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Photos: One more Dawg Walk for the champion Bulldogs
AJC photos from the Dawg Walk for Georgia's national championship celebration on Jan. 14, 2023.
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Georgia head coach Kirby Smart gives a thumbs up to the fans as he walks through the Dawg Walk.  Miguel Martinez / miguel.martinezjimenez@ajc.com
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Georgia fans cheer at the Dawg Walk celebrating Georgia’s College Football Playoff national championship during the victory parade in Athens on Saturday, January 14, 2023. Miguel Martinez / miguel.martinezjimenez@ajc.com
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Fans take  a selfie along the Dog Walk before the UGA football celebration Saturday, Jan. 14, 2023 in Athens. Ben Gray for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Pam Davis, who drove to Athens from Jacksonville, is all bundled up to stay warm while waiting for the Dawg Walk before the UGA football celebration Saturday, Jan. 14, 2023 in Athens. Ben Gray for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Hairy Dawg passes fans on the Dawg Walk before the UGA football celebration Saturday, Jan. 14, 2023 in Athens. Ben Gray for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Fans photograph a trumpeter on a pedestrian bridge over the Dawg Walk before the UGA football celebration Saturday, Jan. 14, 2023 in Athens. Ben Gray for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution
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Fans line the Dawg Walk before the UGA football celebration Saturday, Jan. 14, 2023 in Athens. Ben Gray for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Fans line the Dawg Walk before the UGA football celebration Saturday, Jan. 14, 2023 in Athens. Ben Gray for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution
The Dawg Walk is reflected in a sousaphone before the UGA football celebration Saturday, Jan. 14, 2023 in Athens. Ben Gray for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution
UGA’s Broderick Jones wears a furry ski mask on the Dawg Walk before the UGA football celebration Saturday, Jan. 14, 2023 in Athens. Ben Gray for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Kyrie Patton tries to stay warm while waiting for the start of the Dawg Walk before the UGA football celebration Saturday, Jan. 14, 2023 in Athens. Ben Gray for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Georgia fans cheer at the Dawg Walk
UGA fans Luis Huerta, Jesus Uribe, and Jairo Huerta,  who came from Valdosta, await for the team to arrive at the Dawg Walk during the victory parade in Athens on Saturday, January 14, 2023. Miguel Martinez / miguel.martinezjimenez@ajc.com
Ryan Jamieson from Buford shoe a sign as he awaits the team’s arrival at the Dawg Walk during the victory parade in Athens on Saturday, January 14, 2023. Miguel Martinez / miguel.martinezjimenez@ajc.com
Jennifer Neal takes a selfie with Mike Neal, Bri Neal, Donna Foster, Karly Foster, and Macy foster as they wait at the Dawg Walk or the team to arrive at the Dawg Walk during the victory parade in Athens on Saturday, January 14, 2023. Miguel Martinez / miguel.martinezjimenez@ajc.com
Georgia Bulldogs fans (l-r) Jennifer Lovejoy, Adelyn Lovejoy, Kinsey Hugely, and Jennifer Hugely cheer while celebrating Georgia’s College Football Playoff national championship during the victory parade in Athens on Saturday, January 14, 2023.  Miguel Martinez / miguel.martinezjimenez@ajc.com
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Fans cheer on the football team during the University of Georgia National Championship victory parade on Saturday, January 14, 2023, in Athens, Georgia. The Dawgs waved to fans as they rode down Lumpkin Street. CHRISITNA MATACOTTA FOR THE ATLANTA JOURNAL-CONSTITUTION.
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Georgia players and staff arrive for the Dawg Walk portion of Georgia's championship celebration Saturday in Athens. (Hyosub Shin / Hyosub.Shin@ajc.com)

Today’s Gallery Headlines

An impressive 26-foot-tall Christmas tree is displayed at the rotunda after Gov. Brian Kemp and his family participated in the lighting ceremony marking the start of the 2025 holiday season at the Georgia State Capitol on Monday, Dec. 8, 2025.  (Miguel Martinez/AJC)
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Credit: Miguel Martinez-Jimenez/AJC

PHOTOS: Capitol lights up for Christmas holidays

Gov. Brian Kemp, family and others gather to light the capitol Christmas tree on Monday, Dec. 8, 2025. The ceremony featured Spelman Glee Club.

Atlanta Falcons head coach Raheem Morris reacts during the second half of an NFL football game against the Seattle Seahawks at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta on Sunday, Dec. 7, 2025.
(Miguel Martinez/ AJC)
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Credit: Miguel Martinez-Jimenez

PHOTOS: Falcons fall again Sunday, this time to Seahawks

The Atlanta Falcons lost to the Seattle Seahawks on Sunday, 37-9, at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. The loss clinched an eighth straight losing season for the Falcons.

Georgia head coach Kirby Smart celebrates a 28-7 victory over Alabama in the SEC Championship game at Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Saturday, Dec. 6, 2025, in Atlanta. (Jason Getz / AJC)
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PHOTOS: Georgia crushes Alabama to win SEC championship

The Georgia Bulldogs dominated the Alabama Crimson Tide in Saturday's SEC Championship Game, coming away with a convincing 28-7 victory at Mercedes-Benz Stadium.

Members of Georgia’s Spirit Squad entertain fans during pep-rallies at The Dr Pepper SEC FanFare ahead of the SEC Championship football game between Georgia and Alabama, Saturday, Dec. 6, 2025 in Atlanta. (Hyosub Shin/AJC)
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PHOTOS: Georgia prepares for SEC Championship Game

The Georgia Bulldogs and coach Kirby Smart prepare to take on Alabama in the SEC Championship Game Saturday.

Creekside running back Gary Walker (back) celebrates the game-winning touchdown with teammate Lawrence Martin II  during their Class 4A semifinal against Kell on Friday, Dec. 5, 2025, at Creekside High School in Fairburn. (Oscar Guevara Saenz for the AJC)
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Photos: Creekside tops Kell in GHSA semifinal

Gainesville head coach Josh Niblett hugs Gainesville wide receiver Philip Williams (2) after their win against Hughes in their quarter-final game of the GHSA Class 5A state playoffs at Langston Hughes High School, Friday, Dec. 5, 2025, in Fairburn, Ga. Gainesville won 40-32. (Jason Getz / AJC)
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Photos: Gainesville takes down top-ranked Hughes in GHSA playoffs

FIFA President Gianni Infantino, right, awards President Donald Trump with the FIFA Peace Prize during the draw for the 2026 soccer World Cup at the Kennedy Center in Washington, Friday, Dec. 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson)
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Photos: 2026 World Cup draw at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C.

The World Cup draw and the city-by-city schedule are the two most anticipated moments soccer fans have been waiting for since the tournament was awarded to the U.S.

Terri Harrington reacts during the World Cup draw party at Buckhead Village in Atlanta on Friday, December 5, 2025. (Arvin Temkar / AJC)
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PHOTOS: Fans attend 2026 World Cup draw party in Atlanta

Fans gathered at Buckhead Village on Friday to find out which teams will be paired in group play for soccer’s biggest event.