Stories by Zach Klein
2 minutes with Chipper Jones
This is part of a new Tuesday tradition on WSB Channel 2. We spend two minutes with some of your favorite athletes and get to know them in ways that have nothing to with practices or games. Chipper Jones: Future Hall-of-Fame third baseman for the Braves Ch 2: Fans are ...
Falcons open Training Camp
http://bcove.me/xpu5ue4s One down, nine more training camp practices to go for the Falcons. Now, while they will have eight walkthrough sessions and a Friday night scrimmage on August 3rd, the bulk of the work is done under the blazing sun at 3:30. "I think we have the right chemistry of ...
Will Atlanta land national championship game?
When the college football landscape changes in 2014 with a four-team playoff, Atlanta hopes to be involved. Gary Stokan, president and CEO of the Chick-Fil-A Bowl, told me this afternoon his group and will join forces with other major players in the city to make a bid to host the ...
Ovie Mughelli plays catch Monday, released Tuesday
The NFL is as cruel a business as there is. Falcons All-Pro fullback Ovie Mughelli was cleared by the team to practice last Friday. On Monday he was catching passes from Matt Ryan and running routes with Roddy White. Tuesday, Mughelli was released by the Falcons. WSB Channel 2 sports ...
Joe Johnson talks before Game 5
Joe Johnson this morning before the Hawks host the Celtics in Game 5. http://bcove.me/oo4vt3a8
Joe Johnson, like it or not, needs to shoot more
Like it or not, the Hawks need Joe Johnson to win, but he is in a no-win situation. He gets ripped for going "ISO Joe" during certain games and then gets crushed for attempting just eight shots in another. "ISO Joe" is defined by four Hawks players standing around, watching Johnson dribble ...
2012 March Madness - Klein vs the Klein Kids
UPDATE - March 19th Well, the opening rounds are complete and I have bragging rights in the Klein household. With each correct pick counting as "one point", here are the following totals: Yours truely: 29 Cortney Klein: 24 Carter Klein: 24 The kiddies had a rough 'West' bracket with only ...
NBA coach: 'Good' Josh can kill you, 'Bad' Josh becomes our sixth man
What does Hawks forward Josh Smith have to do to earn an All-Star Game invitation? Wednesday, Joe Johnson pulled out of the All-Star game with a knee injury and instead of going with his teammate to replace him on the Eastern Conference roster, the NBA will send Boston Celtics guard ...
Jeremy Lin does it again, beats Raptors at buzzer
The legend grows. New York Knicks guard Jeremy Lin hit the game winning shot with .5 seconds to play to beat the Toronto Raptors on Tuesday night. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rR3NhE8fBs8 The NBA's first American-Taiwanese player, Lin had 27 points and a career-high 11 assists in his first game since being named Eastern ...
Hawks GM Rick Sund 1-on-1
As the Hawks approach the midway point of the season, we thought it was a good time to check in with General Manager Rick Sund. Among the topics of conversation? Their surprising play without Al Horford, why can't everyone play with the intensity of Ivan Johnson and why Joe Johnson ...
Tech's Groh agrees with "no defense" defense at end of Super Bowl. He did it against UGA
It's hard to call it a party when just two people are in front of the TV, but there were two interested parties at the "Groh Super Bowl party" Al, Georgia Tech's defensive coordinator, and his wife Anne, sat together and watched how, in the biggest game of the year, the ...
Hawks forward Horford out 3-4 months
Hawks all-star forward Al Horford will miss the next three to four months with a torn pectorals major, the large chest muscle attached to the left shoulder. In a statement released by the Hawks, the organization said this type of injury usually requires surgery, but Horford "will get a second opinion ...
The time is now for Ryan to lead Falcons
The last time the Falcons played in East Rutherford, Matt Ryan threw a touchdown pass on 4th down with 98 seconds to play to beat the New York Jets. Sunday, while the stadium has a new name and the Falcons are playing the other team from New York, they will ...
Georgia vs Georgia Tech: Who wants it more?
The game lasts for three hours. Bragging rights last for 364 days. Georgia and Georgia Tech fans work in the same office together, they go to the same church, get their hair cut at the same barber and even marry one another. This annual showdown and final regular season game ...
Legendary broadcaster Larry Munson has died
Legendary former University of Georgia broadcaster Larry Munson has died. Channel 2 Sports Director Zach Klein learned of his passing late Sunday night. Muson passed away at his Athens home after complications from pneumonia. He was 89-years-old. LINK: Larry Munson special section Munson became UGA’s play-by-play football announcer in 1966 and ...
Joe Paterno can't coach, but Mike McQueary can?
Thanks for reading.. this is for my latest blog The Penn State board of trustees fired head coach Joe Paterno. They also fired school president Graham Spanier. However, wide receivers coach Mike McQueary will wear a headset Saturday, and be on the sidelines when the Nittany Lions play Nebraska or in ...
Brian McCann to hold Rally Foundation charity events
Braves all-star catcher Brain McCann will hold his annual 'Rally Foundation' charity events this week. On Thursday November 10, there is the Benefit Bash at 200 Peachtree and on Friday there is a charity softball game at the Braves’ Coolray Field in Gwinnett. Brian and his wife Ashley have been spokespeople ...
Joe Paterno must go
Joe Paterno must go. He must leave now and take his Division-1 record of 409 victories with him to a quiet place in Pennsylvania. A place where he can think, reflect and cope with the fact his lack of actions helped crush the souls of innocent children. Spare me the, "He ...
Bulldogs prepare for Gators without #1 WR
Georgia Bulldogs freshman wide receiver Malcolm Mitchell, who has a team-high 25 catches for 438 yards and three touchdowns this season, did not practice Wednesday. He has been limited with a hamstring injury and accoridng to head coach Mark Richt, is "doubtful" for Saturday's game against Florida. Channel 2's Anthony ...
Former Hawks, Bulldogs Guard Wilkins to hold Exhibition Game
Former Atlanta Hawks and Georgia Bulldogs guard Damien Wilkins visited the WSB channel 2 studio's to discuss the NBA lockout, his future and his all-star exhibition game on Nov. 5 at Clark Atlanta University http://bcove.me/nvhhksm1 Tickets start at just eight dollars and can be purchased at http://damienwilkinsmonsterslam.eventbrite.com/ - All proceeds help the ...
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