Gwinnett County District Attorney Danny Porter said former Atlanta Falcons linebacker Prince Shembo has agreed to a misdemeanor plea of cruelty to an animal in an incident at a Buford apartment complex in April.
The Atlanta Braves found a positive in a Williams Perez defeat. Perez had his first career complete game in the Braves' 2-0 loss to the Tampa Bay Rays on Tuesday night.
The Gwinnett Braves put up five runs in two separate innings and ran away with a 12-3 win over the Charlotte Knights Monday night in game one of their four-game series at BB&T Ballpark.
Rookie Mike Foltynewicz won for the first time in three starts since returning to the Braves rotation as Atlanta downed the slumping Miami Marlins 7-2 on Saturday night.
Christian Bethancourt ended a back-and-forth affair between the Gwinnett Braves and the Buffalo Bisons with a “walk-off” single in the 10th inning, sending the G-Braves to a 6-5 win on Saturday at Coolray Field.
Atlanta’s Dan Quinn was more than familiar with the high school tradition that has become Buford High football long before he became head coach of the Falcons.
The Atlanta Braves reacquired outfielder Michael Bourn in a trade Friday with Cleveland, also landing outfielder Nick Swisher while dealing third baseman Chris Johnson to the Indians in a swap of disappointing players.
Falcons beat writer for the Atlanta Journal Constitution D. Orlando Ledbetter joined the Aug. 4 edition of Game On with Katie B. Davis to discuss what he's learned about the team so far and how much of a standout 2015 first-round draft pick Vic Beasley really is.
