Shortly after winning a National Championship, Smart was hugging Dooley. This time, as a fellow national champion.

On May 28, Lindsay Norris stood on Matthews Field in Thomaston, Georgia, to deliver her valedictorian speech to her graduating class at Upson-Lee High School, a goal she had been working toward since she was in sixth grade. Days before it was time to get on stage, she ripped apart her prepared speech and started again. Lindsay’s family was in the stands, seeing her graduate high school before attending Georgetown University. In the midst of a crowded stadium, one person stood out in particular:

The veteran leader in the midfield. On July 1, 2006, Dax McCarty made his Major League Soccer debut with FC Dallas. Now, he is one of the league’s most experienced players after making his 400th appearance Sunday against D.C. United. McCarty was drafted by Dallas as the sixth overall pick in the 2006 MLS SuperDraft. He made two appearances his rookie season and became a regular for Dallas in 2007, scoring his first career MLS goal against the Los Angeles Galaxy. After spending nearly four seaso

Of Georgia baseball’s 44 players on its roster, 41 are from inside the state of Georgia. At 93%, the baseball team has the largest makeup of in-state athletes of any of Georgia’s 19 varsity teams. Georgia has the second-highest percentage of in-state players within the SEC, only behind Florida, with 97% of the Gators’ roster coming from in-state. “Georgia is very deep,” said head coach Scott Stricklin. “And it’s north, south, east, west, it doesn't matter. Obviously, metro Atlanta gets a lot o

Up one game in their super regional series against the reigning national champion Florida Gators, the Bulldogs were losing 2-1 at the end of game two. A loss would force a sudden death third contest, while a win would send them to Oklahoma City for the College World Series.

Before coming to Athens, Georgia soccer head coach Billy Lesesne served 14 years on the coaching staff at Duke. There, he and his staff began implementing the 3-5-2 formation. The system consists of three central defenders, five midfielders and two forwards. Now, he’s brought that same strategy to the Bulldogs. “It's becoming more common even within our conference, you're seeing it a little bit more often,” Lesesne said. “Probably in the world’s game, it's not quite as common. There are severa

Sara Mosley arrived at Jack Turner Stadium for her first game as a college softball player, looked at the opening day lineup and found her name listed as the fourth hitter for her first appearance as a Georgia Bulldog.

ATLANTA – What started out as a simple idea from Gwinnett County has now turned into an officially sanctioned sport for the entire state of Georgia, becoming the fourth state in the country to do so for girls flag football. “I was just hoping that we could take these girls and teach them some basic fundamentals of football and allow them to have fun ...” Gwinnett County Director of Athletics Jon Weyher said. “And here we are today with other teams from other counties which now truly feels like

For the first time in 2019, the No. 3 Georgia equestrian team will leave the UGA Equestrian Complex and compete on the road. With that comes the challenge of riding unfamiliar horses.