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Monday: NBA: • Mavericks at Hawks, 7:30 p.m. (SPSO) • Heat at Celtics, 8 p.m. (ESPN)) • Knicks at Jazz, 10:30 p.m. (ESPN) Tuesday College basketball: • First Four games, 6:30 and 9 p.m. (truTV) • National Invitational Tournament first-round games, 7 p.m. (ESPN2), 7:30 p.m. (ESPN) NHL: • Predators at Blue Jackets, 7 p.m. (FSN) • Capitals at Penguins, 7:30 p.m. (NBCSP) Local sports Monday High-school baseball: • FPCA hosts Bethesda, 4 p.m. • ...

March 18, 2013 | Staff Report | State, national sports

Young out as men’s basketball coach

Charlton "C.Y." Young has been fired as Georgia Southern men's basketball coach, according to the university's athletic website Tuesday.

March 13, 2013 | Staff report | State, national sports

Scholastic Sports Olympiad set

MARIETTA - The Georgia State Games and the Georgia Sports Foundation have created the Scholastic Sports Olympiad to encourage competition and physical fitness in Georgia schools.

March 06, 2013 | Special to the Courier | State, national sports

Georgia Southern splits doubleheader with Indiana

The Georgia Southern baseball team split a two-game, weather-shortened series with Indiana this weekend.

February 27, 2013 | Special to the Courier | State, national sports

Eagles outlast No. 13-ranked Florida

A bases-loaded walk by freshman Cole Watson drove in the game-winning run as Georgia Southern defeated No. 13 Florida, 8-7, in 12 innings Wednesday in Gainesville.

February 22, 2013 | Special to the Courier | State, national sports

Eagles hurler throws a gem

FORT MYERS, Fla. - Georgia Southern softball picked up a historic victory Friday afternoon with a 1-0 win over Southern Illinois in the opening game of the FGCU/LaQuinta Inn at the Airport Tournament. Junior Sarah Purvis tossed the first perfect game in program history in the weekend's opening game, facing the minimum of 21 batters. In game two, the Eagles took advantage of a late Wichita State error to force extra innings and won, 4-3, in eight innings.

February 18, 2013 | AJ Henderson GSU medai relations | State, national sports

Eagles hope 2013 sees team improve

Georgia Southern's baseball team is coming off a second-straight appearance in the Southern Conference Tournament championship game and its third in the past four years.

February 15, 2013 | Special to the Courier | State, national sports

Georgia Southern softball sets bar even higher this spring

Annie Smith set the bar pretty high in her first year as Georgia Southern's softball coach.

February 15, 2013 | Matt Yogus | State, national sports

FBS is key for GSU’s ambition

When you ask Georgia Southern's new athletic director, Tom Kleinlein, what skill is most important for any AD, he quickly answers with one word: "Communication."

February 14, 2013 | Matt Yogus Statesboro Herald | State, national sports

Sports roundup

Super Bowl sets a record for TV ratings NEW YORK (AP) - The Baltimore Ravens' victory over the San Francisco 49ers has set a record for highest overnight ratings in Super Bowl history, the Nielsen company reported Monday. Nielsen reported the game scored a 48.1 rating and 71 share in its select measurement of big cities. That's 1 percent over a similar measurement in last year's game. For three years in a row, the Super ...

February 06, 2013 | Special to the Courier | State, national sports

Harbaughs envision possibility they might work together

NEW ORLEANS - Working separately, John and Jim Harbaugh guided their teams to the Super Bowl. They will be on opposite sidelines Sunday, John as head coach of the Baltimore Ravens and Jim with the San Francisco 49ers.

February 04, 2013 | The Associated Press | State, national sports

Ravens aren’t doing a lot of talking — yet

NEW ORLEANS - The Baltimore Ravens' reputation for trash-talking arrived at the Super Bowl before they did.

January 30, 2013 | The Associated Press | State, national sports

Work on College Football Hall of Fame gets under way

ATLANTA - Construction began Monday on the new College Football Hall of Fame in downtown Atlanta.

January 30, 2013 | The Associated Press | State, national sports

Delaware, the new QB U

OWINGS MILLS, Md. - Maybe Delaware is the new Quarterback U. When Joe Flacco takes the field with the Baltimore Ravens against San Francisco, he'll be the second former Blue Hens quarterback to start a Super Bowl. Rich Gannon was the first with Oakland 10 years ago. That's more than powerhouses USC, Texas, Oklahoma and Florida combined. It's one more than Miami, Michigan, Tennessee, Penn State, Florida State, Syracuse, Nebraska and Pitt. Stanford, UCLA, BYU, ...

January 28, 2013 | The Associated Press | State, national sports

Falcons still reeling from loss in NFC title game

FLOWERY BRANCH - Mike Smith walked into the room, rubbed his white hair and sat down at the podium.

January 23, 2013 | The Associated Press | State, national sports

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Spring time means tournament time

It's tournament time in the NCAA. Georgia Southern has been wildly successful in spring sports in recent years - by mid-major standards - and there's a lot on the line for the Eagles as spring turns into summer.

May 10, 2013 | Matt Yogus Statesboro Herald | State, national sports

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