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Snelling sitting atop Falcons' depth chart FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. — Michael Turner doesn't agree with speculation he could miss weeks with his sprained ankle. |
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Weekly Whatup 11-16-09 What a long, winding road it has been for the area football teams this season. |
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With division won, Tech looks forward DURHAM, N.C. — Georgia Tech's players slapped a few high-fives with the fans who stuck around an emptying stadium. In one end zone, a banner was unfurled to read: "Tampa Bound." 
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Falcons and Panthers have similar issues CHARLOTTE, N.C. — While some in Atlanta are concerned about Matt Ryan's recent flurry of interceptions, he's nowhere close to matching the passing woes in Carolina.Through eight games, the Panthers have one touchdown catch by a wide receiver. Yes, Steve Smith is still on the roster.
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Jackets clinch spot in ACC title game DURHAM, N.C. — Orwin Smith bobbled the kickoff, recovered just in time to find a seam and took off toward the goal line.Just like that, No. 7 Georgia Tech was off to the races — and headed straight ... |
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Officiating woes have SEC drawing more scrutiny BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — The Southeastern Conference is the Rolls-Royce of college football leagues, with the last three national champions, two teams in the running for this season's title and huge TV contracts.Boom times for sure. But troubled ones, too.The league has been dealing with seemingly endless questions stemming from a string ... |
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Deep South's oldest rivalry has lost some luster ATHENS — The Deep South's oldest rivalry looks a little tarnished. |
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Johnson hopes Tech saved best game for Duke ATLANTA — Georgia Tech is on the verge of securing a spot in the ACC championship game in only its second season under Paul Johnson. |
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Weekly Whatup, 11/10 And then there were three. Despite a 26-14 loss at the hands of Brunswick, Statesboro (6-4, 3-3 Region 2-AAAA) was able to do enough to join Bulloch Academy and Emanuel County Institute as the area’s representatives in the 2009 state playoffs. After a convincing 42-12 win over Heritage on Friday, Bulloch Academy has the shortest path to glory, as the Gators stand among the last eight GISA Class AA teams ... |
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Busch and Tryson continue to race hard CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Kurt Busch and Pat Tryson had every reason to coast through the season's final 10 races in a long farewell before the crew chief bolts to a new team next year. |
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Falcons say they feed off Smith's enthusiasm FLOWERY BRANCH — Mike Smith has a dangerous throwing arm. |
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Jackets win again, streak now seven ATLANTA — Josh Nesbitt had already fumbled on one fourth-down play, gotten tripped up on another. He'd also been stuffed trying to run for a first down, and had yet another all-or-nothing play ruined by a dropped pass. |
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Falcons ready to get back on track ATLANTA — The Atlanta Falcons are eager to break free of their mostly inglorious past, show they can be a team that consistently puts up winning records and contends for the playoffs. |
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UGA makes short work out of Golden Eagles ATHENS, Ga. — Georgia made no apology for its first shutout in three years. |
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Johnson's way is working out just fine at Tech ATLANTA — Go ahead and tell Paul Johnson that his throwback offense can't work at a big-time university. |
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Cox ready for another start after 'reality check' ATHENS — Joe Cox has only four games left to help Georgia salvage its season. |
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Yankees turn attention to No 28 NEW YORK — The sign men were out bright and early at the Yankees minor league complex, sticking vinyl strips with a fresh, white "27" over the "26" that had been up on the board for nine, long years to mark the team's total of World Series titles. |
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Ecstasy in the Bronx! Yankees win title No. 27 NEW YORK — Paint the town in pinstripes! Nearly a decade after their dynasty ended on a blooper in the desert, the New York Yankees are baseball's best again. |
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Georgia Tech has made rapid rise under Johnson ATLANTA — Georgia Tech is probably a little too far back to become a factor in the national championship race. |
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Georgia's Ealey says Spikes shouldn't be suspended ATHENS — A most unlikely person came to the defense of Florida linebacker Brandon Spikes, who was suspended for half a game for apparently trying to gouge the eyes of Georgia running back Washaun Ealey |
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Court decisions threaten progress on steroids WASHINGTON — Arguing that sports leagues' drug programs could be "gutted" if not protected from individual states' laws, NFL commissioner Roger Goodell asked Congress on Tuesday to intervene with legislation and found at least one powerful ally. |
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Atlanta needs Elam, Ryan to correct mistakes FLOWERY BRANCH — Jason Elam felt worse than anyone in the Falcons' locker room Tuesday night. |
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Weekly Whatup Don’t look now, but after a roller-coaster ride of a season, the Statesboro Blue Devils still have a shot at a Region 2-AAAA title. |
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Jaimie McMurray wins at Talladega TALLADEGA, Ala. — NASCAR stopped the bumping, at least for a while.There was nothing that could be done about the blocking.In the end, Sunday looked like most every other event at Talladega Superspeedway: There was ... |
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With offense rolling, Georgia Tech works on struggling 'D' NASHVILLE, Tenn.— Georgia Tech keeps proving that offense isn't a problem with coach Paul Johnson's spread option.The Yellow Jackets need to show they can be a little defensive ... |
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Tech takes care of business at Vandy NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Josh Nesbitt ran for two touchdowns and threw for two scores, Jonathan Dwyer ran for a career-high 186 yards rushing with three TDs, and No. 11 Georgia Tech rallied to beat Vanderbilt 56-31 Saturday night. |
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UGA no match for No. 1 JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Florida receiver David Nelson stared across the field, saw all the Georgia players jumping up and down, hooting and hollering after a touchdown and thought, "Here we go again." |
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NASCAR tries to avoid another Talladega disaster TALLADEGA, Ala. — Michael Waltrip pulled up to the back of Jimmie Johnson's car, settled in on his bumper and shoved him all the way around Talladega Superspeedway as the two drivers worked on a strategy for NASCAR's fastest race track. |
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Hawks block Wizards, win 100-89 ATLANTA — Josh Smith scored 20 points and reached a blocked shots milestone, and the Atlanta Hawks held off Gilbert Arenas and the Washington Wizards 100-89 on Friday night. |
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Busch crew chief Addington confused by firing TALLADEGA, Ala. — Kyle Busch celebrated 12 wins with crew chief Steve Addington, including a comeback victory last year at Talladega Superspeedway. |
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Party fouls heat up at the 'Cocktail Party' JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Between Georgia's end-zone celebration and Florida's last-minute timeouts, the game formerly known as "The World's Largest Outdoor Cocktail Party" has been taken up a notch. |
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Burnett, Texeira, Matsui help Yankees tie Series NEW YORK — The Yankees waited six long years for this. |
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Bulldogs trying to keep pace in SEC ATHENS, Ga. — When Aron White was being recruited by Georgia, he had a perception of the program that was shared by many."I viewed Georgia as one of those top teams," said White, a third-year sophomore who ... |
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Jackets looking to run wild on Vandy ATLANTA — Bobby Johnson may know more about Paul Johnson's spread option offense than any other head coach in the nation.That could be bad news for Paul Johnson and No. 11 Georgia Tech — but only if Bobby ... |
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Tebow poised to break Walker's SEC TD record against Georgia GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Georgia Hall of Famer Herschel Walker and Florida quarterback Tim Tebow first met at the 2007 Heisman Trophy presentation. |
