Large crowds, technical delays, a grand spike of enthusiasm coupled with the Columbus Day holiday were the factors resulting in long lines at many voting locations around Metro Atlanta Monday morning. At the state’s largest early voting precinct, State Farm Arena, there were issues with the check-in kiosks. Early voting at the State Farm Arena […]
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Washington: Luck ain’t got nothing to do with it
I don’t know about you but, there have been times when I have confused being blessed with being lucky. At times when it seems that life has stacked the deck against me, my worldly perspective on things can get kind of blurred. I mean life does that periodically to every one of us. The point […]
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No. 3 Georgia dominates 2nd half, beats No. 14 Vols 44-21
Tennessee charged off the field at halftime, seemingly holding all the momentum. But there were still two quarters to go. That time belongs to Georgia. Bouncing back from a goal-line stand at the end of the the first half, the No. 3 Bulldogs dominated the final 30 minutes to beat the No. 14 Volunteers 44-21 […]
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Sims powers Georgia Tech past fumble-prone Louisville, 46-27
Geoff Collins knew Georgia Tech’s rainy day would come. The coach had the Yellow Jackets prepared. Jeff Sims threw a go-ahead 19-yard scoring pass to Jahmyr Gibbs midway through the fourth quarter and Georgia Tech rallied from a two-touchdown deficit to beat Louisville 46-27 on Friday night. On a rainy night, Louisville running backs lost […]
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Atlanta Hawks and BMW announce multi-year philanthropic partnership
This week, Atlanta Area BMW Centers and the Atlanta Hawks announced a multi-year collaboration that seeks to highlight local philanthropic agencies through a unique content series featuring Head Coach Lloyd Pierce. Pierce was named the inaugural chairman of the Coaches for Racial Justice and advocating for racial justice and education and positive societal changes. “BMW […]
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#Election2020: Trump chooses denial and recklessness as he’s set to resume campaign rallies
As President Donald Trump stood on a White House balcony Saturday — spewing mistruths about his opponent’s plan for policing and claiming the coronavirus is “disappearing” while hundreds of people watched from below — it was clear that his illness has taught him very little and he will continue to endanger Americans until Election Day. […]
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[VIDEO] #Election2020: State Farm Arena becomes Atlanta’s largest early voting precinct!
We were invited to a guided tour of State Farm Arena in advance of State Farm Arena, home of the Atlanta Hawks, which will be used as a polling precinct for the upcoming 2020 General Election. The site will host early voting beginning on Monday, October 12 through October 30th! It also has more than […]
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Carolina sends Atlanta to 0-5 for first time since 1997
Teddy Bridgewater arrived in Atlanta riding a two-game winning streak and the Atlanta Falcons did little to stem the tide as the Dirty Birds lose 23-16 at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. The Panthers are now 3-2 and tied for the division lead with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Bridgewater finished the day with 313 passing yards and two […]
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Reports suggest Dan Quinn will be fired Monday
Speculation regarding Atlanta Falcons head coach Dan Quinn’s job status was sent into overdrive Sunday afternoon after the 23-16 defeat at the hands of the Carolina Panthers inside Mercedes-Benz Stadium. According to sources, Quinn remained in the locker room after the players exited. If the reports are true, the 50-year-old Quinn would finish his Falcons’ […]
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Falcons fire GM Thomas Dimitroff, head coach Dan Quinn
Sunday night, Atlanta Falcons Owner and Chairman Arthur M. Blank announced the team would fire head coach Dan Quinn and GM Thomas Dimitroff. Falcons President and CEO Rich McKay has assumed day-to-day oversight of football operations in the interim and will assist in the search for a new general manager and head coach. Under the […]
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Bubble Kings: Lakers run past Heat for 17th NBA championship
The ultimate anguish. The ultimate joy. This season, for LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers, had it all. And it ended in the only fashion that they deemed would be acceptable, with them back atop the basketball world. For the first time since Kobe Bryant’s fifth and final title a decade ago, the Lakers […]
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#Election2020: Warnock surges ahead of Republican opponents
A poll conducted by WSB-TV and Landmark Communications has revealed Donald J. Trump has 48.6 percent of the vote and Vice-President Joe Biden 46.8 percent. Libertarian candidate Jo Jorgensen is polling at 0.7 percent. The margin of error is 4 percent. Reverend Raphael Warnock tallied 36% in the poll, leading the top two Republicans in […]
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Jay-Z and Team Roc pay fees for those arrested in Wisconsin protests
Jay-Z showed his support of protesters this week by paying the fees for those arrested and fined in Wauwatosa, Wisconsin, where demonstrators are calling for justice in the death of Alvin Cole at the hands of police, according to a spokesperson for Team Roc. The entrepreneur rapper and Team Roc — the social justice arm […]
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#Election2020 | Enten: ‘Why Donald Trump still has a shot against Joe Biden’
The polls look awful for President Donald Trump. He’s down by about 10 points nationally and in almost all of the swing states to Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden. Trump’s first debate performance was widely panned, and he needs a lot to go right the rest of the way. Chances are Trump will lose and […]
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#Election2020: Federal judge in Pennsylvania denies Trump campaign voting policy challenges in major ruling
A federal judge in Pennsylvania has denied the Trump campaign and Republican Party’s bid to make ballot dropboxes in Pennsylvania unconstitutional, in a resounding defeat for the campaign’s challenges to voting policy in a key battleground state. Judge Nicholas Ranjan of the Western District of Pennsylvania court also refused to throw out policies in Pennsylvania […]