Everyone knows about Bobby Cox and Chipper Jones.

Most know about Tim Hudson and Martin Prado.

But very few know the real reason behind the Braves’ run to first place this season- Ali’s Cookies. Read more >

Tuesday night on Score Atlanta’s “The Official Visit”, co-hosts Fletcher Proctor and Scott Janovitz had a chance to catch up with two of the top recruits in the Class of 2011 from the state of Georgia. Xzavier Dickson, the defensive end from Griffin and CB Jared Boyd both called in to the show, which aired on 790 The Zone. Read more >

The Atlanta Falcons won’t be laboring through another high-profile holdout during this year’s training camp.

There had been speculation that the Falcons and rookie linebacker Sean Weatherspoon, the No. 19 overall pick in the 2010 NFL Draft, would struggle to come to terms. Read more >

Allstate’s All-Access Weekend is a time when Falcons fans can get up close and personal with their favorite team. This year, Friday Night Lights will take place on August 6, at North Gwinnett High School at 7:30 p.m. Read more >

If there is one thing to take away from the Atlanta International Soccer Challenge it’s this; if the World Cup comes to the U.S. in 2018 or 2022, Atlanta has to been one of the cities hosting. Over the past year, the Georgia Dome has hosted three soccer games and the combined attendance for the three contests was over 130,000. Read more >

It was a sea of gold and sky blue in the red and black Georgia Dome on Wednesday night as Club America and Manchester City got together for an exhibition or “friendly” soccer match.

A crowd of more than 33,000 watched as Manchester City, of the English Premier League, defeated Club America of Mexico 4-1 in a penalty kick shootout. Read more >

The Atlanta Braves were quite busy leading up to its game against the Washington Nationals on Tuesday. General Manager Frank Wren had to deliver some bad news as well as some good news to a pair of Braves, telling Nate McLouth he had been sent down to Gwinnett after going just 1-15 since coming off the disabled list, then informing David Ross of a contract extension.

For Nate McLouth, the demotion to Class AAA Gwinnett for the moment ends the struggling centerfielder’s tour with Atlanta. McLouth came over to the Braves in a midseason trade last season but ran into trouble during spring training and never getting untracked during the regular season. Read more >

They are everywhere — behind the scenes and away from the public eye.

They are the guys brokering multimillion-dollar deals and endorsements for clients.

But sports agents have made headline after headline as of late, allegedly having contact with college athletes who are not yet eligible to be fraternizing with agents.

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Damon Evans has resigned as UGA athletics director in wake of a DUI arrest.

UGA President Michael Adams asked for and received Evans’ resignation and the resignation will be announced on Monday.

Candidates for the position include current Associate Athletic Director for Internal Operations Arthur Johnson, Senior Associate Athletic Director Carla Williams and University of Florida Executive Senior Athletics Director Greg McGarity.

According to the arrest report, Evans referred to Fuhrmann as “a friend” although Fuhrmann’s red panties were on his lap when he was pulled over by Georgia State patrolman Mark Cabe. Read more >

Another draft is in the books for the Atlanta Hawks and some would say they really had a solid night. They picked at No. 24 in the first round and selected Damion James ─ a forward from Texas ─ but he was not a Hawk for long, as he was traded to the New Jersey Nets.  The Hawks received in the deal the second of their first-round picks (No. 27) and their second-round pick (No. 31).  The Nets then selected guard Jordan Crawford from Xavier at No. 27 and at pick No. 31 they selected center Tibor Pleiss from Germany, who the Hawks sold to the Oklahoma City Thunder for $3 million. For the Hawks, they selected Pape Sy a forward from Senegal for their second-round pick.

I agree with the pundits because the Hawks got one of the best scoring guards not in the lottery. Read more >

This past offseason, righthander Jesse Chavez was a man with no team. Chavez ended the 2009 season 1-4 with a 4.01 ERA in 73 games for the Pittsburgh Pirates and was traded to the Tampa Bay Rays for Akinori Iwamura. Read more >

On Friday, the Falcons took the field for the first time since defeating the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in January, as minicamp kicked off for rookies and veterans. Saturday was the main event, though, because the two practice sessions were open to the public and it was the first time that fans got an early glimpse of the 2010 edition of the Falcons. Read more >

Courtesy: Mike Holmes, GSU Sports Information

Baseball’s Moniz Named to Brooks Wallace Award List
Lubbock, Texas – Georgia State baseball senior shortstop Carl Moniz has been named to the 2010 Brooks Wallace Award Watch List as one of the top shortstops in the county by the College Baseball Foundation on Wednesday. Read more >