S.N.A.F.U. -- An Old Acronym Gains New Meaning

At its core, the basis of the popularity of pro football is entertainment. This point was reportedly made to Joe Namath back before his rookie season with the Jets when he commented at dinner with owner Sonny Werblin and wife that he ( Namath) was still surprised at how much money

Tech Springboards Into The 2026 Season

Swarm 34, Wreck' em 10. Sounds official. But like every other facet of college football, spring football ain't what it used to be. Like my brother said, "It don't mean much, but it means more than nothin'--but not much more. The roster

Tech Takes Trio of Triumphs Over FSU

Friday night lights shone down on Mac Nease Baseball Park at Russ Chandler Stadium for the second game of a three-game set between Georgia Tech and Florida State. The Jackets had taken a Game One nail- biter, 4-3, one night earlier. That game between these two powers ended rather dramatically,

The Atlanta Braves in 2026- So Far , So Good

With 8% of the vote in, the projected winner is..... Those annoying, way- too-early election night projections are an utter waste of time. And so it is with a new baseball season. In a sport with a regular season that stretches out for 162 games, the first 13 usually don&

ABS is Here-- Now What?

The 2026 baseball season is well underway. And the old rumor has new life. Yes, they're moving first base one step closer to home plate, to eliminate all of the close calls. Ok, it's an absurd joke, based on a belief that supreme accuracy can be

Braves Bang Out A Win In 2026 Opener

The 2026 season is only a day old for the Atlanta Braves, and already they are ahead of last year's pace. The Braves topped visiting Kansas City by a 6-0 count on Friday night in Atlanta . In so doing, Atlanta demonstrated their recipe for success in 2026: start

Bring On Coach Scott Cross At Georgia Tech Basketball

( photo- Georgia Tech Athletics) On Monday March 23 , Georgia Tech President Dr. Angel Cabrera introduced his Director of Athletics Ryan Alpert, who in turn introduced Scott Cross as the new head coach of men's basketball l at the Institute. Cross joins Tech from Troy University in Alabama, where

It's Spring- and Profar Springs Another Surprise

The 2026 MLB season won't begin for another few weeks. Nonetheless, here's a solid prediction , not for this year, but for the 2027 preseason. Here goes: In 2027 , Jurickson Profar will not shock the Atlanta Braves, nor amuse the baseball world. You can take that one

Lou Holtz and Damon Stoudamire

Lou Holtz died on March 4, 2026 at age 89. Days before his passing, the legendary football coach was paid a profound compliment by his son Skip. " He was successful, but more importantly, he was significant", said Skip Holtz in an ESPN article earlier this week. Reading of

Tech Falls to Cal in Season Home Finale

Georgia Tech took on Cal (20-9.8-8) at McCamish on Wednesday night. The Yellow Jackets came in looking to end a 10 game losing streak. That streak included a 90-85 loss to the Bears in Berkeley one month ago. Like many of these losses, Tech hung tough that night before

Tech Tussles With Seminoles at McCamish

On the first beautiful Saturday (weather-wise) of 2026 in Atlanta, Georgia Tech faced FSU. Tech also faced the unwieldy weight of a nine- game losing streak in the ACC, one that spells likely absence in the league tournament two weeks hence. On this day, once again, those weights were too

Tech Faces FSU...and the Future.

Georgia Tech basketball faced FSU on Saturday for their penultimate home game of the current season. As of today, it's been exactly 6 weeks since Tech last won a game. That's nine straight ACC losses , most of them by double digits. Maybe today will be different.