Professional Sports

Serena Williams lost in the first round of a major tournament for the first time, falling to Virginie Razzano of France 4-6, 7-6 (5), 6-3 Tuesday at the French Open.

Police say boxer Paul Williams was driving his modified sport motorcycle too fast for conditions when he crashed into an embankment.

The Gwinnett Braves entered the ninth trailing Lehigh Valley 9-8, but scored a miraculous six runs in the frame to defeat the IronPigs, 9-8 on Monday night at Coolray Field.

Tommy Hanson says the Braves aren't in panicking after their longest losing streak in two years reached eight games.3

Boxer Paul Williams was paralyzed Sunday after being involved in a motorcycle crash in the Atlanta suburbs and doctors said it is unlikely he will continue his career, his manager said Monday.

The Atlanta Braves aren't blaming their free-fall toward .500 on a troubling string of injuries and illnesses. Manager Fredi Gonzalez said the excuse isn't valid when the teams beating the Braves also have injury woes.

Manu Ginobili scored 26 points and the San Antonio Spurs won their 19th in a row - tying the NBA record for longest winning streak kept alive in the playoffs - by rallying in the fourth quarter on the orders of their furious coach to beat the Oklahoma City Thunder 101-98 in Game 1 on Sunday night.

Jair Jurrjens was masterful for 8 innings of scoreless baseball as the Gwinnett Braves defeated Rochester, 1-0 on Sunday afternoon at Coolray Field.

Kasey Kahne powered to victory in the Coca-Cola 600 on Sunday night, winning NASCAR's longest race for the third time for his first win with Hendrick Motorsports.

Dario Franchitti won a wheel-to-wheel, last-lap battle Sunday with Takuma Sato, their tires briefly touching to send Sato spinning hard into the wall. Franchitti sailed away to the checkered flag, with Chip Ganassi Racing teammate Scott Dixon crossing the finish line right behind the Scotsman.