Archive for March, 2008

  • UGA wins SEC Gymnastics Championship

    UGA wins SEC Gymnastics Championship

    The Gym Dogs won the SEC Championship this past weekend at the Gwinnett Arena. UGA student Sara Guevara captured some photos of the event.

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  • GCPS will not discipline Aminu, others.

    GCPS will not discipline Aminu, others.

    According to School System spokesman Sloan Roach… …the incident took place off-campus and the students didn’t break any school policy. The students are allowed to stay at Norcross High, Roach said. She declined to say whether the students were in class today. Aminu, 17, and...

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  • Force win big

    Force win big

    70-49 over the Utah Blaze for their second win of the season. Georgia and Utah combined for 42 points in the fourth quarter, but the Blaze were unable to cut into the Force’s 21-point lead. Jones added two more scores in the quarter to bring...

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  • Gladiators fall to Everblabes

    Gladiators fall to Everblabes

    4-1 on the road: ESTERO, FL – The Florida Everblades (36-24-8) and the Gwinnett Gladiators (42-21-5) combined for 284 penalty minutes in a brawl filled contest at Germain Arena on Friday night. When the final horn sounded, the Everblades behind a hat-trick by Preston Callander,...

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  • Aminu charged with aggravated assault and trespassing

    Aminu charged with aggravated assault and trespassing

    Al-Farouq Aminu, Georgia’s Mr. Basketball turned himself in to police today: Aminu is accused of shooting a female with a BB gun from a vehicle on March 14, Bourbonnais said. Bourbonnais said she did not know the extent of the victim’s injuries and had no...

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  • Town hall meetings on regional transportation plan.

    Town hall meetings on regional transportation plan.

    The Transit Planning Board will hold two meetings to discuss their “Concept 3″ plan. “Concept 3″ proposes a new light rail network and MARTA rail extensions to link major destinations —malls, universities, the airport— and restore service to places like Athens. The goal, the coalition...

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  • ARC blesses new Braves stadium

    ARC blesses new Braves stadium

    Construction work can now begin: The county is under a strict deadline with the Atlanta Braves to complete construction of the $45 million stadium by next spring so the team’s top minor-league affiliate can play its 2009 season there. So far, work crews have only...

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  • Gladiators knock off Everblades

    Gladiators knock off Everblades

    Glads end ‘blades winning streak: MLN – THE RAW FEED – www.mlntherawfeed.com – ESTERO, FL – The Florida Everblades (35-24-8) saw their eight-game home winning streak come to an end after the Gwinnett Gladiators (42-20-5) reeled off four third period goals en-route to a 5-4...

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  • Loophole may allow new Gwinnett Braves ballpark to serve beer anyway

    Loophole may allow new Gwinnett Braves ballpark to serve beer anyway

    Law? We don’t need no stinkin’ law. While Rep. Donna Sheldon, R-Dacula, said a Sunday without beer at the ballpark would be fine with her constituents, Williams said he believes the stadium could enact the “restaurant rule,” which allows alcohol sales as long as more...

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  • Providence grad returns home

    Providence grad returns home

    Lindsey Puckett will compete for the SEC Championship with her Auburn teammates: “I just fell in love with the team (at Auburn) and with Auburn as a campus as a whole,” Lindsey Puckett said. “I decided I can make my own name for myself there...

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  • Who gets to name the new Gwinnett stadium?

    Who gets to name the new Gwinnett stadium?

    The Braves want some input: According to contract drafts obtained under Georgia’s Open Records Act, the Braves are seeking the right to block the county from selling stadium naming rights to competitors of some companies, like Coca-Cola and Delta Air Lines, that have exclusive sponsorship...

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  • Taste of Chaos

    Taste of Chaos

    The website Ding Something has a review and pictures from last weekend’s Taste of Chaos rock show at the Gwinnett Center.

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  • Previewing the SEC Women’s Gymnastic Championship.

    Previewing the SEC Women’s Gymnastic Championship.

    This Saturday at the Gwinnett Arena, the SEC Women’s Gymnastic Championship will take place. Ticket information can be found here. The competition will be strong with six of the top twelve ranked teams. #1 UGA is the defending National Champs while #3 Florida is the...

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  • The fear is now lifted.

    The fear is now lifted.

    There’s no longer any reason to fear the long arm of the law for simply raising a banner to honor your High School graduate: Just in time for graduation season, the County Commission is set to address that problem Tuesday with an ordinance that would...

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  • Barbie Bandits Sentenced

    Barbie Bandits Sentenced

    Finally our long national nightmare is over. These girls are not all that pretty so can’t we drop the ‘Barbie’ part of ‘Barbie Bandits?” In the end, the truth set Heather Johnston free and cost Ashley Miller – who was less than honest when she...

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  • Gladiators pick up pair of wins.

    Gladiators pick up pair of wins.

    4-1 over the Everblades on Thursday: The Everblades continued to pressure the Gladiators in the third period, firing 19 shots at Kowalski, but again the Gwinnett net-minder shined, keeping the Everblades off the board. The Gladiators, who were limited to only three shots in the...

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  • Vision fall to Frost Heaves on the road.

    Vision fall to Frost Heaves on the road.

    106-97 in Barre Vermont: Barre, VT. Forward Issa Konare scored a four-point play on a 3-D layup and a free throw to break a 95-95 tie in the final minute and power the ABA Vermont Frost Heaves to a 106-97 defeat of the Atlanta Vision...

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  • Force fall on controversial final play.

    Force fall on controversial final play.

    50-45 to the Orlando Predators: The Orlando Predators (2-2) needed every inch of the field to survive the Georgia Force (1-3) on Saturday night as they took home a 50-45 victory in front of 12,107 fans at Amway Arena. The final play saw Force quarterback...

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  • Mill Creek fight caught on tape.

    Mill Creek fight caught on tape.

    It’s not on You Tube anymore, but the fallout continues: Six Mill Creek High students have been suspended for involvement in an on-campus fight that was captured with a cell phone camera and posted on YouTube. About 10 students claiming to be members of a...

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  • Jamal Anderson, Travis Hall manufacturing exercise equipment.

    Jamal Anderson, Travis Hall manufacturing exercise equipment.

    The two former Falcons joined forces to form Prospot Fitness: The two Super-Bowl week roommates, who were drafted by the Falcons one year apart, have also been involved together with a Gwinnett-based business manufacturing exercise equipment that spawned from their playing days. The company, Prospot...

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  • Van Halen concert back on again.

    Van Halen concert back on again.

    The Van Halen concert at the Gwinnett Arena which has postponed twice has been rescheduled again. Sunday May 11 is the date now. Ticket information can be found here. Hopefully Eddie Van Halen is healthy and this concert will finally take place.

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  • Kelly Cup Tickets on sale.

    Kelly Cup Tickets on sale.

    The Gwinnett Gladiators are in the Kelly Cup playoffs again and tickets are on sale now. Click here for information.

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  • Sunday Alcohol Sales Debate Causing Gwinnett Heartburn.

    Sunday Alcohol Sales Debate Causing Gwinnett Heartburn.

    I try to avoid politics on this blog but the debate over Sunday alcohol sales has spilled over into the Gwinnett and our new, yet to be built stadium: Your state Senate has passed a bill to permit the sale of Sunday beer at a...

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  • Gladiators win 7-4

    Gladiators win 7-4

    Gwinnett in a second place tie with South Carolina: MLN – THE RAW FEED – www.mlntherawfeed.com – Columbia, SC – Matt Anderson finished with a pair of goals and an assist while Chad Painchaud had a goal and a pair of assists to lead the...

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  • Gladiators fall to Stingrays 2-1

    Gladiators fall to Stingrays 2-1

    Complete story here: MLN – THE RAW FEED – www.mlntherawfeed.com -Duluth, GA – The South Carolina Stingrays got their first win in over two years at the Arena at Gwinnett Center, getting goals by Chris Chaput and Travis Morin and outlasting the Gwinnett Gladiators 2-1....

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  • Georgia Force pickup first win, smash the LA Avengers.

    Georgia Force pickup first win, smash the LA Avengers.

    Force crush Avengers 58-34: Newcomer WR Charles Pauley hauled in a pair of touchdowns and was named player of the game as the Force shook the winless monkey off their back in a big way, downing the previously undefeated LA Avengers, 58-31. The win featured...

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  • Vision’s Kelvin “Old School” Davis an ABA All-Star.

    Vision’s Kelvin “Old School” Davis an ABA All-Star.

    The Atlanta Vision’s Kelvin “Old School” Davis, the ABA’s oldest player at 48 is an alternate to the ABA All-Star game next weekend. The game will be hosted by the Vermont Frost Heaves at the Barre Municipal Auditorium.The

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  • How will Georgia Gwinnett College fit with Lawrenceville?

    How will Georgia Gwinnett College fit with Lawrenceville?

    Lawrenceville’s city planners envision linking closely to Georgia Gwinnett College: Planners want to widen roads linking the city and the campus. Collins Hill and Northdale roads may become wide avenues if the city can find about $7 million to acquire right of way. Then the...

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  • Force face Defenders Saturday at the Arena

    Force face Defenders Saturday at the Arena

    Georgia looks for first win of the young season. MLN Newswire – www.mlntherawfeed.com – For the first time since 2002, the Georgia Force (0-2) will host the Los Angeles Avengers (2-0) when they face-off at The Arena at Gwinnett Center, on Saturday, March 15. Los...

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  • Gladiators solidify hold on second place……

    Gladiators solidify hold on second place……

    …with a 5-3 victory over Augusta: MLN Newswire – www.mlntherawfeed.com – Jamie Milam finished with a goal and a pair of assists while Dan Turple made 36 saves to help the Gladiators to a 5-3 win over Augusta Lynx on Tusday night at the James...

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  • Van Halen concert at Gwinnett Arena postponed again.

    Van Halen concert at Gwinnett Arena postponed again.

    The off again, on again Van Halen concert at the Gwinnett Arena, scheduled for March 19 has been postponed again. Apparently Eddie Van Halen is sick: LOS ANGELES, CA March 10, 2008 Seventeen concert dates on the Van Halen tour are being rescheduled so that...

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  • Kid Rock visits Waffle House again.

    Kid Rock visits Waffle House again.

    UPDATE: The AJC has some video. This time for a fund-raiser: DULUTH – Kid Rock caused a scene at a Waffle House on Tuesday, but this time it was on purpose. The entertainer came to sign autographs for hundreds of fans during a fundraiser at...

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  • Boy Scouts, Basketball, and Kid Rock.

    Boy Scouts, Basketball, and Kid Rock.

    Two events will be going on tonight at the Gwinnett Convention Center. At 6:00 PM the American Values Dinner hosted by the Northeast Georgia Council of the Boy Scouts will be held. This is the largest fund-raiser for the Council. Meanwhile the Atlanta Vision take...

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  • Norcross, Wesleyan win State Championships.

    Norcross, Wesleyan win State Championships.

    Norcoss defeated Wheeler 57-54 to claim their third straight Boys AAAAA Basketball Championship. In an historic game that lived up to the hype, Norcross outlasted Wheeler, 57-54, to win its third consecutive Class AAAAA title. Norcross led by as many as 15 points early, but...

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  • Gladiators top Lynx 2-1

    Gladiators top Lynx 2-1

    Move into sole possession of second place: Augusta, GA – Jeff Campbell and Chad Denny scored for the Gladiators while Craig Kowalski notched 44 saves to help the Gladiators to a 2-1 win over the Augusta Lynx on Sunday afternoon at the James Brown Arena...

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