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Sports June 23, 2024

Saying a final goodbye to Willie Mays, baseball’s ‘Say hey kid’

by Lincoln Mitchell, Columbia University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] In 1959, when Soviet Premier Nikita Khruschev visited San Francisco and members of the International…

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Sports May 29, 2024

Atlanta Is Better Off With In-House Talent, Or A Homecoming, To Replace Acuña

By John A. Tures, Professor of Political Science, LaGrange College When Ronald Acuña went down in a heap trying to get back to second base, perhaps the entire Southern region…

Sports April 26, 2024

The Atlanta Falcons Badly Need “An Edge” In Their Draft Strategy

By John A. Tures, Professor of Political Science, LaGrange College In the movie “Draft Day,” the NFL owner, the GM’s girlfriend, the team’s coach, and even his own mother (widow…

Sports April 23, 2024

Matt Ryan: a Falcons QB worthy of Hall of Fame

By John A. Tures, Professor of Political Science, LaGrange College As soon as Matt Ryan made his move to sign and then retired an Atlanta Falcon, and the ink was…

Sports April 13, 2024

For Starters, The Braves Need Pitching Help In 2024

by John A. Tures, Professor of Political Science, LaGrange College Going into the 2024 Major League Baseball Season, the Atlanta Braves had the best rated starting rotation, according to Sports…

Sports April 3, 2024

March Madness brings unique gambling risks for college students

by M. Dolores Cimini, University at Albany, State University of New York, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Whenever March Madness takes place, it’s a sure…

Sports March 21, 2024

Will The Big Dance Soon Become The Last Dance?

By John A. Tures, Professor of Political Science, LaGrange College It’s hard to imagine a March without the “Madness,” yet that’s what we could be looking at soon. The NCAA…

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Sports February 2, 2024

Super Bowl ads: It’s getting harder for commercials to score with consumers

by Linda Ferrell, Auburn University and O.C. Ferrell, Auburn University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] With the Kansas City Chiefs and the San Francisco 49ers…

Sports February 1, 2024

Sleep can give athletes an edge over competitors − but few recognize how fundamental sleep is to performance

by Joanna Fong-Isariyawongse, University of Pittsburgh, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] In the adrenaline-packed world of professional sports, the power of sleep rarely gets adequate…

Sports January 9, 2024

How The Atlanta Falcons Can Really “Rise Up” This Offseason

By John A. Tures, Professor of Political Science, LaGrange College Since the Atlanta Falcons led the New England Patriots by a wide margin in Super Bowl LI in January of…

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