ATLANTA – Atlanta Dream Head Coach Nicki Collen was named the AP Coach of the Year, the Associated Press announced Tuesday. The first-year head coach led the Dream to a 23-11 regular-season record. Her team clinched the No. 2 seed in the WNBA Playoffs and earned a double-bye into the Semifinals....
1) Pittsburgh Steelers Ben Roethlisberger/Le’Veon Bell/Antonio Brown Big Ben is still a very productive quarterback putting up solid numbers. Bell is the best running back in the NFL because of his pass catching ability. Brown is the best receiver in the NFL because he can produce on all three...
The Falcons saw a glimpse of their (near) future when they took on the Kansas City Chiefs in their second preseason game. With wide receiver Julio Jones not playing, Atlanta used rookie wide receiver Calvin Ridley as the top target in the game. Ridley started the game with a...
LAS VEGAS – Joshua “Don’t Blink” Greer Jr. is ready to wreak havoc on the bantamweight division. Greer (17-1-1, 9 KOs) has signed a multi-fight promotional contract with Top Rank, Hall of Fame promoter Bob Arum announced today. Greer, a Chicago native, will campaign as a bantamweight after fighting at...
ATLANTA, GA – The Atlanta Hawks Basketball Club has signed guard/forward Daniel Hamilton and forward Alex Poythress, it was announced today. Poythress’ contract is a two-way contract. Hamilton spent last season on a two-way contact with the Oklahoma City Thunder and Oklahoma City Blue of the NBA G League....
The WNBA playoffs begin on Tuesday, August 21st, as the number five seed, Phoenix Mercury (20-14) take on the number eight seed, Dallas Wings (15-19) at Wells Fargo Arena in Tempe, Arizona. The Mercury have been through ups and downs throughout the season. Phoenix started the season off on...
NEW YORK, Aug. 20, 2018 – The Atlanta Dream’s Nicki Collen today was named the WNBA Coach of the Month for games played in August. Collen guided the East-leading Dream to a 7-1 mark in August, which tied the Connecticut Sun and the Washington Mystics for the league’s best record for the...
Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta Ga– Josef Martinez ties MLS goal record (27) to catapult the Atlanta United (25-15-4, 51 pts]) over Columbus Crew SC (11-8-6, 39 pts) 3-1. Defensively, Lalas Abubakar for the Crew SC started the game by never leaving Martinez’s side. Martinez got his opportunity to break loose...
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (Aug. 18, 2018) — Bryant “B.Y.” Jennings’ climb up the heavyweight ladder continued, as the Philadelphia native got up off the deck to knock out Alexander “Sascha” Dimitrenko to win the vacant IBF International and NABO heavyweight titles in front of 2,543 fans at Ocean Resort Casino’s Ovation Hall. Jennings (24-2,...
Capital One Arena, WA- The Los Angeles Sparks (19-14) struggled through the fourth quarter and came up short after a buzzer beater by Natasha Cloud in a lost against the Washington Mystics (22-11) 69-67. This caused a shift in playoff positioning as they began to wrap up the 2018...