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Inside the Inquirer: Pregame presser with San Antonio Spurs’ head coach Gregg Popovich (3/22/15)

By E. Marcel Pourtout, Editor We attended the pregame presser of San Antonio Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich before his team’s road contest against the Atlanta Hawks on Mar. 22. Topics included his coaching philosophies, seeing the success of his former assistants such as current Hawks’ head coach Mike Budenholzer and things the Hawks have…
Georgia State men’s basketball ends stellar season

Release from Georgia State Athletics: Underdog Georgia State’s heroic run ended, but it wasn’t without a memorable performance in a 75-67 loss to Xavier. The two teams combined to make 49 of 80 baskets (61.25%), the highest in an NCAA Tournament game in more than 20 years. The Panthers actually made more field goals (26)…
Kennesaw State baseball sweeps doubleheader over William & Mary

Release by Kennesaw State Athletics: The Kennesaw State baseball program compiled 23 runs on 36 hits to sweep its doubleheader with visiting William & Mary Saturday (March 21) afternoon. The Owls (12-10) defeated the Tribe (10-9) in the first game of the day, 13-12, in 10 innings, before taking the second game of the twinbill…
Kennesaw State football holds final scrimmage before Spring Game

Release from Kennesaw State Athletics: The Kennesaw State football team held its final scrimmage before playing in the Black and Gold game next Saturday, March 28. “I thought we came out with more energy than we did last Saturday and then things happened early on, mainly self inflicted, and everything died a little bit,” head…
Georgia State men’s basketball returns to action against Xavier on Saturday

Release from Georgia State Athletics: Like it did more than a decade ago, Georgia State has made itself at home in the NCAA tournament as the 14th-seeded Panthers earned the right to play a second game after knocking off third-seeded Baylor 57-56 on Thursday. The win pushed GSU into a Saturday matchup with Xavier, the…
Georgia Tech women’s basketball wins WNIT opener over Elon

Release from Georgia Tech Athletics: The Georgia Tech women’s basketball team (19-14, 7-9 ACC) used explosive offensive efforts from Kaela Davis and Aaliyah Whiteside to defeat Elon (19-13, 11-7 CAA), 69-47, Thursday night in the first round of the Women’s National Invitation Tournament at McCamish Pavilion. “I thought we did a good job with our…