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Painchaud and Anderson Score for Gwinnett in Loss

ATLANTA -- Mike Hampton is not giving up, no matter what his body says. Hampton was only minutes away from completing a comeback from two elbow surgeries and making his first start in almost three years when he hurt himself in pregame warmups Thursday night, sending him back to the disabled list.

This year's annual spring bicycle race through the streets of Gainesville will be held on Sunday.

ATLANTA -- Mike Hampton grimaced after throwing a warmup pitch, and the Atlanta Braves bullpen got ready for a long night in the field and on the mound. Eventually, Xavier Nady and the Pittsburgh Pirates broke through.

ATLANTA -- Mike Bibby hit a tying 3-pointer in regulation, Josh Smith made two in overtime, and the Atlanta Hawks beat the Toronto Raptors 127-120 on Wednesday night for their fifth straight victory.

Mark Teixeira hit a two-run homer and Yunel Escobar added a three-run shot in Atlanta's seven-run eighth inning and the Braves beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 10-2 Wednesday night.

BOSTON -- Brian McNamee was planning to dump all his mementos of his relationship with Roger Clemens. Then a friend persuaded him to think better of it. Now the former personal trainer who claims he injected the seven-time Cy Young Award winner with steroids is selling dozens of personal items in an online auction, and donating the profits to his juvenile diabetes charity.

ATLANTA -- Jay Bouwmeester and David Booth scored 17 seconds apart early in the third period Tuesday night and the Florida Panthers held on for a 3-2 win over the Atlanta Thrashers, ending a three-game losing streak.

Gwinnett falls 5-3 after 3 early goals