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Georgia State women’ basketball drops road game to Morehead State, 74-72

Release from Georgia State Athletics: Georgia State dropped a 74-72 decision to Morehead State Sunday at Johnson Arena. The Panthers fell behind early at 15-2 by missing its first 11 shots of the game. But, GSU closed back to 27-23 at halftime and then came out and gained the lead at 33-29 four minutes into…
Atlanta Hawks extend winning streak to six games, defeat Denver 96-84

By E. Marcel Pourtout, Editor The Atlanta Hawks extended their winning streak to six games with a 96-84 home win over the Denver Nuggets at Philips Arena on Sunday. Atlanta (13-6) have now won eight of their last nine games while Denver (9-11) have dropped its last three games after a two-game winning streak. After…
No. 9 Ole Miss and No. 6 TCU Meet in the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl

Release from Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl: The first-ever New Year’s Six bowl matchup will see No. 9 Ole Miss take on Big 12 Co-Champion No. 6 TCU in the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl as announced by the College Football Playoff Selection Committee today. The 47th annual Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl will host its matchup…
Georgia Tech to Face Mississippi State in Capital One Orange Bowl

Release from Georgia Tech Athletics: The 12th-ranked Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets will face the 7th-ranked Mississippi State Bulldogs in the 2014 Capital One Orange Bowl at Sun Life Stadium in Miami Gardens, Fla. The game is scheduled for Dec. 31 at 8 p.m. ET on ESPN. Georgia Tech, ranked No. 9 in the Amway Coaches…
Owls Fade Late in 58-46 Loss to Kent State

Release from Kennesaw State Athletics: The Kennesaw State basketball team lost its first game at home in the 2014-15 season against the Kent State Golden Flashes 58-46. The Owls had two players reach double figures in scoring as Delbert Love and Bernard Morena each had ten points. Willy Kouassi led the team in rebounds with…
Georgia Tech, Paul Johnson Agree to Contract Extension

Release from Georgia Tech Athletics: Georgia Tech and head coach Paul Johnson have agreed in principle to a four-year contract extension through the 2020 season, Director of Athletics Mike Bobinski announced Saturday morning. Terms of the contract were not disclosed. Johnson’s current contract was set to expire following the 2016 season. “I’m pleased to announce…