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Georgia State women’s basketball defeats Appalachian State, 80-70

Release from Georgia State Athletics: Georgia State outlasted Appalachian State in a high-energy, fiercely-fought 80-70 Sun Belt Conference women’s basketball game Saturday at the GSU Sports Arena. After leading for most of the game, Georgia State saw visiting App State go a 12-2 run from 14 minutes to seven minutes and re-capture the lead 62-59 at…
Kennesaw State baseball earns 14-8 win over Jacksonville State

Release from Kennesaw State Athletics: The Kennesaw State baseball team defeated Jacksonville State University, 14-8, on Friday (Feb. 20) evening to take game one of the three-game weekend series. The Owls’ offense warmed up early and often on a cold, chilly night at Rudy Abbott Field to hand the Gamecocks their first loss of the…
Another Strong Start for Bates in Panthers 5-3 Win over UMass Lowel

Release from Georgia State Athletics: Nathan Bates allowed just two hits and one run in six innings to win his second straight start as Georgia State defeated UMass Lowell 5-3 on a brutally cold day at the GSU Baseball Complex. Ryan Blanton’s RBI-single in the fourth inning put the Panthers (3-2) ahead for good, and…
Five bombs lift Georgia Tech softball Past Mountaineers 10-0, 12-2

Release from Georgia Tech Athletics: Despite the snow, the Georgia Tech softball team’s (4-8) bats were hot as the Jackets recorded 19 hits with five home runs en route to a pair of run-rule victories against Mount St. Mary’s (0-2). In the Jackets’ first two home games of 2015 as part of the Georgia Tech-Georgia…
Atlanta Hawks dominated at home by Toronto Raptors, 105-80 (2/20/15)

By E. Marcel Pourtout, Editor In their first game after the NBA All-Star Break, the Atlanta Hawks produced a mundane performance and were defeated 105-80 at home by the Toronto Raptors on Friday night. The Hawks (43-12)shot a season-low 33 percent from the field. Atlanta attempted a season-high 38 three-pointer attempts, only making eight of…
Inside the Inquirer: Postgame presser with Toronto Raptors’ Amir Johnson (2/20/15)

By E. Marcel Pourtout, Editor We attended the postgame presser of Toronto Raptors’ forward Amir Johnson following his team’s 105-80 road win over the Atlanta Hawks on Feb. 20. He scored 11 points and grabbed seven rebounds in the victory.