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News Articles: Sports

The Mercedes-Benz stadium is seen after the Peach Bowl NCAA college football semifinal playoff game between Georgia and Ohio State, Sunday, Jan. 1, 2023, in Atlanta. Georgia won 42-41.

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Tickets to go on sale for possible AFC title game in Atlanta

The NFL has directed the Kansas City Chiefs and Buffalo Bills to begin selling tickets for a possible AFC championship game in Atlanta on Jan. 29. The game would be played at Mercedes-Benz Stadium if both teams win at home in the divisional round this weekend.

January 17, 2023
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  • Associated Press
Alabama forward Darius Miles looks to pass March 5 in the second half an NCAA college basketball game against LSU in Baton Rouge, La.

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  • National

A University of Alabama basketball player has been charged with murder

Crimson Tide forward Darius Miles and another man have been charged in the fatal shooting of Jamea Harris, 23, near campus. Fourth-ranked Alabama says Miles is no longer on the team.

January 17, 2023
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  • The Associated Press
University of Georgia running back Kendall Milton, #2, celebrates after a touchdown with offensive lineman Devin Willock, #77, during the school's spring NCAA college football game on Saturday, April 16, 2022, in Athens.

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  • Sports

U. of Georgia football player and staffer die in car crash hours after victory parade

Devin Willock, 20, and Chandler LeCroy, 24, were killed in the accident. Two other members of the football program were injured but are in stable condition, the school said.

January 15, 2023
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  • Joe Hernandez
The University of Georgia Routinely Ranks as One of America's Top Schools for Economic Development

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UGA football player and staffer die in overnight car crash

A University of Georgia football player and a staffer for the football team were killed in an early-morning car crash in Athens on Sunday. Offensive lineman Devin Willock, age 20, died at the scene. Chandler LeCroy, age 24 and a staffer for the football program, died from her injuries at an area hospital.

 

January 15, 2023
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  • GPB Newsroom
Fans stand outside Sanford Stadium in Athens on the campus of UGA as the school welcomes home the 2023 National Champion Bulldogs. Isabela Weiss/WUGA

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The Dawgs celebrate 2023 National Championship win in Athens

The streets of Athens were filled with red and black on Saturday as bulldog fans from across the state gathered for a parade at the University of Georgia to celebrate the team’s back-to-back national championship wins. 

January 15, 2023
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  • GPB Newsroom
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Remembering big wave surfer Marcio Freire

We remember famed big wave surfer Márcio Freire who died surfing in the Portuguese town of Nazaré last week.

January 12, 2023
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  • Matt Ozug,
  • Sarah Handel,
  • and 1 more
Retired NFL player Ryan Shazier, pictured in 2018, relearned how to walk after suffering a spinal cord injury during a 2017 game.

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  • Sports

Ryan Shazier was seriously injured in an NFL game. He has advice for Damar Hamlin

The players suffered different injuries, though in similar settings. The former Steeler reflects on the memories Hamlin's collapse brought back and what he learned from his own long road to recovery.

January 12, 2023
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  • Rachel Treisman
GPB  NPR

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U.S. women's soccer tries to overcome its past lack of diversity

While the U.S. women's national soccer team has steadily become more representative, players say there's still work to be done. That means ensuring young women of color feel included in the sport.

January 12, 2023
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  • The Associated Press
Naomi Osaka announced on social media Wednesday that she's expecting a child and that she hopes to return to tennis early next year.

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  • Sports

Naomi Osaka announces pregnancy and plans to return to tennis

The world's highest-paid female athlete teased her return in 2024 after a hiatus. Osaka said she's looking forward to her child watching her play someday and telling someone "'that's my mom,' haha."

January 11, 2023
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  • Giulia Heyward
GPB  NPR

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  • Sports

Damar Hamlin is discharged from Buffalo hospital and will continue rehab at home

Before being flown to Buffalo, N.Y., Hamlin had been treated for nearly a week at the University of Cincinnati Medical Center after going into cardiac arrest on the field during Monday Night Football.

January 11, 2023
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  • Jonathan Franklin
GPB  NPR

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  • Sports

The Miami Heat sank 40 free throws in a row, setting a new NBA record

The squad's matchup against the Oklahoma City Thunder on Tuesday was tied 111-111 when star forward Jimmy Butler made the game-winning free throw and broke the previous NBA record of 39.

January 11, 2023
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  • Joe Hernandez
Xavier Truss of the Georgia Bulldogs celebrates with teammates after his team's first touchdown against the TCU Horned Frogs in the College Football Playoff National Championship game on Jan. 9, 2023, in Inglewood, Calif.

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  • Sports

Georgia Bulldogs repeat as college football's national champion, thrashing TCU

Georgia, ranked No. 1, stopped Texas Christian's vaunted offense and ended their improbable season. The Bulldogs are the first team to repeat as champion in the college football playoff era.

January 11, 2023
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  • Russell Lewis
Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin has been released from the hospital and has returned to Buffalo, doctors say. Here, Hamlin is shown prior to the start of the first half of a preseason NFL football game, Saturday, Aug. 28, 2021, in Orchard Park, N.Y.

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  • Sports

Damar Hamlin is in 'good spirits' and recovering at a Buffalo hospital, team says

Doctors say they are still unsure what caused Hamlin's collapse during the Monday Night Football game against the Cincinnati Bengals a week ago.

January 10, 2023
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  • Jonathan Franklin
Lauren Fleshman's memoir, <em>Good for a Girl: A Woman Running in a Man's World,</em> is a memoir and a critique of how the sports world treats female athletes.

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  • Sports

The sports world is still built for men. This elite runner wants to change that

Champion distance runner Lauren Fleshman says too many coaches assume — falsely — that what works for male athletes also benefits female athletes. Her memoir is Good for a Girl.

January 10, 2023
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  • Terry Gross
Georgia players celebrate a win over TCU after the national championship NCAA College Football Playoff game, Monday, Jan. 9, 2023, in Inglewood, Calif. Georgia won 65-7. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)

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  • Politics

Political Rewind: Dawgs win again; Special grand jury dissolves; Ossoff says Democrats must regroup

Tuesday on Political Rewind: The Fulton County special grand jury has ended their investigation. It's unclear if their report will be public or whether District Attorney Fani Willis will pursue charges. Meanwhile, Sen. Jon Ossoff says Democrats have a long way to go to flip state offices — but the Dawgs win back-to-back titles!

 

January 10, 2023
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  • Bill Nigut ,
  • Natalie Mendenhall ,
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