Professional Sports

Federal prosecutors have filed a new indictment against Barry Bonds, charging the home run king with 14 counts of lying to a grand jury and one count of obstruction when he denied knowingly using performance-enhancing drugs.

Hall of Fame slugger Hank Aaron will receive an honorary law degree from Concordia University in Wisconsin.

The Atlanta Braves will be trying to build on their first road win in eight games when they open a three-game series with the Phillies tonight at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia.

Former Patriots video assistant Matt Walsh met with NFL commissioner Roger Goodell on Tuesday and the league began releasing tapes from the Spygate scandal - although they produced no smoking gun.

Annika Sorenstam will retire after the season, ending an LPGA Tour career in which she has won 72 tournaments to date and produced a defining moment when she teed it up against the men on the PGA Tour.

Atlanta ace John Smoltz is throwing again and hopes his injured rotator cuff heals enough to let him move into the Braves bullpen later this month.

Chad Hall has a dual career in mind. He wants to serve his country, but he also dreams of playing professional football.

Tim Hudson limited Pittsburgh to two hits and an unearned run over seven innings and the Atlanta Braves halted their seven-game road losing streak and the Pirates' six-game winning streak with an 8-1 victory Monday in the second game of a doubleheader.

Freddy Sanchez's three-run double in the fifth inning broke a scoreless tie, leading Zach Duke and the streaking Pittsburgh Pirates past the Atlanta Braves 5-0 Monday in the first game of a doubleheader.

FLOWERY BRANCH -- Forget a southern version of Thunder and Lightning, at least for now. Michael Turner and Jerious Norwood just want to punish opponents for the Atlanta Falcons this season.