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Saturday, February 04, 2012
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Georgia Basketball Team Discovers Three-Point Shot, Hope in Upset of Florida

The Georgia Bulldogs men's basketball team entered the Coliseum February 14, 2009, with a wasted season and low expectations. By the end of their game against the Florida Gators, however, the team had found hope and excitement for the final weeks of the season. [read more...]

Why's Everybody Hatin' on Michael Phelps?

Granted, much of my so-called research on this has been based on the musings of those in my extended social circle, but I think their comments speak to a larger strain of thought in Americana.

"He's got a chip on his shoulder."

"He's arrogant."

"He needs to learn how to win gracefully and answer reporters' questions."

I wish I had a more complex thought about this other than, "Really?!?!"

As Phelps said time after time, "I'm at a loss for words." [read more...]

A-Rod Steroid Scandal Is an Indictment of the American Public

Alex Rodriguez is the latest in the long line of disgraced professional baseball players. But there is much more at issue than just his decisions: How should the American public react and why? [read more...]

Skip Caray, RIP

By now I'm sure you've heard the news.

Skip Caray died in his sleep last night.

And I'm totally at a loss for words.

What do you say when someone like this dies? It's impossible to overstate the importance of Skip Caray to the Braves baseball experience. Skip started calling games about a year before I was even born, 1976. To say he's been calling the Braves my entire life is an understatement.

As others have pointed out already. he had great calls - like the Cabrera hit that ended the 1993 NLCS and nearly killed Sid Bream. There was the time, just this year in fact, he watched Dusty Baker walk out to the mound and say "the bases are loaded and Dusty Baker wishes he was too."

He was ours. That's it. Nothing more. [read more...]

Tiger Woods, the US Open, and His ACL: Unreal

Tiger Woods can't win the US Open with one hand tied behind his back.

But he *can* win while playing on one leg.

So we knew that his leg was hurt. We knew he'd just had surgery on the thing and he didn't play a full practice round before the Open because of the pain. [read more...]

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college basketball

The NCAA Tournament: Let the Madness Begin
Cinderellas, bracket busters, buzzer beaters, upsets and an SEC Championship for the Georgia Bulldogs. Let the madness begin. The NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament begins Thursday in full force. Mou...

Billy Humphrey Leaves His Mark on UGA Basketball
For one Georgia Bulldogs guard, Athens offers basketball and a short trip to see his mother. Nineteen-year-old Billy Humphrey is a sophomore here at the University of Georgia and has been in the Cl...

Everybody's An Expert: It's Time For March Madness Predictions
It's March. Time for Girl Scout cookies, Julius Ceaser's untimely death, confusion about the new daylight savings time, and, of course, March Madness. Although Tennessee crushed Georgia's hopes of...

college football

Georgia Bulldogs Football: Number 3... With a Bullet
I think we've been here before. Stop me if you've heard this before. Top two teams in the country at the end of the season play each other for national championship. Inexplicably, on the last w...

Georgia Bulldogs Pull In Top Ten Class On National Signing Day
The Bulldog style of recruiting may be boring, but it’s hard to argue with the results after seeing this year’s class. After getting most of the recruits to verbally commit early, Georgia head coac...

BCS: Rematch Between SEC And Big Ten For National Championship
If the Sugar Bowl was any indication of things to come, then the LSU Tigers are in good shape. Just six days earlier on Jan. 1, the Georgia Bulldogs bullied their way into the Superdome in New Orl...

college sports

Premier Development League Soccer A Good Fit For Athens
A soccer player races up the field and passes to a teammate. His teammate spins a defender like a turnstile and unleashes a thunderous drive into the upper 90 of the goal. Golazo! He and his te...

Billy Humphrey Leaves His Mark on UGA Basketball
For one Georgia Bulldogs guard, Athens offers basketball and a short trip to see his mother. Nineteen-year-old Billy Humphrey is a sophomore here at the University of Georgia and has been in the Cl...

Georgettes Continue Long UGA Dance Tradition
The University of Georgia established the first dance team in the Southeastern Conference in 1959. The Georgette dance line has performed alongside the Redcoat Band for nearly 50 years. Members of ...

MLB

A-Rod Steroid Scandal Is an Indictment of the American Public
Much has been written and reported on the current Alex Rodriguez steroids debacle. But little mention has been made of why exactly this is significant. Hint: It really has nothing to do with the pl...

Roger Clemens Hearings Go Sideways: Is This Just Pure Selfishness?
Book 'em, Dan-o. Roger Clemens should be heading to the same federal [redacted: see Office Space] prison that will house Michael Vick and (hopefully) Barry Bonds. I watched the hearings yeste...

The Fire Sale Begins: Florida Marlins Fans Need To Show More Support
The fire sale has started again in Miami. The Florida Marlins have finalized a deal that will send their two most recognizable players, Dontrelle Willis and Miguel Cabrera, to the Detroit Tigers. ...

national sports

Why's Everybody Hatin' on Michael Phelps?
Granted, much of my so-called research on this has been based on the musings of those in my extended social circle, but I think their comments speak to a larger strain of thought in Americana. "H...

Sportsmanship Lessons from Little League
The Little League World Series Champions from Warner Robins reminded us all what sportsmanship really is when they cheered up the Japanese team they defeated 3-2 several weeks ago in Williamsport, Pa....

David Beckham: You Say Goodbye...
And I say Hello. Hello, Hello. I don't know why you say goodbye, I say hello. Thus endeth the best summary of Beckham's great American adventure via an ESPN commercial that left both me A...

soccer

Us-Brazil Soccer: We've Still Come A Long Way, Baby
I think I'm finally ready to talk about this, doctor. I think what hurts the most is that I truly believed. Having been raised Catholic and a Braves fan to boot, I've learned that the most effect...

Premier Development League Soccer A Good Fit For Athens
A soccer player races up the field and passes to a teammate. His teammate spins a defender like a turnstile and unleashes a thunderous drive into the upper 90 of the goal. Golazo! He and his te...

David Beckham: You Say Goodbye...
And I say Hello. Hello, Hello. I don't know why you say goodbye, I say hello. Thus endeth the best summary of Beckham's great American adventure via an ESPN commercial that left both me A...

tennis

Assessing Roger Federer: How Good Is He?
He's the best who ever lived. And he's still got maybe five more years to go. Roger Federer seems to be the subject of immense debate after his [insert cliche here] victory over Andy Roddick...

Four Burning Tennis Questions After The Miami ATP Masters Event: Roddick, Federer, Nadal, Djokovic And The Ranking Math
The ATP Masters Series Event in Miami traditionally marks the end of the Spring hardcourt season. Before the tour heads to Europe for its Clay-Court season, Miami left us with four burning questions. ...

Andre Agassi Retires From Tennis Following US Open
They couldn't stop clapping. He couldn't stop crying. Andre Agassi officially retired from competitive tennis Sunday morning. Ironically enough, his last match came against a huge serving ...

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Hillary Clinton: Poor Sportsmanship Personified
Politics ain't my thing. Moves too quick, and it makes me too upset. You want to argue about how the introduction of the wild card has been the single worst development in baseball outside of HG...

David Beckham: You Say Goodbye...
And I say Hello. Hello, Hello. I don't know why you say goodbye, I say hello. Thus endeth the best summary of Beckham's great American adventure via an ESPN commercial that left both me A...

Notre Dame Fighting Irish Pantsed On National TV: Film At 11
I'll admit that this probably makes me a self-loathing Catholic, but where I come from Catholicism is a religion, not a culture. Ironically enough, LSU is from French Creole country- probably one o...

Here Comes The Boom: Rating Closer Theme Songs
I love closers. Most Atlanta Braves fans couldn't pick our closer out of a lineup. And that's presuming they'd want to identify them for anything other than heaping scorn (and violence) upon thei...

Ten Reason Why One Loss Should Make You Root Harder for Georgia Bulldogs Football
Was it over when the Germans bombed Pearl Harbor? I know things look bleak. If you'd told me that we could hang 33 on UT I would have bet my house, your house, and my neighbor's house that we wou...

Terrell Owens' Suicide Attempt Highlights Major Male Sports Taboo
Terrell Owens attempted to commit suicide. Yes, that Terrell Owens. He also, apparently, was depressed. Well, duh, I can hear some of you saying. Of course he was depressed. What els...

This Weekend in NCAA College Football: Here Comes The Boom
It takes a lot for me to do this, but there are some moments when a man has to hitch up his jeans, and say what he believes. So I'm going to go ahead and do it. I'm playin' the patriotism card. B...

Andre Agassi Retires From Tennis Following US Open
They couldn't stop clapping. He couldn't stop crying. Andre Agassi officially retired from competitive tennis Sunday morning. Ironically enough, his last match came against a huge serving ...

US Open Tennis: Beating Baghdatis, Andre Agassi Just Won't Go Home
The lead up to the Agassi-Baghdatis match was like the run-up to a heavyweight fight. Back when heavyweight fights actually meant something. The story's played out hundreds of times before. An ag...

Georgia Bulldogs Football Is Back: The Ritual Of College Football Recalls The Faithful
Our Georgia Bulldogs start the season this weekend ranked number 14 in the country. Our opponent? Western Kentucky. I guess Kent State was busy this year. Did anyone even know that Weste...


Anni Rossi, RockwellAnni Rossi’s Rockwell: An Evening’s Post of Instrumental Music
At the ripe age of 23, Anni Rossi makes music that speaks volumes of her musical forte. Armed with the viola and instrumental miscellany, Rossi’s classically trained abilities march through her debut ...

Athens Exchange Is Giving Away Two Tickets To Control At Cine - Do You Want Them?
Anton Corbijn's feature length film Control will open at local Athens art house theater Cine this Friday (January 11) and run until next Thursday (January 17). The event is a trilateral collaboration ...

What Value Do Internships Have For College Students?
While summer may be a time of rest and relaxation for some college students, others choose to develop their professional skills and further their career goals during their few months off from classes....

Increased Competition To Get Into UGA Causes Upsurge In UGA Visitors Center Activity
More tour buses are rolling out of the Visitors Center for increasingly competitive prospective students and their parents. The amount of visitors coming through the University of Georgia Visitors ...

SAT Scores At UGA Continue To Rise Despite Drops In National Average
This year’s national SAT scores showed a record low for the decade, but the University remained unaffected as they admitted the most academically gifted freshman class in the history of the University...

Aggressive Changes Needed In US Darfur Policy
The U.S. involvement in the crisis in Darfur, Sudan has been disappointing. In September 2004, former Secretary of State Colin Powell defined the violence in Darfur as genocide; however, Powell als...

University Health Center Encourages Faculty And Students To Get A Flu Shot
Coughs and sniffles have entered classrooms all over campus just in enough time for exams. As buildings such as the SLC and dining halls transform into breeding grounds for the flu, the University He...

College Football: Georgia Looks To Defend Home Turf Against Auburn
The Deep South’s oldest rivalry will continue in Athens on Saturday as the No. 18 Auburn Tigers roll into town to face the No. 10 Georgia Bulldogs. The Bulldogs (7-2, 4-2 SEC) are coming off a home...

Bomb Threat Halts Monday Morning SLC Classes
A bomb threat early Monday morning led to the evacuation of the Student Learning Center by UGA Police. At approximately 8 AM an unidentified witness contacted the SLC security desk about a “credibl...

UGA Issues Water Shortage Update
Just the text: October 15, 2007 TO: UGA Students, Faculty and Staff FROM: Arnett Mace, Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost Tim Burgess, Senior Vice President for ...



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