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Director/actor/producer Tyler Perry introduced thousands of specially invited guests to the new Tyler Perry Studios that sits on new 30-acre in southwest Atlanta.Hollywood icons such as Sidney Poitier, Cicely Tyson, Ruby Dee and Louis Gossett Jr.

If you have HBO, set your DVR or make a point to see the edition of “Costas Now” where he speaks with Willie Mays and Hank Aaron.   Bob Costas calls them “national monuments” and I don’t disagree.  The interview was insightful, interesting and meaningful.  It’s well worth the investment of your time to listen to these two legends share about their lives and playing baseball.

Hank Aaron and Willie Mays on HBO September 30th, 2008 If you’re looking for something to watch tonight, check out a special edition of “CostasNOW” with arguably the two greatest baseball stars ever in Hank Aaron and Willie Mays. I was fortunate enough to attend the taping of this historic conversation in July and baseball fans won’t want to miss it.

Watch here videos with the Major League Baseball players who have hit the most home. Major League Baseball is the organization that operates the National League and the American League and is the highest level of play in North American professional baseball.

Every once in a while, a columnist writes something so silly and pointless that even newspaper website commenters recognize it as a waste of … [visit site to read more]

Andre Ethier, who might not be nearly as good without MLB Power Pros is one of the nominees for the Hank Aaron Award, which goes to the top offensive player in each league. What’s his contract status?

100 Atlanta-area celebs and artists came together last Wednesday for IKEA’s “It’s About Time” charity auction to benefit the Georgia Campaign for Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention (G-CAPP). Each celebrity or artist took an IKEA clock and turned it into an original timepiece.

There’s just over a week left on the season. Really, at this point, anything goes in non-keeper leagues. If you don’t need home runs because the schmohawk right behind you is 12 home runs away, but you desperately need steals, why are you still carrying Adam Dunn? You waiting for his speed to come around? Pickup some steals.

Classic song.  The short, about a cowboy robot was directed by Aaron Augenblick with animation by David Vandervoort.  I wonder what Hank would think about this?  I think it works. Tags: aaron augenblick, acoustic guitar, Animation, animator, country, country music, david vandervoort, Folk, Hank

In addition to being the only three members of the 700 homerun club, Barry Bonds, Hank Aaron and Babe Ruth share a number of other commonalities. We know they were all outfielders, for example. We know that two of the three, Aaron and Ruth, finished their careers with averages over .300, while Bonds finished at .298.