The Sports Beat with Richard Holdridge

The new College Football Rankings are out. Can Notre Dame or a 2 loss Ohio State team get into the College Football Playoff if chaos is implemented? The Phoenix Suns beat the Golden State Warriors 104-96 in the battle of the 2 best teams in the NBA. Central (Phenix City) plays Thompson tonight in Birmingham for the Alabama 7a State Title. What will it take for Alabama to beat Georgia in the SEC Ch...

The College Football Coaching Carousel continues as Brian Kelley accepts the Head Coaching position at LSU. Who will be the next Head Coach at Notre Dame and Oklahoma? The Seattle Seahawks loses to the Washington Football Team 17-15 and they are now 3-8. Is Pete Carroll on the hot seat? What is wrong with the Seahawks? As the College Football Rankings come out today, how far will Alabama drop afte...

Head Coaching Carousel in College Football as Lincoln Riley is hired as the USC Head Coach and Billy Napier is hired as the Florida Head Coach. Can both coaches turn the programs back into the College Powerhouse they once were. Time to recap Jim Harbaugh and Michigan finally beating Ohio State and the crazy Iron Bowl as Alabama returns the favor with a heartbreak for Auburn in a 24-22 victory in 4...

A Recap of the Thanksgiving Games; The Las Vegas Raiders beat the Dallas Cowboys 36-33 in overtime. The Buffalo Bills beat the New Orleans Saints 31-6. Are the Bills still the best team in the AFC? Ole Miss wins the Egg Bowl to give Lane Kiffin his 10th win and a possible Sugar Bowl Berth. As Kiffin on the move to another school? 3 teams in the Chattahoochee Valley left standing in the GHSAA quart...

NFL Week 11 Recap; The Titans are upset by the Texans, The Packers and Cowboys both lose. With the NFL wide open, do the Falcons have a chance at making the playoffs. Another shake up in College Football as Oregon and Michigan State go down. Ohio State is the hottest team right now and CJ Stroud is the favorite to win the Heisman. Dan Mullen is out as Florida Head Coach, who would replace him?&nbs...

The Atlanta Falcons lose to the New England Patriots 25-0. Is Matt Ryan the problem? Does the problem with the Falcons have to do with their culture and possibility the ghosts of blowing the 28-3 lead in the Super Bowl? With the upcoming College Football Games this weekend, are any of the top teams on upset alert? Is it a fore gone conclusion that it will be Georgia vs. Alabama in the SEC Champion...

The new College Football Rankings are out. I will discuss what could possibility happen in the whole College Football Playoff scenario. The Golden State Warriors beat the Brooklyn Nets 117-99 last night in what would be a preview of the NBA Finals. As I recap the 49ers 31-10 victory over the Rams, it goes to show that creating Super Teams in the NFL does not equal wins. I also preview the upcoming...

The Atlanta Falcons suffer it's worst loss in the Matt Ryan era as the Dallas Cowboys defeat the Falcons 43-3. The Hawks break a 6 game losing streak as they defeat the defending NBA Champion Milwaukee Bucks 120-100 with Trae Young leading the way with 42 points. #1 Georgia and their historic defense shuts down the explosive offensive of the volunteers as Georgia beats Tennessee 41-17 in Knoxville...

The Miami Dolphins win 22-10 over the Baltimore Ravens to win 2 straight games. Odel Beckham Jr. signs with the Rams and Cam Newton returns to the Panthers. The Columbus Riverdragons will have their home opener tonight at the Civic Center against the Carolina Thunderbirds. The Falcons will return to Dallas to take on Dan Quinn and the improved Cowboys Defense. 

An opening night of College Basketball. Mercer plays a close game against #16 Arkansas. Georgia Tech loses to Miami (OH). The latest College Football Rankings have Georgia and Alabama still at #1 and #2 but how far did Michigan State fall? I also preview the Georgia-Tennessee Game this weekend.  

The Falcons almost blow a 24-6 lead but manage to hold on and beat the Saints 27-25. Are the Falcons a playoff team? Georgia has no trouble against Missouri 43-6 and Alabama barely gets by LSU 20-14. Atlanta United gets a 2-1 victory over FC Cincinnati to clinch a playoff berth. The Hawks lose another game over the weekend to the Phoenix Suns and are now 4-6 on the season. 

It's Atlanta Braves Day in the State of Georgia! Atlanta and Cobb County will have a parade celebrating the Atlanta Braves World Series Title. The Braves need to make it a priority in the offseason to extend Freddie Freeman. The Hawks continue their struggles by dropping 2 straight after losing to the Utah Jazz 116-98 at State Farm Arena. #1 Georgia continues it's pursuit of their first National C...

The Atlanta Braves win the 2021 World Series by beating the Astros 7-0 in Game 6. The Braves win their first World Series since 1995. Does this win break the Georgia Sports Curse? Jorge Soler wins the World Series MVP by hitting the go-ahead 3 run HR in the 3rd inning. How bad did the city of Atlanta need this championship? The first College Football rankings are out; Georgia is #1 and Alabama is...

The Braves take 2 of 3 at home against the Houston Astros and take a 3-2 series lead into Game 6 of the World Series. Georgia dominates Florida 34-7 with their defense and they win the SEC East. The Atlanta Falcons lose 19-13 to the Carolina Panthers with their defense shutting down Matt Ryan. 

With the 2021 World Series tied at 1-1; the Atlanta Braves return home to host the Houston Astros making this the biggest baseball game in Atlanta in 22 years. Aaron Rodgers leads the Packers to a road victory over the Arizona Cardinals. Are the Packers now favorites to win the Super Bowl? Hawks lose to the Washington Wizards on a back-to-back 122-111. Are the Wizards a better team after the Russe...

The Braves take Game 1 of the World Series by beating the Astros 6-2, however they lose Pitcher Charlie Morton for the rest of the Post Season; The Hawks play the Pelicans tonight and Atlanta United plays Inter Miami in a busy sports day in Atlanta. I also preview the Georgia-Florida Game. Can the Gators upset the Bulldogs in his heated rivalry?

The Atlanta Braves beat the Los Angeles Dodgers in the NLCS to reach the World Series for the first time since 1999. Game One of the 2021 World Series will be between the Braves vs. Astros. The Atlanta Falcons win 2 straight by beating the Miami Dolphins 30-28. The Arizona Cardinals are 7-0 and the only unbeaten team in the NFL. Alabama beats Tennessee 52-24 and jumps Oklahoma in the College Footb...

the Braves could not close out the Dodgers as they were defeated 11-2 as the series heads back to Atlanta. The Atlanta Hawks get an impressive Opening Night victory 113-87 over the Dallas Mavericks. The Golden State Warriors are now 2-0 on the season as they beat the Clippers 115-113, are they the team to beat in the Western Conference? I also preview the High School Football Games for East Alabam...

The Braves beat the Dodgers 9-2 to take a 3-1 series lead in the NLCS. The Hawks will play the Mavericks in their Home Opener tonight as the NBA Season starts up this week. #14 Coastal Carolina is upset by Appalachian St. 30-27. Can the Atlanta Falcons turn their season around with a win over the Dolphins on Sunday?

The Titans beat the Bills 34-31 led by Derrick Henry's 3 TD's. The Red Sox pound the Astros 12-3 in game 3 of the ALCS. Game 3 of the NLDS is tonight between the Atlanta Braves and the Los Angeles Dodgers. The NBA Opening Night is tonight as we have a double header between the Brooklyn Nets vs. the Milwaukee Bucks and the Golden State Warriors vs. the Los Angeles Lakers. Can the Bucks repeat as NB...

The Atlanta Braves win 2 walk-off games against the Los Angeles Dodgers to take a 2-0 series lead in the NLCS. #1 Georgia beats #11 Kentucky 30-13 as their first game as the #1 ranked team in College Football. Alabama jumps to #4 in the rankings after beating Mississippi State 49-9. As I recap the NFL games this past weekend, the Arizona Cardinals are now 6-0 and are they a real Super Bowl Contend...

The Dodgers beat the Giants 2-1 in Game 5 of the NLDS to advance to the NLCS to take on the Braves. Tom Brady leads the Buccaneers over the Eagles 28-22 on Thursday Night Football. I also preview High School, College and NFL Games for the weekend. 

Dodgers vs. Giants for Game 5 tonight. Who wins? What this series means to this historic rivalry. If you are a Braves fan, who would you rather face? The Giants or the Dodgers? The USA Men's National Team get a very important 2-1 victory over Costa Rica in World Cup Qualifying. I elaborate on the Jon Gruden situation and how Cancel Culture has effected sports. 

The Braves beat the Brewers to advance to their second straight NLCS. The Dodgers beat the Giants to save off elimination and will face their bitter rival for a winner take all game in San Francisco. The Houston Astros advance to their 5th straight ALCS to take on the Red Sox. It's opening night in the NHL and the debut of the newest franchise, the Seattle Kracken. Lane Kiffin returns to Knoxville...