New Year’s Six is set; Georgia and FSU play in Orange Bowl

Sports - The Atlanta Voice 12/3 10:44A Itoro N. Umontuen

The Michigan Wolverines, the Washington Huskies, the Texas Longhorns and the Alabama Crimson Tide are the four teams that will play in this year s College Football Playoff. The fifth ranked Florida...

Welcome to Atlanta: The 2023 Celebration Bowl is set for Howard & FAMU

Sports - The Atlanta Voice 12/2 11:17P Donnell Suggs

Fans from across the country, representing a number of HBCUs enjoy the Celebration Bowl every year. Photo by: Itoro N. Umontuen/The Atlanta Voice The invitations for the 2023 Celebration Bowl are set....

SEC Championship: The Tide sinks the ‘Dawgs

Sports - The Atlanta Voice 12/2 4:20P Itoro N. Umontuen

The Alabama Crimson Tide beat the Georgia Bulldogs 27-24 and won the SEC Championship. Once again, the Bulldogs were not able to beat the Tide inside Mercedes-Benz Stadium. As both teams await their...

LSU star Angel Reese scores 19 points in return from mysterious four-game absence

Sports - The Atlanta Voice 12/1 2:46P Jacob Lev and CNN

(CNN) — LSU women’s basketball star Angel Reese scored 19 points in her return from a mysterious four-game absence on Thursday. The No. 7 Tigers defeated No. 9 Virginia Tech 82-64 in a rematch of last...

Refuse to Lose: CAU Panthers hoops remains undefeated

Sports - The Atlanta Voice 12/1 12:03A Menra Mapfumo

The Clark Atlanta men’s basketball program refuses to lose. They traveled to Clayton State University and kept the undefeated season alive following an 87-78 victory in Morrow Wednesday night. The...

CAU welcomes new football coach Teddy Keaton

Sports - The Atlanta Voice 11/30 11:48A Menra Mapfumo

One statement Keaton wants Panthers students, fans and alumni to understand is, “This day will be the day that we turn Clark Atlanta football back into a winner,” he said. Photo by Menra Mapfumo/The...

College Football Playoff: No fuss with the top four

Sports - The Atlanta Voice 11/29 2:00A Itoro N. Umontuen

Tuesday night’s unveiling of the College Football Playoff rankings didn’t have any relative excitement for the Georgia Bulldogs. With their victory over Georgia Tech, the ‘Dawgs secured another 12-0...

Photo Gallery: Southern and Grambling faced off in the 50th Annual Bayou Classic

Sports - The Atlanta Voice 11/27 11:40A Itoro N. Umontuen

NEW ORLEANS There are HBCU football games that don t receive the Classic treatment. Then there are Classic games. For example, there is the Florida Classic between Bethune Cookman and Florida A&M in...

CAU hires Teddy Keaton as new head football coach

Sports - The Atlanta Voice 11/27 11:24A Donnell Suggs

The Clark Atlanta Panthers are once again hiring a new head football coach. Teddy Keaton will be the fourth man to run the football program in the last three years.  The Panthers were winless during...

Perfect Sunday: Atlanta, hip hop and Falcons football

Sports - The Atlanta Voice 11/26 10:49A Donnell Suggs

Jermaine Dupri performs a verse from Welcome to Atlanta on the 50-yard line at Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Sunday, Nov. 26, 2023. Photo by Kerri Phox/The Atlanta There have been quarterback changes (Ridder...

Dominant Georgia puts 28-game winning streak, bragging rights on the line against Georgia Tech

Sports - The Atlanta Voice 11/24 4:26A Charles Odum and Associated Pres

ATLANTA (AP) — Brent Key knows it is possible for Georgia Tech to beat Georgia. He has a Governor’s Cup Trophy in his office as a reminder and, he hopes, as motivation for his players. Key, in his...

Atlanta Hawks beat the Brooklyn Nets 147-145 in thriller

Sports - The Atlanta Voice 11/23 9:00A Associated Press

Trae Young scored a season-high 43 points, including 14 in overtime, and the Atlanta Hawks outlasted the Brooklyn Nets 147-145 on Wednesday in their second shootout in two nights. A night after...

AP Top 25 Reality Check: Low-turnover season in poll with only 42 teams having been ranked

Sports - The Atlanta Voice 11/20 5:56A Ralph D. Russo | The Associated

The AP Top 25 has been more exclusive this season than in recent years. With just three more AP Top 25s to go, including the final one that is released after the national championship game on Jan. 8,...

Hate it or love it: Max Verstappen wins Las Vegas Grand Prix in thrilling fashion

Sports - The Atlanta Voice 11/19 2:47A Itoro N. Umontuen

LAS VEGAS Nearly twenty-four hours ago , Max Verstappen talked about how he disliked the way Formula 1 went about its business in Sin City. He said it s 99% show, 1% sport. He even compared it to the...

Photo Gallery: Verstappen continues his dominance in Vegas

Sports - The Atlanta Voice 11/18 10:30P Itoro N. Umontuen

LAS VEGAS Was it easy? No. Was it straightforward? No. Yet, reigning, defending, World Champion Max Verstappen had to overcome obstacles en route to his 18th victory of the season at the inaugural Las...