Tiger Woods is back at East Lake. Can he really win again?

I was a golfer before I’d ever heard of Tiger Woods — the pro at the local muni took pity on the skinny teenager with empty pockets &mdash...

September 19, 2018 | 0 Comments

Good injury luck runs out for Dan Quinn’s Falcons

The Falcons enjoyed remarkably good injury look over Dan Quinn’s first three seasons. They ranked second-, sixth- and second-best in Football Outsiders&rsquo...

September 18, 2018 | 0 Comments

Derek Dooley keeps Missouri’s offense rolling

Missouri led the SEC in yards gained and points scored last season. The Tigers won their last six regular-season games as quarterback Drew Lock went on...

September 18, 2018 | 0 Comments

Falcons favorites to win NFC South as Saints slip

The Saints opened as three-point underdogs against Falcons on Sunday. The game is in Atlanta, which means the bookmakers see the teams as roughly even...

September 17, 2018 | 0 Comments

For this Tech team, running isn’t the option when crucial yards needed

I was wrong about Georgia Tech football. The Yellow Jackets are not better than expected. They are worse than I could have imagined, and new coordinator...

September 15, 2018 | 0 Comments

Weekend Predictions: Boring Bulldogs roll, Tech and Falcons bounce back

It’s only Week 3 of Weekend Predictions, but already some trends have emerged. The Falcons still can’t score from the red zone, Georgia Tech...

September 13, 2018 | 0 Comments

Injuries hurt Falcons defense, but the schedule might help

I thought this would be the season coach Dan Quinn fields a great defense for the Falcons. They’ve been adding draft talent to that unit for three...

September 12, 2018 | 0 Comments

Football is back, but Braves aren’t going away

For the past four years, this was the time to forget about the Braves. It was easy to do. They were buried in the standings, football was starting and...

September 10, 2018 | 0 Comments

New season, same story: Georgia Tech blows it again

In 2017 Georgia Tech tailed off against Tennessee, melted down at Miami and vanished at Virginia. That’s three losses after double-digit leads in...

September 08, 2018 | 0 Comments

Weekend Predictions: Jackets and Bulldogs win on the road

Saturday’s game between Georgia Tech vs. South Florida features a stubborn head coach who must be dragged kicking and screaming into the modern...

September 06, 2018 | 0 Comments

Braves are pretty good, just not Red Sox good, and that’s to be expected

Ronald Acuna, the first Braves hitter Wednesday, hit a home run to set a franchise record with eighth leadoff dingers. Ender Inciarte followed with a...

September 05, 2018 | 0 Comments

The Falcons are going to be really good

The Falcons are a very good football team. They’ve got so much talent you’d have to make an argument why they won’t qualify the...

September 04, 2018 | 0 Comments

Georgia Bulldogs got on track once they played faster with Fromm

There was no drama at Sanford Stadium on Saturday. The Georgia Bulldogs, reigning SEC champions, routed Austin Peay, the over-matched FCS foes. Georgia&rsquo...

September 01, 2018 | 0 Comments

Weekend Predictions: Auburn and LSU go down, Alabama rolls

Finally, it’s college football Week 1! Technically, the season started last weekend, which I guess was Week 0? They’d play games in July if...

August 30, 2018 | 0 Comments

Another sweet deal for Hawks owner Tony Ressler

I thought the Hawks and State Farm reached an agreement on naming rights for the team’s arena. I was mistaken. What really happened is the...

August 29, 2018 | 0 Comments