Professional Sports

Ben Sheets says he's ready to help the Atlanta Braves...

Chipper Jones has played in just about every major league ballpark during nearly two decades of service to the Atlanta Braves. The eight-time All-Star even outlasted a handful of them, such as the old Yankee Stadium.

The Gainesville Heat, of the American Basketball Association, announced on Monday the addition of general manager Devaneski Fulton.

Draft picks John Jenkins and Mike Scott are expected to participate when the Atlanta Hawks open a three-day rookie camp on Tuesday.

The Braves say rookie shortstop Andrelton Simmons will miss at least a month with a broken right little finger.

The Atlanta Braves will honor Chipper Jones before the start of his final home regular-season series.

Veteran guard Kirk Hinrich has agreed to a deal to return to the Chicago Bulls.

The Gwinnett Braves are headed into the Triple-A All-Star Break on a high note after defeating the Durham Bulls 11-9 on Sunday in front of 3,141 fans at Coolray Field.

Brian McCann homered for the fourth straight game in the series and Dan Uggla hit a two-run shot to lead the Atlanta Braves to a three-game sweep of the Philadelphia Phillies in a 4-3 win on Sunday.

A Grand Slam title drought did indeed end in Sunday's historic and riveting Wimbledon final, only it was Roger Federer's lengthy-for-him gap between trophies that came to a close, rather than Britain's 76-year wait for a homegrown men's champion.