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Atlanta Silverbacks Sign Forward Shaka Bangura

Release from Atlanta Silverbacks Media Relations: The Atlanta Silverbacks announced today the signing of forward Shaka Bangura. The Sierra Leone native, who grew up in Atlanta, most recently played with PS Barito Putera in the Indonesia Super League. He is available for immediate selection. A cousin of Silverbacks defender Abdul Bangura, Shaka attended North Clayton…
Passing the Guard: UFC 178 Thoughts

By E. Marcel Pourtout, Editor Music to listen to: Black History Month (Josh Homme Remix) by Death from Above 1979 Things we learned from UFC 178” -A balanced card makes for a good card. There have been complaints about the lack of quality cards that the UFC has put together in the past six…
Georgia State football returns to action at Louisiana-Lafayette

By E. Marcel Pourtout, Editor The Georgia State football team returns to action this Saturday in a Sun Belt Conference matchup against the University of of Louisiana in Lafayette, La. starting at 7 p.m ET game EST The Panthers (1-3, 0-1 Sun Belt) had an open date last week after dropping their last contest on Sept.…
Atlanta Hawks announce signings of Jarell Eddie and Dexter Pittman

Release from Atlanta Hawks Media Relations: ATLANTA, GA —– The Atlanta Hawks have signed guard/forward Jarell Eddie and center Dexter Pittman, it was announced today by Head Coach Mike Budenholzer. Per team policy, terms of the agreements were not disclosed. Eddie played the last four seasons at Virginia Tech, averaging team-highs of 13.3 points and…
Georgia Tech volleyball drops matches to Louisville and Duke

Release from Georgia Tech Athletics: The Georgia Tech volleyball team (7-8, 0-2 ACC) dropped its first two ACC contests this weekend to Louisville and Duke. Against Louisville, the rallied from a 0-2 deficit to tie the match 2-2, but fell 3-2 (22-25, 18-25, 25-18, 26-24, 10-15) on Sunday at the KFC YUM! Center. Three Yellow Jackets…
Kennesaw State volleyball tops USC Upstate in conference opener

Release from Kennesaw State Athletics: SPARTANBURG, S.C. – The Kennesaw State volleyball team (7-8, 1-0) won a decisive five set match (18-25, 25-23, 25-19, 23-25, 17-15) in their Atlantic Sun Conference opener against USC Upstate. “I’m so proud of the fight that our team showed tonight,” head coach Keith Schunzel said. “At times, we played as well as…