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July 2, 2008

NCAA Publicly Recognizes the Southern Miss Baseball Program for Outstanding Academics

http://www.cstv.com/sports/m-basebl/stories/070108aax.html INDIANAPOLIS - The NCAA recognized the Southern Miss baseball program for academic success this past season in a letter sent from NCAA President Myles Brand to Head Coach Corky Palmer today. Palmer lead the Golden Eagles to a sixth consecutive NCAA Regional, another 40 win season on the field and a 2.96 core GPA in the classroom for the 2007-08 academic year. The NCAA Public Recognition Award is for those teams which have a Division I Academic Progress Rate in the top 10 percent of their respective sport. Of the 297 Division I schools that participate in baseball only 30 schools were publicly recognized by the NCAA for academics. Of the 30 school that the NCAA honored only five also had success on the field as well by advancing to a NCAA Regional; Southern Miss, Bucknell, Columbia, Michigan and North Carolina cstv.com 6/1/08
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July 1, 2008

Trip home gives Moreno break from frenzy

Trip home gives Moreno break from frenzy Knowshon Moreno zoomed onto the scene last season by piling up more yards than any Georgia freshman since Herschel Walker and endeared himself to fans with a high-energy style that included sprinting back to the huddle. Not even Georgia’s star running back, though, has an unlimited supply of…
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July 1, 2008

A look at each Uga mascot

A look at each Uga mascot Since 1956, the University of Georgia’s live mascot has come from a line of solid-white English bulldogs named Uga, each owned by Sonny and Cecelia Seiler of Savannah. Here is a closer look at each Uga (with tenure and records): Uga I (1956-66, 53-48-6) The dog who started it…