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2018 marks Coach Paul Johnson’s 11th year at Georgia Tech. The team’s record in season openers in that span is a strong 8-2. That 10 game total includes 2 distinct sub-groups. 7 openers have been against FCS schools, all played at home in Atlanta and all Tech wins,
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Today the Braves open a four-game set in Washington as baseball heads into its final 2 months of regular season play. In Ken Burns’ documentary on baseball, George Will explains the nature of a full baseball season. He noted that the best teams lose up to about a third of
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Let’s see… Brand new stadium…check! Terrific summer setting….check! Spirited Friday night crowd…check! Dramatic walk-off win over rival….check check!! All the ingredients were there for a great visit to the ol’ ballyard…and we had a great visit to SRP park. A recent road trip took
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In the world of business, big investments are meant to bring big rewards. That formula worked well for Augusta Friday night as former 1st round draft pick Heliot Ramos singled in the winning run in the 10th inning. His big hit scored Trevor Abrams from 2nd base, who slid home
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Is there any truth to the rumor that the movie classic Young Frankenstein is being remade with Georgia Tech Coach Josh Pastner taking Gene Wilder’s classic role? Likely not, but improbable events have been haunting this team just about since the end of a very successful year one under
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Markakis’ Walk-off Blast Caps Late Rally, Sends Crowd Home Happy For the first 5 innings of Thursday’s 2018 season-opening affair at SunTrust Park, it looked like all of Braves fans’ concerns for the new year were coming to fruition on Day One. Inconsistent starting pitching from Julio Teheran, spotty
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The curtain goes up Thursday afternoon on the 2018 season for the Atlanta Braves The Braves’ spring performance has yielded mixed results and the regular season is likely to do the same. The biggest change in the organization this year is not on the field, but in the front office
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Yellow Jackets fight hard but Blue Devils hold on to prevail 80-69 Georgia Tech (11-13,4-7) hosted #9 Duke Sunday night at McCamish Pavilion, with the home team taking the loss, 80-69. Duke never trailed in the game, jumping out to a 9 point lead in the opening minutes to
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Yellow Jackets employ a tenacious defense to squeeze Orange, secure home win Georgia Tech (10-11, 3-5) hosted Syracuse Orangemen (15-6, 4-4) Wednesday night at McCamish, holding on to win 55-51. Two teams with good defenses and spotty offenses tangled in Atlanta, yielding the expected hard-fought, low-scoring affair, one that Tech
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Georgia Cruises 38-7, Avenging 2016 Loss and Bolstering Their National Playoff Status High noon in Atlanta, November 25. Here’s Georgia, 10-1 ranked #7 in the nation. Host Georgia Tech is 5-5 and “ranked” #7 in the 14 team Atlantic Coast Conference. Georgia is looking to take another big step
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Blue Devils Trash Georgia Tech’s Defense, Along With Bowl Hopes How do you explain Duke’s 43-20 trouncing of favored Georgia Tech on Saturday? Start with a Tech opponent who has lost 6 straight games. Add a small, quiet crowd at pastoral Wallace Wade Stadium. Make it Senior Day.
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Georgia Tech created a 4th quarter lead–and then, surprisingly, held it–to beat #17 Virginia Tech 28-22 in Atlanta on Saturday. In so doing, the Yellow Jackets (5-4, 4-3 ACC) broke their 2017 habit of losing close games late. Yellow Jacket QB TaQuon Marshall led his team back from