Saturday, October 13, 2007
Sports
The Buzz
What’s movin’ and shakin’ in the world of sports
A troubled Byron Leftwich watches as the Saints fall to Tennessee on Oct. 7.
CREDIT: Streeter Lecka/Getty Images
The season from Purgatory continues: The Falcons, owners of one of the all-time worst Monday Night Football records, welcome the New York Giants to the Georgia Dome for a prime time affair on Oct. 15. It’s one of four nationally televised home games (including preseason) for the Vick-less Birds this season. They enter this one as a field-goal underdog, having failed to cover six of their last seven at the house that Deion built. Kickoff is set for 8:30 p.m. In honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Delta will be providing special luggage tags and collecting donations for breast cancer research at the game.
Other ways to overpay for parking: The Thrashers, Hawks and Georgia Tech all play home games this week, too. On Oct. 16, the Hawks hit the midpoint of their exhibition season as the Timberwolves come to Philips. The IceBirds continue their attempt to rebound from a slow start by taking on the New York Rangers Oct. 18 at Philips Arena. And on Oct. 20, the Yellow Jackets take on the Black Knights of Army at Grant Field. Now, the Rambling Wreck is cool, but when it comes to college football traditions, nothing beats watching 4,000 West Point cadets march into Michie Stadium on the banks of the Hudson River on a splendid fall Saturday.
Ball and stick sports not your thing? The Stone Mountain Highland Games get underway Oct. 20-21 in a beautiful meadow. Expect lots of piping, drinking, drumming, feasting and dancing. There will also be dudes in skirts trying to flip a big telephone pole end over end. Actually, they’ll be in kilts, and said event is known as the caber toss. It dates back to the 16th century, which is when Falcons place-kicker Morten Anderson learned the game during a family trip to Scotland. OK, we made that last sentence up, except for the 16th century stuff. Call 770-531-0228 or checkout www.smhg.org for more info.