Since Texas is staying put, it looks like the conference shake up business is settling down. A few mid majors might move to fill out slots in the Pac 10 or Big XII, but BC is not going anywhere. This is really the best news we could have hoped for. We are part of an ACC with a better TV deal and can continue to grow our ACC roots. If anything, the what if game just reaffirmed we are where we belong. The thought of playing West Virginia again or UConn annually seemed to upset most BC fans (it did
ATLANTA (AP) The Atlanta Hawks made significant improvement under Mike Woodson. They just wondered how much farther he could take them ... Woodson was let go as coach of the Hawks on Friday, just four days after the team was swept in the second round of the playoffs by the Orlando Magic ... General manager Rick Sund, after consulting with the ownership group, decided not to offer Woodson a new contract. So ended a six-year coaching tenure in which the Hawks won just 13 games in his first season,
(WSB Radio) Mike Woodson and the Atlanta Hawks are parting ways ... ... After six seasons with the team, the head coach's contract is not being renewed. The decision comes after a couple of disappointing back-to-back appearances in the Eastern Conference playoffs. This year, the Hawks were swept in the second round by the Orlando Magic ... ... In a statement, Hawks general manager Rick Sund said, "After careful consideration, we have made a difficult decision regarding coach
MARIETTA, Ga. (AP) The Cobb County Commission has voted to deny bonds for a $72 million sports complex proposed for the Powder Springs area ... The vote followed a tentative decision last week by commissioners to stop the county's involvement in the project ... The complex had been proposed by local businessmen representing a group called Dream Parks Management and would have been paid for by revenue authority bonds ... Commissioner Bob Ott says commissioners decided to pull out as they learned
Originally published May 8, 2007 ... Innocence Lost, Part I ... Joe Beasley, Southern Regional Director Rainbow/PUSH Coalition: ... I think it was a lack of diligence on the part of the Braves to recruit African-American players. There's not diminished enthusiasm for African-Americans playing baseball. It's simply the opportunity hasn't presented itself ... griftdrift in May 2006: ... Bill Clinton didn't lose Jesse Jackson. He was lost every time someone witnessed his vampiric tendency to show
(WSB Radio) Some well known local names are behind a bid to build a $72 million youth sports complex in southwest Cobb County ... The Cobb Commission has now given the county development authority the OK to spend $450,000 on a study ... Dream Parks Management, the group that's pushing the park near Powder Springs, would give a similar amount for the study ... The group includes State Representative Earl Ehrhart, former County Court Administrator Skip Chesshire and former Atlanta Braves coach
ATLANTA (AP) The Senate has approved an extension of the hotel tax until 2050 in a move that could be used to help build a new stadium for the Atlanta Falcons and help Macon's music and sports halls of fame ... The 7 percent tax levied on hotels and motels in Atlanta was set to expire in 2020. The tax helps pay debt service for the Georgia Dome, where the Falcons play their home games. The amendment allows Macon and Bibb County to add a penny to its hotel and motel tax to help the struggling
A legislative effort to save Georgia’s music and sports halls of fame for Macon could spell doom for a tax bill aimed at keeping the Atlanta Falcons in downtown Atlanta ...
MILLEDGEVILLE, Ga. (AP) Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger may have avoided criminal charges after a college student accused him of sexually assaulting her in Georgia, but he must meet with NFL commissioner Roger Goodell and could face punishment from the league ... And Roethlisberger said he knows he'll have to work to regain the trust of teammates and fans ... Ocmulgee Circuit District Attorney Fred Bright said Monday that after exhaustive interviews and inconclusive medical