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We are two days away from, in my opinion, the biggest game of the year – No. 1 Georgia vs. No. 4 Ohio State in the College Football Playoff Semifinal.

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We’ve raved about how dominant Georgia has been defensively, especially over the last couple seasons. Even so, there’s a fatal flaw in the Bulldogs’ defense, and it stems from their inability to stop the pass.

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There was widespread expectation for the Falcons to be front-runners in the race for Bryce Young next year. Yet, through seven games, they’re 3-4 and firmly in second place in the National Football Conference (NFC) South.

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I will be the first to say that I was one of Stetson Bennett’s biggest critics as he rose up in the ranks at Georgia. Yet, now I believe he should be firm in the conversation for the Heisman Award – the award given to the best college football player each season. 

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It’s rather commonplace for professional athletes to spend their first major checks on an expensive, flashy chain to show off. However, in most sports, chains are banned on the field due to potential danger when in close contact with other players. 

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While last Friday evening, March 6, did not exactly feel like spring as I covered local high school soccer matches, my mind did think about just how many offerings our local schools have this time of year.

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With every football collegian eligible for play-for-pay status in the National Football League, I reflected on the past when things were decidedly different and, in the process, learned something new about Bulldog history.

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Ten years ago, I had tickets to see the Atlanta Hawks play the Los Angeles Lakers. I told myself that Kobe Bryant being my favorite athlete in the league — and possibly in pro sports — would in no way dissuade me from cheering on the hometown Hawks.

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For the 19th straight year, the University of Georgia will have a former player participating in the Super Bowl. Mecole Hardman will have an opportunity to win a ring when the Kansas City Chiefs line up against the San Francisco 49ers for the upcoming championship game in Miami.

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Now that the collegiate championship has been settled, not even LSU and Clemson coaches (and players) will get any time off.

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Sports Illustrated is going to be different under new ownership, and while I suppose that is to be expected, I am not excited about what the magazine is likely to become.

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The news that CBS will not renew its contract with the Southeastern Conference didn’t make anybody’s day in the SEC family.

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NEW YORK — The National Football Foundation had its beginnings three-quarters of a century in the past when a football coach, a sportswriter and a five-star general, founded the organization which has always put on a showcase banquet in Manhattan.

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More than likely, like the rest of the provincial world, you have not paid attention to track at the University of Georgia, where the sport’s signature highlight came and went in a flash more than three-quarters of a century ago.

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SANTA ROSA BEACH, Fla. — Zeke Bratkowski spent more than four decades of his life on the biggest stages of the National Football League, as a player and coach, and then settled down in this laid-back, seaside community in the Florida panhandle to live out his life in gratifying serenity.

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The chances for the Atlanta Braves in game 5 of their playoff series with the St. Louis Cardinals went driving off a cliff toward rock-bottom quicker than weather in our state goes from one extreme to the next.

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Champ Bailey played 15 years in the National Football League, earning respect from all peers and seasoned observers, regarding his cornerback play which was so proficient that he was elected to the NFL Hall of Fame as soon as he was eligible. Some, who would know, say he was the best ever at…

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NEW YORK — Recently, there were heavy downpours at Arthur Ashe Stadium in Flushing Meadows where the United States Tennis Open Championship was played, with Rafael Nadal taking first place in the men’s final.

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With another anniversary of 9/11 this week (still seems hard to believe it has been almost two decades ago now since that event), I thought back to how that tragic event trickled down to all areas of our lives even the sports world.