Professional Sports

MARTINSVILLE, VA

The Atlanta Braves hired Kevin Seitzer from the Toronto Blue Jays on Monday to replace Greg Walker as hitting coach.

CORDELE, GA - Lee Langford came out on top of a tight race with Luke Christian to score the Outlaw Late Model feature in the season finale for the Georgia For Fair Tax Outlaw Late Model Series at Watermelon Capital Speedway in Cordele, GA Saturday night.

On a day that saw two of the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup favorites suffer potentially catastrophic problems, Dale Earnhardt, Jr. stole a victory from the title contenders on Sunday, passing Tony Stewart for the lead with less than four laps left in the Goody

Matt Prater kicked a 48-yard field goal on the last play of the game Sunday, lifting the Detroit Lions to a 22-21 comeback win over the Atlanta Falcons after trailing by 21 points.

MARTINSVILLE, VA

Jeremy Guthrie outpitched fellow Series newcomer Tim Hudson, four Royals relievers combined on four hitless innings and Kansas City beat the San Francisco Giants 3-2 Friday night for a 2-1 lead in the Fall Classic.

MARTINSVILLE, VA

They're on a four-game losing streak and banged-up on both sides of the line. Frankly, the Falcons as a team are looking questionable for Sunday's London showpiece game against the Detroit Lions.