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Georgia State baseball wins slugfest at Appalachian State

Release from Georgia State Athletics: Georgia State scored six runs in the last two innings, capped by Matt Rose’s two-run homer in the ninth inning, to win 15-13 at Appalachian State, the fifth straight win for the Sun Belt Conference leaders. The Panthers improved to 13-3 in the Sun Belt, including 7-0 in conference road…
Georgia Tech softball splits doubleheader at Boston College

Release from Georgia Tech Athletics: The Georgia Tech softball team (16-30; 6-14 ACC) split a pair of games Saturday afternoon at Boston College (18-19, 2-12), winning game one 10-2 in five innings before falling in game two, 1-0. The rubber game is set for Sunday at 11 a.m. Game 1: Georgia Tech 10, Boston College…
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…