The World Cup is off to a hot start, and Atlanta’s biggest fan festival has been smashing success so far. The official FIFA Fan Festival in Centennial Olympic Park in Downtown drew more than 250,000 visitors in its first 10 days of operation, and is already adding additional days to meet demand. The free festival figures to be packed for the knockout stage, which started yesterday, and will feature the biggest teams in the world going head to head, including local favorites Mexico and of course, Team USA. Get in on the fun while you still can this summer, the FIFA Fan Festival is RISING…
Carr joins LSU football fight
In the South, college football is religion – and now it’s politics too. Members of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) are furious with LSU over its attempts to sign players already in the NFL to come back to college to play for the Tigers. On Wednesday, Attorney General Chris Carr, (presumably at the behest of some big names at UGA) urged the SEC to take “all measures available” against LSU. Thursday, the league heeded that advice, suing LSU Head Coach Lane Kiffin. The legal quagmire pitting the conference against itself has LSU SINKING…
