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Passing the Guard: UFC on Fox 12 and Bellator 122 previews

By E. Marcel Pourtout, Editor Music to listen to: Best Trip Hop / Downtempo / Chillout mixed by Ryou We have an interesting weekend of mixed martial arts with two of the biggest promotions in the sport holding events on “free” television which means non-pay-per view broadcasting. Bellator returns Friday from its break with…
Inside the ACC: Preseason All-Conference Football Team Announced

2014 ACC Preseason Team Greensboro, N.C.—Led by preseason MVP and returning Heisman Trophy winner Jameis Winston (Bessemer, Ala.), defending national champion Florida State placed nine players on the 26-man preseason All-ACC team announced Wednesday. Winston, who became the youngest player and only the second freshman to win the Heisman Trophy, the nation’s most coveted individual…
Triple Option Attack: 2014 Mississippi State College Football Preview

By E. Marcel Pourtout, Editor Music to listen to: I’m a Man by Bo Diddley Last Season: When Dan Mullen arrived in Starkville six years ago, Mississippi State was in the bottom half of the SEC and arguably the worst program in the stacked SEC West. Since then, the Bulldogs have reeled off four…
Inside Georgia Tech: Chris Yandle Named Assistant AD

THE FLATS — Georgia Tech has announced the hiring of Chris Yandle to the position of Assistant Athletic Director for Communications and Public Relations. Yandle, who is among the leading communications professionals in college athletics, comes to the Flats after serving in a similar role at the University of Miami. At Georgia Tech, Yandle…
Triple Option Attack: 2014 Duke College Football Preview

By E. Marcel Pourtout, Editor Music to listen to: Rockin’ The Suburbs by Ben Folds BTW: Ben was my former neighbor in Nashville but I never saw him one time in two years. Met the wife, saw the kids but never Ben. Nice family. Last Season: Duke produced its best season in decades, winning 10 games,…
Atlanta Silverbacks earn shutout win over FC Edmonton

by E. Marcel Pourtout, Editor Behind a second-half goal from midfielder Pablo Cruz, the Atlanta Silverbacks earned a 1-0 home victory over FC Edmonton at Atlanta Silverbacks Park last Saturday. The victory was the NASL Fall Season home opener for the Silverbacks and the last contest with technical director Eric Wynalda as head coach.…