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Michael Cunningham

Michael Cunningham has covered the Hawks for the AJC since Jan. 2010.

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S.C. State defeats N.C. A&T in Atlanta Classic

North Carolina A&T ended South Carolina State’s domination of the rivalry last year, but couldn’t quite put together a winning streak against its Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference foe. The Aggies lost 29-24 to the Bulldogs on Saturday in the 25th Atlanta Football Classic at the Georgia Dome. In 2012, N.C. A&T ...

Double plays doom Dodgers in NLDS Game 2

When Hanley Ramirez doubled to score a run in the first inning of Game 2 of the NLDS Friday, it felt as if the Dodgers might have the same kind of offensive eruption in as they did in Game 1 against the Braves. It didn’t happen that way, but Los ...

Dodgers manager Mattingly’s moves draw scrutiny in NLDS Game 2

Don Mattingly won his postseason debut as Dodgers manager in Game 1 of the NLDS Thursday but he didn’t have to make many decisions because ace Clayton Kershaw dominated and his lineup hummed in a 6-1 victory against the Braves. Game 2 was tighter, though, and some of Mattingly’s late-game ...

Resurgent N.C. A&T in town for Atlanta Classic

For the first time in a long time, North Carolina A&T is on equal football footing with long-time rival South Carolina State. S.C. State and N.C. A&T first played in 1924, and S.C. State leads the series 30-20-2. The Bulldogs won 11 games in a row against the Aggies from ...

Dodgers rookie Puig provides early energy in NLDS

Dodgers rookie outfielder Yasiel Puig, quiet for much of the latter part of the season, was back to energizing the his team in a 6-1 victory over the Braves in Game 1 of the NLDS. Puig went 2 for 4 to become the 10th Dodgers rookie to record two or ...

Dodgers ace Kershaw dominates Braves in Game 1 of NLDS

With few holes in Clayton Kershaw’s current resume, anyone still doubting the Dodgers ace had to reach back to his lackluster postseason results for any kind of argument. But that was back when Kershaw was still breaking into the majors, not long after the Dodgers drafted him with the No. ...

Falcons still struggle to score red-zone touchdowns

Falcons offensive coordinator Dirk Koetter hardly had a chance to make it to the media pack before the subject turned to his unit’s problems scoring touchdowns in the red zone. “Let’s get right into that,” Koetter said, chuckling. For the Falcons, it may be simultaneously the most perplexing and most ...

Atlanta Football Classic gets ‘fresh’ look, new teams

After being a Florida A&M thing for most of its first 24 years, the Atlanta Football Classic will have a new flavor this weekend. South Carolina State and North Carolina A&T, longtime rivals in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference, will meet at 3:30 p.m. Saturday at the Georgia Dome. It’s the ...

3 subplots for Jets (2-2) at Falcons (1-3) on MNF

FLOWERY BRANCH - The Falcons (1-3) will look to rebound from ther sluggish start against the New York Jets (2-2) at 8:40 p.m. Monday at the Georgia Dome. “We have to flip the focus to ourselves,” Falcons coach Mike Smith said. “We’ve got an extra day this week, starting (Tuesday). ...

FALCONS REWIND

Looking ahead The Falcons (1-3) face the last of three consecutive AFC East opponents with a game against the New York Jets (2-2) Monday night at the Georgia Dome. The Jets suffered a 38-13 defeat at Tennessee on Sunday. They own victories against the Buccaneers and Bills and a loss ...