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Taylor Swift celebrates a touchdown during the Kansas City Chiefs and Los Angeles Chargers game at Arrowhead Stadium on Oct. 22 in Kansas City, Mo.

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If Taylor Swift is living in Kansas City, here's what locals say she should know

Even if you don't know burnt ends from a short end, here's a (brief!) introduction for Taylor Swift and the rest of the world to understanding Kansas City and what makes it so enchanting.

December 04, 2023
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  • Gabe Rosenberg
Mercedes-Benz stadium is seen, Wednesday, Oct. 4, 2017, in Atlanta. Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta will host the opening game and South Florida's Hard Rock Stadium gets the final when Copa América returns to the United States in 2024. A joint announcement was made Monday, Nov. 20, 2023, by CONMEBOL and CONCACAF, the governing bodies of South American and North American soccer, respectively. Other sites and scheduling for the 16-team tournament will be revealed later.

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SEC extends agreement to keep football championship in Atlanta at least through 2031

The Southeastern Conference championship game will remain at Mercedes-Benz Stadium through at least 2031. The previous deal was set to expire after the 2026 game.

December 01, 2023
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  • Associated Press
A video posted to Facebook shows one of several students at Tattnall County High School getting baptized after practice on October 23, 2023.

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Football player baptisms in Tattnall County schools an example of 'religious coercion,' lawyer says

Chris Line, an attorney with the Freedom From Religion Foundation, calls the baptism of Tattnall County High School football players “religious coercion.”

November 14, 2023
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  • Peter Biello
Newnan High School baseball team helps clean up storm

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Georgia High School Association allows athletes to make sponsorship deals

The group's executive director, Robin Hines, said the vote by the association's board Monday was inevitable after 31 other states already allowed such agreements.
 

October 03, 2023
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  • Orlando Montoya
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Georgia high school football player dies after falling ill on sidelines, district says

A school district says a high school football player died after suffering a "medical emergency" on the sidelines of a game in Georgia.

October 03, 2023
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  • Associated Press
New York Jets quarterback Aaron Rodgers is helped off the field during the first quarter of an NFL football game against the Buffalo Bills on Monday in East Rutherford, N.J.

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Aaron Rodgers' torn Achilles means the Jets QB will miss rest of the season

The 39-year-old NFL veteran has a torn left Achilles tendon that will require season-ending surgery, New York Jets coach Robert Saleh announced Tuesday.

September 12, 2023
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  • The Associated Press
Sean “Diddy” Combs Officially Presents $1 Million Donation To JSU Football At Cricket MEAC-SWAC Challenge Kickoff

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Sean 'Diddy' Combs officially presents $1M to JSU Football at Cricket MEAC-SWAC Challenge Kickoff

Sean “Diddy” Combs, one of the most successful entrepreneurs and cultural icons of all time, presented his check to Jackson State Football during Saturday’s Cricket MEAC-SWAC Challenge Kickoff in Atlanta.

August 28, 2023
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  • The Atlanta Voice
Sean and Leigh Anne Tuohy are seen in New Orleans in 2013. Michael Oher, the former NFL tackle whose story inspired the movie <em>The Blind Side,</em> on Monday filed a petition accusing the Tuohys of lying to him by having him sign papers making them his conservators rather than his adoptive parents nearly two decades ago.

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After 19 years, the Tuohys say they plan to terminate Michael Oher's conservatorship

Lawyers for Sean and Leigh Anne Tuohy say the couple intends to end their conservatorship for Oher, a former NFL offensive lineman and the inspiration behind the 2009 film, The Blind Side.

August 18, 2023
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  • Jonathan Franklin
Members of the Tuohy family are speaking out after former NFL player Michael Oher alleged that they earned millions from pushing a false narrative that they adopted him. Here, Oher poses for a photograph with the Tuohy family at Radio City Music Hall for the 2009 NFL Draft on April 25, 2009 in New York City.

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Tuohy family responds to Michael Oher's allegations of his false adoption

In court documents filed in a Tennessee probate court, Oher alleged that the Tuohys convinced him to sign documents that agreed to a conservatorship in 2004.

August 18, 2023
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  • Jonathan Franklin
The Tennessee Titans' Mike Vrabel announced Monday that Terrell Williams, their assistant head coach and defensive line assistant, will serve as acting head coach Saturday during the Titans' preseason opener in Chicago. Here, Williams is seen during an AFC Wild Card game against the New England Patriots on Jan. 4, 2020, at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Mass.

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The Titans' Terrell Williams temporarily will be the NFL's 4th Black head coach

Williams, who joined the Tennessee Titans in 2018 as a longtime defensive line coach, will step in for head coach Mike Vrabel during Saturday's pre-season game against Chicago.

August 11, 2023
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  • Jonathan Franklin
 Georgia defensive lineman Jalen Carter speaks during media day ahead of the national championship NCAA College Football Playoff game between Georgia and TCU, Saturday, Jan. 7, 2023, in Los Angeles. Carter, projected as one of the top players in next month's NFL draft, has been charged with reckless driving and racing in conjunction with the crash that killed offensive lineman Devin Willock and a recruiting staff member.

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Georgia athletics, Jalen Carter sued by passenger in fatal crash of Bulldogs player and staffer

A woman seriously injured in the Jan. 15 car crash that killed Georgia offensive lineman Devin Willock and an athletics staffer has sued the school's athletics association and former Bulldogs defensive tackle Jalen Carter for damages.

July 14, 2023
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  • Associated Press
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Former USFL president launching spring football league for high school players

The former president of the latest version of the United States Football League is launching a spring football league for high school players. Brian Woods says his Prep Super League will begin next year with a six-week season.

June 07, 2023
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  • Associated Press
NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell speaks to the media on March 28 in Phoenix. The attorneys general of New York and California announced Thursday that they are investigating allegations of workplace discrimination by the pro football league.

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  • National

2 states launch an investigation of the NFL over gender discrimination and harassment

The California and New York attorneys general say they are seeking information from the NFL on allegations of gender pay disparities, harassment and gender and race discrimination.

May 04, 2023
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  • Jonathan Franklin
Alabama linebacker Will Anderson Jr. celebrates with fans after being chosen by the Houston Texans with the third overall pick during the first round of the NFL football draft, Thursday, April 27, 2023, in Kansas City, Mo.

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  • Sports

A look at how many Georgia football players were selected in the NFL Draft

For fans of college and high school football in the state of Georgia, the NFL Draft is a yearly affirmation of the talent on hand. 

May 01, 2023
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  • Jon Nelson
A scoreboard shows a message of support for Damar Hamlin at a January Bills-Patriots game in New York. The Bills' general manager says Hamlin has been cleared to play.

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  • Sports

Damar Hamlin is cleared to play football, 4 months after his on-field cardiac arrest

The general manager of the Buffalo Bills said Tuesday that Hamlin is back to working out with the team. It's the next step in his remarkable recovery after collapsing on the field in January.

April 18, 2023
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  • Rachel Treisman
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