Smith: Catchings & Company

The last home game of the basketball season had something for everyone, including a malfunctioning clock and one or two negatives, each of which was blown away by Catchings & Company, a one-man firm if you peruse the stat sheet — but in actuality, a cog in the well-oiled team machine of one Coach...

Smith: New UGA track

The University of Georgia’s new track is as spectacular as some of the athletes who cast their lot with the Bulldogs to have the best opportunity to train to become world-class performers.

Smith: Anne Donaldson

In late 1963, Georgia was experiencing another forgettable football season when UGA President O.C. Aderhold scheduled a meeting with Joel Eaves, the retired basketball coach at Auburn.

Smith: Sonny Jurgensen

One of the reasons Vince Lombardi came out of retirement to coach the Washington Redskins was the incumbent quarterback, Christian Adolph “Sonny” Jurgensen, who was blessed with a brilliant mind to accompany his world-class arm.

Smith: Monken to the Browns

With the flurry of hiring young guns in the National Football League over the last half dozen years, it is interesting that there was an opportunity last week for one geezer who has never been an NFL head coach — Todd Monken with the Cleveland Browns. He is not without credentials, however.

Smith: Raisin’ Cain at ‘The Steg’

Christopher Blue Lonergan Cain, Georgia’s 6-foot-5 guard, functions with cagey stealth, cunning defensive acumen, touch from the three-point line, and competitive embers that seem to burn more intensely as the game goes on.

Smith: The coach

Kirby Smart entered the Sugar Bowl with an 85 percent winning percentage, meaning his teams are likely to win many games and championships. But as everyone understands, you can’t win ‘em all.

Smith: N’awlins

One of the most pleasant features of a sojourn to this extraordinary river city is landing at the Louis Armstrong Airport and hearing the comforting sounds of the jazz impresario, wafting leisurely in the atmosphere. You just feel good when you disembark.

Smith: Sports reflections

I know that arrogance in our society has reached its highest level in history, and we have now come to that juncture where boatswain mates could be allowed to teach Sunday School.Then, when foul language is coupled with arrogance, you don’t have to be a minister to be offended.

Smith: Holidays in New York

The Christmas tree at Rockefeller Center came to life in New York last week, an image that was brought to life in dens and family rooms across the country — one of the highlights of the holiday season.