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Outstanding players in the metro

Here are 13 players who have caught my eye during the first part of the prep football season.

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3 impressions from Georgia's 41-24 loss to Alabama | The Atlanta Voice

Let's hear it Georgia fans. Another year, another early loss, and Alabama continues to own us. I’m pretty sure you said or heard these things so far: “Stetson Bennett sucks, put J.T. [Daniels] in!” “Georgia is never going to win a championship!” “Fire Kirby Smart!” (Yes, we have a few people that

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Source: The Atlanta Voice

John Matisonn | Americans set to turn on Trump as SA turned on Zuma

American civil society has turned on Donald Trump just as South Africans turned on Jacob

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North Shore WR Shadrach Banks: Kind of a Big Deal - DefenderNetwork.com

Galena-Park North Shore High School senior wide receiver Shadrach Banks, a Texas A&M signee, has been on a roll these past few weeks in the playoffs. Against Katy Tompkins 'Shad' snatched 11 receptions for 251 yards and two touchdowns, including an 81-yard, run-after-catch touchdown. In North

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A&M defeats Alabama State in 79th Magic City Classic

WSFA Staff Alabama A&M defeated Alabama State 38-14 in the 79th annual Magic City Classic. The game was rescheduled from the fall and featured no tailgating and no bands. A&M (4-0, 3-0 Southwestern Athletic Conference) wins its first Eastern Division crown since 2011 and will face Arkansas-Pine

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Source: The Birmingham Times

Former Grambling QB Geremy Hickbottom transfers to Bethune-Cookman news -The Black Chronicle

Photo: GSU Athletics Geremy Hickbottom has found a new home. A month after entering the NCAA transfer portal, the former Grambling State quarterback announced that he has committed to

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Floyd Little, Syracuse and Broncos great, dies at 78

Floyd Little, the versatile running back who starred at Syracuse and for the Denver Broncos, has died after a long bout with cancer. He was ...

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Source: South Florida Times

Jamey Eisenberg's bold predictions for the 2021 Fantasy Football season feature Jalen Hurts breakout and more news -The Black Chronicle

We're talking about bold predictions on our Fantasy Football Today podcast this week, and here are three that I'm excited about for this 2021 season. These are three players

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Walter Camp Honors Pitts Weaver and CFU Gabriel

University of Central Florida QB Dillon Gabriel and Pittsburg linebacker Rashad Weaver earned this weeks Walter Camp FBS Players of the week award.

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Chargers Weekly- Chapter 18

The Atlanta Falcons come into SoFi Stadium in week 14 of the season with 4 wins and 8 losses. The Chargers have an equally dismal record at 3 wins and 9 losses. Seven of the 10 matchups between these teams have ended up being decided by one score or less and the hometown Chargers have a shameful

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‘Coach Prime’ readies his JSU Tigers for the Classic’s limelight - TSDMemphis.com

Deion Sanders had long wanted to be a college football head coach. He wanted the job at Florida State University (his alma mater) when it opened two years ago. Now “Neon Deion” is at Jackson (Mississippi) State University, bringing his “Prime-Time” persona with him. Sanders has done an excellent

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In HBCU action this week, Miles (SIAC) to visit Southern U. (SWAC)

By Donald Hunt For The Birmingham Times After battling Alabama State to overtime last week in a 14-13 loss, Miles College (0-1) will face another team from the Southwestern Athletic Conference on Saturday, Sept. 11 when it faces Southern University (0-1). The Golden Bears will visit the Jaguars in

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Masked or not, high school football players continue to grind behind the scenes

High school football players prepare for their seasons with spring practice, but this year has presented players with

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Source: TSDMemphis.com - The New Tri-State Defender - TSDMemphis.com

Phoenix signal caller takes center stage - WS Chronicle

Over the years, Winston-Salem Preparatory Academy has built a reputation for having one of the best basketball programs in the city. After getting off to a 3-1 start to this season, starting quarterback Tim Davis wants to let everyone know the football team is ready to build a legacy of their

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Rob Roche became an elite sports agent by treating clients as family | New Pittsburgh Courier

Rob Roche merged his talents as an attorney and a business-management professor to become one of the NFL’s top agents. Garnering lucrative deals on the field, while marketing players off the field is his forte. Roche is president of RSR Sports Management. Being a former college football player, he

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Rams at Arizona Cardinals: Who has the edge? | L.A. Focus News

RAMS (7-4) vs. CARDINALS (6-5) When: 1:05 p.m. Sunday Where: State Farm Stadium, Glendale, Ariz. TV/radio: Fox (Ch.11), 710 AM, 1330 AM (Spanish) Line: Rams by 3 Notable injuries: Rams: LB Terrell Lewis (knee) is out; DT Sebastian Joseph-Day (hip) is questionable. Cardinals: S Jalen Thompson

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Deacon Jones - Birthday

David Jones, also known as Deacon Jones, was a former professional American football player born on December 9, 1938 in Eatonville, Florida.

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Simpson, O. J. (Orenthal James Simpson), 1947–, American football player, b. San Francisco. As a running back for the Univ. of Southern California, he won the Heisman Trophy as the best college player of 1968. The Juice played with the Buffalo Bills (1969–77) and San Francisco 49ers (1978–79) and

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When the Boys’ Club made me a Man | New Pittsburgh Courier

by Harry C. Alford Growing up in the 1950’s and 1060’s was quite challenging for a young Black male in urban America. Many of us didn’t make it or had challenges galore. This worried my mother and she thought long and hard about a solution. She came up with a solution as she drove to … Continued

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Earl Christian Campbell is a professional American football player who played for the Houston Oilers and the New Orleans Saints. He was born on March 29, 1955 in Tyler, Texas. He was the sixth of eleven children in his family. Their father died when he was very young. He began playing football at

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College football odds, lines, picks, predictions for Week 2, 2021: Computer model backing Iowa, Michigan news -The Black Chronicle

College football returned with plenty of intriguing games last weekend, and it will offer more of the same as the Week 2 college football schedule unfolds Saturday. There are

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Franco Harris is a retired American football player. He was born in March 7, 1950 to an African American father and an Italian mother. He studied at Rancocas Valley Regional High School in New Jersey and later at Penn State University. Here he played for the team “Littany Lions” as

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String of errors leads to third game downfall for Cowboys - North Dallas Gazette

By Dwain Price NDG Sports The bad news is that the Dallas Cowboys made an enormous amount of egregious mistakes that led to Sunday’s 38-31 loss to the Seattle Seahawks. But the good news is that despite that heartbreaking loss, the Cowboys are still tied for first place in the NFC East with

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Fantasy Football Rankings 2021: Sleepers, breakouts, busts from computer model that nailed Allen's big year news -The Black Chronicle

Saints receiver Michael Thomas has been a Fantasy football stalwart for years, but he now faces major questions as he enters the 2021 NFL season. Not only will Thomas

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Panthers drop season opener to 19 ranked Louisiana in OT | The Atlanta Voice

It was almost too good to be true. Another Georgia State Panthers upset against a ranked team, except it was not. The 19 ranked Ragin Cajuns of Louisiana fought back after being down 14 points to defeat the Panthers 34-31 in overtime. Ragin Cajuns running back Elijah Mitchell broke loose for the

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USC football ready for Washington State after one-week absence | L.A. Focus News

Nine days ago, Clay Helton had to make an unexpected yet long-dreaded address to his team: No. 17 USC was not going to get to play against Colorado. The game, between two undefeated teams in the Pac-12 South, was canceled due to COVID-19 spread on USC. A Thanksgiving positive test, the third on the

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Tyler Voss puts on a show in Valencia’s win over Notre Dame - L.A. Focus News

Support our high school sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber. Subscribe now. VALENCIA - Valencia quarterback Tyler Voss was in such a groove, he had to share the wealth. Late in the third quarter, Voss dropped back and tossed the ball to Zamondre Merriweather, who then flung it down

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Jets Upset Rams in 23-20 Stunner; Picking Up First Win in 51 Weeks - Los Angeles Sentinel

Not many wins or losses can carry the weight as embarrassing just by the sheer result of victory or defeat but that is the reality when facing a winless team. The post Jets Upset Rams in 23-20 Stunner; Picking Up First Win in 51 Weeks appeared first on Los Angeles Sentinel.

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Rams’ Joe DeCamillis has an especially important task | L.A. Focus News

The year the Rams took the NFL by storm under rookie coach Sean McVay, their strength arguably wasn’t their offense or their defense but their special teams. That 2017 season was the best of an eight-year run in which coordinator John Fassel’s entertaining special teams perennially placed high in

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College football picks, schedule: Predictions against the spread, odds for top 25 games today in Week 1 news -The Black Chronicle

The first week of the 2021 college football season already has three days in the books, but there's three more to go with an absolutely loaded slate Saturday filled

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Tigers’ roll past Nicholls State yielded a measure of normalcy - TSDMemphis.com

Beyond the University of Memphis Tiger’s dominant 42-17 win over Nicholls State University, the game registered as a step toward normalcy – for now – after disruptions caused by the COVID-19 virus. There were no special seating restrictions for the 30,263 fans at Liberty Bowl Memorial

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