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David Wright, Yoenis Cespedes and Lucas Duda hit home runs in the first inning as the Mets teed off, sending Bartolo Colon and New York over the Atlanta Braves 4-1 on Monday night for their ninth win in 10 games.

For the second straight year, defense was the early priority in the NFL draft for coach Dan Quinn and the Atlanta Falcons.

The Atlanta Falcons are recruiting undrafted free agents, and they began the process before the final round of the NFL draft.

The Falcons spent the second night of the NFL draft upgrading their defense and giving quarterback Matt Ryan another tight end to target.

The Atlanta Braves are going to have to wait a little longer to come up with just their second winning streak this season.

The Atlanta Falcons have continued to build their defense by selecting Florida safety Keanu Neal with the No. 17 pick in the NFL draft...

Paul Millsap had 17 points and eight rebounds, and the Atlanta Hawks advanced to the second round of the NBA playoffs with a 104-92 Game 6 victory over the Boston Celtics on Thursday night.

The Atlanta Braves ended an eight-game losing streak, beating the Boston Red Sox 5-3 Thursday night as Nick Markakis had three singles, a double and three RBIs.

The Gwinnett Braves rode the pitching of starter Kanekoa Texeira and a strong performance from the bullpen to a 5-1 win over the Toledo Mud Hens Wednesday night in game two of the three-game series at Fifth Third Field.

Dustin Pedroia had a grand slam and a solo homer, David Ortiz passed two Hall of Fame Red Sox on the extra-base hits list and Boston beat Atlanta 9-4 on Wednesday night even as the Braves ended their 15-game homerless stretch.