April 4, 2002 — It is a movable throne. In it sits the king of the common man. He is the Zamboni driver. The Atlanta Thrashers won only 19 of their first 76 games this season. That’s the worst record in the National Hockey League. But the Zamboni drivers at …
Read moreApril 22, 2001 — Paul Newberry looked confused. The Associated Press sports writer walked into the media area at the Atlanta Falcons complex in Flowery Branch late Saturday morning and his eyes opened wide. The room was packed. And that’s almost never the case. Not for this forlorn franchise. “I’m …
Read moreApril 8, 2001 — Baseball is big business. Duh. When Alex Rodriguez signed a contract worth more than the gross domestic product of Micronesia that became abundantly clear. As if it wasn’t before. As usual, ticket prices are up again — a 13 percent hike to an average of $18.99 …
Read moreDecember 19, 2000 — If you were wondering, professional athletes don’t necessarily make great bowlers. I learned this last week when I hit the lanes with the Atlanta Falcons. In all fairness, most great bowlers likely wouldn’t fare too well in the face of an all-out blitz by the Tampa …
Read moreJuly 9, 2000 — It was a typical Friday morning. I struck out Ken Griffey Jr., got struck out by Greg Maddux and received a knuckleball lesson from Phil Niekro. Yep, pretty routine. Just another day at the Major League Baseball All-Star FanFest, which runs through Tuesday at the Georgia …
Read moreJanuary 29, 2000 — Forgive me for sounding un-American, but the Super Bowl — the actual football game itself — is usually boring. It’s usually a long, noncompetitive romp broken up by an equally drawn out and insipid halftime show. This year’s intermission “extravaganza” features 125 drummers and percussionists, a …
Read moreOctober 23, 1999 — Enough already with this tired Team of the Decade debate. So the Atlanta Braves have made it to the National League Championship Series eight years in a row, and the New York Yankees are trying for their third World Series championship in four years. Who cares? …
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