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Calhoun powers past Rockmart 15-2
Powered by four home runs, three of which came in a big 10 run fourth inning, the Diamond Jackets of Calhoun defeated Rockmart 15-2 at home Thursday night. Both teams entered the game a perfect 3-...
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Georgia beats Arkansas 77-64 in SEC tourney
NASHVILLE , Tenn. (AP) — Georgia coach Mark Fox doesn’t know if he can recreate the magic from the last time the Bulldogs were seeded sixth in the Southeastern Conference tournament. He told them ...
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Jackets seize region wins as baseball begins
A sluggish start can no longer haunt the Rockmart High School baseball team. While they began the 2010 regular season with back-to-back losses, the Yellow Jackets bounced back with a pair of wins ...
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Tech advances in ACC tournament
GREENSBORO , N.C. (AP)— Derrick Favors had 18 points and nine rebounds to help Georgia Tech hold off North Carolina 62-58 in the first round of the Atlantic Coast Conference tournament Thursday n...
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Rockmart soccer off to rough start
Both the Rockmart boys and girls soccer teams finished last week with a 0-2 record but the future – both near and distant – is looking up. In their first contests of the season, the Jackets and La...
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Rockmart Rec Dept. hosts sign-ups for adult league softball
The City of Rockmart recreation department is now signing up teams for the 2010 adult church and industrial league softball season. Registration will run through Thursday, March 18 at the City of ...
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Surprises in store for ACC tournament?
GREENSBORO , N.C. (AP)— Duke and Maryland ended the regular season atop the Atlantic Coast Conference with plenty of separation from the rest of the league. Their last meeting was a tense fight t...
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Rockmart wins four-team golf match
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Rockmart shot a 177 as a team to finish ahead of Pepperell, Adairsville and Model at Meadow Lakes Golf Course Tuesday. Ryan Cunningham shot a 39 to finish as low-man for Rockmart. read the story...
NASCAR puts Carl Edwards on probation for 3 races
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CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Sticking with its “boys, have at it” attitude, NASCAR placed Carl Edwards on probation for three races Tuesday for deliberately wrecking Brad Keselowski’s car last weekend i...
Cedartown's baseball team keeps rolling
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Tina Turner once sang a song that said “and we’re rolling, rolling, rolling on the river.” For the Cedartown Bulldogs baseball team, they couldn’t be rolling any better unless they were on a river....
Final Four to be shown in 3-D in theaters
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NEW YORK (AP) — The Final Four will be shown in 3-D in movie theaters around the country. CBS announced Tuesday that the men’s basketball national semifinals April 3 and the championship gam...
Yellow Jackets lose in tennis
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The Model boys tennis team continued its undefeated season with a 5-0 sweep of Rockmart on Monday. Michael Tucker, Jacob Fincher and Trey Chittom won their singles matches. Tucker, who had the tou...
Ga. Tech’s Radakovich withholding review on Hewitt
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ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia Tech athletic director Dan Radakovich says he will wait until the end of the season for “any discussion” on coach Paul Hewitt’s status. Georgia Tech finished a disap...
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Source: LaDainian Tomlinson in talks with Minnesota Vikings and New York Jets
According to a source, LaDainian Tomlinson's agent Tom Condon is planning to negotiate with both the Minnesota Vikings and New York Jets on Sunday to see if a deal can be finalized.
Sun Mar 14 15:22:02 -0500 2010
Sources: Phillies discuss Ryan Howard for Albert Pujols deal
According to sources, a idea has been kicked around within the Philadelphia Phillies' organization: Philadelphia has had internal discussions about proposing a swap of slugger Ryan Howard for St. Louis Cardinals superstar Albert Pujols.
Sun Mar 14 15:35:49 -0500 2010
Capitals shock Blackhawks with rally, win in OT
Nicklas Backstrom raced up the ice and scored with 1:50 left in overtime Sunday and the Washington Capitals completed a remarkable comeback without star Alex Ovechkin to beat the Chicago Blackhawks 4-3.
Sun Mar 14 15:59:16 -0500 2010