The Big Lead (Free subscription) | 14/10/2008
Last week, we wrote about how the 4-1 Redskins were the biggest surprise of the NFL’s young season … and they promptly lost to the previously winless Rams, 19-17. This week, we toast the 4-2 Falcons, improbably 22-20 winners over the Bears Sunday. And a loss is not possible this week - they have a bye. TV [...]
The Falcoholic (Free subscription) | 14/10/2008
via blog.mlive.com That falcon is also considering just what to do with his bye week. With the Falcons at 4-2, brimming with confidence and gumption and other long words, this is not the time for the Falcons to have basically nothing to do for a week. I don't buy into momentum as much as many fans do, but the Falcons are undeniably on a roll right now. It seems a shame that they've got so much twiddling...
New York Times (Free subscription) | 2 hours ago
The Spanish club F.C. Barcelona hopes to operate a team in Miami with the Bolivian businessman Marcelo Claure.
ESPN (Free subscription) | 5 hours ago
Major League Soccer on Wednesday named seven cities as candidates for the League's two new expansion franchises.
ajc.com (Free subscription) | 5 hours ago
Atlanta faces stiff competition from Miami, St. Louis, Vancouver and three other North American cities in its quest to land a professional soccer team.
BBC News (Free subscription) | 5 hours ago
Spanish club Barcelona is set to launch a bid to become co-owners of a Major League Soccer franchise in Miami.
Larry Brown Sports (Free subscription) | yesterday
I spent Monday praising the Falcons for their turnaround and Matt Ryan for his amazing display of maturity despite being a rookie quarterback. You would ordinarily figure that if anyone would be pleased by the team’s display it would be the team’s owner, Arthur Blank. While Blank might be pleased with the team’s [...]
du Nord (Free subscription) | yesterday
Add Arthur Blank who owns the Atlanta Falcons NFL team to the list of bidders for a new MLS team. That brings the total we know about to 7: Miami (Barcelona), Atlanta (Falcons), Montreal (Impact), Vancouver (Whitecaps), Portland (Timbers), Ottawa (Senators) & St Louis (Jeff Cooper). Where is New York? You can watch the official announcement of the bidders at 4pm central time today on MLSnet .
Beale Street Beat (Free subscription) | yesterday
Two cities submitted their MLS expansion bid applications on Tuesday, one day before the October 15 deadline for consideration for the two available 2011 franchises… I will be writing much more about this on Wednesday night, but for now, I’ll let you read the details on today’s applicants, Atlanta and Ottawa. Both applicants are sports team [...]
WVHooligan - Soccer Blog (Free subscription) | yesterday
We talked about it earlier in the week but today it becomes official here. Arthur Blank has applied for a Major League Soccer franchise. Blank’s AMB Group LLC, which owns and operates the National Football League’s Atlanta Falcons and the Arena Football League’s Georgia Force, announced Tuesday afternoon ahead of MLS’s Oct. 15 deadline that it has [...]
The FanHouse - NFL (Free subscription) | 14/10/2008
Filed under: Falcons , NFL Video Atlanta Falcons wide receiver Michael Jenkins made a great catch at the sideline in the final seconds of Sunday's game against the Bears, setting up the game-winning field goal on the next play. But if you look closely to Jenkins' right in this video, you'll notice something strange: Falcons owner Arthur Blank was standing on the sidelines and he made the "incomplete"...
MySportsRumors (Free subscription) | 14/10/2008
Wow what another wild weekend in the NFL. I’m not going to go into details as you can except my weekly round up later today, but I will say this weekend has completely shaken up the standings and the rankings. I firmly believed this is the week that some teams would [...]
USA Today (Free subscription) | 14/10/2008
Either the glass is half full or its empty. Or it's cracked. As are the Chicago Bears when they most need to be solid. The 3-3 ...
Salon.com (Free subscription) | 13/10/2008
Lovie Smith opts for the old "Let's give them great field position" play, and the Falcons get a win at the gun.
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 13/10/2008
Atlanta's rookie quarterback has helped the team forget about their troubled past
