Sarah Spencer

1 month ago | ajc.com | Sarah Spencer

It’s tough to read too much into a spring game: there’s often a running clock, quarterbacks sport non-contact jerseys and players can switch sides at a coach’s discretion. But, one position group to watch entering Georgia’s G-Day spring scrimmage — a 34-17 win by the Red team, featuring Georgia’s first-team offense and second-team defense, against the Black team, with its first-team defense and second-team offense — was the wide receivers, given the Bulldogs’ struggles with drops last season.

1 month ago | ajc.com | Sarah Spencer

Fans lined Battery Avenue, a few rows deep on either side, and cheered as players, coaches and Manager Brian Snitker made their way back inside Truist Park for the Braves’ home opener against the Miami Marlins on Friday. Not a bad welcome home after an 0-7 start on their season-opening road trip out West, which started the Braves off with the worst record in baseball.

1 month ago | ajc.com | Sarah Spencer

What’s the craziest idea ever pitched at a Savannah Bananas idea and brainstorming session? (These gatherings are aptly named “OTT meetings,” OTT standing for “over the top,” if that helps inform your guess). … Skydiving from a plane onto the mound to immediately throwing out the first pitch, obviously. “There’s a lot of legalities with that one,” said Kara Heater, VP of marketing for the Bananas, laughing. “We want it bad, and we will do it one day, I promise.

Jul 2, 2024 | ajc.com | Sarah Spencer

If you know me, this sentence will shock you: I now regularly wake up at 6 a.m., voluntarily, to go for a run. (Pause for effect). After covering sports for years, I had mostly fallen into a “night owl” rhythm, and following my foray as a mediocre high school soccer player, I haven’t dedicated the time to working out that I probably should have.

May 8, 2024 | ajc.com | Sarah Spencer

With three returning All-Stars and having bolstered the roster with added experience in free agency, the Atlanta Dream enter 2024 with lofty expectations. After a first-round exit vs. Dallas last season, the Dream aim for a Top 4 finish this time around – that would ensure homecourt advantage in the playoffs (last year, Atlanta finished as a fifth seed).