Professional Sports

ATLANTA, GA - Former United Sprint Car Series racer Doug Day of Winder, GA, passed away on Sunday.

Infielder Alberto Callaspo and the Atlanta Braves have finalized a one-year contract.

CHARLOTTE, NC (AP)

The Atlanta Falcons today announced that they have placed cornerback Robert Alford on injured reserve.

HAMPTON, GA - The battle for the season points championship in the six-week winter racing series Winter Flurry at Atlanta Motor Speedway in Hampton, GA intensified Saturday in Week 2 action. All five feature races saw first-time winners in the Winter Flurry series this year.

CHARLOTTE, NC - The culmination and coronation of a season-long

Ben Roethlisberger threw for 360 yards to surpass his previous high for a season, capping his performance with a third-down pass to Heath Miller that clinched the Pittsburgh Steelers' 27-20 victory over the Atlanta Falcons on Sunday.

Another Falcons practice without Julio Jones was followed by another vote of confidence from coach Mike Smith that the star wide receiver will make it back from his hip injury this week.

Former Verizon IndyCar Series champion Tony Stewart said he would endorse another attempt at "the double" from Stewart-Haas Racing teammate Kurt Busch.

Baseball's winter meetings ended with an old-style spurt of swaps, with All-Stars switching teams at a rapid pace and executives scrambling to fill roster voids.