| Isner tops Mahut in longest-ever tennis match |
Thu Jun 24 12:37:54 2010 EST |
| led, and battled, for 7 hours, 6 minutes alone on Wednesday, and squared off for just under three hours here on Tuesday. The fifth set took a mind-boggling 8 hours, 11 minutes to complete. The world No. 19 North Carolina native and former University of Georgia Bulldog Isner finally converted on his fifth match point by swatting a backhand winner past a distraught Mahut on Thursday. Mahut had to serve 65 times to stay in the match. The 25-year-old Isner and 28-year-old Mahut set other records li |
| Summerhays takes 1-shot lead at Athens Classic |
Sat May 1 16:51:58 2010 EST |
| Network) - Daniel Summerhays shot a six-under 65 to take sole possession of the lead Saturday after three rounds of the Stadion Athens Classic. Summerhays, who shared the second-round lead with two other players, finished 54 holes on the University of Georgia course at 13-under 200. He took a one-shot lead over Martin Piller, who had a seven-under 64 to climb into second place alone at 12-under 201. New Zealand's Bradley Iles was the only other player within five shots of the lead, carding a 6 |
| Gates, Anderson remained tied for lead in Athens |
Fri Apr 30 20:47:46 2010 EST |
| 7. Gates played the back nine first on Friday and struggled out of the gates. He faltered to bogeys on 10 and 13 to slide to minus-three. The Nationwide Tour's leading money winner fought back with consecutive birdies from the 14th at the University of Georgia Country Club. Gates moved to six-under with a birdie on the par-five 17th. Around the turn, he posted eight pars and a lone birdie at the fifth. "I knew putting would be critical this week," Gates said. "The greens are so fast, you cannot |
| Three share lead in Athens |
Thu Apr 29 21:22:01 2010 EST |
| Athens, GA (Sports Network) - Bobby Gates posted a five-under 66 Thursday and shares the first-round lead at the Stadion Athens Classic with Bradley Iles and Mark Anderson. Arjun Atwal carded a four-under 67 at the University of Georgia Country Club and he was joined in fourth place by James Hahn, Stephen Leaney, Michael Putnam, Daniel Summerhays and Martin Piller. Gates, who won the season-opening New Zealand Open, opened with three straight pars before dropping a shot on the fourth. He quickl |
| This Week in Golf - April 29th through May 2nd |
Mon Apr 26 14:36:44 2010 EST |
| ay and starting a half-hour later on Sunday. Following the tournament, the Champions Tour will take a week off until the Regions Charity Classic begins May 14. Keith Fergus won that event last year. NATIONWIDE TOUR STADION ATHENS CLASSIC, University of Georgia Golf Course, Athens, Georgia - Patrick Sheehan will be the latest player looking to become the first to successfully defend a title on the Nationwide Tour. Sheehan won this event last year with a birdie on the first playoff hole to defeat |
| Dolphins re-sign DT Ferguson |
Tue Mar 9 19:32:28 2010 EST |
| Davie, FL (Sports Network) - The Miami Dolphins re-signed defensive tackle Jason Ferguson on Tuesday. The run-stopping, 310-pound tackle came to Miami in a 2008 trade with Dallas. He has started 128 of 159 career games and recorded 387 tackles, 21 1/2sacks, six forced fumbles and two fumble recoveries. The former University of Georgia standout has also amassed 12 passes defensed during his NFL career. |
| Bucs acquire WR Brown from Eagles for pick |
Mon Mar 8 20:33:29 2010 EST |
| e Brown from the Philadelphia Eagles on Monday for a sixth-round pick in the 2011 NFL Draft. After the Eagles selected him in the second round of the 2005 draft, Brown appeared in all 16 regular season games in each of his first three years with the club. He had a career-high eight touchdowns in 2006 and followed that up with a 61-catch, 780-yard season in 2007. However, the University of Georgia product has made just 27 receptions for 407 yards and one TD in 24 contests the past two campaigns. |
| NFL suspends free agent DT Ferguson |
Sun Mar 7 18:44:34 2010 EST |
| firmation from a league spokesman. Ferguson, 35, played last year for Miami but recently became a free agent. He had 23 tackles for the Dolphins in 2009 before suffering a season-ending quad injury in the team's ninth game. This is the second suspension in Ferguson's career, having testing positive for an anabolic steroid back in 1999. In 159 career games, the 6-foot-3, 310-pound University of Georgia product has played for the Jets, Cowboys and Dolphins, compiling 498 tackles and 21 1/2 sacks. |
| Loss shows Cowboys still have work to do |
Tue Jan 19 17:17:34 2010 EST |
| r-else" situation for the upcoming season. Phillips is just 1-5 lifetime in the playoffs, including a 1-2 mark with the Cowboys. Phillips' entire staff save for defensive line coach Todd Grantham, hired as the defensive coordinator at the University of Georgia last week, is also expected to be brought back. The Cowboys have already filled that void with Paul Pasqualoni, who had been let go as the Miami Dolphins' defensive coordinator at season's end. The former Syracuse head coach served as Dal |
| Georgia tabs Grantham to run defense |
Fri Jan 15 12:37:21 2010 EST |
| coached the defensive line and added the title of assistant head coach in his final season in 1998. "I would like to thank Coach Mark Richt and [athletic director] Damon Evans for the opportunity for myself and my family to be part of the University of Georgia community," said Grantham. "I'm very excited about being part of a staff that will work tremendously hard to return Georgia football to one of the premier teams in the SEC." Georgia was 8-5 this past season and produced a 44-20 victory ov |
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