Archive By Section - Sports
EAST LANSING, Mich. - Michigan State University's athletic director retired Friday, two days after the university president resigned over the school's handling of sexual abuse allegations against its disgraced former sports doctor, Larry Nassar.
January 26, 2018
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By DAVID EGGERT and LARRY LAGE
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Sports
For years, Georgia Southern Baseball's annual 'Evening with the All-Stars' has been held in January as a sort of two-minute warning for a rapidly approaching regular season. At the Nessmith-Lane Center on Friday night, the event saw its largest turnout to date as a sellout crowd welcomed the 2018 Eagles, a quintet of 'Wall of Fame' honorees and 18-year MLB veteran Fred McGriff.
January 26, 2018
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By MIKE ANTHONY
manthony@statesboroherald.com
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Sports
SAN DIEGO - Ryan Palmer is the 36-hole leader in the Farmers Insurance Open. Jon Rahm is right behind, poised to reach No. 1 in the world. And for the first time in 29 months, a PGA Tour event will feature Tiger Woods on the weekend.
January 26, 2018
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By DOUG FERGUSON
AP Golf Writer
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Sports
MELBOURNE - It took just over an hour for Roger Federer to fix one anomalous statistic in his extraordinary career.
January 26, 2018
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By JOHN PYE
AP Sports Writer
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Sports
For kids who hope to play a professional sport someday, it's common to say that the sport of their choosing is a lifestyle. Thanks to the newly-opened Georgia Premier Academy, that phrase is about to be more true than ever for prospective baseball players.
January 26, 2018
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By MIKE ANTHONY
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Sports
About two and-a-half years ago, I was sweating out another brutal Statesboro summer day. With Georgia Southern and local high schools out of action and most rec leagues avoiding the heat, the life of a Statesboro Herald sports writer can enter vacation mode while waiting out the worst of the tropical conditions.
January 24, 2018
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By MIKE ANTHONY
manthony@statesboroherald.com
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Sports
He came out of the game with 1:12 to go because legendary head coach J.B. Scearce thought he already had scored 60 points.
January 23, 2018
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Georgia Southern AMR
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Sports
Quarterbacks Sam Darnold, Lamar Jackson and Josh Rosen are among the record 106 underclassmen given special entry to the NFL draft, making it four of the last five seasons in which at least 95 players have declared early.
January 20, 2018
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By RALPH D. RUSSO
AP College Football Writer
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Sports
LA QUINTA, Calif. - CareerBuilder Challenge leader Andrew Landry was quick to point out the windy forecast.
January 20, 2018
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By JOHN NICHOLSON
AP Sports Writer
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Sports
INDIANAPOLIS - The NCAA's five largest conferences approved sweeping changes in everything from medical care to basketball during the holidays on Friday, dashing through the agenda with little opposition and virtually no debate.
January 19, 2018
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By MICHAEL MAROT
AP Sports Writer
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Sports
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. - Tom Brady is staying mum on his status for the AFC championship game after suffering a right hand injury earlier in the week.
January 19, 2018
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By BARRY WILNER
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Sports
MELBOURNE, Australia - With Will Smith in the crowd and Jo-Wilfried Tsonga across the net, Nick Kyrgios was in his element as the main attraction for a night at the Australian Open.
January 19, 2018
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By JOHN PYE
AP Sports Writer
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Sports
LANSING, Mich. - Olympic gold medalist Aly Raisman on Friday confronted her former doctor who has pleaded guilty to multiple sexual assaults, warning him that the testimony of the "powerful army" of 140 survivors at his sentencing will haunt him in prison.
January 19, 2018
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By DAVE EGGERT
The Associated Press
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Sports
Sadly, deer season is over but outdoorsmen can take heart. Of course there are still some small game possibilities but if you love fishing and have been yearning for the feel of a largemouth bass on the end of your reel, listen up. One thing I've learned over the years is that there are plenty of bass to be caught in these cold weather months at your favorite local farm ponds if you pick the right times and lures. Obviously there are days when it's just no fun fighting the extreme cold and most of us don't ...
January 16, 2018
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By ALVIN RICHARDSON
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Sports
BOONE, N.C. – Tookie Brown scored a game-high 21 points, including the last four of the contest for the Eagles, and Georgia Southern overcame a 12-point second-half deficit to top Appalachian State, 60-59, in Sun Belt Conference men's basketball action Saturday afternoon in the Holmes Center.
January 13, 2018
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Georgia Southern AMR
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Sports
