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Time to embrace March Madness – It’s much more fun
March Madness – the brackets, the buzzer beaters, the rapid fire pace of games, a buffet of entertainment for the sports fan; especially, a basketball fan. Who doesn’t fill out a bracket? Even the casual fan enters some kind of… Read More ›
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Our love-hate relationship with hockey fights
By MIKE HERNDON Turtle Day was 20 years ago this month. Unless you’re a hockey fan or live in Michigan, you probably think that involves reptiles with shells on their backs. Ask a hockey fan from Michigan about Turtle Day… Read More ›
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The curious case against Russell Westbrook
(Russell Westbrook leads the NBA in scoring at 32.1 points per game. Photo by Tiago Hammil) By MIKE HERNDON Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban likes to wind people up. Earlier this week, he knew just how to do it. Mark… Read More ›
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Hindsight is 20/20: two crucial plays that helped seal the Falcons’ fate in SB 51
As everyone knows by now, the New England Patriots defeated the Atlanta Falcons 34-28 in Super Bowl 51 by erasing early deficits of 21-0 and 28-3, thus adding one more Super Bowl victory to their legacy. The rich get richer…. Read More ›
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Shooting spitballs at the Death Star: Why we hate the Patriots
By MIKE HERNDON Score another one for the Evil Empire. Sith Lord Brady slew the young, developing Jedi from Atlanta and Pittsburgh — forget the Texans, mere mortals that they are — and the Emperor Belichick rules the NFL galaxy once… Read More ›
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Five reasons the Atlanta Falcons can beat the New England Patriots in Super Bowl 51
All of the attention for Super Bowl 51 is on the New England Patriots as they have the legendary quarterback who is supposedly on his revenge tour (my gosh, maybe this story will die by next season), the genius coach,… Read More ›
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Super Bowl LI: 5 reasons the Patriots will win
(Tom Brady has more Super Bowl experience than the Falcons’ entire active roster. Photo by Andrew Campbell/Wikimedia Commons) By MIKE HERNDON Let me start off by saying that I hope I am wrong. I hope the long-suffering Falcons hang half-a-hundred… Read More ›
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NFL Championship round predictions
Green Bay at Atlanta (-4.5) Aaron Rodgers is playing so well right now that maybe it is possible for Green Bay to overcome all of their injuries and make another appearance in the Super Bowl by defeating the Atlanta Falcons… Read More ›
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NFL Divisional round playoff predictions
Ready…set…go… Seattle Seahawks at Atlanta Falcons (-5) The Seattle Seahawks’ road woes are well documented, so it’s not too much of gamble to ride with the Atlanta Falcons this week. Seattle’s defense is missing Earl Thomas, which puts added pressure… Read More ›
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Alabama vs. Clemson: Who ya got?
(Dabo Swinney leads Clemson against Alabama on Monday for the college football national championship. Photo by LambeauLeap80/Wikimedia Commons) Alabama (14-0) meets Clemson (13-1) in Tampa on Monday night in Tampa for the college football national championship, a rematch of last… Read More ›
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