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RICHMOND, VA

IRVINGTON, AL - The Southern Super Series presented by Sunoco showcases some of the best tracks for Senoia, Georgia's Bubba Pollard. The one track that sticks out the most for Pollard is Mobile International Speedway in Irvington, Alabama.

Jeff Teague flung in a wild 3-pointer after the officials missed him stepping out of bounds, and Kyle Korver finished off Indiana from beyond the arc to lead the Atlanta Hawks to a 98-85 victory Thursday night and another lead in the series with the top-seeded Pacers.

The Atlanta Falcons will open the season hosting NFC South rival New Orleans on Sept. 7 and have prime-time games against Tampa Bay and Green Bay.

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The Pacers evened the series against the eighth-seeded Atlanta Hawks with a dominating third-quarter performance in Game 2, stifling some of the incessant criticism the supposed best team in the East had endured after sleepwalking through the final seven weeks of the regular season and turning in a dismal performance in the playoff opener.

Evan Gattis pinch hit and broke an eighth-inning tie with a two-run double off A.J. Ramos, helping the Atlanta Braves beat the Miami Marlins 3-1 Wednesday for their ninth win in 12 games.

Michael Page of Douglasville, GA drove the T&T Trucking GRT to the NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series Late Model win on Saturday night at Talladega Short Track in week four action for the 2014 NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series season.

Alex Wood set a career high with 11 strikeouts and allowed only one run in eight strong innings as the Braves were shut out by Jose Fernandez and the Miami Marlins 1-0 on Tuesday night.