Sports Extra signs off

By Matt Clapp on 08/09/202608/10/2026

‘Sports Extra’ signs off after 24 years on 11Alive. Credit: 11Alive (NBC Atlanta)

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Matt is an editor/writer at Awful Announcing and The Comeback.

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