By TERESA M. WALKER NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Coach Kirby Smart thinks his third-ranked Georgia Bulldogs showed him a glimpse of just how good they might be this season in a rare season opener inside the Southeastern Conference on the road. And Smart also sees plenty of room for improvement. Jake Fromm threw for 156…… read more »
680 The Fan Signs a Multi-Year Agreement with the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl and Chick-fil-A Kickoff Games ATLANTA, GA. Dickey Broadcasting Company’s (WCNN-AM) Sports Radio 680 The Fan on 93.7FM is proud to announce the signing of a multi-year contract extension with the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl and the Chick-fil-A Kickoff Game. The multi-year contract creates an…… read more »
KEELING, Va. (AP) — Tampa Bay Rays minor leaguer Blake Bivens said his “heart was turned to ash” when his wife, 1-year-old son and mother-in-law were slain this week. “My life as I knew it is destroyed,” the 24-year-old pitcher wrote Thursday night in an Instagram post, his first public statement since the slayings. “The…… read more »
By RALPH D. RUSSO With the college football season set to start for most teams this weekend, the NCAA has been handing down rulings left and right in waiver cases involving transfers seeking immediate eligibility. Tennessee and Iowa got good news on a couple of high-profile players. Georgia Tech got one of its two waiver…… read more »
By HOWARD FENDRICH NEW YORK (AP) — Here’s how new all of this is to Coco Gauff: She didn’t quite realize she only has to play every other day at the U.S. Open. “I’m still used to playing juniors,” the American said with a chuckle, “so I forgot about the day off.” She’s still just…… read more »
GAME PREVIEW: Georgia Tech at Clemson (Thursday at 8 p.m.) By Matt Winkeljohn On the verge of the christening night of the wide-open Geoff Collins era at Georgia Tech, which has been all about frenetic blitzes since he was hired, he’s closing doors and laying down protocol for the Yellow Jackets’ first game to “calm…… read more »
By DOUG FERGUSON ATLANTA (AP) — Rory McIlroy marched to the 18th green Sunday at East Lake with victory in hand and $15 million in the bank. Even better was what he saw — and heard — behind him. The scene was all too familiar. The gallery ducked under the ropes and rushed to encircle…… read more »
By DOUG FERGUSON ATLANTA (AP) — Six people were injured Saturday when lightning struck a 60-foot pine at the Tour Championship where they were taking cover from rain and showered them with debris, Atlanta police said. The third round of the season-ending PGA Tour event had been suspended for about 30 minutes because of storms…… read more »
By DOUG FERGUSON ATLANTA (AP) — A storm delay at the Tour Championship slowed the momentum of Brooks Koepka and Justin Thomas, right when they were starting to pull ahead in the chase for the $15 million FedEx Cup. The final hour Friday showed how quickly it can change — and for Rory McIlroy, why…… read more »
ATLANTA — If Case Keenum is still the leader in Washington’s quarterback competition, rookie Dwayne Haskins at least gave coach Jay Gruden more to think about. Haskins led Washington to three second-half scoring drives, including two set up by Atlanta’s lost fumbles while attempting to field punts, and the Redskins took a 19-7 preseason win…… read more »
