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"I'm going to do the Heisman pose," Herschel Walker said while waiting in line.
More than four decades after his legendary Georgia football playing days, Walker's name was called out Thursday as a UGA graduate.
And yes, he struck the pose on stage.
More than four decades after his legendary Georgia football playing days, Walker's name was called out Thursday as a UGA graduate.
And yes, he struck the pose on stage.
Herschel Walker strikes Heisman pose during his UGA convocation ceremony
Georgia football legend Herschel Walker, who recently completed his undergraduate degree, struck the Heisman Trophy pose during a UGA graduation ceremony on Thursday.
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December 13, 2024 at 1:29 AM
"I'm going to do the Heisman pose," Herschel Walker said while waiting in line.
More than four decades after his legendary Georgia football playing days, Walker's name was called out Thursday as a UGA graduate.
And yes, he struck the pose on stage.
More than four decades after his legendary Georgia football playing days, Walker's name was called out Thursday as a UGA graduate.
And yes, he struck the pose on stage.
The Athens Rock Lobsters home-opener was canceled Friday, just hours before the puck was set to drop.
Athens Rock Lobsters forced to cancel home-opener
The Rock Lobsters, Athens new professional hockey team, had to cancel their home-opener Friday, just hours before the puck was set to drop.
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December 6, 2024 at 10:03 PM
The Athens Rock Lobsters home-opener was canceled Friday, just hours before the puck was set to drop.
Less than two weeks after he was convicted and sentenced to life in prison without parole for the murder of Laken Riley, Jose Ibarra’s defense is seeking a new trial.
Jose Ibarra's lawyers seek to reverse murder conviction in Laken Riley case
Less than two weeks after he was convicted and sentenced to life in prison for the murder of Laken Riley, Jose Ibarra’s defense is seeking a new trial.
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December 4, 2024 at 11:30 AM
Less than two weeks after he was convicted and sentenced to life in prison without parole for the murder of Laken Riley, Jose Ibarra’s defense is seeking a new trial.
Barring an appeal, the case against Jose Ibarra is closed. The fate of his brothers, Diego & Argenis, is less clear.
The trial nine months after the killing of Laken Riley revealed details about how the Ibarra brothers arrived, lived and worked in Athens
The trial nine months after the killing of Laken Riley revealed details about how the Ibarra brothers arrived, lived and worked in Athens
Jose Ibarra came to Athens for work. Now, he and brothers all in custody
Jose Ibarra has been sentenced to life in prison for the killing of Laken Riley on the University of Georgia campus. The fate of his brothers is less clear.
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November 22, 2024 at 11:14 PM
Barring an appeal, the case against Jose Ibarra is closed. The fate of his brothers, Diego & Argenis, is less clear.
The trial nine months after the killing of Laken Riley revealed details about how the Ibarra brothers arrived, lived and worked in Athens
The trial nine months after the killing of Laken Riley revealed details about how the Ibarra brothers arrived, lived and worked in Athens
In the nine months that have passed since Laken Riley was killed, the University of Georgia has taken steps to address some of the blind spots on the popular running trails and to make it harder to access the paths from off-campus locations
UGA adds security measures on running trails where Laken Riley was killed
In the nine months that have passed since Laken Riley was killed, the University of Georgia has taken steps to address some of the blind spots on popular running trails.
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November 21, 2024 at 11:15 PM
In the nine months that have passed since Laken Riley was killed, the University of Georgia has taken steps to address some of the blind spots on the popular running trails and to make it harder to access the paths from off-campus locations
As she was trying to fight off her attacker, Laken Riley marked him with scratches and secured his DNA under her fingernails. Wednesday, that evidence helped convict Jose Ibarra of murder.
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Jose Ibarra sentenced to life for murder of Georgia nursing student Laken Riley
Jose Ibarra was found guilty of murder Wednesday for the February killing of nursing student Laken Riley on the University of Georgia campus.
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November 21, 2024 at 12:30 AM
As she was trying to fight off her attacker, Laken Riley marked him with scratches and secured his DNA under her fingernails. Wednesday, that evidence helped convict Jose Ibarra of murder.
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Judge H. Patrick Haggard sentences Jose Ibarra to life in prison without the possibility of parole for the killing of Laken Riley www.ajc.com/news/georgia...
Jose Ibarra found guilty of murder for the killing of Laken Riley
Jose Ibarra was found guilty of murder Wednesday for the February killing of nursing student Laken Riley on the University of Georgia campus.
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November 20, 2024 at 6:40 PM
Judge H. Patrick Haggard sentences Jose Ibarra to life in prison without the possibility of parole for the killing of Laken Riley www.ajc.com/news/georgia...
The state presented the last of its evidence against Jose Ibarra on Tuesday, wrapping up three days of testimony that painted him as a man on the prowl for female victims before he eventually set his sights on jogger Laken Riley.
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Murder trial in University of Georgia campus slaying spars over DNA
The prosecution rested Tuesday in Jose Ibarra's trial after three days of testimony about Laken Riley's killing. The defense will resume calling witnesses Wednesday.
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November 19, 2024 at 11:28 PM
The state presented the last of its evidence against Jose Ibarra on Tuesday, wrapping up three days of testimony that painted him as a man on the prowl for female victims before he eventually set his sights on jogger Laken Riley.
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Testimony during the third day of Jose Ibarra's murder trial details camera footage gathered by police, which shows Laken Riley just before she's killed.
The footage, the last time Riley is seen alive, drew an emotional response in the courtroom.
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The footage, the last time Riley is seen alive, drew an emotional response in the courtroom.
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On the day Laken Riley was killed, her mom frantically tried to reach her
Testimony during the third day of Jose Ibarra's trial details camera footage gathered by police, which shows Laken Riley just before she's killed.
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November 19, 2024 at 5:21 PM
Testimony during the third day of Jose Ibarra's murder trial details camera footage gathered by police, which shows Laken Riley just before she's killed.
The footage, the last time Riley is seen alive, drew an emotional response in the courtroom.
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The footage, the last time Riley is seen alive, drew an emotional response in the courtroom.
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Hours before the killing of nursing student Laken Riley, Jose Ibarra posted photos of himself on social media. In those images, he’s wearing a black-and-white shirt, a black Adidas hat and a blue jacket.
That's significant, an FBI agent testified.
That's significant, an FBI agent testified.
Investigators say Jose Ibarra’s clothing on Snapchat confirmed suspicions
A black Adidas hat and clothing led police to Jose Ibarra, the 26-year-old accused of killing a nursing student Laken Riley on the University of Georgia campus in February.
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November 18, 2024 at 7:40 PM
Hours before the killing of nursing student Laken Riley, Jose Ibarra posted photos of himself on social media. In those images, he’s wearing a black-and-white shirt, a black Adidas hat and a blue jacket.
That's significant, an FBI agent testified.
That's significant, an FBI agent testified.
Laken Riley, the 22-year-old nursing student killed on the #UGA campus in February, put up a “fierce” fight for her life when she was attacked while out for her usual morning jog, prosecutors said in opening arguments of the Jose Ibarra murder trial on Friday. www.ajc.com/news/georgia...
Laken Riley case: Police body camera video shown at trial in Georgia student slaying
Laken Riley, the 22-year-old nursing student killed on the University of Georgia campus, fought for her life, prosecutor says at start of murder trial of Jose Ibarra.
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November 16, 2024 at 1:10 AM
Laken Riley, the 22-year-old nursing student killed on the #UGA campus in February, put up a “fierce” fight for her life when she was attacked while out for her usual morning jog, prosecutors said in opening arguments of the Jose Ibarra murder trial on Friday. www.ajc.com/news/georgia...