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Super Bowl to be filled with firsts, and a last

This Super Bowl will be filled with firsts - and one significant last. The Harbaughs, San Francisco's Jim and Baltimore's John, will be the first pair of brothers to coach against each other in the NFL title game. Quarterbacks Colin Kaepernick of the 49ers and Joe Flacco of the Ravens each will be playing in his first Super Bowl - where success is the ultimate measure of elite QBs. It'll be Baltimore's first crack at ...

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


Stadium opposition signals public shift on financing

ATLANTA - Atlanta Falcons owner Arthur Blank will watch his team host an NFC championship game for the first time Sunday, and if he gets his way, he'll soon be sitting in the owner's box of a $1 billion, retractable-roof stadium downtown.

January 21, 2013 | The Associated Press | State, national sports


Hometown backs Te’o after hoax

LAIE, Hawaii - People in the small Hawaii hometown of Manti Te'o are offering support for the Notre Dame linebacker, after the story of his girlfriend and her death from leukemia were revealed as a hoax.

January 18, 2013 | The Associated Press | State, national sports


Georgia Southern Dugout Club looking for members

The Georgia Southern Dugout Club membership drive is in full swing. Membership starts at $35 and at the triple level includes a 30-game flex plan. The single level includes a GSU baseball sticker and a GSU Dugout Club hat, while the double level adds a GSU magnet and free admission to a monthly pre-game social as well as an autographed baseball for a $75 donation. The home run level includes a GSU baseball polo and ...

January 18, 2013 | Special to the Courier | State, national sports


Armstrong confesses to doping in interview with Oprah

AUSTIN, Texas - Lance Armstrong has finally come clean. Armstrong confessed to doping during an interview with Oprah Winfrey taped Monday, just a couple of hours after a wrenching apology to staff at the Livestrong charity he founded and has now been forced to surrender. The day ended with 2 1/2 hours of questions from Winfrey at a downtown Austin hotel, where she said the world's most famous cyclist was "forthcoming" as she asked him ...

January 16, 2013 | The Associated Press | State, national sports


Source: Armstrong set to confess doping

AUSTIN, Texas - Lance Armstrong will make a limited confession to doping during his televised interview with Oprah Winfrey next week, according to a person with knowledge of the situation.

January 14, 2013 | The Associated Press | State, national sports


Another UGA player turning pro

ATHENS - Another Georgia defensive player is heading to the NFL. Junior nose tackle Kwame Geathers informed the school Wednesday that he plans to enter the draft with a year of eligibility remaining. The 6-foot-6, 355-pound Geathers follows linebackers Jarvis Jones and Alec Ogletree in declaring early for the pros. This past season, Geathers played in all 14 games and finished with 40 tackles, including five for losses and a sack, along with a blocked ...

January 11, 2013 | The Associated Press | State, national sports


Hall of Famers happiest about Hall of Fame shutout

NEW YORK - Nobody was happier about the Hall of Fame shutout than the Hall of Famers themselves.

January 11, 2013 | Mike Fitzpatrick The Associated Press | State, national sports


No houndstooth hat, but result is same for Crimson Tide

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla - The coach no longer wears houndstooth. The result is the same. Another Alabama dynasty.

January 09, 2013 | Paul Newberry The Associated Press | State, national sports


Eagles ranked No. 3 in poll

STATESBORO - The Georgia Southern Eagles finished third in the final Football Championship Subdivision polls, which were announced Monday afternoon.

January 09, 2013 | Special to the Courier | State, national sports


Alabama not using D word, for now

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla.- Barrett Jones definitely was not going there. Alabama's All-American offensive lineman has spent five seasons with coach Nick Saban, and he knows better than to talk about stuff like legacies and the Crimson Tide's place in history. "Do you know what would happen if Nick Saban watched this interview and heard me say the D word?" Jones told a reporter who tried to lure him into the forbidden zone. The D word ...

January 07, 2013 | The Associated Press | State, national sports


UGA’s one that slipped away

ATLANTA - Georgia players still are talking about how close they came to playing in Monday night's national championship game.

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


More Eagles to be showcased

Three more members of the Georgia Southern football team were invited to a postseason scout showcase, joining J.J. Wilcox, who was invited to the Senior Bowl in early December.

January 04, 2013 | Special to the Courier | State, national sports


Nobody’s perfect: NFL’s dozen playoff teams have flaws

The NFL's dandy dozen is set - and truth be told, a little scared. Nobody's perfect, and all the teams that made the playoffs face potential pitfalls that could derail their dreams of partying down Bourbon Street in February. The Denver Broncos are riding a league-best 11-game winning streak as Peyton Manning seeks to cap his incredible comeback with another championship. Manning insists the Broncos remain a work in progress, lacking enough time together to ...

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


Little things were big problems for Eagles in the FCS playoffs

For the third straight season, Georgia Southern lost in the semifinals. The first two times, 2010 at Delaware and 2011 at North Dakota State, the Eagles lost by a combined 62-14. On Dec. 15 in Fargo, N.D., however, they lost by three points. It was all about the little things. "All those little things in a game, you look back at, and those are the things that are agonizing. It's tough," GSU coach Jeff Monken ...

December 28, 2012 | Matt Yogus Statesboro Herald | 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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