By Muslim Rahman on Aug 23, 2008 in Sports | 0 Comments
The National League’s hottest team at the moment attempts to continue its sizzling recent play this evening at Shea Stadium, where the surging New York Mets host the Houston Astros for a second straight night.
The Mets have vaulted to the top of the NL East standings by winning 10 of their last 11 games, including […]
By Muslim Rahman on Aug 23, 2008 in Sports | 0 Comments
BEIJING (AP) — Hard work. Having fun. A fast track.
No doping.
Simple as could be, that’s Usain Bolt explanation for his unprecedented, breakout performance at the Beijing Olympics.
“I’ve been tested four times (in China), before I even started running. These guys took urine tests and blood tests. After every event final, I’ve been tested,” the Jamaican […]
By Muslim Rahman on Apr 8, 2008 in Sports | 0 Comments
BEIJING, (Xinhua) — President of the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) Sheikh Ahmad Al-Fahd Al-Jaber Al-Sabah on Sunday called on all OCA members to support China for the successful delivery of the 2008 Olympic Games.
“It is important for Asian countries to stand behind China … as the success of the Beijing […]
By Muslim Rahman on Apr 8, 2008 in Sports | 0 Comments
The theme heading into the NFL owners meeting is integrity. Coming off Spygate and the 49ers’ tampering penalty, commissioner Roger Goodell must make sure the game is as clean as possible.
Give Goodell credit. He’s willing to confront tough issues. Although it can be debated whether his penalty against Patriots coach Bill Belichick for the illicit […]
By Muslim Rahman on Oct 21, 2007 in Sports | 0 Comments
Rutgers University head football Greg Schiano compares his team’s recruiting tactics to shopping in your favorite store: If you get some nice clothes from a store, you want to keep going back.
That’s why he and his staff don’t recruit all over the nation.
On the current Rutgers 116-man roster, the majority are from New Jersey (61), […]
By Muslim Rahman on Oct 19, 2007 in Sports | 0 Comments
A week after Travis Bell missed a 52-yard field goal that would have beaten Maryland, he took the field midway through the fourth quarter in a tie game at Miami.
None of his Georgia Tech teammates said anything reassuring before Bell attempted the 39-yarder. He was glad about that.
“That’s the thing that helped. It kind of […]
By Muslim Rahman on Oct 18, 2007 in Sports | 0 Comments
World Wrestling Entertainment could soon be answering to the Georgia Athletic and Entertainment Commission.
Board member Cary Ichter said the agency, more commonly known as the state boxing commission, plans to work with state legislators this fall to close a 2-year-old loophole that has allowed WWE an exemption from state regulation.
Ichter, an attorney who also represents […]
By Muslim Rahman on Oct 18, 2007 in Sports | 0 Comments
By Steve Wyche
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
The Falcons won’t be part of any trades before today’s 4 p.m. deadline, according to a team official.
That means, what’s here is what’s here and coaches and players have to figure out how to make something out of these ingredients. That doesn’t mean that there won’t be changes but it doesn’t […]
By Muslim Rahman on Oct 18, 2007 in Sports | 0 Comments
AP Golf Writer Tiger Woods will have his own brand of sports drink next year under an endorsement deal announced Tuesday with Gatorade that marks a couple of firsts for the world’s No. 1 golfer — his first U.S. deal with a beverage company and his first licensing agreement.
Gatorade said it will introduce “Gatorade Tiger” […]
By Muslim Rahman on Oct 18, 2007 in Sports | 0 Comments
Chargers QB wins AJC top honor for second straight time
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
ELCA’s Wes Carter is used to big repeat performances and he’s come through once again in the AJC Player of the Week voting, taking the title for the second week in a row. Carter racked up a whopping 61% of the vote, with more […]
By Muslim Rahman on Oct 18, 2007 in Sports | 0 Comments
The WNBA is headed to Atlanta.
The women’s pro basketball league and Atlanta real-estate executive Ron Terwilliger have reached a deal to put an expansion team in the city, owners of the 13 WNBA teams and 30 NBA teams have been informed. A formal announcement will be made Wednesday.
Terwilliger will be the team’s owner.
“The documents are […]
By Muslim Rahman on Oct 18, 2007 in Sports | 0 Comments
The Associated Press
Waco, Texas — An assistant football coach at Baylor was suspended Tuesday after he was cited for urinating on the bar at a tavern.
Eric Schnupp, Baylor’s offensive line-tight ends coach, was not arrested but issued a citation early Sunday for disorderly conduct-reckless exposure at Scruffy Murphy’s, police said. The citation is a Class […]
By Muslim Rahman on Oct 18, 2007 in Sports | 0 Comments
No team will catch the Hawks off guard with a zone defense again this season. Not if veteran point guard Tyronn Lue has anything to do with it.
After watching his teammates struggle against Portland’s zone in an exhibition loss Sunday, Lue vowed to make sure they’d be ready for it the next time.
“Once everybody gets […]
By Muslim Rahman on Oct 18, 2007 in Sports | 0 Comments
GHSA may levy penalties after altercation, ejections halt Friday’s game
By JAY STONE
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Officials at Union Grove and Luella are awaiting possible penalties from the Georgia High School Association after the Region 2-AAAAA game was halted following an altercation on the Luella sideline that resulted in 10 players being ejected Friday night.
“We are waiting on […]
By Muslim Rahman on Oct 17, 2007 in Sports | 0 Comments
Tashard Choice delivered 204 yards rushing and a victory for Georgia Tech Saturday afternoon at Miami.
On Monday, he delivered 24 chicken pot pies.
The pies were thank-you gifts for the guys who block for Choice and for the Yellow Jackets’ offensive coaching staff. They were baked by Choice’s mom, Rosa Hamm, and they got rave reviews.
“I […]