By TIM REYNOLDS Vince Carter could have gone anywhere. To a contender, to chase a ring. To retirement, because he has nothing left to prove. To television, which seems like it will be his next vocation whenever his playing days end. Instead, he chose Atlanta — a young team, a rebuilding team, a team that…… read more »
By PAUL NEWBERRY ATLANTA (AP) — Jalen Hurts spent most of the season watching from the sideline, cheering on the guy who took his job and hoping for one more chance to lead the Alabama Crimson Tide. He didn’t pout. He didn’t gripe. He didn’t transfer. On Saturday, Hurts got the call. Boy, did he…… read more »
By PAUL NEWBERRY ATLANTA (AP) — Nick Saban and Kirby Smart posed stiffly behind the trophy, forcing smiles for the cameras. Saban whispered something in his former assistant’s ear, drawing a bit of a chuckle. Then, a quick handshake, and off they went in opposite directions. It was a formality that had to wait until…… read more »
By SCHUYLER DIXON ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Dak Prescott desperately scrambled for a first down in a game of fourth-quarter keepaway, then took three knees starting from the New Orleans 1 to run out the clock by the narrowest possible margin. Anything to keep Drew Brees and the NFL’s highest-scoring offense on the sideline. Ezekiel…… read more »
By SCHUYLER DIXON ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Drew Brees and the Saints have a chance to do something that should seem familiar to Dak Prescott and the Dallas Cowboys. If it happens, New Orleans might even have the NFC South title already in hand by the end of the week. The record-setting quarterback will go…… read more »
By PAUL NEWBERRY ATLANTA (AP) — Josh Donaldson needed the Braves. The Braves needed Josh Donaldson. Call this one a perfect match. The slugging third baseman was officially introduced to Atlanta on Tuesday, joining the team he cheered for as a youngster. Donaldson agreed to a $23 million, one-year deal that provides the sort of…… read more »
By TOM WITHERS CLEVELAND (AP) — Apparently, beating Hue Jackson on the field wasn’t enough for Baker Mayfield. A day after throwing four touchdown passes in a 35-20 win over Cincinnati and then rejecting a postgame hug from his former coach, Mayfield called Jackson “fake” as the Browns rookie quarterback fended off criticism of his…… read more »
One of the premiere bowl games of the Holiday Season is Atlanta\’s own Chick-Fil-A Peach Bowl. Gary and the crew on \”The Front Row\” discuss the possible team match ups we could see in the game and what fans can expect.… read more »
By STEVE REED CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Tyler Lockett knew if Russell Wilson bought him a few more seconds, he could spring himself for a big play. Wilson did just that, sidestepping a few pass rushers in the pocket and enabling Lockett to slip behind cornerback Captain Munnerlyn and haul in a 43-yard completion at…… read more »
Associated Press ATHENS, Ga. — Bring on Alabama. Jake Fromm threw a career-best four touchdown passes, D’Andre Swift ran for 105 yards and No. 5 Georgia romped into the Southeastern Conference championship game with a 45-21 rout of Georgia Tech on Saturday. The Bulldogs (11-1, No. 5 CFP) couldn’t afford a slip-up, not with a…… read more »
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