Former Arizona Wildcats great Damon Stoudamire is out as head coach of Georgia Tech after three seasons at school.
Georgia
Georgia Tech Baseball Wins ACC Regular Season Championship With Dominating 8-2 Win Over Duke
The Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets are the 2025 ACC Regular Season Champions! With a dominating win over Duke today to win the series and a little bit of help elsewhere, Georgia Tech has won the regular season title in the ACC.
Georgia Tech finished the regular season at 39-16 (19-11 ACC) and won back-to-back series against ranked ACC teams to get it done. Last weekend, Georgia Tech overcame a bad game one performance to beat Louisville and this weekend, they took game one and game three vs Duke to seal the deal in Danny Hall’s last season.
The big goals lay ahead for Georgia Tech though. They will now be the No. 1 seed in the ACC Tournament and there is a path to them hosting a regional if they are not a one-and-done next week.
The win today came courtesy of some timely home runs and a great bullpen performance from Jaylen Paden.
Burress was hit by a pitch and then advanced to second before he was brought in by Schmidt to make it 1-0. It was the only run of the inning, but Georgia Tech was on the board.
After Duke tied it up, the Yellow Jackets got the lead back for good in the 4th. A pair of singles from Hernandez and Lackey put two runners on and then a 2-RBI double from Kerce gave Georgia Tech a 3-1 lead. Baker flew out and Rogers struck out to end the inning, but the Yellow Jackets were back in front.
A homerun in the 4th cut Georgia Tech’s lead in half, but they did not take long to respond. Hernandez and Lackey singled to put two runners on base and then a sac fly from Lodise got the lead to 4-2 and that was the lead heading to the bottom of the 5th
Baker singled and Rogers walked to put two runners on and then an RBI double from Burress pushed the lead to 5-2. Schmidt popped out and Lodise struck out to end the inning, but the Yellow Jackets stretched their lead
Jaylen Paden was fantastic in this game. He pitched four innings of scoreless baseball and kept the Yellow Jackets in front, striking out three batters in the process. Burress and Hernandez added a pair of homers to make it 8-2 and that was the final score. Georgia Tech captured the ACC regular season and will now head in as one of the favorites to win the Tournament.
Georgia
Arizona alum Damon Stoudamire out as Georgia Tech’s head coach
Georgia Tech made the decision Sunday to fire Stoudamire, one day after the Yellow Jackets finished the regular season with an 11-20 record and a 2-16 mark in the ACC. Greg Gary will serve as interim coach. Georgia Tech, which finished last in the ACC, did not qualify for the league tournament.
Georgia Tech owes Stoudamire $2.6 million over the next two years, ESPN reported.
The Yellow Jackets showed promise in Stoudamire’s first two seasons. Georgia Tech finished 14-18 in 2023-24, highlighted by a win over Duke. In 2024-25 the Yellow Jackets went 17-17 and made the first round of the NIT.
Georgia Tech was a disaster this season, however, losing its last 12 games.
Stoudamire was hired by Georgia Tech while serving as an assistant on the Boston Celtics staff. Prior to that, he spent five years as head coach at Pacific, where he went 71-77. Stoudamire previously served as an assistant at Memphis and Arizona.
He is the second ex-UA player that Georgia Tech fired as its basketball coach. Josh Pastner, now at UNLV, went 109-114 in Atlanta from 2016-23.
In 2021 Arizona interviewed Stoudamire for the Wildcats head coaching job. The UA hired Gonzaga assistant Tommy Lloyd instead.
Stoudamire played four seasons at Arizona (1991-95), taking the Wildcats to the 1993-94 Final Four and earning First-Team All-American honors the following year as a senior.
Georgia
Georgia is No. 1 state for business, but can workers afford to live here?
While most states’ minimum wage rates exceed federal law, the Peach State has fallen behind.
An Atlanta rally in 2016 demanded a $15 minimum wage. Georgia’s minimum wage is still $5.15 in 2026. (John Spink/AJC)
By Christian Wise Smith – For The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
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Georgia proudly claims the title of No. 1 state for business for the 12th year running. But if Georgia is such a great place to do business, why are so many of its workers struggling to get by?
On January 1, 2026, 19 states raised their minimum wage rates. California went to $16.90. New York City hit $17. Georgia? Georgia kept its state minimum wage right where it’s been for decades: $5.15 an hour.
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Raising Georgians’ pay should be a bipartisan effort

Christian Wise Smith is a former prosecutor and Democratic candidate for Georgia labor commissioner in the May 2026 primary. (Courtesy)
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Georgia
Georgia basketball rises in latest NCAA Tournament projections
An updated version of ESPN’s bracketology for the NCAA Tournament has been released, per Joe Lunardi.
Georgia is currently listed as a 8 seed in the NCAA Tournament. The Dawgs have been red hot as of late, as Georgia was able to defeat No. 16 Alabama in Athens in what was a massive upset. Star sophomore Kanon Catchings was great in the win over the Tide, as the talented forward recorded an extremely impressive 32 points.
Georgia currently holds an overall record of 21-9 with just one game on the regular season schedule remaining. The Dawgs could make a run in both the SEC and NCAA Tournament later this month, as Georgia finds themselves listed as a No. 8 seed in March Madness projections following the upset over Alabama. Georgia is projected to play No. 9 seed NC State in the San Diego region with the winner likely playing No. 1 seeded Arizona.
The Dawgs will face Mississippi State on the road in Starkville on Saturday afternoon, as Georgia is widely considered to be a lock for the NCAA Tournament following an impressive string of victories throughout the second half of SEC play.
Georgia’s win over Alabama improved their SEC record to 9-8, as the Dawgs will look to end the regular season on an authoritative note against the other Bulldogs.
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