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  • Professional Sports

  • Major League Baseball

    Wednesday, May 22 2013 4:50 PM EDT2013-05-22 20:50:55 GMT
    Evan Gattis
    ATLANTA (AP) - Evan Gattis kept up an amazing rookie season with his first grand slam, B.J. Upton and Ramiro Pena also homered, and the Atlanta Braves finished off a sweep of the woeful Minnesota Twins
    The legend of Evan Gattis continues to grow as he belts a grand slam homer in matinee.

  • Golf

    Wednesday, May 22 2013 2:40 PM EDT2013-05-22 18:40:18 GMT
    Register today for the 2014 Masters Golf Tournament ticket lottery.  For the third time in 48 years, a very limited supply of daily Masters Tournament Tickets as well as Practice Round Tickets will be
    You can sign up now for tickets to the 2014 practice rounds at the Augusta National Golf Club.

  • Major League Baseball

    Wednesday, May 22 2013 12:39 AM EDT2013-05-22 04:39:35 GMT
    ATLANTA, GA - The Atlanta Braves had to rally twice to beat the Minnesota Twins 5-4 in 10 innings Tuesday night at Turner Fiedl. Trailing 4-3 with two out and nobody on in the bottom of the 9th, pinch
    The Braves score runs in the 9th and 10th innings to beat the Twins.

  • South Atlantic League

    Tuesday, May 21 2013 11:39 PM EDT2013-05-22 03:39:15 GMT
    Gnate the Gnat
    Savannah, GA – The Charleston RiverDogs took a pitchers' duel 2-0 from the Savannah Sand Gnats Tuesday night at Historic Grayson Stadium. The teams have traded wins in the first two games of their series
    Savannah loses to Charleston to fall a half game in back of the Riverdogs.

  • Golf

    Tuesday, May 21 2013 4:49 PM EDT2013-05-21 20:49:44 GMT
    Brian Harman with belly putter
    The long putters have long been a controversy in golf.  Tuesday, the Royal and Ancient Golf Club and the US Golf Association agreed to a ban on anchoring them against the body beginning in 2016.The upright
    The popular belly putters have been outlawed by the R&A but not the PGA Tour, as yet.

  • Major League Baseball

    Monday, May 20 2013 10:51 PM EDT2013-05-21 02:51:53 GMT
    Julio Teheran
    ATLANTA (AP) - Julio Teheran pitched 8 1-3 strong innings, Dan Uggla hit a three-run homer and the Atlanta Braves won their fourth straight game with a 5-1 victory over the struggling Minnesota Twins on
    Julio Teheran pitches into the 9th as the Braves hold off the Twins.

  • South Atlantic League

    Monday, May 20 2013 10:42 PM EDT2013-05-21 02:42:57 GMT
    Gabriel Ynoa
    Savannah, GA – The Savannah Sand Gnats defeated the Charleston Riverdogs 5-2 in front of 2,010 fans at Historic Grayson Stadium to take first place away from the ‘Dogs. The Gnats (25-17) now lead Charleston
    Gabriel Ynoa held the Riverdogs in check until the bats came alive as Savannah takes over first place.

  • Major League Baseball

    Friday, May 17 2013 10:44 PM EDT2013-05-18 02:44:36 GMT
    Jason Heyward
    ATLANTA (AP) - Justin Upton gave Atlanta the lead with a sixth-inning grand slam and the Braves finally unveiled their full-strength lineup, beating the Los Angeles Dodgers 8-5 on Friday night.    Upton
    Jason Heyward returned to the lineup for the Braves and sparked an uprising with the bats.

  • Major League Baseball

    Thursday, May 16 2013 6:39 PM EDT2013-05-16 22:39:06 GMT
    Jonny Venters
    Everyday Jonny Venters came by that nickname by earning it day-by-day.  It seemed that he pitched every day since he broke in with the Braves in 2010. In the 3 seasons in the Braves bullpen he appeared
    Everyday Jonny Venters has had a second Tommy John Surgery to repair his left elbow.

  • Major League Baseball

    Wednesday, May 15 2013 6:59 PM EDT2013-05-15 22:59:59 GMT
    PHOENIX (AP) - Paul Goldschmidt hit three doubles, Eric Chavez drove in three runs and the Arizona Diamondbacks beat Tim Hudson and the Atlanta Braves 5-3 on Wednesday.    Cody Ross added an RBI double
    The Braves come up short in the final game of their west coast road trip.

  • South Atlantic League

    Thursday, May 9 2013 11:50 PM EDT2013-05-10 03:50:23 GMT
    Gnate the Gnat
    SAVANNAH, GA - The Savannah Sand Gnats returned to Historic Grayson Stadium Thursday night with a 3-1 win over the Rome Braves in the opener of a 7-game homestand.The Gnats were trailing 1-0 in the 6th
    The Sand Gnats score all three of their runs in one inning and made that stand up.

  • Major League Baseball

    Tuesday, May 7 2013 10:53 PM EDT2013-05-08 02:53:04 GMT
    CINCINNATI (AP) - Devin Mesoraco and Shin-Soo Choo hit two-out homers in the bottom of the ninth inning Tuesday night, rallying the Cincinnati Reds to a 5-4 victory over the Atlanta Braves.    Mesoraco
    Craig Kimbrel gave up a pair of homers with 2 out in the 9th inning in Cincinnati.

  • Major League Baseball

    Monday, May 6 2013 10:49 PM EDT2013-05-07 02:49:57 GMT
    Andrelton Simmons
    CINCINNATI (AP) - Andrelton Simmons homered twice and drove in a career-high four runs on Monday night, leading the Atlanta Braves to a 7-4 victory that ended the Cincinnati Reds' winning streak at three
    Andrelton Simmons homered twice and drove in 4 runs for the Braves in Cincinnati.

  • Major League Baseball

    Wednesday, May 1 2013 5:18 PM EDT2013-05-01 21:18:35 GMT
    Tim Hudson
    Tuesday night, Tim Hudson became just the fifth Braves pitcher to win 200 games in his career, joining Phil Neikro, John Smoltz, Tom Glavine and Greg Maddux. Hudson was making his third attempt to win
    Tim Hudson is trying to keep his milestone win in perspective.

  • NFL

    Tuesday, April 30 2013 9:29 PM EDT2013-05-01 01:29:29 GMT
    Justin Blackmon
    JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) - Justin Blackmon's latest violation of the NFL's substance-abuse policy will cost him money - maybe lots of it.    The league suspended Blackmon on Tuesday for the first four games
    Justin Blackmon will miss four games because he violated the NFL's substance abuse policy.