Rout Ties Falcons Atop South
Four scores by the offense and one from the defense helped the Falcons blast by the woeful Kansas City Chiefs 38-14 to stay tied atop the NFC South.
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Falcons Enjoy Ryan's Firsts
A touchdown pass. A career win. Those things might not seem like much to anyone else unless your name is Matt Ryan. For the Atlanta Falcons rookie quarterback they were all career firsts as he led the Dirty Birds to a 34-21 win over the Detroit Lions.
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Panthers Manhandle Redskins
Off-season free agent acquisition Jason Taylor was carted off the field and spared the anguish of watching the Carolina Panthers punish the Redskins 47-3 in preseason action.
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Ryan Starts Falcons Success
Matt Ryan got his first start of the preseason and responded well completing 15 of 21 passes for 102 yards and a touchdown to lead the Falcons to a 17-3 win over Vince Young and the Tennessee Titans week 3 of the NFL preseason.
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Falcons Stall, Fall to Colts
Michael Turner burst on the Atlanta sports scene electrifying fans in the fiery new look Georgia Dome. Turner's energy wasn't enough to garner a Falcons score as the visiting Colts triumphed 16-9 in preseason play.
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Made Women
It took five days of dancing, testing, interviewing and more dancing to finally choose the seventeen women who will comprise the 2008-2009 Atlanta Hawks A-Town Dance Team.
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Force Over Rush to Clinch
Chris Griesen threw for 6 TDs and rushed for another to lead the Georgia Force to a 50-47 Southern Division clinching win over the Chicago Rush.
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Florida State Men and Louisiana State Women Track Win Titles
Florida State and Louisiana State men's and women's teams are the 2008 NCAA Track and Field National Champions
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Force Flicks Philly's Soul
One flick of Chris Griesen's wrist gave the Georgia Force a game winning two-point conversion completing a herculian 63-62 rally over the Philadelphia Soul.
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Hawks Win, Against All Odds
In an improbable situation the Atlanta Hawks clawed their way from a 12 point deficit to force a game 7 with a 103-100 win over the Celtics.
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Johnson, Hawks Even
The acquisition of Joe Johnson finally paid big dividends as the maligned guard poured in 35 points to guide the Hawks to a 97-92 series tying win over the Celtics.
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Smith Accomplishes Improbable In Atlanta
Native son Josh Smith dropped 27 pts as Atlanta shocked the basketball world defeating Boston 102-93 in Game 3 of the NBA Playoffs at Philips Arena on April 26, 2008.
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ACC Track and Field Championships
Florida State captured the men's and Virginia Tech captured the women's 2008 ACC Track and Field Championships in Atlanta, Georgia on April 19, 2008.
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Spec Towns National Invitational
Athletes from Syracuse, Boston U., Wake Forest, Florida, Purdue, and Georgia competed at the Spec Towns Invitational with hopes of qualifying for the NCAA East Regionals.
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Celtics Triump With Seconds
Sam Cassell scored 20 points to lead the Celtics second unit to a phenomenal fourth quarter to defeat the Hawks 99-89. The Celtics 'Big 3' watched from the bench as the subs put on a 25-15 show.
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Force Rebound, Halt Brigade
The Georgia Force overcame a 21 point deficit at the half to defeat the Kansas City Brigade 70-63. Cam Newton returned two interceptions for touchdowns to lead the defensive charge.
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Desperados Sap Force
In the AFL season opener, Clint Dolezel threw for seven touchdowns to lead the Desperados to a 51-41 road victory over the Georgia Force on March 1, 2008.
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Hawks Short Knicks
The Hawks outscored the Knicks in the second half to overcome a 29 point effort from Zach Randolph for a second straight win at home 99-93.
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Hawks Dethrone Kings
Josh Childress came off the bench to score 25 points to boost the Hawks to a 123-117 win over the Kings.
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Bryant, Gasol No Answer for Hawks
Poor shooting from newly acquired Pau Gasol and a nicked up Kobe Bryant couldn't hold off a rested Joe Johnson. The Hawks defeated the Lakers 98-95 at Philips Arena.
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Outlaw Buries Jumper, Hawks in OT
The Blazers got a tough road win in Atlanta behind a 23 pt performance off the bench by Travis Outlaw. Outlaw ended the Hawks comeback bid burying a 20-footer over Josh Smith with 0.9 seconds left in overtime.
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Hawks Deep Fry Nuggets
Allen Iverson was given an early exit for his verbal assault on referee John Goble. The exit had little effect as six Hawks scored in double figures to beat the Nuggets 104-93.
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Hawks Win, No Bull About It
Joe Johnson went off for 37 points to lead the Hawks to a 105-84 blow out win over the Bulls. The Bulls were held to 34.5% shooting by a staunch Hawks defense.
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Wizardry In 4th Downs Hawks
The Wizards erased a 6 point deficit to force overtime. In the extra period Antonio Daniels made 6 free throws to clinch a 102-98 win over the Hawks.
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Hawks Hold Cavs, End Skid
LeBron James dropped 31 points but the Hawks defense held the rest of the Cavs in check to end a four game skid with a 90-81 win.
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Nets, Carter Drop Hawks
Six Nets scored in double figures to grab a 113-107 win and extend the Hawks losing streak to four games.
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Au-Burns Clemson in OT
True freshman quarterback Kodi Burns scored a touchdown in overtime to lead Auburn to a 23-20 win over Clemson in Chick-fil-A Bowl on New Year's Eve.
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Falcons Roll Seahawks In Finale
Atlanta's offense scored a season high 44 points to defeat the playoff bound Seattle Seahawks in the regular season finale.
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Hawks Douse Heat in OT
It's taken eight years but the Hawks are finally an Eastern Conference contender extending their winning streak to five games and climbing to three games over .500 defeating the Pacers 107-95.
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Hawks Douse Heat in OT
Joe Johnson, Marvin Williams and A.J. Johnson all scored over 20 points to help the Hawks overcome a 36 point effort from Dwyane Wade and defeat the Heat 117-111 in overtime.
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Hawks Tune Out Jazz
The Hawks rebounded from a 6 point first quarter deficit to take control and improve their record to 12-12 with a 116-111 win over the Jazz.
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Falcons Flinch, Bucs Clinch
The Buccaneers clinched the NFC South defeating the Falcons 37-3 at Raymond James Stadium on Sunday.
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Hawks Flash Past Grizzlies
The Hawks jumped out to a 15 point lead in the first quarter and never looked back defeating the Grizzlies 86-78 Saturday night.
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Last Second Joe
Joe Johnson saved his best jumper for the last fraction of Friday night's game clock to give the Hawks a 90-89 victory over the Timberwolves.
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Hornets Sting Hawks
Chris Paul and David West combined for 42 points to help pace the New Orleans Hornets to a 92-86 win over the Atlanta Hawks Friday night.
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Johnson, Bench: Bounce Bucks
The Hawks bounced the Bucks 96-80 behind 21 points from Joe Johnson and a strong effort from the bench.
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Colts Carve Up Falcons
After trailing early Peyton Manning and the Colts stepped up their game carving up the Falcons defense on Thanksgiving Day in the Georgia Dome.
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Parker Rolls, Hawks Fold
Tony Parker scored 31 points to lead the Spurs over the Hawks 95-83 at Philips Arena.
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Bucs Sink Falcons
Tampa Bay jumped out to a 31-0 lead to end the Atlanta Falcons win streak at two on Sunday, November 19, 2007 in the Georgia Dome.
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Falcons Strike Gold, Beat 49ers
Falcons defense picked off Alex Smith 3 times to give Atlanta their second win of the season.
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Panthers Crumpler-ed by Falcons
Joey Harrington led the Falcons to their first back-to-back win with a 30 yard touchdown strike to Alge Crumpler.
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Hawks Open With Win
The Atlanta Hawks started the new season on the good foot with a 101-94 win over the visiting Dallas Mavericks in front of a packed Phillips Arena.
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Titans Defense An Error Better
The Titans defense took control of an error filled game that saw a combined eight turnovers committed by both Atlanta and Tennessee offenses.
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Hall's Eruptions Stalls Falcons
Emotions ran high and DeAngelo Hall erupted resulting in three 15 yard penalties that set up the Panthers tying score.
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Kicking Game Fails Falcons
Falcons kicker Matt Prater missed two field goals wide to the right, one a 25 yard chip shot, to fall short losing to the Jaguars 13-7. The Falcons scored their first touchdown of the season on a 4 yard burst by Warwick Dunn.
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Vikings Pick Harrington For Win
Minnesota interecepted Falcons quarterback Joey Harrington twice for two touchdowns to help lead the Vikings to a home opener win. The Vikings defense sacked Harrington 6 times in the triumph.
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Fan Fun in Midtown
Atlanta fans celebrated the 2007 Pre-season with the second edition of the Midtown Touchdown festival at Piedmont Park and Grady Stadium Saturday evening.
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Norwood Gets Ready
Never has there been more uncertainty in a backfield going into a NFL season than the Atlanta Falcons are facing this year. Two-thirds of the Falcons 2007 league leading rushing backfield will not start the season as quarterback Michael Vick serves his suspension while awaiting trial and starting tailback Warwick Dunn prepares to meet a doctor's scalpel. The team's third leading rusher, second-year runningback Jerious Norwood, will shoulder the load.
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A Dream Destroyed
The Georgia Force ended their meteoric 14-2 season on a dismal note falling at home to the Cinderfella Columbus Destroyers 66-56 in the divisional championship game.
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Force Rock Soul
The Georgia Force took another step towards Arena Bowl XXI Sunday rocking the Philadelphia Soul to sleep 65-39
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Gotta Dance A-Town
Throngs of women poured into the Atlanta Hawks practice court at Phillips Arena to audition for the 2007-2008 A-Town Dance Team.
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Gay: Two Goals, Two Gold
On Sunday afternoon in Indianapolis Tyson Gay accomplished what no other athlete could at the USA Track and Field Outdoor Championships. In what could be best described as a myriad of temperature extremes ranging from windy and cold to humid and hot, the former Arkansas Razorback ate up the competition to win gold in both the 100 meter and 200 meter dashes.
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Ten Below, Dix Sprinting Towards Beijing
Few residents of Florida could ever imagine seeing ten below in the palm tree laden state. That is unless you happen to be a sprinter named Walter Dix from Florida State University. Dix hopes to see well below ten often- ten seconds that is, every time he runs 100 meters.
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Hawks Unveil New Uniforms
A new uniform, new colors and a new attitude highlight the off-season for the Atlanta Hawks as the franchise today officially revealed its new home and road uniforms,color changes to the primary logo, as well as a new secondary logo, according to Team President and CEO Bernie Mullin.
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Falcons Kick Past Pats
Who's going to play when the lights come on? Which players will help the Falcons get back to the Super Bowl. Those are the questions that were supposed to be answered Friday night
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Falcons Score Touchdown With Midtown
Falcons football fans wasted no time getting their 2006 football fix. Thousands of football fans flocked to Piedmont Park in midtown to take part in the Falcons first Midtown Touchdown festival.
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Falcons Take Flight Training
The 2006-2007 edition of the Atlanta Falcons took flight Thursday afternoon. Coach Jim Mora enters training camp hoping to erase the bad memories of the 2005 season.
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Hawks: Speedy Contract Signing
The Atlanta Hawks wasted no time in getting Craig 'Speedy' Claxton's signature on a four year deal Wednesday afternoon. Claxton's deal was in limbo since last Thursday's ruling
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Brooks Brothers Split, Superman Grounded
For the second time in as many weeks boxing took center stage in Atlanta area. Eleven fighters displayed their pugilistic form
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A-Town Dance Team Auditions
The opportunity to perform in front of NBA crowds drew 92 hopefuls to Philips Arena Sunday morning to audition for the 2006-2007 Atlanta Hawks Dance Team.
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Hawks Stretch Streak to 3
The Atlanta Hawks overcame 54 combined points from Steve Francis and Dwight Howard to defeat the Orlando Magic 96-94 and run their longest win streak of the season to 3.
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Georgia Force Predators into Prey
A new football season is underway just as another comes to a close. Atlanta football fans, still reeling from the Falcons last half collapse needed only to look back to its owner, Arthur Blank, for the cure.
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Full Game Effort Produces Hawks First Win
Atlanta Hawks coach Mike Woodson that his young team was just a play away from winning a game. Wednesday night they made enough plays to defeat the Boston Celtics.
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Record Setting Night as Bulldogs Rout Bears 65-15
The Bulldogs had an offensive explosion, amassing over 607 yards of total offense and scoring on their first three possessions of the game.
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Gasol's Buzzer Beater Keeps Hawks Winless
With less than 5.0 seconds, Grizzlies guard Bobby Jackson shot a jumper that hit the front of the rim and bounced off, much to the joy of the crowd, but as quick as they could taste the Hawks first victory of the year.
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Kobe's Lift Spoils Hawks Opener
A star studded celebrity crowd watched a visibly stone-faced Kobe Bryant put on his hard hat and go to work on the new look Atlanta Hawks in the home opener. In their only visit to Atlanta the Lakers made it count defeating the Hawks 103-97.
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Panthers Claim AUC Title
Emotions ran high throughout the game between the two institutions that are literally separated by a fence line. Both teams picked up its fair share of personal fouls and penalties for excessive celebrations.
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Hawks Turn over for Magic
The new look Atlanta Hawks took to the Philips Arena court Tuesday night for a preseason game against southeast division rival the Orlando Magic. Plenty of new faces showed up around the arena to see the fiery Hawks fizzle down the stretch losing 104-93.
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Hawks Sport New Plumage
Following a summer full of draft picks, trades, and management changes, the Atlanta Spirit is ready for a breath of fresh air. On Monday afternoon the Atlanta Spirit introduced the new look Hawks for the 2005-2006 NBA season.
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Wildcats Wear Bears Down Over Time
On paper Fort Valley States game against Miles read mis-match. What transpired on the field was everything but academic. The SIAC co-leading Wildcats scored a touchdown in overtime to defeat the Golden Bears 20-17.
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Falcons Run Over Vikings
It doesn't take a seasoned analyst to describe what took place as the Atlanta Falcons (3-1) offense ran roughshod over the Minnesota Vikings(1-3) 30-10.
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Who Has the Leverage??? Owens, Ward Searching for New Deals
Is something being added to the water given to top wide receivers or are Terrell Owens and Hines Ward on point?
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