Professional Sports

The Atlanta Falcons single-game tickets for the 2014 season will go on sale at 10 a.m. Thursday.

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Three straight losses to Atlanta provided more evidence of the improvement needed from the weak-hitting Cubs.

INDIANAPOLIS, IN - Team Penske swept the top three spots on the speed chart as practice for the 98th running of the Indianapolis 500 opened Sunday at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.

KANSAS CITY, KS

KANSAS CITY, KS

Ervin Santana pitched five-hit ball for seven innings to remain unbeaten, Ryan Doumit snapped a scoreless tie with a pinch-hit double in the seventh and the Atlanta Braves beat Chicago 2-0 on Saturday night.

The Atlanta Falcons hope Florida State's Devonta Freeman can help revive the NFL's worst rushing attack. And they believe that four linebackers bring depth to a position that's been hurt by injuries to Sean Weatherspoon the last two years.

INDIANAPOLIS, IN - Simon Pagenaud had just enough fuel left to make history, winning the inaugural Grand Prix of Indianapolis. Pagenaud, who started fourth in the No. 77 Schmidt Peterson Hamilton Motorsports car, held off Ryan Hunter-Reay by .8906 of a second for his third career Verizon IndyCar Series victory.

The Kansas City Chiefs turned their attention to offense on the final day of the draft, choosing Oregon running back De'Anthony Thomas with their fourth-round pick and Georgia quarterback Aaron Murray in the fifth round Saturday.