It has become abundantly clear the Atlanta Falcons will be drafting a running back in the 2020 NFL Draft. In fact, the team met with at least 13 backs during the NFL Combine, and the writing has been on the wall for Devonta Freman all offseason. Among those names of players they met with is
It was quite the breezy day in Bradenton, Florida on Wednesday afternoon, and there’s no questioning which way it was blowing. You know that is likely the case when Mike Soroka gives up a home run. Soroka allowed just 0.7 HR/9 last season, the best mark in baseball. However, he did give up a deep
Many were hoping that big man Clint Capela, who was acquired prior to the trade deadline, would be ready to return in mid-March. However, it seems the waiting game has been extended. Per a press release from the team, this is when he will next be re-evaluated, in two weeks from now, along with another
Patrick Weigel was well on his way to being the next man up for the Braves back in 2017. A seventh-round pick who had risen through the system like no other, he was just a year removed from being named the Braves’ Minor League Pitcher of the Year. Unfortunately, it was at that time that he
With the fifth rotation spot already up for grabs this Spring Training, compounded with the injury to Cole Hamels, who has no timetable to return, it is open tryouts right now for the Braves’ rotation. According to Mark Bowman of MLB.com, Felix Hernandez is in the lead for a spot. If King Felix were to
At 43 years old, Vince Carter has been playing basketball before a ton of his teammates were even born. With the future Hall of Famer set to retire at season’s end, and the Hawks all but eliminated from playoff contention, he only has 19 career games remaining. However, he moved up the record book perhaps
After undergoing a non-surgical procedure on his elbow last week, Dewayne Dedmon is right around the corner from returning to action. According to general manager Travis Schlenk, he is set to play on Friday evening: Travis Schlenk on 92.9 FM: "(Dedmon) got shots up for the first time yesterday, coming back from his elbow injury.
The only thing worse than having to wait a month to come out with a fresh mock draft is waiting for the NFL Draft itself. We are around seven weeks away from draft day, and the NFL Combine is officially in the books. While the Combine is far from a foolproof system of evaluating a
De’Andre Hunter is coming off the best month of his young career. Despite nursing a sprained ankle in February, Hunter shot 25-for-54, good for 46.3% from beyond the arc. It is a small sample size, but he has risen his season average to 35.3% and is averaging a respectable 12.4 points per game. As a
The Hawks no longer look like the bottom dweller that they have been for most of the season, and since the All-Star Break, they have won four of their last six contests. Finally, we are starting to see the glimpses of hope we expected over the full season for this team, and we are still
