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Inside the ACC: Louisville baseball season ends, Syracuse/Georgetown renew basketball series, etc.

Louisville baseball season ends at College World Series Another highly successful season for the Louisville baseball team came to an end on Monday afternoon in a 4-1 loss to Texas in a College World Series elimination game at TD Ameritrade Park Omaha. Reaching the 50-win plateau for the second straight season and the third time in five…
Atlanta Silverbacks earn historic win over Real Salt Lake

It was an historic night at Atlanta Silverbacks Park, as Georgia’s only professional soccer team, the Atlanta Silverbacks, knocked off Major League Soccer (MLS) giants Real Salt Lake, 2-1, in the fourth round of the 2014 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup in front of a sellout crowd of 5,000 fans on Saturday night. A stoppage-time goal from…
Inside MMA: Bellator 122 card announced

Bellator MMA returns to Southern California’s Pechanga Resort & Casino to host the Bellator Season 10 Middleweight Tournament Final as Brett Cooper faces Brandon Halsey, while Russian striker Andrey Koreshkov battles rising star Adam McDonough in a Bellator Welterweight Tournament Finals showdown. As always, both tournaments hold high stakes as the winners will move on…
Silverbacks Host Major League Soccer Side Real Salt Lake In The 2014 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup

Report from Atlanta Silverbacks’ media relations staff: In what is being billed as one of the biggest home games in franchise history, the Atlanta Silverbacks host Major League Soccer (MLS) side Real Salt Lake in the fourth round of the 2014 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup on Saturday at 8 p.m. at Atlanta Silverbacks Park. The…
Inside Kennesaw State: Pentecost named First-Team All America by Baseball America, volleyball announces schedule

Pentecost named First Team All-America The awards continue to roll in for Kennesaw State junior Max Pentecost as the catcher was officially named a First Team All-American by Baseball America, it was revealed on Tuesday. The Winder, Georgia, native, who became the highest MLB draft pick in KSU history when the Toronto Blue Jays selected him…
Inside Georgia State: Panthers announce football start times, baseball players drafted

Panthers’ football announces start times for contests Four Georgia State Saturday home football games at the Georgia Dome will kick off at 2 p.m. ET, the athletic department announced Tuesday. As previously announced, the Panthers will play the first FBS game of the 2014 season when Georgia State hosts Abilene Christian on Wednesday, Aug. 27…