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The Atlanta Dream evened the playoff series against the Washington Mystics on Tuesday night, beating them 78-75. The Mystics lost their best player, Elene Delle Donne, in the fourth quarter.
McCamish Pavilion was electric as the Dream scratched and clawed their way to hang on for the victory.
“Really, really proud of our toughness,” Dream coach Nicki Collen said after the game. Collen had double reason to celebrate: She was named WNBA Coach of the Year earlier in the day. “We turned over the ball too much, but to get stops when we needed them says a lot about our team. Early in the season, we had a lot of grind-it-out kind of games, and tonight was another one of those.”
The series is now tied at 1-1 and will head to Washington for game 3 on Friday night. In game 1, the Dream couldn’t find any momentum on offense, losing 87-84 at home on Sunday. Their ace shooter, Tiffany Hayes, was cold for most of the night.
Delle Donne told fans that she will be OK, saying “the swelling isn’t terrible.”
Elena Delle Donne shared her thoughts with us via Mystics' media relations: “I mean, I’m walking. The swelling isn’t terrible. I’ll go home tomorrow and see our doctors, and see what they say. But I’m hopeful to be back in the lineup Friday."
— Mechelle Voepel (@MechelleV) August 29, 2018
On Tuesday, Hayes scored 17 points, seven rebounds and six assists. Center Elizabeth Williams (10 points, 11 rebounds) had a solid game as well as Atlanta had an 18-rebound advantage.
Game 3 will be Friday, August 31 at 8 p.m. ET at Charles Smith Center, George Washington University. The contest will be simulcast on WNBATV and ESPN2.
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Atlanta United begins its sophomore season the first weekend in March as the team takes on DC United. Last year was a smashing success as Atlantans fell in love with professional soccer.
Last year the team played most of its games at Georgia Teach. This year the team pays at Merc-Benz, which will be their primary home, which they will share with the Atlanta Falcons.
Soccer to me! Atlanta United 2018 Schedule
If you can’t make it downtown, you can catch the team on TV: FOX Sports South and FOX Sports Southeast will televise 18 games. Also, Atlanta United LIVE will air 30 minutes before and after every match on the respective networks.
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The red-hot Atlanta Dream did it again this weekend, winning their seventh consecutive game. The city’s WNBA team is the league’s hottest team, improving their record to 15-9.
The latest win on Sunday came at the expense of the Seattle Storm, who the Dream whipped 87-74 in front of thousands of fans at McCamish Pavilion in Midtown Atlanta.
See Tiffany Hayes buzzer beater
Elizabeth Williams scored a season-high 17 points and grabbed eight rebounds. Tiffany Hayes and Angel McCoughtry each scored 15 points for the Dream.
Seattle was led by Breanna Stewart who scored a game-high 31 points and eight rebounds for Seattle. The game also marked the 500th game (a new WNBA-record) for Sue Bird, who knocked down four 3-pointers for 12 points.
Atlanta heads to L.A. on Tuesday to take on the Sparks.
Source: AtlantaFi
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The red-hot Atlanta Dream did it again this week, winning their sixth consecutive game. The city’s WNBA team is the league’s hottest team, improving their record to 14-9.
The latest win on Thursday came at the expense of the New York Liberty, who the Dream whipped 82-68 in front of thousands of fans at McCamish Pavilion in Midtown Atlanta.
See Tiffany Hayes buzzer beater
This time, Renee Montgomery made a franchise-record seven 3-pointers to finish with 24 points. Tiffany Hayes scored 20 points.
Atlanta faces the Seattle Storm at 3 p.m. at McCamish Pavilion.
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The red-hot Atlanta Dream don’t want to wake up. The city’s WNBA team has won a league-best five straight games, improving their record to 13-9.
The latest victory came from the last-second heave from Tiffany Hayes Tuesday night. Her three-pointer from beyond half court beat the Connecticut Sun, 86-83 on their home court.
The game-winner by Hayes was the longest (46.7 FT) made in the last 10 seconds of a regular-season game in WNBA history.
Trying to win their sixth straight contest, the Dream now return home to host the New York Liberty Thursday inside McCamish Pavilion beginning at 7 p.m. ET. The game will be streamed live on WatchESPN.
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The Atlanta Dream poured it on early and held on for the win Sunday afternoon, beating the Phoenix Mercury 76-70.
The Dream were led by Tiffany Hayes’ 18 points while Renee Montgomery and Brittney Sykes chipped in 13 points each. Atlanta jumped out to an 8-0 lead and led at one point 62-39 late in the third quarter.
But the Mercury got hot. Leilani Mitchell’s 3-pointer with 47.3 seconds left closed the deficit to 73-68 for the Mercury (14-6).
Diana Taurasi scored 19 for the Mercury while Brittney Griner added 18.
Elizabeth Williams and Angel McCoughtry each scored 10 for the Dream (9-9).
After rebounding from a tough loss at home, Atlanta now has a few days off before playing on the road for their next game.
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The Atlanta Dream almost made an epic comeback against the Seattle Storm on Friday, July 6 in McCamish Pavilion, but it was not to be. The final score, 95 to 86, doesn’t really show how close the game was.
The Dream were paced by Angel McCoughtry, who scored 26 points, and Tiffany Hayes, who pumped in 23.
Atlanta looked like they were going to run away with the game in the early going, jumping out to a 9-2 lead. But the Storm scored 14 of the next 15 points and led the rest of the way.
Seattle, led by Breanna Stewart’s 29 points, dominated the first half and at one point led by 19 points, before the Dream staged a furious rally.
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Every time Atlanta mounted consecutive buckets, Stewart, or Sue Bird (18 points) would counter. The Storm were nine of 20 from 3-point range.
Atlanta (8-9) hosts the Phoenix Mercury at home on Sunday, July 8.
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The Atlanta Dream have had an uneven season so far, a grueling road schedule and cohesiveness issues have continued to take their toll on the young players. But Friday, June 22 in front of thousands of fans at McCamish Pavilion, the Dream came up big in a come-from-behind 75-70 victory over the Connecticut Sun.
The Dream surged in the third and fourth quarters, where they went on a 24-0 run. Much of it was carried by Angel McCoughtry’s game-high 25 points. Brittney Sykes scored 13 points, Damiris Dantas chipped in 11, and Elizabeth Williams came up big with 10 rebounds and three blocks.
Atlanta Dream defeat Sun with furious comeback
The Sun controlled the game early, storming out to an early 12-point lead in the second quarter. The third stanza featured more of the same as Shekinna Stricklen’s three-pointer lifted the opponent’s lead to 13.
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The 8th annual Green Sports Alliance Summit is set to take place in downtown Atlanta at Mercedes-Benz Stadium on Tuesday, June 26 through Wednesday, June 27.
The summit is the world’s largest and most influential gathering for the sports community to unite around sustainability. The event brings together hundreds of industry stakeholders to learn and share better practices and the latest innovations in greening operations, advancing the supply chain, engaging fans and more.
This year, we’re adding more networking opportunities and focusing on hands-on workshops for attendees to work through challenges, share lessons learned, and gather valuable take-aways to implement in their communities. Your full conference ticket will get you access to multiple networking opportunities with peers and vendors, various exhibitors providing tools to help you meet your sustainability goals, food and beverage throughout the conference and effective take-aways to bring back to your organization.
For more detailed information on the Summit visit summit.greensportsalliance.org.
We’ve secured a great rate at the Embassy Suites by Hilton Atlanta at Centennial Olympic Park. Rooms fill quickly so be sure to make your reservation early.
Are you a Green Sports Alliance Member? Contact Rahul Devaskar for more information about becoming a member and for a discount on Summit tickets.
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Dirty Bird Fever has began in earnest right now. That’s because the new Atlanta Falcons football schedule has been released. The squad will begin their second campaign in the still-new Mercedes-Benz Stadium, where they look to be playing at home during the Super Bowl.
Atlanta Falcons 2018 Football Schedule
Falcons owner Arthur Blank has invested heavily in the team’s offense by choosing to give quarterback Matt Ryan largely what he wants in salary negotiations. The team has also shored up defensive and offensive lines, which both struggled at times last season.
Julio Jones, Muhammad Sanu and Devante Freeman will all be back and looking to reignite the firepower that was No. 1 in the league two season s ago. This year, the Falcons open the season against the Super Bowl champs Philadelphia Eagles on the road. On Thanksgiving, the Falcons will play division rival the New Orleans Saints in what will likely be crucial game for the crown.
3 big Falcons game to watch in 2018
This season, the Birds play their first Monday night game at home against the New York Football Giants on Oct. 22. Because it’s in the NFC, this will be an extraordinarily big game. Furthermore, this will raise the profile of the Falcons tremendously if they can get the W.
Don’t get it twisted, there is no game bigger than the Thanksgiving showdown against the Saints in the Big Easy. Not only are the teams holders of the biggest rivalry in the NFL, but the game may well determine the division champion.
The previous week’s game against the Dallas Cowboys will be a similarly high-profile matchup that will have enormous implications for the NFC. Last year the Falcons disposed of the Cowboys, who were without their star running back Ezekial Elliott. This year promises to be a different game.
Here is the Atlanta Falcons 2018 schedule.
PRESEASON
- Friday, Aug. 10: at Jets, 7:30 p.m. ET
- Friday, Aug. 17: Chiefs, 7 p.m. ET
- Saturday, Aug. 25: at Jaguars, 7 p.m. ET
- Thursday, Aug. 30: Dolphins, 7 p.m. ET
REGULAR SEASON WEEK TEAM TIME TICKETS WK1 Sept. 6 at Philadelphia 8:20pm NBC 
WK2 Sept. 16 vs. Carolina 1:00pm FOX WK3 Sept. 23 vs. New Orleans 1:00pm FOX WK4 Sept. 30 vs. Cincinnati 1:00pm CBS WK5 Oct. 7 at Pittsburgh 1:00pm FOX WK6 Oct. 14 vs. Tampa Bay 1:00pm FOX WK7 Oct. 22 vs. NY Giants 8:15pm ESPN WK8 BYE – – – WK9 Nov. 4 at Washington 1:00pm FOX WK10 Nov. 11 at Cleveland 1:00pm FOX WK11 Nov. 18 vs. Dallas 1:00pm FOX WK12 Nov. 22 at New Orleans 8:20pm NBC WK13 Dec. 2 vs. Baltimore 1:00pm CBS WK14 Dec. 9 at Green Bay 1:00pm FOX WK15 Dec. 16 vs. Arizona 1:00pm FOX WK16 Dec. 23 at Carolina 1:00pm FOX WK17 Dec. 30 at Tampa Bay 1:00pm FOX It's here: our 2018 schedule.
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— Atlanta Falcons (@AtlantaFalcons) April 20, 2018
Atlanta Falcons 2017 Highlights
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