Professional Sports

Behind the stellar pitching of right-handed starter Jhoulys Chacin and a trio of relievers, the Gwinnett Braves (1-0) blanked the Norfolk Tides (0-1) by a 2-0 score on Thursday night in the 2016 International League season opener for both teams and game one of the four-game series at Harbor Park.

The Atlanta Falcons Thursday announced their 2016 preseason schedule which includes home contests against the Washington Redskins and the Jacksonville Jaguars, and road meetings versus the Cleveland Browns and Miami Dolphins.

Pinch-hitter Matt den Dekker, recalled from the minors earlier in the day, had a tiebreaking, two-run double in a three-run seventh inning that led the Washington Nationals over the Atlanta Braves 3-1 Wednesday night for an opening two-game sweep.

Jeff Teague scored 20 points, Kent Bazemore added 17 and the Atlanta Hawks rallied from 13 down in the third quarter to beat the Phoenix Suns 103-90 on Tuesday night.

Extra innings on the road left Dusty Baker exhausted but happy in his debut as Nationals manager.

The Atlanta Braves and Washington Nationals represent the extremes of the 2016 NL East.

LeBron James had 29 points to pass another Hall of Famer on the NBA's all-time scoring list and the Cavaliers recovered after blowing the big first-half lead to beat the Hawks 110-108 in overtime on Friday night.

Yovani Gallardo allowed one hit in five innings, facing the minimum 15 batters in the Baltimore Orioles' 6-1 win over the Atlanta Braves on Thursday.

Longtime Atlanta Braves executive John Schuerholz is stepping back from a day-to-day role with the team...

DeMar DeRozan scored 26 points, Jonas Valanciunas added 19 points and nine rebounds, and the Toronto Raptors earned their franchise-record 50th victory of the season Wednesday night, 105-97 victory over the Atlanta Hawks.