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Super Bowl 53: Make-A-Wish kids meet athletes, tour stadium
As part of a partnership that started in 1982, the Make-a-Wish Foundation brought 16 Wish kids and their families to Atlanta for the Super Bowl festivities and gave them tickets to the game. The group was given a private tour of Mercedes-Benz Stadium and the NFL Experience on Friday, February 1, 2019. Numerous athletes visited with the kids, including 3-time Olympic gold medal gymnast Aly Raisman and football players Luke Kuechly, Michael Irvin, Greg Olsen, Leger Douzable, Usama Young and Chris Draft.
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2/1/19 - Atlanta - Make-A-Wish kids and their families got a private tour of Mercedes-Benz Stadium Friday morning. A team of 16 Make-A-Wish(R) kids and their families from throughout the US and Canada traveled to Atlanta for Super Bowl LIII. Hosted by Make-A-Wish Georgia, they will be in attendance at Super Bowl LIII on Sunday, Feb. 3. Bob Andres / bandres@ajc.com

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Rusty Mansell, co-chairman of the Georgia High School Football Hall of Fame, listens to remarks from Georgia football head coach Kirby Smart after Smart was inducted into the Georgia Football Hall of Fame association Saturday, Oct. 25, 2025, at the College Football Hall of Fame in Atlanta. (Daniel Varnado for the AJC)
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Credit: Daniel Varnado/For the Atlanta Journal-Constitution

PHOTOS: Georgia High School Football Hall of Fame induction ceremony

Kirby Smart was in attendance as a 2025 inductee into the Georgia High School Football Hall of Fame.

Atlanta Falcons quarterback Kirk Cousins looks down after the game at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta on Sunday, Oct. 26, 2025. The Miami Dolphins beat the Atlanta Falcons 34-10. (Miguel Martinez/AJC)
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Credit: Miguel Martinez-Jimenez

PHOTOS: Falcons fall at home to Dolphins

The Falcons lost at home on Sunday to the Miami Dolphins, falling 34-10 at Mercedes Benz Stadium.

Georgia Tech quarterback Haynes King (left) celebrates with Georgia Tech head coach Brent Key after scoring a touchdown during the second half in an NCAA college football game at Bobby Dodd Stadium, Saturday, Oct. 25, 2025 in Atlanta. Georgia Tech won 41-16 over Syracuse. The Yellow Jackets are 8-0 for the first time since 1966 and 5-0 in the ACC for the first time ever. (Hyosub Shin/AJC)
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Credit: HYOSUB SHIN / AJC

PHOTOS: Georgia Tech rolls over Syracuse

The Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets kept their undefeated season alive with a convincing 41-16 win over Syracuse Saturday at Bobby Dodd Stadium.

Kell running back Moonie Gipson carries the ball for a touchdown against Cambridge during the first half on Friday, Oct. 24, 2025, at Kell High School in Marietta. (Daniel Varnado for the AJC)
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Credit: Daniel Varnado/For the Atlanta Journal-Constitution

PHOTOS: Kell vs. Cambridge high school football

Kell defeated Cambridge 45-18 in a football game at Carlton J. Kell Stadium in Marietta on Friday.

Former UGA football coach Mark Richt poses for a photo with his wife Katharyn and four of their grandchildren during the third annual Chick-fil-A Dawg Bowl fundraiser for Parkinson’s and Crohn’s disease research at Showtime Bowl in Athens on Wednesday, Oct. 22, 2025. Richt, who was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease in 2021, hosted the event. (C.J. Bartunek for the AJC)
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Credit: C.J. Bartunek / cjbartunek@gmail.com

PHOTOS: 2025 Dawg Bowl

The 2025 Dawg Bowl, a fundraising event hosted by former UGA football coach Mark Richt, took place on Wednesday, Oct. 22, 2025.

Radio personality Bert Weiss speaks onstage during 2025 Beloved Benefit at The Woodruff Arts Center in Atlanta. Weiss is ending his popular "The Bert Show" on Oct. 24, 2025 after 25 years on air in Atlanta. (Photo by Paras Griffin/Getty Images)
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PHOTOS: 'The Bert Show' through the years

Bert Weiss is ending "The Bert Show" after 25 years. The syndicated show has become hugely popular and transformed Atlanta morning radio.

Atlanta Hawks forward/center Onyeka Okongwu (17) dunks the ball against Toronto Raptors forward/center Sandro Mamukelashvili (54) during the second half in the home opener at State Farm Arena, Thursday, October 22, 2025, in Atlanta. Toronto Raptors won 138-118 over Atlanta Hawks. (Hyosub Shin / AJC)
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PHOTOS: Hawks fall at home to Raptors in season opener

The Atlanta Hawks opened the 2025-26 NBA season in disappointing fashion, falling to the Toronto Raptors 138-118 on Wednesday night at State Farm Arena.

Atlanta Falcons quarterback Michael Penix Jr. (second from right) passes under pressure from San Francisco 49ers cornerback Chase Lucas (right) during the second half of an NFL football game on Sunday, Oct. 19, 2025, in Santa Clara, Calif. (Godofredo A. Vásquez/AP)
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PHOTOS: Falcons lose close game at 49ers

The Falcons struggled on offense in their loss to the 49ers on Sunday, Oct. 19, 2025.