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Rod Beard

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Senior Sports Editor at The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Sports Editor, The Detroit News. Former Pistons and U-M beat writer. Husband and father of 3. Purveyor of #StartWriting. ΑΦΑ

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  • 1 month ago | ajc.com | Rod Beard

    With the arrival of Memorial Day, the calendar leans toward June and the official start of summer, and the sports scene is heating up as well. Here are some thoughts on Atlanta’s pro sports teams and their outlook for the summer:ExploreDream dominate Sun on second day of back-to-back games♦ The Atlanta Dream will be fun to watch throughout the summer. If the first couple of weeks of the schedule are any indication, the Dream will need some time to jell, but once they do, look out.

  • 1 month ago | macon.com | Rod Beard

    FLOWERY BRANCH - There's a marked difference between the first days of high school or college as a freshman and then as a sophomore. Simply knowing the way around and knowing names, faces and the way things are done are a reassuring comfort of the experience of having gone through the process before. For Falcons quarterback Michael Penix Jr., there has to be some comfort - and confidence - heading into organized team activities, knowing it's his team and his offense to run.

  • 1 month ago | ajc.com | Rod Beard

    FLOWERY BRANCH — There’s a marked difference between the first days of high school or college as a freshman and then as a sophomore. Simply knowing the way around and knowing names, faces and the way things are done are a reassuring comfort of the experience of having gone through the process before. For Falcons quarterback Michael Penix Jr., there has to be some comfort — and confidence — heading into organized team activities, knowing it’s his team and his offense to run.

  • 1 month ago | ajc.com | Rod Beard

    Braves fans looking for a chance to see All-Star outfielder Ronald Acuña Jr. before he makes his way back to the major league lineup are in luck. Acuña, who is working his way back from a torn ACL, is on a rehab assignment with the Gwinnett Stripers. The Braves’ Triple-A affiliate plays its games at Coolray Field in Lawrenceville.

  • 1 month ago | macon.com | Rod Beard

    Guten tag, Germany. The Falcons will play one of their regular-season games in Berlin this season, facing the Indianapolis Colts on Nov. 9 at Olympic Stadium, the NFL announced Tuesday morning. The game is part of the NFL's International Games, and will be be a 9:30 a.m. (Eastern Time) kickoff on NFL Network in Week 10. It will be the NFL's first regular-season matchup played in Berlin and the third international game for Falcons in the last five seasons.

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