Professional Sports

ALAMEDA, Calif. -- The Raiders and DeAngelo Hall agreed to terms Thursday on $70 million, seven-year contract that paves the way for the former Pro Bowl cornerback to be dealt from Atlanta to Oakland, a person familiar with the talks said.

KISSIMMEE, Fla. -- Few young pitchers can turn to a 300-game winner for advice.
Tom Glavine is making sure Atlanta's young pitchers know he's available to help.

KISSIMMEE, Fla. -- Tim Hudson and Justin Verlander look ready to pitch on opening day. Hudson tossed six strong innings, allowing only an unearned run for the Atlanta Braves in a 3-2 victory Thursday night over the Detroit Tigers.

Kowalski remains unbeaten against former team

KISSIMMEE, Fla. -- Shawn Chacon's performance on Wednesday night eased some of Houston's concerns about its pitching staff and earned him a spot in the Astros rotation.

Eric Staal scored his 35th goal and Sergei Samsonov added a goal and an assist in the Carolina Hurricanes' 5-3 victory over the Atlanta Thrashers on tonight.

Vince Carter had a season-high 39 points and 10 rebounds and the New Jersey Nets moved into a tie with Atlanta for the final playoff spot in the Eastern Conference with a 125-117 victory over the Hawks on Wednesday night.

FORT MYERS, Fla. -- The Boston Red Sox have resolved the dispute over paying coaches for the team's trip to Japan and the team will fly to Tokyo later today, as planned.

DORAL, Fla. -- The outcome has never been more inevitable. Tiger Woods has never looked so invincible. The world's No. 1 golfer faced a 25-foot birdie putt on the final hole at Bay Hill, and the moment he settled over the ball and the crowd grew quiet, it no longer mattered that Woods had not made a putt this long all week.

Mike Richards, Jeff Carter and Vaclav Prospal scored goals and the Philadelphia Flyers kept their hold on the eighth spot in the Eastern Conference in a 3-2 win over the Atlanta Thrashers on Tuesday night.