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Just because you’re not ready to participate in a seven-day bike race across the state, doesn’t mean you can’t live vicariously through the riders of the TOUR DE GEORGIA. The race finishes up today on the streets of downtown Atlanta with a circuit course of 10 laps that includes Centennial Olympic Park.
The race gets started at 1 p.m., but before that, take part in the TOUR DE KIDS 5K RUN/WALK at the park. It begins at 8:30 a.m. and benefits the Aflac Cancer Center and Blood Disorder Service of Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta. Race-day registration is $25. www.choa.org/tourdekids. www.tourdegeorgia.com.
Attention golfers: The only thing better than playing a round is doing so to raise money for a good cause, are we right? TAKE A SWING raises funds for uniforms and programs for students at the Coretta Scott King Leadership Academy. The festivities kick off with a “Legendary Style” gala tonight at a private residence, and continue at 10 a.m. tomorrow, April 28 with the golf event at Tucker’s Heritage Golf Club. Tickets are $200. For more information, call 404-349-0233.
Catch up with football coach, NFL player and ESPN football analyst BILL CURRY as he discusses “The Five Characteristics of a Leadership Champion.” Curry played pro football from 1965 to 1974, was an assistant coach for the Green Bay Packers and coached teams at Georgia Tech, Alabama and Kentucky. He speaks at 5 p.m. today at the Carmichael Student Center at Kennesaw State University. Admission is free, but registration is required. 678-797-2204. www.siegelinstitute.org.
Ever wanted to feel like a member of the team? Well, it’s too late to make this year’s roster, but you can experience the next best thing at this year’s BRAVES LEAD-OFF LUNCHEON at the Intercontinental Hotel in Buckhead on Tuesday, April 22. Dine with current players, coaches and staff, and enjoy a silent auction and fun activities with the Tomahawk Team and the Heavy Hitters drum line. Doors open at 10:30 a.m. For information on tickets and reserved tables, call 404-614-1367.
Whatever your technique, sign your team up for Chick-fil-A’s first DUCK ’N’ DODGE TOURNAMENT. The day of dodgeball games starts at 8 a.m. Saturday, April 19 at the Cobb Galleria. The winning teams in each age division—middle school, high school and adult—receive free Chick-fil-A grub for a year. The adult team also gets $1,000. Registration is $200. Proceeds benefit Chick-fil-A’s WinShape Foundation and Schools for Niger, which helps build and fund schools in the African nation.
www.CFABDodgeballAtlanta.com.
Because we'll most definitely be in the stands at Turner Field tonight for the ATLANTA BRAVES HOME OPENER against the Pittsburgh Pirates. Root, root, root for the home team, including scheduled pitcher Tom Glavine, starting at 7:10 p.m. Tickets range from $6 to $75. 404-522-7630. www.atlantabraves.com.
Reception? Get it? See, DOUG FLUTIE is a famous former NFL quarterback, and tonight offers a rare meet and greet with him at 5 p.m. tonight (donation required), followed by a 6 p.m. presentation covering Flutie’s career and his experience as the father of a child with autism (open to the public). The event benefits Jerry’s Habima Theatre, Georgia’s only theatrical company featuring actors with developmental disabilities, a part of the Marcus Jewish Community Center of Atlanta. A production of “Footloose” follows. For more information, visit www.atlantajcc.org.
Sure, the team’s lineup may have changed a little since they solved mysteries alongside Scooby Doo and visited Gilligan’s Island. But the HARLEM GLOBETROTTERS still have a few tricks up their sleeves (well, technically, tank tops don’t have sleeves, but we think you know what we mean).
Both Tech and Georgia lost road games Saturday as expected. The Yellow Jackets bowed 80-68 at UConn to fall to 11-11 on the year. The Bulldogs, 11-10 overall and 2-6 in SEC play, dropped their sixth consecutive game by a 77-67 count at Florida.
Five times this year Georgia coach Dennis Felton has had to suspend a player for at least a game due to off-the-court circumstances. He inherited a mess in Athens, as well as NCAA probabtion, in the wake of former coach Jim Harrick. His record now with the Dawgs after Saturday's loss is 69-73 overall and 24-47 in SEC play.
Since playing in the 2004 NCAA title game against UConn, the Jackets are only 62-52 in the last three-plus seasons after Saturday's loss to the Huskies. Thanks in-part to a very tough schedule, the Jackets have a decent RPI (57) and at 4-4 in ACC play, could position themselves for a Bid Dance Invitation with a strong finish.
The point here is there doesn't seem to be a whole lot of excitement surrounding these two programs. The attitude is almost apathtic in Athens, while the buzz has certainly been missing for the most part at the Thrillerdome this year. I think for different reasons, both Felton and Hewitt deserve to be back next year, but there's no doubt that the fans of both programs are growing restless. What do you think?
We all know that the Atlanta Spirit is an absolute mess on so many levels, but the time has come for Michael Gearon and his partners to show Hawks coach Mike Woodson the door. Woodson, who is 87-201 in three-plus seasons with Atlanta, described his team this week as in a "funk'' following their seventh loss in eight games. Well, that funk on the bench starts at the top, with Woodson.
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