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Las Vegas Raiders take Georgia tight end Brock Bowers with the 13th pick in the NFL draft
HENDERSON, Nev. (AP) — Brock Bowers was in middle school in Napa, California, when the then-Oakland Raiders would hold training camp nearby. He'd drop by to check out practice and once even got an autograph from quarterback Derek Carr. Now Bowers is part of the Las...
Georgia tabs Cecile Landi, Simone Biles' longtime coach, as co-head coach of women's gymnastics team
ATHENS, Ga. (AP) — Georgia has hired Cecile Canqueteau-Landi, a longtime personal coach of Olympic gymnastics champion Simone Biles, to help lead the GymDogs, the school's women's gymnastics program. Athletic director Josh Brooks made the announcement Thursday. ...
G Javian McCollum transferring to Georgia Tech after leading Oklahoma hoops in scoring
ATLANTA (AP) — Guard Javian McCollum is transferring to Georgia Tech after leading Oklahoma in scoring this past season. The 6-foot-2 McCollum started all 30 games he played for the Sooners, averaging 13.3 points per game while hitting 40.4% from the field and 31.4% from 3-point...
These people were charged with interfering in the 2020 election. Some are still in politics today
ATLANTA (AP) — As Donald Trump seeks a return to the White House, criminal charges are piling up for the people who tried to help him stay there in 2020 by promoting false theories of voter fraud. At least five states won in 2020 by President Joe Biden have investigated efforts to...
QB Jaden Rashada transfers to Georgia after leaving Arizona State
Quarterback Jaden Rashada has committed to Georgia after leaving Arizona State in the transfer portal. Rashada's agent, Henry Danger of Disruptive Sports, told The Associated Press in an email on Thursday that the one-time Florida quarterback commit has transferred to the Gators’...
Mohawk Industries: Q1 Earnings Snapshot
CALHOUN, Ga. (AP) — CALHOUN, Ga. (AP) — Mohawk Industries Inc. (MHK) on Thursday reported first-quarter earnings of $105 million. The Calhoun, Georgia-based company said it had net income of $1.64 per share. Earnings, adjusted for one-time gains and costs, came to $1.86 per...
U.S. labor secretary says UAW win at Tennessee Volkswagen plant shows southern workers back unions
ATLANTA (AP) — Workers at auto plants in the South should be free to unionize without pressure from employers or anti-union governors, acting U.S. Labor Secretary Julie Su said Thursday, even as some southern states pass laws to inhibit organized labor. “That choice belongs to...
Asbury Automotive: Q1 Earnings Snapshot
DULUTH, Ga. (AP) — DULUTH, Ga. (AP) — Asbury Automotive Group Inc. (ABG) on Thursday reported first-quarter earnings of $147.1 million. On a per-share basis, the Duluth, Georgia-based company said it had profit of $7.21. The results missed Wall Street expectations....
Editorial Roundup: Georgia
Dalton Daily Citizen. April 22, 2024. Editorial: Take time to understand autism We encourage our readers to take the time to do a bit of research and reading to better understand what it means to live with autism. Autism can be difficult to define...
Colony Bankcorp: Q1 Earnings Snapshot
FITZGERALD, Ga. (AP) — FITZGERALD, Ga. (AP) — Colony Bankcorp Inc. (CBAN) on Wednesday reported first-quarter earnings of $5.3 million. The bank, based in Fitzgerald, Georgia, said it had earnings of 30 cents per share. Earnings, adjusted for one-time gains and costs, came to 33...
