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Showing posts with label NCAA Tournament. Show all posts
Showing posts with label NCAA Tournament. Show all posts

Friday, March 21, 2008

Georgia sports for Friday, Mar. 21st

The terrific run of last weekend for Georgia’s men’s basketball team ended in a 1st round loss yesterday in the NCAA Tournament. The Bulldogs fell to Xavier 73-61 in action from Washington D-C. Georgia led by as many as 11 points in the game, but faded over the last 16 minutes of the game--getting outscored in that stretch 41-18. Head coach Dennis Felton says there was no factor of fatigue from his team’s 4-games-in-3-days-run last weekend to win the SEC Tournament.

"We had a real tangible experience of learning how we don't have to succumb to fatigue. I thought(in yesterday's game) we remained aggressive and played very hard until the end".

It was the final game in the college careers of senior Georgia players Sundiata Gaines and Dave Bliss. Georgia finishes their season with a 17-17 record.

The Atlanta Braves were winners in spring training action Thursday, a 3-2 win over the Detroit Tigers in Orlando. Josh Anderson had a 2-run double in the 9th for the win. Chipper Jones at the plate had a home run and double. On the mound, it was another solid effort for pitcher Tim Hudson—-he scattered 5 hits and a run across 6 innings of work.

From the NFL, the Falcons have finalized a trade sending cornerback DeAngelo Hall to the Oakland Raiders. The Falcons get a 2nd round draft pick in next month’s draft, and a 5th rounder next year. Hall with the Raiders gets a 7-year contract worth 67-million dollars, of which 24-and-a-half million is guaranteed money.





Thursday, March 20, 2008

Georgia loses NCAA Tournament game

The miracle run for the Georgia men’s basketball team has ended this afternoon. In Washington D-C, the Bulldogs lost their 1st round NCAA Tournament game 73-61 to Xavier. Georgia led by as many as 11 points in the contest, but faded down the stretch. The Bulldogs finish their season with a 17-17 record.

Monday, March 17, 2008

Georgia sports for Monday, March 17th

The Georgia Bulldogs' men's basketball team completed an improbable run over the weekend, culminating in earning a berth to the NCAA Tournament. Georgia beat Arkansas 66-57 Sunday afternoon to clinch the Southeastern Conference tournament championship. The victory was the fourth in 4 days for the Bulldogs, who won only 4 conference games throughout the regular season. Because of the tornado that hit Atlanta Friday night, the final two days of the SEC Tourney had to be played in Georgia Tech's arena nearby. With Georgia's scheduled game Friday night postponed, they were put in the position of needing to play two games, and win both to advance--they did. Georgia earned a #14 seed in the NCAA's--they'll play Xavier on Thursday. The Bulldogs' weekend run also saved head coach Dennis Felton's job, as Athletics Director Damon Evans announced Felton would return.

Spring training baseball out of Sunday--victory for the Atlanta Braves over the St. Louis Cardinals 3-2. Yunel Escobar nailed a 2-run homer as part of the offense.

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