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No Teague, no Smith, no chance? Naw, Hawks beat Lakers (UPDATED)
(FINAL UPDATE: 11:30 p.m.) With a dented roster, a lineup to make even the most ardent NBA fan look sideways and the presumably lame-duck Josh Smith sitting out with a knee injury and, yes, after another benching (sssssh), this didn’t figure to be a night the Hawks would juice their ...
LIVE: Teague out, Josh doubtful for slumping Hawks vs. Lakers
(THIS BLOG GOES LIVE AT GAME TIME.) We now interrupt the "Tony Gonzalez is Back!" parade and NFL free agent hysteria to pose this question: Has reality set in for the Hawks? The Hawks are trending downward as they go into tonight's game against the Los Angeles Lakers. They have ...
Tony Gonzalez just gave Falcons a window of opportunity
The season played out like some slow begrudging acceptance by Tony Gonzalez that this was it. He said he would “probably” retire before the year began. He moved the meter to “95 percent” certain. Then to “97 percent.” Then, as if going numb and collapsing before the media following the ...
Notre Dame won't be true ACC partner until it joins in football
The announcement on Notre Dame's website came with this blaring headine: "Notre Dame To Join The Atlantic Coast Conference In 2013-14 Season." I'm here to dispute the complete accuracy of that. This really is not meant to be a bang-on-the-ACC blog because there is some value in the conference being ...
Steven Jackson would make free agency a success for Falcons
The NFL’s offseason begins in earnest with free agency at 4 p.m. Tuesday and once again the question with the Falcons is: Will they do anything? General manager Thomas Dimitroff has suggested that the Falcons’ agenda this year will be similar to last year's: sign their own free agents, leaving ...
Fredi Gonzalez more comfortable being out front now
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. – The manager who would follow Bobby Cox wasn’t completely himself in year one. Not surprising. Fredi Gonzalez replaced a legend and his mentor. With that as a backdrop, he wasn’t likely to walk into his first spring training as he Braves' manager resembling a bulldozer ...
Blank kicks in more but it still doesn't add up to $200 million (added link)
(PolitiFact link added below.) It’s a familiar script. Ask for the moon, wait to see which way the balloon floats, encounter blowback from residents, special interests and the media, smile, say that you can relate to Joe the plumber, smile some more, throw somebody a bone, wink at the mayor ...
Braves give Jordan Schafer one more chance to get it right
PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. – Jordan Schafer is not that far removed from being considered a centerpiece of the Braves’ future. Now he's merely trying to get noticed, win a job, avoid that humbling intersection that nobody ever had projected for him at the age of 26 (waiver wire -- ...
Heyward ready to step into bigger role with Braves
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. – Great athletes do this. They crush a home run in their first major league at-bat and raise expectations to levels of absurdity. They experience the inevitable market correction, struggle a little, get injured, try to adjust, start to learn, struggle some more. They hear boos ...
Jarvis Jones slams reports he's dropping on draft boards
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. – Jarvis Jones threw a baseball Sunday without suffering any back or neck pain. That might not qualify as a complete physical, but given the relative hysteria following reports that the former Georgia linebacker was being red-lined by NFL teams before the draft, it was a ...
Medlen's 2012 greatness won't be an aberration
KISSIMMEE, Fla. -- In the span of two months last season, Kris Medlen, former junior college shortstop and relief pitcher, became wrapped in a seeming statistical hallucination that had him crossing historical paths with Roger Clemens (20-game win streak with him as a starter, most since Clemens), Greg Maddux (pitcher-of-the-month ...
Braves shouldn't have to take injury risk with World Baseball Classic
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. – The starting shortstop isn’t in camp for the simple reason that the Braves don’t hold spring training in Taiwan. (Logistical issues.) The team’s All-Star closer is still here, but he’s leaving Sunday for Phoenix. Understand, Major League Baseball and ESPN (its hyperventilating marketing arm) want ...
Falcons' cuts create possibilities but there's risk
It’s easier to knock a wall down to build a new one. Given that, while the Falcons’ decision to take a sledgehammer to their payroll Friday by releasing Michael Turner, John Abraham and Dunta Robinson certainly is courageous and creates wonderful possibilties, it’s best to hold off on the celebrating ...
Could falling Jones or Ogletree be available for Falcons?
Question: If Jarvis Jones and Alec Ogletree are both available when the Falcons' turn comes up in the draft, which one of the former Georgia stars should they take? Or should they pass on both? These two possibilities would've seemed remote a few weeks ago. But then Olgetree got popped ...
Strong finish would be positive sign for Tech's future
With only two weeks left in Georgia Tech’s basketball season, and about a month before the baseball season begins, there is something you should know about Brian Gregory. “I’m a Cubs fan,” he said. “So this is nothing.” Gregory is one of those perpetually optimistic guys. It could rain bricks ...
Is Steven Jackson on way to Falcons?
Two weeks ago I wrote a blog listing several players expected to be on the NFL's free agent market who could help the Falcons. (Here's the link.) Among the players listed was Steven Jackson (albeit, he was my backup choice as a running back to Reggie Bush) -- and his ...
How they really stand in Atlanta sports (from Falcons to KSU hoops)
In the one year that has passed since the last edition of How They Really Stand -- my annual ranking of major pro and college teams, based on wins, losses, talent, coaching, management, ownership, direction, dumb decisions to jump to Division I and possibly whether anybody has bought me a ...
How they really stand (from Falcons to K-State hoops)
In the year that has passed since the last edition of How They Really Stand -- my annual ranking of area sports teams, based on wins, losses, talent, coaching, management, ownership, direction, dumb decisions to jump to Division 1 and possibly whether anybody has bought me a meal in the ...
Keeping Josh Smith a risk Ferry willing to take
Don’t look at the Hawks as a basketball team. Look at them as a spreadsheet. The NBA trade deadline passed Thursday. Josh Smith is still a Hawk. Why? Because for general manager Danny Ferry, this season realistically isn’t about winning a championship, it’s about preserving the wonderful landscape without another ...
Hawks' Ferry still dealing with yesterday's mess
This isn't an ideal place for a sports franchise to be at the trade deadline. Nothing good comes from a situation when a likely playoff team dangles its best player on a hook for potential bidders, and that’s precisely what the Hawks are doing with Josh Smith. It’s a horrible ...
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