@ajcRodBeard

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

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Some news: I’ve accepted an amazing new role as Senior Sports Editor at @AJCsports. It’s bittersweet, leaving after 23-plus years at The Detroit News, my first and only newspaper home, and Michigan, the only state where I’ve ever lived. It's an immense blessing and I'm excited.
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Thought I was coming to a #Dream watch party in Sandy Springs, and this happened...
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#Dream moving home games to State Farm Arena beginning with 2027 season: ajc.com/sports/2026/10/atlan…

Dream moving home games to State Farm Arena beginning with 2027 season

The Dream announced Tuesday it will play home games at State Farm Arena beginning in 2027.

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Check out the AJC's new focus on HBCU culture, sports and lifestyle: The Yard: uatl.com/the-yard/

UATL - The Yard

UATL - The Yard

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Netflix quickly renews Atlanta-shot ‘A Different World’ sequel for Season 2: ajc.com/arts-entertainment/2…

Netflix quickly renews Atlanta-shot ‘A Different World’ sequel for Season 2

Netflix quickly renews "A Different World" sequel for a second season. The Atlanta-shot show brought back several actors from the original cast, including Jasmine Guy.

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All ready for Game 1 of #Braves vs. #Phillies – at Vinings, GA
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35 years ago, one of the most influential albums in hip hop was released: A Tribe Called Quest's Low End Theory.
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#Hawks rookie Henri Veesaar was diagnosed with a torn right ACL and is expected to miss the 2026-27 season.
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A certain columnist wrote this week "Cooper Rush won't be that bad." He would like to acknowledge the opinion may have been errant.
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Cheers from #Falcons fans as Jack Strand -- the No. 4 QB -- enters the game.
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#Falcons Jack Strand is warming up and taking snaps from under center on the sideline. Not a sure sign that he'll be in, but it's more than he's done prior.
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The "We Want Strand" chants have begun. #Falcons
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#Falcons LB Divine Deablo (illness) has been listed as questionable for today's matchup against #Panthers.
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Small town, big star: Sandersville helped make #Dream’s Allisha Gray who she is: ajc.com/sports/2026/09/atlan…

Small town, big star: Sandersville helped make Dream’s Allisha Gray who she is

Atlanta Dream guard Allisha Gray's roots go deep in small-town Sandersville, Georgia. She has a mural and a street named after her there, plus a close group of friends.

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Atlanta native Ben Shelton is on the cusp of more Black tennis excellence in U.S. Open final: ajc.com/sports/2026/09/atlan…

Atlanta native Ben Shelton is on the cusp of more Black tennis excellence

Atlanta native Ben Shelton will face top-seeded Alexander Zverev in the U.S. Open men's final on Sunday, with Shelton the first Black American man in the final since 1972.

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Ben Shelton defeats Frances Tiafoe, will face top-seeded Alexander Zverev for #USOpen title on Sunday.
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Excellent in-depth storytelling here by @ByDanielFlick You know the Unicorn. You don’t know #Falcons’ Kyle Pitts: ajc.com/sports/2026/09/you-k…

You know the Unicorn. You don’t know Falcons’ Kyle Pitts.

Atlanta’s All-Pro tight end opens up on narratives, fatherhood and his unrelenting pursuit to be No. 1.

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Wins, bands and bragging rights: 10 takeaways from HBCU football’s Week 1: ajc.com/sports/2026/09/10-ta…

Wins, bands and bragging rights: 10 takeaways from HBCU football’s Week 1

Clark Atlanta, Fort Valley State, Albany State and Benedict all made headlines as Week 1 offered an early look at the HBCU season.

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He did what? – at Vinings, GA
US Open Tennis
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This. Point! And it's only the first set!
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Big Foe! – at Druid Hills, GA
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#StopWriting #StartWriting – at Vinings, GA
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