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He sco m ave ll. The od recordr steals red It’s har and Rog Jeff Malon yers Chicag rage in the Yea the Ivy Leants and was . o Cub from d to com er Kingdo e, gue Pla s drafted r in 198 com pare m. yer 1. player and it’s pletely but he by the Atla Lawrence of s Universit was player also eas different nta in Fra became y era Georgiaof fam Hawks, nce mind. who’s fres ier to pick s, points . He ave ous pla the But her on the Hende one of team. in 1989 raged 32. ying with player the greate rson is stil a Fre 4 Tom nch he’s s in Georg st baseba l basebamy Reid, one ia his ll ll/bask Willing footba of the tor y, was ham best and etb a high He rus ll players basket standout all: Reid , sch in ball pla baseba touchd hed for mo state his ool ll and tor yer wit owns re in a sea than 20 y. h the son bac k SEE NUMBER S, 9C
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he Atlanta Falcons lost their first preseason game Thursday night. Losing is never fun, but in the exhibition season you must look a bit deeper to find out what really happened. It’s a small sample size, but if you watched the game, particularly the first quarter, you know Atlanta’s first-team offense and defense did well. In fact, they did well enough to make you feel pretty good about what we might see in the regular season. The defense stood out, and if you did not know the Falcons had a new defensive coordinator, you would have been able to tell by watching the players play. Not one player stood out, but there was a different look to the defense, and it had nothing to do with scheme. There was an aggressiveness that has been needed for a long time. New coordinator Mike Nolan is more known for running a 3-4 defense, but going to that completely would scrap what head coach Mike Smith has had in place since he took the job. Instead, it was obvious Nolan is looking to be creative to take advantage of the personnel. There’s no doubt the middle linebacker situation is an issue. Akeem Dent got hurt playing special teams, and he might miss the valuable time he needs to acclimate himself as the replacement for Curtis Lofton. The Falcons need to bring in another veteran, since Mike Peterson mainly has played on the outside, and we still don’t know if Dent will be good or not. But at first glance, Nolan’s defense looks more like a NFL defense, compared to what we’ve seen with Brian VanGorder at the helm the past four years. Offensively, there’s still a lot to figure out. Now that draft pick Bradie Ewing is out for the season with a knee injury, the Falcons must bring in someone to help out Mike Cox at fullback. It’s a shame they released Ovie Mughelli, who had been the starter for the past five years but was released after Ewing was drafted out of Wisconsin. The offensive line still must show more, and I am not certain Garrett Reynolds is the answer at guard. He looked better than he did last season, but perhaps I just can’t convince myself that someone who looks like a tackle can play guard.
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Georgia offensive linemen Kolton Houston, left, and John Theus collide during drills at a recent Bulldogs practice.
Sticking to the plan As expected, Theus emerging for Georgia By SETH EMERSON semerson@macon.com
ATHENS — The plan is on a parallel track. It is well-devised, and so far being perfectly executed. The object of this plan is John Theus. The first part of the plan is to make clear to Theus that he has to earn his starting spot, that just because he was a five-star recruit, with all the hype attached to him, that he wouldn’t automati-
cally play. The second part of the plan is, in fact, to play him. Because when you’re the Georgia football program, and n Georgia notebook, 6C your offensive line is perhaps the team’s top concern entering 2012, you don’t keep a player like Theus on your bench.
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You can see the plan in action with these types of comments from offensive line coach Will Friend: “He’s a good player. He’s got a long way to go though.” Merely a “good” football player? According to the recruiting hype, Friend is under-selling it. Theus is one of the most accomplished offensive line recruits to enter the program SEE
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Santana chased early as Braves rout Mets
McIlroy, Singh tied for lead in rain-delayed PGA By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer
KIAWAH ISLAND, S.C. — First came the black cloud that has been following Tiger Woods on the weekendattheman PGA Championship jors. The real notebook, 3c stormarrived a short time later Saturday in the PGA Championship, halting the brilliant start by Rory McIlroy and giving Woods a chance to stop his slide at Kiawah Island. McIlroy opened with three birdies and two par saves, none bigger than on the third hole when his tee shot lodged
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in the crevice of a branch about 7 feet off the ground. He reached up to remove the ball, took a penalty drop and made a 6-foot par putt to continue on his way. It all looked so easy for McIlroy, who was at 6 under through nine holes and tied for the lead with Vijay Singh when the third round was suspended. For Woods, it was a grind on another windswept day at Kiawah Island. He failed to birdie the par5 second hole and then badly missed a 4-foot birdie putt on the next hole. He hit a spectator with a fairway metal off the tee at the fourth, pulled a shot into the
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Georgia offensive linemen Kolton Houston (75) and John Theus (71) compare notes during drills at a recent practice.
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Rory McIlroy opened his third round at the PGA Championship with three birdies in his first five holes.
mounds short of the par-5 fifth hole and made yet another bogey on the par-5 seventh with two poor shots to SEE
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NEW YORK — Freddie Freeman had five RBI in the first two i nBraves 9, nings and Mets 3 the Atlanta Braves Next: at Mets, battered 8:05 p.m., Johan Sunday Santana (ESPN) in his return from the disabled list, routing the sluggish New York Mets 9-3 on Saturday night.
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Michael Bourn had three hits, Chipper Jones chased Santana with an RBI single in a seven-run second inning and Atlanta sent the two-time Cy Young Award winner to the worst start of his career. Kris Medlen (3-1) pitched effectively into the seventh inning, striking out seven while improving to 2-0 since joining the rotation. A solid reliever most of the season, he has permitted one run in each of his three starts. Santana (6-8) got only four outs. He was charged with eight hits and a seasonhigh eight runs in his first outing since July 20.
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