Professional Sports

For the third time on the eight game road trip in Ohio, the Gwinnett Braves have been rained out.

Rajon Rondo had a triple-double with 17 points, 14 rebounds and 12 assists to lead the Celtics to a 90-84 overtime victory over the Atlanta Hawks on Friday night and give Boston a 2-1 lead in the first-round playoff series.

Tony Schumacher raced to the Top Fuel qualifying lead Friday in the NHRA Southern Nationals, and Robert Hight topped the Funny Car field at Atlanta Dragway.

The Gwinnett Braves came into Thursday

Atlanta Hawks forward Josh Smith said his ailing left knee was feeling better Thursday, and he was not ruling out being able to play against the Boston Celtics in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference playoffs.

Just two miles west of the Georgia Dome, the Atlanta Falcons are bringing hope to one of the city's most troubled zip codes.

Joe Blanton pitched a three-hitter for his first shutout in five years and Shane Victorino hit a two-run homer to lead the Philadelphia Phillies to a 4-0 victory over the Atlanta Braves on Thursday.

The Gwinnett Braves and Columbus Clippers resumed played on Wednesday night after a rain-suspension on Tuesday, and the two teams split a doubleheader with the G-Braves winning game one 7-4 and losing the second by a 3-2 score.

Chipper Jones hit a two-run homer in the 11th inning and the Atlanta Braves overcame Carlos Ruiz's seven RBIs to outlast the Philadelphia Phillies 15-13 on Wednesday night.

NASCAR returns to Gresham Motorsports Park in Jefferson on June 9 for the Slack Auto Parts 150 K&N Pro Series East.