Professional Sports

Former New England Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez ambushed and gunned down two men after a chance encounter inside a nightclub nearly two years ago, prosecutors said Thursday in an indictment that places the gun in his hands weeks before he signed a five-year, $40 million contract and went on to catch 51 passes and score five touchdowns during the 2012 NFL season.

CHARLOTTE, NC - From an inauspicious beginning to the current full-bloom Saturday-night spectacle, the NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race always has combined competition and promotion, resulting in three decades of memorable results and, since 2003, million-dollar payouts to the winners.

HAMPTON - The ninth year of Atlanta Motor Speedway

INDIANAPOLIS, IN - A few days after winning the inaugural Grand Prix of Indianapolis, Simon Pagenaud caught everyone's attention May 14 on the 2.5-mile oval with the fastest lap of the month during practice for the 98th Running of the Indianapolis 500.

Gregor Blanco supplied the speed. Hunter Pence, Michael Morse and Brandon Crawford provided the pop. And on a warm, windless afternoon along the bay, AT&T Park played awfully small for the Giants.

The Atlanta Braves released renderings of their new suburban stadium Wednesday, a ballpark that will seat 41,500 and be surrounded by plenty of revenue-generating amenities.

TOCCOA - This is beginning to become a habit. David McCoy powered to another Limited Late Model victory Saturday night at the historic Toccoa Speedway in Toccoa, GA.

COMMERCE - For the 34th time, the best and biggest event of the year is returning to Commerce, GA, the 2014 Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Southern Nationals, which will be held May 16

SENOIA - On a night that saw Mother Nature try valiantly to knock out the racing program at Senoia Raceway in Senoia, GA, she would lose out allowing another new winner to visit victory lane at the 3/8ths mile bull ring.