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Chipper Jones: Mr. Underappreciated

It has become as rare as a week going by without some sort of story about a past pastor of an Obama attended church, and it’s becoming rarer by the minute...

Written by Ben Gunby about about 1 year ago 1,003 reads 5 comments
Surprise MLB Teams in 2008

Who will be this year's Rockies, or other sleeper?By sleeper, I don't necessarily mean they are going to win their division, but just be pleasant surprises as well...

Written by Ben Gunby about about 1 year ago 1,062 reads 3 comments
Now That's What I Call Basketball

Interest has waned in the NBA in recent years, and I can safely say I'm speaking on behalf of thousands of sports fans across this country. Attendance, ratings and merchandise sales would all back me up on that point...

Written by Ben Gunby about about 1 year ago 1,107 reads 0 comments
Atlanta: Not As Bad a Sports Town As You Think

The city of Atlanta is a major transplant city, and that is a huge reason you don't have the number of supposed die-hard fans of these sports teams...

Written by Ben Gunby about about 1 year ago 802 reads 4 comments
College Basketball: Faults at the Top

San Antonio may very will wind up covered in blue when the NCAA tournament concludes this season. Memphis, UCLA, North Carolina, Duke, and Kansas—four of the nation's top five teams—have the color in common...

Written by Ben Gunby about about 1 year ago 981 reads 10 comments
Forgotten Greatness: The 1999 St. Louis Rams

On a certain network’s morning radio show, the two co-hosts were dissecting a list compiled by another major media outlet of the NFL's ten all-time greatest single season teams in league history...

Written by Ben Gunby about about 1 year ago 1,774 reads 4 comments
Crank 'Em Up: NASCAR Set for Preseason Thunder

Quick pop quiz: What happens tomorrow, January 7th, that should captivate the sports world? No, I'm not talking about the mythical national championship game between LSU and Ohio State...

Written by Ben Gunby about about 1 year ago 914 reads 2 comments
ACC: America's Conference of Comedy

Is there a worse BCS conference in America than the Atlantic Coast Conference? You'd be hard pressed to prove that one comes close...

Written by Ben Gunby about about 1 year ago 4,083 reads 17 comments
Parker's Injury Won't Halt Steelers

A lot of Steeler haters are secretly rejoicing, feeling that any chance Pittsburgh had to win their second Super Bowl title in three years just left the building...

Written by Ben Gunby about about 1 year ago 876 reads 5 comments
Best of 2007—It's Almost Over

I'm not sure I can make it through this article, it may just infuriate me too much to go back and remind myself of what a miserable year 2007 has been from a sports perspective for me...

Written by Ben Gunby about about 1 year ago 833 reads 1 comments
Memo to Paul Hewitt: Please Join Chan Gailey

Paul Hewitt's honeymoon at Georgia Tech is over—at least it should be. His ramblin' wreck are just that, a wreck, and it's not the first time this has happened at the school on North Avenue...

Written by Ben Gunby about about 1 year ago 1,026 reads 5 comments
Baseball Hall of Fame: Who's Headed to Cooperstown?

This year's crop of Baseball Hall of Fame candidates isn't exactly loaded with stars—especially when you think back to last year's crop...

Written by Ben Gunby about about 1 year ago 916 reads 1 comments
Firing Line? A Breakdown of the Impending NFL Coaching Shuffle

So the Atlanta Falcons are the first team to officially begin a coaching search for the 2008 NFL season. The question is: how many other teams will join the Falcons in a quest to once again attempt ...

Written by Ben Gunby about about 1 year ago 1,476 reads 1 comments
Bobby Petrino Takes the Low Road Out of Atlanta

They say when the going gets tough, the tough get going. Whoever "they" are, they're right—at least when it comes to Bobby Petrino...

Written by Ben Gunby about about 1 year ago 1,446 reads 9 comments
Southern Discomfort: The Dire State of Pro Sports Below the Mason-Dixon Line

No region loves its sports like the South. But while the South may have some top notch college programs, it's professional teams are the laughing stocks of leagues everywhere.

Written by Ben Gunby about over 2 years ago 1,417 reads 0 comments
Georgia on my mind... unfortunately

So it's the first week of October and there is nothing in the sports world in the State of Georgia to look forward to, unless you count the beginning of the season for the Hawks and Thrashers...

Written by Ben Gunby about over 2 years ago 1,143 reads 3 comments
NFL Week Five Predictions: Bears to Beat the Packers

They'll probably continue to prove me wrong, but I'm still not a believer in Tennessee. There are just too many holes and question marks. I think Atlanta keeps it going and beats the Titans...

Written by Ben Gunby about over 2 years ago 2,289 reads 4 comments
Return to Glory

It was the summer of 2002, the weather was hot, the days were long, and baseball and NASCAR were in their dog days of summer...

Written by Ben Gunby about over 2 years ago 765 reads 0 comments
What We Know About the NFL

The AFC East better be thankful to have the Patriots residing within the division, otherwise this division would rank as one of the worst in the history of the NFL...

Written by Ben Gunby about over 2 years ago 1,181 reads 0 comments
Mets Collapse: A Braves Fan's Revenge

If there was one thing opposing fans could throw at Braves supporters, it was the fact the team's 14 Division titles in the last two decades produced only one World Series win...

Written by Ben Gunby about over 2 years ago 1,062 reads 0 comments
College FB Shakeup: Upset Losses Don't Spell Doom

Fans of Oklahoma, Texas, Florida, Oregon, West Virginia, and Rutgers—don't fret. Your season isn't over. Not yet, anyway. For starters, everyone but West Virginia still controls their own destiny in the conference-title hunt...

Written by Ben Gunby about over 2 years ago 975 reads 7 comments
GT-UVA: Jackets, Cavs Make for "Don't-See" TV

If you want to see two of the worst head coaches in America on Saturday afternoon, tune in to the Georgia Tech-Virginia game. If you'd rather watch big-time football, keep your remote control handy...

Written by Ben Gunby about over 2 years ago 1,563 reads 1 comments
Sponsoring Junior: Earnhardt Aims to Do the Dew

The last time Mountain Dew was a full-time NASCAR sponsor, the Sprint Nextel Cup was still the Winston Cup, and the likes of Buick, Pontiac, and Oldsmobile were still circling the track...

Written by Ben Gunby about over 2 years ago 1,770 reads 1 comments
Monday Musings: CFB Week One Notes

ACCI expected Georgia Tech to win, but did anyone expect a performance that dominating? Tashard Choice has to be given Heisman consideration and that Tech defense is outstanding. Imagine what John Tenuta could do with the athletes at an LSU or USC...

Written by Ben Gunby about over 2 years ago 2,867 reads 4 comments
Better Late Than Never: All-Time Atlanta Braves Lineup

I consider myself a fortunate Atlanta Braves fan. Born in 1984, it wasn't until the 1990s that I was able to really follow sports and truly understand everything that was going on. Thus, I've known winning baseball all of my life...

Written by Ben Gunby about over 2 years ago 2,713 reads 9 comments

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Ben Gunby Article Archive

Chipper Jones: Mr. Underappreciated

Surprise MLB Teams in 2008

Now That's What I Call Basketball

Atlanta: Not As Bad a Sports Town As You Think

College Basketball: Faults at the Top

Forgotten Greatness: The 1999 St. Louis Rams

Crank 'Em Up: NASCAR Set for Preseason Thunder

ACC: America's Conference of Comedy

Parker's Injury Won't Halt Steelers

Best of 2007—It's Almost Over

Memo to Paul Hewitt: Please Join Chan Gailey

Baseball Hall of Fame: Who's Headed to Cooperstown?

Firing Line? A Breakdown of the Impending NFL Coaching Shuffle

Bobby Petrino Takes the Low Road Out of Atlanta

Southern Discomfort: The Dire State of Pro Sports Below the Mason-Dixon Line

Georgia on my mind... unfortunately

NFL Week Five Predictions: Bears to Beat the Packers

Return to Glory

What We Know About the NFL

Mets Collapse: A Braves Fan's Revenge

College FB Shakeup: Upset Losses Don't Spell Doom

GT-UVA: Jackets, Cavs Make for "Don't-See" TV

Sponsoring Junior: Earnhardt Aims to Do the Dew

Monday Musings: CFB Week One Notes

Better Late Than Never: All-Time Atlanta Braves Lineup

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