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Verbal Submission: Bellator 123 will start at 8 p.m. ET/PT

Release from Bellator MMA: Newport Beach, Calif. (August 11, 2014) – Bellator will kick-off its 11th season from Connecticut’s Mohegan Sun Casino on Friday, September 5th at a special start time of 8:00pm ET/PT on Spike TV. Bellator 123 (8:00-10:00pm ET/PT) will be headlined by the Featherweight Title fight as reigning Bellator Champion Pat Curran…
Inside Georgia State: Football practices shift focus to special teams

Release from Georgia State Athletics ATLANTA – As the Georgia State football team completed its first full week of practices on the hottest day so far, the special teams units are beginning to get more attention. Secondary and special teams coach J.D. Williams is excited to see who emerges from the position battle at the…
Atlanta Silverbacks sign Costa Rican midfielder Brandon Poltronieri

The Silverbacks announced Thursday that Costa Rican midfielder Brandon Poltronieri has signed a contract with the club, pending league and ITC approval. The 28-year-old midfielder has been training with the Silverbacks for the last several weeks, and has impressed the coaching staff enough to earn a contract. Poltronieri comes to Atlanta from Costa Rican first…
Inside Georgia State: Panthers Add 2018 Football Game at NC State

Release from Georgia State Athletics ATLANTA – The latest addition to Georgia State’s future football schedule is a 2018 game at NC State, announcedThursday by the two schools. The Panthers and Wolfpack will meet Sept. 8, 2018 at NC State’s Carter-Finley Stadium in Raleigh, N.C. Since starting its football program in 2010, Georgia State has…
Inside the SEC: Three Women’s Soccer Teams Named to Preseason Poll

By E. Marcel Pourtout, Editor Defending SEC champions Florida and Texas A&M along with South Carolina each earned a spot in the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) preseason top 25 poll, it was announced on Wednesday. The Gators won a share of the SEC regular-season championship and won 18 contests last year. They enter the…
Inside the ACC: Five men’s squads, eight women’s teams make soccer preseason poll

By E. Marcel Pourtout, Editor The National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) released its preseason polls for the upcoming men’s and women’s soccer collegiate seasons and the Atlantic Coast Conference was well-represented. On the men’s side, a national-high five ACC members were ranked including new member and defending national champion Notre Dame which enters…