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Atlanta Acquires Cornerback Tye Hill From St. Louis

After a poor showing by the secondary in Saturday night's preseason game, Atlanta Falcons head coach Mike Smith tried hard to not to single out the defensive backfield: "It's team defense," he said. "What I mean by that, is that it starts up front, it goes to the linebackers and it goes to the secondary. It's not just one...

Falcons Trying to Trade Michael Vick

Michael Vick is still in federal prison and under indefinite NFL suspension, and the Atlanta Falcons have no intention of ever welcoming him back. But the Falcons think they can get something out of him in a trade, and they're actively trying to shop him. In a Q&A at AtlantaFalcons.com, General Manager Thomas Dimitroff...

Good News, Scott Pioli: Rich McKay Isn't Interested in Browns' GM Job

Last offseason, Falcons owner Arthur Blank stripped Rich McKay of his general manager duties, although he retained the title of team president. Thomas Dimitroff took over as GM, had a lot to do with bringing Matt Ryan to Atlanta, and some eight months later, the Falcons are headed to the postseason. Along with the Dolphins...

Season Saved: Joey Harrington Could Be Back With the Falcons in 2008

On Wednesday, the Falcons released Joey Harrington. Not surprising, really. Three days later, in less predictable news, the Falcons could be interested in re-signing the former third-overall pick in the 2002 draft. So why bring Harrington back if you're Atlanta? Well, for starters, they're not exactly brimming with Hall of...

Falcons Could See Big Changes to Roster

The Falcons have a new head coach and general manager, and it looks like they'll have a bunch of new players by the time training camp opens in six months. Former head coach Bobby Petrino quit 13 games into his rookie season, and former general manager Rich McKay was "reassigned" earlier this off-season. Now Mike Smith and...

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05/10/12 Tift's Shaquille Bryant wins state discus title Source: The Tifton Gazette - Tifton GA Not everything went right for the Irwin County Indians in their opening series in the first round of the state baseball playoffs, but not much went wrong either, as they swept Pelham High in two games.
05/08/12 Howell to see familiar face in opposing dugout Source: The Tifton Gazette - Tifton GA Having grown up in Fitzgerald, Tiftarea Academy Panther Head Baseball Coach Chris Howell knows a lot of people from neighboring Ocilla.
05/07/12 TCHS soccer team hopes to advance Source: The Tifton Gazette - Tifton GA The Tift County Blue Devils and the Parkview High Panthers will fight it out at the Tift County High School mini-stadium tonight for a chance to advance to the Elite Eight of the Class AAAAA soccer playoffs.
05/05/12 Area teams advance to second round of playoffs Source: The Tifton Gazette - Tifton GA Four of the seven teams in the Tift area that qualified for the state playoffs in baseball have advanced to the second round.
05/03/12 Delgado impresses but Braves fall to Phillies, 4-0 Source: The Tifton Gazette - Tifton GA The problem for the Braves was that Joe Blanton was great.