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Josh Stepp was promoted to offensive coordinator at Georgia State. He joined the program in 2017. (Photo courtesy of Georgia State Athletics)

Georgia State promotes Josh Stepp to offensive coordinator

The AJC's Doug Roberson climbed into a race car and tested out the new surface at Atlanta Motor Speedway on Jan. 14, 2021. He was a media-day guest for the NASCAR Racing Experience. Photos courtesy of Atlanta Motor Speedway.

Feeling the unknown need for speed on track at Atlanta Motor Speedway

Kane Williams led Georgia State with 12 points against South Alabama.

Poor second half sends Georgia State to third straight loss

Georgia State's Nelson Phillips scores on a slam dunk in the Panthers' loss to Mercer in Macon on Dec. 4, 2021. Phillips scored 19 points in the 83-77 loss. (Daniel Wilson photo/Courtesy of Georgia State Athletics)

Georgia State to play Thursday night, but Saturday’s game canceled

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Gary Player, Jack Nicklaus, and Tom Watson react to the cheering gallery walking off the first tee during the Par 3 Contest at Augusta National Golf Club on Wednesday, April 6, 2016, in Augusta. Curtis Compton / ccompton@ajc.com

Tom Watson joins Jack Nicklaus, Gary Player as Masters honorary starter

Hollis Brown looks over a 9mm Taurus handgun he purchased at Adventure Outdoors in Smyrna in December. Taurus moved its U.S. manufacturing plant to Bainbridge, Ga., in 2019. STEVE SCHAEFER FOR THE ATLANTA JOURNAL-CONSTITUTION.

Georgia quietly becomes a top gun-making state

Senior Eliel Nsoseme played for the first time all season for Georgia State.. AJC file photo

Late rally not enough to save short-handed Georgia State

The new surface at Atlanta Motor Speedway gets its first test by assorted NASCAR drivers.

Test drivers testify to totally different Atlanta Motor Speedway

The coaching staff for the Wolverines of Morris Brown College are shown in this b/w photo copied from a 1951 football program. L to R, they are: William T. Greene, backfield coach; Edward J. Clemmons, head coach; Clarence O. Brown, line coach; and Thomas L. Caldwell, asst. line coach. (AJC file photo)

Morris Brown has two going into Black College Football Hall of Fame

Georgia State head coach Rob Lanier argues after his team was called for a technical foul during the third overtime against Georgia Tech that ended in a 110-110 tie during Tech’s home opener in a NCAA college basketball game that extended into the early morning hour of Thursday, Nov 26, 2020, in Atlanta. Georgia State went on to beat Georgia Tech 123-120 in the fourth overtime period.

Georgia State cleared for conference opener Thursday

Georgia State's Jordan Rawls (4) gets the 3-point shot off over Mercer's Felipe Haase on Saturday at Hawkins Arena in Macon, Ga.

Georgia State calls off Thursday, Sunday games because of COVID-19

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Michigan State's Connor Heyward (11) is upended by Penn State's Kalen King, bottom, during the second quarter of an NCAA college football game, Saturday, Nov. 27, 2021, in East Lansing, Mich. (AP Photo/Al Goldis)

Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl: Two tough teams, minus stars, ready to compete

UGA’s Jenny Bae chosen for elite Curtis Cup practice session

Georgia State football coach: ‘We achieved something special’

Peach Bowl: Michigan State defense prepares for potent Pitt offense

Michigan State, Pittsburgh prepare for Peach Bowl without key players

Georgia State enjoys record day in Camellia Bowl win

12 players with local ties participating in Peach Bowl

Here’s what players get for participating in Peach Bowl

Georgia State running back Tucker Gregg (26) carries the ball against Auburn during the first half of an NCAA college football game Saturday, Sept. 25, 2021, in Auburn, Ala. Gregg is 101 yards away from reaching the 1,000-yard mark entering the Camellia Bowl. (AP Photo/Butch Dill)

Georgia State looks to make school history in Camellia Bowl

Atlanta sports amid pandemic: Recovery strong, yet uncertainty remains

Experienced offensive line gives Georgia State a lift

Atlanta Dream gets No. 3 pick in 2022 WNBA draft

Valdosta State wide receiver Lio'undre Gallimore (6) stiff arms Ferris State defensive back Alex Thomas (0) in the first half of the Division II championship NCAA college football game against Ferris State in McKinney, Texas, Saturday, Dec. 18, 2021. (AP Photo/Emil Lippe)

Valdosta State falls in Division II title game, finishes 12-2

Corey Allen’s 3-point barrage leads Georgia State past Toccoa Falls

Woods returns with 3 shots that look like the Tiger of old

South Carolina State upsets Jackson State to win the Celebration Bowl

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Auburn guard K.D. Johnson (0) reacts after making a 3-pointer against Georgia during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game Wednesday, Jan. 19, 2022, in Auburn, Ala. (AP Photo/Butch Dill)

Bulldogs are routed by No. 2 Auburn

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Georgia Tech forward Jordan Usher goes to the basket against Wake Forest in a Jan. 19, 2022 game at McCamish Pavilion (Danny Karnik/Georgia Tech Athletics)

Georgia Tech falls to Wake Forest as shooting woes continue

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Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets head coach Josh Pastner wave at fans before a NCAA college basketball game against North Carolina Sunday, Dec. 5, 2021, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Hakim Wright Sr.)

After one good season, Josh Pastner’s Yellow Jackets back in ‘desperate mode’

Josh Stepp was promoted to offensive coordinator at Georgia State. He joined the program in 2017. (Photo courtesy of Georgia State Athletics)

Georgia State promotes Josh Stepp to offensive coordinator

Kario Oquendo (3) of the Georgia Bulldogs offers a smile during the January 12 game against Mississippi State at Humphrey Coliseum in Starkville, Miss. (Photo By Austin Perryman for UGA Athletics)

No. 2 Auburn coming in hot against Georgia Wednesday night

Kennesaw State men’s basketball plays in the Atlantic Sun Conference.

Kennesaw State gets 4th win in a row against North Florida

Georgia Tech guard Deivon Smith scored a season-high 16 points in the Yellow Jackets' 88-65 loss to North Carolina January 15, 2022 in Chapel Hill, N.C. (Jaylynn Nash)

Georgia Tech swamped by North Carolina

Vanderbilt guard Scotty Pippen Jr. scored 13 against the Bulldogs. AP file photo

Bulldogs lose 6th in row, fall to Vanderbilt and Pippen Jr.

Gary Player, Jack Nicklaus, and Tom Watson react to the cheering gallery walking off the first tee during the Par 3 Contest at Augusta National Golf Club on Wednesday, April 6, 2016, in Augusta. Curtis Compton / ccompton@ajc.com

Tom Watson joins Jack Nicklaus, Gary Player as Masters honorary starter

Jenny Bae was medalist at the Columbus Regional and leads Georgia into the 2021 NCAA Championships.

UGA’s Jenny Bae chosen for elite Curtis Cup practice session

Honorary starter Lee Elder waves to the crowd Thursday morning as he is introduced during the ceremonial tee shot portion of the 2021 Masters in Augusta.

Lee Elder, first Black golfer to compete in Masters Tournament, dead at 87

Defense calls trial over Ahmaud Arbery murder a "public lynching"

Defense calls trial over Ahmaud Arbery murder a "public lynching"

Old friends back on the course: Twin brothers James, left, and Jennings Watkins, center, stand for a portrait with their friend Bo Cline, right, during the CURE Childhood Cancer Tournament at the Oaks Golf Course in Covington, Friday. (Alyssa Pointer/Atlanta Journal Constitution)

Meet a golf threesome with combined 303 years behind them

Harris English in, Patrick Reed out as picks for Ryder Cup team

Former Atlanta Dream guard Courtney Williams. AJC file photo

Two former Dream players suspended by WNBA

WNBA commissioner Cathy Engelbert (right) awards Las Vegas Aces general manager of basketball operations Dan Padover, the 2021 WNBA Basketball Executive of the Year award before Game 2 in the semifinals of the WNBA playoffs between the Las Vegas Aces and the Phoenix Mercury Thursday, Sept. 30, 2021, in Las Vegas. (David Becker/AP)

Dream hire award-winning exec as new GM

New York Liberty's Tanisha Wright plays against the Los Angeles Sparks during a WNBA game Saturday, July 20, 2019, in White Plains, N.Y. The Atlanta Dream hired longtime WNBA player Tanisha Wright as their new coach Tuesday, Oct. 12, 2021. The 37-year-old Wright played 14 seasons with the Seattle Storm, New York Liberty and Minnesota Lynx. (Gregory Payan/AP)

Tanisha Wright eager to face rebuilding challenges as Dream’s coach

New York Liberty's Tanisha Wright plays against the Los Angeles Sparks during a WNBA game Saturday, July 20, 2019, in White Plains, N.Y. The Atlanta Dream hired longtime WNBA player Tanisha Wright as its new head coach on Tuesday, Oct. 12, 2021, looking to bring stability to a team that struggled under two interim coaches this past season. The 37-year-old Wright played 14 seasons with the Seattle Storm, New York Liberty and Minnesota Lynx. (Gregory Payan/AP)

Dream name former WNBA player Tanisha Wright as new coach

Aari McDonald of the Atlanta Dream handles the ball during the game against the Connecticut Sun on September 19, 2021 at the Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut.

Dream’s McDonald named to WNBA All-Rookie Team

Atlanta Dream guard Courtney Williams drives against the Chicago Sky in a WNBA basketball game on Wednesday, May 19, 2021, in College Park. Curtis Compton / Curtis.Compton@ajc.com

Dream’s Courtney Williams jokes about fight, apologizes for video

Atlanta Dream forward Monique Billings (25) moves the ball during a WNBA basketball game against the Dallas Wings, Thursday, May 27, 2021, in College Park, Ga. The Atlanta Dream won 101-95. (AP Photo/Danny Karnik)

Dream season ends with loss to Sun

Atlanta Dream guard Tiffany Hayes drives against Washington Mystics forward Elena Delle Donne during the first half in a WNBA semifinal playoff game on Sunday, August 26, 2018, in Atlanta. Curtis Compton/ccompton@ajc.com

Impending free agent Tiffany Hayes shows value to Dream, finishes strong

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