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Zone Coverage: Georgia State and Charlotte Set to Open Sept. 4 at 3:30 p.m. on ESPNU

Release from Georgia State Athletics: With a unique opportunity to be the only game played in the nation, Georgia State announced Monday it will open the season with Charlotte live on ESPNU on Friday, Sept. 4 at 3:30 p.m. It will mark the second-straight season the Panthers open the year with a nationally televised game.…
Inside the Inquirer: Postgame presser with Atlanta Dream head coach Michael Cooper 6.7.15

By E. Marcel Pourtout, Editor The Sports Inquirer attended the postgame presser of Atlanta Dream head coach Michael Cooper following his team’s 75-70 home loss to the Connecticut Sun on June 7. Topics included thoughts on the loss and benching Angel McCoughtry in the fourth quarter.
Inside the Inquirer: Postgame presser with Atlanta Dream Shoni Schimmel 6.7.15

By E. Marcel Pourtout, Editor The Sports Inquirer attended the postgame presser of Atlanta Dream guard Shoni Schimmel following her team’s 75-70 home loss to the Connecticut Sun on June 7. She grabbed seven rebounds and scored six points in the loss.
Inside the Inquirer: Postgame presser with Atlanta Dream Angel McCoughtry

By E. Marcel Pourtout, Editor The Sports Inquirer caught up with Atlanta Dream forward Angel McCoughtry following her teams 75-70 home loss to the Connecticut Sun on June 7. She scored 10 points and grabbed seven rebounds in the defeat.
Georgia’s Herring And Perez Earn All-America Honors

Release from Georgia Athletics: Senior Lauren Herring and freshman Ellen Perez earned All-America honors, the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) announced recently. Herring was one of only six women nationally to earn the distinction in singles and doubles while Perez made it in doubles. Herring, a native of Greenville, N.C., concluded her career as a five-time…
Kennesaw State’s Jimmy Beck to Play in U.S. Open Sectional Qualifier on Monday

Release from Kennesaw State Athletics: Recent Kennesaw State graduate Jimmy Beck will be seeking a berth in the 2015 U.S. Open Championship on Monday (June 8) when he competes in sectional qualifying at Hawks Ridge Golf Club in Ball Ground, Ga. Beck will be one of 42 players at Hawks Ridge Golf Club attempting to qualify for…