Smith: Braves outing

Even when the Braves come up short, an outing at Truist Park can still be a resonating affair, especially when the weather is good, and the team is headed to the playoffs.

Smith: Behind the lens with Cassie Wright

A book with photography being critical to its success brings about a need for creative handiwork on the part of the artist behind the lens.

Smith: Seasons change, fans don’t

If it weren’t for fans, there would be no television or college football mania. Fan support is the first step in building a program attractive to television networks, whose influence is as dominant as Herschel Walker was on the toss sweep.

Smith: Sonny Seiler equally loved his native Savannah & Athens

At Sonny Seiler’s 90th birthday celebration back in February at the Oglethorpe Club there was the ultimate social.

Smith: Coast-to-coast arrivals

With the semester system in place at most colleges across the country, most incoming freshmen have now settled in, beginning a journey that should be enhanced by their campus experience.

Smith: Making of champions

It doesn’t matter about the championship team. Research confirms that most of them had a close call during their season of glory. In the last 20 years, half of the teams that became national champions lost one game. In 2007, LSU won the title, but lost two games, which is very unusual.

Smith: Running backs coach Dell McGee

Few people have figured as prominently in Georgia’s ascent to the summit of college football as Dell McGee, the Bulldogs’ run game coordinator and running backs coach.

Smith: UGA preseason brings back memories of Dan Magill, the original Damn Good Dawg

It is always hot in August when today’s collegiate football players report. Yesteryear, however, it just wasn’t the same. Years back, college players reported a month later.

Smith: Brian Harman makes Georgia Bulldogs proud with Open win

Brian Harman does not overpower golf courses. He hasn’t collected a passel of major championships – in fact, he’d won only three tour titles when the Open championship began at Royal Liverpool a week ago.

Smith: Lytham and St. Anne’s

With the Open championship (you see I am yielding to the Brits who prefer – sometimes insist – that their national golfing championship, not include the prefix British) taking place this weekend at Royal Lytham and St.