Joe Whitfield is the sports editor for the Albany Herald. He graduated from the Henry Grady School of Journalism at the University of Georgia. He is an avid Georgia Bulldog fan and passionate about local sports in Albany. He has two daughters and seven grandchildren.
Football, well soccer, is the world’s most popular sport. According to Google, futbol boasts 3.5 billion fans worldwide. American Football fans may be shocked that their sport doesn’t make the Top 5.
For the first time in their 145-year history, the Pittsburgh Pirates finally had a player drive in 10 runs in a game, with Ryan O’Hearn accomplishing the feat on Tuesday.
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