Twice in its long history, the NHL has taken a crack at putting a team in Atlanta. First came the Atlanta Flames in 1973, playing at the Omni Coliseum. Attendance was a challenge, and the team ...

Atlanta has also hosted the Final Four for the NCAA Division I women's tournament twice — at the Omni Coliseum in 1993 and at the Georgia Dome a decade later.

As the fervor for the 2024 Paris Olympic Games increases, Atlanta is quietly marking the 28th anniversary of the Centennial Olympic Games.

One of downtown’s landmark hotels is reintroducing itself to the city with a new name, a roster of Atlanta-centric suites and hundreds of refreshed rooms.

Atlanta last hosted the Democratic Convention in 1988 when Mike Dukakis took the nomination. Channel 2 political analyst Bill Crane attended that convention at the old Omni Coliseum.

A new book about Atlanta sports history discusses Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium, OMNI Coliseum, and more.

It's been 25 years since the city of Atlanta played host to the 1996 Summer Olympics. With the arrival of the Olympics, the city built several new venues to host all of the competitions.

The game was an absolute barn burner stretched over the course of 53 thrilling minutes at the Omni Coliseum. The purple and gold took it by a score ...

OMNI COLISEUM: Just a week before Atlanta Stadium came down, this facility used for volleyball during the Olympics met the same fate. Philips Arena now occupies the site.

OMNI COLISEUM: Just a week before Atlanta Stadium came down, this facility used for volleyball during the Olympics met the same fate. Philips Arena now occupies the site. GEORGIA INTERNATIONAL HORSE ...

The Omni Coliseum in downtown Atlanta, the former home of the Atlanta Hawks, was demolished on July 26, 1997.

The Georgia outfit takes its name from the Omni Coliseum, the original stadium of the high-flying, high-top-fade of the Dominique-era Atlanta Hawks (it’s too bad we’re in the era of corporate ...