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ATLANTA -- Georgia State received approval Wednesday to purchase Turner Field for $22.8 million, clearing the way to convert the former home of the Atlanta Braves into a downsized college football stadium.The Panthers, members of the Sun Belt Conference, plan to move into the stadium next season after playing at the much larger Georgia Dome since the program was launched in 2010.The 68-acre site was sold in August to the Georgia State Foundation. The Board of Regents gave the go-ahead for the university to purchase 38 acres that includes the stadium and an adjacent parking lot where a baseball field will be constructed on roughly the old footprint of Atlanta Fulton-County Stadium, the Braves home before Turner Field.The remainder of the site will be sold and leased to Georgia States development partner, Carter and Associates. The company plans a $300 million development that includes private housing, retail space and corporate facilities around the stadium.The Atlanta Braves played at 50,000-seat Turner Field for 20 seasons. They are moving to a new suburban facility, SunTrust Park, in 2017.Turner Field initially opened as Centennial Olympic Stadium, seating some 83,000 and serving as the centerpiece of the 1996 Atlanta Summer Games.Georgia State plans to convert Turner Field into a 23,000-seat football stadium, with the ability to add another 10,000 seats in the future. It will spend some $26 million for the conversion, which also includes new locker rooms and football offices. It will be begin shortly after the university takes control of the property on Jan. 1.We are excited to begin the next phase of this transformational project for the university and the city, Georgia State President Mark P. Becker said. It is rewarding to see our vision begin to take shape.The school plans to fund the project with proceeds from its bookstore, parking operations, housing and other sources, as well as private fundraising. Officials said no taxpayer dollars or new student fees would be used.Georgia State has moved aggressively to expand its main downtown campus, which is located about a mile north of Turner Field. This will be the biggest addition yet, with the repurposed stadium also housing academic programs, administrative space and hospitality facilities.Acquiring the former Turner Field site presents a unique opportunity for Georgia State University that will help its athletics program continue to grow and positively impact the surrounding area, Chancellor Hank Huckaby said.---More AP college football: www.collegefootball.ap.org Shaquille ONeal Magic Jersey . 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LONDON -- While every other man left in the Wimbledon draw was busy playing over the weekend, Roger Federer got a two-day break.Hell get back to work on Monday.Federer, whose record 17 Grand Slam titles include seven at the All England Club, faces 29th-ranked Steve Johnson of the U.S., as all 16 mens and womens fourth-round matches are on the Day 8 schedule. Thanks to putting matches on court on the middle Sunday for the first time since 2004, and fourth time ever, the tournament is finally back on track after a rainy Week 1.Back on Friday, Federer was the first man to get through the third round, helped by getting to play each of his matches on Centre Court, Wimbledons only arena with a retractable roof.Nine others advanced Saturday.And six more men had to win Sunday, including four -- No. 7 Richard Gasquet, No. 12 Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, No. 15 Nick Kyrgios and No. 32 Lucas Pouille -- whose matches began the day before. So that quartet will be in action for a third day in a row Monday.Dont expect much sympathy from Federer for those who might be weary.Credit to myself for maybe winning as much as I did here in previous years that I do get put on either Centre Court or (No. 1 Court). Maybe (Ive) got to go on Court 1 next week. Maybe have to play four days straight. Who knows? Federer said. Yeah, things have gone well for me in the first week. Well see how they go in the second week.First up is Johnson in what shapes up as quite a mismatch.Federer is trying to reach his 48th Grand Slam quarterfinal, Johnson his first.At 26, Johnson is 8 years younger than Federer, and is not shy about saying the Swiss star was one of my idols growing up.Its going to be a great experience, Johnson said after playing Saturday. Im going to go out there thinking Im going to be the winner. I have no fear out there. Im going to go out there and try and play my best tennis, and hopefully my plan works.He can take some inspiration from his pal and doubles partner, Sam Querrey, who ended No. 1 Novak Djjokovics 30-match Grand Slam winning streak on Saturday.ddddddddddddGives everybody confidence, Johnson said.Heres what else to look for on Monday at Wimbledon:QUERREYS FOLLOW-UP: Querrey, an American seeded 28th, now faces a much less heralded opponent than Djokovic, 51st-ranked Nicolas Mahut. But consider this: Mahut, who has reached No. 1 in doubles, has won both previous matchups against Querrey, including last month on a grass court in the Netherlands.FRENCH FOURSOME: Mahut joins Gasquet, Tsonga and Pouille in giving France four men in Wimbledons round of 16 for the first time in 87 years. Gasquet and Tsonga face each other, while Pouille plays No. 19 Bernard Tomic of Australia.GET YOUR POPCORN: Possibly the most entertaining mens match will be the days last on Centre Court: No. 2 Andy Murray against No. 15 Nick Kyrgios. Murray is a two-time major champion from Britain who will hear plenty of home-crowd support. Kyrgios is as polarizing as they come, a 21-year-old Australian who will hit a flashy between-the-legs shot on one point, then scream something someone finds offensive on the next. Theyre pals, and Murray has been one of Kyrgios staunchest defenders.WOMENS MATCHES: The two oldest women left are 36-year-old Venus Williams and her 34-year-old sister Serena. They also have combined for 11 Wimbledon trophies -- or 11 more than the other 14 players still in the draw put together. Fourth-rounders are No. 1 Serena vs. No. 13 Svetlana Kuznetsova; No. 8 Venus vs. No. 12 Carla Suarez Navarro; No. 3 Agnieszka Radwanska vs. No. 19 Dominika Cibulkova; No. 4 Angelique Kerber vs. Misaki Doi; No. 5 Simona Halep vs. No. 9 Madison Keys; No. 21 Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova vs. No. 27 CoCo Vandeweghe; No. 28 Lucie Safarova vs. Yaroslava Shvedova; Ekaterina Makarova vs. Elena Vesnina.---Follow Howard Fendrich on Twitter at http://twitter.com/HowardFendrich ' ' '