snapped its two-game losing streak with a 74-73 home win over the defending Eastern Conference champions the Chicago Sky at Philips Arena on Friday night. McCoughtry scored a team-high 18 points for the…
Georgia Tech Volleyball announces 2015 schedule

Release from Georgia Tech Athletics: Georgia Tech volleyball head coach Michelle Collier released the 2015 schedule highlighted by a season-opening home tournament, six matches against 2014 NCAA Tournament participants and 15 home contests at O’Keefe Gym. “I am looking forward to our 2015 schedule,” Collier said. “We open competition at home, then, we head over…