ATLANTA -- Turner Field, the home of the Atlanta Braves and the 1996 Olympics, will get its third life when Georgia State University converts it to a college football stadium, Atlanta city leaders said Thursday.The deal involves new commercial development and improvements to streets and neighborhoods on the citys south side, an area that has struggled as other parts of the city blossomed.Speaking outside Turner Field, near a bronze statue of Hall of Famer Hank Aaron, Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed said the monuments presence was fitting.Hank Aaron helped unify a city -- and a country -- with one swing of his mighty bat at the old Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium, Reed said.The project will give an economic boost to the five neighborhoods that surround Turner Field, Reed said.It represents a new beginning for the entire southeast quadrant of our city, he said.Discussions about the redevelopment project began after the Atlanta Braves announced plans to leave Turner Field and build a new stadium about 15 miles away in Atlantas northwest suburbs. This the last season for the Braves at Turner Field.Officials announced a signed purchase and sale agreement between Georgia State and the real estate firms Carter U.S.A. and Oakwood Development Group. Details of the financing werent immediately available, though Reed has told reporters that Georgia State has committed at least $200 million toward redevelopment of the 70-acre site.With the redevelopment project, Turner Field will now get its third life as a college football venue, Georgia State President Mark Becker noted. It was built for 1996 Olympic Games, was home to the Atlanta Braves and will now become the home field of the Georgia State Panthers.Georgia State, with more than 53,000 students, is one of the nations largest universities. Its main campus is in the heart of downtown Atlanta, just north of Turner Field.The overall project will also involve building a new baseball field, student housing, shops and restaurants nearby. The project presents an opportunity to develop a world-class mixed use community, said Scott Taylor, president of the Carter firm.Reed noted that the old Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium, which once stood next-door to Turner Field, was known as the launching pad by home-run hitters who felt that its elevation of more than 1,000 feet above sea level helped balls soar out of the park.Turner Field becomes a different kind of launching pad, Reed said.---Information from: WSB-TV, http://www.wsbtv.com/index.html http://www.falconsrookiestore.com/Hats/ .S. -- Nikolaj Ehlers registered a hat trick for the third straight game and Jonathan Drouin had a goal and five assists as the Halifax Mooseheads hammered the host Cape Breton Screaming Eagles 10-1 on Tuesday in Quebec Major Junior Hockey League action. http://www.falconsrookiestore.com/Customized/ .7 million, one-year contract, a raise of $2.2 million. 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Round 20 could decide the entire season for several teams.Some of the games this weekend are massive clashes in the way the season finishes for a lot of sides. There are huge things at stake for most of the teams and the consequences could be devastating for whoever loses.We know there are 12 sides still mathematically in it. We are still six or seven weeks out from the finals but at what stage do you want to have a hiccup? I dont think it is this week.That 28 points is the magical mark that youve got to get too. Weve got three or four sides on 20 points so its enormous considering the closeness of the competition.?The Bulldogs were team four at the start of the round on 26 points down to team 12 on 16 points - theres not a great deal of spread there.2. I want to see more playmakers copy Johnathan Thurstons kicking game.Johnathan Thurstons kicking game against Canterbury reminded me that there is a need for more tactical kicking in rugby league. We see sides too often bombing the ball from halfway - they dont want to relieve pressure, they dont want the ball to go dead.We saw a masterclass from Thurston about how to build pressure, how to get repeat sets, how to still tactically kick the ball flat and through the line and make it stay in the in-goal.It shows that if you want to be the best and you are the kicker in the football side - become better. Im now looking forward to any halfback or five-eighth in the competition to be inspired by Thurstons performance and start thinking about kicking tactically.It takes practice, it takes having some distance control. You see golfers being able to come up with shots when the game is on the line because they are confident in knowing where the ball is going to finish.The only way of getting better is practicing and JT is one of those classy players - most halves can kick and chase but the difference with him is, more often than not, he knows exactly where the ball will finish.ddddddddddddThats not just because hes a great player but he would spend time after time practicing. No young kid watching him should think that an hour of training two nights a week is good enough to make you the best player in the world.3. Wests Tigers result will impact on Jason Taylor/Robbie Farah feud.Robbie Farah will play at Leichhardt Oval in what could be one of the biggest crowds weve seen for a NSW Cup game for a long, long time. I imagine a lot of the Wests Tigers fans will probably be at that game rather than the NRL game in an act of support for Robbie Farah.Between now and the next six weeks, Jason Taylor will be right or hell be wrong, and it cant finish pretty. One bloke is on around $900,000 next year and the other bloke has made a pretty tough decision that has probably pushed him further out on that coaching tightrope.I think it has got to the stage where only one of them will be at the club next year. Last year was manageable but you have to say that this is the line in the sand that says it is unworkable. I just cant see how any club can pay a guy that sort of money to play in reserve grade next year.Sometimes coaches have got to make tough calls and well find out whether its been the right or wrong call but as a coach youve got to believe in what youre doing is correct and back himself.But this game is results-driven and people and fans dont care about next year - they just care about this weekends result.You live and die by your decisions as a coach and Jason Taylor will live and die by this decision but in time well see whether its been right or wrong.Win, lose or draw for the Tigers this weekend against St George Illawarra - theres no turning back for Jason Taylor now.? Youth NFL Jerseys Cheap Wholesale NFL Gear Wholesale Jerseys China Wholesale NFL Gear Cheap Nike NFL Jerseys Cheap Jerseys Store Cheap Jerseys 2019 ' ' '