Donnan’s boys of summer: Carter, Pass serve double duty
April 30, 1999 by MARK MATHIS
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The Red & Black Deion Sanders and Bo Jackson have done it, and now Georgia quarterback Quincy Carter and running back Patrick Pass are trying to do the same thing — balance promising baseball and football careers at the same time. While many of their teammates will be either at home or in Athens this [...]
Tough Road: Ladies still eye NCAA Championship
April 30, 1999 by MARK MATHIS
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The Red & Black Coming off of its lone upset loss of the season, the Georgia women’s tennis team is having to recover quickly and focus on the the NCAA tournament, which will begin May 16-17. The No. 3 Lady Bulldogs (21-3 overall, 11-2 SEC) suffered a tough 5-4 loss to Ole Miss in the [...]
SEC Championshp Preview: Tennis Team takes on naton’s best
April 23, 1999 by MARK MATHIS
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The Red & Black While the Georgia women’s tennis team prides itself in taking it “one match at a time,” there’s a team on the other side of this weekend’s SEC tournament bracket it’ll be watching closely. “Ever since that tough (6-3) loss to Florida (on April 11), everyone has said that we can beat [...]
Success of women’s sports to continue in future
April 20, 1999 by MARK MATHIS
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The Red & Black For all the success women’s athletics at Georgia have experienced this year, some teams could still help add to the total in the next few weeks. The No. 1 gymnastics team will defend its national title this weekend in Utah. The No. 2 women’s golf and tennis teams have a good [...]
Dogs drafted into the NFL
April 19, 1999 by MARK MATHIS
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The Red & Black It took a couple of trades, but former Georgia cornerback Champ Bailey was selected in the NFL draft on Saturday by the team draft experts thought he would wind up with — the Washington Redskins. “I don’t even remember what happened (when my name was called on Saturday)” Bailey said in [...]
Coaches key in drawing interest
April 16, 1999 by MARK MATHIS
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The Red & Black Ask gymnastics coach Suzanne Yoculan how her team’s attendance went from 200 people in the stands in 1983 to over 10,000 for a meet against Alabama this season and she’ll tell you a story. Not having enough money in her team’s mailing budget, Yoculan and her gymnasts formed an assembly line [...]
Hopes set on NFL Draft
April 16, 1999 by MARK MATHIS
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The Red & Black Years of hard work will be realized for a few former Georgia football players when the NFL draft is held this weekend. Eight former Bulldog players have the potential to be picked some time during the draft, which begins at noon Saturday, according to most draft experts. “I’m very happy for [...]
Success with or without fans
April 15, 1999 by MARK MATHIS
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The Red & Black If you haven’t noticed, Georgia women’s sports teams are spearheading an athletic revolution that has placed almost every team in the top 10 in its sport this year. But while the No. 1 and defending national champion gymnastics team is performing in front of a 10,000-plus crowd in Stegeman Coliseum, the [...]
Just call him Goldberg
April 14, 1999 by MARK MATHIS
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The Red & Black He has been called everything from a “sociopath” in the wrestling ring to a “nice Jewish boy,” but to the University of Georgia and professional wrestling fans, he is just the man they call Goldberg. Former Georgia football player and current World Championship Wrestling phenom Bill Goldberg is undeniably one of [...]
Donnan gives insight on next season
April 13, 1999 by MARK MATHIS
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The Red & Black With the 1999 football season a few months away, Georgia head coach Jim Donnan and the team have a few questions which need to be answered before the Sept. 4 opener against Utah State. Which is not to say the Bulldogs did not get a lot accomplished during spring drills. Head [...]
