Saturday night at 8 p.m., Atlanta United Football Club will face the Portland Timbers at Mercedes-Benz Stadium for the right to lift the MLS Cup. While many readers of this publication may look at Atlanta United as a fad for kids, millennials and gentrified individuals, do not gloss over the facts and figures that will […]
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Week 14 – NFL Playoff Scenarios
Here are the updated playoff scenarios heading into Sunday’s action in the 14th week of the 2018 the National Football League season. NFC CLINCHED: Los Angeles Rams – NFC West division title LOS ANGELES RAMS (11-1) (at Chicago (8-4), Sunday night, 8:20 PM ET, NBC) Los Angeles clinches a first round bye with: 1) Rams […]
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NASCAR Drive for Diversity Announces 2019 Driver Class
Thursday morning, six drivers with hopes of reaching the highest levels of NASCAR will compete for Rev Racing next season in the NASCAR Drive for Diversity Driver Development Program, NASCAR announced today on its digital and social media platforms. According to a press release, the 2019 class includes returning NASCAR Drive for Diversity driver Rubén […]
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NFL Announces 2018 Walter Payton Man of the Year Nominees
Thursday, the National Football league (NFL) announced the 32 nominees for the Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year Award. Representing the best of the NFL’s commitment to philanthropy and community impact, each of these players was selected as his team’s Man of the Year and is now eligible to win the national award. Considered one […]
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Michelle Obama’s memoir ‘Becoming’ officially named 2018’s best-selling book
When it was first announced that Former First Lady Michelle Obama would be releasing a memoir this year, we knew it was going to be a huge hit. And now the news only confirms it–the numbers do not lie! On Nov. 30, Penguin Random House announced that since the memoir dropped on November 13, Becoming has sold more than a whopping 2 million […]
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NC A&T seeks third Celebration Bowl win in four years
After a crazy Saturday in college football, it is official that the North Carolina A&T Aggies, the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) Champions, will face the Alcorn State Braves, Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) Champions in the 4th Annual Air Force Reserve Celebration Bowl at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta Dec. 15. The Braves punched their ticket after […]
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Warriors dominate Hawks in Monday night thriller, 128-111
If the Hawks are modeling themselves after the Golden State Warriors, they got an up close and personal look at how much work they need to do. Atlanta fell to the World Champs, 128-111 on Monday night at State Farm Arena. “Elite. Defending champions. Cream of the crop,” said John Collins, who had a career-high 24 […]
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Top moments from this year’s Global Citizen Festival in Johannesburg, South Africa
Before an audience of nearly 100,000 people, this years’ Global Citizen Festival was hosted on Dec. 2 at the FNB Stadium in Johannesburg, South Africa, in celebration of Nelson Mandela’s 100 birthday. The majority of the audience was comprised of volunteers who were rewarded for their community service access to the performances by the likes […]
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Recap: Ravens defense shines in 26-16 win over Falcons
The Baltimore Ravens came into Mercedes-Benz Stadium riding a two-game winning streak that was powered by a strong running game and an old-school defensive scheme built on pressuring quarterbacks as fast as possible. That formula continued to work for the Ravens as they beat the Atlanta Falcons today 26-16. Although, the score was not indicative […]
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Alabama, Clemson, Notre Dame and Oklahoma make the College Football Playoff
The College Football Playoff committee met in Grapevine, Texas today and decided Alabama, Clemson, Notre Dame and Oklahoma would be the four teams selected to compete in the four team playoffs later this month. Top ranked Alabama will take on 4th ranked Oklahoma at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida. 2nd ranked Clemson and […]
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Florida to face Michigan in Peach Bowl
This year’s Peach Bowl will feature two of college football’s bluebloods at Mercedes-Benz Stadium, as the 10th-ranked Florida Gators of the Southeastern Conference and the seventh-ranked Michigan Wolverines of the Big 10 Conference renew pleasantries in Atlanta on Dec. 29 at high noon. As soon as the match-up was announced this afternoon, the secondary markets […]
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Georgia to face Texas in the Sugar Bowl
The fifth ranked Georgia Bulldogs were left out of the College Football Playoff party, however a nice consolation for the ‘Dawgs will be facing the Texas Longhorns at the Allstate Sugar Bowl in New Orleans, Louisiana January 1. Georgia is the highest ranked Southeastern Conference team to not play in the Playoffs. However, Head Coach […]
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Jalen Hurts leads Alabama to SEC Championship over UGA
The football gods could not have possibly scripted a better and more meaningful ending to this year’s SEC Championship between Georgia and Alabama. After being benched in last year’s College Football Playoff championship, Alabama quarterback Jalen Hurts was advised by many to transfer. However, his faith would not allow him to renege on his commitment.Saturday’s […]
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Widow of ‘King of Comedy’ Bernie Mac celebrates the late actor’s Hollywood star
It’s been ten years since the late comedian Bernie Mac passed on. Though his Aug.9, 2008, death came as a shock to the world, no one was more shocked than his widow Rhonda McCullough. The comedian who would’ve been 61-years-old today will now be honored for his contributions to comedy with a star on the […]
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‘Dawgs to battle #1 Alabama Saturday for SEC crown
This Saturday, the University of Georgia Bulldogs will take on the University of Alabama Crimson Tide at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta to compete for the Southeastern Conference Championship. This game is a rematch of last year’s College Football Playoff Championship, won by Alabama in overtime, 26-23. The unanticipated success of Georgia freshman quarterback Jake Fromm […]