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Aari McDonald scored 16 points for the Dream on Sunday night. (Sarah Gordon file photo/The Day via AP)

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Napheesa Collier returns, Lynx beat Dream 81-71 to stay in playoff hunt
Paul Lotman and Miles Partain hold their trophies after winning the AVP Gold Series Atlanta Open beach volleyball men's championship match Sunday at Atlantic Station. (Miguel Martinez / miguel.martinezjimenez@ajc.com)

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Sixth, seventh seeds take titles at AVP Atlanta Open
Austin Morrison (left) won the 71st Georgia Open at Jennings Mill Country Club. Jackson Buchanan (right) was low amateur and tied for third.

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Austin Morrison makes good on mulligan to win 71st Georgia Open
Atlanta Dream forward Cheyenne Parker (32) scored 15 Friday night. (File photo courtesy of Atlanta Dream)

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Cheyenne Parker’s basket with 0.3 to play lifts Dream over Sparks
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Georgia State coach Shawn Elliott (L-R), Malik Sumter and Blake Carroll with the Sun Belt Championship trophy at the recent media days event. The Panthers want full-time possession of the trophy in 2022.

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Veteran Georgia State team opens preseason camp with title aspirations
This architectural rendering shows what Mercedes-Benz Stadium would have looked like for the 2020 Final Four, which was canceled because of the coronavirus pandemic.

NCAA group visits Atlanta as city seeks to reclaim Final Four
Rhyne Howard (left) scored 20 points, leading the Dream to a 91-81 victory Wednesday night in Atlanta.

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Rhyne Howard scores 20 points as Dream hand Fever 15th consecutive loss
Ji Eun Baik of Cumming won the 2022 Georgia Women's Open, the second time she has won the tournament.

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Local golf: Cumming’s Ji Eun Baik captures second Georgia Women’s Open
Alex de Minaur, of Australia, reacts defeating Jenson Brooksby in the final at the Atlanta Open tennis tournament Sunday, July 31, 2022, in Atlanta. (Curtis Compton/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP)

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Alex de Minaur captures second Atlanta Open title
Dream guard Tiffany Hayes (15) averages 17.2 points per game this season. (Jason Getz / AJC file photo)

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Tiffany Hayes leaves early due to injury in Dream’s loss to Dallas
Jenson Brooksby (left) and John Isner shake hands after Brooksby won during a men's singles quarterfinal match at the 2022 Atlanta Tennis Open at Atlantic Station on Friday, July 29, 2022. (Hyosub Shin / Hyosub.Shin@ajc.com)

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Jenson Brooksby stuns John Isner in Atlanta Open quarterfinals
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(Jason Getz / Jason.Getz@ajc.com)

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Dream guard AD to miss remainder of season after injury
Dream fall to 12-17 with loss to Lynx
Local golf: Georgia Tech’s steady Andy Mao wins Southeastern Amateur
Georgia State’s success means elevated expectations in Sun Belt Conference
Coco Gauff, who grew up in Atlanta, returns a serve during an exhibition match Sunday at the Atlanta Open. Gauff played another exhibition match Monday night at Atlantic Station. (Daniel Varnado/for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution)

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Coco Gauff concludes Atlanta return with exhibition victory over Sofia Kenin
Eight Georgia State players named to preseason All-Sun Belt team
Expanded coverage of the Baseball Hall of Fame ceremony in Monday’s ePaper
Coco Gauff defeats Taylor Townsend in opening exhibition match
Dream guard Aari McDonald (2) attempts a shot against Connecticut Sun guard Natisha Hiedeman (2) during the first half at The Gateway Center at College Park, Friday, July 15, 2022, in College Park. (Jason Getz / Jason.Getz@ajc.com)

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Aari McDonald reaping benefits of offseason with local trainer Robert Swain
Duluth’s Sara Im falls in semifinals of U.S. Girls’ Junior
Georgia State center Malik Sumter makes Rimington Award watch list
Dream fall to the Sparks in Los Angeles
Coco Gauff ready to take the court in Atlanta Open exhibition match
Georgia Tech, Georgia State each have two players on Doak Walker watch list
Local golf: David Ford runs away with 116th Southern Amateur
Tiffany Hayes scores 31 as Dream upset Aces in Las Vegas
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Georgia State coach Shawn Elliott (L-R), Malik Sumter and Blake Carroll with the Sun Belt Championship trophy at the recent media days event. The Panthers want full-time possession of the trophy in 2022.

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Veteran Georgia State team opens preseason camp with title aspirations
Georgia State coach Shawn Elliott (left) talks with radio host David Schultz of Sports Radio 105.5 in Mobile, Ala.

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Georgia State’s success means elevated expectations in Sun Belt Conference
Georgia State coach Shawn Elliott has eight players on the preseason All-Sun Belt teams. (AP Photo/Butch Dill)

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Eight Georgia State players named to preseason All-Sun Belt team
Georgia State center Malik Sumter has been named to the 2022 Rimington Award's preseason watchlist. (Photo - Rich Von Bilberstein)

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Georgia State center Malik Sumter makes Rimington Award watch list
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. (AP Photo/Butch Dill)

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Georgia Tech, Georgia State each have two players on Doak Walker watch list
Georgia State’s Griffin Cheney was chosen in the ninth round of the MLB draft on Monday by the Rangers, becoming the third-highest pick in program history. (Photo - Ben Ennis)

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Georgia State shortstop Griffin Cheney drafted in ninth round
Championship Monday at the 2022 Sun Belt Basketball Championships at the Pensacola Bay Center on March 7, 2022 in Pensacola, Florida. Georgia State won the tournament. (Photo by AJ Henderson/Sun Belt Conference)

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Georgia State finishes program-best 88th in NCAA Director’s Cup
Cole Tate's home run was a bright spot for the Bulldogs. (Photo UGA Athletics / Rob Davis)

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Georgia, Kennesaw State lose in NCAA baseball regionals
Golf
Ji Eun Baik of Cumming won the 2022 Georgia Women's Open, the second time she has won the tournament.

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Local golf: Cumming’s Ji Eun Baik captures second Georgia Women’s Open
Andy Mao of Georgia Tech recently won the 93rd Southeastern Amateur at the Country Club of Columbus.

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Local golf: Georgia Tech’s steady Andy Mao wins Southeastern Amateur
David Ford of Peachtree Corners won the 2022 Southern Amateur at Sea Island, Georgia. Ford is a rising sophomore at the University of North Carolina. (Photo contributed by Kevin Price)

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Local golf: David Ford runs away with 116th Southern Amateur
Atlanta's Billy Andrade is the 2022 recipient of the PGA Tour's Payne Stewart Award. (Photo by Ben Jared/PGA Tour)

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Billy Andrade receives Payne Stewart Award for children’s charities work
William Love, a graduate of Westminster and Duke signee, won the 2022 Georgia Amateur at The Landings Club in Savannah.

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Westminster’s William Love wins 101st Georgia Amateur
Atlanta’s Harris Barth, a recent graduate of Westminster who will play college golf at Furman this fall, will try to defend his title at the 101st Georgia Amateur Championship. (Photo - Kate Awtrey)

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Local golf: Harris Barth to defend title at 101st Georgia Amateur
Atlanta Dream
Atlanta Dream forward Cheyenne Parker (32) scored 15 Friday night. (File photo courtesy of Atlanta Dream)

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Cheyenne Parker’s basket with 0.3 to play lifts Dream over Sparks
Dream guard Tiffany Hayes (15) averages 17.2 points per game this season. (Jason Getz / AJC file photo)

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Tiffany Hayes leaves early due to injury in Dream’s loss to Dallas
Atlanta Dream guard Tiffany Hayes scored 24. (AP file Photo/Danny Karnik)

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Dream fall to 12-17 with loss to Lynx
Dream guard Aari McDonald (2) attempts a shot against Connecticut Sun guard Natisha Hiedeman (2) during the first half at The Gateway Center at College Park, Friday, July 15, 2022, in College Park. (Jason Getz / Jason.Getz@ajc.com)

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Aari McDonald reaping benefits of offseason with local trainer Robert Swain
Aari McDonald scored 18 for the Dream. AJC file photo

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Dream fall to the Sparks in Los Angeles
Atlanta Dream guard Tiffany Hayes (middle) hit 11 of her 14 shots. (Jason Getz / AJC file photo)

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Tiffany Hayes scores 31 as Dream upset Aces in Las Vegas
Atlanta Dream guard Tiffany Hayes (15) reacts after she made a shot as teammate Naz Hillmon cheers during the first half against the Connecticut Sun at The Gateway Center at College Park, Friday, July 15, 2022, in College Park, Ga. The Dream lost to the Sun 93-68. (Jason Getz / Jason.Getz@ajc.com)

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Tiffany Hayes scores 18 but Dream fall to the Sun
Cheyenne Parker (32) scored 14 for the Dream. File photo courtesy of Atlanta Dream

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Long scoreless stretch costs Dream in road loss to Sky
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