Georgia sports for Tuesday, July 22nd

Atlanta Braves--

The Braves hope last night's win at Florida is the start of a winning road trip and keeps the club in the mix for a postseason run. The Braves blanked the Marlins 4-0 in the series-opener from Miami, behind the strong pitching of rookie Jorge Campillo. He tossed 7 innings with only 2 hits allowed to earn his 5th win of the season. Offensively, Mark Teixeira and Mark Kotsay each delievered a pair of hits and an RBI.
The Braves moved to within 6 games of 1st place in the NL-East division.

Georgia State football--

Georgia State head football coach Bill Curry announced his first round of coaching staff hirings. George Pugh was named assistant head coach and recruiting coordinator. Pugh brings experience of helping to build a new program at Alabama-Birmingham a few years back. John Bond was hired as offensive coordinator. He held the same post last season with Georgia Tech, and brings a 25-year coaching resume to Georgia State. The defensive coordinator position was filled by John Thompson, who worked with Curry while both were on the staff of the University of Alabama years ago. Mike Riddle was hired as Georgia State's football operations director. Riddle was a walk-on player when Curry was head coach at Kentucky.

Georgia sports for Thursday, June 12th

Atlanta Braves--

The struggles continue for the Atlanta Braves, as they lost in Chicago again last night to the Cubs, 7-2. The Braves were sent to their 5th straight loss. Jeff Bennett was called upon for an emergency pitching start, allowing 7 runs in 2-plus innings. Bennett was starting in place of Jair Jurrjens, who suffered a twisted ankle the night before walking down the dugout steps at Wrigley Field. The Braves and Cubs wrap their 3-game series this afternoon.

Georgia State-football coach--

Georgia State University is set to announce its first-ever head football coach, and it will be a high profile name. Bill Curry will be introduced later today on the downtown Atlanta campus. Curry has a 17-year head coaching resume—with Ga Tech from 1980-86, later 3 years with Alabama, and then another 7 seasons with Kentucky. He played for Ga Tech, and had a pro playing career in the NFL. Most recently, he’s been a television analyst for ESPN. Georgia State will play its first football season in the fall of 2010.

GSU to announce first head football coach

Georgia State University is set to announce its first-ever head football coach, and it will be a high profile name. Bill Curry will be introduced later today on the downtown Atlanta campus. Curry has a 17-year head coaching resume—with Ga Tech from 1980-86…later 3 years with Alabama, and then another 7 seasons with Kentucky. He played for Ga Tech, and had a pro playing career in the NFL. Most recently, he’s been a television analyst for ESPN. Georgia State will play its first football season in the fall of 2010.