(GA. NEWS NETWORK)
The Hawks are back to even on the season. Nickeil Alexander-Walker scored 34 to help lead Atlanta to a 108-104 win over Indiana on the road last night. C.J. McCollum was one rebound away from a triple double. The Hawks will stay on the road to play Washington tomorrow night.
Several college basketball teams around Georgia are starting things off with wins this season. Both the Georgia men and women won their openers yesterday at Stegeman Coliseum in Athens. The women’s teams from Georgia Tech and Kennesaw State were joined by the men’s teams from Mercer and Georgia Southern in wins for their respective season openers as well. The Georgia Tech men open tonight against Hampton.
NFL teams are turning the page to Week Nine. The Falcons square off against the Bengals in Madrid Sunday morning.
The college football season is entering Week 10. Georgia visits Ole Miss, Tech hosts Louisville this Saturday.
Ted Turner has a chance to enter baseball’s Hall of Fame. The former Braves’ owner was one of eight men named yesterday to the non-player ballot by the Contemporary Baseball Era Committee.