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Alabama football opens season with victory over West Virginia at Chick-fil-A Kickoff Game

By E. Marcel Pourtout, Editor Behind 538 total yards and more than 37 minutes of possession time, Alabama emerged with a 33-23 victory over West Virginia at the Chick-fil-A Kickoff Game at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta. Crimson Tide running backs T.J. Yeldon had a game-high 126 yards rushing and two touchdowns while teammate Derrick…
Georgia State volleyball splits matches at UAB/Samford Classic

Release from Georgia State media relations: BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Georgia State volleyball kicked off the 2014 regular season at the UAB/Samford Challenge on Friday at the Pete Hanna Center on Samford’s campus. The Panthers defeated Jacksonville State 3-1 after dropping their first match 3-0 to Samford. Head coach Sally Polhamus picked up her first win at Georgia…
Kennesaw State soccer drops match to Troy in Trojan Classic

Release from Kennesaw State media relations: TROY, Ala. – Despite holding much of the second-half possession, the Kennesaw State soccer team dropped a 1-0 decision to Troy on a hot and humid Friday afternoon (Aug. 29) in the Owls’ first match of the Trojan Classic at the Troy Soccer Complex. “We dug ourselves a hole by…
Georgia Tech Volleyball sweeps Jacksonville at Gamecock Invitational

Release from Georgia Tech athletics: THE FLATS – The Georgia Tech volleyball team (1-0) opened its 2014 season Friday with a 3-0 sweep (25-19, 25-10, 25-17) against Jacksonville (0-1) at the Gamecock Invitational in Columbia, S.C. Georgia Tech ran a balanced attack with three players hitting more than .300 led by senior Courtney Felinski’s .476…
ACC Men’s Soccer Leads in Soccer America Preseason Honors

From ACC Media Relations: GREENSBORO, N.C. – The Atlantic Coast Conference leads all leagues with six men’s soccer teams on the Soccer America Preseason Top 25 and seven student-athletes named Soccer America Preseason All-Americans. Defending national champion Notre Dame begins the 2014 season ranked No. 2 in the poll. Just behind the Irish is No.…
Ole Miss tops Boise State in Chick-fil-A Kickoff Game

By E. Marcel Pourtout, Editor Despite three first half turnovers, Ole Miss scored 28 fourth-quarter points to emerge from its season-opener with a 35-13 win over Boise State at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta on Thursday. After throwing three first-half interceptions, Bo Wallace recovered with a strong second-half effort and finished the contest with a…