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Falcons ready to roll, White says

ATLANTA (AP) - Falcons Pro Bowl receiver Roddy White is eager to see how opponents defend him now that Atlanta has added rookie wideout Julio Jones.

September 09, 2011 | Associated Press For the Bryan County News | Sports

Mixed results for inexperienced QBs in SEC

Uncertainty prevailed in the Southeastern Conference whenever the conversation turned to quarterbacks during the offseason.

September 09, 2011 | Associated Press For the Bryan County News | Sports

Georgia group providing tickets to soldiers

AUBURN, Ala. (AP) - Military personnel now have an avenue to some of the toughest tickets in college sports.

September 09, 2011 | Associated Press For the Bryan County News | Sports

GSU Cross Country Finishes Third in Season Opener

Fort Jackson, S.C. – Georgia Southern Cross Country finished third at the Gamecock Invitational Friday evening, improving upon its finishes from the last three years for new Head Coach Marlo Mincey. Freshman Rebecca Greenwall (Athens, Ga.) paced the Eagles with a seventh-place individual finish, breaking into Georgia Southern's all-time top 10 best times for the 5K with a time of 19:08:11 in her first collegiate competition. Rebecca Greenwall led a pack ...

September 03, 2011 | Charles Jones GSU media relations | Sports

Richmond Hill, Bryan County take victories

Richmond Hill cruised to their second straight victory with a 46-12 over the visiting Savannah High School.(0-2).

September 03, 2011 | Patty Leon | Sports

Impact rookies could be hard to find in 2011

NEW YORK (AP) - Maybe the Jacksonville Jaguars have the right idea. Yeah, the Jags tend to be also-rans in the AFC, but in this weirdest of all NFL summers, they quickly recognized the mountain every rookie has to scale. No offseason team workouts, no minicamps, no playbooks to study - that all led to Jacksonville's decision to eliminate the traditional rookie hazing. No reason to add to the new guys' problems. "It definitely helps ...

September 03, 2011 | Associated Press For the Bryan County News | Sports

Boise State UGA preview

No. 5 Boise State vs. No. 19 Georgia, 8 p.m. Saturday (ESPN) Line: Boise State by 3½. Series Record: Georgia leads 1-0. WHAT'S AT STAKE Boise State has moved from the Western Athletic Conference to the Mountain West, but the Broncos still must win this game to have any chance of cracking the BCS. Georgia is coming off its first losing season since 1996, putting coach Mark Richt on the hot seat heading into his ...

September 03, 2011 | Associated Press Bryan County News | Sports

Tech gets wild, ragged win over Western Carolina

ATLANTA (AP) - Georgia Tech coach Paul Johnson wasn't exactly pleased despite watching his team open the season with a blowout win over Western Carolina.

September 02, 2011 | Associated Press Bryan County News | Sports

Thursday's major college football scores

EAST Rutgers 48, NC Central 0 Syracuse 36, Wake Forest 29, OT Temple 42, Villanova 7 UMass 24, Holy Cross 16 SOUTH FIU 41, North Texas 16 Georgia Tech 63, W. Carolina 21 Jacksonville St. 24, UT-Martin 23 Kentucky 14, W. Kentucky 3 Louisville 21, Murray St. 9 Mississippi St. 59, Memphis 14 Morehead St. 67, Kentucky Christian 0 Nicholls St. 42, Evangel 0 Northwestern St. 24, Delta St. 23 South Alabama 20, West Alabama ...

September 02, 2011 | Associated Press For the Bryan County News | Sports

DNR urges caution to boaters

With the Labor Day weekend ahead, the Georgia Department of Natural Resources Wildlife Resources Division is stressing the importance of safety for all boat drivers and passengers.

August 31, 2011 | Special to the News | Sports

UGA, Boise quarterback matchup an enticing one

ATHENS, Ga. (AP) - Aaron Murray knows what kind of quarterback he wants to be at Georgia. The kind who brings the same effort and enthusiasm to every workout, every practice, every game. The kind who always seems to make the right call. The kind who inspires confidence in his teammates and spurs them on to greater heights. Most of all, he wants to be a winner. You know, someone just like Boise State's Kellen ...

August 31, 2011 | A Bryan County News | Sports

Braves still hopeful for Hanson return

ATLANTA (AP) - Braves manager Fredi Gonzalez says he's still hoping right-hander Tommy Hanson can return to the Atlanta rotation next month.

August 30, 2011 | Associated Press For the Bryan County News | Sports

Ex-UGA coach's settlement with firm in doubt

MACON, Ga. (AP) - A judge raised concerns Monday about a proposed deal by former University of Georgia football coach Jim Donnan to settle claims by the new operators of a bankrupt company that he improperly profited from a Ponzi scheme involving the firm.

August 30, 2011 | Associated Press | Sports

Tybee bans removing sea animals

TYBEE ISLAND - Tybee Island officials have heeded a request and banned the removal of living sea creatures such as hermit crabs, sea stars and sand dollars from the beach.

August 29, 2011 | Special to the Courier | Sports