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Rome's Jason Montgomery tops the field in first week of Pick-em contest
In an opening weekend full of a couple of upsets, Roman Jason Montgomery bested the field in Prepcentralonline.com’s Pick-em contest correctly picking 13 of 16 games and coming closest on t...
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Indoor football: League rejects Rome — for now
Proposal to bring indoor team to town is shot down, but door still open for 2012
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Williams, Shorter ready to face Georgia State in inaugural game at the Dome
Jim O’Hara, retired veteran sports editor for the Rome News-Tribune, has a story today on AJC .com about Ben Williams, quarterback for Shorter University that takes on Georgia State Univers...
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High School Football Pick-em Contest now live
Local fans can once again show off their high school football knowledge and compete against other fans for the right to win some cool prizes in the 2010 edition of the prepcentralonline.com high...
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Several local, region players listed in the ajc.com AA preseason all-state team
Several local and region players were listed on the ajc Prep Zone high school sports pick for AA preseason all-state team. Pepperell senior Kyle Harris and junior Dakota Ball were listed as offens...
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Players squared off on Sunday at the Rome Floyd Tennis Center during a tennis tournament. (Stacy Lientz, RN-T.com) Tennis: Partnership at work
Similar to the loading of Noah’s Ark, tennis players arrived in pairs on Sunday morning when they gathered for the second day of the Southern Closed Doubles Championship. The three-day tournament,...
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Players play in the Southern Closed Championship at the Rome Tennis Center.(Ken Caruthers/RN-T.com) Tennis: Southern Closed Doubles Championship
Casey Kay (left) and his partner played Saturday morning in the Round of 32 in the Southern Closed Doubles Championship. The three-day event is being played at three sites in Rome: The Rome-Floyd ...
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Tennis: Getting primed for tennis — on the double
The buddy system will be in full effect this weekend in Rome. Nearly 400 youth tennis players have arrived in town to compete in one of the South’s biggest doubles tournaments — the Southern Close...
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Youth and adult fall soccer registration begins
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The The Rome-Floyd Parks and Recreation Authority is now registering for both the youth and adult fall soccer programs. The youth program is open to ages 5-10. The age control date is January 1, ...
Contador wins third Tour de France
by The Associated Press
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PARIS — Alberto Contador won his third Tour de France in four years Sunday, heralding the arrival of a new cycling superstar even as seven-time champion Lance Armstrong finished the race for the la...
Georgia Junior Open: Smashing success
by Staff reports
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By managing to overcome fatigue, stifling heat and top-level competition, a total of 10 players captured singles’ championships in their respective age divisions during the Georgia Junior Open, whi...
Georgia Junior Open: Players enjoying more than just tennis
by Ashley Thomason, Rome News-Tribune Sports Writer
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Amanda Rebol, 13, was right in the middle of a post-match interview when was she was interrupted by her cell phone ringing. “Time out, time out, “ she said to the reporter. “Dad’s calling.” Rebo...
Youth baseball: Rome All-Stars head to finals
by staff reports
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A few weeks ago the Rome 9-year-old All-Stars proved that they were the best team in their age division in Georgia. Now, they’re proving they are one of the best in the nation. The 9-year-olds re...
Golf: Lambert makes the cut
by staff reports
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Recent Coosa graduate and Shorter University golf signee Ethan Lambert shot a 68 on Tuesday at a preliminary tournament in Villa Rica to qualify for the Georgia Open. Lambert had three bogeys, but...
Local Sports: RN-T honoring Barron Stadium
by staff reports
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With Barron Stadium set to soon begin a new era — with the introduction of artificial turf — the Rome News-Tribune is commemorating the event by putting together a retrospective package on the venu...
Romans can vote online for tennis honor
by From staff reports
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The timing couldn’t be more appropriate. Some 567 junior tennis players are competing in Rome beginning today in a weeklong tournament. Two days ago, the USTA announced that Rome is a finalist for...
Damage in first too much for Hudson
Thu Sep 02 23:20:00 -0500 2010
Bauman: Hinske says Braves built for October
Thu Sep 02 21:48:00 -0500 2010
Freeman among six AFL-bound prospects
Thu Sep 02 17:40:04 -0500 2010
Glaus, McLouth look for playing time
Thu Sep 02 17:40:03 -0500 2010
Callup worth the wait for Proctor
Thu Sep 02 17:40:02 -0500 2010
Five-time champion Roger Federer has breezed into the third round at the U.S. Open, serving 15 aces in beating 104th-ranked Andreas Beck of Germany 6-3, 6-4, 6-3.
Fri Sep 03 02:27:25 -0500 2010
Terrelle Pryor tossed three touchdown passes, Brandon Saine rushed for 103 yards and two scores and No. 2 Ohio State rolled over error-prone Marshall 42-7 on Thursday night in a tuneup for a big date with Miami.
Thu Sep 02 23:38:43 -0500 2010
CC Sabathia pitched one-hit ball for eight innings to earn his major league-leading 19th win, fill-in Curtis Granderson homered twice and the New York Yankees beat the Oakland Athletics 5-0 Thursday for a four-game sweep.
Thu Sep 02 23:49:10 -0500 2010