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Georgia State’s Ponder Named Freshman Mid-Major All-American

Release from Georgia State Athletics: Georgia State freshman Makeba Ponder has been named a Third-Team Division I Mid-Major Freshman All-American by FullCourt.com. Ponder, who led Georgia State in scoring and the Sun Belt Conference in 3-point baskets made per game, is one of the 15 freshmen honored by FullCourt.com-Inside Women’s Basketball, the longest running provider…
Backdoor Cut: The Sports Inquirer’s NBA Playoffs Preview

By E. Marcel Pourtout, Editor The NBA Playoffs have arrived which means its time for series predictions that will be incorrect and be used to mock my prognostication skills for the rest of my sports media career. Not much can go wrong with these. I’ll throw in my postseason award winners throughout my picks as…
Inside the Inquirer: WNBA Draft Presser with Atlanta Dream Head Coach Michael Cooper

By E. Marcel Pourtout, Editor We were at the WNBA Draft headquarters for the Atlanta Dream on Thursday night and spoke with the team’s head coach, Michael Cooper about the first round selection Samantha Logic.
Samantha Logic pick highlights active night of WNBA Draft for Atlanta Dream

By E. Marcel Pourtout, Editor The Atlanta Dream opened the book on another season with selections in the 2015 WNBA Draft on Thursday night. The Dream selected Iowa point guard Samantha Logic in the first round with the No. 10 overall pick. Atlanta later acquirerd the rights to second-round pick DePaul guard Brittany Hrynko via a…
Georgia State’s Drake Named Finalist for the NFCA Freshman-of-the-Year Award

Release from Georgia State Athletics: Georgia State’s true freshman standout Ivie Drake was named one of 25 finalist for the NFCA Division I National Freshman-of-the-Year award the organization announced Thursday afternoon. Drake leads the Sun Belt conference in batting average (.463), RBI (55) and runners picked off (3). The catcher is second in slugging (.933)…
Georgia Tech’s Schniederjans a Semifinalist for Ben Hogan Award

Release from Georgia Tech Athletics: Georgia Tech’s Ollie Schniederjans is among 10 collegiate golfers named semifinalists for the 2014 Ben Hogan Award, the second straight year he has earned that distinction. The Ben Hogan Award is presented annually to the top men’s NCAA Division I, II or III, NAIA or NJCAA college golfer taking into…