Atlanta
The Jason Bishop Show w Kipp Branch May 15
The Big Hawk
By: TJ Hartnett
TheSouthernSportsEdition.com news services
Baseball has reached the postseason, football is a few weeks in, hockey has begun its season, and basketball preseason games are aplenty. It’s a heck of a time to be a sports lover.
The idea that nobody tries is a pervasive mindset in fandom during this time of year when basketball is getting back into the swing of things. It’s also extremely inaccurate.
Falcons Flying Above Expectations
By: Kenneth Harrison Jr.
TheSouthernSportsEdition.com news services
After Week 5 there are some surprise teams in the NFL.
Minnesota is undefeated with Sam Bradford at quarterback and a historically great defense. Oakland and Dallas are 4-1. Atlanta is another team with a surprise 4-1 record. The question is are they legit?
By: TJ Hartnett
TheSouthernSportsEdition.com news services
With a 1-0 victory over the Detroit Tigers on October 2nd, Turner Field closed its gates on an Atlanta Braves’ season for the final time.
The Ted, as it is affectionately known, opened up with a 1-run win for Atlanta as well, coming against the Cubs in 1997. It hasn’t seen much in the way of postseason success in between, and in fact most of the teams celebrating clinching wins there have been visitors.
Crazy NFC South
By: JJ Lanier
TheSouthernSportsEdition.com news services
The NFL loves its parity. It’s one of the things that has helped it thrive as a league over the years. Just about every fan base (sorry Cleveland, I’m not looking at you on this one) goes into the season with playoff aspirations and a sense that their team has it what it takes to make a run. It really is one of the beautiful things about the NFL.
Over the past decade the NFC South has taken that parity out to dinner, married it, bought it a house with a white picket fence, and introduced it to every actor/actress on its “If I ever meet this person I get to………” list.
So far this year doesn’t seem to be any different. I know it’s dangerous to look too much into any one game, but it’s hard not to walk away from the Falcons/Panthers game this weekend and see anything different than two teams headed in opposite directions.
Braves Tough Season
By: TJ Hartnett
TheSouthernSportsEdition.com news services
Can a season be considered a success if the team finishes last in its division? How do you judge a year that was set up to be a failure in terms of win-loss record?
These are the kinds of questions Braves fans will ask as the season winds down and the baseball world looks towards the offseason and towards 2017.
