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FALL SPORTS GUIDE Atlanta’s sports teams heat up for the fall season and you can be in on the action. Check out our guide to all of the sports action in Atlanta. BY DEMETRIUS BELL Miles Robinson of Atlanta United FC
Atlanta United FC
Atlanta United will be looking to make a push to the playoffs as they face regional rival club Orlando City SC (Sept. 10) and other MLS competitors for seven home games during September and October. Josef Martinez, Brad Guzan and United States Men’s National Team selections George Bello and Miles Robinson will all be looking to help lead United to another trophy while electrifying the rowdy crowd at the world-class Mercedes-Benz Stadium. If you can’t make it to the stadium on match day, you can watch and enjoy at one of the many Atlanta United Pub Partners within the city. www.atlutd.com
Atlanta Braves ATLANTA UNITED FC
2021 MLB All-Stars Freddie Freeman and Ozzie Albies are pushing the Braves forward as they will eventually close out the regular season with a six-game homestand at Truist Park against the Philadelphia Phillies and the New York
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Mets. Bobblehead collectors will have three opportunities during September, as bobbleheads of Ozzie Albies (Sept. 10, which is also Los Bravos Night), Brian McCann (Sept. 28) and Austin Riley (Sept. 30) will be handed out for the first 15,000 fans to enter the gates for each game. Fans of both beer and baseball can join a Terrapin Twilight Tour, which is the perfect mixture of those two elements. Tour dates will be announced for September, so keep an eye out for a chance to tour both the Terrapin Atlanta Brewery and Truist Park. www.mlb.com/braves
Atlanta Dream
2021 WNBA All-Star Courtney Williams, Tiffany Hayes and Chennedy Carter have been at the forefront as the Dream has been running with the best that the WNBA has to offer. Meanwhile, the team as a whole was recently recognized by ESPN as the 2021 Sports Humanitarian Team of the Year for its actions as leaders in sports when it comes to fighting for
