Colin Kaepernick announces final $100,000 donation

Former 49ers quarterback and NFL free-agent Colin Kaepernick announced his final $100,000 donation of his $1 million initiative Wednesday.

Kaepernick is asking his celebrity friends to match 10 different $10,000 donations to charities of their choice.

Goldon State Warriors Kevin Durant was the first celebrity to match a $10,000 donation. Durant chose Silicon Valley DeBug, a charity based in San Jose, Calif., which will receive a $20,000 donation.

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Scott Cochran is ‘enjoying every freaking second’ of return to coaching

Former Alabama and Georgia assistant coach — known by players as "Coach Yeah" — now leads Division II West Alabama, balancing coaching with a new sobriety from painkillers.

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Family, food and football: Continuing the tradition of giving thanks

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Metro Atlanta retailers hopeful for strong holiday season after chaotic year

Some independent retailers in metro Atlanta are entering this holiday season feeling battered by what they call a chaotic year.

$21B data center proposal aims to become one of Georgia’s largest

Trammell Crow Co. is planning a $21 billion technology campus for a 1,632-acre site along I-75 roughly 60 miles southeast of downtown Atlanta.

This metro Atlanta couple spearheaded a change in football helmets

Erin and Lee Hanson are the founders behind Guardian Sports, the company that makes the Guardian Caps worn by college football and NFL players.