Professional Sports

Falcons coach Mike Smith says linebacker Lofa Tatupu will miss the season with a pectoral injury.

Tim Hudson pitched seven innings, Jason Heyward drove in two runs, and the Atlanta Braves beat the Miami Marlins 4-3 on Tuesday night.

NASCAR suspended Sprint Cup Series driver A.J. Allmendinger indefinitely Tuesday after a test of his backup urine sample confirmed the original positive result. The violation of NASCAR's substance abuse policy puts Allmendinger's future in NASCAR and at Penske Racing in doubt.

After dropping the first seven meetings this season, the Gwinnett Braves finally defeated the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees with a 10-6 win on Monday night at Coolray Field.

Josh Johnson pitched six scoreless innings and Emilio Bonifacio homered to lead the Florida Marlins to a 2-1 win over the Atlanta Braves on Monday night.

Ryan Dempster was still in a Chicago Cubs uniform Monday night despite reports that the team had agreed to a trade that would send him to the Atlanta Braves.

The Atlanta Falcons have re-signed linebacker Mike Peterson, who was with them the last three years.

The Falcons had never known consistent regular-season success before Mike Smith and Matt Ryan.

David Skinns fired a final-round 63 in the NGA Tour Classic at Achasta presented by Ace Wiring Systems on Sunday to edge Patrick Wilkes-Krier and Mark Silvers by one stroke for this third win of the season.

The Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees took their third game in a row from the Gwinnett Braves, winning 4-3 on Sunday at Coolray Field.