Looking back to 2010 (a week’s worth): Problems at Georgia, Final Fours, the start of the Jason Heyward Era in Atlanta, and more
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March 30, 2020
Thursday, April 1, 2010
Mark Richt is looking into a report that four players reportedly assaulted a couple in an Athens taxi a week earlier
Northside’s Greg Clark signed to play football at Tennessee
It’s Duke against West Virginia and Butler battling Michigan State in the Final Four
Dayton topped North Carolina to win the NIT title
Friday, April 2, 2010
Tech’s Gani Lawal announces he’s leaving early to head to the NBA
Defenders think coordinator Al Groh’s intensity will make for a tough Georgia Tech defense. On offense, Dublin grad Nick McRae is working with the first-team offensive line
Saturday, April 3, 2010
Rookie Jason Heyward is making noise at spring training for the Braves, and joins Freddie Freeman, Mike Minor, Craig Kimbrel, and Julio Tehran among the most anticipated prospects, along with Edward Salcedo, Randall Delgado, and Adam Milligan
Butler nipped Michigan State 52-50 and Duke got past West Virginia 78-57 in the men’s NCAA semifinals
Sunday April 4
After three arrests in six months, Montez Robinson is booted off of Georgia’s football team. The linebacker was arrested Sunday for misdemeanor domestic battery and was still in jail when UGA released the news. He had been busted for simple battery and for second-degree criminal damage
A missed shot by Butler’s Gordon Hayward with four seconds left allowed Duke to nip the Bulldogs 61-59 for the NCAA men’s tournament championship
Stanford topped Oklahoma 73-66 for one spot in the NCAA women’s championship, while UConn beat Baylor 70-50
Philadelphia traded Donovan McNabb to Washington
Monday, April 5, 2010
Jason Heyward belted a three-run homer in his major-league debut to help Atlanta to a 16-5 win over the Cubs on opening day, in front of 53,081 at Turner Field, fourth-largest crowd in Atlanta history
Down 20-12 at halftime, UConn stormed back for a 53-47 win over Stanford for the NCAA women’s championship and keep alive a winning streak of 78 games
Fans at the Masters prepare for the return of Tiger Woods after some personal issues
Tuesday, April 6, 2010
Georgia College is ranked between 12th and 18th in the three major Division II baseball polls after improving to 24-10 after a win over Anderson
Georgia battles injuries on offense, and adjusts to changes after Montez Robinson’s dismissal
Georgia Southern is anxious for quarterback Jaybo Shaw to join the team after transferring from Georgia Tech, but he’s not suiting up for the spring