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Passing the Guard: Bellator MMA welcomes in women fighters

Release from Bellator MMA: Bellator MMA has reestablished the women’s division with two of MMA’s top featherweights leading the forefront. Finding previous success in the female MMA game, Bellator President Scott Coker has added Marloes Coenen and Julia Budd to the roster to start the next era of the Bellator women’s division. A former Strikeforce…
Atlanta Dream clinch playoffs’ top seed

Release from Atlanta Dream Media Relations: ATLANTA, Aug. 13, 2014 – With a 96-82 victory over the Western Conference-leading Phoenix Mercury Wednesday evening, the Atlanta Dream has clinched the No. 1 seed in the Eastern Conference for the 2014 WNBA Playoffs. It marks the first time in team history that the Dream has earned the…
FOUR-TIME USGA CHAMPION SMITH EDGES CO-MEDALIST AT 2014 U.S. AMATEUR

Release from United States Golf Association: JOHNS CREEK, Ga. – Four-time U.S. Mid-Amateur champion Nathan Smith, of Pittsburgh, the final player to make the 64-man match-play field, defeated co-medalist Lee McCoy, of Clarkesville, Ga., Wednesday to lead the 32 winners who advanced to the second round of match play at the 2014 U.S. Amateur Championship…
Triple Option Attack: 2014 Alabama College Football Preview

Music to listen to: Machine Gun by The Commodores Last Season: When your college football team wins 11 games and that’s considered a bad season, things are going very positive for that program. Alabama has reached that status under head coach Nick Saban. Coming off of a national championship in 2012, the Crimson Tide…
Passing the Guard: Tom DeBlass Removed from Bellator 123 Fight Card Due to Injury

Release from Bellator MMA: Newport Beach, Calif. (August 13, 2014) – After suffering from a knee injury during training, Tom DeBlass has been removed from the Bellator 123 fight card and will be replaced by Marcus Sursa. Sursa will face King Mo in a light heavyweight battle from Connecticut’s Mohegan Sun Arena live on Spike…
Inside Georgia State: Football sees production from wide receivers in camp

Release from Georgia State Athletics: ATLANTA – Georgia State wide receivers coach Tim Lappano called Wednesday the best overall day of practice for the wide receivers. The first-year coach was pleased with the effort and the attention to detail of his young group. “We’ve had some flashes. Some guys have done some really good things.…