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Doug Roberson

Doug Roberson covers Georgia State athletics, as well as the annual events in Atlanta, including the AJC Peachtree Road Race, the BB&T Atlanta Open, the Tour Championship, etc. Doug thinks he has one of the coolest jobs at the paper.

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090812 Gators coach Will Muschamp during game against the Aggies at Kyle Field in College Station, Texas on Sept. 8, 2012. (Allen Eyestone/The Palm Beach Post)

Gators having strong offseason

If Florida were to win the SEC East, the state of Georgia could receive part of the blame. Five players who could significantly affect the Gators’ chances of dethroning the Bulldogs are from the Peach State. Max Garcia (Norcross High) is penciled in at left guard. Neiron Ball (Jackson) is ...

Hubbard honored and baseball signs three

Georgia State punter Matt Hubbard was named to Athlon’s preseason All-Sun Belt Conference second team. He was also named a third-team selection by Phil Steele’s College Football Preview. Hubbard, a junior, averaged 43.1 yards per punt last year. He has a career average of 42.6 yards per punt. Baseball update ...

AS I RECALL | JEFF MONKEN

Georgia Southern’s Jeff Monken recalls his dad, an Illinois high school Hall of Famer, who “coached like he fathered … a great model of leadership.” I have heard it said, “Giving your son a skill is better than giving him a thousand pieces of gold.” As the son of a ...

Former Silverback rolling with the Rapids

Chris Klute filled his days changing oil and tires, wondering if his dreams of playing soccer were over.Klute signed with Furman in 2008. He left 1 1/2 years later because he was more interested in playing than studying. But he had no place to play and not much of a ...

Q&A with Harris English

Former Georgia golfer Harris English won his first PGA Tour tournament title when he held off several golfers, including Phil Mickelson, to win the St. Jude Classic on Sunday. English, 23, is in his second year on the Tour and is now in good position to attempt to return to ...

Bohannon hires DC at Kennesaw

Brian Newberry has agreed to join Brian Bohannon’s staff at Kennesaw State as defensive coordinator. Newberry spent the past season at Northern Michigan, which plays football on the Division II level. He spent the previous season at Sewanee, where he was defensive coordinator and linebackers coach. Before that, he was ...

John Isner, a former standout at Georgia, is No. 21 is the second-highest American in the ATP World Tour rankings.

Fish, Isner headline BB&T field

Some familiar faces, led by Mardy Fish and John Isner, will fill out the main draw and qualifiers at the BB&T Atlanta Open at Atlantic Station. Fish, the event’s two-time champ, will make his first appearance on the ATP World Tour since March at the BB&T, which will begin with ...

GSU hoops begins summer practice as ticket renewals go out

As Georgia State’s men’s basketball begins summer practices tonight, the ticket office is sending out its renewals for the 2013-14 season. Current season ticket holders (there were 456 of you last year) have until Aug. 1 to renew seats. Call 1-866- 427-8283 for more information. The price is $115 per ...

Georgia State's football team posts first APR score

Georgia State’s football team posted an APR of 948, according to data released by the NCAA on Tuesday. This was the first year that the football team could be included because 2012 was the first year that those who joined the program as freshmen could graduate. The APR, or Academic ...

Steve Janas, a right-handed pitcher at Kennesaw State was selected 193rd overall by the Atlanta Braves.

Janas fulfills dream by signing with Braves

Kennesaw State pitcher Stephen Janas, who grew up in Marietta hoping one day to become the next Greg Maddux, had one fantasy fulfilled when he was selected by the Braves in the sixth round of last week’s amateur baseball draft. Janas completed another when he signed with the Braves on ...