Professional Sports

DOUGLASVILLE -- Douglasville Police Chief Joe Whisenant says two suspects arrested after Atlanta Hawks forward Shelden Williams was carjacked at gunpoint face charges in five five armed robberies.

The Bucs ran back a kickoff for a touchdown for the first time in the franchise's 32 seasons and routed the reeling Atlanta Falcons 37-3 Sunday to win the NFC South for the second time in three seasons.

A year removed from finishing with their worst record in more than a decade, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers are not in a charitable mood when it comes to talking about the Atlanta Falcons.

The Hawks beat the Bobcats 93-84 on Saturday night, giving Charlotte its eighth road loss in nine games.

Dany Heatley scored twice, and Antoine Vermette had a goal and two assists in the Ottawa Senators' seven-to-three victory Saturday over the Atlanta Thrashers.

Lou Dickenson watched Derek Nesbitt's first period goal slip past Augusta netmidner JP Levasseur to give the Gladiators a 2-0 lead on Augusta as the Gladiators hung on to knock off the Lynx 5-4 on Saturday night.

Chauncey Billups scored 23 points and Tayshaun Prince added 17 points and 10 rebounds, helping the Detroit Pistons beat the Atlanta Hawks 91-81.

Vesa Toskala and the Toronto Maple Leafs began to turn their season around with a win in Atlanta late last month.

Miles Stoesz notched his second goal of the season to help the Gladiators to a 4-1 win over the Columbia Inferno on Friday night at the Arena at Gwinnett Center.

Less than a year ago, the Atlanta Falcons needed less than a week to hire Bobby Petrino to replace Jim Mora as the team's coach.