Four Ukrainian sailors in the 1996 Summer Olympic Games, two men and two women, demonstrated the resolve that is evident in the country’s current resistance to Russian invaders.
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Size shaming in Olympic sailing: A 1996 contender from Savannah comments
As the Tokyo Olympics mark the end of the last sailboat class for big men, a Savannah man who almost sailed the boat for the U.S. in the 1996 games portrays the move as boneheaded.
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Sports and venture capital meet at Morehouse before the Super Bowl
Amidst a slew of events for Super Bowl week, Morehouse College was the host of “Hearing Our Voices” – a panel of former athletes, entrepreneurs and venture capitalists.
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Breaking Barriers, a conversation with trailblazing athletes
By King Williams Atlanta’s Center for Civil and Human Rights convened a special panel on Jan. 23 to discuss the role of activism in sports and among athletes, particularly those affecting women and the LGBTQ community. The title of the panel was: “Breaking Barriers: Sports for Change.” It was part of a rotating exhibition that […]
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MARTA stations can become true community centers
By King Williams Recently it was announced that MARTA, in partnership with Soccer in the Streets would be expanding its popular soccer program to 10 additional MARTA transit stations. Soccer in the Streets with support from Atlanta United Football Club, hopes to expand the program into a city-wide youth soccer league for kids in the […]
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Mercedes-Benz & partners playing for keeps on Westside
By Lyle V. Harris
In addition to the gleaming new stadium downtown bearing its famous logo, Mercedes-Benz is seeking to impact nearby neighborhoods by funding more than a dozen Atlanta-based non-profit groups that teach young people the power of playing with a purpose.
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Hawks pick Brookhaven for new team HQ, practice facility, medical center
Brookhaven has snared the Atlanta Hawks’ new practice facility and team headquarters. The Hawks are to partner on the facility with Emory Healthcare and a California-based company that specializes in improving the performance of athletes.
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College Football Hall of Fame names Dennis Adamovich as its new CEO
A veteran sports and entertainment branding expert has been named as the new CEO of the College Football Hall of Fame.
Dennis Adamovich, 53, has had more than 20 years of experience leading brand strategy, marketing and digital technologies for entertainment and sports – working across multiple platforms.
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Community benefits need to be part of Turner Field deal
By Guest Columnist JASON S. DOZIER, an Atlanta native and resident of the Mechanicsville neighborhood
Fifty years ago, Atlanta’s late Mayor Ivan Allen Jr. famously quipped, “We built a stadium on ground we didn’t own with money we didn’t have for a team we hadn’t signed.”
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The sum of its parts
It is natural for any city to brag a little about itself … but in Atlanta, boosterism is a way of life. That, however, does not change the fact that there are many things about Atlanta that are worth bragging about. I guess we were just in a little bit of a reflective mood this […]
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UGA’s Athletic Association in solid financial position, reports Moody’s Investors Service
A new credit report on the association that oversees UGA’s athletic program maintained an investment-grade rating on the association and showed it had operating revenues of $121.5 million in 2015 and 418 days worth of cash on hand at the end of June 2015.
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Commentary: Hank Aaron statue dispute getting ‘absurd’
Original Story on WABE by Maria Saporta Update: The Braves back down and say the Hank Aaron statue will stay in Atlanta. Read Maria’s report HERE Absurd. That’s how I’d describe the custody battle over the statue of Hank Aaron hitting his 715th home run. Hank Aaron means so much to Atlanta and the Braves. The dispute […]
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Arthur Blank reflects on cancer: ‘Live life to its fullest’
By Maria Saporta
As published in the Atlanta Business Chronicle on February 12, 2016
Arthur Blank is approaching cancer the same way he has approached his business, sports and philanthropic career — methodically, strategically and heart-felt.
Blank is the high-profile owner of the Atlanta Falcons, a team he bought after leaving The Home Depot Inc., which he co-founded with Bernie Marcus and others.
In a deeply personal Feb. 9 interview given exclusively to Atlanta Business Chronicle, Blank spoke about being diagnosed with cancer and its prognosis; advice he would give other men; and how it has helped him adjust his priorities.
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Atlanta Braves back down saying the Hank Aaron Statue is staying in Atlanta
After more than a year of trying to lay claim to the historic Hank Aaron Statue and seeking to move it to its new ballpark in Cobb County, the Atlanta Braves now say the monument can stay in Atlanta.
In a statement released late Friday, the Braves called the fight over the statue “divisive” and not in the spirit of the Homerun King himself.
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Column: College Football Hall of Fame CEO search takes unexpected turn
By Maria Saporta
As published in the Atlanta Business Chronicle on February 5, 2016
John Christie, interim CEO of the College Football Hall of Fame who was considered to have the inside track to the permanent job, has taken his name out of the running.
Christie has been the longest-serving executive at the Hall, starting with the project five-and-a-half years ago. He was the Hall’s chief operating officer when John Stephenson Jr. was the CEO. When Stephenson joined Chick-fil-A, Christie was a natural candidate for the top job.
But then Christie had an epiphany in mid-December, and he realized that he didn’t have as much passion running the hall day-to-day as he did during the challenging five years it took to develop and open the Hall.
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Braves say there’s no agreement on Aaron statue, but Bottoms releases emails saying otherwise
The plot thickens.
After Keisha Lance Bottoms announced that the iconic Hank Aaron Statue would be staying in Atlanta based on a agreement she had reached with the Atlanta Braves, a spokeswoman for the baseball teams said that wasn’t true.
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Keisha Lance Bottoms: Hank Aaron Statue to stay in Atlanta
The iconic Hank Aaron Statue of the homerun legend’s hitting No. 715 to break Babe Ruth’s record will stay in the City of Atlanta, according to Keisha Lance Bottoms, executive director of the Atlanta-Fulton County Recreation Authority.
The statue will remain at Turner Field, and it will not be moved to Cobb County to become part of the Atlanta Braves’ new stadium.
