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Inside the Atlanta Dream: Schimmel named MVP of All-Star Game

Atlanta Dream rookie guard Shoni Schimmel was named the Most Valuable Player of the WNBA All-Star Game on Sunday, scoring an All-Star game record 29 points with eight assists while leading the East to a 125-124 overtime victory over the West. Schimmel was one of three Dream players in the East’s starting lineup, as Angel McCoughtry…
Triple Option Attack: 2014 Boston College Football Preview

By E. Marcel Pourtout, Editor Music to listen to: Kings and Queens by Aerosmith Last Season: Behind Heisman Trophy finalist and Doak Walker award winner Andre Williams, the Eagles won seven contests behind first-year head coach Steve Addazio and returned to the postseason after a two-win campaign in 2012. Boston College ended the season…
Triple Option Attack: 2014 Walter Camp Award Watch List Released

The Walter Camp Football Foundation has announced the names of fifty “players to watch” for its 2014 Player of the Year award, the nation’s fourth-oldest individual college football accolade. Florida State sophomore quarterback Jameis Winston, the 2013 Walter Camp Player of the Year award recipient, headlines the 2014 watch list. Winston, a Second Team Walter…
Sports Business: Comcast to Distribute SEC Network to Xfinity TV Customers

ESPN and Comcast Cable have reached an agreement for carriage of the SEC Network, which will begin rolling out to fans and followers of the Southeastern Conference across Comcast markets at the start of the SEC college football season. Comcast subscribers will also have authenticated access to additional live events scheduled for the SEC Network’s and…
Inside the Atlanta Silverbacks: Wynalda will coach last game on Saturday, remain as technical director

The club announced Friday morning that its technical director, Eric Wynalda, will be on the bench for the final time when FC Edmonton comes to town this Saturday. He will continue to hold his title as technical director, but that role won’t include coaching the team. Jason Smith, who coached the Silverbacks from 2005-2008, will begin his second…
Inside Georgia State: Panthers’ football travels to Penn State in 2017

Georgia State will play a non-conference football game at Penn State in 2017, the two schools announced Thursday. The Panthers and Nittany Lions will meet Sept. 16, 2017 at Penn State’s Beaver Stadium, which is the second-largest college football stadium in the nation with a capacity of 106,572. Since starting its football program in 2010,…