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Everyone Had Same Reaction To Latest Georgia Football Arrest
Another Georgia football player was arrested recently. According to On3 Sports, Georgia wide receiver Rara Thomas has been arrested on two counts of battery and one count of second-degree cruelty to children. The two counts of battery are both misdemeanors while the one count ...
Meet The Atlanta Athletes Competing In The 2024 Summer Olympics
The Summer Olympic Games in Paris begin on July 26th, and we’re so excited to cheer on Team USA! And we’re even more excited to support our local Atlanta and Georgia athletes who are competing in the games! Here’s the rundown on all the Georgia athletes who are headed to Paris to compete!
The 1996 Summer Olympics Opening Ceremony, in photos
Nearly 30 years ago, Atlanta took the world stage and started writing one of the city's most historic chapters: the 1996 Summer Olympics.Driving the news: On Friday, 10,500 athletes from around the world will open the 2024 Paris Summer Olympics with a twist: They're having a boat parade and extravaganza on the famous River Seine.Flashback: On July 19, 1996, nearly 90,000 people from around the world opened the centennial Summer Olympics in the city's new stadium built for the global games.An estimated 3.5 billion people watched on TV, according to the AJC, making it the most-viewed opening ceremony in Olympics...
1996 Atlanta Olympics history on display at Atlanta History Center
ATLANTA — The Atlanta '96 exhibit at the Atlanta History Center tells a story of how the Olympics came to Atlanta and the legacy the Games left behind. "Atlanta getting the Olympics didn't just happen in a vacuum," said Paul Crater, the vice president of collections and research services at the Atlanta History Center. "City leaders had been promoting the city for a long time as a national and international destination."
Georgia will be too hot to host Olympics in 2050, data shows
Data: CarbonPlan; Note: Estimate uses median high WBGT from 26 climatological models; Chart: Simran Parwani and Erin Davis/AxiosThe majority of the world will be too hot to host the Summer Olympics by 2050, but what about Georgia?By the numbers: An Axios analysis of CarbonPlan data finds that, in 2050, 60% of locations globally will experience Wet Bulb Globe Temperatures above 82°F, the American College of Sports Medicine's recommended threshold for canceling outdoor, continuous activity to avoid heat illness.CarbonPlan's models estimate that 100% of weather stations in Georgia will experience temperatures above the "cancel activity" level in 2050, compared to 98%...
Truist Atlanta Open Schedule Friday, July 26: Matchups & TV/Live Stream Info
The menu at the Truist Atlanta Open today includes four matches, among them Jordan Thompson (ranked No. 41) versus Alejandro Davidovich Fokina (No. 43). For live coverage of matches, and highlights, tune into Center Court and Center Court Live on the Tennis Channel. Watch tennis, other live sports and more...
‘Flashpoint’ podcast, CNN separately explore 1996 Olympic bombing
ATLANTA - The 1996 Olympic bombing in Atlanta was the focus of a Clint Eastwood movie, a detailed book and a TV series, all in the 2019-2020 time period. Nearly five years later, CNN and Atlanta-based Tenderfoot TV both tackle the subject again in the same week. On Thursday, July...
Test your skills and knowledge at College Football Hall of Fame
ATLANTA – To paraphrase famous sportscaster John Ward, “It’s football time in Tennessee – and everywhere else, too.” That observation resonates every day of the year at the College Football Hall of Fame in the heart of Atlanta. The three-level attraction is a tribute to...
Be on the lookout for Atlanta athletes while watching the 2024 Paris Olympics
On Friday, the torch will blaze for the start of the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris. After years of preparation and months of qualifying, Atlanta athletes representing the U.S. and abroad will compete on the world stage in over a dozen sports. Below is a breakdown of just some of...
How to watch the 2024 Paris Olympic opening ceremony in Georgia
ATLANTA — The 2024 Summer Olympic Games are officially kicking off on Friday, and here’s how you can catch all the action right from Atlanta. Georgia boasts over 70 Olympians with connections to the state, making this event particularly special for local viewers. This year’s opening ceremony will...
Dream comes true for 8-year-old Make-A-Wish patient thanks to Atlanta Braves
ATLANTA — The Atlanta Braves and Make-A-Wish teamed up Tuesday to create a special afternoon for an 8-year-old diagnosed with Cystic Fibrosis. Baylor Skelton and his family traveled from Hohenwald, Tennessee, to Truist Park, where he met his favorite player, Braves legend and MLB Hall of Famer Chipper Jones.
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