Most of the time when you ask a Miami Heat fan to choose between Lebron James or Kobe Bryant, nine times out of 10 they will respond with King James. However, senior guard for the Georgia State Panthers James Fields is a part of the minority in that aspect.
Kanye West's ode to Jay-Z, "Big Brother," off of the 2007 release The Graduation is a song that almost anyone with a close sibling can relate to. "Sibling rivalry/Only I could see/It was the pride in me/That was driving me," West raps as he describes his bromance with his peer.
The Georgia State women's tennis team has been having a respectable season, starting off with a record of 3-1 despite already facing some of the top teams in the nation. The team successfully beat Furman University and No.
Georgia State baseball will play its season opener on Feb. 17 against Western Illinois and will look to hold on to their place as a CAA powerhouse despite the loss of several seniors who were key to the team's 37-win season last year.
Throughout the previous basketball intramural seasons and tournaments, players have played each game with passion and there has been a high level of competition. Now that a new season is starting, it does not seem like it will be an exception.
Georgia State will add its tenth women's sport with the Georgia State sand volleyball team, coached by current indoor volleyball head coach Tami Audia. Director of Athletics Cheryl L.
After hiring a new assistant coach and welcoming four new signees, the No. 65 ranked Georgia State men's tennis team earned a win in their 2012 season opener and secured their first conference win of the season with a 6-1 victories over Lipscomb and Old Dominion.
Braving bruises for glory
With all of the preparation, planning and executing in the game of paintball there's still this one burning question many people have about the sport—does it hurt when being shot with a paintball? "With adrenaline going on you don't really feel it," said Michael Waters, president of the Paintball sports club.
The casual UFC fan loves nothing more than to see a good knockout, but a hardcore mixed martial arts (mma) fan can appreciate the chess match that happens on the ground or up against the cage as two skilled fighters armed with techniques like the darce coke, arm bar and omo plata go at it.
‘"You are sitting in the Georgia State Student STANDING section. So… STAND UP," reads the signs placed on the seats of section 107 in the GSU Sports Arena, and in this section stand the rowdiest group of fans you will ever meet.
With just over two months of NCAA basketball behind us, teams find themselves knee deep into conference play. The Colonial Athletic Association is as competitive as ever with three teams tied for the number one spot with CAA records of 5-1 and three teams tied in second with CAA records of 4-2.
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Being a student-athlete at Georgia State can definitely a challenging task, but that does not appear to be true for Cody Paulk from the women's basketball team, who seems to have a special ability to succeed both academically and athletically.
Almost every student athlete wants to be the one who stands out from the crowd, but this usually does not happen until they are upperclassmen. However, Georgia State tennis star Abigail Tere-Tere-Apisah had an accolade-filled freshmen year and looks to excel in her sophomore campaign as well.
The women's basketball team fell short in their visit to New York and suffered the ninth loss of the season. This time, the Panthers lost to Hofstra 80 to 67. Early in the game, Georgia State's defense could not stifle Hofstra's aggressive offense and started to fall behind early.
After a closely contested first half, the men's basketball team gained strength from its cheering crowd and defeated UNCW 75-61. "I want to thank these kids," said coach Ron Hunter in the post-game press conference. "Everyone talks about ‘coach Hunter' but these guys carried me tonight.
Georgia State students haven't had much to cheer about when it comes to their athletic department in recent memory. Sure the new football team held our attention for a little while, until the disastrous sophomore campaign, and occasionally we'll take note of the women's soccer team or baseball team having some success in their respective sports.
Student athletes can only imagine going out on a high note. A lot of athletes dream about becoming a top student athlete and few achieve it. There's one Georgia State graduate who did. GSU public policy graduate Vineece Verdun recently earned the honors of Cobra Magazine Student Athlete of the Year.
Despite being picked as the second worst team in the Colonial Athletic Association's annual preseason poll, Georgia State (11-4, 3-1 CAA) has played with poise, toughness and a will that has catapulted them into being the second best team in the conference.
After winning last year's Colnial Athletic Association team championship, former head coach for Georgia State and CAA Coach of the Year, Eric Campbell announced his resignation this past November. In light of his resignation, cross country director Chris England took over as the interim head coach for the track & field team.
The Georgia State mens golf team looks to get back in the swing of things Jan. 30 and 31 for the JU Invitational at Jacksonville State University. The Panthers will then head Hilton Head, SC to play in the Wexford Plantation Intercollegiate hosted by Francis Marion.
The Georgia State men's tennis squad finished the fall season ranked No. 65 in the ITA Men's National Team's Rankings. But with a new season of key match ups approaching, the Panthers will work toward improving their ranking.
Modern day sports pages are overflowing with tales of star athletes who wasted their talent and opportunity because of poor judgment off the field. Last summer, Georgia State quarterback Kelton Hill II nearly became one of those stories.
On Mar. 21, 2011 Ron Hunter walked through the doors of the Student Center Ballroom and accepted the job as Georgia State's men's basketball head coach. There, he boldly proclaimed that he would reverse the Panthers losing culture and take the program to places it had never been.
Ah yes, Jim Mora's epic post-game rant will live on forever in the list of all time meltdowns, along with Dennis Green's memorable "they are who we thought they were" crack-up after losing to the Bears.
Just a few months after returning from injury, Chandra Harris earned a preseason All-CAA Second Team selection, putting her in the top-ten women's basketball players in the conference. This marks Harris' third such selection as one of the CAA's top athletes.
A sophomore slump is often defined as an athlete experiencing a period of developmental confusion after a successful freshman campaign. The phrase is also applicable to the 2011 Georgia State Panthers football team. Despite Georgia State's season ending win over Campbell, head coach Bill Curry expressed his disappointment about this season, but it was not a complete disaster.
Longtime Women’s Soccer head coach Domenic Martelli fired
After 12 years of coaching and building Georgia State's women's soccer program, Domenic Martelli's contract was terminated on Nov. 8 by Athletic Director Cheryl Levick after the team posted a 7-12-1 record and fell just one win short of securing a spot in the CAA tournament.
The 2-8 Panthers will host the 6-4 Campbell Camels this Saturday in the Georgia Dome in a rematch from last season. This will be the final game of Georgia State's sophomore season. The Panthers are coming off a third straight heartbreaking loss that was the result of crucial fourth quarter mistakes, a problem that has plagued the team since last season.
The Georgia State Cross Country teams finished their season at the NCAA South Regional meet in Tuscaloosa, Ala. with the women placing 14th out of 27 teams while the men placed 15th out of 24 teams.
The Georgia State volleyball team will advance to the Colonial Athletic Association tournament tied for the fourth seed as they finish their season 14-7 and 6-8 in the CAA. The Panthers lost to top-seeded Northeastern Friday night in five sets and defeated Hoftsra on Sunday 3-1 in the Senior Day game.
Men's Soccer will take on the Duke Blue Devils in the first round of the NCAA tournament on Nov. 17. After a stellar CAA campaign, the NCAA announced on Monday that the Panthers had advanced. The men's team had their best season since joining the CAA in 2005, as they made it to the conference tournament and advanced to the semifinals last weekend.
During an up and down sea- son, I expected better inside the Georgia Dome. Instead we've witnessed a constant barrage of let- downs from the Georgia State Panthers football team—and from the students.
Georgia State's disastrous sea- son continued on Saturday as a 30- 23 loss to West Alabama dropped its record to an embarrassing 2-8. Georgia State managed to outgain UWA 447 to 388, but failure to protect the football and execute, re- sulted in key turnovers and unsuccessful red zone visits.
Anytime there's a changing of the guard at the head coaching position, growing pains are expected.
In the overtime period the Panthers received the ball first and were unable to advance with very conservative play calling.
Men's Soccer was picked to finish 12th in the 12-team CAA this season. On Wednesday they will play their first match ever in the CAA tournament, having secured the sixth seed.
Coming off a strong end to their season, Cross Country is set to compete in the NCAA South Regionals in Tuscaloosa, Ala. this Saturday.
The Georgia State women's cross country team placed third overall, while the men placed fourth at the CAA Championship Meet last Saturday. Despite the windy conditions, there were 672 runners on the Panthers home course at Nash Farm.
After guaranteeing a losing sophomore season with a heart- breaking loss to UT San Antonio last weekend, the Panthers will be fighting for pride as they host the St. Francis Saints this Saturday.
After being away from the GSU Sports Arena for five straight games, the Georgia State volleyball team came back home and defeated Colonial Athletic Association rivals George Mason and James Madison on Friday and Sunday.
Despite their best defensive ef- fort of the season, the Panthers were unable to edge the start-up UT San Antonio Roadrunners in overtime last Saturday at the Alamodome.
22 Georgia vs. Florida
For the first time in several years, Geor- gia will take the field at the "The World's Largest Outdoor Cocktail Party" as the over- whelming favorites over their Gator rivals. The Gators are reeling after losing three con- secutive games. The Gators have averaged only nine points per game during their losing streak. If Brantley can't play, the Gators will struggle to move the ball and put points on the board.
Florida wins 27-17
Albert Wilson is known as the all-purpose specialist and big play threat for the Georgia State Panthers' football team.
After a first season full of grow- ing pains and adjustments under new head coach Sharon Baldwin-Tener, Georgia State will try to establish a winning culture in the 2011 campaign.
Sophomore Tyler Gruca placed seventh out of 75 competitors last Tuesday at the AutoTrader.com Collegiate, and led the Panthers to a fifth place team finish.
After their exciting home- coming victory, the Panthers will look ahead to their next road game against the University of Texas at San Antonio Roadrunners.
One day after celebrating his 69th birthday, Georgia State head coach Bill Curry received a gift from his team in the form of a sticky Gatorade bath and a thrilling double overtime victory at homecoming in front of more than 14,000 fans.
The Georgia State women's and men's cross country teams placed first last Saturday at the Coach "O" Invitational in Troy Ala.
Neither the Cardinals nor the Rangers were supposed to return to the World Series—at least not this year.
Georgia State's women's golf placed second in the Lady Pirate Intercollegiate last Tuesday in Greenville, N.C. The Panthers fell three strokes short of first place, although the ladies shot the best round of the tournament.
In the first three matches of a five-game away stretch the Georgia State volleyball team advanced to 4-2 in Colonial Athletic Association play. The Panthers defeated Hofstra (11-12, 2-4) and UNC Wilmington (9-14, 2-4), but was swept by Northeastern
Scoring a goal in the beautiful game is a beautiful thing indeed. Find the back of the net and, at least for a moment, you're on top of the world. Find it again, and you've earned yourself a few drinks from your mates down at the pub.
Panthers look to avoid losing season at homecoming
On Saturday the Panthers will seek revenge against the Jaguars, as the Georgia Dome should be full of fans for homecoming.
Georgia State's record fell to 1-5 Saturday, as they were defeated on the road by South Carolina State 23-13.
12 Michigan at 23 Michigan State
Georgia State's defense has been its strong suit as the Panthers shut out three consecutive opponents, including one in a win over NC State and top 25 ranked William & Mary.
After a poor showing against Murray state, the Panthers will trave to South Carolina State University.
The Georgia State softball team wrapped up their 2011 fall schedule on Oct. 2, splitting a doubleheader with Georgia Tech to finish 6-2.
The Georgia State men's golf team finished seventh overall last Tuesday at the fourth annual Rees Jones Collegiate Invitational in Daufuskie Island, S.C. Two members of the team finished in the top 15.
Georgia State PaNthers losing streak continues
Poor special teams and an uninspired defensive performance overshadowed receiver Danny Williams record breaking day and doomed the Panthers against Murray State Saturday.
17 Florida at 1 LSU
With John Brantley out at least one game with a knee injury, the Jeff Driskel era begins at Florida.
Georgia State volleyball swept Colonial Athletic Association opponent Virginia Commonwealth Friday night at the GSU Sport Arena , but was swept by William & Mary Sunday afternoon after a weekend of conference of play.
Sophomore Valentin Poncelet finished sixth overall, among the best runners in the nation, in the men's run at the Paul Short invitational last Friday in Bethlehem, Pa. Georgia State traveled north to go against over 100 schools at Paul Short.
After two disappointing losses on the road to Jacksonville State and Houston, Georgia State will return home on Oct. 8 to square off against the Murray State Racers.
While the Braves comeback was equally traumatic for fans, Boston had the added knife twist by cosmic irony. Not only did Boston's final loss come against a vastly inferior team, but even in defeat, the Yankees gladly dashed the hopes of Red Sox Nation. The city of Atlanta has moved on but September's collapse was the type of disaster that will have psychiatry offices in Boston packed until next October.
The Atlanta Braves completed their historic collapse this past week, and while the Red Sox snagged most of the national headlines with an epic plummet of their own, the hometown disaster revealed problems in the Braves future that the Red Sox won't have to deal with.
3 Alabama at 12 Florida
When Alabama takes the field against Florida, not only will the coaches on the opposing sideline be unfamiliar to Nick Sa- ban but so will the offense. One thing has changed under Will Muschamp. These Gators are a more balanced offensive unit. Tim Tebow was the only 1,000 yard rusher for Florida during the Urban Meyer era. Through four games, Chris Rainey and Jeff Demps are already nearing their 2010 rushing totals. However, this season both Rainey and Demps are on pace to rush for 1,000 yards. However, they'll be hard pressed to find yards against Alabama's defense, and John Brantley will have to lead the Gators to victory. Not likely.
In a convincing victory, the Georgia State volleyball team(7-11) shut out UNC Wilmington Saturday 25-17, 25-20, 25-20 in their first Colonial Athletic Association battle of the season. The match also featured two of the CAA's top three serving teams in the Panthers and Seahawks. Despite playing its six starters for the entire match, the Panthers did not lose a single a single set.
New york yankees: Clinched
Why They'll Win: The Bronx Bombers batting. Not only do they lead both leagues in home runs but Jeter is hitting .333 since getting his 3000th hit. Despite, the Yankees reliance on high priced mercenaries, their hottest hitter right now is, Jesus Montero, a product of their minor leagues.
Why They Won't: Starting rotation. After CC Sabathia, the Yankees have few options to round out their starting rotation and lack a second quality starter with playoff experience. Iván Nova(16-4, 3.62 ERA) is only a rookie, A.J. Burnett is 10-11 and Freddy Garcia is winless in September.
MVP: Cano has surged down the stretch while Granderson has faltered.
The Georgia State women's soccer team (4-7) dipped into the first two game of its confer- ence schedule over the weekend with mixed results. The Panthers first Colonial Athletic Associa- tion match of the 2011 season began on Friday evening at Drexel's home field, in a rain soaked match against the Drexel Dragons. . 29.
Humorous, outgoing, and hard- working are three words that de- scribe freshman guard Brittany John- son of the Lady Panthers basketball team. Growing up in Ft. Wayne, Indiana, Johnson began playing basket- ball at a young age. In her four year career at South Side High School, Johnson scored 1,230 points and sank 174 three-point shots. Not only was she a force on the court but a leader in the classroom, graduating with a 3.9 cumulative GPA.
Georgia State football preps for clash with Houston's record breaking offense The Georgia State defense has shown an inability to stop the run but on Sept. 24, the Panthers will face off against one of the most potent passing offenses in all of college football.
Georgia State (1-2) football suffered its second straight loss of the season, in Jacksonville, Alabama after falling to the No.16 ranked Jacksonville State Gamecocks (2-1) Saturday, 37-21.The first possession of the day resulted in a Matt Hubbard punt after the Panthers were unable to get the ball past their own 21-yard line.Capitalizing on the great field position the Gamecocks delivered the first blow by scoring a touchdown on their first possession.Kevyn Cooper made the huge plays for JSU during the scoring drive with a 17-yard reception and 28-yard touchdown reception from Coty Blanchard.
When looking at favorites to win the 2011 National League Rookie of the Year, two names seem to find their way instantly into the conversation, and they both happen to play for your hometown Atlanta Braves.
The Women's cross country team came in second last Saturday at the 36th GSU Invitational while the men placed fourth. Competitors included Georgia, Kennesaw State, UNC Wilmington, Tennessee Tech, Austin Peay, Clayton State, West Georgia, Troy and Morehouse. The Georgia State women's team placed second with a score of 33, just 5 points behind Georgia. On the women's side, top runners for this event was junior Katherine Showalter, sophomore Anna Sinclair and freshmen Hannah Stefanoff and Sarah McCarthy. Stefanoff led the way for the Panthers by winning the women's individual title by finishing with a time of 22:23 in the 6K race. Recently, she also earned CAA co-runner of the week and CAA runner of the week with sixth place finishes at the Auburn Invitational and the UGA Invitational.
Georgia State volleyball (5-11) has yet to overcome its slump as they traveled to Statesboro this weekend and left with a tournament record of 1-3. The Panthers played four matches over the course of three days in the Bash at the Boro held at Georgia Southern University.
23 USC @Arizona State
Despite, the Trojan's post-season ban for this season, Matt Barkley and Robert Woods comprise college football's most dangerous pitch and catch duo. On the other side of the line of scrimmage, Arizona State's Vontaze Burfict is an unstoppable force and elite NFL prospect, with a mean streak. Some believe he will be college football's defensive player of the year. It's unusual for USC to not have a great tailback but they will prevail.
Result: USC wins 23-16
After going winless over the first few weeks of the regular season, the Georgia State women's soccer team (3-6) has now won two of their last three matches. In the process, they made head coach Don Martelli seem clairvoyant after he declared that the Panthers would rebound over the weekend.
Georgia State (1-1) will look to rebound from their loss to Old Dominion, as they hit the road for the first time this year and take on the Jacksonville State Gamecocks (1-1) on Saturday at 3:30 p.m. JSU defeated the Panthers 34-27 in overtime last season after a controversial call took away a game-tying touchdown pass from Georgia State.
The Georgia State Panthers (1-1) were plagued by turnovers and penalties and was overwhelmed on defense as they fell to Old Dominion (2- 0) at home 40-17 in what was a sloppy performance from both teams.
The Women's cross country team earned first place Friday at the Auburn Invitational, while the men finished third.
The Georgia State Panthers went 0-3 this weekend in the Universityof Wyoming Cowgirl Invitational.
Trailing 1-0 in the 76th minute, men's soccer mounted another furious comeback last Friday, and emerged with a scintillating 2-1 victory
Humorous, outgoing, and hard- working are three words that de- scribe freshman guard Brittany John- son of the Lady Panthers basketball team. Growing up in Ft. Wayne, Indiana, Johnson began playing basket- ball at a young age.
Before his first season as Georgia State's men's basketball coach, Ron Hunter spent the summer on the recruiting trail seeking to bolster the roster.
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