Braves Break Ground On New Spring-Training Complex Today -VIA AJC.com NORTH PORT, FLA. – A groundbreaking ceremony will be held today for the Braves’ new spring-training complex in southwest Florida, just 16 months before the team intends to hold its first workout at the $100-million facility. The stadium and training complex will be built on…… More
The Georgia Bulldogs are back! Back in the Top 10 and have the look of a contender. Coach Smart has a defense that Erk Russell would be proud of! And that freshman quarterback Jake Fromm is playing solid football. Yes, this might be a year to remember! Now some might say the ‘Dogs “haven’t done…… More
The first “Dirty Bird Tailgate” of 2017 was a HUGE success and a ton of fun to boot! Just run your retinas over the photos below to see the fun you COULD have been having, then make plans to be at the NEXT “Dirty Bird Tailgate” on October 1st as we get you psyched for…… More
680 The Fan is excited about the return of Football Season, and we had a BLAST hosting our first downtown tailgate for the Bud Light Kickoff Game between ‘BAMA and FSU! Check out these college football fans doing it up before last Saturday’s kickoff! But we didn’t stop there! On Labor Day, we were BACK,…… More
This will be only the 4th time a College Football preseason #1 faces off against another Top 5 team, in the season opener.And it hasn’t happened in 30 years. Wait; there is one more item that lifts up this Alabama-Florida State Showdown even more: Over the last 7 years, the Tide and Seminoles lead the…… More
The first year on the job presented a lot of challenges to Jim Chaney, the Bulldogs Offensive Coordinator. It obviously did not go well. In fact, that 24.5 points per game the offense averaged was the worst output in years. What were the main issues? You know the deal by now. The O-Line struggled. The…… More
Braves Fantasy Camp was really fun, special deal for guys that get a chance, have the time and $$$$ to experience something like this! OK, Grissom, P. Smith, D. Smith, Jay Howell is a beauty, Rocker is a beast and was pretty cool to warm up before our game with him, Javy Lopez is a…… More
Thursday night, the inevitable happened. According to a source, the Braves have informed shortstop Dansby Swanson that he will be optioned to Triple-A. The highly-touted prospect, who entered the season with 38 games of Big League experience under his belt, has struggled for the majority of the 2017 campaign. After bursting onto the scene last…… More
Admittedly, I’m a glass half-full guy. Skeptical, not easily fooled, but, generally optimistic. Can you be all those things? It sounds like a study in contrast? Anywho, this year I’m buying in! This year, I’m not buying “hope,” I’m selling it. Every year, whether THEY believe it or not, sports franchises are forced to sell…… More
If you’re an NBA team intent on building your team through the NBA draft lottery, “tanking” must be a part of your game plan, right? All the big name, upper echelon players have already been taken. So, what’s left? Second tier players and the NBA Draft Lottery. NBA Commissioner Adam Silver, speaking on “The Dan…… More
