Professional Sports

Lou Dickenson notched an assist to help the Gladiators past the Charlotte Checkers 5-1 on Thursday night at the Charlotte Bobcats Arena.

Eleven former Atlanta Braves were named on the Mitchell Report list of Major League Baseball players connected to steroids, including former All-Star David Justice.

NEW YORK -- Atlanta Hawks forward Al Horford was suspended for one game by the NBA on Thursday for a flagrant foul against Toronto's T.J. Ford.

NEW YORK -- Here's a list of Major League Baseball players listed in the Mitchell Report. The following players were connected to steroids, either use or possession, in the report:

Roger Clemens, Miguel Tejada and Andy Pettitte were named in the long-awaited Mitchell Report on Thursday, an All-Star roster linked to steroids and other performance-enhancing drugs that put a question mark - if not an asterisk - next to some of baseball's biggest moments.

Atlanta Falcons owner Arthur Blank used words like, betrayal, abuse, and responsibility, on Wednesday when describing his reaction to former coach Bobby Petrino's decision to resign from the Falcons' head job and take over at the University of Arkansas.

Judgment Day arrived for baseball's steroids era, with the Mitchell report set to be released and posted on the Internet for all to see.

Milan Lucic scored the go-ahead goal off a rebound with 3:47 remaining and Alex Auld won his third straight start for Boston, leading the Bruins to a 5-3 victory over the Atlanta Thrashers on Wednesday night.

Atlanta Falcons assistant Emmitt Thomas was promoted Wednesday to interim head coach for the final three games of the regular season. He replaces Bobby Petrino, who resigned to become coach at Arkansas.

FLOWERY BRANCH -- Bobby Petrino left behind a bitter group of Atlanta Falcons players, skipping town to return to the college ranks with not so much as a face-to-face meeting with his players.