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The Georgia Southern men's basketball team's 90-81 season-opening loss to Valparaiso on Friday night at Hanner Fieldhouse was the Eagles' first home-opening defeat since Nov. 29, 1980 - when GSU head coach Charlton Young was 9 years old.
November 11, 2011
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By NOELL BARNIDGE
nbarnidge@statesboroherald.com
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Sports
SPARTANBURG, S.C. - As rivalries go the one between Georgia Southern and Wofford is relatively new.
November 11, 2011
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By MIKE BROWN
Herald Correspondent
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Sports
SYDNEY - The latest comparison between Tiger Woods and Jack Nicklaus was not about winning majors.
November 11, 2011
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By DOUG FERGUSON
AP Golf Writer
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Sports
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) - Penn State trustees oust football coach Joe Paterno, president Graham Spanier.
November 09, 2011
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The Associated Press
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Sports
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. - Joe Paterno, the Penn State football coach who preached success with honor for half a century but whose legend was shattered by a child sex abuse scandal, said Wednesday he will retire at the end of this season.
November 09, 2011
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By GENARO C. ARMAS
The Associated Press
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Sports
(Author's note: In my youth November always meant quail season was close at hand. This is a story about some of those memories.)
November 08, 2011
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By ALVIN RICHARDSON
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Sports
HARRISBURG, Pa. - Football coach Joe Paterno and other Penn State officials didn't do enough to try to stop suspected sexual abuse of children at the hands of a former assistant football coach, the state police commissioner said Monday.
November 07, 2011
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By MARK SCOLFORO
Associated Press
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Sports
ATLANTA - For football fans in the state of Georgia, this is about as good as it gets.
November 07, 2011
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By PAUL NEWBERRY
AP Writer
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Sports
LOUISVILLE, Ky. - The Saudi prince with a passion for horses had a hand in raising Royal Delta from her birth on his Kentucky farm. He died a few months before her biggest victory at the Breeders' Cup.
November 04, 2011
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By BETH HARRIS
AP Racing Writer
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Sports
Ashley Burke may have three more years to go before graduating high school, but she's right at the top of her class out on the cross country courses of Georgia.
November 02, 2011
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By MIKE ANTHONY
manthony@statesboroherald.com
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Sports
SHANGHAI - The smattering of conversations suddenly gave way to the constant shutters of cameras Wednesday night at Le Meridien hotel, and there was no mistaking who was causing all the commotion.
November 02, 2011
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By DOUG FERGUSON
The Associated Press
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Sports
Two of the most productive times of the year for Georgia deer hunters are the opening day of firearms season and a period known as the fall rut. Opening day typically is good because hunters have carefully laid their plans and have a pretty good idea when and where their quarry is going to be. Many modern day hunters have scouted, used trail cameras and have provided the deer with good food sources and know to a certain degree what their habits are. Things get a little tougher after that first weekend because the deer have an uncanny way of ...
November 01, 2011
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By ALVIN RICHARDSON
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Sports
ST. LOUIS - Tony La Russa waited until after the championship parade and then called a team meeting with his players.
October 31, 2011
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By R.B. FALLSTROM
AP Sports Writer
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Sports
ST. LOUIS - Pushed to the brink, the St. Louis Cardinals saved themselves. A frantic rush to reach the postseason on the final day. A nifty pair of comebacks in the playoffs. Two desperate rallies in Game 6.
October 29, 2011
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By BEN WALKER
AP Baseball Writer
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Sports
ST. LOUIS - David Freese homered to lead off the bottom of the 11th inning, and the St. Louis Cardinals forced the World Series to a Game 7 by rallying from two-run deficits against the Texas Rangers in the 9th and 10th on Thursday night.
October 28, 2011
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By BEN WALKER
AP Baseball Writer
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Sports
