Professional Sports

When Rich McKay put the finishing touches on his first draft class with the Atlanta Falcons, he had the makings of a Super Bowl contender.

DAVIE, Fla. -- One win in his first season was not enough to impress the new boss. Miami Dolphins coach Cam Cameron has been fired by team executive vice president Bill Parcells.

RALEIGH, N.C. -- Marian Hossa scored a power-play goal off a feed from Ilya Kovalchuk with 31.5 seconds left in overtime to help the Thrashers beat the Hurricanes 5-4 on Wednesday night, pulling Atlanta within three points of Carolina, the Southeast Division leaders.

CLEVELAND -- From 24 feet, swish. From 22, bottom of the net. From 21, good. From 20, count it. And from 15, LeBron James was perfect when he had to be. James scored 32 of his 36 in the second half, including 19 in the fourth quarter and 12 in the final 1:50 to lead the Cleveland Cavaliers to a 98-94 win over the Atlanta Hawks on Wednesday night.

Dan Turple finished with a new career high and Gladiators season high 49 saves in a 3-2 shootout win over the Columbia Inferno on Wednesday afternoon at the Carolina Coliseum. With the win, Gwinnett remains in second place in the ECHL's South Division as the Gladiators improve to 20-7-3 on the season and 43 points.

Atlanta Thrashers general manager and interim head coach Don Waddell promoted Brad McCrimmon to associate coach on Tuesday.

NEW YORK -- Atlanta, Kansas City and Oakland are involved in a complicated coin flip scenario to decide the third, fourth and fifth picks in the NFL draft in April. The first pick will go to Miami (1-15) and the second to St. Louis (3-13). Then come the Falcons, Raiders and Chiefs, teams that finished 4-12 and tied in the strength of schedule factor.

Mark Stuart broke a tie in the second period, Phil Kessel and Matt Lashoff added insurance goals in the third, and the Boston Bruins ended a six-game skid with a 5-2 win over the Atlanta Thrashers on Monday.

OWINGS MILLS, Md. -- A day after completing a 5-and-11 season, the Baltimore Ravens have fired head coach Brian Billick.

ATLANTA -- Falcons cornerback DeAngelo Hall says he and other players plan to visit quarterback Michael Vick in prison early in the new year. Hall says ``a couple of guys'' will probably make the visit in the next week or so, now that the team's season is over.