Main issue - October 15-21

Cover story: I.J. Rosenberg, who covered the Braves during their worst-to-first run of 1991, think this Falcons team has many of the same components that Atlanta team had 17 years ago. Perhaps, with a little luck along the way, the Falcons can have close to the amount of success the Braves had that year.

In this issue: Columnist Kevin Dankosky wonder who will bail sports fans out during these tough economic times. ... Thrashers beat writer Jason Boral details the team's first couple of games, including the team's exciting 7-4 victory in the season-opener. ... See page 11 for our top-10 high school football rankings in all five classifications. ... Check out our beat pages on the Falcons, Georgia Tech and Georgia to get all the news, stats and analysis from last weekend's football games.