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How to watch Falcons vs. Saints online, TV schedule, radio and more

2012-11-11T13:05:05Z

The Atlanta Falcons look to improve to 8-0 when they take on NFC South rivals New Orleans Saints at the Superdome. Atlanta is off to its hottest start in franchise history and remains the only undefeated team in the NFL. New Orleans is coming off a Monday Night Football win against the Philadelphia Eagles, which made the Saints winners of three of their last four games.

This is the first of two match-ups between the division opponents.

The Falcons can make it a long day for the Saints' defense, which has been shredded on the ground and through the air so far this season. New Orleans gives up the most rushing yards per game, and is ranked No. 29 in opposing passing yards.

Atlanta has one of the more dynamic wide receiver combinations in the league with Julio Jones and Roddy White, and quarterback Matt Ryan has to be in the MVP conversation. Michael Turner runs the ball for the Falcons. Turner has 517 yards and four touchdowns on the season.

Drew Brees has 50 straight games of throwing a touchdown pass, but the Saints have battled injuries to key receivers throughout the season.

Game Date/Time

Sunday, Nov. 11, 1 p.m. ET

Location

Mercedes-Benz Superdome, New Orleans, Louisiana

TV Schedule

FOX

Watch Online

Verizon subscribers can watch games live with the NFL Mobile app (subscription required).

NFL Game Pass offers live online broadcasts to users outside the USA.

Distribution Map

The506.com

Radio Schedule

Falcons: 790 AM and Star 94, Sirius: 134
Saints: WWL 870 AM/103.5 FM

FSU vs. Virginia Tech 2012 viewing guide: Previews, TV schedule and more

2012-11-08T17:00:44Z

Florida State faces Virginia Tech on Thursday as the Seminoles look to maintain their spot toward the top of the ACC standings. Florida State and Clemson are the only one-loss teams in the conference, while Virginia Tech is tied for the third-worst record in the league.

The Seminoles are on a three-game winning streak after their only loss of the season, which came at the hands of North Carolina State. Their most recent victory was a 48-7 decision against Duke. FSU quarterback E.J. Manuel is completing 70 percent of his pass attempts this season, throwing for 2,315 yards, 16 touchdowns and just four interceptions.

Virginia Tech is led by quarterback Logan Thomas, who leads the team in passing and rushing yards. The Hokies are coming off a 30-12 loss to Miami. Their last win came against Duke on Oct. 13.

Game time, TV channel: 7:30 p.m. ET, ESPN

Online streaming video: ESPN3

Point spread: FSU is favored by 14 points.

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Magic vs. Bulls 2012 results: Chicago defeats Orlando, 99-93

2012-11-07T03:35:42Z

The Orlando Magic lost for the first time this season, dropping a game to the Chicago Bulls on Tuesday night, 99-93. It was a back-and-forth game with the Magic in control for most of the night, but the Bulls gained momentum in the fourth quarter. The Bulls were still only up by four points with under a minute to left to play.

At that point, it became a free throw shooting contest, as the clock favored Chicago and forced the Magic to foul.

Arron Afflalo led the Magic with 28 points, five rebounds, five assists, a block and a steal. E'Twaun Moore added 17 points, while Glen Davis and Nikola Vucevic each chipped in 16. J.J. Redick scored 10 points off the bench for the Magic.

Luol Deng led the Bulls with 23 points, eight rebounds and four assists. Joakim Noah had 20 points and nine rebounds.

The Magic are now 2-1 on the season.

Georgia Tech Football Recruiting: Jumichael Ramos high on Yellow Jackets' wish list

2012-11-06T16:16:31Z

Georgia Tech offered a scholarship to wide receiver prospect Jumichael Ramos of Lovejoy High School, as the Yellow Jackets round off their 2013 recruiting class. Lovejoy head coach Al Hughes said Georgia Tech wasn't exactly sure if Ramos had a burst of speed at first, but the Jackets were high on his height and weight and the way he'd been playing in recent games.

Ramos has attended just one Georgia Tech game this year (Middle Tennessee State), but the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported that the high school senior plans to go to the next home game to meet with coach Paul Johnson.

Ramos told the AJC see that he's honored to have an ACC team consider him and that Tech is high on his board with their coaching staff and academics as well. He'd been a basketball player, but decided to focus on football coming out of high school. Cincinnati, South Florida and Middle Tennessee State have also offered Ramos scholarships.

Hughes had this to say about his wide receiver:

"He has been putting up some big numbers, and beating several people deep. I guess they saw that burst, along with his ability to block. Being a good kid, he's probably what Georgia Tech needs at wide receiver."

Magic vs. Bulls 2012 game time, TV schedule and more

2012-11-06T15:29:36Z

The Orlando Magic play their first road game of the season when they travel to Chicago Tuesday to face the Bulls. Even without Dwight Howard this season, and minus two of its starters, Orlando is going for its first 3-0 start in three years. It would also be the Bulls' first back-to-back home losses in three seasons if the Magic pull away.

Hedo Turkoglu and point guard Jameer Nelson are both injured for the Magic. Turkoglu broke his hand in the season opener against the Denver Nuggets and will be out several weeks. Nelson was out of Sunday's game against the Phoenix Suns while nursing a strained groin and hamstring. The point guard is questionable for Tuesday's game.

The Magic have logged 50 assists on 87 field goals, with five players averaging 12 or more and their bench contributing 81 points. Orlando is also holding opponents to 40.6 percent shooting from the field.

Chicago is still without its star player Derrick Rose.

The game is schedule for an 8 p.m. ET start time and can be seen on Fox Sports Florida.

Gators' Brent Pease emerges as Kentucky coaching candidate

2012-11-06T14:49:09Z

Florida Gators offensive coordinator Brent Pease has been rumored as one of the front runners for the head coaching vacancy at Kentucky. The Wildcats fired Joker Phillips on Sunday, and Pease is one of the candidates who could replace him.

Pease has a history in Lexington from his time as Kentucky's offensive coordinator from 2001 to 2002. In September, just before the Gators defeated the Wildcats, 38-0, Pease spoke highly of his time with Kentucky. He said he still had some of his friends who still live there and that he really loved Lexington.

Pease has friends in the Kentucky administration that he's worked closely with and that have been helpful to him. So a move back to Lexington for Pease would surprise no one.

The offensive coordinator also has the support of his current head coach Will Muschamp, who said he supports any of his assistants that get an opportunity to become a head coach .

Florida State vs. Virginia Tech 2012 game preview: Schedule, TV info and more

2012-11-06T14:24:55Z

Florida State faces Virginia Tech on the road as the conference schedule gets closer to the end. The Seminoles (8-1 overall, 5-1 ACC) only lost to North Carolina State this season, in a one-point game. Most recently, FSU defeated Duke 48-7 on Oct. 27.

Virginia Tech (4-5, 2-3 ACC) has dropped two straight games and four of its last five game. Just like FSU, the Hokies last win came against Duke, only it was two weeks prior.

One major difference between FSU and Virginia Tech is the quarterback performance this season. FSU quarterback E.J. Manuel, a Virginia native, ranks second in the country in passing efficiency (174.03), completing 70 percent of his passes this season for 2,315 yards. Logan Thomas has thrown 13 touchdowns and 12 interceptions for the Hokies this season, possibly hurting his one-time high prospective draft status.

Thursday's game will be televised on ESPN at 7:30 p.m. ET. Florida State is a 14-point favorite.

Gators Jafar Mann to transfer

2012-11-06T13:59:05Z

Florida's freshman lineman Jafar Mann is expected to transfer, head coach Will Muschamp announced Monday. For Florida fans, this doesn't come as much of a surprise, since Mann had been recruited as a defensive tackle. He switched over to the offensive line in August when it became apparent that he wouldn't see snaps on defense any time soon, and the Gators needed to add some depth to their offensive line.

Mann was recruited from Stone Mountain, Ga., and rated a three-star prospect by Rivals, but he hasn't seen the field at all this season. The news that came as a surprise was Muschamp's announcement that backup quarterback Jacoby Brissett is going to stick around with Florida.

Brissett and Jeff Driskel were in a tight race for the starting quarterback spot going into the season, before Driskel was named the starter prior the Texas A&M game. Brissett wasn't far behind in the competition, but it's been said that he's accepted his role as Florida's backup, rather than trying to transfer to become a starter somewhere else eventually.