The world’s biggest annual sporting event is in Atlanta because of a new stadium and a city willing to generate hundreds of millions of tax dollars.
Author: Dan Wolken, USA TODAY
How to ball out like a celebrity with high-priced rentals during Super Bowl week in Atlanta
It will cost several thousand dollars a day to be a big baller during Super Bowl week. But the venues are there largely thanks to changes in Georgia.
Opinion: With Super Bowl looming, Atlanta doesn’t deserve its reputation as a bad sports town
Atlanta gets labeled an apathetic market for sports. But it’s more complicated than that. It has changed a lot since the Super Bowl was first here.
With Clemson’s destruction of Alabama, Dabo Swinney is the new king of college football
Alabama’s hopeless fake field goal in the third quarter wasn’t the biggest play in Clemson’s surgical 44-16 victory but it was the most telling.
Opinion: Despite failure at Texas Tech, Kliff Kingsbury could be worth gamble for NFL team
Kliff Kingsbury’s record at Texas Tech makes him an odd choice to get NFL head coaching interviews. But if you dig deeper, it makes sense.
Opinion: Alabama must be better against Clemson than it was against Oklahoma to win title
Everything Nick Saban does is purposeful. And the message was clear: If Alabama is going to win its sixth title under Saban, the Tide must be better.
Miami Hurricanes coach Mark Richt announces retirement after just three seasons
With discontent building after a disastrous bowl performance, Mark Richt announced an abrupt retirement from Miami on Sunday after just three seasons.
Opinion: Quarterback transfers will continue to roil college football, so deal with it
Being patient and waiting your turn is no longer the culture of the quarterback position. Now, highly-rated recruits expect to play right away.
Justin Fields intending to transfer from Georgia
Justin Fields will transfer from Georgia after playing one season behind Jake Fromm. The five-star quarterback recruit was a backup this season.
Atlanta United delivers needed championship to city that has embraced it like no other
Atlanta United ended decades of sports heartbreak for a city that has thrown its full support behind the young Major League Soccer team.