Paul Thomas

Freelance Sports Writer

Former sports writer now working in sports apparel, with the occasional freelance gig. Worked as a sports writer and paginator for the Gwinnett Daily Post just outside of Atlanta. Prior to that, I covered Florida State athletics for Warchant.com. Also worked as a correspondent for the Miami Herald and the Tallahassee Democrat.

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Gwinnett Daily Post
06/27/2017
Arlotta's vision pays off with Swarm championship

When Georgia Swarm owner and general manager John Arlotta began to evaluate the 2015 NLL draft class, he thought it was made up of players who could change the future of his franchise. On May 17, 2014, he became convinced of it.

Gwinnett Daily Post
01/01/2017
Alabama's defense, Bo Scarbrough enough to top Washington 24-7 in Peach Bowl

ATLANTA - The Alabama Crimson Tide continued their march toward another college football national championship on Saturday. It wasn't the prettiest performance for Alabama at times, but a dominant defensive effort and a breakout game for running back Bo Scarbrough was enough for a 24-7 win over Washington in a College Football Playoff Semifinal at the Georgia Dome hosted by the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl.

Gwinnett Prep Sports
12/11/2016
Grayson prevails in overtime for state championship over Roswell

ATLANTA - In 2007 the GHSA changed the rules so that football state championships could not end in a tie. That change led to overtime on Saturday night in the final high school game ever at the Georgia Dome for the Class AAAAAAA state championship game between Grayson and Roswell.

Gwinnett Daily Post
07/24/2016
Grayson's Aliyah Abrams is ready to compete for Guyana in the Olympics

As a true freshman, Grayson grad Aliyah Abrams ran a time of 52.04 seconds in the 400-meter dash at the SEC Championships to finish fourth for South Carolina. It turned about to be a life-changing sprint for the 2015 Daily Post girls runner of the year.

Gwinnett Daily Post
04/10/2016
Danny Willett wins the Masters as Spieth implodes

AUGUSTA - Jordan Spieth had a second straight Masters all but won after four consecutive birdies to close out his front nine. Then the 12th hole happened. And no one warned him the British were coming.

Gwinnett Daily Post
04/04/2016
Jim Herman hoping his Masters invite isn't just a dream

AUGUSTA - This time last week, Jim Herman's Masters plans were similar to yours. The 38-year-old was going to be at home watching golf's first major on TV from his couch in Palm City, Fla. Then he went out and shot 15-under for the week in Houston to win the Shell Houston Open and claim his first PGA Tour victory Sunday.

Gwinnett Daily Post
04/30/2015
Shiloh's David Pollack finds his outlet in broadcasting

All his life Davey Pollack felt like he was meant to play football. As a four-year old, he roamed the sideline of his brother's youth football games looking for someone to hit, before he was finally able to put on his own pads at the age of 6.

Gwinnett Daily Post
04/03/2015
Mill Creek's Alli Shaw gets emotional reward for motivating soccer team

Before the start of the season Mill Creek junior varsity girls soccer head coach Jessica Ciavarro asked her team to write an essay about what would motivate them this season. Answers varied from player's family members to reaching certain goals. But Olivia Guerra's answer was one that really stood out to Ciavarro.

Gwinnett Daily Post
07/08/2015
Central Gwinnett receiver Major Bellamy finds motivation from skepticism

LAWRENCEVILLE - When Central Gwinnett wide receiver Major Bellamy lines up for the Black Knights this fall as a senior, he'll carry a little something extra with him into each Friday night. It's always with him. It's there for every workout, practice and drill.

Warchant.com
10/19/2012
Rhodes glad he didnt speak up about move to CB

Florida State redshirt junior Xavier Rhodes vividly remembers the first time he lined up at cornerback. It's a moment that was memorialized as front-page news in the Miami Herald.