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John Tures in a referee uniform holding a basketball

Sports November 16, 2023

Can’t Stand Sports Referees? Try and Be One, For A Change

Photo courtesy of John Tures by John A. Tures, Professor of Political Science, LaGrange College “Professor Tures,” the coaches asked. “Would you like to ref a scrimmage game?” When I…

Silhouette of a football player running with the ball

Sports November 8, 2023

How To Kill College Football Playoffs: Make Them Like Baseball’s World Series

By John A. Tures, Professor of Political Science, LaGrange College “It’s the College Football Playoffs on XBS. Watch as the Penn State Nittany Lions take on the Utah Utes to…

The big "Atlanta Braves" sign at the entrance to Truist Park

Sports October 20, 2023

The Braves Shouldn’t Worry About Those “Damn Phillies” For Long

by John A. Tures, Professor of Political Science, LaGrange College I’m writing a musical about the last two years of Cobb County Baseball. It’s called “Damn Phillies,” where a middle-aged…

Sports October 12, 2023

How The Braves Double-Play Ending To Win NLDS Game 2 Was The Most Cinematic

By John A. Tures, Professor of Political Science, LaGrange College Baseball has had all kinds of walk-off endings to epic games, often copied by Hollywood. But none quite match the…

Sports October 3, 2023

The Atlanta Braves Need The Ghosts Of World Series Past During This Postseason Run

[Photo of Braves sign at entrance to Truist Park: Larry Johnson/Cobb County Courier] By John A. Tures, Professor of Political Science, LaGrange College As my son and I attended the…

Sports August 10, 2023

Metro Atlanta Sheriffs to host football tournament August 12

The Cobb County Sheriff’s Office distributed the following announcement about an invitational football tournament hosted by Cobb, Dekalb, Fulton and Gwinnett county sheriffs: The sheriffs of Cobb, Dekalb, Fulton, and…

Young woman running in high school track event

Sports May 28, 2023

High school track stars from Cobb County among All-Metro Track & Field honorees

High school track and field athletes in Cobb County made a great showing as the date is approaching for the All-Metro High School Track & Field Awards Ceremony. The ceremony…

Sports April 2, 2023

Against baseball’s new pitch clock

by Alva Noë, University of California, Berkeley, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Baseball moves very fast. That’s how it seems to me, anyway. Just try…

Running February 26, 2023

Second annual Noonday Shanty 5K & 10K on March 25; registration now open

The Town Center Community has opened registration for the second annual Noonday Shanty 5K & 10K, managed by Orion Racing. This USA Track and Field-certified race is the first to…

Running February 26, 2023

Kennesaw announces this year’s lineup for the Grand Prix 5K race series

The City of Kennesaw announced the 2023 Kennesaw Grand Prix 5K series schedule. The series is a premier 5K race series in north Georgia, with a flat and fast asphalt…

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Nutrition September 15, 2024

Is weight loss as simple as calories in, calories out? In the end, it’s your gut microbes and leftovers that make your calories count

by Christopher Damman, University of Washington, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Is the adage “calories in, calories out” true? The short answer is yes, but…

Elections September 15, 2024

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