Professional Sports

HAMPTON, GA (AP)

FONTANA, CA - Helio Castroneves earned the Verizon P1 Award for the Verizon IndyCar Series championship-deciding MAVTV 500 at Auto Club Speedway. The pole was the 41st of Castroneves' career, breaking a tie with four-time Indianapolis 500 winner Rick Mears for fourth all-time in Indy car history.

HAMPTON, GA (AP)

T.J. Yates made a strong case to be Atlanta's backup quarterback Thursday night.

ATLANTA, GA - Clint Bowyer, Greg Biffle and Kyle Larson are playing a high stakes musical chairs game of sorts. At the moment, Bowyer and Biffle sit in the final two seats to qualify for the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup with Larson standing on the outside looking in at 17th on the current Chase Grid.

Mike Minor took a two-hit shutout into the eighth inning after hitting a double and single himself, leading the Atlanta Braves over the New York Mets 6-1 Thursday night.

The Atlanta Braves have shut down left-hander Jonny Venters for the rest of the season after the reliever tore an elbow ligament while trying to come back from his second Tommy John surgery.

WINSTON-SALEM, NC - It was one of the tightest points battles in years at Bowman Gray Stadium in Winston-Salem, NC - but when the dust settled on Saturday, Danny Bohn of Huntersville was the new champion.

LAVONIA, GA - David McCoy has spent more time in Victory Lane this year than just about any other Limited Late Model competitor in Northeast Georgia.

COMMERCE, GA