Professional Sports

Before breaking out with his first 100-yard rushing game in more than a year last week, Warrick Dunn appeared on the verge of yielding first-string honors in Atlanta to Jerious Norwood.

The Gwinnett Gladiators announced today that right wing Ryan Walsh has been traded to the Phoenix Roadrunners for future considerations. Walsh has played in 6 games for the Gladiators this season notching a goal and an assist for 2 points

A prosecutor has dismissed a felony animal cruelty charge against Atlanta Falcons defensive tackle Jonathan Babineaux. Gwinnett County District Attorney Danny Porter said today that his office did an exhaustive investigation after police charged Babineaux with killing his girlfriend's pit bull-mix in February.

If Octavio Dotel returns to the Braves for the 2008 season, his salary will likely be less than he'd hoped. As expected, the Braves declined his $5.5 million option for next season.

Doc Rivers plans to be on the bench tonight for Boston's home game against Denver. The Celtics coach left the team last weekend after learning that his father had passed away. Rivers says he'll also coach Friday's game against Atlanta before returning to Chicago for his father's funeral on Saturday.

The Atlanta Falcons Wednesday waived DE Derrick Jones from the practice squad and re-signed CB Brent Grimes to the practice squad after Grimes was waived from the active roster on November 1.

Jacksonville defensive tackle and former Georgia Bulldog Marcus Stroud has been suspended without pay for four games by the NFL for violation of the league's steroids and related substances policy.

Atlanta Braves outfielders Andruw Jones and Jeff Francoeur are among the baseball

The Gwinnett Gladiators, off to the best start in team history at a 7-1-0, return to action this week looking to continue that run of success. The Gladiators host Mississippi Friday and Texas on Saturday.

So much is right in Jamaal Anderson's life as a professional football player. Instead of taking classes as a senior at Arkansas, Anderson is a 21-year-old millionaire starting at defensive end for the Atlanta Falcons. The sudden influx of cash, however, hasn't kept the NFL's No. 8 overall draft pick from lacking accomplishment. Anderson still seeks his first sack.