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Atlanta Hawks’ Al Horford named Eastern Conference Player of the Week

Release from Atlanta Hawks media relations: Al Horford today was named NBA Eastern Conference Player of the Week for games played Monday, Jan. 12 through Sunday, Jan. 18. In winning the honor for the second time this season and the third time in his career, Horford helped the Hawks to a perfect 4-0 week (road…
Hunter Ties Scoring Record at Georgia State Tops Arkansas State 60-54

Release from Georgia State Athletics: Junior R.J. Hunter scored 14 of the Panthers’ final 15 points to lead Georgia State to a 60-54 win over Arkansas State on Monday night at the Convocation Center. With his final free throw make, Hunter tied Rodney Hamilton’s all-time Georgia State scoring mark of 1,515 points. Hunter will go…
Maryland and Ohio State Earn Weekly Big Ten Men’s Basketball Honors

Release from Big Ten Conference: Player of the Week Jake Layman, Maryland F – 6-8 – Jr. – Wrentham, Mass. – King Phillip Regional Averaged 17.5 points, 12.5 rebounds and 2.0 assists per game with a pair of double-doubles in leading the Terrapins to wins over Rutgers and Michigan State Went 16-of-19 from the…
Kennesaw State’s Wilson Named Atlantic Sun Newcomer of the Week

Release from Kennesaw State Athletics: The Kennesaw State men’s basketball team won its third Atlantic Sun Weekly award in a row when the conference office named Damien Wilson as the Newcomer of the Week on Monday, January 19. Wilson averaged 23.5 points and 7.5 rebounds in the games against Northern Kentucky and Lipscomb. He has set…
Kennesaw State Announces Football Broadcasters for 2015 Season

Release from Kennesaw State Athletics: The Kennesaw State Department of Athletics on Monday (Jan. 19) announced the broadcast team for its inaugural football season that will kick off in September. Brian Giffin will provide the play-by-play, while Tutan Reyes will handle analysis and Art Eckman will report from the sideline. “This year marks a historic…
Inside the Inquirer: Postgame interview with Georgia Tech’s Aaliyah Whiteside (1/15/15)

By E. Marcel Pourtout, Editor We caught up with Georgia Tech women’s basketball guard Aaliyah Whiteside following her team’s 75-72 home loss to Pitt on Jan. 18. He scored 14 points and grabbed nine rebounds in the contest. Audio below: