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Panthers’ bid for perfect season ends with loss to Falcons

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For the first time this season, there was no big comeback for Carolina. No clutch play at a key moment. No costly mistake by its opponent in the last few minutes. The perfect start is over for Cam Newton and the Panthers. After Julio Jones‘ spectacular 70-yard touchdown reception in the third quarter gave Atlanta the lead, the Panthers came up empty in two possessions in the final three minutes as the Falcons held on for a 20-13 victory on…

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Falcons, Jaguars seeking win for different reasons

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Conversations about Atlanta’s Dan Quinn and Jacksonville’s Gus Bradley were a lot different a couple of months ago. The Falcons started the season 5-0, and the first-year coach looked like he would get the team back to the playoffs after a two-year absence. The Jaguars lost five of their first six games, couldn’t get out of their own way and were surrounded by speculation about Bradley’s future. The talk has changed dramatically since. Now, the good friends and former Seattle…

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Americans for Prosperity aims to stop Hillsborough OK of $29 million for Bucs stadium

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Next Wednesday, the Hillsborough County Commission is poised to approve an agreement with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers that will include spending $29 million in taxpayers money for improvements to Raymond James Stadium, the home of the Bucs that was built with public money back in 1996. That money would come from 4 cents of the 5-cent county tourist tax, which must be spent on sports facilities or promoting tourism. But expect the board to encounter some turbulence before that vote, as…

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Stacey Webb, admired Tallahassee lobbyist, dies after heart surgery

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Stacey Smelser Webb, a Tallahassee-based lobbyist with Southern Strategy Group, died Sunday. She was 46. Webb died after experiencing complications from recent heart surgery at Emory University Hospital in Atlanta, said her husband, John Webb.  Her firm issued a statement saying Webb “saw each new challenge as an opportunity to grow and learn.” “Although small in stature, she carried within her a champion’s heart, and she tirelessly worked to help her clients and her partners,” the lobbying firm said. “We grieve her passing,…

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Hard Rock Hotel planned near Atlanta Falcons’ new stadium

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The company behind Hard Rock Hotels says it’s planning to open one in the downtown Atlanta area, near the Atlanta Falcons’ new stadium. The firm said Monday that it plans to open Hard Rock Atlanta in spring 2018. Hard Rock International said in a statement that the 220-room hotel will be next to Mercedes-Benz Stadium, now under construction next to the Georgia Dome. Since 2007, the Seminole Tribe of Florida has owned and operated nearly all Hard Rock Hotel units,…

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Bucs’ Jameis Winston might be without receiver Vincent Jackson Sunday

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It is appearing more and more that Tampa Bay Bucs’ quarterback Jameis Winston will be without receiver Vincent Jackson when the team plays at Atlanta Sunday. Jackson, who missed the latter stages of the team’s loss to Washington with a knee injury, has been unable to practice all week, although head coach Lovie Smith refused to call him out. “We know what we would like to get accomplished,” Smith said. “If Vincent can’t go, that’s just a part of it.…

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Bucs’ star Gerald McCoy tries to fight his way through shoulder injury

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When you’re wondering why these are the worst of times for the Bucs’ pass rush, perhaps you should look first to the best of them. Gerald McCoy, the Pro Bowl defensive tackle of the Tampa Bay Bucs, has been limited by shoulder problems this season. Perhaps that is one reason that McCoy did not have one of his best days as the Bucs blew a large lead against the Redskins. “I think it’s a problem that all of us have,”…

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