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Sports October 21, 2024

Why America is buying up the Premier League – and what it means for the future of ‘soccer’

by Kieran Maguire, University of Liverpool and Christina Philippou, University of Portsmouth, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] When the Premier League broke away from the…

Sports October 1, 2024

Cobb County and Make-A-Wish 5K this Saturday at Marietta Square

Runners: put another race on your schedule, and at the same time support the dreams and wishes of critically ill children here in Georgia. Cobb County and Make-A-Wish are sponsoring…

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Sports September 28, 2024

Spencer Schwellenbach Shows The Braves Know How To Prepare Rookies

By John A. Tures, Professor of Political Science, LaGrange College With the Atlanta Braves’ season on the line, pitcher Spencer Schwellenbach dominated the New York Mets. It’s yet another example…

Sports September 24, 2024

50 years after the first procedure, Tommy John surgery is more common than ever − especially for young athletes

by Ted Spiker, University of Florida and Kevin W. Farmer, University of Florida, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Tommy John pitched in the big leagues…

Sports September 19, 2024

Braves Pitcher Chris Sale Deserves The Cy Young, And Shouldn’t Be Thrown For A Loop

By John A. Tures, Professor of Political Science, LaGrange College When the Atlanta Braves traded second base prospect Vaughn Grissom for Boston Red Sox Pitcher Chris Sale, people were split…

Sports August 29, 2024

What Should Be The Atlanta Braves’ First Option At Third?

By Daniel Bonner [Bonner is a player on the LaGrange College baseball team and a political science student] The start of the 2024 Major League Baseball season looked promising for…

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Sports July 29, 2024

Sports in extreme heat: Warning signs of heat illness and how high school athletes can safely prepare for the start of team practices

by Samantha Scarneo-Miller, West Virginia University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] High school sports teams start practices soon in what has been an extremely hot…

Sports July 23, 2024

A Big Impediment To The Braves Making A Trade Deadline Deal Is A.A.’s Past Success

By John A. Tures, Professor of Political Science, LaGrange College If one were a General Manager coming into a Western bar to play poker in the 1800s, Alex Anthopoulos would…

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Sports July 1, 2024

What Atlanta, and Cobb County, Can Do To Be The Best World Cup Hosts

By John A. Tures, Professor of Political Science, LaGrange College On Thursday, I got a preview of what the 2026 World Cup will look like, when the USA, Canada, and…

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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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