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Dwight Howard is thinking about his future. Are Hawks really in his thoughts?

Report: Dwight Howard 'has considered' Hawks

I am here only to pass along an unsourced report, not to endorse it. The Los Angeles Daily News (one of my alma maters) reported on the recent happenings of Dwight Howard. Sort of. For the most part, the story lacked any revelations, unless you count this: "[Howard] spent last ...

Elon, Duke kickoff times set

The ACC relased kickoff times for two of Georgia Tech's games this fall, including a noon kickoff for its Aug. 31 season opener against Elon at Bobby Dodd Stadium. After a bye week, Tech will play its conference opener at Duke Sept. 14 at 3:30 p.m. The league released kickoff ...

After loss, Tech in must-win territory

The Georgia Tech baseball team lost its first ACC tournament game since 2011, falling to Virginia 8-2 in pool play Thursday. The setback places the Yellow Jackets in a must-win situation for Friday’s 3 p.m. game against Virginia Tech in Durham, N.C. Tech gathered 10 hits against Virginia starter Scott ...

Early Alabama scholarship offers at some positions, most notably QB, are non-committable and pending an evaluation at summer camp (Photo by Doug Benc/Getty Images)

Nick Saban admits not all Alabama scholarship offers are committable

At the final of eight booster club appearances, Alabama coach Nick Saban was candid on a few recruiting topics. Alabama’s scholarship offers at some positions, most notably quarterback, are non-committable and pending an evaluation at summer camp, reported al.com’s Mike Herndon. Alabama has non-committable "offers" out to two Georgia high ...

Hawks center Al Horford and forward Josh Smith received votes in balloting for the All-NBA teams.

Hoford, Smith get All-NBA team votes

Hawks center Al Horford received 31 points, including two first-team votes, in balloting for the All-NBA teams, the league announced Thursday. Forward Josh Smith received seven points. The All-NBA teams were chosen by a panel of 119 sportswriters and broadcasters throughout the United States and Canada. The media voted for ...

The Georgia Athletic Association approved $1.25 million for improvements to Sanford Stadium, including modernizing premium seating areas, adding closed-caption display boards for the hearing impaired, and improving ticket scanning capabilities.

Nothing but good news flows from UGA board retreat

Overall revenues for 2013 were up $3.6 million over previous year. Most of that was from football ticket revenue of $21.2 million, compared to $19.5 in 2012. Contributions were also up from $22.5 million to $23.3 million.

In Tim Tebow's name, another blow to NCAA's credibility

Everybody knows that EA Sports creates avatars for its college football games that are meant to mimic the real players who, incidentally, don't receive a dollar while the NCAA (through its licensing company) makes millions. An EA Sports executive already acknowledged this in a deposition that's part of the Ed ...

One grand slam, many grateful greeters.

Gattis to Fredi: 'Do you want to win?'

He has played only 37 big-league games, and already it's getting tough to find something new to say about Evan Gattis. Toward that end, his manager came to my aid. "I'll tell you a story," Fredi Gonzalez said Wednesday, after the folk hero had hoisted his first career grand slam ...

Adam Choice: Clemson beats out Georgia Tech and Auburn for 4-star RB

Clemson is off to a hot start with recruiting the state of Georgia for 2014. The ACC school added another one of the state’s elite skill players when running back Adam Choice committed to Clemson over Georgia Tech and Auburn, while also considering Texas and Stanford. The 5-foot-9, 200-pounder from ...

Tech drops FSU in ACC opener

http://youtu.be/6eCh0gmwizY A year ago, Georgia Tech’s surprise run to the ACC championship began with an upset of Florida State. Wednesday, the Yellow Jackets took the first step to a second consecutive title – another defeat of the Seminoles. It came in stunning fashion, with back-to-back two-out home runs in the ...

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