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Award winning Sports Anchor for @ATLNewsFirst I report on Atlanta area sports and blab about my life sometimes. #NABJ
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Atlanta United signs defenders Júnior Alonso, Paulo Díaz to bolster backline

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By Avery Braxton Verified
| WANF-TV (Atlanta, GA) Verified
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — Atlanta United has signed defenders Júnior Alonso and Paulo Díaz, the club announced, marking the first of several planned additions during the summer transfer window. The signings come one game after Atlanta United returned from the 2026 FIFA World Cup break. The club is 3-10-2 and sits 14th in the MLS Eastern Conference. The signings Díaz, a center back from Santa Cruz, Chile, signed through the 2027-28 season, with club options for 2028-29 and 2029-30.
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Atlanta Dream look to end five-game skid before All-Star break

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By Avery Braxton Verified
| WANF-TV (Atlanta, GA) Verified
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — The Atlanta Dream are in the middle of their first five-game losing streak since 2024, the longest active streak in the WNBA. With just five games remaining before the WNBA All-Star Break in Chicago, head coach Karl Smesko said the stretch has brought a renewed sense of urgency to the team. “When you’re 12-4 sometimes you don’t have the urgency to realize, ‘Hey, this can bite us at some point,’” Smesko said.
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Congolese fan steps in for viral statue pose after superfan’s visa denied

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By Avery Braxton Verified
| WANF-TV (Atlanta, GA) Verified
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — When a well-known Congolese superfan was denied a visa to enter the United States, another fan stepped in to carry on his signature tribute — and the moment went viral. The Democratic Republic of the Congo is competing in the World Cup for the first time in 52 years. Michel Kuka Mboladinga, or “Lumumba Vea,” is known as Congo’s biggest fan.
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