Georgia sports for Monday, September 29th

Atlanta Falcons--

The Falcons suffered a 24-9 loss on the road at Carolina Sunday afternoon. The Atlanta-offense consisted of only 3 Jason Elam field goals. The Falcons' season record fell to 2-2.

College football weekend--

It was a rough night for the Georgia Bulldogs Saturday evening. The Bulldogs were battered by visiting Alabama 41-30 in a contest from Athens. It was Georgia's first loss in five games this season. The Bulldogs fell in the Associated Press writer's rankings from 3rd to 11th. Georgia fell to #10 in the coach's USA Today poll.
Georgia Southern lost their Saturday game in tough fashion in Statesboro, 38-37 in overtime to Wofford. The G-Southern Eagles' record is 2-3.

Atlanta Braves--

The end of a difficult season came Sunday afternoon for the Braves--a 3-1 loss at Houston. The Braves finished their worst season since 1990, a record of 72-90 for the year. Good news came in the form of the first-ever batting title for veteran 3rd-baseman Chipper Jones. His .364 average for the season led all major-leaguers.

Georgia sports for Friday, September 26th

College football weekend--

It will be a top-10 showdown in Athens tomorrow night. The 3rd-ranked Georgia Bulldogs will host #8 Alabama. Both teams enter the contest with 4-0 records. Kickoff is 7:45, In Statesboro Saturday, Georgia Southern hits the home field with visiting Wofford. The G-Southern Eagles are 2-2. Georgia Tech's Yellow Jackets are off this weekend.

Atlanta Braves--

The Braves will wrap a dismal season with a 3-game weekend series at Houston. With their current record of 71-88, the Braves are guaranteed of their worst season since 1990. Minus the 1994 strike-season, the Braves made the postseason in 14-straight completed seasons--1991-2005. This will be a third straight year not in the playoffs. Veteran 3rd baseman Chipper Jones however, is likely to secure the National League batting title. His .365 averages leads that of St. Louis' Albert Pujols at .353.

PGA Golf in Georgia--

The Tour Championship is underway from East Lake Golf Club in Atlanta. Anthony Kim leads the field after a first-round 6-under-par 64 score. By 4 strokes, he leads a trio of golfers: Trevor Immelman, Ernie Els, and Phil Mickelson.

Georgia sports for Monday, September 15th

Atlanta Falcons--

The Falcons suffered their first loss of the season, falling 24-9 on the road at Tampa Bay Sunday afternoon. The Buccaneers built a 17-0 lead in the game, helped by a pair of interceptions thrown by Falcons' rookie quarterback Matt Ryan. After a tough 1st-half passing in which he went 3-for-15, Ryan rebounded with his 2nd-half passing numbers: 10-for-18. Tampa was able to stifle the Atlanta-running attack, holding Michael Turner to only 42 yards. A week ago, Turner set an Atlanta single-game rushing mark with 220 yards. The Falcons are 1-1 through 2 games--they'll host Kansas City next Sunday.

**Breaking--Monday morning: Falcons' veteran safety Lawyer Malloy was booked on charges of DUI and speeding early Monday morning. According to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Malloy was booked into the Gwinnett County jail around 4:30 this morning. He reportedly posted bond in the 9am hour. Falcons' head coach Mike Smith is expected to address the situation in his regularly scheduled afternoon news conference.

College football weekend--

The weekend past saw wins for Georgia and Georgia Southern, while Georgia Tech lost their game on the road. The Georgia Bulldogs did enough to win 14-7 at South Carolina in the SEC-opener for both schools. Depsite the victory to improve to 3-0, Georgia fell to a #3 national ranking.

In other games, Georgia Tech was a 20-17 loser on the road at Virginia Tech. The Yellow Jackets suffered their first defeat under head coach Paul Johnson to drop their record to 2-1. Georgia Southern improved their early-season record to 2-1 with a win over Northeastern in Statesboro Saturday.

Atlanta Braves--

The Braves completed their weekend in New York with a comeback 7-4 win over the Mets Sunday afternoon. Trailing 4-2 in the 9th inning, Greg Norton blasted a 3-run homer to turn the game, stunning the Mets. The series marked the Braves' last visit to Shea Stadium.

Georgia sports for Friday, September 12th

Atlanta Braves--

The Braves completed a sweep of the Colorado Rockies in Atlanta with an 8-4 win Thursday night in Atlanta. The Braves erupted for 5 runs in the 6th inning to turn the game--the frame included a 3-run homer from shortstop Yunel Escobar. Kelly Johnson had a triple in the game to extend his hitting streak to 10 games. The Braves swept a series for the first time in weeks.

High school football--

Another weekend of high school football is here around Georgia. The action includes a matchup between Carver-Columbus High and Northside Warner Robins--in Columbus. That contest is the GPB featured game-of-the-week. You can watch a webcast of the game by going to gpb.org/football.

College football--

Tomorrow afternoon is the first true test of the season for the Georgia Bulldogs. The team takes its #2 ranking on the road for an in-conference tussle with South Carolina. The Bulldogs scored easy victories in their first 2 games, winning by a combined 63 points with decisions over Georgia Southern and Central Michigan. Georgia at South Carolina kicks-off at 3:30.

In other games of note: Georgia Tech is 2-0 under new head coach Paul Johnson. The Yellow Jackets play at Virginia Tech in a 3:30 start. Georgia Southern is 1-1 in the early going of their schedule--they'll be home in Statesboro tomorrow night for a 6pm kickoff against Northeastern.

Georgia sports for Thursday, August 21st

Atlanta Braves--

The Braves turned-in a sloppy performance in their 6-3 loss to the Mets in New York Wednesday night. The Braves surrendered 5 1st-inning runs, and committed 3 errors in the game. Rookie Jair Jurrjens took the pitching loss. The Braves have lost 9 of their past 10 games--they conclude their series in New York tonight.

Tom Glavine/Braves--

Veteran pitcher Tom Glavine still could continue his Hall of Fame career. Glavine had his ailing left elbow examined by Dr. James Andrews in Birmingham Wednesday--it was determined he has a partially-torn flexor tendon. Surgery would be followed by 4-5 months of rehabilitation. Glavine says with that diagnosis and rehab time, he would consider returning to pitch in 2009--if the Braves would have him.

College football/Georgia Southern--

Georgia Southern head coach Chris Hatcher has suspended eight players for the team's season-opening game against top-ranked Georgia. Hatcher says the players are in "violation of institutional rules". Three of the players will miss the first two games of the Eagles' season.

Georgia sports for Monday, April 14th

There is a new champion at the Masters. Trevor Immelman earned the green jacket Sunday, becoming the first South African to win a Masters title in 30 years. Immelman faltered a bit with a '75' in the final round, but it was enough to hold-off a gaining Tiger Woods. For his day, Woods carded a '72' Sunday to finish 5-under-par for the tournament--Immelman finished 8-under. Stewart Cink and Brandt Snedeker tied for 3rd place, finishing 4 shots off the pace.

From major league baseball, after wins in the first 2 games of their series in Washington D-C, the Braves faltered in the finale Sunday with a 5-4 loss. Made tougher was the exit of starting pitcher Tom Glavine in the 1st inning after facing only 4 batters. Glavine left the game with a right hamstring strain, and hopes to avoid the disabled list for the first time in his career.

Georgia Tech has cancelled its Tuesday baseball game against Georgia Southern in Statesboro. The Yellow Jackets are dealing with the death of their teammate, junior pitcher Michael Hutts. The team will attend the funeral for Hutts on Tuesday. Michael Hutts' body was discovered Friday afternoon in his apartment in Atlanta. The initial report from the coroner found there was no obvious violent cause of death. A full report may not come for a few weeks. Tech expects to face Georgia Southern in a scheduled game Wednesday. Over this past weekend, Georgia Tech lost all 3 games to visiting Miami. Tech had postponed their Friday night game upon news of Hutts' death.

Georgia sports for Thursday, February 21st

Wednesday night men's college basketball action inlcluded victory for Georgia Southern, and defeat for Georgia State. G-Southern's Eagles rolled over The Citadel in Statesboro, 98-68. The Eagles improved to 20-8, and 13-5 in the Southern Conference. On the opposite end of the spectrum, the Panthers of Georgia State lost their 19th game in 26 played this season--a 77-72 loss at UNC-Wilmington.

From pro basketball, the Atlanta Hawks lost their 6th straight game--2nd in a 5-game road trip--at Sacremento 119-107. The contest marked the quick return of guard Mike Bibby, who was just traded to Atlanta last week. Bibby against his old teammates scored 17 points.

Georgia sports for Thursday, February 7th

College football programs restocked their rosters yesterday on National Signing Day. The Georgia Bulldogs have a class of 23 signees that is expected to rank in the top-5 of recruiting classes in the country. Over at Georgia Tech, the Yellow Jackets' first class of 20 signees comes under new head coach Paul Johnson. In Statesboro, head coach Chris Hatcher has a crop of 36 signees on-board for his Georgia Southern Eagles' program.

Men's college basketball out of Wednesday: Georgia Tech is getting on a roll with its 4th win in the last 5 ACC games played. The Jackets scored the win at Wake Forest 89-83. The Georgia Bulldogs lost on their home floor to 23rd-ranked Vanderbilt, 67-59. Georgia State's men's team fell on their home turf to Virginia Commonwealth, 65-60 in overtime.

From pro basketball, the Hawks in Atlanta beat Kobe Bryant and the LA-Lakers, 98-95.

Georgia sports for Friday, November 16th

Playoffs open tonight across Georgia in high school football. A full slate of action is scheduled across the 5 classifications. The 5-week playoff stretch leads to the big semifinal weekend in Atlanta's Georgia Dome December 7th and 8th, and the following weekend's championship games.

Setting the college football weekend ahead: Georgia's Bulldogs play their final home game of the season, a key SEC matchup in Athens against Kentucky. Georgia Tech's Yellow Jackets are home in Atlanta to host North Carolina in the final ACC game of the regular season. Tech and Georgia next weekend face-off in their annual grudge match. For Georgia Southern, the Eagles travel to Colorado State to conclude their regular season schedule.

Georgia sports for Tuesday, November 13th

The battle of the Bulldogs and Yellow Jackets on the football field now has a kickoff time set. The annual grudge match of Georgia-Georgia Tech will be at 3:30 November 24th in Atlanta, on the Tech campus.

Pro hockey tonight, the Atlanta Thrashers return to action on home ice. They’ll skate against the Florida Panthers, a team they beat Friday night, 4-1 at Florida.

Out of men's college basketball action last night, Ga Southern opened their schedule with a 92-67 loss at Florida State. The Eagles had 3 players each score 13 points to lead their scoring: Louis Graham, Matt Fields and Willie Powers.

Georgia sports for Monday, November 12th

The Atlanta Falcons have won 2-straight games to improve their record to 3-6 overall. Sunday afternoon, the Falcons beat the Carolina Panthers on the road 20-13. The decisive score came with 20 seconds left, as QB Joey Harrington connected with tight end Alge Crumpler on a 30-yard touchdown strike.

The college football weekend wrapup included wins for Georgia and Georgia Tech, while Georgia Southern lost their contest. Georgia's Bulldogs pulled away in the 2nd half to beat Auburn in Athens Saturday, 45-20. The Bulldogs in the new Associated Press rankings have moved up to number-8. Georgia Tech's Yellow Jackets won their game on the road Saturday at Duke, 41-24. Tech running back Tashard Choice ran for 170 yards and 2 touchdowns. Georgia Southern's Eagles lost their game to Furman 24-22.

Women's college basketball from Sunday included Georgia's Lady Bulldogs scoring the victory over George Mason, 84-56.

Georgia sports for Friday, November 9th

The 10th-ranked Georgia Bulldogs are getting set to meet rival Auburn, ranked 18th in the country. The game kicks-off in Athens tomorrow afternoon at 3:30.

Also ahead in college action Saturday: Ga Tech is on the road in Durham to face Duke. Ga Southern is home in Statesboro tomorrow to meet Furman. G-Southern’s Eagles are tied with Wofford and Elon atop the Southern Conference.

College basketball’s season opens tonight for Georgia and Ga Tech: The Bulldog-men host Jacksonville tonight at 9. In Atlanta, Ga Tech’s men’s team plays their opener against UNC-Greensboro at 6.

Pro sports: the Hawks are at Boston, while the Thrashers skate at Florida.

Georgia sports for Monday, October 15th

NFL action tonight for the Atlanta Falcons has the team home inside the Georgia Dome for a matchup against the New York Giants. The Falcons enter play with the 1-4 record.

From the college football weekend just wrapped up--narrow wins for Georgia and Georgia Tech, while Georgia Southern suffered a narrow loss. Georgia's Bulldogs kicked a field goal as time expired to upend the Commordores at Vanderbilt 20-17. Tech's Yellow Jackets held-on down at Miami's Orange Bowl for the 17-14 win over the Hurricanes. For the Eagles of Georgia Southern, it was the tough overtime defeat on the road at Elon, 36-33.

Georgia meanwhile, has suffered another key injury. A week after seeing senior Thomas Brown go down, the team has lost another running back in senior Kregg Lumpkin. The injury from the game at Vanderbilt is believed to be his left ankle and left knee. He may be done for the season. Georgia thinks there is a chance that Brown could return for the October 27th game against Florida.

There is sad news for the Georgia Bulldogs athletic family--former basketball standout in the late 80's, Alec Kessler has died at the age of 40. Kessler collapsed and died of an apparent heart attack Saturday in Pensacola, Florida. Kessler was a member of the Georgia team that won the only basketball SEC title in school history--1990. He was also a first-round NBA draft pick.

Georgia sports for Friday, October 12th

There was a seismic change at the top of the Atlanta Braves management structure. The team announced John Schuerholz is stepping-aside from his long-time job as general manager. However, he gets a better office with the team, taking the reigns as team president. Assistant general manager Frank Wren now assumes full G-M duties. He’s worked with Schuerholz in Atlanta for eight years. The announcement marks the end of a record era of success in pro sports. Schuerholz was general manager 17 years—in that time the Braves won 14-straight division titles, five National League pennants, and one World Series championship.

From pro hockey, the Atlanta Thrashers have now lost 4-straight games to start the season. Last night, the team was blanked at Buffalo 6-nothing. The Thrashers are off to their worst start in 5 years. They've scored only 4 goals in 4 games.

Setting the schedule for college football Saturday ahead: Georgia's Bulldogs take their 4-2 record on the road to Vanderbilt. Ga Tech travels to Miami to face the Hurricanes--the Yellow Jackets a record of 3-3. The Eagles of Ga Southern are on the road with their 4-1 mark, facing Elon.

High school football has another full schedule of games tonight around the state.

Bad news for the Georgia men's basketball team--the school has suspended three players multiple games for violation of the athletic department's new class attendance and academic policies. Starting guard Mike Mercer will miss at least 15 games. Leading scorer Takais Brown will sit-out a minimum of 9 games, while backup center Albert Jackson will miss 6 games.

Georgia sports for Monday, October 8th

The Atlanta Falcons fell to 1-4 on the NFL season, after their 20-13 loss to the Titans on the road at Tennesee. The scoring difference was a 76-yard interception returned for score by the Titans defense. The Falcons missed several opportunities handed to them in the form of 5 Tennesee-turnovers on the afternoon--Atlanta scored only 13 points off those turnovers. Atlanta also missed 3 field goals. Late in the game, the Falcons still had the chance to tie, but were stopped on the Titans' 1-yard line.

Recapping the college football weekend, Georgia and Georgia Tech suffered losses, while Georgia Southern scored a victory. The previously 12th-ranked Georgia Bulldogs were dominated at Tennessee Saturday afternoon, 35-14. The Bulldogs fell to a record of 4-2, and 2-2 SEC for the season. Georgia also learned they'll be without running back Thomas Brown for 4-6 weeks, after he suffered a broken collarbone. For Georgia Tech, the Yellow Jackets fell to a 1-3 ACC mark after a 28-26 loss at Maryland. Tech is 3-3 overall for the season. Georgia Southern held-on for a win over visiting South Dakota State, 41-38. The Eagles improved their record to 4-1, and 1-1 in the Southern Conference.

Georgia sports for Friday, October 5th

The college football weekend ahead includes 12th ranked Georgia in action, as the Bulldogs travel to Knoxville to take-on Tennessee. The Bulldogs have won 4-straight in games played in Knoxville. Saturday's college gridiron action also has Georgia Tech on the road--the Yellow Jackets face the Terapins at Maryland. Georgia Southern's Eagles are home tomorrow afternoon to clash with South Dakota State.

There is football tonight across the state, as high school teams take the field for another weekend of action.

Hockey season is here, as the Atlanta Thrahsers will open their new NHL campaign. They'll be home in Atlanta to face the Washington Capitals. The Thrashers are coming off their first ever playoff appearance last season.

Georgia sports for Friday, September 28th

The door has closed on the Braves' chances for the postseason. Atlanta was officially eliminated from contention last night, by virtue of their 6-4 loss to the Phillies in Philidelphia Thursday night. The loss means the Braves are missing the playoffs for a 2nd straight season. Pitcher John Smoltz was roughed-up in his final start of the 2007 season. He allowed 6 runs--5 earned--and 7 hits with 8 strikeouts in 4 innings of work. It was the shortest outing for Smoltz since late May. The Braves' offense included home runs from Chipper Jones and Mark Teixeira. Chipper is still very much in contention for the National League batting title. The Braves open a 3-game series in Houston tonight, which will close-out the season.

From college football, big games for Georgia and Georgia Tech on their respective home fields Saturday. The 15th ranked Bulldogs are home in Athens to meet Ole Miss at 1pm. Georgia enters play with the 3-1 record. For Tech's Yellow Jackets, now looking to snap a 2-game losing streak which has dropped their record to 2-2. A tough assignment in meeting 13th ranked Clemson in Atlanta at 3:30 tomorrow. For Georgia Southern, the Eagles are home in Statesboro to face Western Carolina at 3:30. The Eagles are 2-1 on the young season.

High school football is tonight across the state with another full schedule of games.

Georgia sports for Friday, September 21st

The Braves beat the Milwaukee Brewers last night 3-1 in Atlanta, in the opener of the Braves' final home series of the season. With the victory, the Braves have a 5-game winning streak for only the third time this season, and first time since June. It was a strong starting pitching effort from Jeff Bennett, just called from the minors. In his first major league start, Bennett struck out 8 and allowed only a run in 5-and-two-thirds innings of work. Chipper Jones at the plate had 3 hits in 4 trips, pushing his season average to .342. That leads the National League, as he looks to chase down the batting title. Teammate Edgar Renteria was hitless in 3 at-bats, dropping his average to .336. The Braves with only 9 games remaining, trail the NL-East division leading Mets by 4-and-a-half games.

The college football weekend includes Georgia, Georgia Tech, and Georgia Southern all in action. The Bulldogs have an SEC-clash at Alabama tomorrow night--kickoff set for 7:45. The Yellow Jackets of Georgia Tech are on the road Saturday for a noon kickoff at Virginia. For Georgia Southern's Eagles, its a home game in Statesboro facing Chattanooga at 7 o'clock tomorrow.

High school football action revs-up tonight with multitude of games across Georgia.