Atlanta Hawks trying to sign Joe Smith

Joe Smith has been in the league for 13 years and has played for a slew of teams, but never for the Atlanta Hawks. The team apparently wants to change that.
According to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, the 6′10″ forward/center Smith has been a target of the team all summer long, but Smith has also been on [...]

Woman Reportedly Raped at Home of Atlanta Falcons Player Harry Douglas

BUFORD, Ga. — Authorities in Georgia are searching for a suspect accused of raping a woman at a party hosted by an Atlanta Falcons wide receiver.
The woman told Gwinnett County police Thursday morning she was raped at the home of Harry Douglas after she fell asleep in one of the bedrooms.
She told police she [...]

Cheating: It doesn’t belong at Peachtree

It’s a great event, OK? As I’ve said before, it’s the great Atlanta event. But when you’ve observed as many Peachtree Road Races as I have, you pick up nuances. And this time it wasn’t a nuance. It was blatant.
I arrived Saturday morning at my viewing spot of choice —- Peachtree Battle, about two miles [...]

Martin Prado of the Atlanta Braves named the National League Player of the Week presented by Bank of America

Photo by: Keith Allison
Atlanta Braves infielder Martin Prado, who led the National League with 15 hits and a 1.000 slugging percentage, has been named National League Player of the Week presented by Bank of America for the period ending July 5th. Bank of America is the Official Bank of Major League Baseball and the only [...]