Heavy hangs expectation’s burden
Kentucky aiming for a legendary status as a team
DATE: Mar 27, 2015 | CATEGORY: College Sports
Paul Newberry
Johnson starts near the back, finishes at front
HAMPTON, Ga. – The season just started. The calendar hasn’t even turned to spring. Yet Jimmie Johnson has all but wrapped up a shot at his record-tying seventh NASCAR Sprint Cup title. ...
DATE: Mar 1, 2015 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports
Stolen race car found, but not mystery driver
HAMPTON, Ga. – The No. 44 race car returned to its NASCAR shop in North Carolina on Saturday after it was recovered along a remote road in suburban Atlanta, apparently abandoned by the thiev...
DATE: Feb 28, 2015 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports
Dude, where’s my car: NASCAR machine stolen before race
HAMPTON, Ga.
When Travis Kvapil got the call Friday, he figured someone on his race team was playing a joke.
“They said there was trouble with the car,” Kvapil said. “I...
DATE: Feb 27, 2015 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports
‘Feels like the start’
NASCAR goes from glitz to grind
DATE: Feb 26, 2015 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports
‘It’s good for college football’
Midway through the first College Football Playoff, one thing really stands out: Why did it take so long for this to happen?
The two semifinal games produced record TV ratings, pa...
DATE: Jan 3, 2015 | CATEGORY: College Sports
‘SEC North’ vs. the real deal in the Sugar Bowl
NEW ORLEANS – When Urban Meyer got back into coaching at Ohio State, he made it clear what kind of program he wanted to build.
SEC North.
Well, he’ll get a chance to se...
DATE: Dec 31, 2014 | CATEGORY: College Sports
For Meyer and Saban, no room for ease
Sugar Bowl coaches have achieved success despite dissimilar backgrounds and specialties
DATE: Dec 30, 2014 | CATEGORY: College Sports
No. 1 Alabama routs Missouri 42-13 for SEC title
ATLANTA – Alabama locked up another title, with plenty of style points for the playoff committee.
Now, the Crimson Tide can go after the crown it really wants.
Blake Si...
DATE: Dec 6, 2014 | CATEGORY: College Sports
Stewart speaks, then he drives
Still in a cloud, Smoke clears himself for a Sprint Cup return
DATE: Aug 29, 2014 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports
A pair of neophytes christen the college football season
FBS newcomer Georgia State will play FCS rookie Abilene Christian in Game 1
DATE: Aug 27, 2014 | CATEGORY: College Sports
Week 1 provides a prism to playoff
Powerhouses Clemson, Georgia play Saturday
DATE: Aug 26, 2014 | CATEGORY: College Sports
