Ken Sugiura is a sports columnist at the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Formerly the Georgia Tech beat reporter, Sugiura started at the AJC in 1998 and has covered a variety of beats, mostly within sports.
Ken Sugiura is a sports columnist at the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Formerly the Georgia Tech beat reporter, Sugiura started at the AJC in 1998 and has covered a variety of beats, mostly within sports.
Hawks coach Quin Snyder guided a turnaround that had Atlanta 20-6 after the All-Star break, the third-best record in the NBA. A playoff series vs. the Knicks is next.
Georgia Tech quarterback Alberto Mendoza, the brother of Heisman Trophy winner Fernando Mendoza, has made a strong first impression at the Yellow Jackets' spring practices.
In spring training, the Braves pitching staff looked like it was disintegrating. But the team, aside from some minor moves, stood pat. Now the Braves are first in MLB in ERA.
Betty Lindberg, the 101-year-old former world-record holder and beloved Atlanta running legend, said she probably won't participate in the Peachtree Road Race again.
What tickles coach Quin Snyder and general manager Onsi Saleh is that it has been the product of a process to create a culture that could generate these results.
After more than a decade as coach and player in the Braves' minor league system, Wigberto Nevarez made his debut in the majors as the team's bullpen catcher on Friday night.