Professional Sports

Paul Maholm's debut with the Atlanta Braves almost went according to plan, but Justin Maxwell got in his way.

Tim Hudson gave up only four hits and no earned runs in 7 1-3 innings to remain unbeaten in his career against Houston, and the Braves stayed hot with a 4-1 win Friday night that left the Astros with their worst 32-game stretch in franchise history.

Atlanta Falcons coach Mike Smith held his starters out of the team's first live tackling scrimmage in hopes of avoiding injuries on Friday night.

When the Gwinnett Braves and Durham Bulls met last week at Coolray Field, the two teams combined for 65 runs in a split of their four-game series.

Roddy White and Julio Jones believe they can become the NFL's top receiving tandem...

Chipper Jones and Freddie Freeman each hit a two-run double, and the Atlanta Braves scored six runs in the first two innings to beat the Miami Marlins 6-1 Thursday night.

With no end in sight to the labor dispute between the NFL and its officials, commissioner Roger Goodell said Wednesday that he is comfortable with the idea of using replacement officials in preseason games.

Miami broke out for three runs in the first inning against Ben Sheets after scoring just three total in two losses to Atlanta, and the Marlins ended the Braves' seven-game winning streak with a 4-2 victory Wednesday night.

Former NFL running back Jamal Lewis has been released from a Georgia jail after he was arrested for allegedly not paying child support.

Left-hander Paul Maholm settled in Wednesday with the Braves, a team he says was "landing spot No. 1 for me" if he had to be traded from the Cubs.